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diff --git a/REPORTING-BUGS b/REPORTING-BUGS
index 2045eae..ab0c566 100644
--- a/REPORTING-BUGS
+++ b/REPORTING-BUGS
@@ -9,24 +9,25 @@ screen please read "Documentation/oops-tracing.txt" before posting your
 bug report. This explains what you should do with the "Oops" information
 to make it useful to the recipient.
 
-      Send the output the maintainer of the kernel area that seems to
-be involved with the problem. Don't worry too much about getting the
-wrong person. If you are unsure send it to the person responsible for the
-code relevant to what you were doing. If it occurs repeatably try and
-describe how to recreate it. That is worth even more than the oops itself.
-The list of maintainers is in the MAINTAINERS file in this directory.
+      Send the output to the maintainer of the kernel area that seems to
+be involved with the problem, and cc the relevant mailing list. Don't
+worry too much about getting the wrong person. If you are unsure send it
+to the person responsible for the code relevant to what you were doing.
+If it occurs repeatably try and describe how to recreate it. That is
+worth even more than the oops itself.  The list of maintainers and
+mailing lists is in the MAINTAINERS file in this directory.
 
       If it is a security bug, please copy the Security Contact listed
 in the MAINTAINERS file.  They can help coordinate bugfix and disclosure.
-See Documentation/SecurityBugs for more infomation.
+See Documentation/SecurityBugs for more information.
 
       If you are totally stumped as to whom to send the report, send it to
 linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org. (For more information on the linux-kernel
 mailing list see http://www.tux.org/lkml/).
 
-This is a suggested format for a bug report sent to the Linux kernel mailing 
-list. Having a standardized bug report form makes it easier  for you not to 
-overlook things, and easier for the developers to find the pieces of 
+This is a suggested format for a bug report sent to the Linux kernel mailing
+list. Having a standardized bug report form makes it easier for you not to
+overlook things, and easier for the developers to find the pieces of
 information they're really interested in. Don't feel you have to follow it.
 
       First run the ver_linux script included as scripts/ver_linux, which
@@ -35,24 +36,27 @@ the command "sh scripts/ver_linux".
 
 Use that information to fill in all fields of the bug report form, and
 post it to the mailing list with a subject of "PROBLEM: <one line
-summary from [1.]>" for easy identification by the developers    
+summary from [1.]>" for easy identification by the developers.
 
-[1.] One line summary of the problem:    
+[1.] One line summary of the problem:
 [2.] Full description of the problem/report:
 [3.] Keywords (i.e., modules, networking, kernel):
-[4.] Kernel version (from /proc/version):
-[5.] Output of Oops.. message (if applicable) with symbolic information 
+[4.] Kernel information
+[4.1.] Kernel version (from /proc/version):
+[4.2.] Kernel .config file:
+[5.] Most recent kernel version which did not have the bug:
+[6.] Output of Oops.. message (if applicable) with symbolic information
      resolved (see Documentation/oops-tracing.txt)
-[6.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the
+[7.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the
      problem (if possible)
-[7.] Environment
-[7.1.] Software (add the output of the ver_linux script here)
-[7.2.] Processor information (from /proc/cpuinfo):
-[7.3.] Module information (from /proc/modules):
-[7.4.] Loaded driver and hardware information (/proc/ioports, /proc/iomem)
-[7.5.] PCI information ('lspci -vvv' as root)
-[7.6.] SCSI information (from /proc/scsi/scsi)
-[7.7.] Other information that might be relevant to the problem
+[8.] Environment
+[8.1.] Software (add the output of the ver_linux script here)
+[8.2.] Processor information (from /proc/cpuinfo):
+[8.3.] Module information (from /proc/modules):
+[8.4.] Loaded driver and hardware information (/proc/ioports, /proc/iomem)
+[8.5.] PCI information ('lspci -vvv' as root)
+[8.6.] SCSI information (from /proc/scsi/scsi)
+[8.7.] Other information that might be relevant to the problem
        (please look in /proc and include all information that you
        think to be relevant):
 [X.] Other notes, patches, fixes, workarounds: