Re: [GIT PULL] Generic entry for ARM

[Russell King (Oracle)]

On Sun, Mar 02, 2025 at 03:23:20PM +0000, phil995511 wrote:
> It is a very bad idea to want to code the Linux kernel for ARM in C++ !!!
> 
> Our ARM CPUs on RPi and others are not powerful enough to use a Linux kernel written in C++ and therefore lose performance, while these ARM CPUs are already extremely low-performance !!!
> 
> Suggesting to code like this is to be in favor of planned obsolescence, of the scrapping of thousands of small machines ;-(

With all due respect, you have your knickers in a twist.

This is not about C++, it's about plain old fashioned C, which has been
the preferred kernel programming language for decades. I have no idea
where you've got the idea that LinusW's commit has anything to do with
C++.

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