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Linux 6.19 Gets Rid Of The Kernel's "Genocide" Function (www.phoronix.com)
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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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[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

kill

like unalive? fuck this generation.

[–] bitcrafter@programming.dev 6 points 2 weeks ago

"Unalive" isn't being used for political correctness, it is being used because algorithms actively penalize content using the words "kill" and "suicide", so using "unalive" instead is a way to work around censorship.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I just want the tin to match what’s inside

[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

Not sure what that means: the function & signal are both named kill & the name signal is already taken. However, that's a fairer position.