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Benno Lossin
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When allocating memory for arrays using allocators, the `Layout::array` function is typically used. It returns a result, since the given size might be too big. However, `Vec` and its iterators store their allocated capacity and thus they already did check that the size is not too big. The `ArrayLayout` type provides this exact behavior, as it can be infallibly converted into a `Layout`. Instead of a `usize` capacity, `Vec` and other similar array-storing types can use `ArrayLayout` instead. Reviewed-by: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net> Signed-off-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me> Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241004154149.93856-16-dakr@kernel.org [ Formatted a few comments. - Miguel ] Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.