From: Muchamad Coirul Anwar <muchamadcoirulanwar@gmail.com>
To: jic23@kernel.org, linux-iio@vger.kernel.org,
rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org
Cc: branstj@gmail.com, lars@metafoo.de, ojeda@kernel.org,
robh@kernel.org, krzk+dt@kernel.org, conor+dt@kernel.org,
igor.korotin.linux@gmail.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Muchamad Coirul Anwar <muchamadcoirulanwar@gmail.com>
Subject: [RFC PATCH v2 2/4] rust: add minimal IIO subsystem abstractions
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:22:28 +0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260429132234.30514-3-muchamadcoirulanwar@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260429132234.30514-1-muchamadcoirulanwar@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Muchamad Coirul Anwar <muchamadcoirulanwar@gmail.com>
---
rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h | 2 +
rust/kernel/iio.rs | 224 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
rust/kernel/lib.rs | 2 +
3 files changed, 228 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 rust/kernel/iio.rs
diff --git a/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h b/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
index 083cc44aa952..e732ee19b90c 100644
--- a/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
+++ b/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
#include <linux/firmware.h>
#include <linux/fs.h>
#include <linux/i2c.h>
+#include <linux/iio/iio.h>
+#include <linux/iio/types.h>
#include <linux/interrupt.h>
#include <linux/io-pgtable.h>
#include <linux/ioport.h>
diff --git a/rust/kernel/iio.rs b/rust/kernel/iio.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ee27d928e803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/kernel/iio.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Muchamad Coirul Anwar <muchamadcoirulanwar@gmail.com>
+//! IIO subsystem abstractions.
+//!
+//! Minimal safe Rust wrappers for the Linux IIO (Industrial I/O) subsystem.
+//! Provides [`Device`] for allocating and registering an IIO device, and the
+//! [`IioDriver`] trait for implementing `read_raw` callbacks in safe Rust.
+
+use crate::{
+ bindings::{
+ __iio_device_register, iio_chan_spec, iio_dev, iio_device_alloc, iio_device_free,
+ iio_device_unregister, iio_info, INDIO_DIRECT_MODE,
+ },
+ device,
+ error::{code::*, to_result, Result},
+ prelude::*,
+ ThisModule,
+};
+use core::{
+ ffi::c_int,
+ marker::PhantomData,
+ mem::{size_of, zeroed},
+ ptr::{drop_in_place, write},
+};
+use pin_init::{pin_data, pinned_drop};
+/// IIO value type: single integer (`IIO_VAL_INT`).
+pub const IIO_VAL_INT: c_int = crate::bindings::IIO_VAL_INT as c_int;
+/// IIO value type: integer plus micro part (`IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO`).
+pub const IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO: c_int = crate::bindings::IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO as c_int;
+/// IIO value type: integer plus nano part (`IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_NANO`).
+pub const IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_NANO: c_int = crate::bindings::IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_NANO as c_int;
+/// IIO value type: fractional (`IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL`).
+pub const IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL: c_int = crate::bindings::IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL as c_int;
+
+/// Represents the return value of a `read_raw` operation.
+///
+/// Each variant corresponds to an `IIO_VAL_*` constant and tells the
+/// IIO core how to format `val` and `val2` for userspace.
+pub enum IioVal {
+ /// A single integer value.
+ Int(i32),
+ /// A fractional value represented as `val / val2`.
+ Fractional(i32, i32),
+ /// An integer plus a micro (10⁻⁶) fractional part: `val.val2`.
+ IntPlusMicro(i32, i32),
+ /// An integer plus a nano (10⁻⁹) fractional part: `val.val2`.
+ IntPlusNano(i32, i32),
+}
+
+/// Trait to be implemented by IIO driver private data.
+///
+/// Implementors supply the `read_raw` callback invoked by the IIO core
+/// when userspace reads a channel attribute (e.g. `in_angl_raw`).
+pub trait IioDriver {
+ /// Called by the IIO core when userspace reads a channel attribute.
+ ///
+ /// `chan` is the channel being read; `mask` selects the attribute
+ /// (e.g. `IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW`, `IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE`).
+ fn read_raw(&self, chan: *const iio_chan_spec, mask: isize) -> Result<IioVal>;
+
+ /// Returns the channel specifications for this driver.
+ ///
+ /// The default implementation returns an empty slice.
+ fn channels(&self) -> &[iio_chan_spec] {
+ &[]
+ }
+}
+
+/// C-compatible trampoline for the `iio_info.read_raw` callback.
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// This function is only called by the IIO core with valid pointers:
+/// - `indio_dev` is a valid `iio_dev` allocated by `iio_device_alloc`.
+/// - `chan` points to a valid channel spec from the device's channel array.
+/// - `val` and `val2` are valid pointers for writing the result.
+unsafe extern "C" fn read_raw_callback<T: IioDriver>(
+ indio_dev: *mut iio_dev,
+ chan: *const iio_chan_spec,
+ val: *mut c_int,
+ val2: *mut c_int,
+ mask: isize,
+) -> c_int {
+ // SAFETY: `indio_dev` is valid and was allocated with space for `T` in its
+ // private data area. The `priv_` field was initialized in `Device::new()`.
+ let priv_ptr = unsafe { (*indio_dev).priv_ as *mut T };
+ // SAFETY: `priv_ptr` points to a valid, initialized instance of `T` that
+ // lives as long as the `iio_dev` allocation.
+ let driver = unsafe { &*priv_ptr };
+
+ match driver.read_raw(chan, mask) {
+ Ok(IioVal::Int(v)) => {
+ // SAFETY: `val` is a valid pointer provided by the IIO core.
+ unsafe { *val = v };
+ IIO_VAL_INT
+ }
+ Ok(IioVal::Fractional(v, v2)) => {
+ // SAFETY: `val` and `val2` are valid pointers provided by the IIO core.
+ unsafe {
+ *val = v;
+ *val2 = v2;
+ };
+ IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL
+ }
+ Ok(IioVal::IntPlusMicro(v, v2)) => {
+ // SAFETY: `val` and `val2` are valid pointers provided by the IIO core.
+ unsafe {
+ *val = v;
+ *val2 = v2;
+ }
+ IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO
+ }
+ Ok(IioVal::IntPlusNano(v, v2)) => {
+ // SAFETY: `val` and `val2` are valid pointers provided by the IIO core.
+ unsafe {
+ *val = v;
+ *val2 = v2;
+ }
+ IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_NANO
+ }
+ Err(e) => e.to_errno(),
+ }
+}
+
+/// A registered IIO device.
+///
+/// Wraps a C `struct iio_dev` and manages its lifetime. On drop the
+/// device is unregistered (if registered) and its memory freed.
+#[pin_data(PinnedDrop)]
+pub struct Device<T: IioDriver> {
+ indio_dev: *mut iio_dev,
+ registered: bool,
+ _p: PhantomData<T>,
+}
+
+// SAFETY: `Device` only contains a raw pointer to a kernel-managed `iio_dev`.
+// The IIO core serializes access to the device, and `T` is required to be `Send`.
+unsafe impl<T: IioDriver + Send> Send for Device<T> {}
+// SAFETY: All `&self` access to the `iio_dev` is read-only or goes through the
+// IIO core which provides its own synchronization. `T` is required to be `Sync`.
+unsafe impl<T: IioDriver + Sync> Sync for Device<T> {}
+
+#[pinned_drop]
+impl<T: IioDriver> PinnedDrop for Device<T> {
+ // SAFETY: `self.indio_dev` was allocated by `iio_device_alloc` in `new()`
+ // and is valid for the lifetime of this struct. We unregister first (if
+ // registered), then drop the private data, then free the `iio_dev`.
+ // This ordering is critical: unregister ensures no more callbacks can
+ // fire before we drop the driver data they reference.
+ fn drop(self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
+ unsafe {
+ if self.registered {
+ iio_device_unregister(self.indio_dev);
+ }
+ let priv_ptr = (*self.indio_dev).priv_ as *mut T;
+ drop_in_place(priv_ptr);
+ iio_device_free(self.indio_dev);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+impl<T: IioDriver> Device<T> {
+ // SAFETY: The remaining fields of `iio_info` are pointers and function
+ // pointers. Zeroed values are NULL, and the IIO core checks for NULL
+ // before invoking callbacks or dereferencing attribute group pointers.
+ const VTABLE: iio_info = iio_info {
+ read_raw: Some(read_raw_callback::<T>),
+ ..unsafe { zeroed() }
+ };
+
+ /// Allocates a new IIO device with the given driver data.
+ ///
+ /// The device is not yet registered; call [`register`](Self::register)
+ /// to make it visible to userspace.
+ pub fn new(dev: &device::Device, data: T, name: &'static CStr) -> Result<Self> {
+ // SAFETY: `dev.as_raw()` returns a valid `struct device` pointer.
+ // `iio_device_alloc` allocates an `iio_dev` with `sizeof(T)` bytes of
+ // private data. Returns NULL on failure.
+ let indio_dev = unsafe { iio_device_alloc(dev.as_raw(), size_of::<T>() as _) };
+ if indio_dev.is_null() {
+ return Err(ENOMEM);
+ }
+
+ // SAFETY: `indio_dev` is a valid, newly allocated `iio_dev`.
+ // - `priv_` points to an uninitialized area of `sizeof(T)` bytes.
+ // - `core::ptr::write` initializes it without reading the old value.
+ // - `name` is a `'static` C string that outlives the device.
+ // - `VTABLE` is a `'static` const and outlives the device.
+ // - `channels()` returns a reference to data owned by `T` in `priv_`,
+ // which remains at a fixed address for the lifetime of `indio_dev`
+ // because `priv_` is heap-allocated by `iio_device_alloc`.
+ unsafe {
+ let priv_ptr = (*indio_dev).priv_ as *mut T;
+ write(priv_ptr, data);
+ (*indio_dev).name = name.as_char_ptr();
+ (*indio_dev).info = &Self::VTABLE;
+
+ let chans = (*priv_ptr).channels();
+ (*indio_dev).channels = chans.as_ptr() as *const iio_chan_spec;
+ (*indio_dev).num_channels = chans.len() as _;
+ (*indio_dev).modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE as i32;
+ }
+
+ Ok(Self {
+ indio_dev,
+ registered: false,
+ _p: PhantomData,
+ })
+ }
+
+ /// Registers the IIO device, making it visible to userspace via sysfs.
+ ///
+ /// On success, channel attributes like `in_angl_raw` become readable.
+ /// On failure the device stays unregistered and will be freed when
+ /// this [`Device`] is dropped.
+ pub fn register(&mut self, _dev: &device::Device, module: &'static ThisModule) -> Result {
+ // SAFETY: `self.indio_dev` is a valid, fully initialized `iio_dev`.
+ // `module.as_ptr()` provides the module owner for proper refcounting.
+ let ret = unsafe { __iio_device_register(self.indio_dev, module.as_ptr()) };
+ to_result(ret)?;
+ self.registered = true;
+ Ok(())
+ }
+}
diff --git a/rust/kernel/lib.rs b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
index 138d846f798d..ec6eb4dbdb6a 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@
#[cfg(CONFIG_I2C = "y")]
pub mod i2c;
pub mod id_pool;
+#[cfg(CONFIG_IIO)]
+pub mod iio;
#[doc(hidden)]
pub mod impl_flags;
pub mod init;
--
2.50.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-29 13:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-29 13:22 [RFC PATCH v2 0/4] iio: position: add Rust driver for ams AS5600 Muchamad Coirul Anwar
2026-04-29 13:22 ` [RFC PATCH v2 1/4] i2c: rust: add smbus_read_byte_data and smbus_read_word_data Muchamad Coirul Anwar
2026-05-04 10:29 ` Igor Korotin
2026-04-29 13:22 ` Muchamad Coirul Anwar [this message]
2026-04-29 13:22 ` [RFC PATCH v2 3/4] dt-bindings: iio: position: add ams,as5600 Muchamad Coirul Anwar
2026-04-29 13:46 ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-04-29 13:22 ` [RFC PATCH v2 4/4] iio: position: add Rust driver for ams AS5600 Muchamad Coirul Anwar
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