[HN Gopher] Rust in Illumos
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       Rust in Illumos
        
       Author : vermaden
       Score  : 20 points
       Date   : 2024-09-10 21:15 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | yjftsjthsd-h wrote:
       | > The development model of illumos is different from Linux and
       | thus there are no Rust drivers in upstream illumos yet. But that
       | is to be expected for new things. In our model, we take the time
       | to mature new tech in a fork, and for rust, the Oxide fork has
       | taken that role. In there, we have several drivers for the Oxide
       | Networking stack that are in rust. Based on that some experience
       | could be gained.
       | 
       | Soft forks are also good, but doesn't illumos have a stable
       | driver ABI, such that you could just make your drivers completely
       | independently? I thought that was how it had ex. Nvidia drivers (
       | https://docs.openindiana.org/dev/graphics-stack/#nvidia )
        
         | boricj wrote:
         | Even if there is a stable ABI driver to the point where
         | upstream is oblivious of any Rust stuff going on inside
         | drivers, that doesn't solve the problem of fragmentation
         | amongst forks (assuming upstreaming to Illumos is a goal).
        
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