The Linux Kernel Tree About To Hit 40 Million Lines, AMD Driver Above 6 Million Lines

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel-Nearly-40M

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trolololol@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 124d (6 replies)

What is going on with amd, is it a completely new stack for every model released?

SigHunter@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 124d

random() > amd_driver.shim

UndergroundParking@lemmy.cafe · 1 pts · 124d (4 replies)

It's in there. Just click it. The link. Right up there.

trolololol@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 124d (3 replies)

I read it but apparently you didn't.

My question stands, wtf is amd doing to get into this mess?

UndergroundParking@lemmy.cafe · 1 pts · 123d (2 replies)

It's not a mess. It's generated header files.

trolololol@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 121d (1 reply)

Wouldn't it be better to commit the code generator instead?

UndergroundParking@lemmy.cafe · 1 pts · 120d

No, not at all. That would be opening a pandora's box.