Software Development
Rust in Linux: Experimental Drivers Opening the Way
Rust joined Linux mainline in version 6.1 (2022), and by 6.9 (2024) it already ships experimental drivers, including Asahi's GPU driver for Apple Silicon. In C/C++ projects like Chromium, around 70 percent of serious security bugs are memory-safety bugs, the real reason kernel maintainers are debating whether to adopt it.