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technology2 years ago

"Linus Torvalds' Tab Injection Fix for Kconfig Parsers"

Linus Torvalds has added intentional hidden tabs to the common Kconfig file for handling page sizes in the Linux kernel to thwart Kconfig parsers that can't correctly handle them, following a patch that replaced a tab with a space character. Torvalds authored the patch to intentionally add tabs to throw off any out-of-tree/third-party parsers that can't correctly handle them, emphasizing that if a parser can't handle tabs as whitespace, it should not be parsing the kernel Kconfig files.

Decoding the Mystery of Chrome Tab Circles
technology2 years ago

Decoding the Mystery of Chrome Tab Circles

Google's Chrome browser now features a Memory Saver function that automatically frees up memory from inactive tabs, indicated by circles around the tab icons. Users can click on the tabs to make them active again, although there may be a slight delay in loading. The feature can be disabled or specific sites can be listed as always active. Microsoft Edge has had a similar feature for some time.