Re: [PATCH 0/2] Add initial interconnect (icc_path) Rust abstractions

[Konrad Dybcio]

On 7/24/25 5:55 PM, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM Konrad Dybcio
> <konrad.dybcio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Regarding the users, I don't have any specific promises on a consumer
>> of these abstractions in a short term, although the ICC API is rather
>> common (especially across the major arm-based SoCs), so it shouldn't be
>> long before someone needs it.
> 
> In general, abstractions cannot be added unless there is a known user
> that is coming upstream (or developed in-tree over time, like Nova and
> Tyr).
> 
> There is also the "Rust reference driver" approach/exception to help C
> maintainers bootstrap the Rust side, which you may be able to take
> advantage of:
> 
>     https://rust-for-linux.com/rust-reference-drivers
> 
> At the end of the day, it depends on the particular case and the
> maintainers, of course.
> 
> I hope that helps.

I don't quite recall why I ended up sending it as-is, but thanks for your
(and all others') insight!

I may revisit this series one day, unless someone needs ICC bindings first,
then feel free to take it over.

Konrad