cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25857381
Hellwig is the maintainer of the DMA subsystem. Hellwig previously blocked rust bindings for DMA code, which in part resulted in Hector Martin from stepping down as a kernel maintainer and eventually Asahi Linux as a whole.
Just don’t use it in contexts where the sexual connotation would be inappropriate
I think I won’t use it ever. I think it’s a stupid expression.