[PATCH v15 9/9] rust: page: add `from_raw()`

[Andreas Hindborg]

Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis at gmail.com> writes:

> On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 10:52 AM Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg at kernel.org> wrote:
>>
>> +    /// Create a `&Page` from a raw `struct page` pointer
>
> Please end sentences with a period.

Ok.

>
>> +        // SAFETY: By function safety requirements, ptr is not null and is
>
> Please use Markdown in comments: `ptr`.

Ok.

>
>> +    /// `ptr` must be valid for use as a reference for the duration of `'a`.
>
> Since we will likely try to starting introducing at least a subset of
> the Safety Standard soon, we should try to use standard terms.
>
> So I think this "valid for use as a reference" is not an established
> one, no? Isn't "convertible to a shared reference" the official term?
>
>   https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/ptr/index.html#pointer-to-reference-conversion
>
> In fact, I see `as_ref_unchecked()` and `as_mut_unchecked()` just got
> stabilized for 1.95.0, so we should probably starting using those were
> applicable as we bump the minimum, but we should probably use already
> a similar wording as the standard library for the safety section and
> the comment:
>
>   "`ptr` must be [convertible to a reference](...)."

I'll change the wording to the "convertible" one.


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg