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Another Linux kernel developer steps back from some duties due to overload

You can probably guess what he blames for the excessive workload

Another Linux kernel developer steps back from some duties due to overload

Arm's Lorenzo Stoakes is not quitting his role in the Linux kernel development, but he is stepping back from some patch-review duties due to an overwhelming workload. Stoakes, a principal software engineer at Arm, maintains four key areas related to memory management and holds four maintainerships. He plans to reduce his review work in the near future, stating that the recent surge of AI-generated patches has made it difficult for him to handle the volume of reviews.

Despite this, Stoakes will continue to maintain his maintainerships and does not plan to give them up. He attributes the increased workload to the growing impact of artificial intelligence on the kernel development process.

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