[pcwalton]

In what way, specifically, is Rust unsuitable for building a kernel?

There's no argument that the Linux kernel is currently written in C. But that doesn't prove that nothing exists that can replace C.

[z92]

We can't say if Rust is a suitable replacement unless a a team tries to write a kernel in Rust, and then comes up with a comparative result.

Right now C is only the tried and true solution. The rest are possibilities only.

[pcwalton]

There are two ways to interpret your post. The first is "there's no kernel written in Rust that is as complete as Linux". The second is "Rust is unsuitable for a kernel". The first interpretation is obvious and completely uninteresting; the second is something you haven't supported at all.

[mveety]

People are writing a kernel in rust[0], and a pretty good unix-like at that. I don't like rust, but it's a fine language for that and in general. [0] http://www.redox-os.org/

[gravypod]

Well if you can implement a kernel that does everything that Linux does, and is entirely backwards compatible, then I'll say "ok, the reign of C is over". Till then, C is going no where.