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Linux Kernel Development, Greg Kroah-Hartman - Git Merge 2016
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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.
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HN points to it as an authoritative overview of the kernel's email-and-git workflow and its development rate.
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From the Hacker News discussion
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]: [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Here is another overview of how the kernel uses git and why no emails is simply not possible (or sensible). [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗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]: [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗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? [VIDEO] Edit: kbuild catching build failure in question: [LINK]
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