Understanding Rust Kernel Interfaces: Overview of Essential Bindings
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chmaynard
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Summary
The article discusses the interfaces between C and Rust in the kernel, focusing on the bindings that all kernel Rust code can be expected to use. It explains tasks like memory allocation, dealing with immovable structures, and interacting with locks in Rust drivers.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledTasks like allocating memory, dealing with immovable structures, and interacting with locks are necessary for handling most devices.
Rust code can call C using the foreign function interface (FFI); given that, one potential way to integrate Rust int
The focus of this third item in our series on writing Rust in the kernel will be on an overview of the bindings that all kernel Rust code can be expected to use.
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