Re: [PATCH] gpu: nova-core: bitfield: fix broken Default implementation

From: Gary Guo

Date: Tue Mar 31 2026 - 09:28:52 EST


On Tue Mar 31, 2026 at 8:56 AM BST, Eliot Courtney wrote:
> The current implementation does not actually set the default values for
> the fields in the bitfield. Set it and add a test.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eliot Courtney <ecourtney@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> It doesn't actually set the default values for each field. I know that
> bitfields are being moved soon, so maybe this fix is unnecessary but I
> saw it and it's a simple fix.

Good catch! This is why I think it's important to use `with_` for this sort of
methods as they are confusingly non-mutating :)

Could you add a Fixes tag?

Best,
Gary

> ---
> drivers/gpu/nova-core/bitfield.rs | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/bitfield.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/bitfield.rs
> index 16e143658c51..22d68fc21a1f 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/bitfield.rs
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/bitfield.rs
> @@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
> //!
> //! Support for defining bitfields in Rust structures. Also used by the [`register!`] macro.
>
> +use kernel::prelude::*;
> +
> /// Defines a struct with accessors to access bits within an inner unsigned integer.
> ///
> /// # Syntax
> @@ -314,12 +316,11 @@ fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::kernel::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> ::kernel::fmt::Result {
> /// Returns a value for the bitfield where all fields are set to their default value.
> impl ::core::default::Default for $name {
> fn default() -> Self {
> - #[allow(unused_mut)]
> - let mut value = Self(Default::default());
> + let value = Self(Default::default());
>
> ::kernel::macros::paste!(
> $(
> - value.[<set_ $field>](Default::default());
> + let value = value.[<set_ $field>](Default::default());
> )*
> );
>
> @@ -328,3 +329,46 @@ fn default() -> Self {
> }
> };
> }
> +
> +#[kunit_tests(nova_core_bitfield)]
> +mod tests {
> + use super::*;
> +
> + #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
> + enum State {
> + Inactive = 0,
> + #[default]
> + Active = 1,
> + }
> +
> + impl From<bool> for State {
> + fn from(value: bool) -> Self {
> + if value {
> + State::Active
> + } else {
> + State::Inactive
> + }
> + }
> + }
> +
> + impl From<State> for bool {
> + fn from(state: State) -> bool {
> + match state {
> + State::Inactive => false,
> + State::Active => true,
> + }
> + }
> + }
> +
> + bitfield! {
> + struct TestBitfield(u32) {
> + 0:0 state as bool => State;
> + }
> + }
> +
> + #[test]
> + fn default_impl() -> Result {
> + assert_eq!(TestBitfield::default().state(), State::Active);
> + Ok(())
> + }
> +}
>
> ---
> base-commit: 7c50d748b4a635bc39802ea3f6b120e66b1b9067
> change-id: 20260331-fix-bitfield-a03f6d1b9e00
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Eliot Courtney <ecourtney@xxxxxxxxxx>