Re: [Alsa-devel] Re: [2.6 patch] schedule obsolete OSS drivers for removal

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>]

On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 08:52:45AM +0200, Jaroslav Kysela wrote:
> 
> The problem is that nobody reported us mentioned problems. We have no 
> bug-report regarding the AD1816A driver. Perhaps, it would be a good idea 
> to add a notice to the help file and/or driver that the ALSA driver should 
> be tested and bugs reported to the ALSA bug-tracking-system.

Although it wouldn't have helped with this driver, could you review the 
currently 35 open ALSA bugs in the kernel Bugzilla [1]?

- Some might first require a question to the submitter whether the
  problem is still present in recent kernels.
- Some might be problems in other parts of the kernel
  (e.g. ACPI interrupt configuration problems).
- But some bugs might be bugs still present in recent ALSA.

The Gentoo people are using a pretty easy and nice way for forwarding 
their bugs to the kernel Bugzilla, that would work the following way for 
forwarding Bugs from the kernel Bugzilla to the ALSA BTS:
- open a new bug in the ALSA BTS:
  - short description of the issue
  - more information is at 
      http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id\x12345
- add a comment to the kernel Bugzilla (but leave the bug open):
    this bug is now handled at the ALSA BTS at 
    https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id#456

You could also do this the other way round if e.g. a ACPI interrupt 
configuration problem was reported to the ALSA BTS.

> 					Thanks,
> 						Jaroslav

cu
Adrian

[1] http://bugzilla.kernel.org/

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