Re: [PATCH v3 1/6] rust: module: add `THIS_MODULE` const to `ModuleMetadata` trait

Andreas Hindborg <[email protected]>
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-modules,dev.linux.lists.driver-core,dev.linux.lists.nova-gpu,org.freedesktop.lists.dri-devel,org.kernel.vger.linux-block,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.linux-kselftest,org.kernel.vger.rust-for-linux
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Alvin Sun <[email protected]> writes:

> Since `const_refs_to_static` has been stable as of the MSRV bump, a
> `ThisModule` pointer can now be used in const contexts.
>
> Add a `THIS_MODULE` const to the `ModuleMetadata` trait so that modules
> can provide their `ThisModule` pointer in const contexts such as static
> `file_operations`.
>
> Move the `THIS_MODULE` static from the `module!` macro into the
> `ModuleMetadata` impl, add a `this_module()` helper, and update `__init`
> to use it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alvin Sun <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Andreas Hindborg <[email protected]>


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg
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