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Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 08:45:20 +0000
From: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
To: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@...dia.com>
Cc: 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>, Yury Norov <yury.norov@...il.com>, 
	John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>, Alistair Popple <apopple@...dia.com>, 
	Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@...dia.com>, Timur Tabi <ttabi@...dia.com>, Edwin Peer <epeer@...dia.com>, 
	Eliot Courtney <ecourtney@...dia.com>, Daniel Almeida <daniel.almeida@...labora.com>, 
	Dirk Behme <dirk.behme@...bosch.com>, Steven Price <steven.price@....com>, 
	rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] rust: num: add `as_bool` method to `Bounded<_, 1>`

On Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 03:17:55PM +0900, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
> Single-bit numbers are typically treated as booleans. There is an
> `Into<bool>` implementation for those, but invoking it from contexts
> that lack type expectations is not always convenient.
> 
> Add an `as_bool` method as a simpler shortcut.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@...dia.com>

Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>