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Re:Android's new Bluetooth stack rewrite (Gabeldorsh) is wri... by dblohm7 on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @11:46AM (#26648737)
This is a big f'n deal for Android, IMHO
Re:Android's new Bluetooth stack rewrite (Gabeldorsh) is wri... by adkadskhj on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @01:21PM (#26650104)
In the "big deal" sense, i'm always curious in what way. Eg is it a source of constant problems? Where not only a rewrite, but specifically a rewrite in Rust, would prevent a lot of issues?

Or is it more of a "What if" thing? Ie there's not many problems currently, but the liability is a huge deal?

to be clear i work in Rust, use it for all my projects, etc - i'm a fanboy, but i also recognize there's a lot of hype. I'm always keeping an eye out for the Rewrite It In Rust (RIIR?) meme vs actual needs.

Which isn't to say that i think people _need_ to have a reason to use Rust, i use it for everything because i (and my team) prefer it - but i think the meme is destructive.. so i'm always looking for it heh.

Re:Android's new Bluetooth stack rewrite (Gabeldorsh) is wri... by dblohm7 on Thursday April 01, 2021 @12:01PM (#26662249)
Binder has been the source of a number of Android security vulnerabilities.