Post #337551
2026-02-13 13:43 UTC
The Linux kernel "every subsystem has its own git tree" thing is so annoying.
Especially when one file is plausibly associated with multiple subsystems and patches get routed through more than one.
I guess it probably works reasonably well for people who only ever touch stuff in the one subsystem they specialize in, but for anything else...
Replies (4)
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@krzk@social.kernel.org 2026-02-13 14:29
@jann If only there was one tree for entire kernel, where everyone would be merging and managing simultaneously... if only ever someone invented a non-distributed revision control system which would help in achieving that. That distributed thing is also so annoying!
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@CyReVolt@mastodon.social 2026-02-13 13:47
@jann@infosec.exchange ah yes, that is sometimes annoying. Already discussed quite some years ago: https://lwn.net/Articles/738235/
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@brauner@mastodon.social 2026-02-13 14:14
@jann@infosec.exchange I have a feeling this is a subpost and I want to know now about what exactly.
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@penguin42@mastodon.org.uk 2026-02-13 14:15
@jann@infosec.exchange Not to mention own rules, own preferences for when to submit patches, what type of things to worry about etc etc.