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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/9] rust: task: add `Task::current_raw`
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To: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>, Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>,
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On 2/2/24 07:55, Alice Ryhl 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: Martin Rodriguez Reboredo <yakoyoku@gmail.com>