Arguably it's less direct due to the superlatives and exclamations. For example:
> Christ. That's literally the remap_file_pages() system call
definition. No way in hell does "ON_BEHALF_OF_KERNEL" make any sense
in this context.
This could be
> That's the remap_file_pages() system call definition. "ON_BEHALF_OF_KERNEL" does not make any sense in this context.
If someone I didn't know or was unfamiliar with gave me a review like this I'd frown, but since Torvalds is known for this then I'd shrug it off probably. It's a good, thorough review though.
> Christ. That's literally the remap_file_pages() system call definition. No way in hell does "ON_BEHALF_OF_KERNEL" make any sense in this context.
This could be
> That's the remap_file_pages() system call definition. "ON_BEHALF_OF_KERNEL" does not make any sense in this context.
If someone I didn't know or was unfamiliar with gave me a review like this I'd frown, but since Torvalds is known for this then I'd shrug it off probably. It's a good, thorough review though.