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Linux kernel has support for rust userland drivers, and rust interops with python with pyo3.

• maccam94 3y ago
  Not sure what you mean by "userland" drivers here, but support for kernel modules written in rust is actively being developed. It's already being used for kernel drivers like the Asahi Linux GPU driver for M1 Macs.
  • PartiallyTyped 3y ago
    I am referring to userspace / userland drivers. https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.18/driver-api/uio-howto.html#writing-a-driver-in-userspace https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.18/driver-api/uio-howto.h...
    • tremon 3y ago
      But you can write userspace drivers in any language, as long as that language has basic file I/O and mmap() support. There's nothing special about using Rust for userspace drivers.
      • TylerE 3y ago
        Isn't this false? Don't certain languages basically need, say, a libc that isn't nessesarily available in kernel space?