linux-kernel - [PATCH 06/11] rust: macros: convert `#[export]` to use `syn`

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Message-ID: <20251211185805.2835633-7-gary@kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:56:46 +0000
From: Gary Guo <gary@...nel.org>
To: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>,
	Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>,
	Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>,
	Björn Roy Baron <bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com>,
	Benno Lossin <lossin@...nel.org>,
	Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...nel.org>,
	Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>,
	Trevor Gross <tmgross@...ch.edu>,
	Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Fiona Behrens <me@...enk.dev>,
	José Expósito <jose.exposito89@...il.com>,
	Igor Korotin <igor.korotin.linux@...il.com>,
	Tamir Duberstein <tamird@...il.com>
Cc: rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org,
	David Gow <davidgow@...gle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 06/11] rust: macros: convert `#[export]` to use `syn`

From: Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>

This eliminates the custom `function_name` helper.

Signed-off-by: Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>
---
 rust/macros/export.rs  | 24 +++++++++---------------
 rust/macros/helpers.rs | 18 ------------------
 rust/macros/lib.rs     |  5 +++--
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/macros/export.rs b/rust/macros/export.rs
index 92d9b30971929..6d53521f62fc7 100644
--- a/rust/macros/export.rs
+++ b/rust/macros/export.rs
@@ -3,19 +3,14 @@
 use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
 use quote::quote;
 
-use crate::helpers::function_name;
-
 /// Please see [`crate::export`] for documentation.
-pub(crate) fn export(_attr: TokenStream, ts: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    let Some(name) = function_name(ts.clone()) else {
-        return "::core::compile_error!(\"The #[export] attribute must be used on a function.\");"
-            .parse::<TokenStream>()
-            .unwrap();
-    };
+pub(crate) fn export(f: syn::ItemFn) -> TokenStream {
+    let name = &f.sig.ident;
 
-    // This verifies that the function has the same signature as the declaration generated by
-    // bindgen. It makes use of the fact that all branches of an if/else must have the same type.
-    let signature_check = quote!(
+    quote! {
+        // This verifies that the function has the same signature as the declaration generated by
+        // bindgen. It makes use of the fact that all branches of an if/else must have the same
+        // type.
         const _: () = {
             if true {
                 ::kernel::bindings::#name
@@ -23,9 +18,8 @@ pub(crate) fn export(_attr: TokenStream, ts: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
                 #name
             };
         };
-    );
-
-    let no_mangle = quote!(#[no_mangle]);
 
-    TokenStream::from_iter([signature_check, no_mangle, ts])
+        #[no_mangle]
+        #f
+    }
 }
diff --git a/rust/macros/helpers.rs b/rust/macros/helpers.rs
index f6bbdb02d9d7d..754c827cc21e1 100644
--- a/rust/macros/helpers.rs
+++ b/rust/macros/helpers.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 use proc_macro2::{
     token_stream,
-    Ident,
     TokenStream,
     TokenTree, //
 };
@@ -50,23 +49,6 @@ pub(crate) fn value(&self) -> String {
     }
 }
 
-/// Given a function declaration, finds the name of the function.
-pub(crate) fn function_name(input: TokenStream) -> Option<Ident> {
-    let mut input = input.into_iter();
-    while let Some(token) = input.next() {
-        match token {
-            TokenTree::Ident(i) if i.to_string() == "fn" => {
-                if let Some(TokenTree::Ident(i)) = input.next() {
-                    return Some(i);
-                }
-                return None;
-            }
-            _ => continue,
-        }
-    }
-    None
-}
-
 pub(crate) fn file() -> String {
     #[cfg(not(CONFIG_RUSTC_HAS_SPAN_FILE))]
     {
diff --git a/rust/macros/lib.rs b/rust/macros/lib.rs
index 4e440deaed853..870a42d41ac91 100644
--- a/rust/macros/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/macros/lib.rs
@@ -206,8 +206,9 @@ pub fn vtable(attr: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 /// This macro is *not* the same as the C macros `EXPORT_SYMBOL_*`. All Rust symbols are currently
 /// automatically exported with `EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL`.
 #[proc_macro_attribute]
-pub fn export(attr: TokenStream, ts: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    export::export(attr.into(), ts.into()).into()
+pub fn export(attr: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    parse_macro_input!(attr as syn::parse::Nothing);
+    export::export(parse_macro_input!(input)).into()
 }
 
 /// Like [`core::format_args!`], but automatically wraps arguments in [`kernel::fmt::Adapter`].
-- 
2.51.2