lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-22 years agoLinux 6.1 is out - the merge window from helllkml.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkLinux 6.1 is out - the merge window from helllkml.orglemmyreader@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-22 years agomessage-square2fedilinkfile-text
https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-1-lts-released-with-initial-support-for-the-rust-programming-language
minus-squareTiuku@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years ago … it’s only a very basic implementation of Rust that cannot be used for any real-world use cases. Could someone explain what this means?
minus-squareDerPapa69@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 years agoI imagine it means that all the libraries one would need to develop kernel modules have not been ported to Rust yet. Meaning you could theoretically write a module in Rust, but not really, since you can’t interact with any of the other code
Could someone explain what this means?
I imagine it means that all the libraries one would need to develop kernel modules have not been ported to Rust yet. Meaning you could theoretically write a module in Rust, but not really, since you can’t interact with any of the other code