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Rust for Linux covers the growing role of the Rust programming language inside the Linux kernel and the build and maintenance changes that follow. The tagged discussion looks at Google's proposal to retire the legacy C implementation of Android Binder, which would make Rust the only upstream Binder driver for future Linux kernels rather than an optional alternative. For Windows developers building Android platform images under WSL, maintaining Android Common Kernel trees, or supporting enterprise Android fleets, the practical effect is a toolchain boundary: enabling CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_IPC would require Rust support while the C Binder sources and related tests disappear.
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    Android Binder Proposal Makes Rust Required for Linux Builds

    Google’s proposed removal of the legacy C implementation of Android Binder would turn Rust from an optional alternative into the only upstream Binder driver for future Linux kernels. For Windows developers who build Android platform images under WSL, maintain Android Common Kernel trees, or...