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Linus Torvalds Rejects RISC-V Changes For Linux 6.17: "Garbage"
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this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2025
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Not only that. They introduced a obscure function, which inner workings are not clear and that is only used by their new code into a global header which is used by many other code parts, which means other people could start using it. This could lead to bugs since the semantics are not clear from the function name or if they change the function in the future. Also they added their pull request much too late to be properly reviewed.
Also that it was requested earky if it was going to be submitted.
Seems like Linus is accusing them of doing it last minute because they wanted to take advantage of him being busy as an intentional strategy, as he said and they didn't even submit a good offering.
That last bit kind of sounds up that he might have accepted in spite of his difficulty due to travel, but they also fucked that up and wasted a whole lot of effort.
This really seems like a public lesson for everyone else using this submission as an example of what he does not want other people to do and then proceeds to explain exactly how he feels about it.
It's definitely a rant, did seem like it had a purpose to it beyond him just letting out a rant