Hellwig is the maintainer of the DMA subsystem. Hellwig previously blocked rust bindings for DMA code, which in part resulted in Hector Martin from stepping down as a kernel maintainer and eventually Asahi Linux as a whole.
Hellwig is the maintainer of the DMA subsystem. Hellwig previously blocked rust bindings for DMA code, which in part resulted in Hector Martin from stepping down as a kernel maintainer and eventually Asahi Linux as a whole.
I hope this won’t turn into a cat and mouse game.
Doubt it. Why would a maintainer intentionally self sabotage their own API stability? Cutting off one’s nose to spite the face.
Some folk are just really really petty, and will self sabotage to “prove themselves right”.
Changing that kernel API wouldn’t just hurt the Rust devs, it would hurt literally anyone who uses that API, which includes other Linux maintainers. Anyone trying to “prove themselves right” by mucking with kernel APIs would swiftly be called out on their bullshit, and probably be removed from the project.
Oh, absolutely, and that’s exactly what should happen.