Re: [PATCH] rust: hrtimer: add active() method to query timer state

From: FUJITA Tomonori

Date: Fri Feb 27 2026 - 23:57:23 EST


On Sat, 28 Feb 2026 04:04:27 +0100
Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sat, Feb 28, 2026 at 3:23 AM FUJITA Tomonori <tomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Should we use intra-doc links for true/flase? Currently, rust/kernel
>> doesn't seem to use them. Seems that Rust std library isn't consistent
>> on this either.
>
> Maybe... It doesn't matter much either way, obviously.
>
> For simplicity/consistency with other "trivial" items, it may be
> better. On the other hand, it is more painful to type and takes 2
> characters.
>
> This is the entry I have so far for this in my to-be-sent guidelines
> "rules" list:
>
> - Use intra-doc links wherever the link would work (i.e. if ``rustdoc``
> can resolve it), unless doing so would be unreasonably complex or
> verbose. In such a case, use a simple code span instead.
>
> Do so even for trivial types and constants, such as ``i32`` and
> ``true``, as well as for ``Self``.
>
> .. code-block:: rust
>
> /// Returns a new [`Foo`].
>
> Avoid:
>
> .. code-block:: rust
>
> /// Returns a new `Foo`.

Agreed, consistency alone is a good enough reason for this.