Re: [PATCH v4 7/9] rust: configfs: use `LocalModule` for `THIS_MODULE`

On Tue Jun 23, 2026 at 7:29 AM BST, Alvin Sun wrote:
> Replace the `THIS_MODULE` static reference in the `configfs_attrs!`
> macro with `this_module::<LocalModule>()`, and update
> rnull to import `LocalModule` instead of `THIS_MODULE`, consistent
> with the move of `THIS_MODULE` into the `ModuleMetadata` trait.
>
> Reviewed-by: Andreas Hindborg <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Alvin Sun <[email protected]>
> ---
>  drivers/block/rnull/configfs.rs | 6 ++----
>  rust/kernel/configfs.rs         | 8 +++++---
>  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/block/rnull/configfs.rs b/drivers/block/rnull/configfs.rs
> index c10a55fc58948..b2547ad1e5ddd 100644
> --- a/drivers/block/rnull/configfs.rs
> +++ b/drivers/block/rnull/configfs.rs
> @@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
>  // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>  
> -use super::{
> -    NullBlkDevice,
> -    THIS_MODULE, //
> -};
> +use super::NullBlkDevice;
> +use crate::LocalModule;
>  use kernel::{
>      block::mq::gen_disk::{
>          GenDisk,
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/configfs.rs b/rust/kernel/configfs.rs
> index 2339c6467325d..b542422115461 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/configfs.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/configfs.rs
> @@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const bindings::config_item_type {
>  ///                 configfs::Subsystem<Configuration>,
>  ///                 Configuration
>  ///                 >::new_with_child_ctor::<N,Child>(
> -///             &THIS_MODULE,
> +///             ::kernel::module::this_module::<LocalModule>(),

This should be `crate::LocalModule`.

Best,
Gary

>  ///             &CONFIGURATION_ATTRS
>  ///         );
>  ///
> @@ -1021,7 +1021,8 @@ macro_rules! configfs_attrs {
>  
>                      static [< $data:upper _TPE >] : $crate::configfs::ItemType<$container, $data>  =
>                          $crate::configfs::ItemType::<$container, $data>::new::<N>(
> -                            &THIS_MODULE, &[<$ data:upper _ATTRS >]
> +                            $crate::module::this_module::<LocalModule>(),
> +                            &[<$ data:upper _ATTRS >]
>                          );
>                  )?
>  
> @@ -1030,7 +1031,8 @@ macro_rules! configfs_attrs {
>                          $crate::configfs::ItemType<$container, $data>  =
>                              $crate::configfs::ItemType::<$container, $data>::
>                              new_with_child_ctor::<N, $child>(
> -                                &THIS_MODULE, &[<$ data:upper _ATTRS >]
> +                                $crate::module::this_module::<LocalModule>(),
> +                                &[<$ data:upper _ATTRS >]
>                              );
>                  )?
>