Re: Planned changes for bugzilla.kernel.org to reduce the "Bugzilla blues"

Artem S. Tashkinov
2022-10-04T12:25:59Z

On 10/3/22 15:37, Konstantin Ryabitsev wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 03, 2022 at 11:55:25AM +0300, Mike Rapoport wrote:
>> If I'm not mistaken, bugzilla lets CC people explicitly. How the database
>> of emails in bugzilla would help choosing the right people to CC better
>> than MAINTAINERS?
>
> It can't, actually, which is I think is the crux of misunderstanding here. I
> think what Artem is proposing is to *auto-create bugzilla accounts* for anyone
> who shows up in MAINTAINERS, so that they can be cc'd on a bug report.
> However, everyone understood this as "add these people as default assignees,"
> which is not the case.
>
> If we auto-create accounts for MAINTAINERS, that would allow them to be cc'd
> by an actual human being triaging bugs, but won't lead to any discernable
> increase of bugzilla mail.
>
> Artem, please correct me if I'm wrong.

Exactly. Only maintainers and mailing lists will be assigned
automatically as it is _now_. Other developers need to be CC'ed _manually_.

There's no SPAM issue or never has been about what I proposed. Absolute
most people will never CC anyone 'cause bug reporters are normally quite
lazy or not experienced enough to grep git logs.

You're absolutely right.

Best regards,
Artem