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EEDVF/CFS
The article talks about CFS as if it's the current scheduler still, and only mentions EEVDF briefly at the end of the section. The section should be rewritten to discuss EEVDF first, with CFS discussed as the previous scheduler. Alex Martin (talk) 13:23, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
http://cs.helsinki.fi
Apparently MSc Linus Torvalds' homepage was removed from University of Helsinki, but they added a Linux article (cite/link?): How did the 30-year-old Linux conquer the world?--dchmelik☀️🦉🐝🐍(talk|contrib) 02:57, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
Factual accuracy should be checked
Hi, I've just spotted and fixed an error (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Linux_kernel&diff=prev&oldid=1288593627) and in case anyone maintains the article, please consider checking factual accuracy throughout the article. This error is no big deal at all, but in general using popular articles as reference material in cases like this one is not really a good idea; it's *much* better to refer to release notes. 188.66.32.251 (talk) 17:44, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
Binary binary large object?
What is a binary blob? Given that a blob is a binary large object, all blobs are binary and the second binary looks weird. Is that actually a Linux term of art, or was it introduced by an editor? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul (talk) 12:06, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
- I don't think that "blob" is an acronym for binary large object in the context of the kernel; it might be borrowing the term or it's a coincidence since blob is a good word (binary large objects are about how data is stored in DBs and such, in kernel a binary blob means a binary only driver and such.) See Binary blob and as an example, here's a LWN.net story using "binary blob" from 2006: Resisting the binary blob. Skynxnex (talk) 19:29, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
- I've also added a link to binary blob in the prose where it's first mentioned since previously it was only linked from an image caption: Linux kernel#Firmware binary blobs. Skynxnex (talk) 19:53, 31 July 2025 (UTC)