Linux kernel engineer Andrea Righi developed a new Linux scheduler in Rustlang with help from eBPF, showing promising performance compared to the stock scheduler. The scheduler's efficiency has sparked discussions about Rust's superiority over C. Linux 6.8-rc1 is set to release on schedule, with initial Rust kernel support and other significant updates.
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“What does [the scheduler] do differently that causes it to actually perform differently? Is it because it is incomplete or is it actually because it is genuinely better? Because I can’t believe that Rust by itself is better than C”-@Theprimeagen https://t.co/cPof6BSJgi #Rustlang
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Hacking around over the holidays, Linux kernel engineer Andrea Righi wrote a #Linux scheduler in #Rustlang (and some help from the #eBPF) that in early tests outperforms the kernel’s own stock scheduler. @thenewstack https://t.co/cPof6BSJgi
BPF Opens a Door to Linux Dynamic Scheduling (Maybe with Rust!) https://t.co/r2C82wBKsO @joab_jackson @arighi #BPF #Linux #Schedulers