Rust in Linux's Kernel 'is No Longer Experimental'

Linux Kernel Adopts Rust as Permanent Core Language in 2025

In the ever-evolving world of open-source software, a pivotal shift has occurred that could redefine how operating systems are built. The Linux kernel, the foundational core of countless devices from servers to smartphones, has officially embraced Rust as a core programming language, shedding its experimental status. This decision, reached at the 2025 Kernel Maintainers Summit, marks a significant milestone for Rust’s integration into one of the…

Rust in Linux's Kernel 'is No Longer Experimental'

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols files this report from Tokyo: At the invitation-only Linux Kernel Maintainers Summit here, the top Linux maintainers decided, as Jonathan Corbet, Linux kernel developer, put it, "The consensus among the assembled developers is that Rust in the kernel is no longer experi...