rust: alloc: introduce the `BoxExt` trait

Make fallible versions of `new` and `new_uninit` methods available in
`Box` even though it doesn't implement them because we build `alloc`
with the `no_glob

rust: alloc: introduce the `BoxExt` trait

Make fallible versions of `new` and `new_uninit` methods available in
`Box` even though it doesn't implement them because we build `alloc`
with the `no_global_oom_handling` config.

They also have an extra `flags` parameter that allows callers to pass
flags to the allocator.

Signed-off-by: Wedson Almeida Filho <walmeida@microsoft.com>
Reviewed-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240328013603.206764-7-wedsonaf@gmail.com
[ Used `Box::write()` to avoid one `unsafe` block as suggested by Boqun. ]
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>

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rust: alloc: introduce allocation flags

We'll use them when allocating `Box`, `Arc`, and `UniqueArc` instances,
as well as when allocating memory for `Vec` elements. These changes will
come in subse

rust: alloc: introduce allocation flags

We'll use them when allocating `Box`, `Arc`, and `UniqueArc` instances,
as well as when allocating memory for `Vec` elements. These changes will
come in subsequent patches.

Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>
Signed-off-by: Wedson Almeida Filho <walmeida@microsoft.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240328013603.206764-6-wedsonaf@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>

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rust: kernel: move `allocator` module under `alloc`

We will add more to the `alloc` module in subsequent patches (e.g.,
allocation flags and extension traits).

Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.loss

rust: kernel: move `allocator` module under `alloc`

We will add more to the `alloc` module in subsequent patches (e.g.,
allocation flags and extension traits).

Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>
Signed-off-by: Wedson Almeida Filho <walmeida@microsoft.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240328013603.206764-2-wedsonaf@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>

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