Re: Rust in Linux

On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 09:24:23 -0500, CrudeSausage wrote:

On 2025-02-22 4:25 p.m., chrisv wrote:

Some of the developers aren't enthused about Rust.  But I think that
Linus is, as usual, correct.  Rust is a better, inherently more secure,
language.
 
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/linux-leaders-pave-a-path-for-

rust-in-kernel-while-supporting-c-veterans/

 
Apparently, there is a tremendous performance hit from using Rust over
C. I don't know if newer machines will even notice, but it would be
problematic on older hardware.

Compilation is slower but I don't know about performance. The rust fans
are very vocal and comparisons devolve into religious wars. Some are done
by C programmers that aren't very good at writing rust. Others are done by
rust programmers and are heavily salted with 'unsafe'.