stabilize #[used] #51363

japaric · 2018-06-05T08:50:02Z

RFC for stabilization: rust-lang/rfcs#2386

Where should this be documented? Currently the documentation is in the unstable book

oli-obk · 2018-06-05T09:02:46Z

src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs

@@ -609,6 +606,8 @@ declare_features! (
    (accepted, fn_must_use, "1.27.0", Some(43302), None),
    // Allows use of the :lifetime macro fragment specifier
    (accepted, macro_lifetime_matcher, "1.27.0", Some(34303), None),
+    // Used to preserve symbols (see llvm.used)
+    (accepted, used, "1.28.0", Some(40289), None),
 );

 // If you change this, please modify src/doc/unstable-book as well. You must


Do we even have an entry in the unstable-book? If yes, apply this comment, if no, we should probably document it together with stabilization.

Do we even have an entry in the unstable-book?

Yes.

If yes, apply this comment

I asked in the PR description where the documentation should be moved to as there are a few options (reference, book, RBE, etc.)

I would have assumed to add it to the book, because that would have been where I'd have searched for it.

@steveklabnik thinks otherwise (cf. #51366 (comment) and #51366 (comment)). I'll prep a PR to add documentation to the reference and the nomicon.

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Centril · 2018-06-05T17:49:38Z

r? @oli-obk

bors · 2018-06-09T01:35:56Z

☔ The latest upstream changes (presumably #51448) made this pull request unmergeable. Please resolve the merge conflicts.

fitzgen · 2018-06-15T18:53:49Z

Can someone explain to me why this can only be applied to static items? It would be useful for exporting "unused" extern "C" fns from nested crates so that they appear in the final artifact (dylib/wasm/whatever).

japaric · 2018-06-20T01:37:35Z

Can someone explain to me why this can only be applied to static items?

A few reasons:

#[used] on functions is backward compatible to add / implement.
#[used] on functions needs a design (RFC) that defines where it is allowed: for instance,e is #[used] valid on generic functions? what would that even mean? how would that be implemented?
Keeping a unused function can be achieved using the current implementation of #[used] like this:

extern "C" fn keep_this() {}

#[used]
static KEEP: extern "C" fn() = keep_this;

japaric · 2018-06-20T15:03:53Z

Documentation PRs: rust-lang/reference#361 and rust-lang/nomicon#74

We had been using `#[no_mangle]` which is a workaround to ensure that the compiler doesn't drop important symbols. `#[used]` is designed explicitly for this purpose. rust-lang/rust#51363

pietroalbini · 2018-06-25T15:10:46Z

Now that the docs PRs are sent should we start the FCP process? cc @rust-lang/lang

eddyb · 2018-06-25T19:42:16Z

Wasn't the name quite controversial? Are we going with #[used] for sure?

Centril · 2018-06-25T19:46:31Z

@eddyb we accepted an RFC to stabilize with that name after a lot of bikeshed, so I'd say yes :)

eddyb · 2018-06-25T19:50:14Z

Ah, I see, rust-lang/rfcs#2386 (comment). That's sad but I won't block the stabilization (#40289).

kennytm · 2018-06-25T19:55:50Z

src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs

@@ -609,6 +606,8 @@ declare_features! (
    (accepted, fn_must_use, "1.27.0", Some(43302), None),
    // Allows use of the :lifetime macro fragment specifier
    (accepted, macro_lifetime_matcher, "1.27.0", Some(34303), None),
+    // Used to preserve symbols (see llvm.used)
+    (accepted, used, "1.28.0", Some(40289), None),


This should be changed to 1.29.0 before merging.

Centril · 2018-06-25T20:03:05Z

@eddyb Hah :P You even ticked your own box on the RFC ;)

eddyb · 2018-06-27T09:42:18Z

@Centril I ticked my box during the discussion about the name, which I was hoping would result in a better alternative being chosen. Acceptance of the RFC, with #[used], was done afterwards.

We had been using `#[no_mangle]` which is a workaround to ensure that the compiler doesn't drop important symbols. `#[used]` is designed explicitly for this purpose. rust-lang/rust#51363

TimNN · 2018-07-03T17:39:45Z

Ping from triage, @oli-obk / @rust-lang/lang: IIUC, this PR is waiting for one of you to trigger an FCP.

cramertj · 2018-07-03T17:44:18Z

@TimNN #[used] has already been proposed for stabilization on the tracking issue. The FCP has not yet started-- still waiting for checkboxes.

TimNN · 2018-07-03T17:46:20Z

Ah, thank you @cramertj, I hadn't noticed that. Marking as blocked on #40289.

japaric · 2018-07-03T17:57:53Z

To clear the PR queue, I'm going to close this until the FCP period is over.

Centril · 2018-09-08T19:46:26Z

FCP period is now over.

@japaric can you resolve the conflicts / rebase? =P

closes rust-lang#40289

it'll be documented in the reference

japaric · 2018-09-09T13:58:08Z

@Centril I have rebased the PR. I have also pushed a commit that removes the chapter from the unstable book since there is a PR to document this in the reference (which I still need to update).

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kennytm · 2018-09-10T03:05:13Z

src/libsyntax/feature_gate.rs

@@ -674,6 +671,9 @@ declare_features! (
    // Allows all literals in attribute lists and values of key-value pairs.
    (accepted, attr_literals, "1.30.0", Some(34981), None),
    (accepted, panic_handler, "1.30.0", Some(44489), None),
+    // Used to preserve symbols (see llvm.used)
+    (accepted, used, "1.29.0", Some(40289), None),


Time flies, this should be 1.30.0 now (or 1.31.0 if it can't be merged this week).

cramertj · 2018-09-10T17:19:02Z

@bors r+

bors · 2018-09-10T17:19:03Z

📌 Commit d37658a has been approved by cramertj

bors · 2018-09-11T08:54:19Z

⌛ Testing commit d37658a with merge 7ee7207...

@Centril

stabilize #[used] closes #40289 RFC for stabilization: rust-lang/rfcs#2386 r? @Centril Where should this be documented? Currently the documentation is in the unstable book

bors · 2018-09-11T11:26:22Z

☀️ Test successful - status-appveyor, status-travis
Approved by: cramertj
Pushing 7ee7207 to master...

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Tracking issue for the #[used] attribute #40289

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document #[used] rust-lang/reference#361

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document #[used] rust-lang/nomicon#74

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Ensure symbols reach the linker with #[used] tock/tock#1026

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closes rust-lang#40289

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it'll be documented in the reference

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