 The mascot of Linux, Tux, superimposed over Rust's logo | |
| Developer(s) |
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| Initial release | October 1, 2022 |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | Rust |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Available in | English |
| License | GPL-2.0-only with Linux-syscall-note. |
| Website | https://rust-for-linux.com/ |
Rust for Linux is an ongoing project started in 2020 to add Rust as a programming language that can be used within the Linux kernel software, which has been written using C and assembly only. This project aims to leverage Rust's memory safety to reduce bugs when writing kernel drivers.[1] Progress has been slower than hoped by both Rust advocates and Linus Torvalds, lead of the Linux kernel project.[2] In December 2023 the first drivers written in Rust were accepted, and released in version 6.8.[3][4]
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- ^ "Linus Torvalds talks AI, Rust adoption, and why the Linux kernel is 'the only thing that matters'". zdnet. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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