linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/6] rust: use `core::ffi::CStr` method names

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Message-Id: <DB40ATQ74EOZ.31YEPO3YH5O3B@kernel.org>
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2025 11:16:20 +0200
From: "Benno Lossin" <lossin@...nel.org>
To: "Tamir Duberstein" <tamird@...il.com>, "Rafael J. Wysocki"
 <rafael@...nel.org>, "Viresh Kumar" <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>, "Danilo
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] rust: use `core::ffi::CStr` method names

On Fri Jul 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM CEST, Tamir Duberstein wrote:
> Prepare for `core::ffi::CStr` taking the place of `kernel::str::CStr` by
> avoiding methods that only exist on the latter.
>
> Also avoid `Deref<Target=BStr> for CStr` as that impl doesn't exist on
> `core::ffi::CStr`.
>
> Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1075
> Signed-off-by: Tamir Duberstein <tamird@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <lossin@...nel.org>

---
Cheers,
Benno

> ---
>  rust/kernel/error.rs |  2 +-
>  rust/kernel/str.rs   | 20 ++++++++++----------
>  2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)