Re: [PATCH v16 09/17] rust: sync: Add SpinLockIrq

[Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>]

On Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:57:56 -0500
Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com> wrote:

> A variant of SpinLock that is expected to be used in noirq contexts, so
> lock() will disable interrupts and unlock() (i.e. `Guard::drop()` will
> undo the interrupt disable.
> 
> [Boqun: Port to use spin_lock_irq_disable() and
> spin_unlock_irq_enable()]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
> Co-developed-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
> Reviewed-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> 
> ---
> V10:
> * Also add support to GlobalLock
> * Documentation fixes from Dirk
> V11:
> * Add unit test requested by Daniel Almeida
> V14:
> - Improve rustdoc for SpinLockIrqBackend
> 
>  rust/kernel/sync.rs               |   4 +-
>  rust/kernel/sync/lock/global.rs   |   3 +
>  rust/kernel/sync/lock/spinlock.rs | 229 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 235 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync.rs b/rust/kernel/sync.rs
> index c94753d6413e2..847edd943c457 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/sync.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/sync.rs
> @@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
>  pub use condvar::{new_condvar, CondVar, CondVarTimeoutResult};
>  pub use lock::global::{global_lock, GlobalGuard, GlobalLock, GlobalLockBackend, GlobalLockedBy};
>  pub use lock::mutex::{new_mutex, Mutex, MutexGuard};
> -pub use lock::spinlock::{new_spinlock, SpinLock, SpinLockGuard};
> +pub use lock::spinlock::{
> +    new_spinlock, new_spinlock_irq, SpinLock, SpinLockGuard, SpinLockIrq, SpinLockIrqGuard,
> +};

Please convert them to the kernel import style.

>  pub use locked_by::LockedBy;
>  pub use refcount::Refcount;
>  
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/lock/global.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/lock/global.rs
> index eab48108a4aeb..7030a47bc0ad1 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/sync/lock/global.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/sync/lock/global.rs
> @@ -302,4 +302,7 @@ macro_rules! global_lock_inner {
>      (backend SpinLock) => {
>          $crate::sync::lock::spinlock::SpinLockBackend
>      };
> +    (backend SpinLockIrq) => {
> +        $crate::sync::lock::spinlock::SpinLockIrqBackend
> +    };
>  }
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/lock/spinlock.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/lock/spinlock.rs
> index d7be38ccbdc7d..3fdfb0a8a0ab1 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/sync/lock/spinlock.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/sync/lock/spinlock.rs
> @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
>  //! A kernel spinlock.
>  //!
>  //! This module allows Rust code to use the kernel's `spinlock_t`.

I would add a new line here.

> +use crate::prelude::*;
>  
>  /// Creates a [`SpinLock`] initialiser with the given name and a newly-created lock class.
>  ///
> @@ -139,3 +140,231 @@ unsafe fn assert_is_held(ptr: *mut Self::State) {
>          unsafe { bindings::spin_assert_is_held(ptr) }
>      }
>  }
> +
> +/// Creates a [`SpinLockIrq`] 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_spinlock_irq {
> +    ($inner:expr $(, $name:literal)? $(,)?) => {
> +        $crate::sync::SpinLockIrq::new(
> +            $inner, $crate::optional_name!($($name)?), $crate::static_lock_class!())
> +    };
> +}
> +pub use new_spinlock_irq;
> +
> +/// A spinlock that may be acquired when local processor interrupts are disabled.
> +///
> +/// This is a version of [`SpinLock`] that can only be used in contexts where interrupts for the
> +/// local CPU are disabled. It can be acquired in two ways:
> +///
> +/// - Using [`lock()`] like any other type of lock, in which case the bindings will modify the
> +///   interrupt state to ensure that local processor interrupts remain disabled for at least as long
> +///   as the [`SpinLockIrqGuard`] exists.
> +/// - Using [`lock_with()`] in contexts where a [`LocalInterruptDisabled`] token is present and
> +///   local processor interrupts are already known to be disabled, in which case the local interrupt
> +///   state will not be touched. This method should be preferred if a [`LocalInterruptDisabled`]
> +///   token is present in the scope.

It looks like the `lock_with()` is not actually introduced until a later
patch.

Best,
Gary

> +///
> +/// For more info on spinlocks, see [`SpinLock`]. For more information on interrupts,
> +/// [see the interrupt module](kernel::interrupt).
> +///
> +/// # Examples
> +///
> +/// The following example shows how to declare, allocate initialise and access a struct (`Example`)
> +/// that contains an inner struct (`Inner`) that is protected by a spinlock that requires local
> +/// processor interrupts to be disabled.
> +///
> +/// ```
> +/// use kernel::sync::{new_spinlock_irq, SpinLockIrq};
> +///
> +/// struct Inner {
> +///     a: u32,
> +///     b: u32,
> +/// }
> +///
> +/// #[pin_data]
> +/// struct Example {
> +///     #[pin]
> +///     c: SpinLockIrq<Inner>,
> +///     #[pin]
> +///     d: SpinLockIrq<Inner>,
> +/// }
> +///
> +/// impl Example {
> +///     fn new() -> impl PinInit<Self> {
> +///         pin_init!(Self {
> +///             c <- new_spinlock_irq!(Inner { a: 0, b: 10 }),
> +///             d <- new_spinlock_irq!(Inner { a: 20, b: 30 }),
> +///         })
> +///     }
> +/// }
> +///
> +/// // Allocate a boxed `Example`
> +/// let e = KBox::pin_init(Example::new(), GFP_KERNEL)?;
> +///
> +/// // Accessing an `Example` from a context where interrupts may not be disabled already.
> +/// let c_guard = e.c.lock(); // interrupts are disabled now, +1 interrupt disable refcount
> +/// let d_guard = e.d.lock(); // no interrupt state change, +1 interrupt disable refcount
> +///
> +/// assert_eq!(c_guard.a, 0);
> +/// assert_eq!(c_guard.b, 10);
> +/// assert_eq!(d_guard.a, 20);
> +/// assert_eq!(d_guard.b, 30);
> +///
> +/// drop(c_guard); // Dropping c_guard will not re-enable interrupts just yet, since d_guard is
> +///                // still in scope.
> +/// drop(d_guard); // Last interrupt disable reference dropped here, so interrupts are re-enabled
> +///                // now
> +/// # Ok::<(), Error>(())
> +/// ```
> +///
> +/// [`lock()`]: SpinLockIrq::lock
> +/// [`lock_with()`]: SpinLockIrq::lock_with
> +pub type SpinLockIrq<T> = super::Lock<T, SpinLockIrqBackend>;
> +
> +/// A kernel `spinlock_t` lock backend that can only be acquired in interrupt disabled contexts.
> +pub struct SpinLockIrqBackend;
> +
> +/// A [`Guard`] acquired from locking a [`SpinLockIrq`] using [`lock()`].
> +///
> +/// This is simply a type alias for a [`Guard`] returned from locking a [`SpinLockIrq`] using
> +/// [`lock_with()`]. It will unlock the [`SpinLockIrq`] and decrement the local processor's
> +/// interrupt disablement refcount upon being dropped.

Same here.

> +///
> +/// [`Guard`]: super::Guard
> +/// [`lock()`]: SpinLockIrq::lock
> +/// [`lock_with()`]: SpinLockIrq::lock_with

and here

> +pub type SpinLockIrqGuard<'a, T> = super::Guard<'a, T, SpinLockIrqBackend>;
> +
> +// SAFETY: The underlying kernel `spinlock_t` object ensures mutual exclusion. `relock` uses the
> +// default implementation that always calls the same locking method.
> +unsafe impl super::Backend for SpinLockIrqBackend {
> +    type State = bindings::spinlock_t;
> +    type GuardState = ();
> +
> +    unsafe fn init(
> +        ptr: *mut Self::State,
> +        name: *const crate::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::__spin_lock_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::spin_lock_irq_disable(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 spinlock.
> +        unsafe { bindings::spin_unlock_irq_enable(ptr) }
> +    }
> +
> +    unsafe fn try_lock(ptr: *mut Self::State) -> Option<Self::GuardState> {
> +        // SAFETY: The `ptr` pointer is guaranteed to be valid and initialized before use.
> +        let result = unsafe { bindings::spin_trylock_irq_disable(ptr) };
> +
> +        if result != 0 {
> +            Some(())
> +        } else {
> +            None
> +        }
> +    }
> +
> +    unsafe fn assert_is_held(ptr: *mut Self::State) {
> +        // SAFETY: The `ptr` pointer is guaranteed to be valid and initialized before use.
> +        unsafe { bindings::spin_assert_is_held(ptr) }
> +    }
> +}

> +}