Rust4Linux with Danilo Krummrich

About this episode

This episode features an interview with Danilo Krummrich discussing the integration of Rust into the Linux kernel and the challenges involved.

Bringing Rust into the Linux kernel is one of the most ambitious modernization efforts in open source history. The Linux kernel, with its decades of C code and deeply ingrained development practices, is now opening its doors to a memory-safe language. It's the first time in over 30 years that a new programming language has been officially adopted for kernel development. But the journey is far from straightforward. In this episode, we speak with Danilo Krummrich, Linux kernel maintainer and Rust for Linux core team member, about the groundbreaking work of integrating Rust into the Linux kernel. Among other things, we talk about the Nova GPU driver, a Rust-based successor to Nouveau for NVIDIA graphics cards, and discuss the technical challenges and cultural shifts required for large-scale Rust adoption in the kernel as well as the future of the Rust4Linux project.

People in this episode

Host: Matthias Endler

Guest: Danilo Krummrich

Topics covered

• Rust in Linux kernel
• memory-safe languages
• open source modernization
• GPU drivers
• technical challenges
• cultural shifts
• Rust4Linux project

Keywords

• Rust
• Linux kernel
• memory safety
• Nouveau
• GPU driver
• open source
• technical challenges
• cultural shifts
• Rust4Linux

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Linux, NVIDIA

Products: Rust, Nouveau, Nova GPU driver

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