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| 2 | +title = "This Month in Rust OSDev: May 2025" |
| 3 | +date = 2025-06-05 |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +[extra] |
| 6 | +month = "May 2025" |
| 7 | +editors = ["phil-opp"] |
| 8 | ++++ |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +Welcome to a new issue of _"This Month in Rust OSDev"_. In these posts, we give a regular overview of notable changes in the Rust operating system development ecosystem. |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +<!-- more --> |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +This series is openly developed [on GitHub](https://github.com/rust-osdev/homepage/). Feel free to open pull requests there with content you would like to see in the next issue. If you find some issues on this page, please report them by [creating an issue](https://github.com/rust-osdev/homepage/issues/new) or using our <a href="#comment-form">_comment form_</a> at the bottom of this page. |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +<!-- |
| 17 | + This is a draft for the upcoming "This Month in Rust OSDev (May 2025)" post. |
| 18 | + Feel free to create pull requests against the `next` branch to add your |
| 19 | + content here. |
| 20 | + Please take a look at the past posts on https://rust-osdev.com/ to see the |
| 21 | + general structure of these posts. |
| 22 | +--> |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +## Announcements, News, and Blog Posts |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +Here we collect news, blog posts, etc. related to OS development in Rust. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +<!-- |
| 29 | +Please follow this template: |
| 30 | +
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| 31 | +- [Title](https://example.com) |
| 32 | + - (optional) Some additional context |
| 33 | +--> |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +- [Miralis, a RISC-V virtual firmware monitor](https://github.com/CharlyCst/miralis) |
| 36 | +- [This Month in Redox](https://redox-os.org/news/this-month-250531/) |
| 37 | + - Redox is looking for a developer in the EU - see the job description in our monthly report! |
| 38 | +- [The Linux 6.15 kernel arrives - and it's big a victory for Rust fans](https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-linux-6-15-kernel-arrives-and-its-big-a-victory-for-rust-fans/) |
| 39 | +- [Rust Coreutils 0.1 Released With Big Performance Gains - Can Match Or Exceed GNU Speed](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-Coreutils-0.1-Released) |
| 40 | +- [Edit is now open source](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/edit-is-now-open-source/) |
| 41 | +- [ChromeOS Virtual Machine Monitor is written in Rust with over 300k LoC](https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/1l1ue85/chromeos_virtual_machine_monitor_is_written_in/) |
| 42 | +- [First look at Blinksy](https://blog.mikey.nz/first-look-at-blinksy/) - A Rust no-std no-alloc LED control library for spatial layouts |
| 43 | +- [biski64: A Fast, no_std PRNG in Rust (~0.37ns per u64)](https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/1kwe65p/biski64_a_fast_no_std_prng_in_rust_037ns_per_u64/) |
| 44 | +- [RusTOS - Small RTOS in Rust](https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/1kgx126/rustos_small_rtos_in_rust/) |
| 45 | +- [A second iteration of my DOS-like hobby OS in Rust](https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/1kzjzj4/a_second_iteration_of_my_doslike_hobby_os_in_rust/) |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +## Infrastructure and Tooling |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +In this section, we collect recent updates to `rustc`, `cargo`, and other tooling that are relevant to Rust OS development. |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +<!-- |
| 52 | + Please use the following template: |
| 53 | +
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| 54 | +- [Title](https://example.com) |
| 55 | + - (optional) Some additional context |
| 56 | +--> |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +- [aarch64-softfloat: forbid enabling the neon target feature](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/135160) |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +## `rust-osdev` Projects |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +In this section, we give an overview of notable changes to the projects hosted under the [`rust-osdev`](https://github.com/rust-osdev/about) organization. |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +<!-- |
| 65 | + Please use the following template: |
| 66 | +
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| 67 | + ### [`repo_name`](https://github.com/rust-osdev/repo_name) |
| 68 | + <span class="maintainers">Maintained by [@maintainer_1](https://github.com/maintainer_1)</span> |
| 69 | +
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| 70 | + The `repo_name` crate ...<<short introduction>>... |
| 71 | +
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| 72 | + We merged the following changes this month: |
| 73 | + <<changelog, either in list or text form>> |
| 74 | +--> |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +### [`uefi-rs`](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs) |
| 78 | +<span class="maintainers">Maintained by [@GabrielMajeri](https://github.com/GabrielMajeri), [@nicholasbishop](https://github.com/nicholasbishop), and [@phip1611](https://github.com/phip1611)</span> |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +`uefi` makes it easy to develop Rust software that leverages safe, convenient, |
| 81 | +and performant abstractions for UEFI functionality. |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +We merged the following PRs this month: |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +- [release: uefi-raw-0.11.0, uefi-macros-0.18.1, uefi-0.35.0](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1652) |
| 86 | +- [xtask: Add --ovmf-shell arg](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1656) |
| 87 | +- [xtask: simplify env variables](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1657) |
| 88 | +- [uefi: use Duration for boot::stall](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1659) |
| 89 | +- [xtask: Improve error message for enums in uefi-raw](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1660) |
| 90 | +- [ConfigTableEntry move constants and add example](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1661) |
| 91 | +- [uefi: `system::with_*` now take mutably closure](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1663) |
| 92 | +- [uefi-test-runner: streamline memory related tests](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1666) |
| 93 | +- [rust: edition 2024](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1586) |
| 94 | +- [Unpin uguid](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1673) |
| 95 | +- [uefi: SNP transmit: document parameters](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1664) |
| 96 | +- [doc: improved documentation for boot allocation functions](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1665) |
| 97 | +- [uefi-raw: Add binding for EFI_PCI_ROOT_BRIDGE_IO_PROTOCOL](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1658) |
| 98 | +- [doc: streamline device path documentation between uefi-raw and uefi](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1641) |
| 99 | +- [clippy: fix upcoming nightly lints](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1675) |
| 100 | +- [cleanup IPConfig2/Http Protocol](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1640) |
| 101 | +- [uefi: deprecated since 0.36.0](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1677) |
| 102 | +- [doc: help with feature selection](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1676) |
| 103 | +- [uefi: Add safe EFI_USB_IO_PROTOCOL bindings](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1625) |
| 104 | +- [uefi: Add (partial) safe protocol implementation for PCI_ROOT_BRIDGE_IO_PROTOCOL](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1674) |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +<!-- - [chore(deps): update crate-ci/typos action to v1.32.0](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1654) --> |
| 107 | +<!-- - [fix(deps): update rust crate clap to v4.5.38](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1668) --> |
| 108 | +<!-- - [chore(deps): lock file maintenance](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1669) --> |
| 109 | +<!-- - [chore(deps): update rust crate uguid to v2.2.1](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1653) --> |
| 110 | +<!-- - [fix(deps): update rust crate nix to 0.30.0](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1670) --> |
| 111 | +<!-- - [fix(deps): update rust crate mbrman to 0.6.0](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1671) --> |
| 112 | +<!-- - [chore(deps): update codecov/codecov-action action to v5.4.3](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1672) --> |
| 113 | +<!-- - [chore(deps): lock file maintenance](https://github.com/rust-osdev/uefi-rs/pull/1678) --> |
| 114 | + |
| 115 | +Thanks to [@seijikun](https://github.com/seijikun), [@fox0](https://github.com/fox0), and [@JarlEvanson](https://github.com/JarlEvanson) for their contributions! |
| 116 | + |
| 117 | + |
| 118 | +### [`x86_64`](https://github.com/rust-osdev/x86_64) |
| 119 | +<span class="maintainers">Maintained by [@phil-opp](https://github.com/phil-opp), [@josephlr](https://github.com/orgs/rust-osdev/people/josephlr), and [@Freax13](https://github.com/orgs/rust-osdev/people/Freax13)</span> |
| 120 | + |
| 121 | +The `x86_64` crate provides various abstractions for `x86_64` systems, including wrappers for CPU instructions, access to processor-specific registers, and abstraction types for architecture-specific structures such as page tables and descriptor tables. |
| 122 | + |
| 123 | +We merged the following PRs this month: |
| 124 | + |
| 125 | +- [feat(sev): add AMD SEV support](https://github.com/rust-osdev/x86_64/pull/542) |
| 126 | +- [implement functions for accessing CR8](https://github.com/rust-osdev/x86_64/pull/547) |
| 127 | +- [Add page attribute table support](https://github.com/rust-osdev/x86_64/pull/548) |
| 128 | + |
| 129 | +Thanks to [@zyuiop](https://github.com/zyuiop) for their contribution! |
| 130 | + |
| 131 | + |
| 132 | + |
| 133 | +## Other Projects |
| 134 | + |
| 135 | +In this section, we describe updates to Rust OS projects that are not directly related to the `rust-osdev` organization. Feel free to [create a pull request](https://github.com/rust-osdev/homepage/pulls) with the updates of your OS project for the next post. |
| 136 | + |
| 137 | +<!-- |
| 138 | + Please use the following template: |
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| 140 | + ### [`owner_name/repo_name`](https://github.com/rust-osdev/owner_name/repo_name) |
| 141 | + <span class="maintainers">(Section written by [@your_github_name](https://github.com/your_github_name))</span> |
| 142 | +
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| 143 | + ...<<your project updates>>... |
| 144 | +--> |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | + |
| 147 | +<span class="gray">No projects updates were submitted this month.</span> |
| 148 | + |
| 149 | +## Join Us? |
| 150 | + |
| 151 | +Are you interested in Rust-based operating system development? Our `rust-osdev` organization is always open to new members and new projects. Just let us know if you want to join! A good way for getting in touch is our [Zulip chat](https://rust-osdev.zulipchat.com). |
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