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

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Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 22:27:39 +0100
From: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
To: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
Cc: Onur Özkan <work@...rozkan.dev>, 
	rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, ojeda@...nel.org, alex.gaynor@...il.com, 
	boqun.feng@...il.com, gary@...yguo.net, bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com, 
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	daniel@...lak.dev, tamird@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] rbtree: reduce unsafe blocks on pointer derefs

On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 10:02 PM Miguel Ojeda
<miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com> wrote:
>
> 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!

It's still fine, thanks.

Alice