linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 01/14] rust: time: Add Ktime::from

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Message-ID: <871pvuc7ez.fsf@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:53:40 +0100
From: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...nel.org>
To: "Benno Lossin" <benno.lossin@...ton.me>
Cc: "Miguel Ojeda" <ojeda@...nel.org>,  "Anna-Maria Behnsen"
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 01/14] rust: time: Add Ktime::from_ns()

"Benno Lossin" <benno.lossin@...ton.me> writes:

> On 18.02.25 14:27, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>> From: Lyude Paul <lyude@...hat.com>
>>
>> A simple function to turn the provided value in nanoseconds into a Ktime
>> value. We allow any type which implements Into<bindings::ktime_t>, which
>> resolves to Into<i64>.
>>
>> This is useful for some of the older DRM APIs that never got moved to
>> Ktime.
>
> Are these older DRM APIs on the C side, or on the Rust side? If they are
> on the Rust side, we should just move them to Ktime, no?
>
>> Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@...hat.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@...hat.com>
>
> This seems wrong considering the `From Lyude Paul` line above :) (or is
> it possible to review your own patch?)
>
> The patch itself looks good, so iff the above question is answered with
> "the older DRM APIs are on the C side" then:
>
> Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@...ton.me>

It occurs to me that I am actually not relying on this patch for this
series any longer, so I will just drop it.


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg