# fishinabarrel/linux-kernel-module-rust

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1,340 stars · 122 forks · Rust · GPL-2.0 · archived

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/fishinabarrel/linux-kernel-module-rust
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/fishinabarrel-linux-kernel-module-rust.md

## Description

This project provides a development framework for writing loadable Linux kernel modules using the Rust programming language. It establishes a methodology for safe systems programming by enforcing memory and thread safety within the restricted execution environment of the kernel, allowing developers to extend operating system functionality while preventing common memory corruption errors.

The framework distinguishes itself through automated generation of type-safe foreign function interfaces, which bridge high-level code with low-level kernel headers and system structures. It maps high-level synchronization constructs directly to native kernel locking mechanisms, ensuring that shared data remains protected across multiple execution threads and interrupt contexts.

The toolset integrates with native kernel build pipelines to manage the compilation and linking of source code into binary objects. By providing safe abstractions for hardware interfacing and resource-constrained environments, it supports the creation of reliable device drivers and system components that maintain strict ownership and borrowing rules at compile time.

## Tags

### Part of an Awesome List

- [Linux Kernel Development](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devops/linux-kernel-development.md) — Provides a framework for writing loadable Linux kernel modules with memory safety guarantees.
- [Kernel Modules](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devtools/kernel-modules.md) — Supports reliable system extension through safe abstractions that interface with standard build systems. ([source](https://github.com/fishinabarrel/linux-kernel-module-rust#readme))

### Operating Systems & Systems Programming

- [Compile-Time](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/kernel-core-internals/process-and-memory-management/memory-management/compile-time.md) — Enforces memory safety and ownership rules at compile time to prevent corruption within the kernel.
- [Memory Safety Verification](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/memory-safety-diagnostics/memory-safety-verification.md) — Applies strict ownership and borrowing rules at compile time to ensure memory safety in privileged environments.
- [Rust Systems Programming](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/rust-systems-programming.md) — Leverages language safety guarantees to build low-level system components that interact directly with kernel interfaces.
- [FFI Thread-Safety Enforcement](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/ffi-thread-safety-enforcement.md) — Enforces thread safety by requiring shared data to implement concurrency primitives across execution threads. ([source](https://github.com/fishinabarrel/linux-kernel-module-rust#readme))
- [Device Drivers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/kernel-core-internals/kernel-development/kernel-driver-implementation/device-drivers.md) — Enables the creation of reliable device drivers using type-safe bindings to communicate with kernel structures.
- [Kernel Module Compilation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/kernel-module-compilation.md) — Provides tools to transform source code into static libraries compatible with native kernel build systems. ([source](https://github.com/fishinabarrel/linux-kernel-module-rust/blob/master/NOTES.md))

### Security & Cryptography

- [Memory-Safe Systems Programming](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/memory-safe-systems-programming.md) — Establishes a methodology for enforcing memory and thread safety within the restricted kernel execution environment.

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Type-Safe Binding Generators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/cli-build-tools/ffi-binding-cli-generators/type-safe-binding-generators.md) — Automates the generation of type-safe foreign function interfaces from system headers. ([source](https://github.com/fishinabarrel/linux-kernel-module-rust/blob/master/README.md))
- [Kernel Build Systems](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/cross-platform-build-systems/kernel-build-systems.md) — Integrates with native kernel build pipelines to compile source code into loadable binary objects.

### Programming Languages & Runtimes

- [Foreign Function Interfaces](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/language-interoperability/foreign-function-interfaces.md) — Generates type-safe interfaces between high-level code and low-level C-based kernel structures.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Kernel Synchronization Primitives](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/concurrency-control/kernel-synchronization-primitives.md) — Maps high-level synchronization constructs to native kernel locking mechanisms for thread safety.