The @LWN articles about sessions on the recently held #Linux #kernel Maintainers Summit 2024 are now freely available:

https://lwn.net/Articles/990740/

This includes articles on:

* Regression tracking: https://lwn.net/Articles/990599/

* Considering kernel pass-through interfaces – https://lwn.net/Articles/990802/

* Tools for kernel developers – https://lwn.net/Articles/991033/

* Committing to #Rust in the kernel – https://lwn.net/Articles/991062/

There is a group photo, too:

#LinuxKernel #Rustlang

@kernellogger @LWN The idea of bugspray is particularly compelling to me. It may be a good way to get the kernel maintainers to get on board with having users and stakeholders submit reports to the kernel bugzilla instead of the mess we have now. It can also make things much easier for connecting reports between downstream and upstream and tracking fixed status.

@Conan_Kudo @LWN

Yup, up to a point, as some subsystems (DRM, SOF) use other bug trackers -- so people sometimes will have to be told "re-submit this <overthere>". :-/

And a lot depends on people doing the triaging, which need to be found and educated.

And somebody needs to clean the current mess up, as we afaik can't use bugspray yet for many bugs, because that would interfere with some existing workflows.

[CCing @monsieuricon to be sure he sees your toot which triggered this reply]

@Conan_Kudo @LWN @monsieuricon

side note: the aspects "external bug trackers" as well as "some regressions are only reported by mail" sadly afaics make bugzilla + bugspray unsuitable to directly use that solution for my regression tracking work. :-/

@kernellogger @LWN That guy in the red sweater sure knows how to stand out in a crowd :)

@corbet @LWN

😄

There are also three big guys that know how to hide their appearance in pictures. :-)

@kernellogger @corbet @LWN despite having SECOND red sweater in the crowd? :P

@kernellogger @corbet @LWN darn, it makes me realize again and again, people (especially maintainers) are getting old... (or gray, at least :))

@KasTasMykolas @corbet @LWN

yeah, that's why we agreed this year that "colouring your hair in a natural tone" will be mandatory for everyone participating in next years Linux kernel maintainers summit. 🙃

@kernellogger @KasTasMykolas @corbet @LWN I'm looking forward to see Greg with natural colour hair!