diff --git a/drivers/block/rnull.rs b/drivers/block/rnull.rs
index 6366da12c5a5..9aa79b862b63 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rnull.rs
+++ b/drivers/block/rnull.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fn init(_module: &'static ThisModule) -> impl PinInit<Self, Error> {
         })();
 
         try_pin_init!(Self {
-            _disk <- new_mutex!(disk?, "nullb:disk"),
+            _disk <- new_mutex!(disk?, c"nullb:disk"),
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/rcpufreq_dt.rs b/drivers/cpufreq/rcpufreq_dt.rs
index 43c87d0259b6..9056298fffda 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/rcpufreq_dt.rs
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/rcpufreq_dt.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 //! Rust based implementation of the cpufreq-dt driver.
 
 use kernel::{
-    c_str,
     clk::Clk,
     cpu, cpufreq,
     cpumask::CpumaskVar,
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ impl opp::ConfigOps for CPUFreqDTDriver {}
 
 #[vtable]
 impl cpufreq::Driver for CPUFreqDTDriver {
-    const NAME: &'static CStr = c_str!("cpufreq-dt");
+    const NAME: &'static CStr = c"cpufreq-dt";
     const FLAGS: u16 = cpufreq::flags::NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK | cpufreq::flags::IS_COOLING_DEV;
     const BOOST_ENABLED: bool = true;
 
@@ -201,7 +200,7 @@ fn register_em(policy: &mut cpufreq::Policy) {
     OF_TABLE,
     MODULE_OF_TABLE,
     <CPUFreqDTDriver as platform::Driver>::IdInfo,
-    [(of::DeviceId::new(c_str!("operating-points-v2")), ())]
+    [(of::DeviceId::new(c"operating-points-v2"), ())]
 );
 
 impl platform::Driver for CPUFreqDTDriver {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/driver.rs b/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/driver.rs
index b28b2e05cc15..87480ee8dbae 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/driver.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/driver.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-use kernel::{auxiliary, c_str, device::Core, drm, drm::gem, drm::ioctl, prelude::*, types::ARef};
+use kernel::{auxiliary, device::Core, drm, drm::gem, drm::ioctl, prelude::*, types::ARef};
 
 use crate::file::File;
 use crate::gem::NovaObject;
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ pub(crate) struct NovaData {
     major: 0,
     minor: 0,
     patchlevel: 0,
-    name: c_str!("nova"),
-    desc: c_str!("Nvidia Graphics"),
+    name: c"nova",
+    desc: c"Nvidia Graphics",
 };
 
-const NOVA_CORE_MODULE_NAME: &CStr = c_str!("NovaCore");
-const AUXILIARY_NAME: &CStr = c_str!("nova-drm");
+const NOVA_CORE_MODULE_NAME: &CStr = c"NovaCore";
+const AUXILIARY_NAME: &CStr = c"nova-drm";
 
 kernel::auxiliary_device_table!(
     AUX_TABLE,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/driver.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/driver.rs
index 8c86101c26cb..d76e992021ca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/driver.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/driver.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-use kernel::{auxiliary, bindings, c_str, device::Core, pci, prelude::*};
+use kernel::{auxiliary, bindings, device::Core, pci, prelude::*};
 
 use crate::gpu::Gpu;
 
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ fn probe(pdev: &pci::Device<Core>, _info: &Self::IdInfo) -> Result<Pin<KBox<Self
         pdev.enable_device_mem()?;
         pdev.set_master();
 
-        let bar = pdev.iomap_region_sized::<BAR0_SIZE>(0, c_str!("nova-core/bar0"))?;
+        let bar = pdev.iomap_region_sized::<BAR0_SIZE>(0, c"nova-core/bar0")?;
 
         let this = KBox::pin_init(
             try_pin_init!(Self {
                 gpu <- Gpu::new(pdev, bar)?,
                 _reg: auxiliary::Registration::new(
                     pdev.as_ref(),
-                    c_str!("nova-drm"),
+                    c"nova-drm",
                     0, // TODO: Once it lands, use XArray; for now we don't use the ID.
                     crate::MODULE_NAME
                 )?,
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/ax88796b_rust.rs b/drivers/net/phy/ax88796b_rust.rs
index bc73ebccc2aa..2d24628a4e58 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/ax88796b_rust.rs
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/ax88796b_rust.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 //!
 //! C version of this driver: [`drivers/net/phy/ax88796b.c`](./ax88796b.c)
 use kernel::{
-    c_str,
     net::phy::{self, reg::C22, DeviceId, Driver},
     prelude::*,
     uapi,
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ fn asix_soft_reset(dev: &mut phy::Device) -> Result {
 #[vtable]
 impl Driver for PhyAX88772A {
     const FLAGS: u32 = phy::flags::IS_INTERNAL;
-    const NAME: &'static CStr = c_str!("Asix Electronics AX88772A");
+    const NAME: &'static CStr = c"Asix Electronics AX88772A";
     const PHY_DEVICE_ID: DeviceId = DeviceId::new_with_exact_mask(0x003b1861);
 
     // AX88772A is not working properly with some old switches (NETGEAR EN 108TP):
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ fn link_change_notify(dev: &mut phy::Device) {
 #[vtable]
 impl Driver for PhyAX88772C {
     const FLAGS: u32 = phy::flags::IS_INTERNAL;
-    const NAME: &'static CStr = c_str!("Asix Electronics AX88772C");
+    const NAME: &'static CStr = c"Asix Electronics AX88772C";
     const PHY_DEVICE_ID: DeviceId = DeviceId::new_with_exact_mask(0x003b1881);
 
     fn suspend(dev: &mut phy::Device) -> Result {
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ fn soft_reset(dev: &mut phy::Device) -> Result {
 
 #[vtable]
 impl Driver for PhyAX88796B {
-    const NAME: &'static CStr = c_str!("Asix Electronics AX88796B");
+    const NAME: &'static CStr = c"Asix Electronics AX88796B";
     const PHY_DEVICE_ID: DeviceId = DeviceId::new_with_model_mask(0x003b1841);
 
     fn soft_reset(dev: &mut phy::Device) -> Result {
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/qt2025.rs b/drivers/net/phy/qt2025.rs
index 0b9400dcb4c1..9ccc75f70219 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/qt2025.rs
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/qt2025.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 //!
 //! The QT2025 PHY integrates an Intel 8051 micro-controller.
 
-use kernel::c_str;
 use kernel::error::code;
 use kernel::firmware::Firmware;
 use kernel::net::phy::{
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #[vtable]
 impl Driver for PhyQT2025 {
-    const NAME: &'static CStr = c_str!("QT2025 10Gpbs SFP+");
+    const NAME: &'static CStr = c"QT2025 10Gpbs SFP+";
     const PHY_DEVICE_ID: phy::DeviceId = phy::DeviceId::new_with_exact_mask(0x0043a400);
 
     fn probe(dev: &mut phy::Device) -> Result<()> {
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ fn probe(dev: &mut phy::Device) -> Result<()> {
         // The micro-controller will start running from the boot ROM.
         dev.write(C45::new(Mmd::PCS, 0xe854), 0x00c0)?;
 
-        let fw = Firmware::request(c_str!("qt2025-2.0.3.3.fw"), dev.as_ref())?;
+        let fw = Firmware::request(c"qt2025-2.0.3.3.fw", dev.as_ref())?;
         if fw.data().len() > SZ_16K + SZ_8K {
             return Err(code::EFBIG);
         }
diff --git a/rust/kernel/clk.rs b/rust/kernel/clk.rs
index 6041c6d07527..c43a2aa154b6 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/clk.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/clk.rs
@@ -100,13 +100,12 @@ mod common_clk {
     /// The following example demonstrates how to obtain and configure a clock for a device.
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// use kernel::c_str;
     /// use kernel::clk::{Clk, Hertz};
     /// use kernel::device::Device;
     /// use kernel::error::Result;
     ///
     /// fn configure_clk(dev: &Device) -> Result {
-    ///     let clk = Clk::get(dev, Some(c_str!("apb_clk")))?;
+    ///     let clk = Clk::get(dev, Some(c"apb_clk"))?;
     ///
     ///     clk.prepare_enable()?;
     ///
@@ -272,13 +271,12 @@ fn drop(&mut self) {
     /// device. The code functions correctly whether or not the clock is available.
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// use kernel::c_str;
     /// use kernel::clk::{OptionalClk, Hertz};
     /// use kernel::device::Device;
     /// use kernel::error::Result;
     ///
     /// fn configure_clk(dev: &Device) -> Result {
-    ///     let clk = OptionalClk::get(dev, Some(c_str!("apb_clk")))?;
+    ///     let clk = OptionalClk::get(dev, Some(c"apb_clk"))?;
     ///
     ///     clk.prepare_enable()?;
     ///
diff --git a/rust/kernel/configfs.rs b/rust/kernel/configfs.rs
index ee83692fbb1e..9c99fee19a5c 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/configfs.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/configfs.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 //!
 //! ```ignore
 //! use kernel::alloc::flags;
-//! use kernel::c_str;
 //! use kernel::configfs_attrs;
 //! use kernel::configfs;
 //! use kernel::new_mutex;
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@
 //!
 //!         try_pin_init!(Self {
 //!             config <- configfs::Subsystem::new(
-//!                 c_str!("rust_configfs"), item_type, Configuration::new()
+//!                 c"rust_configfs", item_type, Configuration::new()
 //!             ),
 //!         })
 //!     }
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@
 //! impl Configuration {
 //!     fn new() -> impl PinInit<Self, Error> {
 //!         try_pin_init!(Self {
-//!             message: c_str!("Hello World\n"),
+//!             message: c"Hello World\n",
 //!             bar <- new_mutex!((KBox::new([0; PAGE_SIZE], flags::GFP_KERNEL)?, 0)),
 //!         })
 //!     }
@@ -1008,7 +1007,9 @@ macro_rules! configfs_attrs {
                     static [< $data:upper _ $name:upper _ATTR >]:
                         $crate::configfs::Attribute<$attr, $data, $data> =
                             unsafe {
-                                $crate::configfs::Attribute::new(c_str!(::core::stringify!($name)))
+                                $crate::configfs::Attribute::new(
+                                    $crate::str_to_cstr!(::core::stringify!($name)),
+                                )
                             };
                 )*
 
diff --git a/rust/kernel/cpufreq.rs b/rust/kernel/cpufreq.rs
index e98fa609cbea..b53769e6cee5 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/cpufreq.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/cpufreq.rs
@@ -841,7 +841,6 @@ fn register_em(_policy: &mut Policy) {
 /// ```
 /// use kernel::{
 ///     cpufreq,
-///     c_str,
 ///     device::{Core, Device},
 ///     macros::vtable,
 ///     of, platform,
@@ -854,7 +853,7 @@ fn register_em(_policy: &mut Policy) {
 ///
 /// #[vtable]
 /// impl cpufreq::Driver for SampleDriver {
-///     const NAME: &'static CStr = c_str!("cpufreq-sample");
+///     const NAME: &'static CStr = c"cpufreq-sample";
 ///     const FLAGS: u16 = cpufreq::flags::NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK | cpufreq::flags::IS_COOLING_DEV;
 ///     const BOOST_ENABLED: bool = true;
 ///
diff --git a/rust/kernel/devres.rs b/rust/kernel/devres.rs
index 0f79a2ec9474..b1af2e29298a 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/devres.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/devres.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct DevresInner<T> {
 /// # Example
 ///
 /// ```no_run
-/// # use kernel::{bindings, c_str, device::{Bound, Device}, devres::Devres, io::{Io, IoRaw}};
+/// # use kernel::{bindings, device::{Bound, Device}, devres::Devres, io::{Io, IoRaw}};
 /// # use core::ops::Deref;
 ///
 /// // See also [`pci::Bar`] for a real example.
diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/ioctl.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/ioctl.rs
index 445639404fb7..e67c9fe9cb91 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/ioctl.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/ioctl.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ macro_rules! declare_drm_ioctls {
                         Some($cmd)
                     },
                     flags: $flags,
-                    name: $crate::c_str!(::core::stringify!($cmd)).as_char_ptr(),
+                    name: $crate::str_to_cstr!(::core::stringify!($cmd)).as_char_ptr(),
                 }
             ),*];
             ioctls
diff --git a/rust/kernel/firmware.rs b/rust/kernel/firmware.rs
index 582ab648b14c..09fd3a27bcf0 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/firmware.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/firmware.rs
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ fn request_nowarn() -> Self {
 /// # Examples
 ///
 /// ```no_run
-/// # use kernel::{c_str, device::Device, firmware::Firmware};
+/// # use kernel::{device::Device, firmware::Firmware};
 ///
 /// # fn no_run() -> Result<(), Error> {
 /// # // SAFETY: *NOT* safe, just for the example to get an `ARef<Device>` instance
 /// # let dev = unsafe { Device::get_device(core::ptr::null_mut()) };
 ///
-/// let fw = Firmware::request(c_str!("path/to/firmware.bin"), &dev)?;
+/// let fw = Firmware::request(c"path/to/firmware.bin", &dev)?;
 /// let blob = fw.data();
 ///
 /// # Ok(())
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ macro_rules! module_firmware {
     ($($builder:tt)*) => {
         const _: () = {
             const __MODULE_FIRMWARE_PREFIX: &'static $crate::str::CStr = if cfg!(MODULE) {
-                $crate::c_str!("")
+                c""
             } else {
                 <LocalModule as $crate::ModuleMetadata>::NAME
             };
diff --git a/rust/kernel/kunit.rs b/rust/kernel/kunit.rs
index 4927aa0b656e..2bab61910f1e 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/kunit.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/kunit.rs
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ macro_rules! kunit_assert {
                 break 'out;
             }
 
-            static FILE: &'static $crate::str::CStr = $crate::c_str!($file);
+            static FILE: &'static $crate::str::CStr = $file;
             static LINE: i32 = ::core::line!() as i32 - $diff;
-            static CONDITION: &'static $crate::str::CStr = $crate::c_str!(stringify!($condition));
+            static CONDITION: &'static $crate::str::CStr =
+                $crate::str_to_cstr!(stringify!($condition));
 
             // SAFETY: FFI call without safety requirements.
             let kunit_test = unsafe { $crate::bindings::kunit_get_current_test() };
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ pub const fn kunit_case_null() -> kernel::bindings::kunit_case {
 /// }
 ///
 /// static mut KUNIT_TEST_CASES: [kernel::bindings::kunit_case; 2] = [
-///     kernel::kunit::kunit_case(kernel::c_str!("name"), test_fn),
+///     kernel::kunit::kunit_case(c"name", test_fn),
 ///     kernel::kunit::kunit_case_null(),
 /// ];
 /// kernel::kunit_unsafe_test_suite!(suite_name, KUNIT_TEST_CASES);
diff --git a/rust/kernel/net/phy.rs b/rust/kernel/net/phy.rs
index 34239106bd27..5e654403c21b 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/net/phy.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/net/phy.rs
@@ -781,7 +781,6 @@ const fn as_int(&self) -> u32 {
 ///
 /// ```
 /// # mod module_phy_driver_sample {
-/// use kernel::c_str;
 /// use kernel::net::phy::{self, DeviceId};
 /// use kernel::prelude::*;
 ///
@@ -800,7 +799,7 @@ const fn as_int(&self) -> u32 {
 ///
 /// #[vtable]
 /// impl phy::Driver for PhySample {
-///     const NAME: &'static CStr = c_str!("PhySample");
+///     const NAME: &'static CStr = c"PhySample";
 ///     const PHY_DEVICE_ID: phy::DeviceId = phy::DeviceId::new_with_exact_mask(0x00000001);
 /// }
 /// # }
@@ -809,7 +808,6 @@ const fn as_int(&self) -> u32 {
 /// This expands to the following code:
 ///
 /// ```ignore
-/// use kernel::c_str;
 /// use kernel::net::phy::{self, DeviceId};
 /// use kernel::prelude::*;
 ///
@@ -829,7 +827,7 @@ const fn as_int(&self) -> u32 {
 ///
 /// #[vtable]
 /// impl phy::Driver for PhySample {
-///     const NAME: &'static CStr = c_str!("PhySample");
+///     const NAME: &'static CStr = c"PhySample";
 ///     const PHY_DEVICE_ID: phy::DeviceId = phy::DeviceId::new_with_exact_mask(0x00000001);
 /// }
 ///
diff --git a/rust/kernel/platform.rs b/rust/kernel/platform.rs
index 5b21fa517e55..338b8d7c65ee 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/platform.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/platform.rs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ macro_rules! module_platform_driver {
 /// # Example
 ///
 ///```
-/// # use kernel::{bindings, c_str, device::Core, of, platform};
+/// # use kernel::{bindings, device::Core, of, platform};
 ///
 /// struct MyDriver;
 ///
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ macro_rules! module_platform_driver {
 ///     MODULE_OF_TABLE,
 ///     <MyDriver as platform::Driver>::IdInfo,
 ///     [
-///         (of::DeviceId::new(c_str!("test,device")), ())
+///         (of::DeviceId::new(c"test,device"), ())
 ///     ]
 /// );
 ///
diff --git a/rust/kernel/str.rs b/rust/kernel/str.rs
index e884ec1ce5c8..9908b09868bc 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/str.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/str.rs
@@ -266,15 +266,14 @@ impl crate::fmt::Display for CStr {
     /// Formats printable ASCII characters, escaping the rest.
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// # use kernel::c_str;
     /// # use kernel::prelude::fmt;
     /// # use kernel::str::CStr;
     /// # use kernel::str::CString;
-    /// let penguin = c_str!("🐧");
+    /// let penguin = c"🐧";
     /// let s = CString::try_from_fmt(fmt!("{}", penguin))?;
     /// assert_eq!(s.to_bytes_with_nul(), "\\xf0\\x9f\\x90\\xa7\0".as_bytes());
     ///
-    /// let ascii = c_str!("so \"cool\"");
+    /// let ascii = c"so \"cool\"";
     /// let s = CString::try_from_fmt(fmt!("{}", ascii))?;
     /// assert_eq!(s.to_bytes_with_nul(), "so \"cool\"\0".as_bytes());
     /// # Ok::<(), kernel::error::Error>(())
@@ -364,19 +363,28 @@ fn as_ref(&self) -> &BStr {
     }
 }
 
-/// Creates a new [`CStr`] from a string literal.
+/// Creates a new [`CStr`] at compile time.
 ///
-/// The string literal should not contain any `NUL` bytes.
+/// Rust supports C string literals since Rust 1.77, and they should be used instead of this macro
+/// where possible. This macro exists to allow static *non-literal* C strings to be created at
+/// compile time. This is most often used in other macros.
+///
+/// # Panics
+///
+/// This macro panics if the operand contains an interior `NUL` byte.
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
 /// ```
-/// # use kernel::c_str;
+/// # use kernel::str_to_cstr;
 /// # use kernel::str::CStr;
-/// const MY_CSTR: &CStr = c_str!("My awesome CStr!");
+/// const MY_CSTR: &CStr = str_to_cstr!(concat!(file!(), ":", line!(), ": My CStr!"));
 /// ```
 #[macro_export]
-macro_rules! c_str {
+macro_rules! str_to_cstr {
+    // NB: we could write `($str:lit) => compile_error!("use a C string literal instead");` here but
+    // that would trigger when the literal is at the top of several macro expansions. That would be
+    // too limiting to macro authors, so we rely on the name as a hint instead.
     ($str:expr) => {{
         const S: &str = concat!($str, "\0");
         const C: &$crate::str::CStr = match $crate::str::CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(S.as_bytes()) {
diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync.rs b/rust/kernel/sync.rs
index 36a719015583..e38629147f42 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ impl LockClassKey {
     ///
     /// # Example
     /// ```
-    /// # use kernel::c_str;
     /// # use kernel::alloc::KBox;
     /// # use kernel::types::ForeignOwnable;
     /// # use kernel::sync::{LockClassKey, SpinLock};
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ impl LockClassKey {
     /// {
     ///     stack_pin_init!(let num: SpinLock<u32> = SpinLock::new(
     ///         0,
-    ///         c_str!("my_spinlock"),
+    ///         c"my_spinlock",
     ///         // SAFETY: `key_ptr` is returned by the above `into_foreign()`, whose
     ///         // `from_foreign()` has not yet been called.
     ///         unsafe { <Pin<KBox<LockClassKey>> as ForeignOwnable>::borrow(key_ptr) }
@@ -106,9 +105,9 @@ macro_rules! static_lock_class {
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! optional_name {
     () => {
-        $crate::c_str!(::core::concat!(::core::file!(), ":", ::core::line!()))
+        $crate::str_to_cstr!(::core::concat!(::core::file!(), ":", ::core::line!()))
     };
     ($name:literal) => {
-        $crate::c_str!($name)
+        $name
     };
 }
diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/lock/global.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/lock/global.rs
index 79d0ef7fda86..9caa9b419f09 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/lock/global.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/lock/global.rs
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ macro_rules! global_lock {
         $pub enum $name {}
 
         impl $crate::sync::lock::GlobalLockBackend for $name {
-            const NAME: &'static $crate::str::CStr = $crate::c_str!(::core::stringify!($name));
+            const NAME: &'static $crate::str::CStr =
+                $crate::str_to_cstr!(::core::stringify!($name));
             type Item = $valuety;
             type Backend = $crate::global_lock_inner!(backend $kind);
 
diff --git a/rust/kernel/workqueue.rs b/rust/kernel/workqueue.rs
index d092112d843f..dbec533fd31f 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/workqueue.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/workqueue.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 //!     fn new(value: i32) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
 //!         Arc::pin_init(pin_init!(MyStruct {
 //!             value,
-//!             work <- new_work!("MyStruct::work"),
+//!             work <- new_work!(c"MyStruct::work"),
 //!         }), GFP_KERNEL)
 //!     }
 //! }
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@
 //!         Arc::pin_init(pin_init!(MyStruct {
 //!             value_1,
 //!             value_2,
-//!             work_1 <- new_work!("MyStruct::work_1"),
-//!             work_2 <- new_work!("MyStruct::work_2"),
+//!             work_1 <- new_work!(c"MyStruct::work_1"),
+//!             work_2 <- new_work!(c"MyStruct::work_2"),
 //!         }), GFP_KERNEL)
 //!     }
 //! }
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ pub fn try_spawn<T: 'static + Send + FnOnce()>(
         func: T,
     ) -> Result<(), AllocError> {
         let init = pin_init!(ClosureWork {
-            work <- new_work!("Queue::try_spawn"),
+            work <- new_work!(c"Queue::try_spawn"),
             func: Some(func),
         });
 
diff --git a/rust/macros/kunit.rs b/rust/macros/kunit.rs
index 81d18149a0cc..c64df1a01b9d 100644
--- a/rust/macros/kunit.rs
+++ b/rust/macros/kunit.rs
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ pub(crate) fn kunit_tests(attr: TokenStream, ts: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     // unsafe extern "C" fn kunit_rust_wrapper_bar(_test: *mut ::kernel::bindings::kunit) { bar(); }
     //
     // static mut TEST_CASES: [::kernel::bindings::kunit_case; 3] = [
-    //     ::kernel::kunit::kunit_case(::kernel::c_str!("foo"), kunit_rust_wrapper_foo),
-    //     ::kernel::kunit::kunit_case(::kernel::c_str!("bar"), kunit_rust_wrapper_bar),
+    //     ::kernel::kunit::kunit_case(c"foo", kunit_rust_wrapper_foo),
+    //     ::kernel::kunit::kunit_case(c"bar", kunit_rust_wrapper_bar),
     //     ::kernel::kunit::kunit_case_null(),
     // ];
     //
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ pub(crate) fn kunit_tests(attr: TokenStream, ts: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         writeln!(kunit_macros, "{kunit_wrapper}").unwrap();
         writeln!(
             test_cases,
-            "    ::kernel::kunit::kunit_case(::kernel::c_str!(\"{test}\"), {kunit_wrapper_fn_name}),"
+            "    ::kernel::kunit::kunit_case(c\"{test}\", {kunit_wrapper_fn_name}),"
         )
         .unwrap();
         writeln!(
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ pub(crate) fn kunit_tests(attr: TokenStream, ts: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 #[allow(unused)]
 macro_rules! assert {{
     ($cond:expr $(,)?) => {{{{
-        kernel::kunit_assert!("{test}", "{path}", 0, $cond);
+        kernel::kunit_assert!("{test}", c"{path}", 0, $cond);
     }}}}
 }}
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ macro_rules! assert {{
 #[allow(unused)]
 macro_rules! assert_eq {{
     ($left:expr, $right:expr $(,)?) => {{{{
-        kernel::kunit_assert_eq!("{test}", "{path}", 0, $left, $right);
+        kernel::kunit_assert_eq!("{test}", c"{path}", 0, $left, $right);
     }}}}
 }}
         "#
diff --git a/rust/macros/module.rs b/rust/macros/module.rs
index 2ddd2eeb2852..ec528cd86db5 100644
--- a/rust/macros/module.rs
+++ b/rust/macros/module.rs
@@ -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 = ::kernel::c_str!(\"{name}\");
+                const NAME: &'static ::kernel::str::CStr = c\"{name}\";
             }}
 
             // Double nested modules, since then nobody can access the public items inside.
diff --git a/samples/rust/rust_configfs.rs b/samples/rust/rust_configfs.rs
index 02641dc06f25..4f362be5c7df 100644
--- a/samples/rust/rust_configfs.rs
+++ b/samples/rust/rust_configfs.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 //! Rust configfs sample.
 
 use kernel::alloc::flags;
-use kernel::c_str;
 use kernel::configfs;
 use kernel::configfs_attrs;
 use kernel::new_mutex;
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ struct Configuration {
 impl Configuration {
     fn new() -> impl PinInit<Self, Error> {
         try_pin_init!(Self {
-            message: c_str!("Hello World\n"),
+            message: c"Hello World\n",
             bar <- new_mutex!((KBox::new([0; PAGE_SIZE], flags::GFP_KERNEL)?, 0)),
         })
     }
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ fn init(_module: &'static ThisModule) -> impl PinInit<Self, Error> {
 
         try_pin_init!(Self {
             config <- configfs::Subsystem::new(
-                c_str!("rust_configfs"), item_type, Configuration::new()
+                c"rust_configfs", item_type, Configuration::new()
             ),
         })
     }
diff --git a/samples/rust/rust_driver_auxiliary.rs b/samples/rust/rust_driver_auxiliary.rs
index 3e15e6d002bb..0b38729bbab7 100644
--- a/samples/rust/rust_driver_auxiliary.rs
+++ b/samples/rust/rust_driver_auxiliary.rs
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
 //! To make this driver probe, QEMU must be run with `-device pci-testdev`.
 
 use kernel::{
-    auxiliary, bindings, c_str, device::Core, driver, error::Error, pci, prelude::*, str::CStr,
+    auxiliary, bindings, device::Core, driver, error::Error, pci, prelude::*, str::CStr,
     InPlaceModule,
 };
 
 use pin_init::PinInit;
 
 const MODULE_NAME: &CStr = <LocalModule as kernel::ModuleMetadata>::NAME;
-const AUXILIARY_NAME: &CStr = c_str!("auxiliary");
+const AUXILIARY_NAME: &CStr = c"auxiliary";
 
 struct AuxiliaryDriver;
 
diff --git a/samples/rust/rust_driver_faux.rs b/samples/rust/rust_driver_faux.rs
index ecc9fd378cbd..23add3160693 100644
--- a/samples/rust/rust_driver_faux.rs
+++ b/samples/rust/rust_driver_faux.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 //! Rust faux device sample.
 
-use kernel::{c_str, faux, prelude::*, Module};
+use kernel::{faux, prelude::*, Module};
 
 module! {
     type: SampleModule,
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl Module for SampleModule {
     fn init(_module: &'static ThisModule) -> Result<Self> {
         pr_info!("Initialising Rust Faux Device Sample\n");
 
-        let reg = faux::Registration::new(c_str!("rust-faux-sample-device"), None)?;
+        let reg = faux::Registration::new(c"rust-faux-sample-device", None)?;
 
         dev_info!(reg.as_ref(), "Hello from faux device!\n");
 
diff --git a/samples/rust/rust_driver_pci.rs b/samples/rust/rust_driver_pci.rs
index 15147e4401b2..4ba5fcd2b357 100644
--- a/samples/rust/rust_driver_pci.rs
+++ b/samples/rust/rust_driver_pci.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //!
 //! To make this driver probe, QEMU must be run with `-device pci-testdev`.
 
-use kernel::{bindings, c_str, device::Core, devres::Devres, pci, prelude::*, types::ARef};
+use kernel::{bindings, device::Core, devres::Devres, pci, prelude::*, types::ARef};
 
 struct Regs;
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ fn probe(pdev: &pci::Device<Core>, info: &Self::IdInfo) -> Result<Pin<KBox<Self>
         pdev.enable_device_mem()?;
         pdev.set_master();
 
-        let bar = pdev.iomap_region_sized::<{ Regs::END }>(0, c_str!("rust_driver_pci"))?;
+        let bar = pdev.iomap_region_sized::<{ Regs::END }>(0, c"rust_driver_pci")?;
 
         let drvdata = KBox::new(
             Self {
diff --git a/samples/rust/rust_driver_platform.rs b/samples/rust/rust_driver_platform.rs
index 8b42b3cfb363..e6487a970a59 100644
--- a/samples/rust/rust_driver_platform.rs
+++ b/samples/rust/rust_driver_platform.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 //! Rust Platform driver sample.
 
-use kernel::{c_str, device::Core, of, platform, prelude::*, types::ARef};
+use kernel::{device::Core, of, platform, prelude::*, types::ARef};
 
 struct SampleDriver {
     pdev: ARef<platform::Device>,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ struct SampleDriver {
     OF_TABLE,
     MODULE_OF_TABLE,
     <SampleDriver as platform::Driver>::IdInfo,
-    [(of::DeviceId::new(c_str!("test,rust-device")), Info(42))]
+    [(of::DeviceId::new(c"test,rust-device"), Info(42))]
 );
 
 impl platform::Driver for SampleDriver {
diff --git a/samples/rust/rust_misc_device.rs b/samples/rust/rust_misc_device.rs
index c881fd6dbd08..12b64296e912 100644
--- a/samples/rust/rust_misc_device.rs
+++ b/samples/rust/rust_misc_device.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@
 use core::pin::Pin;
 
 use kernel::{
-    c_str,
     device::Device,
     fs::File,
     ioctl::{_IO, _IOC_SIZE, _IOR, _IOW},
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ fn init(_module: &'static ThisModule) -> impl PinInit<Self, Error> {
         pr_info!("Initialising Rust Misc Device Sample\n");
 
         let options = MiscDeviceOptions {
-            name: c_str!("rust-misc-device"),
+            name: c"rust-misc-device",
         };
 
         try_pin_init!(Self {
diff --git a/scripts/rustdoc_test_gen.rs b/scripts/rustdoc_test_gen.rs
index 507d36875196..0e86bdf1b5b1 100644
--- a/scripts/rustdoc_test_gen.rs
+++ b/scripts/rustdoc_test_gen.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn {kunit_name}(__kunit_test: *mut ::kernel::bindings::kunit) {{
     macro_rules! assert {{
         ($cond:expr $(,)?) => {{{{
             ::kernel::kunit_assert!(
-                "{kunit_name}", "{real_path}", __DOCTEST_ANCHOR - {line}, $cond
+                "{kunit_name}", c"{real_path}", __DOCTEST_ANCHOR - {line}, $cond
             );
         }}}}
     }}
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ macro_rules! assert {{
     macro_rules! assert_eq {{
         ($left:expr, $right:expr $(,)?) => {{{{
             ::kernel::kunit_assert_eq!(
-                "{kunit_name}", "{real_path}", __DOCTEST_ANCHOR - {line}, $left, $right
+                "{kunit_name}", c"{real_path}", __DOCTEST_ANCHOR - {line}, $left, $right
             );
         }}}}
     }}
