Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] rust: sizes: add SizeConstants trait for device address space constants

From: Miguel Ojeda

Date: Fri Apr 03 2026 - 22:33:26 EST


On Sat, Apr 4, 2026 at 4:12 AM John Hubbard <jhubbard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The SZ_* constants are usize, matching the CPU pointer width. But
> device address spaces have their own widths (32-bit MMIO windows,
> 64-bit GPU framebuffers, etc.), so drivers end up casting these
> constants with SZ_1M as u64 or helper functions. This adds
> boilerplate with no safety benefit.
>
> Add a SizeConstants trait with associated SZ_* constants, implemented
> for u32, u64, and usize. With the trait in scope, callers write
> u64::SZ_1M or u32::SZ_4K to get the constant in their device's
> native width. All SZ_* values fit in a u32, so every implementation
> is lossless. Each impl has a const assert to catch any future
> constant that would overflow.
>
> A define_sizes! macro generates everything from a single internal
> list of names. The macro takes the target types as arguments, so
> adding a new target type requires changing only the call site.
>
> Suggested-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/DGB9G697GSWO.3VBFGU5MKFPMR@xxxxxxxxxx/
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/DGHI8WRKBQS9.38910L6FIIZTE@xxxxxxxxxx/
> Reviewed-by: Eliot Courtney <ecourtney@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Gary Guo <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@xxxxxxxxxx>

If there are no concerns, then I will pick this one up.

Thanks!

Cheers,
Miguel