Kernel Bug Database documentation on-line

Kernel Bug Database documentation on-line

Post by John Bradfor » Fri, 21 Feb 2003 03:20:08



I've put some extensive documentation for the latest version of my
Kernel Bug Database online at:

http://grabjohn.com/kernelbugdatabase/documentation/

The latest version of the Kernel Bug Database is at the usual location:

http://grabjohn.com/kernelbugdatabase/

Main new features since version 2.0:

* A slightly redesigned layout that loads more quickly
* Kernel versions are now sorted numerically by version number order
* The list of all bug reports or confirmed bugs on the search screens
  has been replaced with a list of the five most recent
* Search results now include status information for the latest tested
  kernel versions, not the latest versions.
* Automatic archiving of bug reports after four weeks
* An active/archive flag for bug reports and confirmed bugs
* A count of the number of returned bug reports, confirmed bugs or
  patches for each search
* A count of the number of non-returned due to being archived bug
  reports or confirmed bugs for each relevant search
* The searching of confirmed bugs page now replaces the initial main menu
* An 'include status information for a particular kernel version'
  toggle in bug reports and confirmed bug search pages

I've written the code for automatic testing of patches to see whether
they will apply to various kernel versions, but it will not be enabled
until the machine that hosts http://grabjohn.com/ is replaced with a
faster one with more disk space :-).

Any comments and suggestions would be appreciated.

John.
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1. New kernel bug database on-line

A couple of weeks ago, I started a thread about writing a bug database
dedicated to Linux kernel development.

My theory is that by making it Linux kernel development specific, it
can save more time, and make bug tracking easier than a generic bug
database.

Anyway, version 1.0 is now on-line:

http://grabjohn.com/kernelbugdatabase/

For the time being, you'll have to E-Mail me a request for a user
account, (which you need to do anything with it), but I've also put
some screenshots on-line here:

http://grabjohn.com/kernelbugdatabase/screenshots/

Basically, it's designed around two main principles:

* As much as possible is done automatically - you shouldn't need to
search using keywords, or categorise things manually, (although you
can).  Instead, try searching for bugs by uploading a .config file,
and having it automatically parsed, by selecting config options from a
list, or by browsing the database for the state of bugs in a
particular kernel tree.

* Bugs are colour-coded:
  Grey  - untested in this kernel version
  Blue  - untestable in this kernel version due to other bugs
  Red   - this bug is present in this kernel
  Green - this bug is not present in this kernel

There is also a command line interface, which will eventually be
accessible via E-Mail, but for the time being it is only accessible
via the web.  The command line interface currently allows you to list
the bugs, get details about them, and add comments.

Any comments on this new bug database would be very much appreciated!

John
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