Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] rust: retain pointer mut-ness in `container_of!`
From: Andreas Hindborg
Date: Wed Apr 09 2025 - 07:14:51 EST
"Tamir Duberstein" <tamird@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Avoid casting the input pointer to `*const _`, allowing the output
> pointer to be `*mut` if the input is `*mut`. This allows a number of
> `*const` to `*mut` conversions to be removed at the cost of slightly
> worse ergonomics when the macro is used with a reference rather than a
> pointer; the only example of this was in the macro's own doctest.
>
> Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Tamir Duberstein <tamird@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg