Is there currently a Linux compatible kernel being written in Rust?

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Given all the brouhaha surrounding the stonewalling of efforts to support rust in the Linux kernel, are there any alternatives being written in rust?

rajat · Accepted Answer

Redox.Probably worth doing regardless of brouhaha or not. Different design choices, etc!

runjake · Answer

Redox OS. It&rsquo;s not a Linux clone but it seeks a high level of Linux compatibility. It&rsquo;s been progressing well for years.https://www.redox-os.org/

networked · Answer

I assume by "Linux-compatible" you mean "compatible with the Linux ABI" and therefore able to run Linux binaries. Several Rust kernel projects that implement the Linux ABI have shown up on HN. Out of them, only https://github.com/asterinas/asterinas seems to still be going. Its initial commit was in May 2022, and the latest was today. As far as I know, Redox doesn't implement the Linux ABI; it aims for source compatibility.

cies · Answer

Did you try a google search?Redox is mentioned. There are other projects but afaik they've stalled. The first few hits with google contain links to their project pages.

Is there currently a Linux compatible kernel being written in Rust?

Given all the brouhaha surrounding the stonewalling of efforts to support rust in the Linux kernel, are there any alternatives being written in rust?

Redox.
Probably worth doing regardless of brouhaha or not. Different design choices, etc!

Redox OS. It’s not a Linux clone but it seeks a high level of Linux compatibility. It’s been progressing well for years.
https://www.redox-os.org/

Did you try a google search?
Redox is mentioned. There are other projects but afaik they've stalled. The first few hits with google contain links to their project pages.