KernelSharp
windows-drivers-rs
| KernelSharp | windows-drivers-rs | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5 | |
| 175 | 1,342 | |
| - | 1.5% | |
| 0.0 | 8.3 | |
| over 2 years ago | 6 days ago | |
| C# | Rust | |
| MIT License | Apache License 2.0 |
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KernelSharp
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Mark Russinovich: “Working towards enabling Windows driver development in Rust”
Here's an example [1] of a device driver in C#. It is possible. It is also not recommended.
[1] https://github.com/VollRagm/KernelSharp
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Can anyone tell me what c# can do that other languages can't, or what c# does better than other languages?
You can create device drivers in C#, here's an example. Not familiar with creating COFF dll-s myself but I imagine that'd also be possible with some tweaking. It might not be supported right out of the box, sure.
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Writing a kernel in C# on Linux
https://github.com/VollRagm/KernelSharp Based on ZeroKernel, so again driver only.
windows-drivers-rs
- Platform that enables Windows driver development in Rust
- Mark Russinovich: “Working towards enabling Windows driver development in Rust”
- microsoft/windows-drivers-rs: Platform that enables Windows driver development in Rust. Developed by Surface.
- Microsoft GitHub repo for writing Windows drivers in Rust
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