Commit 07dad44aa9 ("rust: kernel: move ARef and AlwaysRefCounted to
sync::aref") moved `ARef` and `AlwaysRefCounted` into their own module.
In that process only a short, single line description of the module was
added. Extend the description by explaining what is meant by "internal
reference counting", the two items in the trait & the difference to
`Arc`.
Signed-off-by: Benno Lossin <lossin@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
Update the in-file reference of sync/aref.rs to import `ARef` and
`AlwaysRefCounted` from `sync::aref` instead of `types`.
This aligns with the ongoing effort to move `ARef` and
`AlwaysRefCounted` to sync.
Suggested-by: Benno Lossin <lossin@kernel.org>
Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1173
Signed-off-by: Shankari Anand <shankari.ak0208@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <lossin@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
Move the definitions of `ARef` and `AlwaysRefCounted` from `types.rs`
to a new file `sync/aref.rs`. Define the corresponding `aref` module
under `rust/kernel/sync.rs`. These types are better grouped in `sync`.
To avoid breaking existing imports, they are re-exported from `types.rs`.
Drop unused imports `mem::ManuallyDrop`, `ptr::NonNull` from `types.rs`,
they are now only used in `sync/aref.rs`, where they are already imported.
Suggested-by: Benno Lossin <lossin@kernel.org>
Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1173
Signed-off-by: Shankari Anand <shankari.ak0208@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <lossin@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250715110423.334744-1-shankari.ak0208@gmail.com
[ Added missing `///`. Changed module title. Reworded slightly. - Miguel ]
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
Benno Lossin
Shankari Anand