Linux still lacks any true Rust code, which could hamper its development potential. ..
“So, we’re working on a lot of things to make sure that Rust can compile and that the memory safety is there, and before you can actually build any real code in Rust on the Linux platform, that has to happen first.”
Linux will implement this inclusion very fragmentarily, with numerous minor integrations here and there over time, so they may assess its effectiveness. When people realize that Rust is actually kind of working, you might be able to, for instance, develop Linux drivers or whatever using Rust. “I would anticipate that over the next year, you’re going to see more tiny incremental modifications to the kernel with Rust,” he added.
The Rust Foundation’s executive director, Liz Rice, commented on the inclusion of Rust in the kernel, saying that it is a “vote of confidence” in the language. She mentioned that other languages had been intended for the kernel but were not included. Rice remarked, “I think having someone with the kind of intellectual gravity of Linus Torvalds saying ‘No, it’s going in there’ kind of says an awful lot about how stable Rust already is and how much promise there is for the future as well.” ..
Rumbul anticipates a rise in interest in Rust, a relatively young language that is already being discussed and used in the kernel. Rumbul wants to encourage others to contribute to and maintain the language, which are less well-known positions inside open source. ..
In order to enforce best practices, the Rust Foundation established a new security team in September. A security audit and threat modeling exercise make up the first initiative. Marcey, Rust’s operations director, said to SD Times.
