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Re:Linux kernel in-tree Rust support by maccam94 on Saturday July 11, 2020 @05:30AM (#23800748)
I am assuming that it would work with clang-compiled[1] kernels only at first.

1: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/kbuild/llvm.html

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Re:Linux kernel in-tree Rust support by est31 on Saturday July 11, 2020 @05:33AM (#23800758)
Why would it require clang for the C components? The Rust compiler creates native libraries which can be linked to compilation units created by both clang and gcc, unless there's something special going on in the kernel that I'm not aware of.
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Re:Linux kernel in-tree Rust support by cesarb on Saturday July 11, 2020 @10:48AM (#23802573)
Not really. Unless you want LTO, the object files generated by GCC and LLVM are compatible, and can mixed without issues.
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