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

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Message-ID: <87y0u02edn.fsf@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:24:20 +0200
From: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...nel.org>
To: "Guilherme Giacomo Simoes" <trintaeoitogc@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] rust: module: remove deprecated author key

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

> 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>


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


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg