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		msla on Nov 18, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rust in the 6.2 kernel Do you have any arguments which couldn't also be used to prove C doesn't belong in kernel programming, and we must use assembly?

optymizer on Nov 18, 2022 [–]

Yes, C is portable and assembly is not.

msla on Nov 19, 2022 | [–]

I didn't see you mention portability in the post I responded to, though.

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