Re: [PATCH v4] rust: make `build_assert` module the home of related macros

From: Miguel Ojeda

Date: Wed Jun 10 2026 - 03:31:00 EST


On Tue, Jun 9, 2026 at 4:27 PM Gary Guo <gary@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Gary Guo <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Given the macro scoping rules, all macros are rendered twice, in the
> module and in the top-level of kernel crate.
>
> Add `#[doc(no_inline)]` to the prelude so it just shows up as re-export.
> Add `#[doc(hidden)]` to the macro definition and `#[doc(inline)]` to the
> re-export inside `build_assert` module so the top-level items are hidden.
>
> Acked-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@xxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Boqun Feng <boqun@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Gary Guo <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Applied to `rust-next` -- thanks everyone!

[ Sadly, because the definition is hidden, `rustdoc` decides to not list
them as re-exports in the `prelude` page anymore, even if we refer to
the not-actually-hidden item.

- Miguel ]

[ Kept a single declaration in the prelude, and reworded since they
already had `no_inline`. Removed other imports from `predefine` since
we now use the prelude. - Miguel ]

Cheers,
Miguel