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From: Ritvik Gupta <ritvikfoss@gmail.com>
To: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com>
Cc: tglx@kernel.org, peterz@infradead.org, ojeda@kernel.org,
	boqun@kernel.org, gary@garyguo.net, bjorn3_gh@protonmail.com,
	lossin@kernel.org, a.hindborg@kernel.org, aliceryhl@google.com,
	tmgross@umich.edu, dakr@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org, skhan@linuxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] rust: cpu: use `unsafe_precondition_assert!`
Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 22:32:54 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ag86vsdILqttOkL4@fedora> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CANiq72=mhWr4GqknqwSzSbo1w1whNZtKHeVL1Pc3d+3A1kJ1sg@mail.gmail.com>

On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 07:41:59AM +0200, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 12:57 AM Ritvik Gupta <ritvikfoss@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Replace `debug_assert!` invocations with
> > `unsafe_precondition_assert!` in `from_i32_unchecked`
> > and `from_u32_unchecked` unsafe functions.
> 
> The commit message doesn't mention why the messages were added -- I
> asked for it because I am not sure if it is worth providing a message
> for each assertion, especially since the original code decided to
> avoid it, i.e. the change to the new macro is good on its own,
> regardless of the messages.
> 

Actually, I added messages from UX standpoint, as having explicit
failure reason is helpful for debugging, when an assertion is hit.

I can update the commit message to clarify this, or remove it if
maintainers prefer keeping it as is.

> > -use crate::{bindings, device::Device, error::Result, prelude::ENODEV};
> > +use crate::{bindings, device::Device, error::Result, prelude::*};
> 
> By the way, we could remove `error::Result` from the list since we
> have the entire prelude now, and also take the chance to use the new
> style:
> 
>   https://docs.kernel.org/rust/coding-guidelines.html#imports
> 

Sure, will remove `error::Result` and use vertical-import style.

> But maybe wait to see if the maintainers have other feedback before v3.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Cheers,
> Miguel

Yeah, will wait for some time.
Thanks for your feedback :)

      reply	other threads:[~2026-05-21 16:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-05-18 23:01 [PATCH v2 0/2] rust: re-export `unsafe_precondition_assert!` and use in cpu module Ritvik Gupta
2026-05-18 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] rust: prelude: re-export `unsafe_precondition_assert!` Ritvik Gupta
2026-05-18 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] rust: cpu: use `unsafe_precondition_assert!` Ritvik Gupta
2026-05-19  5:41   ` Miguel Ojeda
2026-05-21 17:02     ` Ritvik Gupta [this message]

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