rust: pin-init: replace shadowed return token by `unsafe`-to-create token

We use a unit struct `__InitOk` in the closure generated by the
initializer macros as the return value. We shadow it by creating a
struct with the same name again inside of the closure, preventing early
returns of `Ok` in the initializer (before all fields have been
initialized).

In the face of Type Alias Impl Trait (TAIT) and the next trait solver,
this solution no longer works [1]. The shadowed struct can be named
through type inference. In addition, there is an RFC proposing to add
the feature of path inference to Rust, which would similarly allow [2].

Thus remove the shadowed token and replace it with an `unsafe` to create
token.

The reason we initially used the shadowing solution was because an
alternative solution used a builder pattern. Gary writes [3]:

    In the early builder-pattern based InitOk, having a single InitOk
    type for token is unsound because one can launder an InitOk token
    used for one place to another initializer. I used a branded lifetime
    solution, and then you figured out that using a shadowed type would
    work better because nobody could construct it at all.

The laundering issue does not apply to the approach we ended up with
today.

With this change, the example by Tim Chirananthavat in [1] no longer
compiles and results in this error:

    error: cannot construct `pin_init::__internal::InitOk` with struct literal syntax due to private fields
      --> src/main.rs:26:17
       |
    26 |                 InferredType {}
       |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
       |
       = note: private field `0` that was not provided
    help: you might have meant to use the `new` associated function
       |
    26 -                 InferredType {}
    26 +                 InferredType::new()
       |

Applying the suggestion of using the `::new()` function, results in
another expected error:

    error[E0133]: call to unsafe function `pin_init::__internal::InitOk::new` is unsafe and requires unsafe block
      --> src/main.rs:26:17
       |
    26 |                 InferredType::new()
       |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ call to unsafe function
       |
       = note: consult the function's documentation for information on how to avoid undefined behavior

Reported-by: Tim Chirananthavat <theemathas@gmail.com>
Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/153535 [1]
Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/3444#issuecomment-4016145373 [2]
Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/153535#issuecomment-4017620804 [3]
Fixes: fc6c6baa1f40 ("rust: init: add initialization macros")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Benno Lossin <lossin@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260311105056.1425041-1-lossin@kernel.org
[ Added period as mentioned. - Miguel ]
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>

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