Re: [PATCH v1] rust: add improved version of `ForeignOwnable::borrow_mut`

["Ariel Miculas (amiculas)" <amiculas@cisco.com>]

On 23/08/23 10:34AM, Alice Ryhl wrote:
> Andreas Hindborg <nmi@metaspace.dk> writes:
> >>> I am not sure this makes sense. How about splitting the trait in two,
> >>> immutable and mutable and only implementing the immutable one or Arc?
> >>
> >> I used this design based on what would make sense for a linked list. The
> >> idea is that we can have two different types of cursors for a linked
> >> list: immutable and mutable. The immutable cursor lets you:
> >>
> >>  * move around the linked list
> >>  * access the values using `borrow`
> >>
> >> The mutable cursor lets you:
> >>
> >>  * move around the linked list
> >>  * delete or add items to the list
> >>  * access the values using `borrow_mut`
> >>
> >> The mutable cursor gives you extra abilities beyond the `borrow` vs
> >> `borrow_mut` distinction, so we want to provide both types of cursors
> >> even if the pointer type is Arc. To do that, we need a trait that
> >> defines what it means to have mutable access to an Arc.
> > 
> > I don't see how that prevents this trait from being split in two?
> 
> Well, you could split the trait, but if you make the mutable iterator
> require the `borrow_mut` trait, then you have to implement the mutable
> trait for `Arc` too if you want the mutable iterator to work with `Arc`.
> 
> And if you're always going to implement both traits, then maybe it
> makes more sense to not split the traits?
> 
> Alice

I see this patch present in the rust-dev branch, but not in rust-next.
Are there plans for including this patch in rust-next?

Cheers,
Ariel