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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-18 17:35:05 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-18 17:39:31 +0000 |
commit | 85c675d0d09a45a135bddd15d7b385f8758c32fb (patch) | |
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parent | Adding upstream version 6.6.15. (diff) | |
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Adding upstream version 6.7.7.upstream/6.7.7
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/rust/index.rst b/Documentation/rust/index.rst index e599be2ce..965f2db52 100644 --- a/Documentation/rust/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/rust/index.rst @@ -6,6 +6,25 @@ Rust Documentation related to Rust within the kernel. To start using Rust in the kernel, please read the quick-start.rst guide. + +The Rust experiment +------------------- + +The Rust support was merged in v6.1 into mainline in order to help in +determining whether Rust as a language was suitable for the kernel, i.e. worth +the tradeoffs. + +Currently, the Rust support is primarily intended for kernel developers and +maintainers interested in the Rust support, so that they can start working on +abstractions and drivers, as well as helping the development of infrastructure +and tools. + +If you are an end user, please note that there are currently no in-tree +drivers/modules suitable or intended for production use, and that the Rust +support is still in development/experimental, especially for certain kernel +configurations. + + .. only:: rustdoc and html You can also browse `rustdoc documentation <rustdoc/kernel/index.html>`_. |