Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] gpu: nova-core: add FbRange.len() and use it in boot.rs

From: Lyude Paul

Date: Wed Nov 26 2025 - 18:43:29 EST


I'm not sure this is necessary - for one, we could just use the .len() method
on the Range. As well - if we just implement Deref for FbRange (which I think
would be fine here) we could just use .len() through that.

On Tue, 2025-11-25 at 17:39 -0800, John Hubbard wrote:
> A tiny simplification: now that FbLayout uses its own specific FbRange
> type, add an FbRange.len() method, and use that to (very slightly)
> simplify the calculation of Frts::frts_size initialization.
>
> Suggested-by: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/gpu/nova-core/fb.rs | 6 ++++++
> drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/boot.rs | 2 +-
> 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/fb.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/fb.rs
> index 333e952400e6..9fcd915e12e1 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/fb.rs
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/fb.rs
> @@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ pub(crate) fn unregister(&self, bar: &Bar0) {
>
> pub(crate) struct FbRange(Range<u64>);
>
> +impl FbRange {
> + pub(crate) fn len(&self) -> u64 {
> + self.0.end - self.0.start
> + }
> +}
> +
> impl From<Range<u64>> for FbRange {
> fn from(range: Range<u64>) -> Self {
> Self(range)
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/boot.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/boot.rs
> index 54937606b5b0..846064221931 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/boot.rs
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/boot.rs
> @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ fn run_fwsec_frts(
> bios,
> FwsecCommand::Frts {
> frts_addr: fb_layout.frts.start,
> - frts_size: fb_layout.frts.end - fb_layout.frts.start,
> + frts_size: fb_layout.frts.len(),
> },
> )?;
>

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Cheers,
Lyude Paul (she/her)
Senior Software Engineer at Red Hat

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