rust: kernel: add cfg_select! and use it for config-based selection [LWN.net]

From:		Nika Krasnova <nika-AT-nikableh.moe>
To:		Miguel Ojeda <ojeda-AT-kernel.org>, Boqun Feng <boqun-AT-kernel.org>, Gary Guo <gary-AT-garyguo.net>, Björn Roy Baron <bjorn3_gh-AT-protonmail.com>, Benno Lossin <lossin-AT-kernel.org>, Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg-AT-kernel.org>, Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl-AT-google.com>, Trevor Gross <tmgross-AT-umich.edu>, Danilo Krummrich <dakr-AT-kernel.org>
Subject:		[PATCH 0/2] rust: kernel: add cfg_select! and use it for config-based selection
Date:		Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:51:05 +0200
Message-ID:		<20260629-backport-cfg_select-v1-0-388d5d31d9d4@nikableh.moe>
Cc:		Daniel Almeida <daniel.almeida-AT-collabora.com>, Tamir Duberstein <tamird-AT-kernel.org>, Alexandre Courbot <acourbot-AT-nvidia.com>, Onur Özkan <work-AT-onurozkan.dev>, Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar-AT-linaro.org>, Yury Norov <yury.norov-AT-gmail.com>, Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs-AT-kernel.org>, Brendan Higgins <brendan.higgins-AT-linux.dev>, David Gow <david-AT-davidgow.net>, Rae Moar <raemoar63-AT-gmail.com>, rust-for-linux-AT-vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org, kunit-dev-AT-googlegroups.com, linux-kselftest-AT-vger.kernel.org, Nika Krasnova <nika-AT-nikableh.moe>
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Conditional compilation in the kernel's Rust code is expressed with
paired #[cfg(CONFIG_FOO)] / #[cfg(not(CONFIG_FOO))] attributes when
selecting between two or more implementations of an item. This is
verbose and easy to get out of sync.

The standard library gained core::cfg_select! for exactly this (stable
since Rust 1.95.0): one macro that emits the first arm whose cfg
predicate holds. The kernel's MSRV is 1.85.0, so it is not yet
available.

Patch 1 adds a macro_rules! backport under the same name and arm syntax,
so call sites can be written today and switch to core::cfg_select!
unchanged once the MSRV reaches 1.95.0. Patch 2 converts the existing
paired #[cfg] selections in the kernel crate to it.

One selection is deliberately left as #[cfg]: a #[macro_export]
macro_rules! referred to by an absolute path ($crate::) cannot be
wrapped in cfg_select! (rust-lang/rust#52234); see patch 2 for details.

Testing:
 - KUnit: rust_kernel_cfg 14/14, rust_doctests_kernel 322/322 (x86_64).
 - clippy (CLIPPY=1) clean; rustfmt clean; checkpatch --strict: no
   errors (only the benign new-file MAINTAINERS warning).
 - Built x86_64 with CONFIG_DEBUG_FS=y and =n to cover both debugfs arms.
 - Other arches / CONFIG_64BIT=n arms not built locally; relying on CI.

Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1183
Signed-off-by: Nika Krasnova <nika@nikableh.moe>
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Nika Krasnova (2):
      rust: kernel: add cfg_select! backport for config-based selection
      rust: kernel: migrate to cfg_select! for config-based selection

 rust/kernel/cfg.rs                   | 297 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 rust/kernel/cpu.rs                   |  21 +--
 rust/kernel/cpumask.rs               |  42 ++---
 rust/kernel/debugfs.rs               | 145 +++++++++--------
 rust/kernel/driver.rs                |  44 +++---
 rust/kernel/drm/device.rs            |  53 ++++---
 rust/kernel/error.rs                 |  47 +++---
 rust/kernel/kunit.rs                 |  54 ++++---
 rust/kernel/lib.rs                   |  78 ++++-----
 rust/kernel/mm.rs                    |  36 +++--
 rust/kernel/prelude.rs               |   1 +
 rust/kernel/sync/atomic.rs           |  54 ++++---
 rust/kernel/sync/atomic/predefine.rs |  35 +++--
 rust/kernel/time.rs                  |  82 +++++-----
 14 files changed, 665 insertions(+), 324 deletions(-)
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base-commit: dc59e4fea9d83f03bad6bddf3fa2e52491777482
change-id: 20260629-backport-cfg_select-54f5e3d034ed

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Nika Krasnova