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zfsonlinux: Linux 5.0 compat: SIMD compatibility (github.com/zfsonlinux)
15 points by new_realist on July 13, 2019 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


Given that applications rely on performant file systems, banning ZFS from using the FPU of the hardware effectively broke userspace. Thank you, Linux kernel, for violating that cardinal rule for no reason or benefit.


"Don't break user space" has to simultaneously be one of the most parroted and least understood rules.


Absolutely not. That's like saying that a vulnerability shouldn't be fixed because it breaks malware.




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