`module!`: `author` should take a list

[ojeda]

MODULE_AUTHOR is supposed to be repeated in C.

Perhaps we should rename it authors, too.

[wcampbell0x2a]

Is this the API you are looking for?

-    author: b"Rust for Linux Contributors",
+    author: [b"Rust for Linux Contributors", b"john@doe"],

[ojeda]

Something like that, yeah!

[GuilhermeGiacomoSimoes]

@ojeda
I sent a patch for this

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241206192244.443486-1-trintaeoitogc@gmail.com/

[ojeda]

Thanks!

@wcampbell0x2a submitted a PR a while ago (#904) that was reviewed etc., did you see that? I think the patches were never submitted, though.

[GuilhermeGiacomoSimoes]

@ojeda

Yes, I saw that, but since @wcampbell0x2a never sent his patches, and it was a long time ago, I did the change my way and sent my patches.

[ojeda]

In general, I recommend contacting the person, even if just out of deference. If there is no reply, then you could still consider submitting their patches etc.

Moreover, it is also a good idea to mention prior work in the commit message, and discuss why you used a different approach, since the PR was discussed by a few people back then.

Thanks!