Open Source Linux

Sep 8, 2023 · Fundamentals

Why Linus Demanded a Name Change for the Mysterious 'GenPD' Kernel Subsystem

Linus Torvalds criticized the ambiguous 'GenPD' naming in a recent ARM SoC driver update PR for Linux 6.6, demanding the subsystem be renamed before merging after finding no documentation for the generic power‑management domain provider.