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>>>=20 >>> You can implement `write_slice` in terms of it. >> >> To clarify, I think this would be a simpler signature for >> `write_buffer()`. And `write_raw_slice()` can be used both for DMA and >> to simplify the existing `write_slice`. > > I.e. you can use it also to create a safe helper for DMA: > > fn write_dma( > &mut self, > data: &dma::CoherentAllocation, > offset: usize, > count: usize > ) -> Result; Would it make sense to expose a `&CoherentAllocation` -> `&[Atomic]= ` conversion method and have a `write_slice(&mut self, data: &[Atomic<[u8]>)`= for `UserSliceWriter`? Best, Gary