Re: [GIT PULL] Rust introduction for v6.1-rc1

[Masahiro Yamada]

On Sun, Oct 2, 2022 at 12:59 AM Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Linus,
>
> Please pull the initial Rust support for v6.1-rc1. The tree has a recent
> base, but has fundamentally been in linux-next for a year and a half[1].
> It's been updated based on feedback from the Kernel Maintainer's Summit,
> and to gain recent Reviewed-by: tags. Miguel is the primary maintainer,
> with me helping where needed/wanted. Our plan is for the tree to switch to
> the standard non-rebasing practice once this initial infrastructure series
> lands. The contents are the absolute minimum to get Rust code building
> in the kernel, with many more interfaces[2] (and drivers[3]) on the way.
>
> Expected conflicts are minimal:
> - docs-next: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87czbegets.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxx/


Also, conflicts against the Kbuild tree.

linux-next 20220930 fails to build with CONFIG_RUST=y because the merge
conflicts between Kbuild and Rust trees were not correctly resolved.

I will try my best to address merge conflicts when I send my pull request.





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Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada