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by wiineeth 1583 days ago
Why modern C when you can move to Rust
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Because we want a kernel that works today, and make improvements that can ship this year, not spend a decade rewriting working software.
https://thenewstack.io/rust-in-the-linux-kernel-good-enough/

> the objective was not to rewrite the kernel’s 25 million lines of code in Rust, but rather to augment new developments with the more memory-safe language than the standard C normally used in Linux development.

When are you going to start? Contributions are welcome.