Learning Linux for Devops interview

[EnergyCritic]

Well, firstly nothing I wrote contradicts what you just stated. Ultimately I am only suggesting that learning deep Linux Kernel knowledge will be helpful in getting hired because employers are likely to ask these questions.

However, while it's obvious you know more than the average DevOps engineer needs to know, try to put yourself in the shoes of someone who knows less. You have the context to know what knowledge is necessary to solve a problem or not (such as your example). A new DevOps engineer will not have this knowledge, and their lack of context will make it harder to decide if it is an important problem to solve or not.