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How is RISC-V better than arm for Linux?
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i've had the same thought lately. the common arm design approach around the bootloader seems to turn old Android phones and tablets into e-waste sooner than necessary, in theory they could all run Linux and be useful for another ten years. but it's hard enough to port mainline Linux to Android devices, and almost impossible to get all the included hardware working properly