Why don't we ask for kern.log?

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:27:48 -0400
Steven <stenten at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, I was curious why I haven't seen anyone ask for kern.log, especially for
> kernel or graphics bugs. Is there sensitive information in there? Is the
> computer name too private?
> 
> It seems much easier to ask for kern.log than dmesg, since:
> 1) If the system freezes and you have to reboot, dmesg and /var/log/dmesg
> aren't relevant anymore, so uploading kern.log guarantees you have the
> correct dmesg for the bug.
> 2) The timestamps make it very easy to pinpoint where the error should be
> and lessen the chance to misinterpret irrelevant messages as messages that
> are related to the bug.
> 
> Thank you.
> 

We don't actually decide what the developers want when attempting to
resolve the issues. We are asking for dmesg.log because that is the log
the kernel developers request. 

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