Rust in the kernel is no longer experimental
LWN.net News from the source ContentWeekly EditionArchivesSearchKernelSecurityEvents calendarUnread commentsLWN FAQWrite for us User: Password: | | Log in / Subscribe / Register The end of the kernel Rust experiment [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.) to post comments Nice Posted Dec 10, 2025 4:25 UTC (Wed) by ktkaffee (subscriber,…
