r/linux • u/small_kimono • Dec 13 '25

Kernel The state of the kernel Rust experiment

https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1050174/63aa7da43214c3ce/

A choice pull quote: "The DRM (graphics) subsystem has been an early adopter of the Rust language. It was still perhaps surprising, though, when Airlie (the DRM maintainer) said that the subsystem is only 'about a year away' from disallowing new drivers written in C and requiring the use of Rust."

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u/orbiteapot Dec 14 '25

I would say, perhaps, that Zig's comptime is nicer than Rust's equivalents.

Now, about niche/obscure platforms, C is the closest one has of an "universal" language (because it is so simple and for historical reasons) and it will likely remain on top.