separately. While writing your report, include all information relevant to the
issue, like the kernel and the distro used. In case of a regression, CC the
regressions mailing list (regressions@lists.linux.dev) to your report. Also try
-to pin-point the culprit with a bisection; if you succeed, include its
+to pinpoint the culprit with a bisection; if you succeed, include its
commit-id and CC everyone in the sign-off-by chain.
Once the report is out, answer any questions that come up and help where you
This subsection is for you, if you tried the latest mainline kernel as outlined
above, but failed to reproduce your issue there; at the same time you want to
see the issue fixed in a still supported stable or longterm series or vendor
-kernels regularly rebased on those. If that the case, follow these steps:
+kernels regularly rebased on those. If that is the case, follow these steps:
* Prepare yourself for the possibility that going through the next few steps
might not get the issue solved in older releases: the fix might be too big
example often holds true for the mainline kernels shipped by Debian GNU/Linux
Sid or Fedora Rawhide. Some developers will also accept reports about issues
with kernels from distributions shipping the latest stable kernel, as long as
-its only slightly modified; that for example is often the case for Arch Linux,
+it's only slightly modified; that for example is often the case for Arch Linux,
regular Fedora releases, and openSUSE Tumbleweed. But keep in mind, you better
want to use a mainline Linux and avoid using a stable kernel for this
process, as outlined in the section 'Install a fresh kernel for testing' in more