1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/rust/kernel/static_assert.rs b/rust/kernel/static_assert.rs
index 3115ee0ba8e9..a57ba14315a0 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/static_assert.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/static_assert.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 ///
 /// Similar to C11 [`_Static_assert`] and C++11 [`static_assert`].
 ///
+/// An optional panic message can be supplied after the expression.
+/// Currently only a string literal without formatting is supported
+/// due to constness limitations of the [`assert!`] macro.
+///
 /// The feature may be added to Rust in the future: see [RFC 2790].
 ///
 /// [`_Static_assert`]: https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/language/_Static_assert
@@ -25,10 +29,11 @@
 ///     x + 2
 /// }
 /// static_assert!(f(40) == 42);
+/// static_assert!(f(40) == 42, "f(x) must add 2 to the given input.");
 /// ```
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! static_assert {
-    ($condition:expr) => {
-        const _: () = core::assert!($condition);
+    ($condition:expr $(,$arg:literal)?) => {
+        const _: () = ::core::assert!($condition $(,$arg)?);
     };
 }