linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/45] C++: Convert the kernel to C++

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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:56:07 +0300
From: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>
To: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>, Neal Gompa <neal@...pa.dev>,
	jirislaby@...nel.org, dhowells@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, pinskia@...il.com,
	kent.overstreet@...ux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/45] C++: Convert the kernel to C++

> SFINAE giving inscrutable errors is why I'm saying C++20,
> since "concept" means you can get usable error messages.

I'd say concepts are irrelevant for the kernel where standard library is
tightly controlled by the same people who write rest of the kernel and
no external users.

static_assert() is all you need.