Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 05 May 2026 00:08:12 +0200 | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] rust: io: convert `PhysAddr` type alias to newtype | | From | "Danilo Krummrich" <> |
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Hi Albab,
On Mon May 4, 2026 at 6:57 AM CEST, Albab Hasan wrote: > Makes `PhysAddr` a newtype wrapper around `bindings::phys_addr_t`. > This restricts what operations are possible with physical address > values, helping prevent mistakes such as mixing them with other > integer quantities. > > Arithmetic operations are intentionally not provided; none of the > current users perform address arithmetic in Rust. > > Suggested-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org> > Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1204 > Signed-off-by: Albab Hasan <albabhasan276@gmail.com>
Thanks for the patch; a similar patch [1] has already been submitted slightly before this one.
May I suggest picking up another issue and / or help reviewing the other patch in [1]?
Thanks, Danilo
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/driver-core/20260503103050.200526-1-x@2005.tr/
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