Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] rust: add system_dfl() around the new system_dfl_wq
From: Alice Ryhl
Date: Wed Feb 04 2026 - 05:53:01 EST
On Tue, Feb 03, 2026 at 03:53:39PM +0000, Gary Guo wrote:
> Is there any reason that we cannot migrate the user early by just returning
> `system_dfl_wq` inside `system_unbound`? (I guess the question also applies on
> why system_unbound_wq cannot be the same pointer as system_dfl_wq).
I think this is confusing. Let's just rename it here and update the
callers. Otherwise Rust gets out of sync with C naming-wise.
> Also, I feel that `dfl` is not a very intuitive name. I searched the list and
> the commit history for a while and cannot find the exact explaination on what it
> means? Does it mean "default" or something else?
This I agree with. dfl is not a good name. Let's at least call it
"default" or "unbound" or whatever.
Alice