linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 10/13] rust: init: implement `Zeroable` for `UnsafeCell<T>` and `Opaque<T>`

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Message-ID: <b3c013cf-8447-4159-8fb9-a4e230689450@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 5 Aug 2023 14:12:47 -0300
From:   Martin Rodriguez Reboredo <yakoyoku@...il.com>
To:     Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@...ton.me>,
        Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>,
        Wedson Almeida Filho <wedsonaf@...il.com>,
        Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>
Cc:     Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>, Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>,
        Björn Roy Baron <bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com>,
        Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>,
        Andreas Hindborg <nmi@...aspace.dk>,
        rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 10/13] rust: init: implement `Zeroable` for
 `UnsafeCell<T>` and `Opaque<T>`

On 7/29/23 06:10, Benno Lossin wrote:
> `UnsafeCell<T>` and `T` have the same layout so if `T` is `Zeroable`
> then so should `UnsafeCell<T>` be. This allows using the derive macro
> for `Zeroable` on types that contain an `UnsafeCell<T>`.
> Since `Opaque<T>` contains a `MaybeUninit<T>`, all bytes zero is a valid
> bit pattern for that type.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@...ton.me>
> ---
> [...]
Reviewed-by: Martin Rodriguez Reboredo <yakoyoku@...il.com>