Porting the Nouveau Image Library to Rust - A Practical Rewrite Strategy

Porting the Nouveau Image Library to Rust - A Practical Rewrite Strategy

Learn practical strategies for porting C codebases to Rust through a detailed exploration of the Nouveau Image Library (NIL) rewrite project. Discover effective techniques for maintaining interoperability between Rust and C code in large-scale projects, with specific focus on seamless language integration and common pitfall avoidance. This 25-minute conference talk from X.Org Foundation's XDC 2024 demonstrates real-world implementation approaches for gradually introducing Rust into existing C projects while maintaining functionality and performance.