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Linux 6.19 Gets Rid Of The Kernel's "Genocide" Function (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by cm0002@lemmy.cafe to c/linux@programming.dev

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While the Linux kernel has inclusive terminology guidelines for the past five years to replace phrases like master/slave and blacklist/whitelist, there has surprisingly been a "genocide" function within the kernel that was questioned when it was first submitted for inclusion but now removed in Linux 6.19.

Introduced to the Linux kernel back in 2023 was the d_genocide() function as part of various dcache updates to the kernel. The genocide name was questioned when the patches were first posted by longtime Linux developer Al Viro

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[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Fuckin exactly.

"It's stupid to change it to main, it's just words"

"Oh, so since it's just a word change I guess you shouldn't be bothered by it."

Angry NPC face

[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago

In software engineering, saying "it's just a word change" without a technical rationale ought to have you murdered on the spot.

[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

I always get them with "main is shorter than master, don't you want to type less?"