Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] rust: pin-init: merge `__init` and `__pinned_init`

[Gary Guo]

On Wed Jul 29, 2026 at 4:38 PM BST, Gary Guo wrote:
> Currently we have `PinInit::__pinned_init` and `Init::__init` which has
> slightly different safety requirement but are required to do the same
> thing. Instead of having to duplicate impl everywhere, it's simpler to just
> use `Init` as a marker trait that cancels out the pinning requirement on
> `PinInit::__pinned_init`. This also simplifies code (and shorten the symbol
> name) so `__init` can always be used.
>
> However, there are multiple users currently using `__pinned_init`. This is
> not designed to be public API; however `pin_init` failed to provide a
> public API alternative so it is still being used. Add `ptr_init` and
> `ptr_try_init` methods and convert users to use them instead. `__init`
> users can use these as well due to the super-trait relationship.
>
> Signed-off-by: Gary Guo <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Add a public API for `__init` and convert users.
> - Remove the part about multiple cycles. Danilo suggests me to take the
>   entirety in single cycle as this doesn't conflict with other branches.
> - Link to v1: https://patch.msgid.link/20260722-merge-init-v1-0-d4594de76538@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> ---
> Gary Guo (5):
>       rust: pin-init: examples: use `Wrapper::pin_init` instead of manual reimplementation

[ Reworded commit message as it's a bit unclear. ]

>       rust: pin-init: merge `__pinned_init` and `__init`
>       rust: pin-init: add `ptr_init` and `ptr_try_init` and recommend over `__init`
>       rust: treewide: replace `__pinned_init` with `ptr_[try_]init`
>       rust: pin-init: remove `__pinned_init` method for `cfg(kernel)`

Applied to pin-init-next.

Best,
Gary

>
>  drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/cmdq.rs     |   4 +-
>  rust/kernel/alloc/kbox.rs             |   8 +-
>  rust/kernel/dma.rs                    |  10 +-
>  rust/kernel/drm/device.rs             |   2 +-
>  rust/kernel/drm/gpuvm/va.rs           |   2 +-
>  rust/kernel/drm/gpuvm/vm_bo.rs        |   2 +-
>  rust/kernel/init.rs                   |   6 +-
>  rust/kernel/pwm.rs                    |   2 +-
>  rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs               |   8 +-
>  rust/kernel/types.rs                  |   8 +-
>  rust/macros/module.rs                 |   2 +-
>  rust/pin-init/examples/mutex.rs       |   6 +-
>  rust/pin-init/examples/static_init.rs |  10 +-
>  rust/pin-init/src/__internal.rs       |   8 +-
>  rust/pin-init/src/alloc.rs            |   6 +-
>  rust/pin-init/src/lib.rs              | 177 +++++++++++++++++-----------------
>  16 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 133 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: 6d0795b507fb1db2e6aefe533d949db3a4abf4c6
> change-id: 20260722-merge-init-3ed98519ec7f
>
> Best regards,
> --  
> Gary Guo <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>