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diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst index 0d0b7120792b..0ce96ae2588c 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst @@ -90,11 +90,6 @@ Rust (optional) A recent version of the Rust compiler is required. -Each Rust toolchain comes with several "components", some of which are required -(like ``rustc``) and some that are optional. The ``rust-src`` component (which -is optional) needs to be installed to build the kernel. Other components are -useful for developing. - Please see Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst for instructions on how to satisfy the build requirements of Rust support. In particular, the ``Makefile`` target ``rustavailable`` is useful to check why the Rust toolchain may not diff --git a/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst b/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst index 66cefbab8f9a..d06a36106cd4 100644 --- a/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst +++ b/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst @@ -5,24 +5,93 @@ Quick Start This document describes how to get started with kernel development in Rust. +There are a few ways to install a Rust toolchain needed for kernel development. +A simple way is to use the packages from your Linux distribution if they are +suitable -- the first section below explains this approach. An advantage of this +approach is that, typically, the distribution will match the LLVM used by Rust +and Clang. + +Another way is using the prebuilt stable versions of LLVM+Rust provided on +`kernel.org <https://kernel.org/pub/tools/llvm/rust/>`_. These are the same slim +and fast LLVM toolchains from :ref:`Getting LLVM <getting_llvm>` with versions +of Rust added to them that Rust for Linux supports. Two sets are provided: the +"latest LLVM" and "matching LLVM" (please see the link for more information). + +Alternatively, the next two "Requirements" sections explain each component and +how to install them through ``rustup``, the standalone installers from Rust +and/or building them. + +The rest of the document explains other aspects on how to get started. + + +Distributions +------------- + +Arch Linux +********** + +Arch Linux provides recent Rust releases and thus it should generally work out +of the box, e.g.:: + + pacman -S rust rust-src rust-bindgen + + +Debian +****** + +Debian Unstable (Sid), outside of the freeze period, provides recent Rust +releases and thus it should generally work out of the box, e.g.:: + + apt install rustc rust-src bindgen rustfmt rust-clippy + + +Fedora Linux +************ + +Fedora Linux provides recent Rust releases and thus it should generally work out +of the box, e.g.:: + + dnf install rust rust-src bindgen-cli rustfmt clippy + + +Gentoo Linux +************ + +Gentoo Linux (and especially the testing branch) provides recent Rust releases +and thus it should generally work out of the box, e.g.:: + + USE='rust-src rustfmt clippy' emerge dev-lang/rust dev-util/bindgen + +``LIBCLANG_PATH`` may need to be set. + + +Nix +*** + +Nix (unstable channel) provides recent Rust releases and thus it should +generally work out of the box, e.g.:: + + { pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }: + pkgs.mkShell { + nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ rustc rust-bindgen rustfmt clippy ]; + RUST_LIB_SRC = "${pkgs.rust.packages.stable.rustPlatform.rustLibSrc}"; + } + + +openSUSE +******** + +openSUSE Slowroll and openSUSE Tumbleweed provide recent Rust releases and thus +they should generally work out of the box, e.g.:: + + zypper install rust rust1.79-src rust-bindgen clang + Requirements: Building ---------------------- This section explains how to fetch the tools needed for building. -Some of these requirements might be available from Linux distributions -under names like ``rustc``, ``rust-src``, ``rust-bindgen``, etc. However, -at the time of writing, they are likely not to be recent enough unless -the distribution tracks the latest releases. - -Prebuilt stable versions of LLVM+Rust are provided on `kernel.org -<https://kernel.org/pub/tools/llvm/rust/>`_. These are the same slim and fast -LLVM toolchains from :ref:`Getting LLVM <getting_llvm>` with versions of Rust -added to them that Rust for Linux supports, depending on the Linux version. Two -sets are provided: the "latest LLVM" and "matching LLVM" (please see the link -for more information). - To easily check whether the requirements are met, the following target can be used:: |