From: Benno Lossin > Sent: 01 December 2023 15:14 > > On 12/1/23 16:04, Theodore Ts'o wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 01, 2023 at 12:27:40PM +0000, Alice Ryhl wrote: > >> > >> You can import it with a use statement. For example: > >> > >> use kernel::file::flags::O_RDONLY; > >> // use as O_RDONLY > > > > That's good to hear, Except that the examples here seem to imply you can't import all of the values without listing them all. >From what I've seen of the rust patches the language seems to have a lower SNR than ADA or VHDL. Too much syntatic 'goop' makes it difficult to see what code is actually doing. .... > Alternatively if we end up with multiple flags modules you can do this > (the sixth option from Alice): > > use kernel::file::flags as file_flags; > use kernel::foo::flags as foo_flags; > > // usage: > > file_flags::O_RDONLY > > foo_flags::O_RDONLY That looks useful for the 'obfuscated rust' competition. Consider: use kernel::file::flags as foo_flags; use kernel::foo::flags as file_flags; It's probably fortunate that I' old enough retire before anyone forces me to write any of this stuff :-) David - Registered Address Lakeside, Bramley Road, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes, MK1 1PT, UK Registration No: 1397386 (Wales)
