So You Want to Rust the Linux Kernel?

Re:So You Want to Rust the Linux Kernel? by gameswithgo on Monday October 11, 2021 @02:21PM (#28831253)

The OP might be ok with a Kernel that was just in Rust, but having a kernel witha mix of Rust and C adds complexity, both in having to master two languages to understand it well, and a more complex build system.

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Re:So You Want to Rust the Linux Kernel? by b20000 on Monday October 11, 2021 @06:44PM (#28833950)

exactly

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Re:So You Want to Rust the Linux Kernel? by pdimitar on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @06:09PM (#28858266)

What's so bad in having to know two languages for developing drivers? Especially when knowing the second one will rid you of all memory safety bugs just because your code compiles.

And to call Rust's build system is laughable. Issuing `cargo build` could not be simpler (and it includes automatic downloading of dependencies, too).

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