linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 4/6] rust: rbtree: add mutable iterator

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2024 11:25:04 -0700
From: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>
To: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
Cc: Matt Gilbride <mattgilbride@...gle.com>,
	Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>,
	Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>,
	Wedson Almeida Filho <wedsonaf@...il.com>,
	Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>,
	Björn Roy Baron <bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com>,
	Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@...ton.me>,
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	Michel Lespinasse <michel@...pinasse.org>,
	rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 4/6] rust: rbtree: add mutable iterator

On Mon, Jun 03, 2024 at 07:52:36PM +0200, Alice Ryhl wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 3, 2024 at 7:42 PM Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 03, 2024 at 04:05:19PM +0000, Matt Gilbride wrote:
> > [...]
> > > +/// A mutable iterator over the nodes of a [`RBTree`].
> > > +///
> > > +/// Instances are created by calling [`RBTree::iter_mut`].
> > > +pub struct IterMut<'a, K, V> {
> > > +    _tree: PhantomData<&'a mut RBTree<K, V>>,
> > > +    iter_raw: IterRaw<K, V>,
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +// SAFETY: The [`RBTreeIterator`] gives out mutable references to K and V, so it has the same
> >
> > s/RBTreeIterator/IterMut ?
> >
> > Also `IterMut` doesn't give out mutable references to K, which makes
> > me think...
> >
> > > +// thread safety requirements as mutable references.
> > > +unsafe impl<'a, K: Send, V: Send> Send for IterMut<'a, K, V> {}
> > > +
> >
> > we can lose the constrains to `K: Sync`, right?
> 
> Either Send or Sync would be valid here, but almost all types that are
> Sync are also Send, but the opposite is not the case. So I wouldn't
> consider that to be loosening the constrain.
> 

You are probably right. But it's a bit pity that we miss the `Sync` +
`!Send` case :-/

Regards,
Boqun

> Alice