An example of Linus&#x27; attitude:<p>&gt; Nobody really objected to the patch series as a whole, but Linus hated the name of the configuration option; he asked that it be called CONFIG_LEGACY_VSYSCALLS instead. Or, even better, the change could just be done unconditionally. That led to a fairly predictable response from the PaX developer on how the kernel community likes to hide security problems, to which Linus said:<p>&gt;&gt; Calling the old vdso &quot;UNSAFE&quot; as a config option is just plain stupid. It&#x27;s a politicized name, with no good reason except for your political agenda. And when I call it out as such, you just spout the same tired old security nonsense.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;lwn.net&#x2F;Articles&#x2F;446528&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;lwn.net&#x2F;Articles&#x2F;446528&#x2F;</a>