Re: Identifying the initial bug within the x86 architecture subsystem

On Wed, Jan 03, 2024 at 11:12:57AM +0530, Dileep Sankhla wrote:
> Last night, I dedicated time to go through bugs on Bugzilla (see [1]),
> considering their priorities but I could not figure out which one to
> pick. While I found only a couple of bugs with the latest modification
> date, I lack the same hardware as the original poster (OP) to
> reproduce and fix those bugs. How can I identify the first bug in this
> subsystem? Given the relatively low number of bugs, should I consider
> reaching out to the maintainer of `arch/x86/boot` if I cannot find a
> suitable one to fix?

What do you mean by "first bug"?  Why does the location in an
arbitrary list matter?

Also, bugzilla is not used by many kernel subsystems, so perhaps the
items there just aren't relevant for this one either?

good luck!

greg k-h

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