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Just from a code quality process standpoint, that’s an interesting result. Now I’m wondering what would happen if you picked a set of 150 random kernel patches
by wrs 5y ago
Just from a code quality process standpoint, that’s an interesting result. Now I’m wondering what would happen if you picked a set of 150 random kernel patches and told 80 reviewers to re-review them assuming they could be malicious. I bet you’d find quite a few fixes.
- microtherion 5y agoI was wondering the same thing, and it appears it would be worth the effort, but getting enough high quality reviewers would be a problem. Maybe the NCAA could organize competitive code reviewing leagues? I bet you would get e.g. a highly motivated Caltech team reviewing USC contributed patches, and vice versa.
- bombcar 5y agoI'd suggest it sounds like a perfect project for some university students, but that may not go over very well right now.
- admax88q 5y agoProbably, but the fact that maintainers are stretched thin when it comes to time for code review is not really news.
- bluGill 5y agoThat is the openBSD model. Or at least it was 10 years ago when I last looked into it.
- burnished 5y agoThis would be an interesting study.