Re: [PATCH RFC v6 01/26] rust: clist: Add support to interface with C linked lists

On 1/21/2026 3:36 PM, Gary Guo wrote:

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There are 2 users:

    pub fn try_init<E>(

and the self-tests:

This is not really a public user. It's hidden in the doc test too, you could
initialize using try_init too.

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//! # let head = head.as_mut_ptr();
//! # // SAFETY: head and all the items are test objects allocated in [..]
//! # unsafe { init_list_head(head) };
//! #

True, but if we initialize purely within try_init() without using a helper, does
that not defeat the argument of adding a separate INIT_LIST_HEAD helper such
that we don't deviate from the C side?

Regarding your other comment about the try_init block itself, I will take a look
at your suggestion and see if I can simplify.

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Joel Fernandes