As a rust developer, I’m biased, but I think it might be a great thing, if done properly. I’ve also done some kernel dev a while back and it’s full of kernel-specific macros and conventions and boilerplate code. It would at least improve readability and reduce some boilerplate as well as improve on some common security bugs. But seeing as how different C is in kernel context to regular application, this may be the same for Rust, in which case I hope the devs know what they’re doing, because it can easily get out of hand.
The older the Kernel gets, the more Rust it will get.
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noob here, does this mean rust will come included on Linux, similar to python?
No. It’s only about the kernel itself, not Linux Systems(aka Distributions).
Earlier the kernel did only consist of C code, but for some time now the option to develop parts of the kernel in Rust is being worked on. In the end it both compiles to native machine code. The running kernel does not require the Rust toolchain to be present.
Yeah, Python requires a “runtime” program, which interprets the Python code and then translates it into native machine code to actually execute it. Because Rust is compiled directly to native machine code by the developer, you don’t need a runtime program on your PC to run Rust programs.
This is also one of the biggest reasons why Rust can be used for kernel development. You cannot rely on a runtime program for developing a kernel, since launching a program requires a kernel to already be up and running.
This only means programmers of Linux itself can use Rust to program the Kernel. In example if Rust programmers are good at it, they can use the language over something they are not good at it like C in example. You as the end user does not see any direct difference. Like with any other application if its written in Rust or in C, it does not matter much if you use the binary executable.
This thumbnail hurts to look at.
Do you think the AI was just fed the title to make an image, and successfully combined “rust” and “os”?
I really hate AI image generation. It’s theft and the result is always uncanny.
At least GPT is somewhat useful despite also being theft.
What OSes do not have any Rust code?
