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diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst index b48da698d6f2..bb96ca0f774b 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ you probably needn't concern yourself with pcmciautils. ====================== =============== ======================================== GNU C 5.1 gcc --version Clang/LLVM (optional) 11.0.0 clang --version -Rust (optional) 1.71.1 rustc --version +Rust (optional) 1.73.0 rustc --version bindgen (optional) 0.65.1 bindgen --version GNU make 3.82 make --version bash 4.2 bash --version diff --git a/Documentation/rust/index.rst b/Documentation/rust/index.rst index e599be2cec9b..965f2db529e0 100644 --- a/Documentation/rust/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/rust/index.rst @@ -6,6 +6,25 @@ Rust Documentation related to Rust within the kernel. To start using Rust in the kernel, please read the quick-start.rst guide. + +The Rust experiment +------------------- + +The Rust support was merged in v6.1 into mainline in order to help in +determining whether Rust as a language was suitable for the kernel, i.e. worth +the tradeoffs. + +Currently, the Rust support is primarily intended for kernel developers and +maintainers interested in the Rust support, so that they can start working on +abstractions and drivers, as well as helping the development of infrastructure +and tools. + +If you are an end user, please note that there are currently no in-tree +drivers/modules suitable or intended for production use, and that the Rust +support is still in development/experimental, especially for certain kernel +configurations. + + .. only:: rustdoc and html You can also browse `rustdoc documentation <rustdoc/kernel/index.html>`_. |