linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rust: ptr: replace unneeded use of `build

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Message-ID: <CANiq72k-69Q2iZ4zwyUZ3QOXXkiUc1zSDeO6AuhyDWnsTWv_Pw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:30:50 +0100
From: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
To: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@...dia.com>
Cc: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>, 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>, 
	Trevor Gross <tmgross@...ch.edu>, Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>, rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rust: ptr: replace unneeded use of `build_assert`

On Sat, Jan 17, 2026 at 4:17 AM Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@...dia.com> wrote:
>rtable taking this through the Rust tree for this
> cycle?

That file is maintained in the Rust tree, so it should be taken
through the Rust tree barring other reasons, yeah. I didn't start
applying yet for -next.

(By the way, we have `static_assert!` for this -- we should probably
discuss if we want to start using `const { ... }` more instead.)

Cheers,
Miguel