Re: Follow-up on Linux-kernel code accessibility

From: Paul E. McKenney

Date: Thu Dec 18 2025 - 19:20:34 EST


On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 10:09:21PM +0000, David Laight wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:49:21 -0800
> "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hello!
> ...
> > The Linux kernel's mm system weighs in at about 200KLoC, and Lorenzo
> > wrote a book on its design that weighs in at about 1300 pages, or
> > about 150 LoC/page.
>
> TL;DR :-)

Well, there is the old saying "First, we must code. Only then is there
incentive to think." Perhaps as with thinking, also with reading?

Thanx, Paul