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I suppose people could have been using an old LTS distro + rustup and run i= nto this issue. Albeit it's probably quite unlikely. Reviewed-by: Gary Guo > > So we are at the point where keeping the docs short and relevant for > essentially everyone is probably the better trade-off. > > Link: https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=3Dall&searchon=3Dnames&key= words=3Dbinutils [1] > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CANiq72mCpc9=3D2TN_zC4NeDMpFQtPXAFvyiP+= gRApg2vzspPWmw@mail.gmail.com/ > Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda > --- > Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst | 9 --------- > 1 file changed, 9 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst b/Documentation/rust/quic= k-start.rst > index 5bbe059a8fa3..a6ec3fa94d33 100644 > --- a/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst > +++ b/Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst > @@ -352,12 +352,3 @@ Hacking > To dive deeper, take a look at the source code of the samples > at ``samples/rust/``, the Rust support code under ``rust/`` and > the ``Rust hacking`` menu under ``Kernel hacking``. > - > -If GDB/Binutils is used and Rust symbols are not getting demangled, the = reason > -is the toolchain does not support Rust's new v0 mangling scheme yet. > -There are a few ways out: > - > -- Install a newer release (GDB >=3D 10.2, Binutils >=3D 2.36). > - > -- Some versions of GDB (e.g. vanilla GDB 10.1) are able to use > - the pre-demangled names embedded in the debug info (``CONFIG_DEBUG_INF= O``).