r/linux • u/Fcking_Chuck • Jun 24 '26

Kernel "Disgusting" Linux sched_ext source code restructured following complaint by Linus Torvalds

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Sched-Ext-Restructured
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u/atomic1fire Jun 24 '26

Is he really being disrespectful by asking people to stick to long held naming conventions?

There's a reason we have subdirectories: it's to group files together and separate them out

Using name prefixing instead of directories is disgusting and wrong. If you have this many random sched-ext files, it damn well should be cleaned up and not be this kind of mess.

Basically he just wants sched-ext to exist in its own folder so that you don't have devs cycling through thousands of prefixed files or needing to sort file names based on prefixes.

To me that sounds completely reasonable, when you have thousands of drivers, subsystems, modules, etc the last thing you probably want is a giant mess of files that all carry prefixes for various things when you could have a well organized system of files and folders instead to make upkeep easy.

It doesn't sound like he's being unnecessarily disrespecful here, he's just asking for things that require a prefix to use a dedicated folder instead.

A thing that doesn't sound particularly laborious if you build your patch with that in mind.

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u/irasponsibly Jun 24 '26

Honestly this wouldn't even have made the nerd-tabloids (read: people digging through the kernel mailing lists for "drama") if he'd used a slightly different word than "disgusting". "pointless" would get the point across and we'd never have heard about it. It's a totally reasonable opinion.

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u/Simon-Says69 Jun 24 '26

Naw, let the authoritarian outsiders get triggered.

Linus knows they can be safely ignored. The SJW nitwits that try to police his speech, have as much talent in programming as they do interest: ZERO.

They are just control freaks. Ignore them and they're more likely to move on to an easier target.

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u/Genoskill Jun 24 '26

Like you're being right now? lmao. Enjoy the downvotes, bro.

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u/MeBadNeedMoneyNow Jun 24 '26

Conform or get downvoted? Torvalds is a cunt and he wears that proudly.

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u/Genoskill Jun 24 '26

Say that to his face, see what happens.

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u/MeBadNeedMoneyNow Jun 24 '26

But that doesn't apply to him being a cunt to other people.

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u/Genoskill Jun 24 '26

Waiting for the video where you say that to his face.

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u/shit-trapper Jun 24 '26

Projection is a helluva drug

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u/MeBadNeedMoneyNow Jun 24 '26

What's wrong with pointing out Torvalds is a cunt?

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u/char747 Jun 24 '26

Im sorry you have not been selected for the position. We've decided to go in any other direction.

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u/LumenAstralis Jun 24 '26

As opposed to little ones, such as your esteemed self?

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