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Linux may be ending support for older network drivers due to influx of false AI-generated bug reports — maintenance has become too burdensome for old largely-unused systems

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The Linux kernel community is considering removing legacy network drivers from the mainline source code due to an overwhelming number of false bug reports generated by AI tools. Maintaining support for old, rarely-used hardware has become unsustainable as the influx of low-quality reports consumes developers' time. The proposal aims to eliminate outdated drivers from various hardware families, potentially removing 27,646 lines of code. While users could still restore these drivers individually, the change would reduce the default maintenance burden on legacy systems.

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