On 17 February 2013 11:14, Kai Hendry <hendry_AT_iki.fi> wrote:
> Since gregkh maintains the stable kernels, I thought I'd take this
> opportunity to bitch about the 3.7.x series ruining my life.
>
> My X220 overheats all the time.
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48721#c42
>
> My wifi drops out all the time.
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48921
>
> Also coming out of suspend is super unreliable again. Don't know who to
> blame.
>
> Also doesn't help that I can't easily compile the bloated kernel
> without setting fire to my machine or taking days out of my life to
> unselect all the bits I don't need in the config.
>
> The Linux kernel is sucking.
> http://royal.pingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/linux-kernel.0011.jpg
>
>
More lines doesn't necessarily make a project more sucky. Especially in the
case of the Linux kernel, it's inevitable considering the requirement to
support new hardware and new standards (which I don't think is a
particularly sucky ideal, if done right).
As for removing all the things you don't need, you might want to look at
http://kernel-seeds.org/ (but really, I don't understand the desire to
recompile kernels in general use).
Yes, the Linux kernel sucks in many ways, but the SLOC is not the reason.
Chris
Received on Sun Feb 17 2013 - 04:33:06 CET
