linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 0/3] rust: make various `alloc` functions `const fn`

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Message-ID: <CANiq72mi5H1NCGHCRtkpriH=a_G_a_Vuf6edQ8=U0=hVJc=o8Q@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:13:05 +0200
From: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
To: Onur Özkan <work@...rozkan.dev>, dakr@...nel.org
Cc: Benno Lossin <lossin@...nel.org>, rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, ojeda@...nel.org, 
	alex.gaynor@...il.com, boqun.feng@...il.com, gary@...yguo.net, 
	bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com, a.hindborg@...nel.org, aliceryhl@...gle.com, 
	tmgross@...ch.edu, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/3] rust: make various `alloc` functions `const fn`

On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM Onur Özkan <work@...rozkan.dev> wrote:
>
> I thought it had effects similar to inlining, but after digging into the
> assembly output of a simple program (with and without `const`
> expressions) and reading some related discussions [1], it seems I was
> wrong about it, sorry.

No worries at all, and thanks for taking a look into it!

I think Danilo will take this eventually through `alloc`, but it
sounds good to me.

Cheers,
Miguel