Re: [Rust for Linux] Call Sunday 2021-03-28 18:00 UTC

[Kaviraj Kanagaraj <kavirajkanagaraj@gmail.com>]

Hi Miguel!

No problems :) We can do introductions next time :)
It was really nice meeting you all :)

Thanks
Kaviraj 

Sent from my iPhone

> On 28-Mar-2021, at 22:20, Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Thanks all for joining!
> 
> Kaviraj: my apologies -- when someone new joins we do a round of
> introductions at the beginning of the meeting, but this time we did it
> at the end (but you had already left). If you join next meeting, I
> will make sure we do the introductions first! :-)
> 
> Updated schedule:
> 
>  - We are still targeting the 5th for the RFC. We can delay a week if
> we feel it is needed.
> 
>  - We will be adding a few things to the RFC:
>    + Some of the PRs in the queue.
>    + ppc64le support.
>    + Binder & a couple rust/kernel/ pieces for it.
>      * This does not necessarily mean Binder will go in the merge
> window -- it is more to show in the RFC how an actual working module
> looks like.
>    + Move/split of "Rust example".
>    + Kernel docs to be uploaded.
>    + Unstable feature list to be updated.
> 
> Other topics & news discussed:
> 
>  - Wedson joined as a maintainer!
> 
>  - RFC:
>    + The patches' split (preparation, Rust support, Binder).
>    + Attribution, git-blame, kernel process, etc.
> 
>  - `alloc`:
>    + We will likely end up with our own equivalent in the kernel, but
> this is medium-term. For the RFC and likely for the merge, we go with
> `alloc`.
>    + Ideally, this work could inform the Rust allocator WG!
> 
>  - Locking: enforcing correct order/patterns (or at least disallowing
> known-incorrect ones) via the type system or extra annotations.
> 
> Cheers,
> Miguel