Alvin Sun <[email protected]> writes:

> Since `const_refs_to_static` has been stable as of the MSRV bump, a
> `ThisModule` pointer can now be used in const contexts.
>
> Add a `THIS_MODULE` const to the `ModuleMetadata` trait so that modules
> can provide their `ThisModule` pointer in const contexts such as static
> `file_operations`.
>
> Add a `this_module()` helper to retrieve the `THIS_MODULE` pointer of a
> given module type, and update `__init` to use it instead of the
> `THIS_MODULE` static generated by the `module!` macro.
>
> The `static THIS_MODULE` generated by the `module!` macro is retained
> for backwards compatibility with existing users and removed in a later
> patch once all references have been migrated.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alvin Sun <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Andreas Hindborg <[email protected]>


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg




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