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Linux 6.19 Gets Rid Of The Kernel's "Genocide" Function (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 6 days ago by RockBottom@feddit.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Crossposted from https://lemmy.cafe/post/28218826

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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[–] Kn1ghtDigital@lemmy.zip 27 points 6 days ago (11 children)

Yeah, this stuff hits different now. Bothered me in IT to use the S/M terminology professionally. Opted to use client and host whenever possible and others had a hard time understanding why.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (10 children)

Seeing the same with whitelist/blacklist changing to allowlist/denylist. I personally would vote greenlist and redlist, but I have no power here.

Also have heard mention of the problem of male/female connectors nomenclature.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Some things bothered me, and seemed worth the removal, like "slave". MySQL 8.0 deprecated it, and 8.4 removes it entirely.

But, the whole white/blacklist thing seemed like we're making color associations that don't really exist.

[–] dondelelcaro@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

I use allowlist and blocklist instead because it's clearer. Or rejectlist or banlist or acceptlist or whatever verb more accurately conveys what the list is doing. White/Black are frequently not clear enough.

[–] DomeGuy@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

It's not racism. It's just that sysadmins are goths who prefer dark mode, and were esthetically aggravated by the discordant terminology.

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