netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v9 2/4] rust: net::phy add module_phy

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Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 03:48:32 +0200
From: "Jarkko Sakkinen" <jarkko@...nel.org>
To: "FUJITA Tomonori" <fujita.tomonori@...il.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: <rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org>, <andrew@...n.ch>, <tmgross@...ch.edu>,
 <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>, <benno.lossin@...ton.me>,
 <wedsonaf@...il.com>, <aliceryhl@...gle.com>, <boqun.feng@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v9 2/4] rust: net::phy add module_phy_driver
 macro

On Tue Dec 5, 2023 at 3:14 AM EET, FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
> This macro creates an array of kernel's `struct phy_driver` and
> registers it. This also corresponds to the kernel's
> `MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE` macro, which embeds the information for module
> loading into the module binary file.
>
> A PHY driver should use this macro.
>
> Signed-off-by: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@...il.com>
> Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
> ---
>  rust/kernel/net/phy.rs | 146 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 146 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/net/phy.rs b/rust/kernel/net/phy.rs
> index 5d220187eec9..d9cec139324a 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/net/phy.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/net/phy.rs
> @@ -752,3 +752,149 @@ const fn as_int(&self) -> u32 {
>          }
>      }
>  }
> +
> +/// Declares a kernel module for PHYs drivers.
> +///
> +/// This creates a static array of kernel's `struct phy_driver` and registers it.

s/This creates a static array/Creates a static array/

Suggestion for better formulation:

"Creates a static array of `struct phy driver` instances, and registers them.""

> +/// This also corresponds to the kernel's `MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE` macro, which embeds the information
> +/// for module loading into the module binary file. Every driver needs an entry in `device_table`.

s/This/`kernel::module_phy_driver`/

Or at least I did not see it introduced earlier in the text.

BR, Jarkko