Subj : The many names of commit 55039832f98c
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Date : Thu Jan 16 2025 19:30:05

The many names of commit 55039832f98c

Date:
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:14:43 +0000

Description:
The kernel is, on its face, a single large development project, but
internally it is better viewed as 100 or so semi-independent projects all
crammed into one big tent.  Within those projects, there is a fair amount
of latitude about how changes are managed, and some subsystems are using
that freedom in the search for more efficient ways of working.  In the end,
though, all of these sub-projects have to work together and interface with
kernel-wide efforts, including the stable-release and CVE-assignment
processes.  For some time, there has been friction between the direct
rendering (DRM, or graphics) subsystem and the stable maintainers; that
friction recently burst into view in a way that shows some of the
limitations of how the kernel community manages patches.

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