Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 01:41:38 +0000 From: Joseph Koshy <joseph.koshy@gmail.com> To: nahthan subramanian <nahthan666@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: core dump submissions with send-pr? Message-ID: <84dead720504151841a6fb47f@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20050416004620.51798.qmail@web50208.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20050416004620.51798.qmail@web50208.mail.yahoo.com>
index | next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail
> What is the proper method for submitting cores along with > backtraces to the FreeBSD development team? Is it useful to > submit cores, or is the backtrace sufficient? Firstly, GNATS works over email and sending in a 4GB+ MIME encoded core file could overload the mail servers of not just the FreeBSD project, but also those of the volunteers who track the freebsd-bugs list. Secondly the GNATS repository is itself replicated on many sites and so you would also earn the wrath of mirror site admins across the world :). Instead, you could first describe the problem on -stable. It may turn out to be a known problem (you can check yourself with a quick browse of the archives). If it *is* a new bug then please do file a PR with a backtrace, your machine configuration, and a description of the problem. Many times a core file is not necessary, but if needed it generally suffices to put it up somewhere where a developer can access it. -- FreeBSD Volunteer, http://people.freebsd.org/~jkoshyhelp
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?84dead720504151841a6fb47f>