If one attempts to build an essentially empty file somewhere in the
kernel tree, it leads to a build error because the compiler does not
recognize the `new_uninit` unstable feature:
error[E0635]: unknown feature `new_uninit`
--> <crate attribute>:1:9
|
1 | feature(new_uninit)
| ^^^^^^^^^^
The reason is that we pass `-Zcrate-attr='feature(new_uninit)'` (together
with `-Zallow-features=new_uninit`) to let non-`rust/` code use that
unstable feature.
However, the compiler only recognizes the feature if the `alloc` crate
is resolved (the feature is an `alloc` one). `--extern alloc`, which we
pass, is not enough to resolve the crate.
Introducing a reference like `use alloc;` or `extern crate alloc;`
solves the issue, thus this is not seen in normal files. For instance,
`use`ing the `kernel` prelude introduces such a reference, since `alloc`
is used inside.
While normal use of the build system is not impacted by this, it can still
be fairly confusing for kernel developers [1], thus use the unstable
`force` option of `--extern` [2] (added in Rust 1.71 [3]) to force the
compiler to resolve `alloc`.
This new unstable feature is only needed meanwhile we use the other
unstable feature, since then we will not need `-Zcrate-attr`.
Cc: [email protected] # v6.6+
Reported-by: Daniel Almeida <[email protected]>
Reported-by: Julian Stecklina <[email protected]>
Closes: https://rust-for-linux.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/288089-General/topic/x/near/424096982 [1]
Fixes: 2f7ab1267dc9 ("Kbuild: add Rust support")
Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/111302 [2]
Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/109421 [3]
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <[email protected]>
---
scripts/Makefile.build | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index baf86c0880b6..533a7799fdfe 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ rust_common_cmd = \
-Zallow-features=$(rust_allowed_features) \
-Zcrate-attr=no_std \
-Zcrate-attr='feature($(rust_allowed_features))' \
- --extern alloc --extern kernel \
+ -Zunstable-options --extern force:alloc --extern kernel \
--crate-type rlib -L $(objtree)/rust/ \
--crate-name $(basename $(notdir $@)) \
--sysroot=/dev/null \
base-commit: 4cece764965020c22cff7665b18a012006359095
--
2.44.0
On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 11:08 AM Miguel Ojeda <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> If one attempts to build an essentially empty file somewhere in the
> kernel tree, it leads to a build error because the compiler does not
> recognize the `new_uninit` unstable feature:
>
> error[E0635]: unknown feature `new_uninit`
> --> <crate attribute>:1:9
> |
> 1 | feature(new_uninit)
> | ^^^^^^^^^^
>
> The reason is that we pass `-Zcrate-attr='feature(new_uninit)'` (together
> with `-Zallow-features=new_uninit`) to let non-`rust/` code use that
> unstable feature.
>
> However, the compiler only recognizes the feature if the `alloc` crate
> is resolved (the feature is an `alloc` one). `--extern alloc`, which we
> pass, is not enough to resolve the crate.
>
> Introducing a reference like `use alloc;` or `extern crate alloc;`
> solves the issue, thus this is not seen in normal files. For instance,
> `use`ing the `kernel` prelude introduces such a reference, since `alloc`
> is used inside.
>
> While normal use of the build system is not impacted by this, it can still
> be fairly confusing for kernel developers [1], thus use the unstable
> `force` option of `--extern` [2] (added in Rust 1.71 [3]) to force the
> compiler to resolve `alloc`.
>
> This new unstable feature is only needed meanwhile we use the other
> unstable feature, since then we will not need `-Zcrate-attr`.
>
> Cc: [email protected] # v6.6+
> Reported-by: Daniel Almeida <[email protected]>
> Reported-by: Julian Stecklina <[email protected]>
> Closes: https://rust-for-linux.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/288089-General/topic/x/near/424096982 [1]
> Fixes: 2f7ab1267dc9 ("Kbuild: add Rust support")
> Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/111302 [2]
> Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/109421 [3]
> Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <[email protected]>
On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 11:08 AM Miguel Ojeda <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> If one attempts to build an essentially empty file somewhere in the
> kernel tree, it leads to a build error because the compiler does not
> recognize the `new_uninit` unstable feature:
>
> error[E0635]: unknown feature `new_uninit`
> --> <crate attribute>:1:9
> |
> 1 | feature(new_uninit)
> | ^^^^^^^^^^
>
> The reason is that we pass `-Zcrate-attr='feature(new_uninit)'` (together
> with `-Zallow-features=new_uninit`) to let non-`rust/` code use that
> unstable feature.
>
> However, the compiler only recognizes the feature if the `alloc` crate
> is resolved (the feature is an `alloc` one). `--extern alloc`, which we
> pass, is not enough to resolve the crate.
>
> Introducing a reference like `use alloc;` or `extern crate alloc;`
> solves the issue, thus this is not seen in normal files. For instance,
> `use`ing the `kernel` prelude introduces such a reference, since `alloc`
> is used inside.
>
> While normal use of the build system is not impacted by this, it can still
> be fairly confusing for kernel developers [1], thus use the unstable
> `force` option of `--extern` [2] (added in Rust 1.71 [3]) to force the
> compiler to resolve `alloc`.
>
> This new unstable feature is only needed meanwhile we use the other
> unstable feature, since then we will not need `-Zcrate-attr`.
>
> Cc: [email protected] # v6.6+
> Reported-by: Daniel Almeida <[email protected]>
> Reported-by: Julian Stecklina <[email protected]>
> Closes: https://rust-for-linux.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/288089-General/topic/x/near/424096982 [1]
> Fixes: 2f7ab1267dc9 ("Kbuild: add Rust support")
> Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/111302 [2]
> Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/109421 [3]
> Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <[email protected]>
Applied to `rust-fixes` early to start getting some testing in -next.
Please feel free to send tags for this one.
Cheers,
Miguel
On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:06:44 +0200
Miguel Ojeda <[email protected]> wrote:
> If one attempts to build an essentially empty file somewhere in the
> kernel tree, it leads to a build error because the compiler does not
> recognize the `new_uninit` unstable feature:
>
> error[E0635]: unknown feature `new_uninit`
> --> <crate attribute>:1:9
> |
> 1 | feature(new_uninit)
> | ^^^^^^^^^^
>
> The reason is that we pass `-Zcrate-attr='feature(new_uninit)'` (together
> with `-Zallow-features=new_uninit`) to let non-`rust/` code use that
> unstable feature.
>
> However, the compiler only recognizes the feature if the `alloc` crate
> is resolved (the feature is an `alloc` one). `--extern alloc`, which we
> pass, is not enough to resolve the crate.
>
> Introducing a reference like `use alloc;` or `extern crate alloc;`
> solves the issue, thus this is not seen in normal files. For instance,
> `use`ing the `kernel` prelude introduces such a reference, since `alloc`
> is used inside.
>
> While normal use of the build system is not impacted by this, it can still
> be fairly confusing for kernel developers [1], thus use the unstable
> `force` option of `--extern` [2] (added in Rust 1.71 [3]) to force the
> compiler to resolve `alloc`.
>
> This new unstable feature is only needed meanwhile we use the other
> unstable feature, since then we will not need `-Zcrate-attr`.
>
> Cc: [email protected] # v6.6+
> Reported-by: Daniel Almeida <[email protected]>
> Reported-by: Julian Stecklina <[email protected]>
> Closes: https://rust-for-linux.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/288089-General/topic/x/near/424096982 [1]
> Fixes: 2f7ab1267dc9 ("Kbuild: add Rust support")
> Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/111302 [2]
> Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/109421 [3]
> Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <[email protected]>
> ---
Reviewed-by: Gary Guo <[email protected]>
> scripts/Makefile.build | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
> index baf86c0880b6..533a7799fdfe 100644
> --- a/scripts/Makefile.build
> +++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
> @@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ rust_common_cmd = \
> -Zallow-features=$(rust_allowed_features) \
> -Zcrate-attr=no_std \
> -Zcrate-attr='feature($(rust_allowed_features))' \
> - --extern alloc --extern kernel \
> + -Zunstable-options --extern force:alloc --extern kernel \
> --crate-type rlib -L $(objtree)/rust/ \
> --crate-name $(basename $(notdir $@)) \
> --sysroot=/dev/null \
>
> base-commit: 4cece764965020c22cff7665b18a012006359095