Re: [PATCH v3 03/13] rust: lock: introduce `Mutex`

Martin Rodriguez Reboredo
2023-04-09T16:47:49Z

On 4/8/23 04:53, Wedson Almeida Filho wrote:
> From: Wedson Almeida Filho <walmeida@microsoft.com>
>
> This is the `struct mutex` lock backend and allows Rust code to use the
> kernel mutex idiomatically.
>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
> Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
> Cc: Waiman Long <longman@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Wedson Almeida Filho <walmeida@microsoft.com>
> ---
> v1 -> v2: No changes
> v2 -> v3: No changes
>
> rust/helpers.c | 7 ++
> rust/kernel/sync.rs | 1 +
> rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs | 2 +
> rust/kernel/sync/lock/mutex.rs | 118 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 4 files changed, 128 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 rust/kernel/sync/lock/mutex.rs
>
> diff --git a/rust/helpers.c b/rust/helpers.c
> index 09a4d93f9d62..3010a2ec26e2 100644
> --- a/rust/helpers.c
> +++ b/rust/helpers.c
> @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
> #include <linux/bug.h>
> #include <linux/build_bug.h>
> #include <linux/refcount.h>
> +#include <linux/mutex.h>
>
> __noreturn void rust_helper_BUG(void)
> {
> @@ -28,6 +29,12 @@ __noreturn void rust_helper_BUG(void)
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rust_helper_BUG);
>
> +void rust_helper_mutex_lock(struct mutex *lock)
> +{
> + mutex_lock(lock);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rust_helper_mutex_lock);
> +
> refcount_t rust_helper_REFCOUNT_INIT(int n)
> {
> return (refcount_t)REFCOUNT_INIT(n);
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync.rs b/rust/kernel/sync.rs
> index 81b0998eaa18..693f0b7f4e4f 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/sync.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/sync.rs
> @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ mod arc;
> pub mod lock;
>
> pub use arc::{Arc, ArcBorrow, UniqueArc};
> +pub use lock::mutex::Mutex;
>
> /// Represents a lockdep class. It's a wrapper around C's `lock_class_key`.
> #[repr(transparent)]
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs
> index 3fa4eefde740..86669f771ee0 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs
> @@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ use crate::{bindings, init::PinInit, pin_init, str::CStr, types::Opaque};
> use core::{cell::UnsafeCell, marker::PhantomData, marker::PhantomPinned};
> use macros::pin_data;
>
> +pub mod mutex;
> +
> /// The "backend" of a lock.
> ///
> /// It is the actual implementation of the lock, without the need to repeat patterns used in all
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/lock/mutex.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/lock/mutex.rs
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..923472f04af4
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/rust/kernel/sync/lock/mutex.rs
> @@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +//! A kernel mutex.
> +//!
> +//! This module allows Rust code to use the kernel's `struct mutex`.
> +
> +use crate::bindings;
> +
> +/// Creates a [`Mutex`] initialiser with the given name and a newly-created lock class.
> +///
> +/// It uses the name if one is given, otherwise it generates one based on the file name and line
> +/// number.
> +#[macro_export]
> +macro_rules! new_mutex {
> + ($inner:expr $(, $name:literal)? $(,)?) => {
> + $crate::sync::Mutex::new(
> + $inner, $crate::optional_name!($($name)?), $crate::static_lock_class!())
> + };
> +}
> +
> +/// A mutual exclusion primitive.
> +///
> +/// Exposes the kernel's [`struct mutex`]. When multiple threads attempt to lock the same mutex,
> +/// only one at a time is allowed to progress, the others will block (sleep) until the mutex is
> +/// unlocked, at which point another thread will be allowed to wake up and make progress.
> +///
> +/// Since it may block, [`Mutex`] needs to be used with care in atomic contexts.
> +///
> +/// Instances of [`Mutex`] need a lock class and to be pinned. The recommended way to create such
> +/// instances is with the [`pin_init`](crate::pin_init) and [`new_mutex`] macros.
> +///
> +/// # Examples
> +///
> +/// The following example shows how to declare, allocate and initialise a struct (`Example`) that
> +/// contains an inner struct (`Inner`) that is protected by a mutex.
> +///
> +/// ```
> +/// use kernel::{init::InPlaceInit, init::PinInit, new_mutex, pin_init, sync::Mutex};
> +///
> +/// struct Inner {
> +/// a: u32,
> +/// b: u32,
> +/// }
> +///
> +/// #[pin_data]
> +/// struct Example {
> +/// c: u32,
> +/// #[pin]
> +/// d: Mutex<Inner>,
> +/// }
> +///
> +/// impl Example {
> +/// fn new() -> impl PinInit<Self> {
> +/// pin_init!(Self {
> +/// c: 10,
> +/// d <- new_mutex!(Inner { a: 20, b: 30 }),
> +/// })
> +/// }
> +/// }
> +///
> +/// // Allocate a boxed `Example`.
> +/// let e = Box::pin_init(Example::new())?;
> +/// assert_eq!(e.c, 10);
> +/// assert_eq!(e.d.lock().a, 20);
> +/// assert_eq!(e.d.lock().b, 30);
> +/// ```
> +///
> +/// The following example shows how to use interior mutability to modify the contents of a struct
> +/// protected by a mutex despite only having a shared reference:
> +///
> +/// ```
> +/// use kernel::sync::Mutex;
> +///
> +/// struct Example {
> +/// a: u32,
> +/// b: u32,
> +/// }
> +///
> +/// fn example(m: &Mutex<Example>) {
> +/// let mut guard = m.lock();
> +/// guard.a += 10;
> +/// guard.b += 20;
> +/// }
> +/// ```
> +///
> +/// [`struct mutex`]: ../../../../include/linux/mutex.h
> +pub type Mutex<T> = super::Lock<T, MutexBackend>;
> +
> +/// A kernel `struct mutex` lock backend.
> +pub struct MutexBackend;
> +
> +// SAFETY: The underlying kernel `struct mutex` object ensures mutual exclusion.
> +unsafe impl super::Backend for MutexBackend {
> + type State = bindings::mutex;
> + type GuardState = ();
> +
> + unsafe fn init(
> + ptr: *mut Self::State,
> + name: *const core::ffi::c_char,
> + key: *mut bindings::lock_class_key,
> + ) {
> + // SAFETY: The safety requirements ensure that `ptr` is valid for writes, and `name` and
> + // `key` are valid for read indefinitely.
> + unsafe { bindings::__mutex_init(ptr, name, key) }
> + }
> +
> + unsafe fn lock(ptr: *mut Self::State) -> Self::GuardState {
> + // SAFETY: The safety requirements of this function ensure that `ptr` points to valid
> + // memory, and that it has been initialised before.
> + unsafe { bindings::mutex_lock(ptr) };
> + }
> +
> + unsafe fn unlock(ptr: *mut Self::State, _guard_state: &Self::GuardState) {
> + // SAFETY: The safety requirements of this function ensure that `ptr` is valid and that the
> + // caller is the owner of the mutex.
> + unsafe { bindings::mutex_unlock(ptr) };
> + }
> +}

Reviewed-by: Martin Rodriguez Reboredo <yakoyoku@gmail.com>