Linux is making the jump to version 7.0, and with it come some big changes to the kernel that will benefit all kinds of users ...

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The Linux kernel, written in C, is no longer experimental. The 'experimental' tag has been removed after a discussion at the Maintainers Summit. The Linux kernel is written in C, which means it is ...

Linux kernel version 6.4 is getting improved Rust code. This was revealed by some of the most recent patches. This update comes hot on the heels of the recent news regarding Windows 11's Rust support.

When Rust first made its way into the Linux kernel in late 2022 (mainline inclusion began with version 6.1), it didn’t merely introduce a new programming language, it marked a profound shift in how we ...

The makers of systems programming language Rust are looking at how to adapt the language for use in the Linux kernel. Josh Triplett, a former Intel engineer and a lead of the Rust language team, says ...

This week, ZDNet’s Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols asked Linus Torvalds and Greg Kroah-Hartman about the possibility of new Linux kernel code being written in Rust—a high performance but memory-safe ...

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What just happened? Rust will soon be part of Linux, Torvalds has decided. The memory safe programming language will join C and the other traditional languages developers use to create new pieces and ...