Kernel code removals driven by LLM-created security reports

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TL;DR

Linux is removing unmaintained modules (AX.25, ISDN) after LLM-generated bug reports overwhelmed maintainers.

Key Takeaways

• LLM bug reports flooded maintainers who couldn’t triage, forcing removals rather than fixes
• Unmaintained code is itself a security liability — removals may be net positive regardless of cause
• No one submitted fixes alongside the AI-generated reports — discovery without remediation is noise

Discussion

Top comments:

• [sscaryterry]: LLMs aren’t creating new problems — just illuminating pre-existing ones at scale
• [Create]: When LLM reports a bug it should fix it in the same pass — reports alone are useless
• [s20n]: AX.25 removal is sad — ham radio and mesh networking protocols lost to AI report flood

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