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If you notice anything that seems like a fio bug, please do send email
-to the list (fio@vger.kernel.org, see README) about it. You'll need
-to report at least:
+to the list (fio@vger.kernel.org, see README) about it. If you are not
+running the newest release of fio, upgrading first is recommended.
+
+When reporting a bug, you'll need to include:
1) A description of what you think the bug is
2) Environment (Linux distro version, kernel version). This is mostly
4) How to reproduce. Please include a full list of the parameters
passed to fio and the job file used (if any).
+A bug report can't have too much information. Any time information that
+is left out and has to be asked for will add to the turn-around time
+of getting to the bottom of the issue, and an eventual fix.
+
That's it!