Subj : [$] Smart pointers for the kernel
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From : LWN.net
Date : Fri Oct 04 2024 17:45:05

[$] Smart pointers for the kernel

Date:
Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:38:16 +0000

Description:
Rust has a plethora of smart-pointer types, including reference-counted
pointers, which have special support in the compiler to make them
easier to use. The Rust-for-Linux project would like to reap those same 
benefits
for its smart pointers, which need to be written by hand to conform to
the Linux kernel
memory model . Xiangfei Ding
presented at Kangrejos about the work to enable custom
smart pointers to function the same as built-in smart pointers.

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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/992055/


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