linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] rbtree: reduce unsafe blocks on pointer derefs

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Message-ID: <CANiq72m_72QAehQFfdUt7HeET5rpJsK0niiWRUtqnueuiooD3w@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 22:02:23 +0100
From: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
To: Onur Özkan <work@...rozkan.dev>, aliceryhl@...gle.com
Cc: rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.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, tmgross@...ch.edu, dakr@...nel.org, 
	yutaro.ono.418@...il.com, charmitro@...teo.net, borys.tyran@...tonmail.com, 
	daniel@...lak.dev, tamird@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] rbtree: reduce unsafe blocks on pointer derefs

On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM Onur Özkan <work@...rozkan.dev> wrote:
>
> Refactors parts of the get() and cursor_lower_bound()

This is now `find_best_match()` given commit f56b13172382 ("rust:
rbtree: add immutable cursor").

Alice: I assume your analysis/review still applies even after Vitaly's
refactor -- if not, please shout!

Cheers,
Miguel