Rust in the Linux Kernel

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Not that long ago, the idea that another major language would be supported in the Linux kernel would have been laughable. Sure, there have been efforts to introduce other languages into the kernel, notably C++.

It’s everyone that uses C. As Alex Gaynor and Geoffrey Thomas at the 2019 Linux Security Summit said, two-thirds of Linux kernel vulnerabilities come from memory safety issues.

It soon became clear to Linux kernel developers who were willing to look beyond K&R C that Rust might be the answer.

At the same time, Linux kernel developers, who were often Google employees, began to explore if Rust could be introduced into Linux itself.

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