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Are there any advantages of using Rust instead of C in the Linux kernel?

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Are there any advantages of using Rust instead of C in the Linux kernel?

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Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years ago

Will there be performance and security improvements?

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Memory safety would be the main advantage.

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