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Semi-related, anyone have any up to date information on rust usage in the windows kernel? Almost 2 years ago they said "36,000 lines of code including a system
by gpm 2y ago
Semi-related, anyone have any up to date information on rust usage in the windows kernel?
Almost 2 years ago they said "36,000 lines of code including a systemcall" [1], I'm curious how that project has progressed.
[1] https://www.thurrott.com/windows/282471/microsoft-is-rewriting-parts-of-the-windows-kernel-in-rust https://www.thurrott.com/windows/282471/microsoft-is-rewriti...
- tsujamin 2y agoAnnecdotal, but some of win32k.sys got ported to rust. If you run a search for win32*.sys you’ll see the way it’s been split.
- pjmlp 2y agoPublic information, it relates to GDI regions handling code. Maybe nowadays there is more to it.
- jsheard 2y agoI haven't heard anything about the kernel but they're still trucking along with using Rust for other sensitive low-level stuff, most recently their secure enclave firmware: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/understanding-the-microsoft-pluton-security-processor/4370413 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/...
- dralley 2y agoAnd IIRC the UEFI implementation on Microsoft Surface devices
- rs186 2y agoChanges in 24H2: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/whats-new-windows-11-version-24h2#rust-in-the-windows-kernel https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/whats-ne...