linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rust: acpi: replace `core::mem::zeroed` with `pin

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Message-ID: <CANiq72=9=W_j_o=oT+AdghQbEFbEmqT+Gx6q8oK8-yVwcrnDXQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:25:55 +0200
From: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
To: Siyuan Huang <huangsiyuan@...inos.cn>, "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>, 
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Cc: ojeda@...nel.org, alex.gaynor@...il.com, boqun.feng@...il.com, 
	gary@...yguo.net, bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com, lossin@...nel.org, 
	a.hindborg@...nel.org, aliceryhl@...gle.com, tmgross@...ch.edu, 
	dakr@...nel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rust: acpi: replace `core::mem::zeroed` with `pin_init::zeroed`

On Mon, Oct 20, 2025 at 5:12 AM Siyuan Huang <huangsiyuan@...inos.cn> wrote:
>
> All types in `bindings` implement `Zeroable` if they can, so use
> `pin_init::zeroed` instead of relying on `unsafe` code.
>
> If this ends up not compiling in the future, something in bindgen or on
> the C side changed and is most likely incorrect.
>
> Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1189
> Suggested-by: Benno Lossin <lossin@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Siyuan Huang <huangsiyuan@...inos.cn>

Rafael: I guess you will take this; otherwise, please let me know -- thanks!

Cheers,
Miguel