Re: [PATCH] rust: sync: add `UniqueArc::as_ptr`

["Benno Lossin" <lossin@kernel.org>]

On Sun Feb 15, 2026 at 9:38 PM CET, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> Add a method to `UniqueArc` for getting a raw pointer. The implementation
> defers to the `Arc` implementation of the same method.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> ---
>  rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
> index 289f77abf415a..9c70fdd39bd2f 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
> @@ -770,6 +770,11 @@ pub fn new_uninit(flags: Flags) -> Result<UniqueArc<MaybeUninit<T>>, AllocError>
>              inner: unsafe { Arc::from_inner(KBox::leak(inner).into()) },
>          })
>      }
> +
> +    /// Return a raw pointer to the data in this unique arc.
> +    pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const T {

This should be an associated function instead of an inherent method.

Cheers,
Benno

> +        Arc::as_ptr(&self.inner)
> +    }
>  }
>  
>  impl<T> UniqueArc<MaybeUninit<T>> {
>
> ---
> base-commit: 05f7e89ab9731565d8a62e3b5d1ec206485eeb0b
> change-id: 20260215-unique-arc-as-ptr-32eb209dde1b
>
> Best regards,