Re: [PATCH 1/8] rust: kernel: Add Platform device and driver abstractions

[Ayush Singh <ayushdevel1325@gmail.com>]

On 9/11/24 20:26, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 07:57:18PM +0530, Ayush Singh wrote:
>> +/// An identifier for Platform devices.
>> +///
>> +/// Represents the kernel's [`struct of_device_id`]. This is used to find an appropriate
>> +/// Platform driver.
>> +///
>> +/// [`struct of_device_id`]: srctree/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
>> +pub struct DeviceId(&'static CStr);
>> +
>> +impl DeviceId {
> <snip>
>
> I appreciate posting this, but this really should go on top of the
> device driver work Danilo Krummrich has been doing.  He and I spent a
> lot of time working through this this past weekend (well, him talking
> and explaining, and me asking too many stupid questions...)
>
> I think what he has will make the platform driver/device work simpler
> here, and I'll be glad to take it based on that, this "independent" code
> that doesn't interact with that isn't the best idea overall.
>
> It also will properly handle the "Driver" interaction as well, which we
> need to get right, not a one-off like this for a platform driver.
> Hopefully that will not cause much, if any, changes for your use of this
> in your driver, but let's see.
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>
Sure, can you provide me a link to patches or maybe the branch 
containing that work? I also think it would be good to have the link in 
Zulip discussion for Platform Device and Driver.


Ayush Singh