Ask HN: What caused the rapid increase of Linux kernel LOC between 2.6 to 3.0?

5 pointsforgot-my-pw3 comments

Saw this posted in another thread: https://www.linuxcounter.net/statistics/kernel

There's a huge increase between 2.6 to 3.0 in lines of code. What caused it? Was it mostly just added drivers?

If I remember correctly, Linux kernel v3 was just an anniversary naming, not like a huge breaking / major release.

The page shows only 2.6.9 and then jump to 3.0.4

There were 7 years of work in between, the amount of code doubled. Is this a rapid increase?

linux-2.6.9, 18-Oct-2004

linux-3.0.4, 29-Aug-2011

That would make a lot of sense. Wonder why a lot were skipped.

Makes for a better headline?