- * [PATCH 1/4] subprojects: update proc-macro2 and syn
  2025-07-17  6:27 [RFC PATCH 0/4] rust: use attrs crate to parse #[property] Paolo Bonzini
@ 2025-07-17  6:27 ` Paolo Bonzini
  2025-07-17  6:27 ` [PATCH 2/4] subprojects: add attrs crate Paolo Bonzini
                   ` (3 subsequent siblings)
  4 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Paolo Bonzini @ 2025-07-17  6:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: qemu-devel; +Cc: qemu-rust, manos.pitsidianakis
Update to a version that is accepted by the attrs crate.
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
 rust/Cargo.lock                                       | 8 ++++----
 subprojects/.gitignore                                | 4 ++--
 subprojects/packagefiles/proc-macro2-1-rs/meson.build | 2 +-
 subprojects/packagefiles/syn-2-rs/meson.build         | 2 +-
 subprojects/proc-macro2-1-rs.wrap                     | 8 ++++----
 subprojects/syn-2-rs.wrap                             | 8 ++++----
 6 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/Cargo.lock
index b785c718f31..4baf6ba663c 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.84"
+version = "1.0.95"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ec96c6a92621310b51366f1e28d05ef11489516e93be030060e5fc12024a49d6"
+checksum = "02b3e5e68a3a1a02aad3ec490a98007cbc13c37cbe84a3cd7b8e406d76e7f778"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.66"
+version = "2.0.104"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c42f3f41a2de00b01c0aaad383c5a45241efc8b2d1eda5661812fda5f3cdcff5"
+checksum = "17b6f705963418cdb9927482fa304bc562ece2fdd4f616084c50b7023b435a40"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
diff --git a/subprojects/.gitignore b/subprojects/.gitignore
index f4281934ce1..9d579f72d12 100644
--- a/subprojects/.gitignore
+++ b/subprojects/.gitignore
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 /libc-0.2.162
 /proc-macro-error-1.0.4
 /proc-macro-error-attr-1.0.4
-/proc-macro2-1.0.84
+/proc-macro2-1.0.95
 /quote-1.0.36
-/syn-2.0.66
+/syn-2.0.104
 /unicode-ident-1.0.12
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/proc-macro2-1-rs/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/proc-macro2-1-rs/meson.build
index 5759df3ecc9..ba7de070292 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/proc-macro2-1-rs/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/proc-macro2-1-rs/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('proc-macro2-1-rs', 'rust',
   meson_version: '>=1.5.0',
-  version: '1.0.84',
+  version: '1.0.95',
   license: 'MIT OR Apache-2.0',
   default_options: [])
 
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/syn-2-rs/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/syn-2-rs/meson.build
index a0094174084..3e6dc318a9c 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/syn-2-rs/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/syn-2-rs/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project('syn-2-rs', 'rust',
   meson_version: '>=1.5.0',
-  version: '2.0.66',
+  version: '2.0.104',
   license: 'MIT OR Apache-2.0',
   default_options: [])
 
diff --git a/subprojects/proc-macro2-1-rs.wrap b/subprojects/proc-macro2-1-rs.wrap
index 6c9369f0df3..0f06cd8e111 100644
--- a/subprojects/proc-macro2-1-rs.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/proc-macro2-1-rs.wrap
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [wrap-file]
-directory = proc-macro2-1.0.84
-source_url = https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/proc-macro2/1.0.84/download
-source_filename = proc-macro2-1.0.84.0.tar.gz
-source_hash = ec96c6a92621310b51366f1e28d05ef11489516e93be030060e5fc12024a49d6
+directory = proc-macro2-1.0.95
+source_url = https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/proc-macro2/1.0.95/download
+source_filename = proc-macro2-1.0.95.0.tar.gz
+source_hash = 02b3e5e68a3a1a02aad3ec490a98007cbc13c37cbe84a3cd7b8e406d76e7f778
 #method = cargo
 patch_directory = proc-macro2-1-rs
 
diff --git a/subprojects/syn-2-rs.wrap b/subprojects/syn-2-rs.wrap
index d79cf750fb4..1e5e9d9fb6e 100644
--- a/subprojects/syn-2-rs.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/syn-2-rs.wrap
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [wrap-file]
-directory = syn-2.0.66
-source_url = https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/syn/2.0.66/download
-source_filename = syn-2.0.66.0.tar.gz
-source_hash = c42f3f41a2de00b01c0aaad383c5a45241efc8b2d1eda5661812fda5f3cdcff5
+directory = syn-2.0.104
+source_url = https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/syn/2.0.104/download
+source_filename = syn-2.0.104.0.tar.gz
+source_hash = 17b6f705963418cdb9927482fa304bc562ece2fdd4f616084c50b7023b435a40
 #method = cargo
 patch_directory = syn-2-rs
 
-- 
2.50.1
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- * [PATCH 2/4] subprojects: add attrs crate
  2025-07-17  6:27 [RFC PATCH 0/4] rust: use attrs crate to parse #[property] Paolo Bonzini
  2025-07-17  6:27 ` [PATCH 1/4] subprojects: update proc-macro2 and syn Paolo Bonzini
@ 2025-07-17  6:27 ` Paolo Bonzini
  2025-07-17  6:27 ` [PATCH 3/4] rust: qemu-api-macros: support matching more than one error Paolo Bonzini
                   ` (2 subsequent siblings)
  4 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Paolo Bonzini @ 2025-07-17  6:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: qemu-devel; +Cc: qemu-rust, manos.pitsidianakis
The attrs crate is a simple combinator-based parser for Rust attributes.
It will be used instead of a handwritten parser.
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
 rust/Cargo.lock                               | 11 +++++++
 rust/meson.build                              |  2 ++
 rust/qemu-api-macros/Cargo.toml               |  1 +
 rust/qemu-api-macros/meson.build              |  1 +
 scripts/archive-source.sh                     |  2 +-
 scripts/make-release                          |  2 +-
 subprojects/.gitignore                        |  1 +
 subprojects/attrs-0.2-rs.wrap                 |  7 ++++
 .../packagefiles/attrs-0.2-rs/meson.build     | 32 +++++++++++++++++++
 9 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 subprojects/attrs-0.2-rs.wrap
 create mode 100644 subprojects/packagefiles/attrs-0.2-rs/meson.build
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/Cargo.lock
index 4baf6ba663c..570ba5b82d3 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ version = "1.2.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c84fc003e338a6f69fbd4f7fe9f92b535ff13e9af8997f3b14b6ddff8b1df46d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "attrs"
+version = "0.2.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2a207d40f43de65285f3de0509bb6cb16bc46098864fce957122bbacce327e5f"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bilge"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -139,6 +149,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "qemu_api_macros"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "attrs",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn",
diff --git a/rust/meson.build b/rust/meson.build
index 331f11b7e72..21df23c1f9e 100644
--- a/rust/meson.build
+++ b/rust/meson.build
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ libc_rs = dependency('libc-0.2-rs')
 subproject('proc-macro2-1-rs', required: true)
 subproject('quote-1-rs', required: true)
 subproject('syn-2-rs', required: true)
+subproject('attrs-0.2-rs', required: true)
 
 quote_rs_native = dependency('quote-1-rs', native: true)
 syn_rs_native = dependency('syn-2-rs', native: true)
 proc_macro2_rs_native = dependency('proc-macro2-1-rs', native: true)
+attrs_rs_native = dependency('attrs-0.2-rs', native: true)
 
 qemuutil_rs = qemuutil.partial_dependency(link_args: true, links: true)
 
diff --git a/rust/qemu-api-macros/Cargo.toml b/rust/qemu-api-macros/Cargo.toml
index 0cd40c8e168..99f7a425fcc 100644
--- a/rust/qemu-api-macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/qemu-api-macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 proc-macro = true
 
 [dependencies]
+attrs = "0.2.9"
 proc-macro2 = "1"
 quote = "1"
 syn = { version = "2", features = ["extra-traits"] }
diff --git a/rust/qemu-api-macros/meson.build b/rust/qemu-api-macros/meson.build
index 2152bcb99b3..12d02b20c20 100644
--- a/rust/qemu-api-macros/meson.build
+++ b/rust/qemu-api-macros/meson.build
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ _qemu_api_macros_rs = rust.proc_macro(
     '--cfg', 'feature="proc-macro"',
   ],
   dependencies: [
+    attrs_rs_native,
     proc_macro2_rs_native,
     quote_rs_native,
     syn_rs_native,
diff --git a/scripts/archive-source.sh b/scripts/archive-source.sh
index 035828c532e..476a996a70d 100755
--- a/scripts/archive-source.sh
+++ b/scripts/archive-source.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ sub_file="${sub_tdir}/submodule.tar"
 # in their checkout, because the build environment is completely
 # different to the host OS.
 subprojects="keycodemapdb libvfio-user berkeley-softfloat-3
-  berkeley-testfloat-3 anyhow-1-rs arbitrary-int-1-rs bilge-0.2-rs
+  berkeley-testfloat-3 anyhow-1-rs arbitrary-int-1-rs attrs-0.2-rs bilge-0.2-rs
   bilge-impl-0.2-rs either-1-rs foreign-0.3-rs itertools-0.11-rs
   libc-0.2-rs proc-macro2-1-rs
   proc-macro-error-1-rs proc-macro-error-attr-1-rs quote-1-rs
diff --git a/scripts/make-release b/scripts/make-release
index 4509a9fabf5..00a91fb95f4 100755
--- a/scripts/make-release
+++ b/scripts/make-release
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fi
 
 # Only include wraps that are invoked with subproject()
 SUBPROJECTS="libvfio-user keycodemapdb berkeley-softfloat-3
-  berkeley-testfloat-3 anyhow-1-rs arbitrary-int-1-rs bilge-0.2-rs
+  berkeley-testfloat-3 anyhow-1-rs arbitrary-int-1-rs attrs-0.2-rs bilge-0.2-rs
   bilge-impl-0.2-rs either-1-rs foreign-0.3-rs itertools-0.11-rs
   libc-0.2-rs proc-macro2-1-rs
   proc-macro-error-1-rs proc-macro-error-attr-1-rs quote-1-rs
diff --git a/subprojects/.gitignore b/subprojects/.gitignore
index 9d579f72d12..1ffd9513671 100644
--- a/subprojects/.gitignore
+++ b/subprojects/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 /slirp
 /anyhow-1.0.98
 /arbitrary-int-1.2.7
+/attrs-0.2.9
 /bilge-0.2.0
 /bilge-impl-0.2.0
 /either-1.12.0
diff --git a/subprojects/attrs-0.2-rs.wrap b/subprojects/attrs-0.2-rs.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd43c91d63e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/attrs-0.2-rs.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[wrap-file]
+directory = attrs-0.2.9
+source_url = https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/attrs/0.2.9/download
+source_filename = attrs-0.2.9.tar.gz
+source_hash = 2a207d40f43de65285f3de0509bb6cb16bc46098864fce957122bbacce327e5f
+#method = cargo
+patch_directory = attrs-0.2-rs
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/attrs-0.2-rs/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/attrs-0.2-rs/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fc6f269dcbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/attrs-0.2-rs/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+project('attrs-0.2-rs', 'rust',
+  meson_version: '>=1.5.0',
+  version: '0.2.9',
+  license: 'MIT OR Apache-2.0',
+  default_options: [])
+
+subproject('attrs-0.2-rs', required: true)
+
+proc_macro2_dep = dependency('proc-macro2-1-rs', native: true)
+syn_dep = dependency('syn-2-rs', native: true)
+
+_attrs_rs = static_library(
+  'attrs',
+  files('src/lib.rs'),
+  gnu_symbol_visibility: 'hidden',
+  override_options: ['rust_std=2021', 'build.rust_std=2021'],
+  rust_abi: 'rust',
+  rust_args: [
+    '--cap-lints', 'allow',
+  ],
+  dependencies: [
+    proc_macro2_dep,
+    syn_dep,
+  ],
+  native: true,
+)
+
+attrs_dep = declare_dependency(
+  link_with: _attrs_rs,
+)
+
+meson.override_dependency('attrs-0.2-rs', attrs_dep, native: true)
-- 
2.50.1
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  2025-07-17  6:27 ` [PATCH 1/4] subprojects: update proc-macro2 and syn Paolo Bonzini
  2025-07-17  6:27 ` [PATCH 2/4] subprojects: add attrs crate Paolo Bonzini
@ 2025-07-17  6:27 ` Paolo Bonzini
  2025-07-17  6:27 ` [PATCH 4/4] qemu-api-macros: switch #[property] parsing to use combinators Paolo Bonzini
  2025-07-17  9:18 ` [RFC PATCH 0/4] rust: use attrs crate to parse #[property] Manos Pitsidianakis
  4 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Paolo Bonzini @ 2025-07-17  6:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: qemu-devel; +Cc: qemu-rust, manos.pitsidianakis
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
 rust/qemu-api-macros/src/tests.rs | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/rust/qemu-api-macros/src/tests.rs b/rust/qemu-api-macros/src/tests.rs
index 4fbff97bffb..0e5a5728908 100644
--- a/rust/qemu-api-macros/src/tests.rs
+++ b/rust/qemu-api-macros/src/tests.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 use super::*;
 
 macro_rules! derive_compile_fail {
-    ($derive_fn:ident, $input:expr, $error_msg:expr) => {{
+    ($derive_fn:ident, $input:expr, $($error_msg:expr),+ $(,)?) => {{
         let input: proc_macro2::TokenStream = $input;
-        let error_msg: &str = $error_msg;
+        let error_msg = &[$( quote! { ::core::compile_error! { $error_msg } } ),*];
         let derive_fn: fn(input: syn::DeriveInput) -> Result<proc_macro2::TokenStream, syn::Error> =
             $derive_fn;
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ macro_rules! derive_compile_fail {
         let err = result.unwrap_err().into_compile_error();
         assert_eq!(
             err.to_string(),
-            quote! { ::core::compile_error! { #error_msg } }.to_string()
+            quote! { #(#error_msg)* }.to_string()
         );
     }};
 }
-- 
2.50.1
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                   ` (2 preceding siblings ...)
  2025-07-17  6:27 ` [PATCH 3/4] rust: qemu-api-macros: support matching more than one error Paolo Bonzini
@ 2025-07-17  6:27 ` Paolo Bonzini
  2025-07-17  9:18 ` [RFC PATCH 0/4] rust: use attrs crate to parse #[property] Manos Pitsidianakis
  4 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Paolo Bonzini @ 2025-07-17  6:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: qemu-devel; +Cc: qemu-rust, manos.pitsidianakis
attrs is a simple crate that provides parser combinators for
attribute arguments.  Use it instead of a handwritten parser,
and adjust tests.
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
 rust/qemu-api-macros/src/lib.rs   | 84 +++++++++++--------------------
 rust/qemu-api-macros/src/tests.rs |  8 +--
 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-)
diff --git a/rust/qemu-api-macros/src/lib.rs b/rust/qemu-api-macros/src/lib.rs
index a0a8d758bcc..b3d44da9300 100644
--- a/rust/qemu-api-macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/qemu-api-macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
 use proc_macro::TokenStream;
-use quote::{quote, quote_spanned, ToTokens};
+use quote::{quote, quote_spanned};
 use syn::{
-    parse::Parse, parse_macro_input, parse_quote, punctuated::Punctuated, spanned::Spanned,
-    token::Comma, Data, DeriveInput, Error, Field, Fields, FieldsUnnamed, Ident, Meta, Path, Token,
-    Variant,
+    parse::Parse, parse::ParseStream, parse_macro_input, parse_quote, punctuated::Punctuated,
+    spanned::Spanned, token::Comma, Attribute, Data, DeriveInput, Error, Field, Fields, FieldsUnnamed,
+    Ident, Meta, Path, Token, Variant,
 };
 mod bits;
 use bits::BitsConstInternal;
@@ -153,61 +153,37 @@ enum DevicePropertyName {
     Str(syn::LitStr),
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+impl Parse for DevicePropertyName {
+    fn parse(input: ParseStream<'_>) -> syn::Result<Self> {
+        let lo = input.lookahead1();
+        if lo.peek(syn::LitStr) {
+            Ok(Self::Str(input.parse()?))
+        } else if lo.peek(syn::LitCStr) {
+            Ok(Self::CStr(input.parse()?))
+        } else {
+            Err(lo.error())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default, Debug)]
 struct DeviceProperty {
     rename: Option<DevicePropertyName>,
     defval: Option<syn::Expr>,
 }
 
-impl Parse for DeviceProperty {
-    fn parse(input: syn::parse::ParseStream) -> syn::Result<Self> {
-        let _: syn::Token![#] = input.parse()?;
-        let bracketed;
-        _ = syn::bracketed!(bracketed in input);
-        let attribute = bracketed.parse::<syn::Ident>()?;
-        debug_assert_eq!(&attribute.to_string(), "property");
-        let mut retval = Self {
-            rename: None,
-            defval: None,
-        };
-        let content;
-        _ = syn::parenthesized!(content in bracketed);
-        while !content.is_empty() {
-            let value: syn::Ident = content.parse()?;
-            if value == "rename" {
-                let _: syn::Token![=] = content.parse()?;
-                if retval.rename.is_some() {
-                    return Err(syn::Error::new(
-                        value.span(),
-                        "`rename` can only be used at most once",
-                    ));
-                }
-                if content.peek(syn::LitStr) {
-                    retval.rename = Some(DevicePropertyName::Str(content.parse::<syn::LitStr>()?));
-                } else {
-                    retval.rename =
-                        Some(DevicePropertyName::CStr(content.parse::<syn::LitCStr>()?));
-                }
-            } else if value == "default" {
-                let _: syn::Token![=] = content.parse()?;
-                if retval.defval.is_some() {
-                    return Err(syn::Error::new(
-                        value.span(),
-                        "`default` can only be used at most once",
-                    ));
-                }
-                retval.defval = Some(content.parse()?);
-            } else {
-                return Err(syn::Error::new(
-                    value.span(),
-                    format!("unrecognized field `{value}`"),
-                ));
-            }
+impl DeviceProperty {
+    fn parse_from(&mut self, a: &Attribute) -> syn::Result<()> {
+        use attrs::{set, with, Attrs};
+        let mut parser = Attrs::new();
+        parser.once("rename", with::eq(set::parse(&mut self.rename)));
+        parser.once("default", with::eq(set::parse(&mut self.defval)));
+        a.parse_args_with(&mut parser)
+    }
 
-            if !content.is_empty() {
-                let _: syn::Token![,] = content.parse()?;
-            }
-        }
+    fn parse(a: &Attribute) -> syn::Result<Self> {
+        let mut retval = Self::default();
+        retval.parse_from(a)?;
         Ok(retval)
     }
 }
@@ -229,7 +205,7 @@ fn derive_device_or_error(input: DeriveInput) -> Result<proc_macro2::TokenStream
             f.attrs
                 .iter()
                 .filter(|a| a.path().is_ident("property"))
-                .map(|a| Ok((f.clone(), syn::parse2(a.to_token_stream())?)))
+                .map(|a| Ok((f.clone(), DeviceProperty::parse(&a)?)))
         })
         .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, Error>>()?;
     let name = &input.ident;
diff --git a/rust/qemu-api-macros/src/tests.rs b/rust/qemu-api-macros/src/tests.rs
index 0e5a5728908..3c056652666 100644
--- a/rust/qemu-api-macros/src/tests.rs
+++ b/rust/qemu-api-macros/src/tests.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct DummyState {
                 migrate_clock: bool,
             }
         },
-        "unrecognized field `defalt`"
+        "Expected one of `default` or `rename`"
     );
     // Check that repeated attributes are not allowed:
     derive_compile_fail!(
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ struct DummyState {
                 migrate_clock: bool,
             }
         },
-        "`rename` can only be used at most once"
+        "Duplicate argument",
+        "Already used here",
     );
     derive_compile_fail!(
         derive_device_or_error,
@@ -85,7 +86,8 @@ struct DummyState {
                 migrate_clock: bool,
             }
         },
-        "`default` can only be used at most once"
+        "Duplicate argument",
+        "Already used here",
     );
     // Check that the field name is preserved when `rename` isn't used:
     derive_compile!(
-- 
2.50.1
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- * Re: [RFC PATCH 0/4] rust: use attrs crate to parse #[property]
  2025-07-17  6:27 [RFC PATCH 0/4] rust: use attrs crate to parse #[property] Paolo Bonzini
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@ 2025-07-17  9:18 ` Manos Pitsidianakis
  2025-07-17 13:17   ` Paolo Bonzini
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From: Manos Pitsidianakis @ 2025-07-17  9:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Paolo Bonzini; +Cc: qemu-devel, qemu-rust
On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> This needs a bit of preparation, but it simplifies the handwritten parsing
> code down to approximately 10 lines, and slightly improves the error
> messages too.  All the scaffolding will be shared by future uses of
> procedural macros.
>
> Thanks to the author of the attrs crate, Aatif Syed, for accepting to lower
> his crate's minimum supported Rust version to 1.83.
>
> Paolo
>
> Paolo Bonzini (4):
>   subprojects: update proc-macro2 and syn
>   subprojects: add attrs crate
>   rust: qemu-api-macros: support matching more than one error
>   rust: qemu-api-macros: switch #[property] parsing to use combinators
>
>  rust/Cargo.lock                               | 19 ++++-
>  rust/meson.build                              |  2 +
>  rust/qemu-api-macros/Cargo.toml               |  1 +
>  rust/qemu-api-macros/meson.build              |  1 +
>  rust/qemu-api-macros/src/lib.rs               | 84 +++++++------------
>  rust/qemu-api-macros/src/tests.rs             | 14 ++--
>  scripts/archive-source.sh                     |  2 +-
>  scripts/make-release                          |  2 +-
>  subprojects/.gitignore                        |  5 +-
>  subprojects/attrs-0.2-rs.wrap                 |  7 ++
>  .../packagefiles/attrs-0.2-rs/meson.build     | 32 +++++++
>  .../packagefiles/proc-macro2-1-rs/meson.build |  2 +-
>  subprojects/packagefiles/syn-2-rs/meson.build |  2 +-
>  subprojects/proc-macro2-1-rs.wrap             |  8 +-
>  subprojects/syn-2-rs.wrap                     |  8 +-
>  15 files changed, 111 insertions(+), 78 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 subprojects/attrs-0.2-rs.wrap
>  create mode 100644 subprojects/packagefiles/attrs-0.2-rs/meson.build
>
> --
> 2.50.1
>
Looks OK to me but are we sure it's necessary? This dependency is just
a syn::parse wrapper under the hood. Even serde's derive macros use
syn directly: https://github.com/serde-rs/serde/blob/babafa54d283fb087fa94f50a2cf82fa9e582a7c/serde_derive/src/internals/attr.rs#L276
I'm not against dependencies mind you, but this replaces just a few
lines of code.
-- 
Manos Pitsidianakis
Emulation and Virtualization Engineer at Linaro Ltd
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