Re: [WIP RFC v2 01/35] WIP: rust/drm: Add fourcc bindings

[Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>]

First off - thank you a ton for going through and reviewing so much of this,
it's super appreciated ♥. I'm going to try to go through them today and at the
start of early next week. Also thanks especially since this is basically the
first very big set of kernel bindings in rust I've ever written, so I'm sure
there's plenty of mistakes :P.

Comments below

On Tue, 2024-11-26 at 14:40 -0300, Daniel Almeida wrote:
> Hi Lyude, sorry for the late review!
> 
> > On 30 Sep 2024, at 20:09, Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com> wrote:
> > 
> > This adds some very basic rust bindings for fourcc. We only have a single
> > format code added for the moment, but this is enough to get a driver
> > registered.
> > 
> > TODO:
> > * Write up something to automatically generate constants from the fourcc
> >  headers
> 
> I assume this is blocked on [0], right?

Oh! I didn't even know that was a thing :), but I guess it certainly would be.
Honestly I just hadn't written up another solution because I was waiting to
get more feedback on the DRM bits first.

> 
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
> > ---
> > rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h |   1 +
> > rust/kernel/drm/fourcc.rs       | 127 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > rust/kernel/drm/mod.rs          |   1 +
> > 3 files changed, 129 insertions(+)
> > create mode 100644 rust/kernel/drm/fourcc.rs
> > 
> > diff --git a/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h b/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
> > index b2e05f8c2ee7d..04898f70ef1b8 100644
> > --- a/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
> > +++ b/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
> > @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
> > #include <drm/drm_device.h>
> > #include <drm/drm_drv.h>
> > #include <drm/drm_file.h>
> > +#include <drm/drm_fourcc.h>
> > #include <drm/drm_gem.h>
> > #include <drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.h>
> > #include <drm/drm_ioctl.h>
> > diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/fourcc.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/fourcc.rs
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000000000..b80eba99aa7e4
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/rust/kernel/drm/fourcc.rs
> > @@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
> > +use bindings;
> > +use core::{ops::*, slice, ptr};
> > +
> > +const fn fourcc_code(a: u8, b: u8, c: u8, d: u8) -> u32 {
> > +    (a as u32) | (b as u32) << 8 | (c as u32) << 16 | (d as u32) << 24
> > +}
> > +
> > +// TODO: Figure out a more automated way of importing this
> > +pub const XRGB888: u32 = fourcc_code(b'X', b'R', b'2', b'4');
> > +
> > +#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
> > +#[repr(C)]
> > +pub struct FormatList<const COUNT: usize> {
> > +    list: [u32; COUNT],
> > +    _sentinel: u32,
> > +}
> > +
> > +impl<const COUNT: usize> FormatList<COUNT> {
> > +    /// Create a new [`FormatList`]
> > +    pub const fn new(list: [u32; COUNT]) -> Self {
> > +        Self {
> > +            list,
> > +            _sentinel: 0
> > +        }
> > +    }
> > +
> > +    /// Returns the number of entries in the list, including the sentinel.
> > +    ///
> > +    /// This is generally only useful for passing [`FormatList`] to C bindings.
> > +    pub const fn raw_len(&self) -> usize {
> > +        COUNT + 1
> > +    }
> > +}
> > +
> > +impl<const COUNT: usize> Deref for FormatList<COUNT> {
> > +    type Target = [u32; COUNT];
> > +
> > +    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
> > +        &self.list
> > +    }
> > +}
> > +
> > +impl<const COUNT: usize> DerefMut for FormatList<COUNT> {
> > +    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
> > +        &mut self.list
> > +    }
> > +}
> > +
> > +#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
> > +#[repr(C)]
> > +pub struct ModifierList<const COUNT: usize> {
> > +    list: [u64; COUNT],
> > +    _sentinel: u64
> > +}
> > +
> > +impl<const COUNT: usize> ModifierList<COUNT> {
> > +    /// Create a new [`ModifierList`]
> > +    pub const fn new(list: [u64; COUNT]) -> Self {
> > +        Self {
> > +            list,
> > +            _sentinel: 0
> > +        }
> > +    }
> > +}
> > +
> > +impl<const COUNT: usize> Deref for ModifierList<COUNT> {
> > +    type Target = [u64; COUNT];
> > +
> > +    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
> > +        &self.list
> > +    }
> > +}
> > +
> > +impl<const COUNT: usize> DerefMut for ModifierList<COUNT> {
> > +    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
> > +        &mut self.list
> > +    }
> > +}
> > +
> > +#[repr(transparent)]
> > +#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
> > +pub struct FormatInfo {
> > +    inner: bindings::drm_format_info,
> > +}
> > +
> > +impl FormatInfo {
> > +    // SAFETY: `ptr` must point to a valid instance of a `bindings::drm_format_info`
> > +    pub(super) unsafe fn from_raw<'a>(ptr: *const bindings::drm_format_info) -> &'a Self {
> 
> I think FormatInfoRef would be more appropriate, since you seem to be creating a reference type (IIUC)
> for a type that can also be owned.
> 
> This would be more in line with the GEM [1] patch, for example.
> 
> In other words, using `Ref` here will allow for both an owned `FormatInfo` and a `FormatInfoRef<‘_>`.
> 
> I am not sure about the role of lifetime ‘a here. If you wanted to tie the lifetime of &Self to that of the pointer,
> this does not do it, specially considering that pointers do not have lifetimes associated with them.
> 
> > +        // SAFETY: Our data layout is identical
> > +        unsafe { &*ptr.cast() }
> 
> It’s hard to know what is going on with both the reborrow and the cast in the same statement.
> 
> I am assuming that cast() is transforming to *Self, and the reborrow to &Self.
> 
> To be honest, I dislike this approach. My suggestion here is to rework it to be similar to, e.g., what
> Alice did here for `ShrinkControl` [2].

Interesting. I did understand this wouldn't be tying the reference to any
lifetime more specific then "is alive for the duration of the function this
was called in" - which in pretty much all the cases we would be using this
function in would be good enough to ensure safety.

I guess though I'm curious what precisely is the point of having another type
instead of a reference would be? It seems like if we were to add a function in
the future for something that needed a reference to a `FormatInfo`, that
having to cast from `FormatInfo` to `FormatInfoRef` would be a bit confusing
when you now have both `&FormatInfo` and `FormatInfoRef`.

> 
> +/// This struct is used to pass information from page reclaim to the shrinkers.
> +///
> +/// # Invariants
> +///
> +/// `ptr` has exclusive access to a valid `struct shrink_control`.
> +pub struct ShrinkControl<'a> {
> + ptr: NonNull<bindings::shrink_control>,
> + _phantom: PhantomData<&'a bindings::shrink_control>,
> +}
> +
> +impl<'a> ShrinkControl<'a> {
> + /// Create a `ShrinkControl` from a raw pointer.
> + ///
> + /// # Safety
> + ///
> + /// The pointer should point at a valid `shrink_control` for the duration of 'a.
> + pub unsafe fn from_raw(ptr: *mut bindings::shrink_control) -> Self {
> + Self {
> + // SAFETY: Caller promises that this pointer is valid.
> + ptr: unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr) },
> + _phantom: PhantomData,
> + }
> + }
> 
> Notice the use of PhantomData in her patch.
> 
> By the way, Alice, I wonder if we can just use Opaque here?

FWIW: I think the reason I didn't use Opaque is because it didn't really seem
necessary. AFAICT the lifetime of drm_format_info follows rust's data aliasing
rules: it's only ever mutated before pointers to it are stored elsewhere, thus
holding a plain reference to it should be perfectly safe.

> 
> > +    }
> 
> > +
> > +    /// The number of color planes (1 to 3)
> > +    pub const fn num_planes(&self) -> u8 {
> > +        self.inner.num_planes
> > +    }
> > +
> > +    /// Does the format embed an alpha component?
> > +    pub const fn has_alpha(&self) -> bool {
> > +        self.inner.has_alpha
> > +    }
> > +
> > +    /// The total number of components (color planes + alpha channel, if there is one)
> > +    pub const fn num_components(&self) -> u8 {
> > +        self.num_planes() + self.has_alpha() as u8
> > +    }
> > +
> > +    /// Number of bytes per block (per plane), where blocks are defined as a rectangle of pixels
> > +    /// which are stored next to each other in a byte aligned memory region.
> > +    pub fn char_per_block(&self) -> &[u8] {
> > +        // SAFETY: The union we access here is just for descriptive purposes on the C side, both
> > +        // members are identical in data layout
> > +        unsafe { &self.inner.__bindgen_anon_1.char_per_block[..self.num_components() as _] }
> > +    }
> > +}
> > +
> > +impl AsRef<bindings::drm_format_info> for FormatInfo {
> > +    fn as_ref(&self) -> &bindings::drm_format_info {
> > +        &self.inner
> > +    }
> > +}
> > +
> > +impl From<bindings::drm_format_info> for FormatInfo {
> > +    fn from(value: bindings::drm_format_info) -> Self {
> > +        Self { inner: value }
> > +    }
> > +}
> > diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/mod.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/mod.rs
> > index c44760a1332fa..2c12dbd181997 100644
> > --- a/rust/kernel/drm/mod.rs
> > +++ b/rust/kernel/drm/mod.rs
> > @@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
> > pub mod device;
> > pub mod drv;
> > pub mod file;
> > +pub mod fourcc;
> > pub mod gem;
> > pub mod ioctl;
> > -- 
> > 2.46.1
> 
> — Daniel
> 
> [0]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-bindgen/issues/753
> 
> 
> [1]: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/nova/-/commit/cfd66f531af29e0616c58b4cd4c72770a5ac4081#71321381cbaa87053942373244bffe230e69392a_0_306
> 
> [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/20241014-shrinker-v2-1-04719efd2342@google.com/
> 
> 

-- 
Cheers,
 Lyude Paul (she/her)
 Software Engineer at Red Hat

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