Re: [PATCH v4 2/9] rust/kernel: Add faux device bindings

Gary Guo
2025-02-12T14:58:18Z

On Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:30:26 +0100
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:

> From: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
>
> This introduces a module for working with faux devices in rust, along with
> adding sample code to show how the API is used. Unlike other types of
> devices, we don't provide any hooks for device probe/removal - since these
> are optional for the faux API and are unnecessary in rust.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
> Cc: Maíra Canal <mairacanal@riseup.net>
> Cc: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
> Cc: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> ---
> v4: - new patch added to this series
> - api tweaked due to parent pointer added to faux_device create
> function.
> v3: - no change
> v2: - renamed vdev variable to fdev thanks to Mark
> MAINTAINERS | 2 +
> rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h | 1 +
> rust/kernel/faux.rs | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> rust/kernel/lib.rs | 1 +
> samples/rust/Kconfig | 10 +++++
> samples/rust/Makefile | 1 +
> samples/rust/rust_driver_faux.rs | 29 ++++++++++++++
> 7 files changed, 111 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 rust/kernel/faux.rs
> create mode 100644 samples/rust/rust_driver_faux.rs
>
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 25c86f47353d..19ea159b2309 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -7116,8 +7116,10 @@ F: rust/kernel/device.rs
> F: rust/kernel/device_id.rs
> F: rust/kernel/devres.rs
> F: rust/kernel/driver.rs
> +F: rust/kernel/faux.rs
> F: rust/kernel/platform.rs
> F: samples/rust/rust_driver_platform.rs
> +F: samples/rust/rust_driver_faux.rs
>
> DRIVERS FOR OMAP ADAPTIVE VOLTAGE SCALING (AVS)
> M: Nishanth Menon <nm@ti.com>
> diff --git a/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h b/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
> index 55354e4dec14..f46cf3bb7069 100644
> --- a/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
> +++ b/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
> @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
> #include <linux/blk_types.h>
> #include <linux/blkdev.h>
> #include <linux/cred.h>
> +#include <linux/device/faux.h>
> #include <linux/errname.h>
> #include <linux/ethtool.h>
> #include <linux/file.h>
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/faux.rs b/rust/kernel/faux.rs
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..5acc0c02d451
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/rust/kernel/faux.rs
> @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> +
> +//! Abstractions for the faux bus.
> +//!
> +//! This module provides bindings for working with faux devices in kernel modules.
> +//!
> +//! C header: [`include/linux/device/faux.h`]
> +
> +use crate::{bindings, device, error::code::*, prelude::*};
> +use core::ptr::{addr_of_mut, null, null_mut, NonNull};
> +
> +/// The registration of a faux device.
> +///
> +/// This type represents the registration of a [`struct faux_device`]. When an instance of this type
> +/// is dropped, its respective faux device will be unregistered from the system.
> +///
> +/// # Invariants
> +///
> +/// `self.0` always holds a valid pointer to an initialized and registered [`struct faux_device`].
> +///
> +/// [`struct faux_device`]: srctree/include/linux/device/faux.h
> +#[repr(transparent)]
> +pub struct Registration(NonNull<bindings::faux_device>);
> +
> +impl Registration {
> + /// Create and register a new faux device with the given name.
> + pub fn new(name: &CStr) -> Result<Self> {
> + // SAFETY:
> + // - `name` is copied by this function into its own storage

I think the comment is missing about the newly added `parent` argument.

Perhaps we can add support in Rust already?

Something simple as like

pub fn new(name: &CStr, parent: Option<&device::Device>) -> Result<Self> {
let dev = unsafe { bindings::faux_device_create(name.as_char_ptr(), parent.map_or(null_mut(), device::Device::as_raw), null()) };
...
}

should work (although I haven't tested it).

Best,
Gary

> + // - `faux_ops` is safe to leave NULL according to the C API
> + let dev = unsafe { bindings::faux_device_create(name.as_char_ptr(), null_mut(), null()) };
> +
> + // The above function will return either a valid device, or NULL on failure
> + // INVARIANT: The device will remain registered until faux_device_destroy() is called, which
> + // happens in our Drop implementation.
> + Ok(Self(NonNull::new(dev).ok_or(ENODEV)?))
> + }
> +
> + fn as_raw(&self) -> *mut bindings::faux_device {
> + self.0.as_ptr()
> + }
> +}
> +
> +impl AsRef<device::Device> for Registration {
> + fn as_ref(&self) -> &device::Device {
> + // SAFETY: The underlying `device` in `faux_device` is guaranteed by the C API to be
> + // a valid initialized `device`.
> + unsafe { device::Device::as_ref(addr_of_mut!((*self.as_raw()).dev)) }
> + }
> +}
> +
> +impl Drop for Registration {
> + fn drop(&mut self) {
> + // SAFETY: `self.0` is a valid registered faux_device via our type invariants.
> + unsafe { bindings::faux_device_destroy(self.as_raw()) }
> + }
> +}
> +
> +// SAFETY: The faux device API is thread-safe as guaranteed by the device core, as long as
> +// faux_device_destroy() is guaranteed to only be called once - which is guaranteed by our type not
> +// having Copy/Clone.
> +unsafe impl Send for Registration {}
> +
> +// SAFETY: The faux device API is thread-safe as guaranteed by the device core, as long as
> +// faux_device_destroy() is guaranteed to only be called once - which is guaranteed by our type not
> +// having Copy/Clone.
> +unsafe impl Sync for Registration {}
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/lib.rs b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
> index 496ed32b0911..398242f92a96 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/lib.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
> @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
> pub mod devres;
> pub mod driver;
> pub mod error;
> +pub mod faux;
> #[cfg(CONFIG_RUST_FW_LOADER_ABSTRACTIONS)]
> pub mod firmware;
> pub mod fs;
> diff --git a/samples/rust/Kconfig b/samples/rust/Kconfig
> index 918dbead2c0b..3b6eae84b297 100644
> --- a/samples/rust/Kconfig
> +++ b/samples/rust/Kconfig
> @@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ config SAMPLE_RUST_DRIVER_PLATFORM
>
> If unsure, say N.
>
> +config SAMPLE_RUST_DRIVER_FAUX
> + tristate "Faux Driver"
> + help
> + This option builds the Rust Faux driver sample.
> +
> + To compile this as a module, choose M here:
> + the module will be called rust_driver_faux.
> +
> + If unsure, say N.
> +
> config SAMPLE_RUST_HOSTPROGS
> bool "Host programs"
> help
> diff --git a/samples/rust/Makefile b/samples/rust/Makefile
> index 5a8ab0df0567..0dbc6d90f1ef 100644
> --- a/samples/rust/Makefile
> +++ b/samples/rust/Makefile
> @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_RUST_MISC_DEVICE) += rust_misc_device.o
> obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_RUST_PRINT) += rust_print.o
> obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_RUST_DRIVER_PCI) += rust_driver_pci.o
> obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_RUST_DRIVER_PLATFORM) += rust_driver_platform.o
> +obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_RUST_DRIVER_FAUX) += rust_driver_faux.o
>
> rust_print-y := rust_print_main.o rust_print_events.o
>
> diff --git a/samples/rust/rust_driver_faux.rs b/samples/rust/rust_driver_faux.rs
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..048c6cb98b29
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/samples/rust/rust_driver_faux.rs
> @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> +
> +//! Rust faux device sample.
> +
> +use kernel::{c_str, faux, prelude::*, Module};
> +
> +module! {
> + type: SampleModule,
> + name: "rust_faux_driver",
> + author: "Lyude Paul",
> + description: "Rust faux device sample",
> + license: "GPL",
> +}
> +
> +struct SampleModule {
> + _reg: faux::Registration,
> +}
> +
> +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"))?;
> +
> + dev_info!(reg.as_ref(), "Hello from faux device!\n");
> +
> + Ok(Self { _reg: reg })
> + }
> +}