Things are getting Rusty in kernel land

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Things are getting Rusty in kernel land

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Linux@lemmy.ml · 3 years ago

Things Are Getting Rusty In Kernel Land

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There is gathering momentum around the idea of adding Rust to the Linux kernel. Why exactly is that a big deal, and what does this mean for the rest of us? The Linux kernel has been just C and asse…

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