Re: [PATCH V6 1/2] rust: module: change author to an array

From: Charalampos Mitrodimas
Date: Mon Feb 24 2025 - 17:07:32 EST


Guilherme Giacomo Simoes <trintaeoitogc@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> In the module! macro, the author field is currently of type String.
> Since modules can have multiple authors, this limitation prevents
> specifying more than one.
> Change the author field to Option<Vec<String>> to allow creating modules
> with multiple authors. Additionally, rename the field from author to
> authors to make it explicit that it can refer to multiple authors. In
> modules that use the author field, update its value to an array of
> strings, and also rename it from author to authors.
>
> Suggested-by: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@xxxxxxxxx>
> Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/244
> Signed-off-by: Guilherme Giacomo Simoes <trintaeoitogc@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/block/rnull.rs | 2 +-
> drivers/net/phy/ax88796b_rust.rs | 2 +-
> drivers/net/phy/qt2025.rs | 2 +-
> rust/kernel/net/phy.rs | 4 ++--
> rust/kernel/pci.rs | 2 +-
> rust/kernel/platform.rs | 2 +-
> rust/macros/lib.rs | 6 +++---
> rust/macros/module.rs | 12 +++++++-----
> samples/rust/rust_driver_faux.rs | 2 +-
> samples/rust/rust_driver_pci.rs | 2 +-
> samples/rust/rust_driver_platform.rs | 2 +-
> samples/rust/rust_minimal.rs | 2 +-
> samples/rust/rust_misc_device.rs | 2 +-
> samples/rust/rust_print_main.rs | 2 +-
> 14 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

Rust side looks good to me. Thanks!

Reviewed-by: Charalampos Mitrodimas <charmitro@xxxxxxxxxx>