Re: [PATCH v3 0/4] rust: extend `module!` macro with integer parameter support

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"Greg KH" <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Mon, Dec 16, 2024 at 01:14:16PM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 16, 2024 at 10:51:53AM +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>> > The exercise I am undertaking is to produce a drop in replacement of the
>> > existing C null_blk driver. If all goes well, we are considering to swap
>> > the C implementation for the Rust implementation in X number of years.
>> > Granted - a lot of things have to fall into place for that to happen,
>> > but that is the plan. This plan does not really work well if the two
>> > modules do not have the same interface.
>>
>> Why do you have to have the same interface?  Why not do it "properly"
>> and make it use configfs that way you can have multiple devices and test
>> them all at the same time?
>
> Wait, null_blk already uses configfs, so just use that!  I'd like to see
> the rust bindings for that api as that will be needed by lots of code.

I intend to support both.


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg







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