Rust needs to run, and be easy to use, on every platform

Re:Rust needs to run, and be easy to use, on every platform by the_grue on Friday March 09, 2018 @04:36AM (#16550686)

> I like Rust a lot actually, but kernel modules aren't a good use case for it.

If we're talking about kernel modules in general, I'd have to disagree. I think it's a perfect language for kernel, as long it's all written in Rust. I only wanted to point out the practical impossibility of integration with existing infrastructure, such as Linux kernel, which is written entirely in C.

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Re:Rust needs to run, and be easy to use, on every platform by steveklabnik on Friday March 09, 2018 @05:12AM (#16550848)

In general, Rust can work great with C projects. This is, after all, part of what it was originally created for: to replace bits of Firefox (which is C++, but that makes it harder, not easier).

That said, the kernel has special requirements; I'd never advocate such a thing for Linux, specifically.

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Re:Rust needs to run, and be easy to use, on every platform by jeffreyrogers on Friday March 09, 2018 @09:58AM (#16552128)

I meant Linux kernel modules in particular. Rust seems fine for the kernel in general.

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