Re: [PATCH v2 3/7] rust: cpufreq: always inline functions using build_assert with arguments
From: Viresh Kumar
Date: Fri Nov 28 2025 - 01:12:59 EST
On 28-11-25, 11:11, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
> `build_assert` relies on the compiler to optimize out its error path.
> Functions using it with its arguments must thus always be inlined,
> otherwise the error path of `build_assert` might not be optimized out,
> triggering a build error.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> rust/kernel/cpufreq.rs | 2 ++
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/cpufreq.rs b/rust/kernel/cpufreq.rs
> index 1a555fcb120a..df5d9f6f43f3 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/cpufreq.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/cpufreq.rs
> @@ -1015,6 +1015,8 @@ impl<T: Driver> Registration<T> {
> ..pin_init::zeroed()
> };
>
> + // Always inline to optimize out error path of `build_assert`.
> + #[inline(always)]
> const fn copy_name(name: &'static CStr) -> [c_char; CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN] {
> let src = name.to_bytes_with_nul();
> let mut dst = [0; CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN];
Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx>
Lemme know if you want me to pick this instead.
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viresh