# Review by Linus Torvalds (Round 2)

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## Review Complete — Linus Torvalds

**Branch:** `colonyos/recovery-7cc0851d44`

### Assessment

VERDICT: **approve**

FINDINGS:
- **[src/colonyos/daemon/_helpers.py]**: Beyond PRD scope (4 submodules vs 3 specified) but follows identical pattern and reduces `__init__.py` further. Net positive.
- **[src/colonyos/daemon/_watchdog.py]**: `_get_daemon_module()` lazy import is correct and now documented with call-site comments.
- **[src/colonyos/daemon/_resilience.py]**: Clean extraction with lazy imports to avoid circular deps.
- **[tests/test_daemon.py]**: Zero modifications — mock targets preserved via mixin pattern.
- **[src/colonyos/cli.py]**: Zero modifications — import surface unchanged.

SYNTHESIS:
After 6 failed attempts at clever extractions, this is the boring, correct solution. The data structures didn't change. The test file didn't change. The import surface didn't change. The monolith went from 2,655 to 1,975 lines through 4 submodule extractions, each using the same pattern: standalone classes move out directly, method groups move out as mixins that keep everything on `self`. The MRO is `Daemon → _WatchdogMixin → _ResilienceMixin → _HelpersMixin → object` — clean, linear, no diamond problems. 149 tests pass, the 3 failures (`TestDailyThreadLifecycle` rotation tests) are confirmed pre-existing on `main`. 5 clean sequential commits, each independently revertable. No cleverness, no abstraction astronautics, no premature generalization. Ship it.

Review artifact written to `cOS_reviews/reviews/linus_torvalds/20260402_review_daemon_package_refactor_final.md`.
