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Re:Ask HN: Why the Linux Kernel doesn't have unit tests? by quesera on Friday November 25, 2022 @10:37AM (#33743322)
> why would a company ever do this?

Distro kernels are general purpose and include a lot of stuff you do not need.

A custom-configured kernel is much smaller and (consequently, theoretically) more secure.

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Re:Ask HN: Why the Linux Kernel doesn't have unit tests? by Cyph0n on Friday November 25, 2022 @11:19AM (#33743821)
Not sure I follow. A custom kernel doesn’t need to based on master.
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