linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rust: module: remove deprecated author key

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Message-ID: <20250610005717.kd32qk7jvrioyds3@vireshk-i7>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 06:27:17 +0530
From: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To: Guilherme Giacomo Simoes <trintaeoitogc@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] rust: module: remove deprecated author key

On 09-06-25, 09:22, Guilherme Giacomo Simoes wrote:
> Commit 38559da6afb2 ("rust: module: introduce `authors` key") introduced
> a new `authors` key to support multiple module authors, while keeping
> the old `author` key for backward compatibility.
> 
> Now that all in-tree modules have migrated to `authors`, remove:
> 1. The deprecated `author` key support from the module macro
> 2. Legacy `author` entries from remaining modules
> 
> Signed-off-by: Guilherme Giacomo Simoes <trintaeoitogc@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/cpufreq/rcpufreq_dt.rs        | 2 +-
 
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/rcpufreq_dt.rs b/drivers/cpufreq/rcpufreq_dt.rs
> index 94ed81644fe1..bdf4b844de42 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/rcpufreq_dt.rs
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/rcpufreq_dt.rs
> @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ fn probe(
>  module_platform_driver! {
>      type: CPUFreqDTDriver,
>      name: "cpufreq-dt",
> -    author: "Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>",
> +    authors: ["Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>"],
>      description: "Generic CPUFreq DT driver",
>      license: "GPL v2",
>  }

Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>

-- 
viresh