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The kernel maintainers have actively expressed interest in having upstream support for writing kernel modules in Rust!
by kingkilr 6y ago
The kernel maintainers have actively expressed interest in having upstream support for writing kernel modules in Rust!
- saagarjha 6y agoWhich might be eligible for a bounty under this program, but I doubt the kernel itself will have parts of it written in a memory-safe language anytime soon.
- kingkilr 6y agoLots of drivers, network protocols, etc. in the kernel, and they're most of the attack surface -- not the scheduler :-) We have to approach this as a question of how, not if. When we do that, we can change computer security.