Torvalds, Linus (2014-07-24), Re: Random panic in load_balance() with 3.16-rc, retrieved: 2025-06-02

Lookie here, your compiler does some absolutely insane things with the spilling, including spilling a *constant*. For chrissake, that compiler shouldn't have been allowed to graduate from kindergarten. We're talking "sloth that was dropped on the head as a baby" level retardation levels here.

— Linus Torvalds

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Lookie here, your compiler does some absolutely insane things with the spilling, including spilling a *constant*. For chrissake, that compiler shouldn't have been allowed to graduate from kindergarten. We're talking "sloth that was dropped on the head as a baby" level retardation levels here." in the context of "Torvalds, Linus (2014-07-24), Re: Random panic in load_balance() with 3.16-rc, retrieved: 2025-06-02" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Linus Torvalds

About Linus Torvalds

Linus Benedict Torvalds (born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish-American computer programmer, best known as the creator of the Linux kernel.