Messages in this thread | | | From | Trevor Gross <> | Date | Mon, 5 Feb 2024 21:18:18 -0500 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v4 2/9] rust: task: add `Task::current_raw` |
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On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 5:56 AM Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com> wrote: > > Introduces a safe function for getting a raw pointer to the current > task. > > When writing bindings that need to access the current task, it is often > more convenient to call a method that directly returns a raw pointer > than to use the existing `Task::current` method. However, the only way > to do that is `bindings::get_current()` which is unsafe since it calls > into C. By introducing `Task::current_raw()`, it becomes possible to > obtain a pointer to the current task without using unsafe. > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAH5fLgjT48X-zYtidv31mox3C4_Ogoo_2cBOCmX0Ang3tAgGHA@mail.gmail.com/ > Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me> > Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com> > ---
Reviewed-by: Trevor Gross <tmgross@umich.edu>
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