Re: [PATCH v3 5/7] rust: sync: refcount: always inline functions using build_assert with arguments

Boqun Feng
2026-01-15T08:40:40Z

On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 08:49:05AM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 8, 2025 at 3:47 AM Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@nvidia.com> wrote:
> >
> > `build_assert` relies on the compiler to optimize out its error path.
> > Functions using it with its arguments must thus always be inlined,
> > otherwise the error path of `build_assert` might not be optimized out,
> > triggering a build error.
> >
> > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> > Fixes: bb38f35b35f9 ("rust: implement `kernel::sync::Refcount`")
> > Reviewed-by: Daniel Almeida <daniel.almeida@collabora.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@nvidia.com>
>
> Boqun et al.: do you want to pick this one or should I take it with
> your Acked-by?
>

Acked-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>

Going via rust-next seems more appropriate to me, thanks!

Regards,
Boqun

> Thanks!
>
> Cheers,
> Miguel