Greg KH on Rust in the Kernel: “Why Wouldn’t We Want That?”

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Greg Kroah-Hartman’s support for Rust in the Linux kernel. As one of the most influential maintainers, Greg KH argues that Rust can eliminate many common bugs caused by C, making Linux more secure and easier to maintain. Let's take a look at Greg's full message and dive deep into the Rust for Linux debate.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:29 Who is Greg KH
00:47 Beginning of Greg's post
02:00 Why wouldnt we do this?
03:18 Rust isn't a silver bullet
03:39 Overworked maintainer problem
04:30 Michael's thoughts on Greg's post

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Links:
https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linu...
https://rust-for-linux.com/
https://rust-for-linux.com/rust-kerne...

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