ray@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day ago'Maybe the problem is you' ... Linus Torvalds wades into Linux kernel Rust driver dramawww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1288arrow-down17cross-posted to: tech@programming.devlinux@programming.dev
arrow-up1281arrow-down1external-link'Maybe the problem is you' ... Linus Torvalds wades into Linux kernel Rust driver dramawww.theregister.comray@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square94fedilinkcross-posted to: tech@programming.devlinux@programming.dev
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·6 hours agoWell, the rust devs are trying to add more rust code, and the dma maintainer rejected it because it was was written in rust. Thus, the question.
minus-squareYozul@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 hours agoThe dma maintainer wants all the code he’s in charge of to be stuff he likes to work with. Whether you agree with that or not, that has absolutely nothing to do with Linus Torvalds allowing more rust code in the kernel.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 minutes agoThat’s the thing though, he’s not in charge of this code.
Well, the rust devs are trying to add more rust code, and the dma maintainer rejected it because it was was written in rust. Thus, the question.
The dma maintainer wants all the code he’s in charge of to be stuff he likes to work with. Whether you agree with that or not, that has absolutely nothing to do with Linus Torvalds allowing more rust code in the kernel.
That’s the thing though, he’s not in charge of this code.