From: Marcelo Moreira <marcelomoreira1905@gmail.com>
To: aliceryhl@google.com, lossin@kernel.org, dakr@kernel.org,
ojeda@kernel.org, rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org,
skhan@linuxfoundation.org,
linux-kernel-mentees@lists.linuxfoundation.org,
~lkcamp/patches@lists.sr.ht
Subject: [PATCH v7 3/3] rust: revocable: Document RevocableGuard invariants/safety and refine Deref safety
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2025 22:01:55 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250721010258.70567-4-marcelomoreira1905@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250721010258.70567-1-marcelomoreira1905@gmail.com>
Refinements include:
- `RevocableGuard`'s invariants are updated to precisely state that
`data_ref` is valid as long as the RCU read-side lock is held.
- The `RevocableGuard::new` constructor is made `unsafe`, explicitly
requiring callers to guarantee the validity of the raw pointer and
RCU read-side lock lifetime.
- A new `SAFETY` comment is added to `Revocable::try_access` to
justify the `unsafe` call to `RevocableGuard::new`, detailing how
`Self`'s type invariants and the active RCU read-side lock ensure data
validity for reads.
- The `Deref` implementation's `SAFETY` comment for `RevocableGuard`
is refined.
Signed-off-by: Marcelo Moreira <marcelomoreira1905@gmail.com>
---
rust/kernel/revocable.rs | 25 ++++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/rust/kernel/revocable.rs b/rust/kernel/revocable.rs
index 6d8e9237dbdf..0048de23ab44 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/revocable.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/revocable.rs
@@ -106,9 +106,12 @@ pub fn new(data: impl PinInit<T>) -> impl PinInit<Self> {
pub fn try_access(&self) -> Option<RevocableGuard<'_, T>> {
let guard = rcu::read_lock();
if self.is_available.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
- // Since `self.is_available` is true, data is initialised and has to remain valid
- // because the RCU read side lock prevents it from being dropped.
- Some(RevocableGuard::new(self.data.get(), guard))
+ // SAFETY:
+ // - `self.data` is valid for reads because of `Self`'s type invariants:
+ // `self.is_available` is true.
+ // - The RCU read-side lock is active via `guard`, preventing `self.data`
+ // from being dropped and ensuring its validity for the guard's lifetime.
+ Some(unsafe { RevocableGuard::new(self.data.get(), guard) })
} else {
None
}
@@ -233,7 +236,7 @@ fn drop(self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
///
/// # Invariants
///
-/// The RCU read-side lock is held while the guard is alive.
+/// - `data_ref` is a valid pointer for as long as the RCU read-side lock is held.
pub struct RevocableGuard<'a, T> {
// This can't use the `&'a T` type because references that appear in function arguments must
// not become dangling during the execution of the function, which can happen if the
@@ -245,7 +248,15 @@ pub struct RevocableGuard<'a, T> {
}
impl<T> RevocableGuard<'_, T> {
- fn new(data_ref: *const T, rcu_guard: rcu::Guard) -> Self {
+ /// Creates a new `RevocableGuard`.
+ ///
+ /// # Safety
+ ///
+ /// Callers must ensure that `data_ref` is a valid pointer to a `T` object,
+ /// and that it remains valid for as long as the returned `RevocableGuard` is alive.
+ /// The RCU read-side lock must be held for the duration of the guard's lifetime,
+ /// as indicated by `rcu_guard`.
+ unsafe fn new(data_ref: *const T, rcu_guard: rcu::Guard) -> Self {
Self {
data_ref,
_rcu_guard: rcu_guard,
@@ -258,8 +269,8 @@ impl<T> Deref for RevocableGuard<'_, T> {
type Target = T;
fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
- // SAFETY: By the type invariants, we hold the rcu read-side lock, so the object is
- // guaranteed to remain valid.
+ // SAFETY: `self.data_ref` is valid because of `Self`'s type invariants,
+ // and the active RCU read-side lock held via `_rcu_guard`, ensuring the data's accessibility.
unsafe { &*self.data_ref }
}
}
--
2.50.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-07-21 1:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-07-21 1:01 [PATCH v7 0/3] rust: revocable: Documentation and safety refinements Marcelo Moreira
2025-07-21 1:01 ` [PATCH v7 1/3] rust: revocable: Clarify write invariant and update safety comments Marcelo Moreira
2025-07-21 1:01 ` [PATCH v7 2/3] rust: revocable: Refactor revocation mechanism to remove generic revoke_internal Marcelo Moreira
2025-07-21 1:01 ` Marcelo Moreira [this message]
2025-07-21 14:20 ` [PATCH v7 3/3] rust: revocable: Document RevocableGuard invariants/safety and refine Deref safety Benno Lossin
2025-07-21 23:01 ` Marcelo Moreira
2025-07-22 10:51 ` Benno Lossin
2025-07-22 21:23 ` Marcelo Moreira
2025-07-23 14:22 ` Benno Lossin
2025-07-23 23:49 ` Marcelo Moreira
2025-07-24 10:30 ` Benno Lossin
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