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How to use bugzilla.kernel.org
Getting bug reports for components
The kernel.org bugzilla uses a mechanism that allows anyone to subscribe/unsubscribe from bug reports for specific components. This is done using virtual default assignees and "watched user" functionality of bugzilla.
To start getting bug reports for a component
Create an account on bugzilla.kernel.org if you do not yet have one
Find out the default assignee for the component you are interested in:
Click on "Browse" in the top bar
Click on the category you are interested in
Copy the email address of the default assignee for that component
(Often, it would be a "virtual default assignee" like "drivers_foo@kernel-bugs.osdl.org" or "drivers_bar@kernel-bugs.kernel.org", which are not real deliverable addresses on purpose.)
Once you have the default assignee's email address, click on "Preferences" in the top bar
Select the "Email Preferences" tab
Scroll to the bottom, where you will find the "User Watching" section
Add the email address of the default assignee to the field. If you are watching multiple users, the entries are comma-separated.
Submit changes
To end receiving bug reports for a component
Log in to bugzilla.kernel.org
Click on "Preferences" in the top bar
Select the "Email Preferences" tab
Scroll to the bottom, where you will find the "User Watching" section
Remove the email address you no longer want to shadow
(Often, it would be a "virtual default assignee" like "drivers_foo@kernel-bugs.osdl.org" or "drivers_bar@kernel-bugs.kernel.org", which are not real deliverable addresses on purpose.)
Submit changes