Re: [PATCH v7 0/6] rust: add `ww_mutex` support

["Onur Özkan" <work@onurozkan.dev>]

On Sat,  1 Nov 2025 19:10:50 +0300
Onur Özkan <work@onurozkan.dev> wrote:

> Changes in v7:
>   - Split Class and AcquireCtx into separate modules.
>   - Removed "Ww" prefixes from type names.
>   - Renamed exec.rs -> lock_set.rs and ExecContext -> LockSet.
>   - Removed transmute logic from LockSet (formerly ExecContext).
>   - Improved various doc-comments.
>   - Marked certain AcquireCtx functions as unsafe.
>   - Added from_raw constructors for Mutex, MutexGuard, AcquireCtx
>     and Class.
>   - LockSet::cleanup_on_deadlock no longer triggers reallocations when
>     reinitializing AcquireCtx.
>   - Incorporated various minor improvements suggested on the v6
> series.
> 
> Changes in v6:
>   - Added `unpinned_new` constructor for `WwClass` and updated
>     global macros.
>   - Changed all tests (and docs) to use Arc/KBox instead of
>     `stack_pin_init` for `WwMutex` and `WwAcquireCtx`.
>   - Added `LockKind` and `lock_common` helper to unify locking logic.
>   - Added context-based and context-free locking functions for
> `WwMutex`.
>   - Added `ww_mutex/exec` module, a high-level API with auto `EDEADLK`
>     handling mechanism.
> 
> Changes in v5:
>   - Addressed documentation review notes.
>   - Removed `unwrap()`s in examples and KUnit tests.
> 
> Onur Özkan (6):
>   rust: add C wrappers for ww_mutex inline functions
>   rust: implement `Class` for ww_class support
>   rust: error: add EDEADLK
>   rust: ww_mutex: add Mutex, AcquireCtx and MutexGuard
>   rust: ww_mutex: implement LockSet
>   rust: add test coverage for ww_mutex implementation
> 
>  MAINTAINERS                                   |   1 +
>  rust/helpers/helpers.c                        |   1 +
>  rust/helpers/ww_mutex.c                       |  39 ++
>  rust/kernel/error.rs                          |   1 +
>  rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs                      |   1 +
>  rust/kernel/sync/lock/ww_mutex.rs             | 440
> ++++++++++++++++++ rust/kernel/sync/lock/ww_mutex/acquire_ctx.rs |
> 211 +++++++++ rust/kernel/sync/lock/ww_mutex/class.rs       | 156
> +++++++ rust/kernel/sync/lock/ww_mutex/lock_set.rs    | 410
> ++++++++++++++++ 9 files changed, 1260 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 rust/helpers/ww_mutex.c
>  create mode 100644 rust/kernel/sync/lock/ww_mutex.rs
>  create mode 100644 rust/kernel/sync/lock/ww_mutex/acquire_ctx.rs
>  create mode 100644 rust/kernel/sync/lock/ww_mutex/class.rs
>  create mode 100644 rust/kernel/sync/lock/ww_mutex/lock_set.rs
> 

I forgot to include the Zulip discussion link [1], which I believe
would be quite useful. I am adding this as a self-review note to make
sure I include it in the next version.

[1]:
https://rust-for-linux.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/x/topic/x/near/547854930


Regards,
Onur