linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/1] scripts: Build per module Rust crates

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Message-ID: <6c7a92d1-fe8e-4d05-854d-127b54907a46@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun, 22 Oct 2023 21:45:41 -0300
From:   Martin Rodriguez Reboredo <yakoyoku@...il.com>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Cc:     Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>,
        Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>,
        Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>,
        Wedson Almeida Filho <wedsonaf@...il.com>,
        Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>, Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>,
        Björn Roy Baron <bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com>,
        Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@...ton.me>,
        Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...sung.com>,
        Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/1] scripts: Build per module Rust crates

On 10/22/23 13:21, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 7, 2023 at 12:57 AM Martin Rodriguez Reboredo
> <yakoyoku@...il.com> wrote:
>>
>> Enables compiling Rust crates as dependencies of kernel modules.
>>
>> When a composite object depends on an `.rlib` file, which by the way is
>> a current ar archive, Kbuild will compile it from its base Rust source
>> and link it.
>>
>> This makes possible to have Rust bindings for a subsystem that is
>> compiled as a module.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Martin Rodriguez Reboredo <yakoyoku@...il.com>
> 
> 
> I could not understand how this will work because
> there is no explanation how to use *.rlib in the later
> build steps.
> 
> If I understand correctly, does this intend to link *.rlib
> as a part of modules?

Yes, the purpose of this RFC is to link the *.rlib, its members
specifically, as part of modules to avoid the scenario of having
Rust bindings linked statically and their C counterparts dynamically.

I'll write a v2 that'll clarify its usage. I've made more progress
locally and had run tests with success.