The function `alignment_pattern` returns a static reference to a `u8` slice. The borrow of the returned element in `ALIGNMENT_PATTERNS` is already a reference as defined in the array definition above so this borrow is unnecessary and removed by the compiler. Clippy notes this in `needless_borrow`: error: this expression creates a reference which is immediately dereferenced by the compiler --> drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panic_qr.rs:245:9 | 245 | &ALIGNMENT_PATTERNS[self.0 - 1] | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: change this to: `ALIGNMENT_PATTERNS[self.0 - 1]` | = help: for further information visit https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#needless_borrow = note: `-D clippy::needless-borrow` implied by `-D warnings` = help: to override `-D warnings` add `#[allow(clippy::needless_borrow)]` Remove the unnecessary borrow. Fixes: cb5164ac43d0 ("drm/panic: Add a QR code panic screen") Reported-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@xxxxxxxxxx> Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1123 Signed-off-by: Thomas Böhler <witcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Jocelyn Falempe <jfalempe@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panic_qr.rs | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panic_qr.rs b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panic_qr.rs index 76decf49e678..7adfaa3d6222 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panic_qr.rs +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panic_qr.rs @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ fn g1_blk_size(&self) -> usize { } fn alignment_pattern(&self) -> &'static [u8] { - &ALIGNMENT_PATTERNS[self.0 - 1] + ALIGNMENT_PATTERNS[self.0 - 1] } fn poly(&self) -> &'static [u8] { -- 2.46.2