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Linux 6.13 Hits A "Tipping Point" With More Rust Drivers Expected Soon (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by onlinepersona to c/linux

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addition to the USB updates and big staging flush merged yesterday for the Linux 6.13 kernel merge window, the "char/misc" pull was also honored for that catch-all of various kernel changes. With the char/misc pull there are some notable additions for those wanting to write kernel drivers within the Rust programming language.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wasn’t there some controversy with Rust in Linux recently? What happened with that?

Either way, good to see some real progress with Rust in Linux.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There will always be a controversy, we just don't see each of it. The recent one you talk is probably about the talk a Rust developer was giving and where the toxic C dev didn't let him speak. Or is there a more bigger and recent controversy? Nothing happened to it, it happened, people discussed it and now its history. Development continues and its in a good position as it seems.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah I’m probably thinking of that one, and how it made the lead developer of the Rust in Linux project retire (because of ”nontechnical nonsense”)