Bcachefs: Upstreaming, growing the team, and a funding situation update(patreon.com)
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Bcachefs: Upstreaming, growing the team, and a funding situation update
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I know Bcachefs is nearing its big merge into mainline Linux, but I wonder if the current state of Rust support in the kernel would allow for something like Bcachefs to be written. I know I can write a driver in Rust, but could I write a filesystem in Rust?
https://www.phoronix.com/news/PuzzleFS-Development-Continues
The Linux kernel Rust support is not good enough currently for it to work though.
The Linux kernel Rust support is not good enough currently for it to work though.
> Currently, puzzlefs is implemented as a userspace filesystem (FUSE). A read-only kernel filesystem driver is underway.
Ahh interesting. I hadn't heard of PuzzleFS, but it sounds like they are anticipating Rust support will become good enough. Neat!
Ahh interesting. I hadn't heard of PuzzleFS, but it sounds like they are anticipating Rust support will become good enough. Neat!
I read a lot of the emails from the past few months (see also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37660709) and I think it will get in by the end of the year. Also think things will go better after that.
Good luck, Kent!
Good luck, Kent!