Re: [PATCH v3 0/4] rust: extend `module!` macro with integer parameter support

Greg KH
2024-12-16T12:23:56Z

On Mon, Dec 16, 2024 at 01:14:16PM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 16, 2024 at 10:51:53AM +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> > The exercise I am undertaking is to produce a drop in replacement of the
> > existing C null_blk driver. If all goes well, we are considering to swap
> > the C implementation for the Rust implementation in X number of years.
> > Granted - a lot of things have to fall into place for that to happen,
> > but that is the plan. This plan does not really work well if the two
> > modules do not have the same interface.
>
> Why do you have to have the same interface? Why not do it "properly"
> and make it use configfs that way you can have multiple devices and test
> them all at the same time?

Wait, null_blk already uses configfs, so just use that! I'd like to see
the rust bindings for that api as that will be needed by lots of code.

thanks,

greg k-h