Re: [PATCH v10 4/5] rust: replace `kernel::c_str!` with C-Strings

["Benno Lossin" <lossin@kernel.org>]

On Fri May 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM CEST, Tamir Duberstein wrote:
> On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM Benno Lossin <lossin@kernel.org> wrote:
>> On Wed May 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM CEST, Alice Ryhl wrote:
>> > On Mon, May 26, 2025 at 06:29:46PM -0400, Tamir Duberstein wrote:
>> >> On Mon, May 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM Benno Lossin <lossin@kernel.org> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > On Sat May 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM CEST, Tamir Duberstein wrote:
>> >> > > +macro_rules! c_str_avoid_literals {
>> >> >
>> >> > I don't like this name, how about `concat_to_c_str` or
>> >> > `concat_with_nul`?
>> >> >
>> >> > This macro also is useful from macros that have a normal string literal,
>> >> > but can't turn it into a `c""` one.
>> >>
>> >> Uh, can you give an example? I'm not attached to the name.
>> >
>> > I also think it should be renamed. Right now it sounds like it creates a
>> > c string while avoiding literals in the input ... whatever that means.
>>
>> Yeah that's a good way to put why the name is weird.
>>
>> > I like Benno's suggestions, but str_to_cstr! could also work?
>>
>> Hmm, I think then people won't know that it can also concat? I don't
>> think it matters too much, the macro probably won't be used that often
>> and if someone needs to use it, they probably wouldn't fine it by name
>> alone.
>
> What do you mean by "it can also concat"? This macro by itself doesn't
> concat, it takes only a single expr.

Oh right, seems like I thought it took `$($t:tt)*`...

> The example in the docs illustrates:
>
>     const MY_CSTR: &CStr = c_str_avoid_literals!(concat!(...));
>
> I think str_to_cstr is ok - I'll do that in v11.

Sounds good!

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Cheers,
Benno