linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] rust: Move register and bitstruct macros out of Nova

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Message-Id: <2B8C8645-206C-4BDD-8EE0-07E79A78E3F1@collabora.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2025 18:56:31 -0300
From: Daniel Almeida <daniel.almeida@...labora.com>
To: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@...dia.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] rust: Move register and bitstruct macros out of
 Nova



> On 3 Sep 2025, at 18:54, Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@...dia.com> wrote:
> 
> Out of broad need for these macros in Rust, move them out. Several folks
> have shown interest (Nova, Tyr GPU drivers).
> 
> bitstruct - defines bitfields in Rust structs similar to C.
> register - support for defining hardware registers and accessors.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@...dia.com>

Thanks a lot Joel, I will pick this up on Tyr and let you know how it went.

Expect a Tested-by tag in the coming days.

— Daniel