On: Kernel quality control, or the lack thereof

[lazka]

I've filed bugs for some of the mentioned copy_file_range() issues more than two years ago:

- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=135461

- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=135451

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[craftyguy → lazka]

I'm sure they would have welcomed patches.

[jodrellblank → craftyguy]

What does that have to do with anything?

[craftyguy → jodrellblank]

Uh, that OP could attempt to fix something they complained about, rather than beat the proverbial dead horse about it?

[jodrellblank → craftyguy]

I.e. if you can’t sing, then you can’t point out that the singer is out of tune, therefore they aren’t out of tune, and everything’s fine?

Submitting a request which says “can you clarify if this filesystem behaviour is expected?” then bringing it up two years later saying “this has been unstable for a while” does not seem like “complaining” or “beating a dead horse”.

[lazka → craftyguy]

What makes you so sure?

[craftyguy → lazka]

Users complaining that things are broken < Users complaining that things are broken and then submitting a patch (or at least some attempt to unbreak things)

It's exceedingly rare that a maintainer of anything would scoff at all patches from users to help fix things.

[craftyguy → lazka]

No, experience.