Re: [PATCH v6 13/26] rust: alloc: implement kernel `Vec` type

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On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 08:07:40PM +0000, Benno Lossin wrote:
> On 16.08.24 02:10, Danilo Krummrich wrote:
> > `Vec` provides a contiguous growable array type (such as `Vec`) with
> > contents allocated with the kernel's allocators (e.g. `Kmalloc`,
> > `Vmalloc` or `KVmalloc`).
> > 
> > In contrast to Rust's `Vec` type, the kernel `Vec` type considers the
> > kernel's GFP flags for all appropriate functions, always reports
> > allocation failures through `Result<_, AllocError>` and remains
> > independent from unstable features.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  rust/kernel/alloc.rs      |   6 +
> >  rust/kernel/alloc/kvec.rs | 629 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  rust/kernel/prelude.rs    |   2 +-
> >  3 files changed, 636 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >  create mode 100644 rust/kernel/alloc/kvec.rs
> 
> I noticed that you don't have a `pop` or `remove` function implemented,
> I think it would be weird to have all the other functions but not those.

I'd rather not add them for this series anymore. We can add them in subsequent
patches, or wait until they're actually needed.

I also already have some subsequent patches in the queue. For instance, in Nova
we'll need `Vec::resize` and `Vec::truncate`.

> 
> ---
> Cheers,
> Benno
> 




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