Yes it can. running bare bone is faster than linux and can achieve reponse times requirements dictated by a hard real time system. You use starter ware and can have the system running very quickly. You won't have every driver but will have the basic drivers required for most simple uC system You wouldn't be using the full capability of the SOC but you didn't state your application and it could be used as a dev board basically. You also get jtag debugging .if you're experienced in RTOS you have more options. Starting at the metal allows you to really understand the Cortex A far less code to wade through if you have the desire to understand the architecture. If you want to focus on your application and don't need many peripherals that's an option. If your application looks like a PC application and needs all the drivers and doesn't have to meet really hard real Time ie sevicing interrupts quickly and happening repeatedly in very small periods then linux is the better choice
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