[PATCH 4/4] rust: serdev: remove `serdev::Timeout`

From: Markus Probst

Date: Sat Jul 18 2026 - 07:37:28 EST


Instead of relying on its own timeout types, the abstraction should make
use of `impl Into<Jiffies>`.

Suggested-by: Gary Guo <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/DK0SX3P5K1J6.1OV4ETJMXW83R@xxxxxxxxxxx/
Signed-off-by: Markus Probst <markus.probst@xxxxxxxxx>
---
rust/kernel/serdev.rs | 53 +++++++++++++++++----------------------------------
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/serdev.rs b/rust/kernel/serdev.rs
index 3556fe066ace..b35f20f24bcd 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/serdev.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/serdev.rs
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@
aref::AlwaysRefCounted,
Mutex, //
},
- time::{
- msecs_to_jiffies,
- Jiffies,
- Msecs, //
- },
+ time::Jiffies,
types::{
Opaque,
ScopeGuard, //
@@ -35,7 +31,6 @@
cell::UnsafeCell,
marker::PhantomData,
mem::{offset_of, MaybeUninit},
- num::NonZero,
ptr::NonNull, //
};

@@ -50,30 +45,6 @@ pub enum Parity {
Odd = bindings::serdev_parity_SERDEV_PARITY_ODD,
}

-/// Timeout in Jiffies.
-pub enum Timeout {
- /// Wait for a specific amount of [`Jiffies`].
- Jiffies(NonZero<Jiffies>),
- /// Wait for a specific amount of [`Msecs`].
- Milliseconds(NonZero<Msecs>),
- /// Wait as long as possible.
- ///
- /// This is equivalent to [`kernel::task::MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT`].
- Max,
-}
-
-impl Timeout {
- fn into_jiffies(self) -> isize {
- match self {
- Self::Jiffies(value) => value.get().try_into().unwrap_or_default(),
- Self::Milliseconds(value) => {
- msecs_to_jiffies(value.get()).try_into().unwrap_or_default()
- }
- Self::Max => 0,
- }
- }
-}
-
/// An adapter for the registration of serial device bus device drivers.
pub struct Adapter<T: Driver>(T);

@@ -505,11 +476,13 @@ pub fn set_parity(&self, parity: Parity) -> Result {
/// [`Device::wait_until_sent`] to make sure the controller write buffer has actually been
/// emptied.
///
+ /// Use a timeout of 0 to wait indefinitely.
+ ///
/// Returns the number of bytes written (less than `data.len()` if interrupted).
/// [`kernel::error::code::ETIMEDOUT`] or [`kernel::error::code::ERESTARTSYS`] if interrupted
- /// before any bytes were written.
+ /// before any bytes were written. [`kernel::error::code::EINVAL`] if `data.len() > i32::MAX`.
#[inline]
- pub fn write_all(&self, data: &[u8], timeout: Timeout) -> Result<usize> {
+ pub fn write_all(&self, data: &[u8], timeout: impl Into<Jiffies>) -> Result<usize> {
if data.len() > i32::MAX as usize {
return Err(EINVAL);
}
@@ -523,7 +496,7 @@ pub fn write_all(&self, data: &[u8], timeout: Timeout) -> Result<usize> {
self.as_raw(),
data.as_ptr(),
data.len(),
- timeout.into_jiffies(),
+ isize::try_from(timeout.into()).unwrap_or_default(),
)
};
// CAST: negative return values are guaranteed to be between `-MAX_ERRNO` and `-1`,
@@ -570,11 +543,19 @@ pub fn write_flush(&self) {

/// Wait for the data to be sent.
///
- /// After this function, the write buffer of the controller should be empty.
+ /// After this function, the write buffer of the controller should be empty or the timeout
+ /// elapsed.
+ ///
+ /// Use a timeout of 0 to wait indefinitely.
#[inline]
- pub fn wait_until_sent(&self, timeout: Timeout) {
+ pub fn wait_until_sent(&self, timeout: impl Into<Jiffies>) {
// SAFETY: `self.as_raw()` is guaranteed to be a pointer to a valid `serdev_device`.
- unsafe { bindings::serdev_device_wait_until_sent(self.as_raw(), timeout.into_jiffies()) };
+ unsafe {
+ bindings::serdev_device_wait_until_sent(
+ self.as_raw(),
+ isize::try_from(timeout.into()).unwrap_or_default(),
+ )
+ };
}
}


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