linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/3] implement ww_mutex abstraction for the Rust tree

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Message-Id: <DAUM8B2ZUMFQ.25R95W7IDAEHM@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:20:48 +0200
From: "Benno Lossin" <lossin@...nel.org>
To: "Onur" <work@...rozkan.dev>
Cc: "Boqun Feng" <boqun.feng@...il.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/3] implement ww_mutex abstraction for the Rust tree

On Tue Jun 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM CEST, Onur wrote:
> Should we handle this in the initial implementation or leave it for
> follow-up patches after the core abstraction of ww_mutex has landed?

Since you're writing these abstractions specifically for usage in drm, I
think we should look at the intended use-cases there and then decide on
an API.

So maybe Lyude or Dave can chime in :)

If you (or someone else) have another user for this API that needs it
ASAP, then we can think about merging this and improve it later. But if
we don't have a user, then we shouldn't merge it anyways.

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Cheers,
Benno