From: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Cc: "Jakub Kicinski" <kuba@kernel.org>,
"Miguel Ojeda" <ojeda@kernel.org>,
"Boqun Feng" <boqun@kernel.org>, "Gary Guo" <gary@garyguo.net>,
"Björn Roy Baron" <bjorn3_gh@protonmail.com>,
"Benno Lossin" <lossin@kernel.org>,
"Andreas Hindborg" <a.hindborg@kernel.org>,
"Trevor Gross" <tmgross@umich.edu>,
"Danilo Krummrich" <dakr@kernel.org>,
"Donald Hunter" <donald.hunter@gmail.com>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
"Eric Dumazet" <edumazet@google.com>,
"Paolo Abeni" <pabeni@redhat.com>,
"Simon Horman" <horms@kernel.org>,
"Greg Kroah-Hartman" <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
"Arve Hjønnevåg" <arve@android.com>,
"Todd Kjos" <tkjos@android.com>,
"Christian Brauner" <brauner@kernel.org>,
"Carlos Llamas" <cmllamas@google.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org,
netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] Rust netlink support + use in Rust Binder
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 22:41:09 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aayphfkModIeENp3@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <42407d43-00e9-4938-8d6c-70d83b0f2ac9@lunn.ch>
On Sat, Mar 07, 2026 at 10:39:28PM +0100, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > > Please no duplication of existing code in Rust.
> >
> > The plan is certainly to get rid of C Binder, but it was unfortunately
> > not possible to get there without a transition period.
>
> Dumb question....
>
> Why?
The reasons for moving to a Rust implementation are discussed in the
cover letter [1], and in my 2023 plumbers talk [2].
[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20231101-rust-binder-v1-0-08ba9197f637@google.com/
[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt3hpvMZv8o
> You are just sending messages to user space. Does the rust version
> send different messages? Can user space tell the difference?
No, it sends the same messages. The intent is for Android to move to the
Rust implementation without userspace being able to tell the difference.
Alice
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-07 22:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-06 15:12 [PATCH 0/4] Rust netlink support + use in Rust Binder Alice Ryhl
2026-03-06 15:12 ` [PATCH 1/4] rust: netlink: add raw netlink abstraction Alice Ryhl
2026-03-07 15:43 ` Andrew Lunn
2026-03-07 21:28 ` Alice Ryhl
2026-03-08 14:48 ` Andrew Lunn
2026-03-08 15:23 ` Alice Ryhl
2026-03-08 17:24 ` Andrew Lunn
2026-03-09 8:38 ` Alice Ryhl
2026-03-06 15:12 ` [PATCH 2/4] ynl_gen: generate Rust files from yaml files Alice Ryhl
2026-03-07 18:41 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-03-07 21:30 ` Alice Ryhl
2026-03-06 15:12 ` [PATCH 3/4] rust_binder: add generated netlink.rs file Alice Ryhl
2026-03-16 12:07 ` Andreas Hindborg
2026-03-06 15:12 ` [PATCH 4/4] rust_binder: report netlink transactions Alice Ryhl
2026-03-07 16:56 ` Andrew Lunn
2026-03-07 21:19 ` Alice Ryhl
2026-03-07 18:41 ` [PATCH 0/4] Rust netlink support + use in Rust Binder Jakub Kicinski
2026-03-07 21:19 ` Alice Ryhl
2026-03-07 21:39 ` Andrew Lunn
2026-03-07 22:41 ` Alice Ryhl [this message]
2026-03-08 14:12 ` Andrew Lunn
2026-03-08 15:08 ` Alice Ryhl
2026-03-07 21:59 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-03-07 22:50 ` Alice Ryhl
2026-03-09 21:24 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-03-10 7:47 ` Alice Ryhl
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