linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rust: device: add platdata accessors

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Message-ID: <2026010828-mouth-domelike-71cd@gregkh>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 10:09:44 +0100
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: pengfuyuan <pengfuyuan@...inos.cn>
Cc: "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
	Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>, Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>,
	Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>, Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>,
	Björn Roy Baron <bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com>,
	Benno Lossin <lossin@...nel.org>,
	Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...nel.org>,
	Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>, Trevor Gross <tmgross@...ch.edu>,
	rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rust: device: add platdata accessors

On Thu, Jan 08, 2026 at 04:55:45PM +0800, pengfuyuan wrote:
> Implement generic accessors for the platform data of a device.
> 
> Platform data is typically set by platform code when creating the device
> and points to platform-specific data structures. The accessor provides
> type-safe access to this data without requiring unsafe code at the call
> site.
> 
> The accessor is implemented for Device<Bound>, allowing drivers to access
> platform data during probe() and other device lifecycle callbacks. Unlike
> drvdata, platform data is managed by platform code and has a lifetime
> tied to the device itself.
> 
> Signed-off-by: pengfuyuan <pengfuyuan@...inos.cn>

Again, use your name, not your email alias, to sign off on something.

thanks,

greg k-h