linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/22] rust: pin-init: remove kernel-crate dependency

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Message-ID: <m2y0xjg73a.fsf@kloenk.dev>
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:27:53 +0100
From: Fiona Behrens <me@...enk.dev>
To: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@...ton.me>
Cc: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>,  Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>,
  Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>,  Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>,
  Björn
 Roy Baron <bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com>,  Andreas Hindborg
 <a.hindborg@...nel.org>,  Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>,  Trevor Gross
 <tmgross@...ch.edu>,  Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>,
  rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org,  linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/22] rust: pin-init: remove kernel-crate dependency

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

> In order to make pin-init a standalone crate, remove dependencies on
> kernel-specific code such as `ScopeGuard` and `KBox`.
>
> `ScopeGuard` is only used in the `[pin_]init_array_from_fn` functions
> and can easily be replaced by a primitive construct.
>
> `KBox` is only used for type variance of unsized types and can also
> easily be replaced.
>
> Signed-off-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@...ton.me>

Reviewed-by: Fiona Behrens <me@...enk.dev>