linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V6 1/2] rust: module: change author to an array

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Message-ID: <87zfi1gfps.fsf@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:09:19 +0100
From: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...nel.org>
To: "Guilherme Giacomo Simoes" <trintaeoitogc@...il.com>
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  "Miguel Ojeda" <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V6 1/2] rust: module: change author to an 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. Additionally, 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.
>
> Suggested-by: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
> Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/244
> Signed-off-by: Guilherme Giacomo Simoes <trintaeoitogc@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...nel.org>


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg