Re: How to find bugs to fix

On 02/02/18 11:55:22 -0700, Joshua Chamberlain wrote:
> Thanks for the input. I was hoping to fix bugs that were affecting many
> people, not just me. 
> 
> I just tried all my USB devices I had lying around,
> but could not find any bugs. I didn't think to check the buttons on my
> laptop, so thanks for that!
> 
> The bugs that I tend to see on laptops seem to not be a part of the OS
> itself. For instance, when I resume my laptop from hibernation, the
> networking interface doesn't work, which I think is an issue somehwere
> in Ubuntu. I can't believe I'm complaining about this, but LINUX IS TOO
> STABLE!
> 
> Thanks though...
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Hi Josh,

I would highly recommend browsing the Kernel newbies site here:
https://kernelnewbies.org/

It contains a lot of information to get you started, including how to
navigate through the Linux code, how the development process works, how
to locate bugs, submit patches and so on. I think it is important to
read through this material if you have not already done so.

Additionally you can compile the kernel and have a look at the warnings
that gcc generates during compilation. The majority of them will be red
herrings, but some of them can point to genuine issues with the code and
actual bugs. I think that is a good way to get started.

Regards,
Christos

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