Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] rust: task: use `as_char_ptr` instead of `as_ptr().cast()`

From: Tamir Duberstein

Date: Sun Jan 25 2026 - 15:20:46 EST


On Sat, Jan 24, 2026 at 6:34 PM kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi Gary,
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> kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:
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> [auto build test WARNING on 053966c344dbd346e71305f530e91ea77916189f]
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> url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Gary-Guo/rust-disallow-use-of-CStr-as_ptr/20260122-224657
> base: 053966c344dbd346e71305f530e91ea77916189f
> patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260122144444.265412-1-gary%40kernel.org
> patch subject: [PATCH v2 1/2] rust: task: use `as_char_ptr` instead of `as_ptr().cast()`
> config: x86_64-buildonly-randconfig-004-20260125 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260125/202601250701.wXxtGd9z-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
> compiler: clang version 20.1.8 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project 87f0227cb60147a26a1eeb4fb06e3b505e9c7261)
> rustc: rustc 1.88.0 (6b00bc388 2025-06-23)
> reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260125/202601250701.wXxtGd9z-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)
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> If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
> the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
> | Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> | Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202601250701.wXxtGd9z-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
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> All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
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> >> warning: unused import: `str::CStrExt`
> --> rust/kernel/task.rs:12:5
> |
> 12 | str::CStrExt,
> | ^^^^^^^^^^^^
> |
> = note: `#[warn(unused_imports)]` on by default

Seems like the import needs to be conditional on
CONFIG_DEBUG_ATOMIC_SLEEP. Aside: it can also be `as _` since it isn't
named directly.

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