• [$] Smart pointers for the kernel

    From LWN.net@1337:1/100 to All on Friday, October 04, 2024 17:45:05
    [$] Smart pointers for the kernel

    Date:
    Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:38:16 +0000

    Description:
    Rust has a plethora of smart-pointer types, including reference-counted pointers, which have special support in the compiler to make them
    easier to use. The Rust-for-Linux project would like to reap those same benefits
    for its smart pointers, which need to be written by hand to conform to
    the Linux kernel
    memory model . Xiangfei Ding
    presented at Kangrejos about the work to enable custom
    smart pointers to function the same as built-in smart pointers.

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    Link to news story:
    https://lwn.net/Articles/992055/


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