From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Markus Probst" <markus.probst@posteo.de>
Cc: linux-leds@vger.kernel.org, linux-pci@vger.kernel.org,
lee@kernel.org, ojeda@kernel.org, gary@garyguo.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH v28 1/4] rust: leds: Add basic led classdev abstractions
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 14:02:57 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-212951@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261113-rust_leds-v28-1-b8cf2f74fa57@posteo.de>
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 5 potential
issues to consider:
- [High] rust: leds: kCFI failure in Adapter callbacks due to u32
brightness type
- [Medium] rust: leds: unsound safe DeviceBuilder::build() allows
forgetting Device
- [Medium] rust: leds: missing Kconfig guard on led module and missing
linux/leds.h include
- [Medium] rust: leds: aliased mutable references in
Adapter::blink_set_callback()
- [Low] rust: leds: missing #[inline] on Color::try_from() and
Device::deref()
--
commit 3ca798e46e685904b91dd1d2cbeeeb11efdd4ebe
Author: Markus Probst <markus.probst@posteo.de>
rust: leds: Add basic led classdev abstractions
This commit adds core Rust abstractions for LED class devices, including
the LedOps trait, DeviceBuilder, and the Device wrapper around struct
led_classdev.
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/led.rs b/rust/kernel/led.rs
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000..deda8cc548a8c
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/rust/kernel/led.rs
[ ... ]
> +impl TryFrom<u32> for Color {
> + type Error = Error;
> +
> + fn try_from(value: u32) -> core::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
> + if value < bindings::LED_COLOR_ID_MAX {
> + // SAFETY:
> + // - `Color` is represented as `u32`
> + // - the static_assert above guarantees that no additional color has been added
> + // - `value` is guaranteed to be in the color id range
> + Ok(unsafe { transmute::<u32, Color>(value) })
> + } else {
> + Err(EINVAL)
> + }
> + }
> +}
[Severity: Low]
Could Color::try_from() and Device::deref() in rust/kernel/led/normal.rs
be marked #[inline], matching other small functions in the kernel crate?
[ ... ]
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/led/normal.rs b/rust/kernel/led/normal.rs
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000..a22c29cfd2628
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/rust/kernel/led/normal.rs
> @@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +//! Led mode for the `struct led_classdev`.
> +//!
> +//! C header: [`include/linux/leds.h`](srctree/include/linux/leds.h)
> +
> +use core::ops::Deref;
> +
> +use super::*;
> +
> +/// The led class device representation.
> +///
> +/// This structure represents the Rust abstraction for a led class device.
> +#[pin_data(PinnedDrop)]
> +pub struct Device<'bound, T: 'bound = ()> {
> + #[pin]
> + ops: T,
> + #[pin]
> + classdev: Opaque<bindings::led_classdev>,
> + _p: PhantomData<&'bound ()>,
> +}
> +
> +impl<'init, S: DeviceBuilderState> DeviceBuilder<'init, S> {
> + /// Registers a new [`Device`].
> + pub fn build<'bound: 'init, T: LedOps + 'bound>(
> + self,
> + parent: &'bound device::Device<Bound>,
> + ops: impl PinInit<T, Error> + 'init,
> + ) -> impl PinInit<Device<'bound, T>, Error> + 'init {
[ ... ]
> + // SAFETY:
> + // - `parent.as_raw()` is guaranteed to be a pointer to a valid `device`.
> + // - `ptr` is guaranteed to be a pointer to an initialized `led_classdev`.
> + to_result(unsafe {
> + bindings::led_classdev_register_ext(
> + parent.as_raw(),
> + ptr,
> + if self.name.is_none() {
> + &raw mut init_data
> + } else {
> + core::ptr::null_mut()
> + },
> + )
> + })?;
> +
> + core::mem::forget(self.fwnode); // keep the reference count incremented
> +
> + Ok::<_, Error>(())
> + }),
> + _p: PhantomData,
> + })
> + }
> +}
[Severity: Medium]
What prevents safe code from initializing Device<'bound, T> in a KBox and
passing it to core::mem::forget()?
Because led_classdev_unregister() is only called in PinnedDrop::drop(),
forgetting the Device leaves the C led_classdev registered after parent
unbinds and 'bound expires. Subsequent sysfs accesses or trigger events
then invoke Adapter::<T> callbacks on dangling 'bound references in T, and
led_module_get() or led_put() dereferences led_cdev->dev->parent->driver
after parent->driver becomes NULL. Other lifetime-bound in-place
registrations Either mark construction unsafe or register cleanup via
devres.
[ ... ]
> +impl<T: LedOps> Adapter<T> {
> + /// # Safety
> + /// `led_cdev` must be a valid pointer to a `led_classdev` embedded within a
> + /// `led::Device`.
> + /// This function is called on setting the brightness of a led.
> + unsafe extern "C" fn brightness_set_callback(
> + led_cdev: *mut bindings::led_classdev,
> + brightness: u32,
> + ) {
> + // SAFETY: The function's contract guarantees that `led_cdev` is a valid pointer to a
> + // `led_classdev` embedded within a `led::Device`.
> + let classdev = unsafe { Device::<T>::from_raw(led_cdev) };
> +
> + let _ = classdev.brightness_set(brightness);
> + }
> +
> + /// # Safety
> + /// `led_cdev` must be a valid pointer to a `led_classdev` embedded within a
> + /// `led::Device`.
> + /// This function is called on setting the brightness of a led immediately.
> + unsafe extern "C" fn brightness_set_blocking_callback(
> + led_cdev: *mut bindings::led_classdev,
> + brightness: u32,
> + ) -> i32 {
> + from_result(|| {
> + // SAFETY: The function's contract guarantees that `led_cdev` is a valid pointer to a
> + // `led_classdev` embedded within a `led::Device`.
> + let classdev = unsafe { Device::<T>::from_raw(led_cdev) };
> +
> + classdev.brightness_set(brightness)?;
> + Ok(0)
> + })
> + }
> +
> + /// # Safety
> + /// `led_cdev` must be a valid pointer to a `led_classdev` embedded within a
> + /// `led::Device`.
> + /// This function is called on getting the brightness of a led.
> + unsafe extern "C" fn brightness_get_callback(led_cdev: *mut bindings::led_classdev) -> u32 {
[Severity: High]
Will brightness_set_callback(), brightness_set_blocking_callback(), and
brightness_get_callback() trip a kCFI failure under CONFIG_CFI_CLANG?
In include/linux/leds.h, struct led_classdev declares these callbacks
with enum led_brightness rather than u32:
include/linux/leds.h:
void (*brightness_set)(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
enum led_brightness brightness);
int (*brightness_set_blocking)(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
enum led_brightness brightness);
enum led_brightness (*brightness_get)(struct led_classdev *led_cdev);
Clang kCFI encodes enum led_brightness by its enum type name
(14led_brightness) rather than as a plain integer. Because these Rust
callbacks use u32 and enum led_brightness is not listed as a
--newtype-enum in rust/bindgen_parameters, indirect calls from
led_update_brightness() or __led_set_brightness() will fail the kCFI type
check and panic.
[ ... ]
> + unsafe extern "C" fn blink_set_callback(
> + led_cdev: *mut bindings::led_classdev,
> + delay_on: *mut usize,
> + delay_off: *mut usize,
> + ) -> i32 {
> + from_result(|| {
> + // SAFETY: The function's contract guarantees that `led_cdev` is a valid pointer to a
> + // `led_classdev` embedded within a `led::Device`.
> + let classdev = unsafe { Device::<T>::from_raw(led_cdev) };
> +
> + classdev.blink_set(
> + // SAFETY: The function's contract guarantees that `delay_on` points to a `usize`
> + // and is exclusive for the period of this function.
> + unsafe { &mut *delay_on },
> + // SAFETY: The function's contract guarantees that `delay_off` points to a `usize`
> + // and is exclusive for the period of this function.
> + unsafe { &mut *delay_off },
> + )?;
> + Ok(0)
> + })
> + }
> +}
[Severity: Medium]
Can blink_set_callback() create aliased &mut usize references to
led_cdev->blink_delay_on and led_cdev->blink_delay_off?
In drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-timer.c, led_delay_on_store() passes
&led_cdev->blink_delay_off directly to led_blink_set() without holding a
lock:
drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-timer.c:led_delay_on_store() {
...
led_blink_set(led_cdev, &state, &led_cdev->blink_delay_off);
led_cdev->blink_delay_on = state;
...
}
CPU0 CPU1
led_delay_on_store() led_delay_on_store()
led_blink_set() led_blink_set()
... ...
blink_set_callback() blink_set_callback()
&mut *delay_off &mut *delay_off <-- aliased &mut
Concurrent writes to delay_on or delay_off, unlocked sysfs reads in
led_delay_on_show() and led_delay_off_show(), or
led_stop_software_blink() zeroing both fields from set_brightness_delayed()
all access those fields without synchronization while &mut usize is live,
causing undefined behavior.
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/lib.rs b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
> index 1ab41129d557a..3b831cb6488d7 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/lib.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
> @@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
> pub mod jump_label;
> #[cfg(CONFIG_KUNIT)]
> pub mod kunit;
> +pub mod led;
> pub mod list;
> pub mod maple_tree;
> pub mod mem;
[Severity: Medium]
Does unconditionally compiling pub mod led break the build when
CONFIG_NEW_LEDS is disabled or CONFIG_LEDS_CLASS is not built-in?
Color::as_c_str() calls led_get_color_name() (built under CONFIG_NEW_LEDS)
and DeviceBuilder::build() and PinnedDrop::drop() call
led_classdev_register_ext() and led_classdev_unregister() (built under
tristate CONFIG_LEDS_CLASS), none of which have inline stubs in
include/linux/leds.h. In addition, rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h does
not explicitly include linux/leds.h, relying on a transitive include.
--
Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20261113-rust_leds-v28-0-b8cf2f74fa57@posteo.de?part=1
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