> but spending two years refactoring kernel headers for a gain in build performance but not in runtime performance, is objectively "massively boring". It makes

> but spending two years refactoring kernel headers for a gain in build performance but not in runtime performance, is objectively "massively boring". It makes a big difference for the thousands of kernel developers [0]. There's also more than a million linux users globally[2], assuming only 1% might compile their own kernel, that still leaves tens of thousands of linux users benefiting. Not to forget about the side benefits of a refactor. There could be runtime improvements coming out of this too down the road. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel [2] https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-many-linux-users-are-there-anyway/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-many-linux-users-are-there...