Re: [PATCH v10 7/8] rust: Add read_poll_timeout functions

[Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>]

On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:05:30 +0900 (JST)
FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 9 Feb 2025 16:20:48 +0000
> Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net> wrote:
> 
> >> +fn might_sleep(loc: &Location<'_>) {
> >> +    // SAFETY: FFI call.
> >> +    unsafe {
> >> +        crate::bindings::__might_sleep_precision(
> >> +            loc.file().as_ptr().cast(),
> >> +            loc.file().len() as i32,
> >> +            loc.line() as i32,
> >> +        )
> >> +    }
> >> +}  
> > 
> > One last Q: why isn't `might_sleep` marked as `track_caller` and then
> > have `Location::caller` be called internally?
> >
> > It would make the API same as the C macro.  
> 
> Equivalent to the C side __might_sleep(), not might_sleep(). To avoid
> confusion, it might be better to change the name of this function.
> 
> The reason why __might_sleep() is used instead of might_sleep() is
> might_sleep() can't always be called. It was discussed in v2:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/ZwPT7HZvG1aYONkQ@boqun-archlinux/

I don't follow. `__might_sleep` or `might_sleep` wouldn't make a
difference here, given that this function may actually sleep.

- Gary

> 
> > Also -- perhaps this function can be public (though I guess you'd need
> > to put it in a new module).  

> 
> Wouldn't it be better to keep it private until actual users appear?