Re: [RFC PATCH 0/5] Rust block device driver API and null block driver

[Bart Van Assche]

On 3/13/24 04:05, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> This is the second version of the Rust block device driver API and the Rust null
> block driver. The context and motivation can be seen in cover letter of the RFC
> v1 [1]. If more context is required, a talk about this effort was recorded at
> LPC [2]. I hope to be able to discuss this series at LSF this year [3].

Memory safety may land in C++ in the near future (see also
https://herbsutter.com/2024/03/). If memory-safe C++ or memory-safe C
would be adopted in the kernel, it would allow writing memory-safe
drivers without having to add complicated bindings between existing C
code and new Rust code. Please do not take this as personal criticism -
I appreciate the effort that has been spent on coming up with great
Rust bindings for the Linux kernel block layer.

Thanks,

Bart.