linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 01/10] rust: fs: add new type file::Offset

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Message-Id: <DDTWMBN2Y0I1.1WS6NLZFDC2B2@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:04:33 +0100
From: "Danilo Krummrich" <dakr@...nel.org>
To: "Christian Brauner" <brauner@...nel.org>, "Alexander Viro"
 <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: <rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
 <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
 <rafael@...nel.org>, <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>, <mmaurer@...gle.com>, "Jan Kara" <jack@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 01/10] rust: fs: add new type file::Offset

On Wed Oct 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM CEST, Danilo Krummrich wrote:
> Add a new type for file offsets, i.e. bindings::loff_t. Trying to avoid
> using raw bindings types, this seems to be the better alternative
> compared to just using i64.
>
> Cc: Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
> Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
> Cc: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
> Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>

Christian, Al: If you agree with the patch, can you please provide an ACK, so I
can take it through the driver-core tree?

Thanks,
Danilo