Re: [PATCH net-next v7 1/5] rust: core abstractions for network PHY drivers
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Date: 2023-10-29 19:39:50
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From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Date: 2023-10-29 19:39:50
Also in:
rust-for-linux
Of course, it's not maintainable in longer term since it relies on hard-coding the bit offset of these bit fields. But I think it's best we can do from Linux kernel side. It's up to Andrew and Miguel whether this temporary solution is OK.
What is the likely time scale for getting a new version of bindgen with the necessary bit field support? We have probably missed the merge window for v6.7. So there is around 9 weeks to the next merge window. If a working bindgen is likely to be available by then, we should not bother with a workaround, just wait. If you think bindgen is going to take longer than that, then we should consider workarounds. But we have no rush, its still 9 weeks before we need working code. Zooming out a bit. Is there any other in mainline Rust code, or about to be submitted for this merge window code, using bit fields? I assume that is equally broken? Andrew