- Linus Torvalds added hidden tabs to Kconfig to challenge parsers that can’t handle them.
- Tabs were intentionally added to the common Kconfig file for page sizes to expose faulty parsers.
- Torvalds believes parsers unable to handle tabs shouldn’t be parsing kernel Kconfig files, aiming to force fixes.
It’s from Phoronix. This is kinda what they do. It’s not worthy of the front page of the Wall Street Journal, but then, no one said it was…
They are kind of known for not being all that clickbaity. They just report on Linux and benchmark stuff