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

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Message-Id: <DAIQ7MZ4BJN8.3QO6IHT7OPWFS@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:56:00 +0200
From: "Benno Lossin" <lossin@...nel.org>
To: "Guilherme Giacomo Simoes" <trintaeoitogc@...il.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] rust: module: remove deprecated author key

On Mon Jun 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM CEST, 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 +-
>  drivers/gpu/drm/nova/nova.rs          | 2 +-
>  drivers/gpu/nova-core/nova_core.rs    | 2 +-
>  rust/kernel/firmware.rs               | 2 +-
>  rust/macros/module.rs                 | 6 ------
>  samples/rust/rust_configfs.rs         | 2 +-
>  samples/rust/rust_driver_auxiliary.rs | 2 +-
>  7 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <lossin@...nel.org>

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Cheers,
Benno