When you program in the kernel, there is no operating system to step in and safely stop your code from running and tell you that you have a problem. The Linux kernel is pretty nice to its own code.

With this second excerpt, Abbott discusses kernel modules and device drivers in Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6. In this final installment of the excerpt, Abbott continues this ...

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More and more Rust drivers are being added to the Linux kernel. While Rust code represents just 0.1% of the total codebase, that’s still 143 separate files across all facets of the kernel.

The kernel, however, including modules, has no such restriction. That can make debugging modules tricky because you can easily bring the system to its knees.

The Rust programming language gets a nod of approval from Linux creator Linus Torvalds. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer July 14, 2020, 3:49 a.m. PT ...

The debate around the inclusion of Rust in Linux has seemingly ended: Linus Torvalds, the original creator and current maintainer of the open source kernel, has decided that, "unless something odd ...

With this second excerpt, Abbott discusses kernel modules and device drivers in Part 1 and Part 2. In this installment, Abbott continues this discussion with a look at device drivers. Elsevier is ...