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 wish this was given a less provocative title. People who read the whole post will find that it’s not all shouting, and Linus’ stance seems pretty even-keeled.
This excerpt gives context and tone:
I wrote the initial title. I first saw this news on Reddit with a title like “Linus slams Hellwig…” and I really don’t like titles like that.
So I opted for a direct quote that was able to fit in the title bar that gave a decent summary of the situation. I do agree it’s still a bit provocative, but at least it’s not me putting the spin on it.
Come on and slam
Welcome to the jam
“don’t quote the shouty bit; it’s not all shouty”
More like, “don’t pick an inflammatory minor excerpt to represent a lengthy and well-reasoned post.”
Similarly, don’t choose a red fruit to represent a pine forest just because there happens to be an apple tree somewhere within. It’s misleading.
Mmmmmm Pineapple
To be fair, it’s entirely possible someone else made a post about this topic with an non-sensationalized title, but no one engaged with that one. Including us.
But drama!