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[$] Whither the Apple AGX graphics driver?
Friday September 6, 2024. 03:35 PM , from LWN.net
Much of the early Rust code for the kernel has taken the form of
reimplementations of existing drivers as a proof of concept. One project, though, is entirely new: the driver for Apple GPUs written by Asahi Lina. This driver has shipped with Asahi Linux for some time and, by many accounts, is stable, usable, and a shining example of how Rust can be used in a complex kernel subsystem. That driver remains outside of the mainline kernel, though, and merging currently looks like a distant prospect. The reasons for that state of affairs highlight some of the difficulties inherent in integrating a new language (and its associated development style) into the Linux kernel.
https://lwn.net/Articles/988438/
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