Hi Linus, On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 9:20 AM Linus Walleij <linus.wall...@linaro.org> wrote: > > I don't know if much can be done about it other than > having better programmers than me at the task. Or > less tired when they write the patch. etc.
I don't think that we have many programmers that are better than you :) IMHO the fundamental dilemma is between features, security and agility on the one hand, and stability on the other. Too much emphasis on stability, and one ends up with a system which is hard to change, i.e. improve or keep secure. A system like that runs the real risk of being rapidly overtaken by a more nimble alternative. More testing is good and will make breakages rarer, but I guess we need to be realistic here and realize that even with a huge community effort, we might never get 100% or even 80% test coverage. But to be honest these sound like questions for the Greg KHs and Torvaldses of this world, not for me.
