From: Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com>
To: Manuel Quintero Fonseca <manuel@uas.edu.mx>
Cc: kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org
Subject: Re: Wouldn't Zig be more suitable than rust? In the Linux kernel
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:58:07 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAH8yC8mTb7XRBYFGyo8Vo00AhRtb_zVBibm5ha5SpPJhHiZ6GQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAPegGh-FyJvBUMghuwAP9HSXfmxBL+N_77ubCysYmi==EqDD6Q@mail.gmail.com>
On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 5:08 PM Manuel Quintero Fonseca
<manuel@uas.edu.mx> wrote:
>
> The Zig compiler is compatible with C, Zig code is cleaner than Rust,
> and they are both equally secure.
>
> What do you think?
The kernel needs more than Rust's incomplete x86_64 and i686 support.
Rust would actually have to have Tier 1 support for armel, armv7,
aarch64, loongarch64, mips{64}, powerpc{64}, riscv{64}, sparc{64},
s390x, and a wheelbarrow full of other minor architectures. See
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustc/platform-support.html>.
Zig would have to provide similar support.
I don't believe Rust or Zig would be much help at the moment.
Jeff
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-09-23 21:07 Wouldn't Zig be more suitable than rust? In the Linux kernel Manuel Quintero Fonseca
2024-09-24 0:11 ` Joshua Rose
2024-09-24 0:58 ` Jeffrey Walton [this message]
2024-09-27 11:56 ` Richard
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