Re: [PATCH v13 4/5] rust: replace `kernel::c_str!` with C-Strings

From: Benno Lossin
Date: Fri Jul 04 2025 - 09:04:06 EST


On Tue Jul 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM CEST, Tamir Duberstein wrote:
> C-String literals were added in Rust 1.77. Replace instances of
> `kernel::c_str!` with C-String literals where possible and rename
> `kernel::c_str!` to `str_to_cstr!` to clarify its intended use.

These two things can also be split? And it should also be possible to do
this by-subsystem, right?

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Cheers,
Benno

> Closes: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1075
> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Tamir Duberstein <tamird@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/block/rnull.rs | 2 +-
> drivers/cpufreq/rcpufreq_dt.rs | 5 ++---
> drivers/gpu/drm/nova/driver.rs | 10 +++++-----
> drivers/gpu/nova-core/driver.rs | 6 +++---
> drivers/net/phy/ax88796b_rust.rs | 7 +++----
> drivers/net/phy/qt2025.rs | 5 ++---
> rust/kernel/clk.rs | 6 ++----
> rust/kernel/configfs.rs | 9 +++++----
> rust/kernel/cpufreq.rs | 3 +--
> rust/kernel/devres.rs | 2 +-
> rust/kernel/drm/ioctl.rs | 2 +-
> rust/kernel/firmware.rs | 6 +++---
> rust/kernel/kunit.rs | 14 ++++++--------
> rust/kernel/net/phy.rs | 6 ++----
> rust/kernel/platform.rs | 4 ++--
> rust/kernel/str.rs | 24 ++++++++++++++++--------
> rust/kernel/sync.rs | 7 +++----
> rust/kernel/sync/completion.rs | 2 +-
> rust/kernel/sync/lock/global.rs | 3 ++-
> rust/kernel/workqueue.rs | 8 ++++----
> rust/macros/kunit.rs | 10 +++++-----
> rust/macros/module.rs | 2 +-
> samples/rust/rust_configfs.rs | 5 ++---
> samples/rust/rust_driver_auxiliary.rs | 4 ++--
> samples/rust/rust_driver_faux.rs | 4 ++--
> samples/rust/rust_driver_pci.rs | 4 ++--
> samples/rust/rust_driver_platform.rs | 4 ++--
> samples/rust/rust_misc_device.rs | 3 +--
> scripts/rustdoc_test_gen.rs | 4 ++--
> 29 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 87 deletions(-)