ZDNet

Rust in the Linux kernel: Why it matters and what's happening next

For three decades, Linux has been written in the programming language C. But change could be coming. There's growing momentum behind an effort to make programming language Rust a second language to C ...
Ars Technica

As the Kernel Turns: Rust in Linux saga reaches the “Linus in all-caps” phase

Rust, a modern and notably more memory-safe language than C, once seemed like it was on a steady, calm, and gradual approach into the Linux kernel. By late 2024, however, Rust enthusiasts were ...
Ars Technica

Linus Torvalds weighs in on Rust language in the Linux kernel

This week, ZDNet’s Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols asked Linus Torvalds and Greg Kroah-Hartman about the possibility of new Linux kernel code being written in Rust—a high performance but memory-safe ...
Linux Journal

How Rust’s Debut in the Linux Kernel is Shoring Up System Stability

When Rust first made its way into the Linux kernel in late 2022 (mainline inclusion began with version 6.1), it didn’t merely introduce a new programming language, it marked a profound shift in how we ...
Linux Journal

Core Knowledge That Modern Linux Kernel Developer Should Have

The Linux Kernel is written in C programming language, so C is the most important language for the Linux Kernel developer. Initially, the kernel was written in GNU C (now it is also possible to build ...
ZDNet

Rust in Linux: Where we are and where we're going next

At the Linux Plumbers Conference in Richmond, Virginia, Linux and Rust developer Miguel Ojeda gave the Linux kernel developers an update on the state of Rust in the Linux kernel. In brief, Rust Linux ...
InfoQ

Using Rust to Write Safe and Correct Linux Kernel Drivers

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