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minus-squarethingsiplay@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·4 days agoI never said that only Rust prevents this. I just said using Rust in the Kernel would have prevented this issue.
minus-squarexmo748@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoFair enough. Don’t you think it simplifies the issue a little bit? How long would it take to rewrite the entire TCP stack in rust?
minus-squarethingsiplay@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoI don’t think a rewrite in Rust is necessary for everything that has a bug. Instead fixing the bug is probably more secure, before such alternative Rust code is mature enough to replace it.
I never said that only Rust prevents this. I just said using Rust in the Kernel would have prevented this issue.
Fair enough. Don’t you think it simplifies the issue a little bit? How long would it take to rewrite the entire TCP stack in rust?
I don’t think a rewrite in Rust is necessary for everything that has a bug. Instead fixing the bug is probably more secure, before such alternative Rust code is mature enough to replace it.