Re: [PATCH v11 7/8] rust: Add read_poll_timeout functions

[FUJITA Tomonori]

On Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:50 +0100
Fiona Behrens <me@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> Add read_poll_timeout functions which poll periodically until a
>> condition is met or a timeout is reached.
>>
>> The C's read_poll_timeout (include/linux/iopoll.h) is a complicated
>> macro and a simple wrapper for Rust doesn't work. So this implements
>> the same functionality in Rust.
>>
>> The C version uses usleep_range() while the Rust version uses
>> fsleep(), which uses the best sleep method so it works with spans that
>> usleep_range() doesn't work nicely with.
>>
>> The sleep_before_read argument isn't supported since there is no user
>> for now. It's rarely used in the C version.
>>
>> read_poll_timeout() can only be used in a nonatomic context. This
>> requirement is not checked by these abstractions, but it is intended
>> that klint [1] or a similar tool will be used to check it in the
>> future.
>>
>> Link: https://rust-for-linux.com/klint [1]
>> Tested-by: Daniel Almeida <daniel.almeida@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Fiona Behrens <me@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks!


>> +#[track_caller]
>> +pub fn read_poll_timeout<Op, Cond, T>(
>> +    mut op: Op,
>> +    mut cond: Cond,
>> +    sleep_delta: Delta,
>> +    timeout_delta: Option<Delta>,
> 
> Fun idea I just had, though not sure it is of actuall use (probably not).
> Instead of `Option<Delta> we could use `impl Into<Option<Delta>>`,
> that enables to use both, so not having to write Some if we have a value.

Either is fine by me. I couldn't find any functions under the
rust/kernel that use impl Into<Option<T>> as an argument. Any
rules regarding this?