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Diffstat (limited to 'rust/helpers.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | rust/helpers.c | 15 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/rust/helpers.c b/rust/helpers.c index f946f2ea640a..ebd69490127b 100644 --- a/rust/helpers.c +++ b/rust/helpers.c @@ -138,19 +138,18 @@ void rust_helper_put_task_struct(struct task_struct *t) EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rust_helper_put_task_struct); /* - * We use `bindgen`'s `--size_t-is-usize` option to bind the C `size_t` type - * as the Rust `usize` type, so we can use it in contexts where Rust - * expects a `usize` like slice (array) indices. `usize` is defined to be - * the same as C's `uintptr_t` type (can hold any pointer) but not - * necessarily the same as `size_t` (can hold the size of any single - * object). Most modern platforms use the same concrete integer type for + * `bindgen` binds the C `size_t` type as the Rust `usize` type, so we can + * use it in contexts where Rust expects a `usize` like slice (array) indices. + * `usize` is defined to be the same as C's `uintptr_t` type (can hold any + * pointer) but not necessarily the same as `size_t` (can hold the size of any + * single object). Most modern platforms use the same concrete integer type for * both of them, but in case we find ourselves on a platform where * that's not true, fail early instead of risking ABI or * integer-overflow issues. * * If your platform fails this assertion, it means that you are in - * danger of integer-overflow bugs (even if you attempt to remove - * `--size_t-is-usize`). It may be easiest to change the kernel ABI on + * danger of integer-overflow bugs (even if you attempt to add + * `--no-size_t-is-usize`). It may be easiest to change the kernel ABI on * your platform such that `size_t` matches `uintptr_t` (i.e., to increase * `size_t`, because `uintptr_t` has to be at least as big as `size_t`). */ |