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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 stop 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