[Rust] Unused variable False positive
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Description
**Description of the false positive**
The argument is being used in the body of the function but flagged unused.
**Code samples or links to source code**
This is one specific example https://github.com/microsoft/windows-drivers-rs/blob/main/crates/cargo-wdk/src/providers/fs.rs#L29
**URL to the alert on GitHub code scanning (optional)**
https://github.com/microsoft/windows-drivers-rs/security/code-scanning/5
However, false positives for the arguments are generated for all the methods in [this](https://github.com/microsoft/windows-drivers-rs/blob/main/crates/cargo-wdk/src/providers/fs.rs) module and other sibling modules ([exec](https://github.com/microsoft/windows-drivers-rs/blob/main/crates/cargo-wdk/src/providers/exec.rs), [metadata](https://github.com/microsoft/windows-drivers-rs/blob/main/crates/cargo-wdk/src/providers/metadata.rs) and [wdk_build](https://github.com/microsoft/windows-drivers-rs/blob/main/crates/cargo-wdk/src/providers/wdk_build.rs)).
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the flagged argument at crates/cargo-wdk/src/providers/fs.rs#L29 and inspect the linked CodeQL alert. Compare the usage there with the methods in the fs, exec, metadata, and wdk_build provider modules. Done means those used arguments are no longer reported as unused by code scanning.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100