Re: Wouldn't Zig be more suitable than rust? In the Linux kernel

On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 5:08 PM Manuel Quintero Fonseca <manuel@uas.edu.mx> wrote:

The Zig compiler is compatible with C, Zig code is cleaner than Rust, and they are both equally secure.

What do you think?

The kernel needs more than Rust's incomplete x86_64 and i686 support. Rust would actually have to have Tier 1 support for armel, armv7, aarch64, loongarch64, mips{64}, powerpc{64}, riscv{64}, sparc{64}, s390x, and a wheelbarrow full of other minor architectures. See <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustc/platform-support.html>. Zig would have to provide similar support. I don't believe Rust or Zig would be much help at the moment. Jeff