linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6] rust: transmute: Add methods for FromBytes trait

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <aDdoGfo1kynqWCDm@cassiopeiae>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 21:46:33 +0200
From: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>
To: "Christian S. Lima" <christiansantoslima21@...il.com>
Cc: rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	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>,
	Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@...ton.me>,
	Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...nel.org>,
	Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>, Trevor Gross <tmgross@...ch.edu>,
	~lkcamp/patches@...ts.sr.ht, richard120310@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] rust: transmute: Add methods for FromBytes trait

Hi Christian,

On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 08:40:15PM -0300, Christian S. Lima wrote:
> Methods receive a slice and perform size check to add a valid way to make
> conversion safe. An Option is used, in error case just return `None`.
> 
> The conversion between slices `[T]` is separated from others, because I
> couldn't implement it in the same way as the other conversions.
> 
> Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1119
> Signed-off-by: Christian S. Lima <christiansantoslima21@...il.com>

What's the status of the series? Are you still working on this topic?

- Danilo