Article 6SC0P [$] RVKMS and Rust KMS bindings

[$] RVKMS and Rust KMS bindings

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At the 2024 X.Org DevelopersConference (XDC), Lyude Paul gave a talk on the work she has been doingas part of the Novaproject, which is an effort build an NVIDIAGPU driver in Rust. She wanted to provide an introduction to RVKMS, whichis being used to develop Rust kernel mode setting (KMS)bindings; RVKMS is a port of the virtual KMS (VKMS)driver to Rust. In addition, she wanted to give her opinion on Rust, and why shethinks it isa "game-changer for the kernel", noting that the reasons are notrelated to the oft-mentioned, "headline" feature of the language: memorysafety.
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