Fast Kernel Builds - 2020

1 · Greg Kroah-Hartman · Sept. 18, 2020, 11:36 a.m.
A number of months ago I did an “Ask Me Anything” interview on r/linux on redit. As part of that, a discussion of the hardware I used came up, and someone said, “I know someone that can get you a new machine” “get that person a new machine!” or something like that. Fast forward a few months, and a “beefy” AMD Threadwripper 3970X shows up on my doorstep thanks to the amazing work of Wendell Wilson at Level One Techs. Ever since I started doing Linux kernel development the hardware I use has been...