linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 4/9] rust: workqueue: add low-level workqueue bindings

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Date:   Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:53:11 +0000
From:   Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
To:     boqun.feng@...il.com
Cc:     alex.gaynor@...il.com, aliceryhl@...gle.com,
        benno.lossin@...ton.me, bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com, gary@...yguo.net,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 4/9] rust: workqueue: add low-level workqueue bindings

Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com> writes:
>> +// SAFETY: Kernel workqueues are usable from any thread.
>> +unsafe impl Send for Queue {}
>> +unsafe impl Sync for Queue {}
> 
> I don't think "usable from any thread" is the accurate wording here, it
> sounds to me that there are types that cannot be used for a particular
> type of threads ;-)
> 
> Maybe
> 
> 	// SAFETY: Accesses to workqueues used by [`Queue`] are
> 	// thread-safe.
> 
> ?

Sure, I'll make that change in the next version.

Alice