Re: [PATCH RESEND] rust: fs: update ARef and AlwaysRefCounted imports from sync::aref

From: Shankari Anand
Date: Wed Aug 20 2025 - 06:55:57 EST


On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 01:26:11PM +0200, Christian Brauner wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 14, 2025 at 03:31:01PM +0530, Shankari Anand wrote:
> > Update call sites in the fs subsystem to import `ARef` and
> > `AlwaysRefCounted` from `sync::aref` instead of `types`.
> >
> > This aligns with the ongoing effort to move `ARef` and
> > `AlwaysRefCounted` to sync.
> >
> > Suggested-by: Benno Lossin <lossin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1173
> > Acked-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Shankari Anand <shankari.ak0208@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > It part of a subsystem-wise split series, as suggested in:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/CANiq72=NSRMV_6UxXVgkebmWmbgN4i=sfRszr-G+x3W5A4DYOg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/T/#u
> > This split series is intended to ease review and subsystem-level maintenance.
> >
> > The original moving patch is here: (commit 07dad44aa9a93)
> > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=07dad44aa9a93b16af19e8609a10b241c352b440
> >
> > Gradually the re-export from types.rs will be eliminated in the
> > future cycle.
> >
> > (Carry-forwarded acked-by tag and added Christian and Alexander as recipient)
> > ---
>
> I think it would be nice if we could get all fs related patches sent to
> fsdevel so list-only subscribers get them. :)
>

Sure, I'll take care next time. Thanks for pointing out!

Regards,
Shankari