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Jens Axboefb0480b2007-03-28 09:16:08 +02001Reporting a bug
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4If you notice anything that seems like a fio bug, please do send email
Elliott Hugheseda3a602017-05-19 18:53:02 -07005to the list (fio@vger.kernel.org, see README) about it. If you are not
6running the newest release of fio, upgrading first is recommended.
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8When reporting a bug, you'll need to include:
Jens Axboefb0480b2007-03-28 09:16:08 +02009
101) A description of what you think the bug is
112) Environment (Linux distro version, kernel version). This is mostly
12 needed if it's a build bug.
Jens Axboed793f802012-10-20 19:55:50 +0200133) The output from fio --version.
Jens Axboefb0480b2007-03-28 09:16:08 +0200144) How to reproduce. Please include a full list of the parameters
15 passed to fio and the job file used (if any).
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Elliott Hugheseda3a602017-05-19 18:53:02 -070017A bug report can never have too much information. Any time information
18is left out and has to be asked for, it'll add to the turn-around time
19of getting to the bottom of it and committing a fix.
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Jens Axboefb0480b2007-03-28 09:16:08 +020021That's it!