@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 //! * <https://github.com/erwanvivien/fast_qr>
 //! * <https://github.com/bjguillot/qr>
 
-use kernel::{prelude::*, str::CStr};
+use core::ffi::CStr;
+use kernel::prelude::*;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Ord, PartialOrd)]
 struct Version(usize);

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const fn make_entry_chipset(self, chipset: &str) -> Self {
     }
 
     pub(crate) const fn create(
-        module_name: &'static kernel::str::CStr,
+        module_name: &'static core::ffi::CStr,
     ) -> firmware::ModInfoBuilder<N> {
         let mut this = Self(firmware::ModInfoBuilder::new(module_name));
         let mut i = 0;

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 mod regs;
 mod util;
 
-pub(crate) const MODULE_NAME: &kernel::str::CStr = <LocalModule as kernel::ModuleMetadata>::NAME;
+pub(crate) const MODULE_NAME: &core::ffi::CStr = <LocalModule as kernel::ModuleMetadata>::NAME;
 
 kernel::module_pci_driver! {
     type: driver::NovaCore,

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 //! Rust Asix PHYs driver
 //!
 //! C version of this driver: [`drivers/net/phy/ax88796b.c`](./ax88796b.c)
+use core::ffi::CStr;
 use kernel::{
     net::phy::{self, reg::C22, DeviceId, Driver},
     prelude::*,

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 //!
 //! The QT2025 PHY integrates an Intel 8051 micro-controller.
 
+use core::ffi::CStr;
 use kernel::error::code;
 use kernel::firmware::Firmware;
 use kernel::net::phy::{

@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
     driver,
     error::{to_result, Result},
     prelude::*,
-    str::CStr,
     types::{ForeignOwnable, Opaque},
     ThisModule,
 };
 use core::{
+    ffi::CStr,
     marker::PhantomData,
     ptr::{addr_of_mut, NonNull},
 };

@@ -78,10 +78,9 @@ mod common_clk {
     use crate::{
         device::Device,
         error::{from_err_ptr, to_result, Result},
-        prelude::*,
     };
 
-    use core::{ops::Deref, ptr};
+    use core::{ffi::CStr, ops::Deref, ptr};
 
     /// A reference-counted clock.
     ///

@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 use crate::sync::ArcBorrow;
 use crate::types::Opaque;
 use core::cell::UnsafeCell;
+use core::ffi::CStr;
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
 
 /// A configfs subsystem.

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 use core::{
     cell::UnsafeCell,
+    ffi::CStr,
     marker::PhantomData,
     mem::MaybeUninit,
     ops::{Deref, DerefMut},

@@ -853,7 +854,7 @@ fn register_em(_policy: &mut Policy) {
 ///
 /// #[vtable]
 /// impl cpufreq::Driver for SampleDriver {
-///     const NAME: &'static CStr = c"cpufreq-sample";
+///     const NAME: &'static core::ffi::CStr = c"cpufreq-sample";
 ///     const FLAGS: u16 = cpufreq::flags::NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK | cpufreq::flags::IS_COOLING_DEV;
 ///     const BOOST_ENABLED: bool = true;
 ///

@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@
 
 use crate::{
     bindings,
-    str::CStr,
     types::{ARef, Opaque},
 };
-use core::{fmt, marker::PhantomData, ptr};
+use core::{ffi::CStr, fmt, marker::PhantomData, ptr};
 
 #[cfg(CONFIG_PRINTK)]
 use crate::str::CStrExt as _;

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 //! register using the [`Registration`] class.
 
 use crate::error::{Error, Result};
-use crate::{device, of, str::CStr, try_pin_init, types::Opaque, ThisModule};
-use core::pin::Pin;
+use crate::{device, of, try_pin_init, types::Opaque, ThisModule};
+use core::{ffi::CStr, pin::Pin};
 use pin_init::{pin_data, pinned_drop, PinInit};
 
 /// The [`RegistrationOps`] trait serves as generic interface for subsystems (e.g., PCI, Platform,

@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@
     drm,
     error::{to_result, Result},
     prelude::*,
-    str::CStr,
     types::ARef,
 };
 use macros::vtable;
 
+use core::ffi::CStr;
+
 /// Driver use the GEM memory manager. This should be set for all modern drivers.
 pub(crate) const FEAT_GEM: u32 = bindings::drm_driver_feature_DRIVER_GEM;
 

@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
 //!
 //! C header: [`include/uapi/asm-generic/errno-base.h`](srctree/include/uapi/asm-generic/errno-base.h)
 
-use crate::{
-    alloc::{layout::LayoutError, AllocError},
-    str::CStr,
-};
+use crate::alloc::{layout::LayoutError, AllocError};
 
+use core::ffi::CStr;
 use core::fmt;
 use core::num::NonZeroI32;
 use core::num::TryFromIntError;

@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 //! C header: [`include/linux/device/faux.h`]
 
 use crate::{bindings, device, error::code::*, prelude::*};
-use core::ptr::{addr_of_mut, null, null_mut, NonNull};
+use core::{
+    ffi::CStr,
+    ptr::{addr_of_mut, null, null_mut, NonNull},
+};
 
 /// The registration of a faux device.
 ///

@@ -4,15 +4,8 @@
 //!
 //! C header: [`include/linux/firmware.h`](srctree/include/linux/firmware.h)
 
-use crate::{
-    bindings,
-    device::Device,
-    error::Error,
-    error::Result,
-    ffi,
-    str::{CStr, CStrExt as _},
-};
-use core::ptr::NonNull;
+use crate::{bindings, device::Device, error::Error, error::Result, ffi, str::CStrExt as _};
+use core::{ffi::CStr, ptr::NonNull};
 
 /// # Invariants
 ///

@@ -168,7 +161,7 @@ unsafe impl Sync for Firmware {}
 ///     const DIR: &'static str = "vendor/chip/";
 ///     const FILES: [&'static str; 3] = [ "foo", "bar", "baz" ];
 ///
-///     const fn create(module_name: &'static kernel::str::CStr) -> firmware::ModInfoBuilder<N> {
+///     const fn create(module_name: &'static core::ffi::CStr) -> firmware::ModInfoBuilder<N> {
 ///         let mut builder = firmware::ModInfoBuilder::new(module_name);
 ///
 ///         let mut i = 0;

@@ -202,7 +195,7 @@ macro_rules! module_firmware {
     // this macro. Hence, we can neither use `expr` nor `ty`.
     ($($builder:tt)*) => {
         const _: () = {
-            const __MODULE_FIRMWARE_PREFIX: &'static $crate::str::CStr = if cfg!(MODULE) {
+            const __MODULE_FIRMWARE_PREFIX: &'static ::core::ffi::CStr = if cfg!(MODULE) {
                 c""
             } else {
                 <LocalModule as $crate::ModuleMetadata>::NAME

@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ macro_rules! kunit_assert {
                 break 'out;
             }
 
-            static FILE: &'static $crate::str::CStr = $file;
+            static FILE: &'static ::core::ffi::CStr = $file;
             static LINE: i32 = ::core::line!() as i32 - $diff;
-            static CONDITION: &'static $crate::str::CStr =
+            static CONDITION: &'static ::core::ffi::CStr =
                 $crate::str_to_cstr!(stringify!($condition));
 
             // SAFETY: FFI call without safety requirements.

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ pub fn is_test_result_ok(t: impl TestResult) -> bool {
 /// Use [`kunit_case_null`] to generate such a delimiter.
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub const fn kunit_case(
-    name: &'static kernel::str::CStr,
+    name: &'static core::ffi::CStr,
     run_case: unsafe extern "C" fn(*mut kernel::bindings::kunit),
 ) -> kernel::bindings::kunit_case {
     kernel::bindings::kunit_case {

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ fn init(module: &'static ThisModule) -> impl pin_init::PinInit<Self, error::Erro
 /// Metadata attached to a [`Module`] or [`InPlaceModule`].
 pub trait ModuleMetadata {
     /// The name of the module as specified in the `module!` macro.
-    const NAME: &'static crate::str::CStr;
+    const NAME: &'static core::ffi::CStr;
 }
 
 /// Equivalent to `THIS_MODULE` in the C API.

@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@
     mm::virt::VmaNew,
     prelude::*,
     seq_file::SeqFile,
-    str::CStr,
     types::{ForeignOwnable, Opaque},
 };
-use core::{marker::PhantomData, mem::MaybeUninit, pin::Pin};
+use core::{ffi::CStr, marker::PhantomData, mem::MaybeUninit, pin::Pin};
 
 /// Options for creating a misc device.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 //! C headers: [`include/linux/phy.h`](srctree/include/linux/phy.h).
 
 use crate::{error::*, prelude::*, types::Opaque};
-use core::{marker::PhantomData, ptr::addr_of_mut};
+use core::{ffi::CStr, marker::PhantomData, ptr::addr_of_mut};
 
 pub mod reg;
 

@@ -781,6 +781,7 @@ const fn as_int(&self) -> u32 {
 ///
 /// ```
 /// # mod module_phy_driver_sample {
+/// use core::ffi::CStr;
 /// use kernel::net::phy::{self, DeviceId};
 /// use kernel::prelude::*;
 ///

@@ -808,6 +809,7 @@ const fn as_int(&self) -> u32 {
 /// This expands to the following code:
 ///
 /// ```ignore
+/// use core::ffi::CStr;
 /// use kernel::net::phy::{self, DeviceId};
 /// use kernel::prelude::*;
 ///

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 //! Device Tree / Open Firmware abstractions.
 
-use crate::{bindings, device_id::RawDeviceId, prelude::*};
+use crate::{bindings, device_id::RawDeviceId};
+use core::ffi::CStr;
 
 /// IdTable type for OF drivers.
 pub type IdTable<T> = &'static dyn kernel::device_id::IdTable<DeviceId, T>;

@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
     error::{to_result, Result},
     io::Io,
     io::IoRaw,
-    str::CStr,
     types::{ARef, ForeignOwnable, Opaque},
     ThisModule,
 };
 use core::{
+    ffi::CStr,
     marker::PhantomData,
     ops::Deref,
     ptr::{addr_of_mut, NonNull},

@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
     error::{to_result, Result},
     of,
     prelude::*,
-    str::CStr,
     types::{ForeignOwnable, Opaque},
     ThisModule,
 };
 
 use core::{
+    ffi::CStr,
     marker::PhantomData,
     ptr::{addr_of_mut, NonNull},
 };

@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@
 
 pub use super::error::{code::*, Error, Result};
 
-pub use super::{
-    str::{CStr, CStrExt as _},
-    ThisModule,
-};
+pub use super::{str::CStrExt as _, ThisModule};
 
 pub use super::init::InPlaceInit;
 

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 //! String representations.
 
 use crate::alloc::{flags::*, AllocError, KVec};
+use core::ffi::CStr;
 use core::fmt::{self, Write};
 use core::ops::{Deref, DerefMut, Index};
 

@@ -175,8 +176,6 @@ macro_rules! b_str {
     }};
 }
 
-pub use core::ffi::CStr;
-
 /// Returns a C pointer to the string.
 // It is a free function rather than a method on an extension trait because:
 //

@@ -267,7 +266,6 @@ impl crate::fmt::Display for CStr {
     ///
     /// ```
     /// # use kernel::prelude::fmt;
-    /// # use kernel::str::CStr;
     /// # use kernel::str::CString;
     /// let penguin = c"🐧";
     /// let s = CString::try_from_fmt(fmt!("{}", penguin))?;

@@ -376,8 +374,8 @@ fn as_ref(&self) -> &BStr {
 /// # Examples
 ///
 /// ```
+/// # use core::ffi::CStr;
 /// # use kernel::str_to_cstr;
-/// # use kernel::str::CStr;
 /// const MY_CSTR: &CStr = str_to_cstr!(concat!(file!(), ":", line!(), ": My CStr!"));
 /// ```
 #[macro_export]

@@ -387,7 +385,7 @@ macro_rules! str_to_cstr {
     // too limiting to macro authors, so we rely on the name as a hint instead.
     ($str:expr) => {{
         const S: &str = concat!($str, "\0");
-        const C: &$crate::str::CStr = match $crate::str::CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(S.as_bytes()) {
+        const C: &core::ffi::CStr = match core::ffi::CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(S.as_bytes()) {
             Ok(v) => v,
             Err(_) => panic!("string contains interior NUL"),
         };

@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 use super::{lock::Backend, lock::Guard, LockClassKey};
 use crate::{
     ffi::{c_int, c_long},
-    str::{CStr, CStrExt as _},
+    str::CStrExt as _,
     task::{
         MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT, TASK_FREEZABLE, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE, TASK_NORMAL, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE,
     },
     time::Jiffies,
     types::Opaque,
 };
-use core::{marker::PhantomPinned, pin::Pin, ptr};
+use core::{ffi::CStr, marker::PhantomPinned, pin::Pin, ptr};
 use pin_init::{pin_data, pin_init, PinInit};
 
 /// Creates a [`CondVar`] initialiser with the given name and a newly-created lock class.

@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 
 use super::LockClassKey;
 use crate::{
-    str::{CStr, CStrExt as _},
+    str::CStrExt as _,
     types::{NotThreadSafe, Opaque, ScopeGuard},
 };
-use core::{cell::UnsafeCell, marker::PhantomPinned, pin::Pin};
+use core::{cell::UnsafeCell, ffi::CStr, marker::PhantomPinned, pin::Pin};
 use pin_init::{pin_data, pin_init, PinInit};
 
 pub mod mutex;

@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
 //! Support for defining statics containing locks.
 
 use crate::{
-    str::{CStr, CStrExt as _},
+    str::CStrExt as _,
     sync::lock::{Backend, Guard, Lock},
     sync::{LockClassKey, LockedBy},
     types::Opaque,
 };
 use core::{
     cell::UnsafeCell,
+    ffi::CStr,
     marker::{PhantomData, PhantomPinned},
     pin::Pin,
 };

@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ macro_rules! global_lock {
         $pub enum $name {}
 
         impl $crate::sync::lock::GlobalLockBackend for $name {
-            const NAME: &'static $crate::str::CStr =
+            const NAME: &'static ::core::ffi::CStr =
                 $crate::str_to_cstr!(::core::stringify!($name));
             type Item = $valuety;
             type Backend = $crate::global_lock_inner!(backend $kind);

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     sync::{CondVar, LockClassKey},
     types::Opaque,
 };
+use core::ffi::CStr;
 use core::ops::Deref;
 
 /// Creates a [`PollCondVar`] initialiser with the given name and a newly-created lock class.

@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
 
 use crate::alloc::{AllocError, Flags};
 use crate::{prelude::*, sync::Arc, sync::LockClassKey, types::Opaque};
+use core::ffi::CStr;
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
 
 /// Creates a [`Work`] initialiser with the given name and a newly-created lock class.

@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ pub(crate) fn module(ts: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
             type LocalModule = {type_};
 
             impl ::kernel::ModuleMetadata for {type_} {{
-                const NAME: &'static ::kernel::str::CStr = c\"{name}\";
+                const NAME: &'static ::core::ffi::CStr = c\"{name}\";
             }}
 
             // Double nested modules, since then nobody can access the public items inside.

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 use kernel::prelude::*;
 use kernel::sync::Mutex;
 
+use core::ffi::CStr;
+
 module! {
     type: RustConfigfs,
     name: "rust_configfs",

@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 //! To make this driver probe, QEMU must be run with `-device pci-testdev`.
 
 use kernel::{
-    auxiliary, bindings, device::Core, driver, error::Error, pci, prelude::*, str::CStr,
-    InPlaceModule,
+    auxiliary, bindings, device::Core, driver, error::Error, pci, prelude::*, InPlaceModule,
 };
 
+use core::ffi::CStr;
+
 use pin_init::PinInit;
 
 const MODULE_NAME: &CStr = <LocalModule as kernel::ModuleMetadata>::NAME;