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I'd guess compile time would be a complaint, since Rust generally takes a lot longer to compile than equivalent C. Safety is one thing, but it isn't the be-all
by logicchains 2y ago
I'd guess compile time would be a complaint, since Rust generally takes a lot longer to compile than equivalent C. Safety is one thing, but it isn't the be-all and end-all of kernel development; feature development is also important, and reducing productivity impacts that.
- Aeolos 2y agoRust is a significantly more productive language than C. It's not even a comparison. Proof: Asahi Lina wrote an entire driver for a modern GPU, with zero reported runtime crashes, and explicitly stated this would have been impossible in C.