Re: [PATCH] rust: macros: document emit_base in ModInfoBuilder
From: MBKCHEL
Date: Wed Oct 28 2026 - 16:17:52 EST
ср, 28 окт. 2026 г. в 21:57, MBKCHEL <mbkchelofficialdev@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
> Hi,
> Please note that I made a typo in my last name in the "From" and "Signed-off-by" lines. My correct name is "Ivan Tverdokhleb".
> If the patch is accepted, could you please apply it with the corrected name?
> Thanks,
> Ivan
>
>
> ср, 28 окт. 2026 г. в 17:50, Ivan Tverdohleb <mbkchelofficialdev@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>> Add documentation for the emit_base method within the ModInfoBuilder
>> struct. Explain its role in formatting metadata strings, handling the
>> differentiation between built-in and loadable modules, and managing
>> linker sections and conditional compilation.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ivan Tverdohleb <mbkchelofficialdev@xxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> rust/macros/module.rs | 10 ++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/rust/macros/module.rs b/rust/macros/module.rs
>> index 0a7b9e24c..6f361013f 100644
>> --- a/rust/macros/module.rs
>> +++ b/rust/macros/module.rs
>> @@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ fn new(module: &'a str) -> Self {
>> }
>> }
>>
>> + /// Emits a single metadata entry into the module information table.
>> + ///
>> + /// This method formats a `field=content\0` byte string and places it into the
>> + /// `.modinfo` linker section. For built-in modules (`builtin == true`), the string
>> + /// is prefixed with the module name (`module.field=content\0`) to avoid naming
>> + /// collisions in the final monolithic kernel binary.
>> + ///
>> + /// It automatically generates a unique static identifier using an internal counter
>> + /// and applies appropriate conditional compilation attributes (`#[cfg(MODULE)]` or
>> + /// `#[cfg(not(MODULE))]`) based on the target type.
>> fn emit_base(&mut self, field: &str, content: &str, builtin: bool, param: bool) {
>> let string = if builtin {
>> // Built-in modules prefix their modinfo strings by `module.`.
>> --
>> 2.56.0
>>