This is just a type alias that resolves into the AllocImpl for a given
  T: drm::gem::DriverObject

Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
---
 rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs
index b4199945db378..ad74c5159f725 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
 /// [`DriverFile`]: drm::file::DriverFile
 pub type DriverFile<T> = drm::File<<<T as DriverObject>::Driver as drm::Driver>::File>;
 
+/// A type alias for retrieving the current [`AllocImpl`] for a given [`DriverObject`].
+///
+/// [`Driver`]: drm::Driver
+pub type DriverAllocImpl<T> = <<T as DriverObject>::Driver as drm::Driver>::Object;
+
 /// GEM object functions, which must be implemented by drivers.
 pub trait DriverObject: Sync + Send + Sized {
     /// Parent `Driver` for this object.
@@ -42,12 +47,12 @@ pub trait DriverObject: Sync + Send + Sized {
     fn new(dev: &drm::Device<Self::Driver>, size: usize) -> impl PinInit<Self, Error>;
 
     /// Open a new handle to an existing object, associated with a File.
-    fn open(_obj: &<Self::Driver as drm::Driver>::Object, _file: &DriverFile<Self>) -> Result {
+    fn open(_obj: &DriverAllocImpl<Self>, _file: &DriverFile<Self>) -> Result {
         Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Close a handle to an existing object, associated with a File.
-    fn close(_obj: &<Self::Driver as drm::Driver>::Object, _file: &DriverFile<Self>) {}
+    fn close(_obj: &DriverAllocImpl<Self>, _file: &DriverFile<Self>) {}
 }
 
 /// Trait that represents a GEM object subtype
-- 
2.52.0

> On 30 Jan 2026, at 21:13, Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> This is just a type alias that resolves into the AllocImpl for a given
>  T: drm::gem::DriverObject
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
> ---
> rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs | 9 +++++++--
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs
> index b4199945db378..ad74c5159f725 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/drm/gem/mod.rs
> @@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
> /// [`DriverFile`]: drm::file::DriverFile
> pub type DriverFile<T> = drm::File<<<T as DriverObject>::Driver as drm::Driver>::File>;
> 
> +/// A type alias for retrieving the current [`AllocImpl`] for a given [`DriverObject`].
> +///
> +/// [`Driver`]: drm::Driver
> +pub type DriverAllocImpl<T> = <<T as DriverObject>::Driver as drm::Driver>::Object;
> +
> /// GEM object functions, which must be implemented by drivers.
> pub trait DriverObject: Sync + Send + Sized {
>     /// Parent `Driver` for this object.
> @@ -42,12 +47,12 @@ pub trait DriverObject: Sync + Send + Sized {
>     fn new(dev: &drm::Device<Self::Driver>, size: usize) -> impl PinInit<Self, Error>;
> 
>     /// Open a new handle to an existing object, associated with a File.
> -    fn open(_obj: &<Self::Driver as drm::Driver>::Object, _file: &DriverFile<Self>) -> Result {
> +    fn open(_obj: &DriverAllocImpl<Self>, _file: &DriverFile<Self>) -> Result {
>         Ok(())
>     }
> 
>     /// Close a handle to an existing object, associated with a File.
> -    fn close(_obj: &<Self::Driver as drm::Driver>::Object, _file: &DriverFile<Self>) {}
> +    fn close(_obj: &DriverAllocImpl<Self>, _file: &DriverFile<Self>) {}
> }
> 
> /// Trait that represents a GEM object subtype
> -- 
> 2.52.0
> 

Reviewed-by: Daniel Almeida <daniel.almeida@collabora.com>