OSNews and LinuxJournal are urging people to test the Linux kernel. I've
been doing so for several months now, running the latest kernel live on
my primary development system. I figure the best way to know if the
kernel works is to use it when I'm working. ;)
At the moment, my biggest contribution to kernel development is testing,
given that I'm not yet comfortable hacking kernel code in public. My
question is: What do the kernel developers want from testers? What sort
of reports are helpful? Is there anything in particular that needs
extensive testing?
I haven't found a "Guide to Testing the Kernel" anywhere -- perhaps such
a document exists, but I've missed it. Such a document could provide
basic information for "testing newbies."
My experience thus far:
For the most part, the 2.5 series has worked very well for me, albeit
with a few glitches (radeonfb, for example, as reported last week.) I'll
build the 2.5.65 kernel on my Sparc later today, and see how well it
works there.
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