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Linux 6.19 Gets Rid Of The Kernel's "Genocide" Function


While the Linux kernel has inclusive terminology guidelines for the past five years to replace phrases like master/slave and blacklist/whitelist, there has surprisingly been a 'genocide' function within the kernel that was questioned when it was first submitted for inclusion but now removed in Linux 6.19.

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