We have been in contact with a set of companies and academia members
that would like to use Rust as a second language in the kernel. Some
of them have already started to evaluate Rust for their needs using
the infrastructure we have already in place.
In particular, we have got a few statements from major companies.
In no particular order:
Microsoft's Linux Systems Group is interested in contributing to
getting Rust into Linux kernel. Hopefully we will be able to submit
select Hyper-V drivers written in Rust in the coming months.
Arm recognises the Rust value proposition and is actively working
with the Rust community to improve Rust for Arm based systems.
A good example is Arm’s RFC contribution to the Rust language which
made Linux on 64-bit Arm systems a Tier-1 Rust supported platform.
Rustaceans at Arm are excited about the Rust for Linux initiative
and look forward to assisting in this effort.
Google supports and contributes directly to the Rust for Linux
project. Our Android team is evaluating a new Binder implementation
and considering other drivers where Rust could be adopted.
In addition, IBM contributed the Rust kernel support for PowerPC
which was already included in the RFC.
