From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from gabe.freedesktop.org (gabe.freedesktop.org [131.252.210.177]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 62EAFCD13D3 for ; Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:59:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gabe.freedesktop.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gabe.freedesktop.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB0EE10F440; Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:59:01 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: gabe.freedesktop.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b="D37FyE44"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: from sea.source.kernel.org (sea.source.kernel.org [172.234.252.31]) by gabe.freedesktop.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 443A910F440 for ; Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:59:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.kernel.org (transwarp.subspace.kernel.org [100.75.92.58]) by sea.source.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D89ED4321C; Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:59:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 83A84C2BCB3; Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:59:00 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1777579140; bh=LBnU4AivRmdyKTS0Xcm7sAN9nbgjFQEu0IgaPDtNX8A=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=D37FyE44Yvvn2cExwQ3DmwgarHkzu8WUVgaowMhD+LmI77+KXzdBK44lKtn+fFUgO bDSpV9CoNJi+BNPgdd0UKnu4ogxf1eb7bKc3aQbAkOGlv1S0uL1gaj47H4jPYZGD6F ELGMa2Wzsk/mtTY92+5Ti3XPzZXWHt9gxb3Qe/WyFzeVbTCM6GeA+HIN1/HGJ5L3OL jAMGMxkf/Y5mCzAdwHsIGTNRCYNHpJi/prLhuFyMoP3cAGZI83iFkM8L7ZClWRXRz2 W2CedreT/+hzZYdFf/jLgPz08IQck7uK1kQPtbXn8J0GMY1oTCQv1ZhHnUPsntX0hj iUkbOn6Q6Y2wA== Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:58:58 -0500 From: Rob Herring To: Markus Probst Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman , Jiri Slaby , Miguel Ojeda , Gary Guo , =?iso-8859-1?Q?Bj=F6rn?= Roy Baron , Benno Lossin , Andreas Hindborg , Alice Ryhl , Trevor Gross , Danilo Krummrich , Kari Argillander , "Rafael J. Wysocki" , Viresh Kumar , Boqun Feng , David Airlie , Simona Vetter , linux-serial@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org, linux-pm@vger.kernel.org, driver-core@lists.linux.dev, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 0/4] rust: add basic serial device bus abstractions Message-ID: <20260430195858.GA1650658-robh@kernel.org> References: <20260429-rust_serdev-v7-0-0d89c791b5c8@posteo.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20260429-rust_serdev-v7-0-0d89c791b5c8@posteo.de> X-BeenThere: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Direct Rendering Infrastructure - Development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dri-devel-bounces@lists.freedesktop.org Sender: "dri-devel" On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 08:21:30PM +0200, Markus Probst wrote: > This patch series adds the serdev device bus rust abstraction into the > kernel. > > This abstraction will be used by a driver, > which targets the MCU devices in Synology devices. > > Kari Argillander also messaged me, stating that he wants to write a > watchdog driver with this abstraction (needing initial device data). > > @Rob: Are you willing to maintain these rust abstractions yourself, > as you are the expert on this subsystem, otherwise I would take care of > it with a "SERIAL DEVICE BUS [RUST]" section in the MAINTAINERS file. In > the second case, I assume you are going to pick those patches as-is into > your tree, after they have been reviewed? Well I can ignore the Rust part as much as I ignore the C serdev part... Honestly, I need to find someone else to maintain all of it as I don't really have the bandwidth. I don't think we should split it though. And I don't have a tree for serdev. Greg picks up the serdev patches. If the Rust folks are fine with them, then I am. Rob