While the Linux kernel has inclusive terminology guidelines for the past five years to replace phrases like master/slave and blacklist/whitelist, there has surprisingly been a “genocide” function within the kernel that was questioned when it was first submitted for inclusion but now removed in Linux 6.19.
Introduced to the Linux kernel back in 2023 was the d_genocide() function as part of various dcache updates to the kernel. The genocide name was questioned when the patches were first posted by longtime Linux developer Al Viro



@BlameTheAntifa @psycotica0
red list green list?
brown list rainbow list?
clear list pink list?
no list yes list?
Not opposites and discriminates against the colour blind
Not opposites
Not opposites unless you’re GIMP and replace pink with magenta
This one is good
One list, two list, red list, blue list
(I genuinely thought that was where you were going with that for a line or two)