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authorGary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>2022-11-10 17:41:26 +0100
committerMiguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>2022-12-04 01:59:15 +0100
commit7c5977464681c2ec603efcac32a9432bcd355f12 (patch)
treed2afa9e25342c9e637b6ff615489974e5f58fc9f /rust
parentfeadd062871704b1de2111d06008ee24a8f03d02 (diff)
downloadlinux-7c5977464681c2ec603efcac32a9432bcd355f12.tar.bz2
rust: str: add `BStr` type
Add the `BStr` type, which is a byte string without UTF-8 validity guarantee. It is simply an alias to `[u8]`, but has a more evident semantical meaning. Signed-off-by: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net> [Reworded, adapted for upstream and applied latest changes] Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
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-rw-r--r--rust/kernel/str.rs5
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/rust/kernel/str.rs b/rust/kernel/str.rs
index e45ff220ae50..3aa1a0cb9bf8 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/str.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/str.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
use core::fmt;
+/// Byte string without UTF-8 validity guarantee.
+///
+/// `BStr` is simply an alias to `[u8]`, but has a more evident semantical meaning.
+pub type BStr = [u8];
+
/// Allows formatting of [`fmt::Arguments`] into a raw buffer.
///
/// It does not fail if callers write past the end of the buffer so that they can calculate the