linux-kernel - Re: Metalanguage for the Linux UAPI

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Message-ID: <3913922D-765A-4E54-97E0-37B34F3BE86C@zytor.com>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2025 21:35:01 -0700
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To: Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
CC: enh <enh@...gle.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        libc-alpha@...rceware.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Metalanguage for the Linux UAPI

On May 15, 2025 9:22:46 PM PDT, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu> wrote:
>On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 09:17:14PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> Ah yes, nolibc; basically klibc reinvented...
>> <ducks and runs>
>
>:-)
>
>That was not the initial intent though as it started separately and outside
>the kernel. Also the main difference is that klibc is compiled. Here we
>only provide includes so that there's nothing to compile before using it.
>We'll see when this becomes an issue, but for now it stands fine.
>
>But I agree that both pursue very similar goals.
>
>Willy

Certainly. I'm being snarky, but I'm not upset :)