Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] rust: Introduce irq module

[Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>]

On Thu, 2024-08-01 at 09:51 +0000, Benno Lossin wrote:
> On 01.08.24 00:35, Lyude Paul wrote:
> > This introduces a module for dealing with interrupt-disabled contexts,
> > including the ability to enable and disable interrupts
> > (with_irqs_disabled()) - along with the ability to annotate functions as
> > expecting that IRQs are already disabled on the local CPU.
> > 
> > V2:
> > * Actually make it so that we check whether or not we have interrupts
> >   disabled with debug assertions
> > * Fix issues in the documentation (added suggestions, missing periods, made
> >   sure that all rustdoc examples compile properly)
> > * Pass IrqDisabled by value, not reference
> > * Ensure that IrqDisabled is !Send and !Sync using
> >   PhantomData<(&'a (), *mut ())>
> > * Add all of the suggested derives from Benno Lossin
> 
> Changelogs are not recorded in the commit message, instead you can put
> them either in the cover letter or underneath the "---" that is below
> the tags.

gotcha, too used to parts of the kernel like DRM where we don't usually care

> 
> > Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
> > ---
> 
> ie here (anything that you put here will not be included in the final
> commit message).
> 
> >  rust/helpers.c     | 22 ++++++++++++
> >  rust/kernel/irq.rs | 87 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  rust/kernel/lib.rs |  1 +
> >  3 files changed, 110 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 rust/kernel/irq.rs
> > 
> > diff --git a/rust/helpers.c b/rust/helpers.c
> > index 87ed0a5b60990..b0afe14372ae3 100644
> > --- a/rust/helpers.c
> > +++ b/rust/helpers.c
> > @@ -69,6 +69,28 @@ void rust_helper_spin_unlock(spinlock_t *lock)
> >  }
> >  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rust_helper_spin_unlock);
> > 
> > +unsigned long rust_helper_local_irq_save(void)
> > +{
> > +	unsigned long flags;
> > +
> > +	local_irq_save(flags);
> > +
> > +	return flags;
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rust_helper_local_irq_save);
> > +
> > +void rust_helper_local_irq_restore(unsigned long flags)
> > +{
> > +	local_irq_restore(flags);
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rust_helper_local_irq_restore);
> > +
> > +bool rust_helper_irqs_disabled(void)
> > +{
> > +	return irqs_disabled();
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rust_helper_irqs_disabled);
> > +
> >  void rust_helper_init_wait(struct wait_queue_entry *wq_entry)
> >  {
> >  	init_wait(wq_entry);
> > diff --git a/rust/kernel/irq.rs b/rust/kernel/irq.rs
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000000000..e50110f92f3fa
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/rust/kernel/irq.rs
> > @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
> > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > +
> > +//! Interrupt controls
> > +//!
> > +//! This module allows Rust code to control processor interrupts. [`with_irqs_disabled()`] may be
> > +//! used for nested disables of interrupts, whereas [`IrqDisabled`] can be used for annotating code
> > +//! that requires that interrupts already be disabled.
> 
> My intuition is telling me "requires that interrupts are already
> disabled." sounds more natural, but I might be wrong.

Maybe "can be used for annotating code that requires interrupts to be
disabled."?

> 
> > +
> > +use bindings;
> > +use core::marker::*;
> > +
> > +/// A token that is only available in contexts where IRQs are disabled.
> > +///
> > +/// [`IrqDisabled`] is marker made available when interrupts are not active. Certain functions take
> > +/// an `IrqDisabled` in order to indicate that they may only be run in IRQ-free contexts.
> > +///
> > +/// This is a marker type; it has no size, and is simply used as a compile-time guarantee that
> > +/// interrupts are disabled where required.
> > +///
> > +/// This token can be created by [`with_irqs_disabled`]. See [`with_irqs_disabled`] for examples and
> > +/// further information.
> > +#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Ord, Eq, PartialOrd, PartialEq, Hash)]
> > +pub struct IrqDisabled<'a>(PhantomData<(&'a (), *mut ())>);
> > +
> > +impl IrqDisabled<'_> {
> > +    /// Create a new [`IrqDisabled`] without disabling interrupts.
> > +    ///
> > +    /// This creates an [`IrqDisabled`] token, which can be passed to functions that must be run
> > +    /// without interrupts. If debug assertions are enabled, this function will assert that
> > +    /// interrupts are disabled upon creation. Otherwise, it has no size or cost at runtime.
> > +    ///
> > +    /// # Panics
> > +    ///
> > +    /// If debug assertions are enabled, this function will panic if interrupts are not disabled
> > +    /// upon creation.
> > +    ///
> > +    /// # Safety
> > +    ///
> > +    /// This function must only be called in contexts where it is already known that interrupts have
> > +    /// been disabled for the current CPU, as the user is making a promise that they will remain
> > +    /// disabled at least until this [`IrqDisabled`] is dropped.
> 
> This is a bit verbose for taste, what about:
> "Must only be called in contexts where interrupts are disabled for the
> current CPU. Additionally they must remain disabled at least until the
> returned value is dropped."

sgtm

> 
> Importantly the second sentence is not 100% clear from your version.
> Feel free to take mine (with modifications).
> 
> > +    pub unsafe fn new() -> Self {
> 
> Do we need this to be public? Ie do you (or someone you know) have a
> usecase for this? If not, then we can start with this function being
> private and make it public when necessary.

Yes - there's a few DRM callbacks, drm_crtc_funcs.{vblank_enable,
vblank_disable, get_vblank_timestamp}, that happen with interrupts already
disabled that will be using it:

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/lyudess/linux/-/blob/rvkms-example-07312024/rust/kernel/drm/kms/vblank.rs?ref_type=heads#L24

It's also worth noting that if we weren't going to use this right away I think
it would make more sense just to add the function later instead of having it
private, since we don't actually use this anywhere in irq.rs.

> 
> > +        // SAFETY: FFI call with no special requirements
> > +        debug_assert!(unsafe { bindings::irqs_disabled() });
> > +
> > +        Self(PhantomData)
> > +    }
> > +}
> > +
> > +/// Run the closure `cb` with interrupts disabled on the local CPU.
> > +///
> > +/// This creates an [`IrqDisabled`] token, which can be passed to functions that must be run
> > +/// without interrupts.
> > +///
> > +/// # Examples
> > +///
> > +/// Using [`with_irqs_disabled`] to call a function that can only be called with interrupts
> > +/// disabled:
> > +///
> > +/// ```
> > +/// use kernel::irq::{IrqDisabled, with_irqs_disabled};
> > +///
> > +/// // Requiring interrupts be disabled to call a function
> > +/// fn dont_interrupt_me(_irq: IrqDisabled<'_>) {
> > +///     /* When this token is available, IRQs are known to be disabled. Actions that rely on this
> > +///      * can be safely performed
> > +///      */
> > +/// }
> > +///
> > +/// // Disabling interrupts. They'll be re-enabled once this closure completes.
> > +/// with_irqs_disabled(|irq| dont_interrupt_me(irq));
> > +/// ```
> > +#[inline]
> > +pub fn with_irqs_disabled<'a, T, F>(cb: F) -> T
> > +where
> > +    F: FnOnce(IrqDisabled<'a>) -> T,
> 
> You can use this as the signature:
>     
>     pub fn with_irqs_disabled<'a, T>(cb: impl FnOnce(IrqDisabled<'a>) -> T) -> T
> 
> Not sure if we have any convention for this, but I personally think this
> version is easier to parse.

sgtm

> 
> ---
> Cheers,
> Benno
> 
> > +{
> > +    // SAFETY: FFI call with no special requirements
> > +    let flags = unsafe { bindings::local_irq_save() };
> > +
> > +    let ret = cb(IrqDisabled(PhantomData));
> > +
> > +    // SAFETY: `flags` comes from our previous call to local_irq_save
> > +    unsafe { bindings::local_irq_restore(flags) };
> > +
> > +    ret
> > +}
> > diff --git a/rust/kernel/lib.rs b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
> > index e6b7d3a80bbce..37835ccd51087 100644
> > --- a/rust/kernel/lib.rs
> > +++ b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
> > @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
> >  pub mod firmware;
> >  pub mod init;
> >  pub mod ioctl;
> > +pub mod irq;
> >  #[cfg(CONFIG_KUNIT)]
> >  pub mod kunit;
> >  #[cfg(CONFIG_NET)]
> > --
> > 2.45.2
> > 
> 

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

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