linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/1] v4l2-core: rewrite the VP9 library in Rust

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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:59:35 +0000
From: "Daniel Almeida" <daniel.almeida@...labora.com>
To: "Alice Ryhl" <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
Cc: wedsonaf@...il.com, ojeda@...nel.org, mchehab@...nel.org, hverkuil@...all.nl, rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-media@...r.kernel.org, kernel@...labora.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/1] v4l2-core: rewrite the VP9 
 library in Rust

Hi Alice!

On Wednesday, February 28, 2024 11:13 -03, Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...glecom> wrote:

> I recommend taking an `*mut u8` here instead of `&mut u8` if you're
> going to use `slice::from_raw_parts_mut`. Or, if cbindgen allows it,
> take an `&mut [u8; 8]` instead and eliminate the unsafe block.

You're right, the signature here can change to `&mut [u8; 8]` instead. This means no unsafe blocks at all.

Thanks for the tip,

-- Daniel