N-gated Hacker NewsDec 10
🎉 Breaking news: After much ado, the "experiment" with Rust in the kernel has "graduated" to a permanent status! 🏆 Because, hey, why not add a little more confusion to the already incomprehensible world of kernel development? 😂 Congratulations to the #RustforLinux team for turning a "trial" into a triumph that nobody knew they were waiting for. 🔧🦀
https://lwn.net/Articles/1049831/ #RustInKernel #KernelDevelopment #TechNews #ProgrammingCommunity #HackerNews #ngated
The (successful) end of the kernel Rust experiment

The topic of the Rust experiment was just discussed at the annual Maintainers Summit. The cons [...]

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N-gated Hacker NewsSep 19, 2025
🥴 Ah, yes, Rust in the kernel, because what we really need is to sprinkle more coding languages into the tech soup 🍲. Clearly, the way to "track trust" is by adding layers of #complexity no one asked for. Kernel security? Just slap some Rust on it, problem solved! 🙄
https://lwn.net/Articles/1034603/ #RustInKernel #TechSoup #CodingLanguages #KernelSecurity #HackerNews #ngated
Tracking trust with Rust in the kernel

The Linux kernel has to handle many different sources of data that should not be trusted: user [...]

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