Summary: LWN subscribers gain immediate access to site content and features. At the 2024 Linux Summit, Almeida and Overstreet led a session on using Rust for Linux filesystems, sparking disagreement. Rust’s benefits include catching errors at compile time and automated clean-up tasks. Overstreet believes Rust will simplify kernel development, provably correct code, and reduced bugs. Almeida showcased Rust’s type system eliminating errors. Discussions involved renaming functions and encoding object lifecycles in Rust APIs. Potential challenges include syncing Rust bindings with C code changes and varying filesystem needs. Controversy arose over Rust adoption and pain allocation. Overall, the Rust-for-Linux project aims to enhance filesystem development with Rust’s capabilities.
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