Google is a corporation. The linux kernel is [by implication] developed and main...

jeffreyrogers · on Oct 3, 2019

Something like 80+% of commits to the kernel are by people paid to work on Linux (Google employees among them). This is just part of the Linux development model and has been for a long time.

non-entity · on Oct 3, 2019

Off topic, but what companies, besides Redhat or Google, will pay you to work on Linux. I imagine that would be an enjoyable job.

atroche · on Oct 3, 2019

I don't understand, how is Google not following the official process?

smitty1e · on Oct 3, 2019

The last sentence if TFA had an ominous cast:

> For those wanting to learn more, the code at least for now is being hosted on GitHub.

wereHamster · on Oct 3, 2019

Where in the 'linux process' does it mandate that 'code MUST NOT be made available on GitHub'?

Google basically announced their project and published the code. That's it. In their email to the LKML (https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/9/20/394) they specifically mention:

  In the coming weeks we're planning to:
   * Attempt to send fixes for some races upstream […]

  There are a few open questions:
   * How/when to upstream KCSAN?

So they intend to follow the standard contribution process of sending fixes upstream.

dpark · on Oct 3, 2019

The sanitizer code is being hosted on GitHub.

How is this a sufficient point of confusion to lead to this comment chain? It’s a link. Click on it and see.

rndgermandude · on Oct 3, 2019

This sounds more like "on github for now instead of kernel.org".