72K views · Nov 16, 2016 · 37:34 · 3 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2016–2023
Greg Kroah-Hartman's Git Merge 2016 talk on how the Linux kernel is developed, how fast it moves, and how git and email workflows keep it manageable. He is the stable kernel maintainer.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN points to it as an authoritative overview of the kernel's email-and-git workflow and its development rate.
“Just dropping this gem of a talk[1], for the uninitiated.”HN comment, 2023
“Just dropping this gem of a talk[1], for the uninitiated.”
Talk showing why email-based git workflow makes sense
Just dropping this gem of a talk[1], for the uninitiated. There is a place for this, even if people in the thread have never seen it. [1]: this video
“Here is another overview of how the kernel uses git and why no emails is simply not possible (or sensible).”
Overview of how the kernel uses git and email
Here is another overview of how the kernel uses git and why no emails is simply not possible (or sensible). this video
“Greg KH gives a pretty good talk about the rate of kernel development fairly regularly”
Talk on the rate of kernel development
Greg KH gives a pretty good talk about the rate of kernel development fairly regularly[1]. But yes, it's been consistently getting faster every kernel release. [1]: this video
Kernel development workflow and automated testing bots
Is your post written in ignorance of Intel's "0-day bot," kernelci, et al. or are you just complaining about the workflow it uses? this video Edit: kbuild catching build failure in question: link
