On Wed, Nov 8, 2023 at 4:27 AM Matthew Maurer <mmaurer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > The goal of this patch series is to allow MODVERSIONS to be turned on > alongside RUST. Gary Guo previously proposed to adjust the API to > support Rust symbols' greater length: > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CANiq72n4MbR+AE7eHfVQZOu26FeSttQnEEMT3Jpft+CcGwk9jw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/T/ > > This did not land, so I'm proposing an alternate solution - users who > want to use Rust, but who do not need Rust modules, can disable Rust > module support in order to retain modversions support. This has the > added bonus of removing exported symbols from the kernel surface if we > know they won't be used due to lack of Rust module support in the > environment. No. This is not a solution. It does not change the fact that Rust modules and modversions cannot coexist, and it is even worse than the previous one. -- Best Regards Masahiro Yamada
