[PATCH 0/1] rust: sync: Add Lock::from_raw for ZST data types

[PATCH 0/1] rust: sync: Add Lock::from_raw for ZST data types

[Lyude Paul]

This patch just adds a ::from_raw method to the kernel's Lock type,
which can be used for locks where the data type is a ZST.

The current example usecase for this is rvkms, specifically
rust/kernel/drm/device.rs (kernel::drm::device::Device::event_lock())

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/lyudess/linux/-/tree/rvkms-example-09162024

Lyude Paul (1):
  rust: sync: Add Lock::from_raw() for ZST data types

 rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)


base-commit: a2f11547052001bd448ccec81dd1e68409078fbb
-- 
2.46.0

[PATCH 1/1] rust: sync: Add Lock::from_raw() for ZST data types

[Lyude Paul]

A few of the APIs I've been writing bindings for (KMS in particular) rely
on the user manually acquiring specific locks before calling certain
functions. At the moment though, the only way of acquiring these locks in
bindings is to simply call the C locking functions directly - since said
locks are not acquired on the rust side of things.

However - if we add `#[repr(C)]` to `Lock<T, B>`, then given `T` is a ZST -
`Lock<T, B>` becomes equivalent in data layout to its inner `B::State`
type. Since locks in C don't have data explicitly associated with them
anyway, we can take advantage of this to add a `Lock::from_raw()` function
that can translate a raw pointer to `B::State` into its proper `Lock<T, B>`
equivalent. This lets us simply acquire a reference to the lock in question
and work with it like it was initialized on the rust side of things,
allowing us to use less unsafe code to implement bindings with lock
requirements.

Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
---
 rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs
index f6c34ca4d819f..f77cb178840b2 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 //! spinlocks, raw spinlocks) to be provided with minimal effort.
 
 use super::LockClassKey;
-use crate::{init::PinInit, pin_init, str::CStr, types::Opaque, types::ScopeGuard};
-use core::{cell::UnsafeCell, marker::PhantomData, marker::PhantomPinned};
+use crate::{init::PinInit, pin_init, prelude::*, str::CStr, types::Opaque, types::ScopeGuard};
+use core::{cell::UnsafeCell, marker::PhantomData, marker::PhantomPinned, mem};
 use macros::pin_data;
 
 pub mod mutex;
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ unsafe fn relock(ptr: *mut Self::State, guard_state: &mut Self::GuardState) {
 ///
 /// Exposes one of the kernel locking primitives. Which one is exposed depends on the lock
 /// [`Backend`] specified as the generic parameter `B`.
+#[repr(C)]
 #[pin_data]
 pub struct Lock<T: ?Sized, B: Backend> {
     /// The kernel lock object.
@@ -117,6 +118,33 @@ pub fn new(t: T, name: &'static CStr, key: &'static LockClassKey) -> impl PinIni
             }),
         })
     }
+
+    /// Constructs a [`Lock`] from a raw pointer.
+    ///
+    /// This can be useful for interacting with a lock which was initialised outside of rust. This
+    /// can only be used when `T` is a ZST type.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// - The caller promises that `ptr` points to a valid initialised instance of [`State`].
+    /// - The caller promises that `T` is a type that it is allowed to create (e.g. `!` would not be
+    ///   allowed)
+    ///
+    /// [`State`]: Backend::State
+    pub unsafe fn from_raw<'a>(ptr: *mut B::State) -> &'a Self {
+        build_assert!(
+            mem::size_of::<T>() == 0,
+            "Lock::<T, B>::from_raw() can only be used if T is a ZST"
+        );
+
+        // SAFETY:
+        // * By the safety contract `ptr` must point to a valid initialised instance of `B::State`
+        // * We just asserted that `T` is a ZST, making `state` the only non-ZST member of the
+        //   struct
+        // * Combined with `#[repr(C)]`, this guarantees `Self` has an equivalent data layout to
+        //   `B::State`.
+        unsafe { &*ptr.cast() }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T: ?Sized, B: Backend> Lock<T, B> {
-- 
2.46.0

Re: [PATCH 1/1] rust: sync: Add Lock::from_raw() for ZST data types

[Gary Guo]

On Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:05:46 -0400
Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com> wrote:

> A few of the APIs I've been writing bindings for (KMS in particular) rely
> on the user manually acquiring specific locks before calling certain
> functions. At the moment though, the only way of acquiring these locks in
> bindings is to simply call the C locking functions directly - since said
> locks are not acquired on the rust side of things.
> 
> However - if we add `#[repr(C)]` to `Lock<T, B>`, then given `T` is a ZST -
> `Lock<T, B>` becomes equivalent in data layout to its inner `B::State`
> type. Since locks in C don't have data explicitly associated with them
> anyway, we can take advantage of this to add a `Lock::from_raw()` function
> that can translate a raw pointer to `B::State` into its proper `Lock<T, B>`
> equivalent. This lets us simply acquire a reference to the lock in question
> and work with it like it was initialized on the rust side of things,
> allowing us to use less unsafe code to implement bindings with lock
> requirements.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
> ---
>  rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs
> index f6c34ca4d819f..f77cb178840b2 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs
> @@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
>  //! spinlocks, raw spinlocks) to be provided with minimal effort.
>  
>  use super::LockClassKey;
> -use crate::{init::PinInit, pin_init, str::CStr, types::Opaque, types::ScopeGuard};
> -use core::{cell::UnsafeCell, marker::PhantomData, marker::PhantomPinned};
> +use crate::{init::PinInit, pin_init, prelude::*, str::CStr, types::Opaque, types::ScopeGuard};
> +use core::{cell::UnsafeCell, marker::PhantomData, marker::PhantomPinned, mem};
>  use macros::pin_data;
>  
>  pub mod mutex;
> @@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ unsafe fn relock(ptr: *mut Self::State, guard_state: &mut Self::GuardState) {
>  ///
>  /// Exposes one of the kernel locking primitives. Which one is exposed depends on the lock
>  /// [`Backend`] specified as the generic parameter `B`.
> +#[repr(C)]
>  #[pin_data]
>  pub struct Lock<T: ?Sized, B: Backend> {
>      /// The kernel lock object.
> @@ -117,6 +118,33 @@ pub fn new(t: T, name: &'static CStr, key: &'static LockClassKey) -> impl PinIni
>              }),
>          })
>      }
> +
> +    /// Constructs a [`Lock`] from a raw pointer.
> +    ///
> +    /// This can be useful for interacting with a lock which was initialised outside of rust. This
> +    /// can only be used when `T` is a ZST type.
> +    ///
> +    /// # Safety
> +    ///
> +    /// - The caller promises that `ptr` points to a valid initialised instance of [`State`].
> +    /// - The caller promises that `T` is a type that it is allowed to create (e.g. `!` would not be
> +    ///   allowed)

I think "allowed to create" is quite vague. Is `IrqDisabled<'static>`
something that is classified as allowed to create? It is not an
uninhabited type, but it does have invariants associated with that.

Do you have a need for `T` to be arbitrary type, not just `()`? I would
prefer to see this being an impl on `Lock<(), B>` if you do not have a
specific need for arbitrary ZST types.

Best,
Gary

> +    ///
> +    /// [`State`]: Backend::State
> +    pub unsafe fn from_raw<'a>(ptr: *mut B::State) -> &'a Self {
> +        build_assert!(
> +            mem::size_of::<T>() == 0,
> +            "Lock::<T, B>::from_raw() can only be used if T is a ZST"
> +        );
> +
> +        // SAFETY:
> +        // * By the safety contract `ptr` must point to a valid initialised instance of `B::State`
> +        // * We just asserted that `T` is a ZST, making `state` the only non-ZST member of the
> +        //   struct
> +        // * Combined with `#[repr(C)]`, this guarantees `Self` has an equivalent data layout to
> +        //   `B::State`.
> +        unsafe { &*ptr.cast() }
> +    }
>  }
>  
>  impl<T: ?Sized, B: Backend> Lock<T, B> {

Re: [PATCH 1/1] rust: sync: Add Lock::from_raw() for ZST data types

[Lyude Paul]

On Mon, 2024-09-16 at 23:30 +0100, Gary Guo wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:05:46 -0400
> Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> > A few of the APIs I've been writing bindings for (KMS in particular) rely
> > on the user manually acquiring specific locks before calling certain
> > functions. At the moment though, the only way of acquiring these locks in
> > bindings is to simply call the C locking functions directly - since said
> > locks are not acquired on the rust side of things.
> > 
> > However - if we add `#[repr(C)]` to `Lock<T, B>`, then given `T` is a ZST -
> > `Lock<T, B>` becomes equivalent in data layout to its inner `B::State`
> > type. Since locks in C don't have data explicitly associated with them
> > anyway, we can take advantage of this to add a `Lock::from_raw()` function
> > that can translate a raw pointer to `B::State` into its proper `Lock<T, B>`
> > equivalent. This lets us simply acquire a reference to the lock in question
> > and work with it like it was initialized on the rust side of things,
> > allowing us to use less unsafe code to implement bindings with lock
> > requirements.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
> > ---
> >  rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> >  1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs
> > index f6c34ca4d819f..f77cb178840b2 100644
> > --- a/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs
> > +++ b/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs
> > @@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
> >  //! spinlocks, raw spinlocks) to be provided with minimal effort.
> >  
> >  use super::LockClassKey;
> > -use crate::{init::PinInit, pin_init, str::CStr, types::Opaque, types::ScopeGuard};
> > -use core::{cell::UnsafeCell, marker::PhantomData, marker::PhantomPinned};
> > +use crate::{init::PinInit, pin_init, prelude::*, str::CStr, types::Opaque, types::ScopeGuard};
> > +use core::{cell::UnsafeCell, marker::PhantomData, marker::PhantomPinned, mem};
> >  use macros::pin_data;
> >  
> >  pub mod mutex;
> > @@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ unsafe fn relock(ptr: *mut Self::State, guard_state: &mut Self::GuardState) {
> >  ///
> >  /// Exposes one of the kernel locking primitives. Which one is exposed depends on the lock
> >  /// [`Backend`] specified as the generic parameter `B`.
> > +#[repr(C)]
> >  #[pin_data]
> >  pub struct Lock<T: ?Sized, B: Backend> {
> >      /// The kernel lock object.
> > @@ -117,6 +118,33 @@ pub fn new(t: T, name: &'static CStr, key: &'static LockClassKey) -> impl PinIni
> >              }),
> >          })
> >      }
> > +
> > +    /// Constructs a [`Lock`] from a raw pointer.
> > +    ///
> > +    /// This can be useful for interacting with a lock which was initialised outside of rust. This
> > +    /// can only be used when `T` is a ZST type.
> > +    ///
> > +    /// # Safety
> > +    ///
> > +    /// - The caller promises that `ptr` points to a valid initialised instance of [`State`].
> > +    /// - The caller promises that `T` is a type that it is allowed to create (e.g. `!` would not be
> > +    ///   allowed)
> 
> I think "allowed to create" is quite vague. Is `IrqDisabled<'static>`
> something that is classified as allowed to create? It is not an
> uninhabited type, but it does have invariants associated with that.
> 
> Do you have a need for `T` to be arbitrary type, not just `()`? I would
> prefer to see this being an impl on `Lock<(), B>` if you do not have a
> specific need for arbitrary ZST types.

That's a very good point! Honestly I don't think I do, and I agree it's
probably a better idea to make this explicitly () as opposed to any ZST. Will
send a new version with this fixed in a moment

> 
> Best,
> Gary
> 
> > +    ///
> > +    /// [`State`]: Backend::State
> > +    pub unsafe fn from_raw<'a>(ptr: *mut B::State) -> &'a Self {
> > +        build_assert!(
> > +            mem::size_of::<T>() == 0,
> > +            "Lock::<T, B>::from_raw() can only be used if T is a ZST"
> > +        );
> > +
> > +        // SAFETY:
> > +        // * By the safety contract `ptr` must point to a valid initialised instance of `B::State`
> > +        // * We just asserted that `T` is a ZST, making `state` the only non-ZST member of the
> > +        //   struct
> > +        // * Combined with `#[repr(C)]`, this guarantees `Self` has an equivalent data layout to
> > +        //   `B::State`.
> > +        unsafe { &*ptr.cast() }
> > +    }
> >  }
> >  
> >  impl<T: ?Sized, B: Backend> Lock<T, B> {
> 

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

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