linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] scripts: generate_rust_analyzer: fix resolution of #[pin

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Message-Id: <DFW4GI1NXVGH.2AMO9KFBPUPED@garyguo.net>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:50:22 +0000
From: "Gary Guo" <gary@...yguo.net>
To: <engineer.jjhama@...il.com>, "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>
Cc: <rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 "Jesung Yang" <y.j3ms.n@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] scripts: generate_rust_analyzer: fix resolution of
 #[pin_data] macros

On Fri Jan 23, 2026 at 1:18 PM GMT, SeungJong Ha via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: SeungJong Ha <engineer.jjhama@...il.com>
> 
> Currently, rust-analyzer fails to properly resolve structs annotated with
> `#[pin_data]`. This prevents IDE features like "Go to Definition" from
> working correctly for those structs.
> 
> Add the missing configuration to `generate_rust_analyzer.py` to ensure
> the `pin-init` crate macros are handled correctly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: SeungJong Ha <engineer.jjhama@...il.com>

Acked-by: Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>

> ---
> I encountered an issue where rust-analyzer fails to analyze
> structs decorated with the #[pin_data] attribute while testing
> Rust kernel modules.
> 
> It appears that the dependencies for pin-init and drivers were
> missing from the analyzer's configuration. This patch adds
> those missing dependencies.
> 
> I have verified that my rust-analyzer correctly processes
> \#[pin_data] structs after applying this fix.
> 
> Best regards, SeungJong
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Fix typos
> - Drop the quote module workaround (will be handled separately)
> - Rebase onto `rust-fixes`
> - Add `pin_init` dependency for Rust drivers
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260123-fix-pin-init-crate-dependecies-v1-1-1c6cfe9aa352@gmail.com
> ---
>  scripts/generate_rust_analyzer.py | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)