Re: [PATCH RFC 09/11] rust: print: enable dynamic debug for pr_debug!()
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From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Date: 2026-10-11 13:01:20
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 3 potential issue(s) to consider: - [High] rust: print: pr_debug() expands to multiple statements without a block - [High] rust: print: pr_debug() argument evaluation inside closure breaks control flow - [Medium] rust: dynamic_debug: __format_string() rejects macro-generated format strings -- commit 0f009656f0da58d6ed039063d8a722503a6cbfbf Author: Thomas Weißschuh [off-list ref] rust: print: enable dynamic debug for pr_debug!() This commit wires up dynamic debug support for the pr_debug!() macro.
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diff --git a/rust/kernel/print.rs b/rust/kernel/print.rs index 9ce52b9fa69f0..9a0870c2df940 100644 --- a/rust/kernel/print.rs +++ b/rust/kernel/print.rs
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@@ -392,6 +391,13 @@ macro_rules! pr_info ( #[doc(alias = "print")] macro_rules! pr_debug ( ($($arg:tt)*) => (
[Severity: High]
Does this expansion cause syntax errors when pr_debug!() is used in an
expression context?
The pr_debug!() macro is documented to mimic std::print!(), which evaluates to
() and can be used in expression positions like match arms or tail expressions.
Because this macro expands using ( ... ) instead of a { ... } block, it
exposes multiple #[cfg(...)] gated items and a trailing semicolon directly to
the call site's AST.
If a driver calls let _ = pr_debug!(...);, won't the Rust parser fail
expecting a single expression, returning an error about ignoring the semicolon
and following tokens?
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+ // TODO: Switch to cfg_select!() when that is usable. + #[cfg(any(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG, all(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE, debug_assertions)))] + $crate::dynamic_func_call!($crate::__format_string!($($arg)+), || {
[Severity: Medium]
Will this break if the format string is generated by another macro?
The user-provided arguments are passed to __format_string!():
rust/kernel/dynamic_debug.rs:
macro_rules! __format_string {
($fmt:literal) => {
$fmt
};
...
Because __format_string!() strictly expects a literal token, if a driver
calls pr_debug!(concat!("a", "b")), won't it fail to match the literal pattern
and cause a compile error? Standard Rust formatting macros typically allow
macro-generated format strings.
[Severity: High]
Can evaluating the arguments inside this closure silently break control flow?
The user-provided arguments $($arg)* are expanded inside the || { ... }
closure.
If a caller uses a control-flow operator in their arguments, such as
pr_debug!("Result: {}", do_something()?);, won't the ? operator attempt to
return from the closure instead of the caller's function?
This would either cause a type mismatch error because the closure returns (),
or silently return from the print closure while the outer function continues
executing unexpectedly.
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+ $crate::print_macro!($crate::print::format_strings::DEBUG, false, $($arg)*) + }); + + #[cfg(not(any(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG, all(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE, debug_assertions))))] if cfg!(debug_assertions) { $crate::print_macro!($crate::print::format_strings::DEBUG, false, $($arg)*) } )
-- Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20261011-rust-dyndbg-v1-0-832e4039b71f@weissschuh.net?part=9