Linus Torvalds Rejects Late, Low-Quality RISC-V Patches

Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel, warned developers of a chaotic upcoming merge window due to his busy August schedule. Despite this warning, Meta engineer Palmer Dabbelt submitted a late set of RISC-V patches containing what Torvalds deemed 'garbage' code. Specifically, Torvalds criticized a poorly written helper function and the addition of the code to generic header files, impacting the broader Linux community. While known for his fiery temper in the past, Torvalds, who has worked on improving his behavior, delivered a sharp but comparatively restrained rebuke. Dabbelt apologized for his mistakes and committed to improvement, meaning the RISC-V enhancements will have to wait for a future release.