linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] rust: add dma coherent allocator abstraction.

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Message-ID: <0af017a8-8796-4552-aa16-bf2735f7b4ac@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2025 14:26:34 +0200
From: Abdiel Janulgue <abdiel.janulgue@...il.com>
To: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...nel.org>
Cc: rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org,
 Daniel Almeida <daniel.almeida@...labora.com>,
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 "open list:DMA MAPPING HELPERS" <iommu@...ts.linux.dev>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] rust: add dma coherent allocator abstraction.

Hi Andreas,

On 19/12/2024 13:22, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> If you include the `Allocator` trait and the `Pool` it would make my
> life a lot easier when rebasing nvme. For now I'm just going to use out
> of tree patches that include the dma pool.
> 
> If you do not have a user for dma pool, maybe just include the
> `Allocator` trait and indicate that it is there to support other dma
> allocators in the future?
> 
> 

Would it be okay with you to have the basic functionality merged first? 
Once this is done, I will send up a follow-up patch that would then 
include the allocator trait and the pool.

Thanks!

Cheers,
Abdiel