While I'm sure there would be benefits to LLVM from having such a well funded depend on it, the kernel has driven a lot of patches for GCC, I imagine the kernel

While I'm sure there would be benefits to LLVM from having such a well funded depend on it, the kernel has driven a lot of patches for GCC, I imagine the kernel would benefit more. Here is a list of advantages copy and pasted from llvm.linuxfoundation.org Why use Clang/LLVM with the Linux Kernel? Fast Compiles (making you able to work faster) LLVM/Clang is a fast moving project with many things fixed quickly and features added. LLVM is a family of tools used in many problem domains leading to one code base being able to build tools to work on just about anything you need: one place to add features, or fix bugs. BSD License (some people prefer this license to the GPL) Built in static analyzer Great error reporting and Fix-it hints LLVM technology can be embedded into many tools (even yours!) Already in wide used in OSS projects and in industry