Kernel Team BTS User Tags

Background

As per discussion on the [http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2005/09/msg00481.html debian-kernel mailing list] there is some consideration being given to using [http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2005/09/msg00002.html user tags] in the [http://bugs.debian.org/ wiki:BTS] to help manage kernel issues.

It is hoped that this wiki entry will form the documentation for the usage of such tags, what they are and what they mean. below is a start on that.

These are in order to help maintain the kernels in accordance with the DebianKernelPatchAcceptanceGuidelines

Tags

When the problem is upstream and there is not much that can be done

When the problem is being resolved by the Debian kernel team

In the case of these tags, it is useful to also set the owner field to the member or members of the kernel team that are working on the problem.

Please also note that when the wontfix tag is used, it generally means can't fix with a reasonable amount of effort.