Re: [PATCH v3 01/10] rust: fs: add new type file::Offset

[Alice Ryhl]

On Wed, Oct 22, 2025 at 04:30:35PM +0200, Danilo Krummrich wrote:
> Add a new type for file offsets, i.e. bindings::loff_t. Trying to avoid
> using raw bindings types, this seems to be the better alternative
> compared to just using i64.
> 
> Cc: Alexander Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  rust/kernel/fs/file.rs | 142 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 141 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/fs/file.rs b/rust/kernel/fs/file.rs
> index cf06e73a6da0..681b8a9e5d52 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/fs/file.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/fs/file.rs
> @@ -15,7 +15,147 @@
>      sync::aref::{ARef, AlwaysRefCounted},
>      types::{NotThreadSafe, Opaque},
>  };
> -use core::ptr;
> +use core::{num::TryFromIntError, ptr};
> +
> +/// Representation of an offset within a [`File`].
> +///
> +/// Transparent wrapper around `bindings::loff_t`.
> +#[repr(transparent)]
> +#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Default)]
> +pub struct Offset(bindings::loff_t);

There is no invariant on this type, so the field can be public.

	pub struct Offset(pub bindings::loff_t);

Otherwise LGTM:
Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@xxxxxxxxxx>

Alice