Re: [PATCH 6/7] rust: sync: introduce `UniqueArc`

[Gary Guo]

On Wed, 28 Dec 2022 06:03:45 +0000
Wedson Almeida Filho <wedsonaf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Since `Arc<T>` does not allow mutating `T` directly (i.e., without inner
> mutability), it is currently not possible to do some initialisation of
> `T` post construction but before being shared.
> 
> `UniqueArc<T>` addresses this problem essentially being an `Arc<T>` that
> has a refcount of 1 and is therefore writable. Once initialisation is
> completed, it can be transitioned (without failure paths) into an
> `Arc<T>`.
> 
> Suggested-by: Gary Guo <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Wedson Almeida Filho <wedsonaf@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Gary Guo <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
>  rust/kernel/sync.rs     |   2 +-
>  rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs | 152 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  2 files changed, 151 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)