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0 pointsphendrenad21y ago0 comments

> That question as already answered when the experiment was greenlit: it doesn’t have to at all

Where? And in light of the ongoing infighting and lack of clear parameters, do you think that was truly sufficient?

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When the Rust for Linux experiment was approved.

It was sufficient, but that doesn’t prevent people from acting in bad faith. Which is what is happening here.

It may be technically insufficient, if the RfL folks can't integrate Rust without C changes. And if that's true, (and it seems to be true) then it's time for an architectural discussion to come to an agreement on if Rust for Linux should be pursued or if C code flexibility and readability is more important.

whytevuhuni1y ago

> if the RfL folks can't integrate Rust without C changes

The RfL folks can integrate Rust without C changes.

All of the changes in the patch (ever since v1) have been entirely contained inside the rust directory, with most of the changes being in the rust/kernel/dma.rs file. There were no changes to C files, or to files inside the kernel/dma directory.

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