Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 4 May 2023 11:36:01 -0700 | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH 00/11] Rust null block driver | From | Bart Van Assche <> |
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On 5/4/23 11:15, Andreas Hindborg wrote: > If it is still unclear to you why this effort was started, please do let > me know and I shall try to clarify further :)
It seems like I was too polite in my previous email. What I meant is that rewriting code is useful if it provides a clear advantage to the users of a driver. For null_blk, the users are kernel developers. The code that has been posted is the start of a rewrite of the null_blk driver. The benefits of this rewrite (making low-level memory errors less likely) do not outweigh the risks that this effort will introduce functional or performance regressions.
Bart.
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