I’ve seen people talking about it and experienced it myself with a server, but why does Linux run so well on ARM (especially compared to Windows)?

    • @Bene7rddso@feddit.de
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      211 months ago

      Booting isn’t the only problem with ARM. Instead of saving information about builtin devices on the board and exposing it via ACPI, board manufacturers create a devicetree and ship it with the kernel. This means that if you want to run your own kernel you need to build your own devicetree

    • @BCsven@lemmy.ca
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      211 months ago

      But all x86 instructions are the same right, thus why it doesnt matter what era your chip is from or what manufacturer, arm can be very different