Welcome to the LWN.net Weekly Edition for September 23, 2021

• Weaponizing middleboxes: filtering devices can be turned into attack amplifiers.
• A discussion on folios: Linux Plumbers Conference attendees ponder the next step for the folio patches.
• Coverage from the Kangrejos Rust-for-Linux workshop, including:
  • The Rust for Linux project: an introduction to the effort to bring Rust into the Linux kernel.
  • Key Rust concepts for the kernel: what Rust provides for kernel development.
  • More Rust concepts for the kernel: how kernel abstractions translate into Rust.

This week's edition also includes these inner pages:

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

Please enjoy this week's edition, and, as always, thank you for supporting LWN.net.