Kernel 6.8-rc2 debuts after very robust discussion about 'inodes'
  • Linus Torvalds criticized a Google contributor on the Linux kernel mailing list for his suggestions about filesystems.
  • The debate centered around the use of inodes as unique identifiers for metadata on a filesystem.
  • Torvalds’s strong language and tone in his response to the contributor were reminiscent of his past flippant attacks, for which he previously apologized.

Archive link: https://archive.ph/LP24s

  • Kissaki@feddit.deEnglish
    95·
    2 年前

    You copied that function without understanding why it does what it does, and as a result your code IS GARBAGE.

    AGAIN.

    […]

    Debate continued for some time, in a cooler tone, with Torvalds offering suggestions on what he felt would be a better approach to the issues Rostedt hoped to address.

    Harsh tone (in only two instances?), but he still invested in offering suggestions 🤷

    I expected more behind the verb “flaming”.

    • Bogasse@lemmy.ml
      40·
      2 年前

      Well, “YOUR CODE IS GARBAGE” seems like flaming.

      You, send the same message without this and it achieves exactly the same thing without the “taking it all out on someone” part 🤷

      • jeremyparker@programming.dev
        12·
        2 年前

        Disagree. The hostility expresses frustration and indicates recognition of a long term pattern, and emphasizes the gravity of Torvalds’s observation.

        Don’t get me wrong, I’m not pro-abuse – while the hostility does contribute to the content, that doesn’t mean it will have the desired effect. Some people get a fire lit under them when they experience that kind of feedback; others get defensive or heated or hurt, and those people are NOT motivated effectively – and it can cause lasting harm.

        The key of it is: group B will not learn and grow from this approach; they’ll learn and grow from a more cool headed approach. Group A, however, will grow from either approach. Therefore, the cool headed approach is preferable.