Re: [PATCH v14 0/8] Rust support for mm_struct, vm_area_struct, and mmap

[Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>]

+cc Linus

OK since Andrew seems caught up with other things, let's go ahead and propose
the entire thing to make life easy.

Could you send a v15 with any fixes (don't think any are necessary now?) and
add a patch to add this to MAINTAINERS in the alphabetical location:

MEMORY MANAGEMENT [RUST]
M:	Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
R:	Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
R:	Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
L:	linux-mm@kvack.org
L:	rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org
S:	Maintained
W:	http://www.linux-mm.org
T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm
S:	Maintained
F:	rust/helpers/mm.c
F:	rust/kernel/mm.rs
F:	rust/kernel/mm/

With every patch reviewed from both mm and rust side, from my point of view
there is to me absolutely _no reason_ this should not be taken, though of
course ultimately it's up to Andrew/Linus.

At any rate, hopefully this can help get us moving again here :)

Very keen to get this landed!

Cheers, Lorenzo

On Fri, Feb 14, 2025 at 12:20:18PM +0000, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 14, 2025 at 12:56:29PM +0100, Alice Ryhl wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > * Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com> [250213 07:16]:
> > > > On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 01:03:04PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM Lorenzo Stoakes
> > > > > <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Right, I don't mean the rust subsystem, I mean designated rust
> > > > > > maintainers. The point being that this won't add workload to Andrew, nor
> > > > > > require him nor other mm C people to understand rust.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sounds good, and apologies for being pedantic, but given the recent
> > > > > discussions, I thought I should clarify just in case others read it
> > > > > differently.
> > > > >
> > > > > In the same vein, one more quick thing (that you probably didn't mean
> > > > > in this way, but still, I think it is better I add the note, sorry): I
> > > > > don't think it is true that it will not add workload to Andrew or MM
> > > > > in general. It always adds some workload, even if the maintainers
> > > > > don't handle the patches at all, since they may still need to perform
> > > > > a small change in something Rust related due to another change they
> > > > > need to do, or perhaps at least contact the Rust sub-maintainer to do
> > > > > it for them, etc.
> > > > >
> > > > >     https://rust-for-linux.com/rust-kernel-policy#didnt-you-promise-rust-wouldnt-be-extra-work-for-maintainers
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > Miguel
> > > >
> > > > Ack, for the record I'm happy to help with any work that might come up.
> > >
> > > Ack, here too.
> > >
> > > Without the drama, I'm not sure how we'd feel so alive :P
> > >
> > > Can I be added to whatever list so I can be Cc'ed on the changes on your
> > > side?
> >
> > I'm happy to format the entries whichever way you all prefer, but for
> > example it could be a new MAINTAINERS entry below MEMORY MAPPING along
> > these lines:
> >
> > MEMORY MANAGEMENT/MAPPING [RUST]
>
> I think a general:
>
> MEMORY MANAGEMENT [RUST]
>
> works better here as it ought to (at least for the time being) cover off all
> rust mm stuff.
>
> > M: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
>
> I wonder if we should have Andrew as a co-maintainer here so people also
> send to Andrew also for merge? (and obviously as the mm maintainer he may
> have commentary).
>
> > R: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
>
> Am happy to be a reviewer this is fine!
>
> > R: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
>
> I am sure Liam is also, but of course he can comment himself :)
>
> > L: linux-mm@kvack.org
> > L: rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org
> > S: Maintained
>
> Probably need these here too if Andrew is taking in his tree:
>
> W:	http://www.linux-mm.org
> T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm
>
> > F: rust/helpers/mm.c
> > F: rust/kernel/mm.rs
> > F: rust/kernel/mm/
> >
> > Alice
>
> But in general with tweaks I am happy for this to be added to MAINTAINERS
> _personally_, am I but a minor figure however, it is up to Andrew
> ultimately :)