[android-common:android17-6.18 15/15] warning: this expression creates a reference which is immediately dereferenced by the compiler

[kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>]

tree:   https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common android17-6.18
head:   efe665b77332621017fded6de1496bfff20ae5c6
commit: 2699f85e5e689ad1c6462d6081dd4b1a9ab2d195 [15/15] BACKPORT: rust: module: update the module macro with module parameter support
config: x86_64-rhel-9.4-rust (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20261007/202610070141.PS8euvq3-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: clang version 22.1.8 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project ca7933e47d3a3451d81e72ac174dcb5aa28b59d1)
rustc: rustc 1.96.0 (ac68faa20 2026-05-25)
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20261007/202610070141.PS8euvq3-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)

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| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202610070141.PS8euvq3-lkp@intel.com/

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):

>> warning: this expression creates a reference which is immediately dereferenced by the compiler
   --> rust/macros/module.rs:337:36
   |
   337 |             modinfo.emit("author", &author);
   |                                    ^^^^^^^ help: change this to: `author`
   |
   = help: for further information visit https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/rust-1.96.0/index.html#needless_borrow
   = note: `-W clippy::needless-borrow` implied by `-W clippy::all`
   = help: to override `-W clippy::all` add `#[allow(clippy::needless_borrow)]`
--
>> warning: this expression creates a reference which is immediately dereferenced by the compiler
   --> rust/macros/module.rs:341:37
   |
   341 |         modinfo.emit("description", &description);
   |                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: change this to: `description`
   |
   = help: for further information visit https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/rust-1.96.0/index.html#needless_borrow
--
>> warning: this expression creates a reference which is immediately dereferenced by the compiler
   --> rust/macros/module.rs:346:35
   |
   346 |             modinfo.emit("alias", &alias);
   |                                   ^^^^^^ help: change this to: `alias`
   |
   = help: for further information visit https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/rust-1.96.0/index.html#needless_borrow
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>> warning: this expression creates a reference which is immediately dereferenced by the compiler
   --> rust/macros/module.rs:351:38
   |
   351 |             modinfo.emit("firmware", &fw);
   |                                      ^^^ help: change this to: `fw`
   |
   = help: for further information visit https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/rust-1.96.0/index.html#needless_borrow
--
>> warning: this expression creates a reference which is immediately dereferenced by the compiler
   --> rust/macros/module.rs:356:39
   |
   356 |             modinfo.emit("import_ns", &ns);
   |                                       ^^^ help: change this to: `ns`
   |
   = help: for further information visit https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/rust-1.96.0/index.html#needless_borrow

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