▲ 87 ▼ Are there any advantages of using Rust instead of C in the Linux kernel? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by BearPear@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml 41 comments fedilink hide all child comments Will there be performance and security improvements?
[–] cmeerw@programming.dev 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) That link appears to be for a Windows driver. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExLisper@linux.community -4 points 2 years ago Ups, you're right. Still, better tooling attracts more devs to a language increasing the number or people that in the future may work on the kernel and in the future it could be possible to build Linux drivers using cargo. So yeah, today it's not that important but it still a benefit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExLisper@linux.community -4 points 2 years ago Ups, you're right. Still, better tooling attracts more devs to a language increasing the number or people that in the future may work on the kernel and in the future it could be possible to build Linux drivers using cargo. So yeah, today it's not that important but it still a benefit. permalink fedilink source parent