This isn't going to end well on HN.
Then you can still run fine in Little Endian and convert BE->LE for protocols via single instruction
The THead cores from 2019 (C906, C910) that precede the Zbb spec by a couple of years implement their own custom instruction.
The only reasonably common Linux core that doesn't have byte reverse is the 2018 U54, used in the HiFive Unleashed (~500 made) and the Microchip Polarfire Soc and PIC64GX ranges.
Are they in the design commitee for RISC-V?
Imagine the lawn mower deciding to stop running because it detects a type of grass that the lawn mower creators didn't like.
beanjuiceII•4mo ago
bell-cot•4mo ago
Diplomacy and tender feelings aside - the CEO yelling "HELL, NO!" can prevent an enormous amount of wasted time and talk.
freedomben•4mo ago
I also don't think endianess is common sense. Maybe among experienced kernel developers it is, but even Linus had to Google to see what the argument was. I don't think Linus is common, inexperienced, or dumb