linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 03/14] gpu: nova-core: gsp: Create wpr metadata

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Message-Id: <DDN2ITDOVCEV.50CEULQSFLVO@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:13:25 +0200
From: "Danilo Krummrich" <dakr@...nel.org>
To: "Alexandre Courbot" <acourbot@...dia.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 03/14] gpu: nova-core: gsp: Create wpr metadata

On Mon Oct 20, 2025 at 7:40 AM CEST, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
> The alternative would be to have const functions like `usize_to_u64`. It
> doesn't look as smooth as the extention trait, but can be used in const
> contexts.

That's what I thought of, exactly for the reason of being usable in const
contexts (at least for a quick fix in nova-core).

Whether we want an extention trait and a separate temporary const_usize_to_u64()
etc. can be discussed in the context of making it common infrastructure.