Rust in the kernel is no longer experimental

Source: lwn.net
942 points by rascul 2 months ago on hackernews | 691 comments

[Posted December 10, 2025 by corbet]

The topic of the Rust experiment was just discussed at the annual Maintainers Summit. The consensus among the assembled developers is that Rust in the kernel is no longer experimental — it is now a core part of the kernel and is here to stay. So the "experimental" tag will be coming off. Congratulations are in order for all of the Rust-for-Linux team.

(Stay tuned for details in our Maintainers Summit coverage.)