# \[PATCH v2 1/3\] rust: net: netlink: Migrate to zerocopy's \`IntoBytes\`

- From: Sagar Taunk \<hidden\>
- Date: 2026-09-06 10:28:58 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2026/09/17520471
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/driver-core/2026/09/17520470/t.md

```text
Replace remaining imports of kernel's own `transmute::FromBytes`/`AsBytes`
traits with their zerocopy equivalent. In this case, `IntoBytes` which is
already re-exported through kernel's prelude.

Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1241
Signed-off-by: Sagar Taunk <redacted>
---
 rust/kernel/net/netlink.rs | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/net/netlink.rs b/rust/kernel/net/netlink.rs
index 22ef3dde36fa..c3b50dd50a4c 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/net/netlink.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/net/netlink.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     alloc::{self, AllocError},
     error::to_result,
     prelude::*,
-    transmute::AsBytes,
     types::Opaque,
     ThisModule,
 };
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ impl GenlMsg {
     #[inline]
     fn put<T>(&mut self, attrtype: c_int, value: &T) -> Result
     where
-        T: ?Sized + AsBytes,
+        T: ?Sized + IntoBytes,
     {
         let skb = self.skb.skb.as_ptr();
         let len = size_of_val(value);
-- 
2.55.0


```