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

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Message-ID: <3eec959e-b15a-4d32-92f5-d95f187319bf@nvidia.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2025 17:57:46 -0400
From: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@...dia.com>
To: Daniel Almeida <daniel.almeida@...labora.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] rust: Move register and bitstruct macros out of
 Nova



On 9/3/2025 5:56 PM, Daniel Almeida wrote:
> 
> 
>> 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.
> 
Looking forward to it, thanks!

 - Joel