The integration of Rust into the Linux kernel is progressing positively, with various companies investing in its development. Despite past tensions between Rust and C contributors, the acceptance of Rust’s advantages is growing as evidenced by its implementation in multiple subsystems. Miguel Ojeda's leadership and policies aim to promote Rust's contributions while maintaining a collaborative environment. The overall sentiment suggests optimism for future improvements in memory safety within the kernel as the programming community adapts to these changes.
Our goal was never to rewrite the entire kernel in Rust, we are glad to see growing acceptance of Rust's benefits in various subsystems.
Tensions between Rust and C kernel contributors flared again in January over concerns about the challenges of maintaining a mixed language codebase.
Ojeda published a 'Rust kernel policy' as a way to clarify that those contributing Rust code to the Linux kernel should stay the course.
The presence of Rust code is increasing in various Linux subsystems, including PHY drivers, the null block driver, and NVMe driver.
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