Rust compiler support works differently
Rust compiler support works differently
Posted Dec 16, 2025 14:48 UTC (Tue) by laarmen (subscriber, #63948)In reply to: Rust compiler support works differently by farnz
Parent article: The state of the kernel Rust experiment
Yes, most old code will compile without issues. AFAICT, the Rust compatibility story is one of the best out there. The only specific example that comes to mind right now is Rust 1.80 vs `time`, but that one was special in that it was actually detected and disregarded. However, I do remember reading several times in Rust changelogs things like "We detected XX crates that failed to compile with this change and worked with their authors to get a new, fixed version out".
