News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Linux kernel in-tree Rust support. Parent comment

Re:Linux kernel in-tree Rust support by codingstream on Saturday July 11, 2020 @12:11PM (#23803194)
Without a language specification for Rust, any compiler that isn't the reference implementation, by definition, cannot be correct. Put another way, how is a compiler writer supposed to know what is and is not a bug in the reference implementation?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Linux kernel in-tree Rust support by steveklabnik on Saturday July 11, 2020 @12:14PM (#23803219)
Most languages do not have a specification, and it works out fine.

Rust's is in-progress. There are some things that are well-specified, and there are some things that are still up in the air.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Linux kernel in-tree Rust support by moreaccountspls on Saturday July 11, 2020 @12:38PM (#23803418)
Right, which is why it's a poor choice for the kernel at this time.
[ Parent | on HN ]