Re: [PATCH] rust: transmute: Add implementation for FromBytes trait

[Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>]

On 09.10.24 15:03, Dirk Behme wrote:
> Am 09.10.24 um 03:47 schrieb Christian dos Santos de Lima:
>> Add implementation and documentation for FromBytes trait.
>>
>> Add new feature block in order to allow using ToBytes
>> and bound to from_bytes_mut function.
>>
>> Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1119
>> Signed-off-by: Christian dos Santos de Lima <christiansantoslima21@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>   rust/kernel/lib.rs       |   2 +
>>   rust/kernel/transmute.rs | 302 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>>   2 files changed, 290 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>>
> ...
>> --- a/rust/kernel/transmute.rs
>> +++ b/rust/kernel/transmute.rs
> ...
>> +unsafe impl FromBytes for u8 {
> ...
>> +unsafe impl FromBytes for u16 {
> ...
>> +unsafe impl FromBytes for u32 {
> ...
>> +unsafe impl FromBytes for u64 {
> ...
>> +unsafe impl FromBytes for usize {
> ...
>> +unsafe impl FromBytes for i8 {
> ...
>> +unsafe impl FromBytes for i16 {
> ...
>> +unsafe impl FromBytes for i32 {
> ...
>> +unsafe impl FromBytes for i64 {
> ...
>> +unsafe impl FromBytes for isize {
> ...
> 
> Asahi Lina's device tree code which reads the device tree node's data
> as a byte slice and then has to convert it
> 
> https://github.com/Fabo/linux/blob/9e496b356ee8e25f9bee9258491aa6ae3a4f1ddf/rust/kernel/of.rs#L390
> 
> uses macros to avoid code dublication:
> 
> prop_int_type!(u8);
> prop_int_type!(u16);
> prop_int_type!(u32);
> prop_int_type!(u64);
> prop_int_type!(i8);
> prop_int_type!(i16);
> prop_int_type!(i32);
> prop_int_type!(i64);
> 
> Would anything like this be possible here, as well? To avoid code
> dublication?

Yes please, create a macro.

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Cheers,
Benno