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From:   Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 7 May 2021 20:23:43 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/13] [RFC] Rust support
To:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>
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On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 2:47 PM Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org> wrote:
>
> I was referring to entities interested in using Rust for the
> Linux kernel. Not just "using rust". And that interest is coming
> from Google and a few academic institutions AFAICT.

There is interest from a handful of major companies in using Rust for
the Linux kernel. For instance, we had a few present in our latest
informal call.

I am also aware of at least two having or looking to
have someone working on testing the waters of what we have done so
far for their use cases.

Cheers,
Miguel