The Rust people want to properly define lifetimes and ownership of objects so it is possible to actually write a Rust interface to the Linux vfs system. Even if you don't want to use Rust this is ...

Linux founder and main developer Linus Torvalds has finally taken a stand on disputes that have been simmering for two weeks and made them clear: He will override the resistance to the DMA interfaces ...

Bare/bones included in Linux-next The dream that Rust fans have that the OS will be one day part of the Linux kernel seem to be getting closer In his This Week… Bare/bones included in Linux-next The ...

This weekend, the Solbosch campus of the University of Brussels was once again transformed into the venue for the annual Free and Open Source Developers' European Meeting (FOSDEM). This year's two-day ...

Rust is reshaping Linux by improving security and memory safety, and even Microsoft is taking notice of its potential. As more kernel modules are written in Rust, Linux is becoming more stable and ...

VIENNA - In a candid keynote chat at the Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit Europe, Linux creator Linus Torvalds shared his thoughts on kernel development, the integration of Rust, and the future ...

Rust uses LLVM as the backend. We "can" compile the kernel using clang+llvm today, but there are a lot of folks stuck on "you will pry gcc from my cold dead hands" and/or "I'm not going to put effort ...