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		stackghost on Oct 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Smart pointers for the kernel I'm not a rust fanboy but isn't the point of rust to dramatically decrease the area in which null pointer dereferences and friends can occur, and thus make them more likely to be spotted?

steveklabnik on Oct 18, 2024 [–]

Not just spotted, but easier to find after the fact when the problematic behavior happens.

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