linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] rust/kernel/faux: mark Registration methods inline

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Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 21:03:41 +0100
From: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>
To: Ethan Carter Edwards <ethan@...ancedwards.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] rust/kernel/faux: mark Registration methods inline

On Mon, Mar 10, 2025 at 03:51:38PM -0400, Ethan Carter Edwards wrote:
> When building the kernel on Arch Linux using on x86_64 with tools:
> $ rustc --version
> rustc 1.84.0 (9fc6b4312 2025-01-07)
> $ cargo --version
> cargo 1.84.0 (66221abde 2024-11-19)
> $ clang --version
> clang version 19.1.7
> Target: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
> 
> The following symbols are generated:
> $ nm vmlinux | rg ' _R' | rustfilt | rg faux
> ffffffff81959ae0 T <kernel::faux::Registration>::new
> ffffffff81959b40 T <kernel::faux::Registration as core::ops::drop::Drop>::drop
> 
> However, these Rust symbols are wrappers around bindings in the C faux
> code. Inlining these functions removes the middle-man wrapper function
> After applying this patch, the above function signatures disappear.
> 
> Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1145
> Signed-off-by: Ethan Carter Edwards <ethan@...ancedwards.com>

Acked-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>