Re: [PATCH v3] rust: add procedural macro for declaring configfs attributes

[Malte Wechter <maltewechter@gmail.com>]

On 6/17/26 11:32 AM, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 11:13 AM Malte Wechter <maltewechter@gmail.com> wrote:
>> As of now doc strings are not generated for private items in the macros
>> crate. I am moving the `parse_ordered_fields!` macro into
>> macros/helpers.rs but this means the doc strings are not generated for
>> the macro anymore. The `parse_ordered_fields!` macro is a larger helper
>> function, and the doc strings are relevant and helpful for macro
>> developers that wants to use it.
> If it is private, then it is what it is, don't worry about it --
> developers can still read the source code.
>
> But, yes, having a render of the private items is something I have
> wanted for a long time, but as a runtime toggle, so that it is easy to
> go from one to the other (and without having to have 2 entire copies
> of the docs).
>
> Please the entry "Private documentation (perhaps as an extension of
> the private items/fields toggle)" I have at:
>
>    https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/350
>
> Upstream `rustdoc` implemented an MVP of the idea via CSS/JS in this draft PR:
>
>    https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/141299
>
> If you want to help on that, then you could try it and leave some
> feedback there! :)
>
> Thanks!
>
> Cheers,
> Miguel
I will leave it as it is then.
I will try and look at it if time permits :)

Best regards,

Malte