The GCC Rust compiler “gccrs” compiler developers have been keeping at it toward their goal of being able to compile the Linux kernel’s Rust kernel crate and as part of that the Rust core library.
Gccrs developers have published their August 2025 monthly status report. The gccrs developers along with two GSoC interns were busy working through issues in their compiler and getting additional functionality lined up. The Linux kernel crate remains their primary focus due to it not needing to compile the entire Rust standard library.
In their status report there is hope that by the end of September they may be able to compile at least the kernel’s alloc crate for dynamically allocated memory types:
“The next two weeks of work on the project will be focused on these bugs, and the last two weeks of the month of September will be solely dedicated to compiling the Linux kernel’s alloc crate.”
See the gccrs monthly report for more details on their recent accomplishments for this GCC-based, alternative Rust compiler.
