Re: [PATCH v4 3/5] rust: auxiliary: add auxiliary device / driver abstractions

Alice Ryhl
2025-04-15T12:08:27Z

On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 03:18:06PM +0200, Danilo Krummrich wrote:
> Implement the basic auxiliary abstractions required to implement a
> driver matching an auxiliary device.
>
> The design and implementation is analogous to PCI and platform and is
> based on the generic device / driver abstractions.
>
> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>

Overall looks okay to me, but I do have some comments.

Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>

> MAINTAINERS | 2 +
> rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h | 1 +
> rust/helpers/auxiliary.c | 23 +++
> rust/helpers/helpers.c | 1 +
> rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs | 274 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> rust/kernel/device.rs | 1 -
> rust/kernel/lib.rs | 2 +
> 7 files changed, 303 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> create mode 100644 rust/helpers/auxiliary.c
> create mode 100644 rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs
>
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 96b827049501..a7bc29ca37d4 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -3872,6 +3872,8 @@ T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core.git
> F: Documentation/driver-api/auxiliary_bus.rst
> F: drivers/base/auxiliary.c
> F: include/linux/auxiliary_bus.h
> +F: rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs
> +F: samples/rust/rust_driver_auxiliary.rs
>
> AUXILIARY DISPLAY DRIVERS
> M: Andy Shevchenko <andy@kernel.org>
> diff --git a/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h b/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
> index ab37e1d35c70..8a2add69e5d6 100644
> --- a/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
> +++ b/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
> @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
> */
>
> #include <kunit/test.h>
> +#include <linux/auxiliary_bus.h>
> #include <linux/blk-mq.h>
> #include <linux/blk_types.h>
> #include <linux/blkdev.h>
> diff --git a/rust/helpers/auxiliary.c b/rust/helpers/auxiliary.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..0db3860d774e
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/rust/helpers/auxiliary.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +#include <linux/auxiliary_bus.h>
> +
> +void rust_helper_auxiliary_set_drvdata(struct auxiliary_device *adev, void *data)
> +{
> + auxiliary_set_drvdata(adev, data);
> +}
> +
> +void *rust_helper_auxiliary_get_drvdata(struct auxiliary_device *adev)
> +{
> + return auxiliary_get_drvdata(adev);
> +}
> +
> +void rust_helper_auxiliary_device_uninit(struct auxiliary_device *adev)
> +{
> + return auxiliary_device_uninit(adev);
> +}
> +
> +void rust_helper_auxiliary_device_delete(struct auxiliary_device *adev)
> +{
> + return auxiliary_device_delete(adev);
> +}
> diff --git a/rust/helpers/helpers.c b/rust/helpers/helpers.c
> index e1c21eba9b15..6b279279cb12 100644
> --- a/rust/helpers/helpers.c
> +++ b/rust/helpers/helpers.c
> @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
> * Sorted alphabetically.
> */
>
> +#include "auxiliary.c"
> #include "blk.c"
> #include "bug.c"
> #include "build_assert.c"
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs b/rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..75423737032a
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs
> @@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +//! Abstractions for the auxiliary bus.
> +//!
> +//! C header: [`include/linux/auxiliary_bus.h`](srctree/include/linux/auxiliary_bus.h)
> +
> +use crate::{
> + bindings, device,
> + device_id::RawDeviceId,
> + driver,
> + error::{to_result, Result},
> + prelude::*,
> + str::CStr,
> + types::{ForeignOwnable, Opaque},
> + ThisModule,
> +};
> +use core::{
> + marker::PhantomData,
> + ptr::{addr_of_mut, NonNull},
> +};
> +
> +/// An adapter for the registration of auxiliary drivers.
> +pub struct Adapter<T: Driver>(T);
> +
> +// SAFETY: A call to `unregister` for a given instance of `RegType` is guaranteed to be valid if
> +// a preceding call to `register` has been successful.
> +unsafe impl<T: Driver + 'static> driver::RegistrationOps for Adapter<T> {
> + type RegType = bindings::auxiliary_driver;
> +
> + unsafe fn register(
> + adrv: &Opaque<Self::RegType>,
> + name: &'static CStr,
> + module: &'static ThisModule,
> + ) -> Result {
> + // SAFETY: It's safe to set the fields of `struct auxiliary_driver` on initialization.
> + unsafe {
> + (*adrv.get()).name = name.as_char_ptr();
> + (*adrv.get()).probe = Some(Self::probe_callback);
> + (*adrv.get()).remove = Some(Self::remove_callback);
> + (*adrv.get()).id_table = T::ID_TABLE.as_ptr();
> + }
> +
> + // SAFETY: `adrv` is guaranteed to be a valid `RegType`.
> + to_result(unsafe {
> + bindings::__auxiliary_driver_register(adrv.get(), module.0, name.as_char_ptr())
> + })
> + }
> +
> + unsafe fn unregister(adrv: &Opaque<Self::RegType>) {
> + // SAFETY: `adrv` is guaranteed to be a valid `RegType`.
> + unsafe { bindings::auxiliary_driver_unregister(adrv.get()) }
> + }
> +}
> +
> +impl<T: Driver + 'static> Adapter<T> {
> + extern "C" fn probe_callback(
> + adev: *mut bindings::auxiliary_device,
> + id: *const bindings::auxiliary_device_id,
> + ) -> core::ffi::c_int {

We shouldn't use core::ffi.

> + // SAFETY: The auxiliary bus only ever calls the probe callback with a valid pointer to a
> + // `struct auxiliary_device`.
> + //
> + // INVARIANT: `adev` is valid for the duration of `probe_callback()`.
> + let adev = unsafe { &*adev.cast::<Device<device::Core>>() };
> +
> + // SAFETY: `DeviceId` is a `#[repr(transparent)` wrapper of `struct auxiliary_device_id` and

Typo: missing ]

> + // does not add additional invariants, so it's safe to transmute.
> + let id = unsafe { &*id.cast::<DeviceId>() };
> + let info = T::ID_TABLE.info(id.index());
> +
> + match T::probe(adev, info) {
> + Ok(data) => {
> + // Let the `struct auxiliary_device` own a reference of the driver's private data.
> + // SAFETY: By the type invariant `adev.as_raw` returns a valid pointer to a
> + // `struct auxiliary_device`.
> + unsafe { bindings::auxiliary_set_drvdata(adev.as_raw(), data.into_foreign()) };
> + }
> + Err(err) => return Error::to_errno(err),
> + }
> +
> + 0
> + }
> +
> + extern "C" fn remove_callback(adev: *mut bindings::auxiliary_device) {
> + // SAFETY: The auxiliary bus only ever calls the remove callback with a valid pointer to a
> + // `struct auxiliary_device`.
> + let ptr = unsafe { bindings::auxiliary_get_drvdata(adev) };
> +
> + // SAFETY: `remove_callback` is only ever called after a successful call to
> + // `probe_callback`, hence it's guaranteed that `ptr` points to a valid and initialized
> + // `KBox<T>` pointer created through `KBox::into_foreign`.
> + let _ = unsafe { KBox::<T>::from_foreign(ptr) };

Nit: isn't this usually written

drop(unsafe { KBox::<T>::from_foreign(ptr) });

?

> + }
> +}
> +
> +/// Declares a kernel module that exposes a single auxiliary driver.
> +#[macro_export]
> +macro_rules! module_auxiliary_driver {
> + ($($f:tt)*) => {
> + $crate::module_driver!(<T>, $crate::auxiliary::Adapter<T>, { $($f)* });
> + };
> +}
> +
> +/// Abstraction for `bindings::auxiliary_device_id`.
> +#[repr(transparent)]
> +#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
> +pub struct DeviceId(bindings::auxiliary_device_id);
> +
> +impl DeviceId {
> + /// Create a new [`DeviceId`] from name.
> + pub const fn new(modname: &'static CStr, name: &'static CStr) -> Self {
> + let name = name.as_bytes_with_nul();
> + let modname = modname.as_bytes_with_nul();
> +
> + // TODO: Replace with `bindings::auxiliary_device_id::default()` once stabilized for
> + // `const`.
> + //
> + // SAFETY: FFI type is valid to be zero-initialized.
> + let mut id: bindings::auxiliary_device_id = unsafe { core::mem::zeroed() };
> +
> + let mut i = 0;
> + while i < modname.len() {
> + id.name[i] = modname[i];
> + i += 1;
> + }
> +
> + // Reuse the space of the NULL terminator.
> + id.name[i - 1] = b'.';
> +
> + let mut j = 0;
> + while j < name.len() {
> + id.name[i] = name[j];
> + i += 1;
> + j += 1;
> + }
> +
> + Self(id)
> + }
> +}
> +
> +// SAFETY:
> +// * `DeviceId` is a `#[repr(transparent)` wrapper of `auxiliary_device_id` and does not add

Typo: missing ]

> +// additional invariants, so it's safe to transmute to `RawType`.
> +// * `DRIVER_DATA_OFFSET` is the offset to the `driver_data` field.
> +unsafe impl RawDeviceId for DeviceId {
> + type RawType = bindings::auxiliary_device_id;
> +
> + const DRIVER_DATA_OFFSET: usize =
> + core::mem::offset_of!(bindings::auxiliary_device_id, driver_data);
> +
> + fn index(&self) -> usize {
> + self.0.driver_data
> + }
> +}
> +
> +/// IdTable type for auxiliary drivers.
> +pub type IdTable<T> = &'static dyn kernel::device_id::IdTable<DeviceId, T>;
> +
> +/// Create a auxiliary `IdTable` with its alias for modpost.
> +#[macro_export]
> +macro_rules! auxiliary_device_table {
> + ($table_name:ident, $module_table_name:ident, $id_info_type: ty, $table_data: expr) => {
> + const $table_name: $crate::device_id::IdArray<
> + $crate::auxiliary::DeviceId,
> + $id_info_type,
> + { $table_data.len() },
> + > = $crate::device_id::IdArray::new($table_data);
> +
> + $crate::module_device_table!("auxiliary", $module_table_name, $table_name);
> + };
> +}
> +
> +/// The auxiliary driver trait.
> +///
> +/// Drivers must implement this trait in order to get an auxiliary driver registered.
> +pub trait Driver {
> + /// The type holding information about each device id supported by the driver.
> + ///
> + /// TODO: Use associated_type_defaults once stabilized:
> + ///
> + /// type IdInfo: 'static = ();
> + type IdInfo: 'static;
> +
> + /// The table of device ids supported by the driver.
> + const ID_TABLE: IdTable<Self::IdInfo>;
> +
> + /// Auxiliary driver probe.
> + ///
> + /// Called when an auxiliary device is matches a corresponding driver.
> + fn probe(dev: &Device<device::Core>, id_info: &Self::IdInfo) -> Result<Pin<KBox<Self>>>;
> +}
> +
> +/// The auxiliary device representation.
> +///
> +/// This structure represents the Rust abstraction for a C `struct auxiliary_device`. The
> +/// implementation abstracts the usage of an already existing C `struct auxiliary_device` within
> +/// Rust code that we get passed from the C side.
> +///
> +/// # Invariants
> +///
> +/// A [`Device`] instance represents a valid `struct auxiliary_device` created by the C portion of
> +/// the kernel.
> +#[repr(transparent)]
> +pub struct Device<Ctx: device::DeviceContext = device::Normal>(
> + Opaque<bindings::auxiliary_device>,
> + PhantomData<Ctx>,
> +);
> +
> +impl<Ctx: device::DeviceContext> Device<Ctx> {
> + fn as_raw(&self) -> *mut bindings::auxiliary_device {
> + self.0.get()
> + }
> +
> + /// Returns the auxiliary device' id.
> + pub fn id(&self) -> u32 {
> + // SAFETY: By the type invariant `self.as_raw()` is a valid pointer to a
> + // `struct auxiliary_device`.
> + unsafe { (*self.as_raw()).id }
> + }
> +
> + /// Returns a reference to the parent [`device::Device`], if any.
> + pub fn parent(&self) -> Option<&device::Device> {
> + let ptr: *const Self = self;
> + // CAST: `Device<Ctx: DeviceContext>` types are transparent to each other.
> + let ptr: *const Device = ptr.cast();
> + // SAFETY: `ptr` was derived from `&self`.
> + let this = unsafe { &*ptr };
> +
> + this.as_ref().parent()
> + }
> +}
> +
> +// SAFETY: `Device` is a transparent wrapper of a type that doesn't depend on `Device`'s generic
> +// argument.
> +kernel::impl_device_context_deref!(unsafe { Device });
> +kernel::impl_device_context_into_aref!(Device);
> +
> +// SAFETY: Instances of `Device` are always reference-counted.
> +unsafe impl crate::types::AlwaysRefCounted for Device {
> + fn inc_ref(&self) {
> + // SAFETY: The existence of a shared reference guarantees that the refcount is non-zero.
> + unsafe { bindings::get_device(self.as_ref().as_raw()) };
> + }
> +
> + unsafe fn dec_ref(obj: NonNull<Self>) {
> + // CAST: `Self` a transparent wrapper of `bindings::auxiliary_device`.
> + let adev: *mut bindings::auxiliary_device = obj.cast().as_ptr();
> +
> + // SAFETY: By the type invariant of `Self`, `adev` is a pointer to a valid
> + // `struct auxiliary_device`.
> + let dev = unsafe { addr_of_mut!((*adev).dev) };
> +
> + // SAFETY: The safety requirements guarantee that the refcount is non-zero.
> + unsafe { bindings::put_device(dev) }
> + }
> +}
> +
> +impl<Ctx: device::DeviceContext> AsRef<device::Device<Ctx>> for Device<Ctx> {
> + fn as_ref(&self) -> &device::Device<Ctx> {
> + // SAFETY: By the type invariant of `Self`, `self.as_raw()` is a pointer to a valid
> + // `struct auxiliary_device`.
> + let dev = unsafe { addr_of_mut!((*self.as_raw()).dev) };
> +
> + // SAFETY: `dev` points to a valid `struct device`.
> + unsafe { device::Device::as_ref(dev) }
> + }
> +}
> +
> +// SAFETY: A `Device` is always reference-counted and can be released from any thread.
> +unsafe impl Send for Device {}
> +
> +// SAFETY: `Device` can be shared among threads because all methods of `Device`
> +// (i.e. `Device<Normal>) are thread safe.
> +unsafe impl Sync for Device {}
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/device.rs b/rust/kernel/device.rs
> index 911045e32c34..bbd308b8c694 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/device.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/device.rs
> @@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ pub(crate) fn as_raw(&self) -> *mut bindings::device {
> }
>
> /// Returns a reference to the parent device, if any.
> - #[expect(unused)]
> pub(crate) fn parent(&self) -> Option<&Self> {
> // SAFETY:
> // - By the type invariant `self.as_raw()` is always valid.
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/lib.rs b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
> index de07aadd1ff5..55a8dfeece0b 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/lib.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
> @@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
> pub use ffi;
>
> pub mod alloc;
> +#[cfg(CONFIG_AUXILIARY_BUS)]
> +pub mod auxiliary;
> #[cfg(CONFIG_BLOCK)]
> pub mod block;
> #[doc(hidden)]
> --
> 2.49.0
>