linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/1] Rust BPF Verifier Implementation

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Message-ID: <2025122915-distort-concrete-2e5f@gregkh>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2025 07:59:46 +0100
From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: MCB-SMART-BOY <mcb2720838051@...il.com>
Cc: rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, bpf@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/1] Rust BPF Verifier Implementation

On Sun, Dec 28, 2025 at 07:04:55PM +0000, MCB-SMART-BOY wrote:
> Hello Rust for Linux and BPF maintainers,
> 
> I would like to submit an RFC for a complete Rust implementation of the
> Linux kernel's BPF verifier (kernel/bpf/verifier.c) as part of the Rust
> for Linux project.

This was already discussed and rejected (i.e. do not rewrite existing
C code in rust unless you are the owner/maintainer of it).  Why bring
this up again?

thanks,

greg k-h