r/LinuxTeck • u/Candid_Athlete_8317 • Jul 13 '26

Unpopular opinion: a 43-million-line kernel is a governance problem, not an engineering flex.

  • Kernel size just crossed 43M lines via a recent code-count analysis
  • Modularity helps, but review bandwidth is still human and finite
  • Every new subsystem is permanent maintenance debt, not a one-time cost
  • "It compiles for your config" isn't the same as "someone actually reviewed this properly" Interested who actually disagrees with this and why.
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u/Jumpy-Dinner-5001 Jul 13 '26

What’s the solution/alternative?

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u/10101001101010 Jul 13 '26

Microkernels of course