linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V6 0/2] author field in module! macro should be a array

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Message-ID: <875xkphuqh.fsf@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:59:34 +0100
From: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...nel.org>
To: "Guilherme Giacomo Simoes" <trintaeoitogc@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V6 0/2] author field in module! macro should be a array

"Guilherme Giacomo Simoes" <trintaeoitogc@...il.com> writes:

> In the module! macro, the author field is currently of type String.
> Since modules can have multiple authors, this limitation prevents
> specifying more than one.
>
> - Change the author field to Option<Vec<String>> to allow creating
>   modules with multiple authors.
>
> - rename the field from author to authors to make it explicit that it
>   can refer to multiple authors.
>
> - In modules that use the author field, update its value to an array of
>   strings, and also rename it from author to authors.
>
> - Change the checkpatch.pl to find poorly formatted arrays in the macro
>   module!
>
> ---
> v6 changes
> - Use consistent style in warn messages
> - Improved the commit title for checkpatch changes
> ---
>
> Guilherme Giacomo Simoes (2):
>   rust: module: change author to an array
>   checkpatch: check format of Vec<String> in modules
>
>  drivers/block/rnull.rs               |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/phy/ax88796b_rust.rs     |  2 +-
>  drivers/net/phy/qt2025.rs            |  2 +-
>  rust/kernel/net/phy.rs               |  4 +--
>  rust/kernel/pci.rs                   |  2 +-
>  rust/kernel/platform.rs              |  2 +-
>  rust/macros/lib.rs                   |  6 ++--
>  rust/macros/module.rs                | 12 ++++----
>  samples/rust/rust_driver_faux.rs     |  2 +-
>  samples/rust/rust_driver_pci.rs      |  2 +-
>  samples/rust/rust_driver_platform.rs |  2 +-
>  samples/rust/rust_minimal.rs         |  2 +-
>  samples/rust/rust_misc_device.rs     |  2 +-
>  samples/rust/rust_print_main.rs      |  2 +-
>  scripts/checkpatch.pl                | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  15 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

What is the base commit for this one?

Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg