Welcome to the LWN.net Weekly Edition for October 9, 2025

• Upcoming Rust language features for kernel development: several new Rust features aimed at supporting the Rust for Linux project were described at Kangrejos.
• Highlights from systemd v258: part two: the second half of our look at features in systemd v258.
• Kernel hackers at Cauldron, 2025 edition: a GNU Tools Cauldron session on the intersection of the toolchain and the kernel.
• Next steps for BPF support in the GNU toolchain: further discussions between kernel hackers and GNU tools developers, this time focusing on BPF support.
• 6.18 merge window, part 1: the first half of a recap of the features getting merged for Linux 6.18.
• Progress on defeating lifetime-end pointer zapping: a Kangrejos talk by Paul McKenney on solving a knotty problem with pointer provenance for C, C++, and Rust.
• A look at the Robot Operating System: an overview of an SDK for developing robots and related applications.

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• Brief items: Brief news items from throughout the community.
• Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more.

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