Linux memory-management expert Lorenzo Stoakes, a kernel contributor since 2014 and author of The Linux Memory Manager, is stepping away from some reviewer roles because of the AI-generated patch flood, Phoronix reports.
He’s dropping reviewer duties for memory management (MM), core, misc and Rust. He’ll keep serving as maintainer in the areas he oversees. In the patch series removing himself: “Given the current throughput in the kernel resulting from AI-generated series, I unfortunately lack the bandwidth to generally be able to offer review except in those areas I maintain.” He just wants a more manageable inbox.
This sits next to what I wrote when Linus Torvalds saw early signs the AI bug-report flood might be peaking. One subsystem getting ahead of reports is good news. Maintainers still having to drop review queues is the other side of the same week.
My take
The kernel runs on scarce human attention. If we want AI help, it has to reduce the review burden, not bury the people who keep the tree honest.
God Bless, and Happy hacking!
