Hellwig is the maintainer of the DMA subsystem. Hellwig previously blocked rust bindings for DMA code, which in part resulted in Hector Martin from stepping down as a kernel maintainer and eventually Asahi Linux as a whole.

  • @FeathercrownEnglish
    10•1 day ago

    Nobody in that thread quit because of the way Linus talked. If was because of the way they were talking to each other.

    • UlrichEnglish
      -1•23 hours ago

      They quit because other people spoke to them that way under Linus’ absent leadership.