Re: [PATCH v8 07/12] rust: sizes: implement SizeConstants for Alignment

"Eliot Courtney" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.nova-gpu,org.freedesktop.lists.dri-devel,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.rust-for-linux
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Fri Aug 28, 2026 at 2:13 PM JST, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
> On Thu Aug 27, 2026 at 4:28 PM JST, Eliot Courtney wrote:
>> Currently, constructing an alignment is quite verbose:
>>
>> `Alignment::new::<8>()`
>>
>> It's unfortunate because it disincentivizes using it at interface
>> boundaries. Implement `SizeConstants` for `Alignment` so we can write
>> e.g. `Alignment::SZ_8` instead.
>>
>> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/an4xDp29VX8Am0uR@yury
>
> What's the context for the link? Is this a `Suggested-by`?

Was trying to show the context for the motivation for this change
(verbosity). But I can remove this if this is not how you use 'Link:'.

>
>> Signed-off-by: Eliot Courtney <[email protected]>
>
> Reviewed-by: Alexandre Courbot <[email protected]>
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