From: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
To: aliceryhl@google.com, airlied@gmail.com, simona@ffwll.ch,
daniel.almeida@collabora.com, acourbot@nvidia.com,
apopple@nvidia.com, ecourtney@nvidia.com,
deborah.brouwer@collabora.com, lyude@redhat.com,
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Cc: driver-core@lists.linux.dev, nova-gpu@lists.linux.dev,
dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org,
Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 3/6] rust: drm: Add RegistrationData to drm::Driver
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 00:06:01 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260506221027.858481-4-dakr@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260506221027.858481-1-dakr@kernel.org>
Add a RegistrationData associated type to drm::Driver. This is a ForLt
type whose lifetime is tied to the parent bus device binding scope.
Registration<T> takes ownership of the data via Pin<KBox<_>>, erasing
the lifetime to 'static for storage. The pointer is written to
drm::Device before drm_dev_register() to ensure it is already in place
when ioctls arrive.
UnbindGuard::registration_data() provides access with the lifetime
shortened from 'static via ForLt::cast_ref. Since Registration::drop()
calls drm_dev_unplug() -- which performs an SRCU barrier waiting for all
drm_dev_enter() critical sections to complete -- the data is guaranteed
to remain valid for the duration of any UnbindGuard.
Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/nova/driver.rs | 6 ++-
drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/driver.rs | 6 ++-
rust/kernel/drm/device.rs | 40 +++++++++++++++
rust/kernel/drm/driver.rs | 89 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
rust/kernel/drm/mod.rs | 1 +
5 files changed, 121 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/driver.rs b/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/driver.rs
index 9d4100f01ea7..54a3391371ba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/driver.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/driver.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
ioctl, //
},
prelude::*,
- sync::aref::ARef, //
+ sync::aref::ARef,
+ types::ForLt, //
};
use crate::file::File;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ fn probe(
let data = try_pin_init!(NovaData { adev: adev.into() });
let drm = drm::UnregisteredDevice::<Self>::new(adev, data)?;
- let drm = drm::Registration::new_foreign_owned(drm, adev.as_ref(), 0)?;
+ let drm = drm::Registration::new_foreign_owned(drm, adev.as_ref(), (), 0)?;
Ok(Self { drm: drm.into() })
}
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ fn probe(
#[vtable]
impl drm::Driver for NovaDriver {
type Data = NovaData;
+ type RegistrationData = ForLt!(());
type File = File;
type Object<Ctx: drm::DeviceContext> = gem::Object<NovaObject, Ctx>;
type ParentDevice<Ctx: DeviceContext> = auxiliary::Device<Ctx>;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/driver.rs b/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/driver.rs
index 747745d23f31..7ac3707823b6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/driver.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/driver.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
aref::ARef,
Mutex, //
},
- time, //
+ time,
+ types::ForLt, //
};
use crate::{
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ fn probe(
});
let tdev = drm::UnregisteredDevice::<TyrDrmDriver>::new(pdev, data)?;
- let tdev = drm::driver::Registration::new_foreign_owned(tdev, pdev.as_ref(), 0)?;
+ let tdev = drm::driver::Registration::new_foreign_owned(tdev, pdev.as_ref(), (), 0)?;
let driver = TyrPlatformDriverData {
_device: tdev.into(),
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ fn drop(self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
#[vtable]
impl drm::Driver for TyrDrmDriver {
type Data = TyrDrmDeviceData;
+ type RegistrationData = ForLt!(());
type File = TyrDrmFileData;
type Object<R: drm::DeviceContext> = drm::gem::Object<TyrObject, R>;
type ParentDevice<Ctx: DeviceContext> = platform::Device<Ctx>;
diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
index bb685165032d..11edbe6f9f42 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
AlwaysRefCounted, //
},
types::{
+ ForLt,
NotThreadSafe,
Opaque, //
},
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
};
use core::{
alloc::Layout,
+ cell::UnsafeCell,
marker::PhantomData,
mem,
ops::Deref,
@@ -239,6 +241,9 @@ pub fn new(
unsafe { bindings::drm_dev_put(drm_dev) };
})?;
+ // SAFETY: `raw_drm` is valid; no concurrent access before registration.
+ unsafe { (*raw_drm.as_ptr()).registration_data = UnsafeCell::new(NonNull::dangling()) };
+
// SAFETY: The reference count is one, and now we take ownership of that reference as a
// `drm::Device`.
// INVARIANT: We just created the device above, but have yet to call `drm_dev_register`.
@@ -270,6 +275,7 @@ pub fn new(
pub struct Device<T: drm::Driver, C: DeviceContext = Registered> {
dev: Opaque<bindings::drm_device>,
data: T::Data,
+ pub(super) registration_data: UnsafeCell<NonNull<<T::RegistrationData as ForLt>::Of<'static>>>,
_ctx: PhantomData<C>,
}
@@ -278,6 +284,23 @@ pub(crate) fn as_raw(&self) -> *mut bindings::drm_device {
self.dev.get()
}
+ /// Returns a reference to the registration data with lifetime shortened
+ /// from `'static`.
+ ///
+ /// # Safety
+ ///
+ /// The caller must ensure the parent bus device is bound. This is
+ /// typically guaranteed by holding an active `drm_dev_enter()` critical
+ /// section (e.g. via [`UnbindGuard`]).
+ #[doc(hidden)]
+ pub unsafe fn raw_registration_data(&self) -> &<T::RegistrationData as ForLt>::Of<'_> {
+ // SAFETY: Caller guarantees the parent bus device is bound, hence
+ // the pointer is valid.
+ let static_ref = unsafe { (*self.registration_data.get()).as_ref() };
+
+ T::RegistrationData::cast_ref(static_ref)
+ }
+
/// # Safety
///
/// `ptr` must be a valid pointer to a `struct device` embedded in `Self`.
@@ -391,6 +414,23 @@ pub struct UnbindGuard<'a, T: drm::Driver> {
idx: i32,
}
+impl<T: drm::Driver> UnbindGuard<'_, T> {
+ /// Returns a reference to the registration data with its lifetime shortened from `'static`
+ /// to the guard's borrow lifetime.
+ ///
+ /// The data is owned by [`Registration`](drm::driver::Registration) and is guaranteed to
+ /// remain valid for the duration of this guard, since
+ /// [`Registration`](drm::driver::Registration)'s `drop` calls
+ /// `drm_dev_unplug()` which waits for all `drm_dev_enter()` critical sections to complete.
+ pub fn registration_data(&self) -> &<T::RegistrationData as ForLt>::Of<'_> {
+ // SAFETY: The pointer was set in `Registration::new()` before `drm_dev_register()`, and
+ // is only invalidated after `drm_dev_unplug()` in `Registration::drop()`. Since we hold
+ // an active `drm_dev_enter()` critical section, the SRCU barrier in `drm_dev_unplug()`
+ // guarantees the pointer is still valid.
+ unsafe { self.dev.raw_registration_data() }
+ }
+}
+
impl<T: drm::Driver> Deref for UnbindGuard<'_, T> {
type Target = T::ParentDevice<device::Bound>;
diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/driver.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/driver.rs
index 751a68bb27e1..3a49ef324ada 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/driver.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/driver.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
drm,
error::to_result,
prelude::*,
- sync::aref::ARef, //
+ sync::aref::ARef,
+ types::ForLt, //
};
use core::{
mem,
@@ -108,6 +109,16 @@ pub trait Driver {
/// Context data associated with the DRM driver
type Data: Sync + Send;
+ /// Data owned by the [`Registration`] and accessible through [`drm::device::UnbindGuard`].
+ ///
+ /// This is a [`ForLt`](trait@ForLt) type whose lifetime is tied to the parent bus
+ /// device binding scope.
+ /// The data is only accessible while the parent bus device is bound (i.e. within a
+ /// `drm_dev_enter/exit` critical section), and references handed out by
+ /// [`UnbindGuard::registration_data()`](drm::device::UnbindGuard::registration_data) have
+ /// their lifetime shortened accordingly via [`ForLt::cast_ref`].
+ type RegistrationData: ForLt;
+
/// The type used to manage memory for this driver.
type Object<Ctx: drm::DeviceContext>: AllocImpl;
@@ -127,12 +138,44 @@ pub trait Driver {
/// The registration type of a `drm::Device`.
///
/// Once the `Registration` structure is dropped, the device is unregistered.
-pub struct Registration<T: Driver>(ARef<drm::Device<T>>);
+pub struct Registration<T: Driver> {
+ drm: ARef<drm::Device<T>>,
+ #[allow(dead_code)]
+ reg_data: Pin<KBox<<T::RegistrationData as ForLt>::Of<'static>>>,
+}
-impl<T: Driver> Registration<T> {
- fn new(drm: drm::UnregisteredDevice<T>, flags: usize) -> Result<Self> {
- // SAFETY: `drm.as_raw()` is valid by the invariants of `drm::Device`.
- to_result(unsafe { bindings::drm_dev_register(drm.as_raw(), flags) })?;
+impl<T: Driver> Registration<T>
+where
+ for<'a> <T::RegistrationData as ForLt>::Of<'a>: Send,
+{
+ fn new<'bound, E>(
+ drm: drm::UnregisteredDevice<T>,
+ reg_data: impl PinInit<<T::RegistrationData as ForLt>::Of<'bound>, E>,
+ flags: usize,
+ ) -> Result<Self>
+ where
+ Error: From<E>,
+ {
+ let reg_data: Pin<KBox<<T::RegistrationData as ForLt>::Of<'bound>>> =
+ KBox::pin_init(reg_data, GFP_KERNEL)?;
+
+ // SAFETY: `ForLt` guarantees covariance; lifetimes do not affect layout.
+ let reg_data: Pin<KBox<<T::RegistrationData as ForLt>::Of<'static>>> =
+ unsafe { mem::transmute(reg_data) };
+
+ // Store the registration data pointer in the device before registration, so that it is
+ // visible once ioctls can be called.
+ //
+ // SAFETY: No concurrent access; the device is not yet registered.
+ unsafe { *drm.registration_data.get() = NonNull::from(Pin::get_ref(reg_data.as_ref())) }
+
+ // SAFETY: `drm` is a valid, initialized but not yet registered DRM device.
+ let ret = unsafe { bindings::drm_dev_register(drm.as_raw(), flags) };
+ if let Err(e) = to_result(ret) {
+ // SAFETY: No concurrent access; registration failed.
+ unsafe { *drm.registration_data.get() = NonNull::dangling() };
+ return Err(e);
+ }
// SAFETY: We just called `drm_dev_register` above
let new = NonNull::from(unsafe { drm.assume_ctx() });
@@ -144,46 +187,55 @@ fn new(drm: drm::UnregisteredDevice<T>, flags: usize) -> Result<Self> {
// one reference to the device - which we take ownership over here.
let new = unsafe { ARef::from_raw(new) };
- Ok(Self(new))
+ Ok(Self { drm: new, reg_data })
}
/// Registers a new [`UnregisteredDevice`](drm::UnregisteredDevice) with userspace.
///
/// Ownership of the [`Registration`] object is passed to [`devres::register`].
- pub fn new_foreign_owned<'a>(
+ pub fn new_foreign_owned<'bound, E>(
drm: drm::UnregisteredDevice<T>,
- dev: &'a device::Device<device::Bound>,
+ dev: &'bound device::Device<device::Bound>,
+ reg_data: impl PinInit<<T::RegistrationData as ForLt>::Of<'bound>, E>,
flags: usize,
- ) -> Result<&'a drm::Device<T>>
+ ) -> Result<&'bound drm::Device<T>>
where
T: 'static,
+ Error: From<E>,
{
if drm.as_ref().as_raw() != dev.as_raw() {
return Err(EINVAL);
}
- let reg = Registration::<T>::new(drm, flags)?;
+ let reg = Registration::<T>::new(drm, reg_data, flags)?;
let drm = NonNull::from(reg.device());
- devres::register(dev, reg, GFP_KERNEL)?;
+ devres::register::<_, core::convert::Infallible>(dev, reg, GFP_KERNEL)?;
// SAFETY: Since `reg` was passed to devres::register(), the device now owns the lifetime
- // of the DRM registration - ensuring that this references lives for at least as long as 'a.
+ // of the DRM registration - ensuring that this reference lives for
+ // at least as long as 'bound.
Ok(unsafe { drm.as_ref() })
}
/// Returns a reference to the `Device` instance for this registration.
pub fn device(&self) -> &drm::Device<T> {
- &self.0
+ &self.drm
}
}
// SAFETY: `Registration` doesn't offer any methods or access to fields when shared between
// threads, hence it's safe to share it.
-unsafe impl<T: Driver> Sync for Registration<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: Driver> Sync for Registration<T> where
+ for<'a> <T::RegistrationData as ForLt>::Of<'a>: Send
+{
+}
// SAFETY: Registration with and unregistration from the DRM subsystem can happen from any thread.
-unsafe impl<T: Driver> Send for Registration<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: Driver> Send for Registration<T> where
+ for<'a> <T::RegistrationData as ForLt>::Of<'a>: Send
+{
+}
impl<T: Driver> Drop for Registration<T> {
fn drop(&mut self) {
@@ -195,6 +247,9 @@ fn drop(&mut self) {
//
// SAFETY: Safe by the invariant of `ARef<drm::Device<T>>`. The existence of this
// `Registration` also guarantees that this `drm::Device` is actually registered.
- unsafe { bindings::drm_dev_unplug(self.0.as_raw()) };
+ unsafe { bindings::drm_dev_unplug(self.drm.as_raw()) };
+ // After drm_dev_unplug(), the SRCU barrier guarantees that all UnbindGuard critical
+ // sections have completed, so no one holds a reference to reg_data anymore.
+ // reg_data is dropped here automatically.
}
}
diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/mod.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/mod.rs
index 64a43cb0fe57..6c0ba9c82b92 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/mod.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
pub use self::device::Device;
pub use self::device::DeviceContext;
pub use self::device::Registered;
+pub use self::device::UnbindGuard;
pub use self::device::Uninit;
pub use self::device::UnregisteredDevice;
pub use self::driver::Driver;
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-06 22:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-06 22:05 [PATCH 0/6] rust: drm: Higher-Ranked Lifetime private data Danilo Krummrich
2026-05-06 22:05 ` [PATCH 1/6] rust: drm: Add Driver::ParentDevice associated type Danilo Krummrich
2026-05-08 21:49 ` lyude
2026-05-06 22:06 ` [PATCH 2/6] rust: drm: Add UnbindGuard for drm_dev_enter/exit critical sections Danilo Krummrich
2026-05-06 22:06 ` Danilo Krummrich [this message]
2026-05-06 22:06 ` [PATCH 4/6] rust: drm: Wrap ioctl dispatch in UnbindGuard Danilo Krummrich
2026-05-06 22:06 ` [PATCH 5/6] rust: drm: Pass registration data to ioctl handlers Danilo Krummrich
2026-05-06 22:06 ` [PATCH 6/6] rust: drm: Pass bound parent device " Danilo Krummrich
2026-05-07 9:38 ` [PATCH 0/6] rust: drm: Higher-Ranked Lifetime private data Danilo Krummrich
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