[ekr]

Here's Torvalds' view on the matter: https://lwn.net/ml/linux-fsdevel/CAHk-=wg2JvjXfdZ8K5Tv3vm6+b...

I also side with this view, namely that this is something that would be better placed in the userspace rather than the kernel, which really doesn't need more complexity for things that add so little value (negative value to some).

[agwa]

He must have changed his view because he ultimately allowed the feature. Does anyone know what changed his mind?

[dm319]

While Linus kicks off about things, he doesn't tend to outright refuse things. I don't think he sees himself as the gatekeeper of the kernel and that is evident in the way the kernel developed right from the beginning. That has attracted criticism from the likes of Ken Thompson who thought that too much crappy code was allowed into linux.

|I've looked at the source and there are pieces that are good and pieces that are not. A whole bunch of random people have contributed to this source, and the quality varies drastically