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Re:Linux kernel in-tree Rust support by klysm on Saturday July 11, 2020 @01:11PM (#23803674)
You could argue not having memory safety when there are tools to do so is insane.
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Re:Linux kernel in-tree Rust support by justinmeiners on Saturday July 11, 2020 @02:07PM (#23804247)
Memory safety is not an absolute good which overrides all other things, like performance, portability, compilation, process, compile time etc.

It is a problem that is well understood and the kernel developers have a lot of experience and tools for dealing with it.

Would it be worth solving well? Definitely, but it has costs and tradeoffs.

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