linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] rust: add `num` module with `PowerOfTwo` type

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Message-ID: <CANiq72=kfhLwpXL0s2HWbW79QEZNTvJ1UKBSzp6MHyoVEUAC1A@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2025 19:06:12 +0200
From: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
To: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@...dia.com>
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>, 
	Benno Lossin <lossin@...nel.org>, Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...nel.org>, 
	Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>, Trevor Gross <tmgross@...ch.edu>, 
	Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, nouveau@...ts.freedesktop.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] rust: add `num` module with `PowerOfTwo` type

On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@...dia.com> wrote:
>
> This reminds me that I should also check whether upstream Rust would be
> interested in `prev_multiple_of` and `last_set_bit`. The docs I've read
> for contributing looked a bit intimidating, with RFCs to write and all.
> Would you have a pointer for where I should start? Maybe a Zulip thread?

I would say it is actually quite straightforward compared to, say, WG14/21.

The first thing I added was a method too, to see how things worked,
and I started just by sending the PR.

So I would say, go for it! :)

Cheers,
Miguel