linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 16/17] rust: block: refactor to use `&raw [const|mut]`

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Message-ID: <87r02sduml.fsf@kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 08:33:06 +0100
From: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...nel.org>
To: "Antonio Hickey" <contact@...oniohickey.com>
Cc: "Boqun Feng" <boqun.feng@...il.com>,  "Miguel Ojeda" <ojeda@...nel.org>,
  "Alex Gaynor" <alex.gaynor@...il.com>,  "Gary Guo" <gary@...yguo.net>,
  Björn Roy Baron <bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com>,  "Benno
 Lossin"
 <benno.lossin@...ton.me>,  "Alice Ryhl" <aliceryhl@...gle.com>,  "Trevor
 Gross" <tmgross@...ch.edu>,  "Danilo Krummrich" <dakr@...nel.org>,
  <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>,  <rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org>,
  <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 16/17] rust: block: refactor to use `&raw [const|mut]`

"Antonio Hickey" <contact@...oniohickey.com> writes:

> Replacing all occurrences of `addr_of_mut!(place)` with
> `&raw mut place`.
>
> This will allow us to reduce macro complexity, and improve consistency
> with existing reference syntax as `&raw mut` is similar to `&mut`
> making it fit more naturally with other existing code.
>
> Suggested-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@...ton.me>
> Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1148
> Signed-off-by: Antonio Hickey <contact@...oniohickey.com>


Acked-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...nel.org>


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg