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Are there more bugs in later versions of the Linux kernel, compared to earlier versions?

April 26, 2017bugs Kernel later linux versions

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Are there more bugs in later versions of the Linux kernel, compared to earlier versions?

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• (ADB) There are no more known bugs in later kernel versions than in earlier kernel versions. However, the Linux kernel source code has been growing at a constant rate. As a general rule, large pieces of code tend to have undetected bugs. OTOH, the core code for the Linux kernel seems to have stabilized at around 16 thousand lines of C code, according to Larry McVoy. • (REW) I’d say more than 23 thousand lines in 2.1.x. Add together the totals from kernel, mm, arch//, subtract fpu-emulation.

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• (ADB) There are no more known bugs in later kernel versions than in earlier kernel versions. However, the Linux kernel source code has been growing at a constant rate. As a general rule, large pieces of code tend to have undetected bugs. OTOH, the core code for the Linux kernel seems to have stabilized at around 16 thousand lines of C code, according to Larry McVoy. • (REW) I”d say more than 23 thousand lines in 2.1.x. Add together the totals from kernel, mm, arch//, subtract fpu-emulation.