• Linus Torvalds added hidden tabs to Kconfig to challenge parsers that can’t handle them.
  • Tabs were intentionally added to the common Kconfig file for page sizes to expose faulty parsers.
  • Torvalds believes parsers unable to handle tabs shouldn’t be parsing kernel Kconfig files, aiming to force fixes.
  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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    3 months ago

    They are kind of known for not being all that clickbaity. They just report on Linux and benchmark stuff