There are a number of ongoing efforts to remove kernel code, mostly from
the networking subsystem, as an alternative to dealing with the increase in security-bug reports from large language models. The proposed removals
include ISA
and PCMCIA Ethernet drivers, a pair
of PCI drivers, the ax25 and amateur
radio subsystem, the ATM protocols and drivers,
and the ISDN
subsystem.
Remove the amateur radio (AX.25, NET/ROM, ROSE) protocol
implementation and all associated hamradio device drivers from the
kernel tree. This set of protocols has long been a huge bug/syzbot
magnet, and since nobody stepped up to help us deal with the influx
of the AI-generated bug reports we need to move it out of tree to
protect our sanity.
https://lwn.net/Articles/1068928/
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