Topic: rust integration
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Linux Kernel 2025: New Schedulers, Rust, & Torvalds' Insights
The Linux kernel saw significant growth in Rust code integration, with strong backing from key figures like Linus Torvalds, while also facing its first CVE for a Rust component and the complete removal of the Bcachefs file-system. A scheduler originally designed for Valve's Steam Deck demonstrate...
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Linux 7.0 to Boost Rust & LTO Kernel Build Performance
The upcoming Linux 7.0 kernel will improve performance for Rust and LTO builds by enabling C helper functions to be inlined into Rust code, resolving a previous LLVM compiler issue. A new `__rust_helper` annotation and automatic `__always_inline` attribute are being introduced, requiring a substa...
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Linus Torvalds' Surprising Take on AI in Software Development
Linus Torvalds views AI in software development as both an educational tool that can inspire new programmers and a disruptive force that complicates workflows, particularly in large projects like the Linux kernel. He supports the gradual adoption of Rust in the Linux kernel despite some maintaine...
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Linus Torvalds' Surprising Take on AI in Software Development
Linus Torvalds emphasized that Linux's success is driven by its vast community, with each kernel release involving contributions from over a thousand developers to ensure adaptability and maintainability. He supported the adoption of Rust in the Linux kernel despite initial friction, believing it...
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