linux-kernel - [PATCH v5 01/17] rust: enable `raw_ref

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Message-ID: <20250320020740.1631171-2-contact@antoniohickey.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 22:07:20 -0400
From: Antonio Hickey <contact@...oniohickey.com>
To: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>,
	Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...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@...nel.org>,
	Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>,
	Trevor Gross <tmgross@...ch.edu>,
	Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>,
	Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
	Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
	Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>
Cc: Antonio Hickey <contact@...oniohickey.com>,
	rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v5 01/17] rust: enable `raw_ref_op` feature

Since Rust 1.82.0 the `raw_ref_op` feature is stable.

By enabling this feature we can use `&raw const place` and
`&raw mut place` instead of using `addr_of!(place)` and
`addr_of_mut!(place)` macros.

Allowing us to reduce macro complexity, and improve consistency
with existing reference syntax as `&raw const`, `&raw mut` are
similar to `&`, `&mut` making it fit more naturally with other
existing code.

Suggested-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@...ton.me>
Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1148
Signed-off-by: Antonio Hickey <contact@...oniohickey.com>
---
 rust/kernel/lib.rs     | 2 ++
 scripts/Makefile.build | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/lib.rs b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
index 398242f92a96..1d078f69bb19 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #![cfg_attr(not(CONFIG_RUSTC_HAS_COERCE_POINTEE), feature(unsize))]
 #![feature(inline_const)]
 #![feature(lint_reasons)]
+// Stable in Rust 1.82
+#![feature(raw_ref_op)]
 // Stable in Rust 1.83
 #![feature(const_maybe_uninit_as_mut_ptr)]
 #![feature(const_mut_refs)]
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 993708d11874..a73aaa028e34 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ $(obj)/%.lst: $(obj)/%.c FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_lst_c)
 
 # Compile Rust sources (.rs)
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-rust_allowed_features := asm_const,asm_goto,arbitrary_self_types,lint_reasons
+rust_allowed_features := asm_const,asm_goto,arbitrary_self_types,lint_reasons,raw_ref_op
 
 # `--out-dir` is required to avoid temporaries being created by `rustc` in the
 # current working directory, which may be not accessible in the out-of-tree