RFR: hs_err.log files in bug reports

Jesper Wilhelmsson jwilhelm at openjdk.org
Thu Jan 26 18:46:48 UTC 2023


On Fri, 20 Jan 2023 18:30:22 GMT, Iris Clark <iris at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Added a section to inform about sensitive information in hs_err.log files.
>
> src/guide/jbs-jdk-bug-system.md line 45:
> 
>> 43: To find out which component to use for different bugs, consult the [directory to area mapping](#directory-to-area-mapping).
>> 44: 
>> 45: ### Sensitive information (hs_err.log)
> 
> Maybe "(hs_err.log)" -> "(e.g. hs_err.log)"?  While it's true that hs_err.log is the inadvertent source of sensitive information, we've had many cases of people just including that information in the description or comments directly (e.g. username in paths when describing test case).
> 
> Remediation is difficult.

Right. Will fix.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/guide/pull/95


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