3 HN users recommended this talk3 months2016–2023score 3.5
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HN points to it as an authoritative overview of the kernel's email-and-git workflow and its development rate.
Greg Kroah-Hartman's Git Merge 2016 talk on how the Linux kernel is developed, how fast it moves, and how git and email workflows keep it manageable. He is the stable kernel maintainer.
“Just dropping this gem of a talk[1], for the uninitiated.” (HN, 2023)
Just dropping this gem of a talk[1], for the uninitiated. There is a place for this, even if people in the thread have never seen it. [1]: [this video]
Talk showing why email-based git workflow makes sense
Greg KH gives a pretty good talk about the rate of kernel development fairly regularly[1]. But yes, it's been consistently getting faster every kernel release. [1]: [this video]
Is your post written in ignorance of Intel's "0-day bot," kernelci, et al. or are you just complaining about the workflow it uses? [this video] Edit: kbuild catching build failure in question: [link]
Kernel development workflow and automated testing bots
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