[PATCH RESEND v13 1/3] rust: leds: add basic led classdev abstractions

Markus Probst
2026-04-11T15:07:29Z

Implement the core abstractions needed for led class devices, including:

* `led::LedOps` - the trait for handling leds, including
`brightness_set`, `brightness_get` and `blink_set`

* `led::DeviceBuilder` - the builder for the led class device

* `led::Device` - a safe wrapper around `led_classdev`

Signed-off-by: Markus Probst <markus.probst@posteo.de>
---
MAINTAINERS | 8 ++
rust/kernel/led.rs | 310 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
rust/kernel/led/normal.rs | 223 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
rust/kernel/lib.rs | 1 +
4 files changed, 542 insertions(+)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 7d10988cbc62..83b5a45de729 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -14439,6 +14439,14 @@ F: drivers/leds/
F: include/dt-bindings/leds/
F: include/linux/leds.h

+LED SUBSYSTEM [RUST]
+M: Markus Probst <markus.probst@posteo.de>
+L: linux-leds@vger.kernel.org
+L: rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org
+S: Maintained
+F: rust/kernel/led.rs
+F: rust/kernel/led/
+
LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3
R: David Lechner <david@lechnology.com>
S: Maintained
diff --git a/rust/kernel/led.rs b/rust/kernel/led.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1fba512a804c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/kernel/led.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,310 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+//! Abstractions for the leds driver model.
+//!
+//! C header: [`include/linux/leds.h`](srctree/include/linux/leds.h)
+
+use core::{
+ marker::PhantomData,
+ mem::transmute,
+ ptr::NonNull, //
+};
+
+use crate::{
+ container_of,
+ device::{
+ self,
+ property::FwNode,
+ AsBusDevice,
+ Bound, //
+ },
+ devres::Devres,
+ error::{
+ from_result,
+ to_result,
+ VTABLE_DEFAULT_ERROR, //
+ },
+ macros::vtable,
+ prelude::*,
+ str::CStrExt,
+ types::{
+ ARef,
+ Opaque, //
+ }, //
+};
+
+mod normal;
+
+pub use normal::Device;
+
+/// The name of the led is determined by the driver.
+pub enum Named {}
+/// The name of the led is determined by its fwnode.
+pub enum Unnamed {}
+
+/// How the name of the led should be determined.
+pub trait DeviceBuilderState: private::Sealed {}
+
+impl DeviceBuilderState for Named {}
+impl private::Sealed for Named {}
+impl DeviceBuilderState for Unnamed {}
+impl private::Sealed for Unnamed {}
+
+/// The builder to register a led class device.
+///
+/// See [`LedOps`].
+pub struct DeviceBuilder<'a, S> {
+ fwnode: Option<ARef<FwNode>>,
+ name: Option<&'a CStr>,
+ devicename: Option<&'a CStr>,
+ devname_mandatory: bool,
+ initial_brightness: u32,
+ default_trigger: Option<&'a CStr>,
+ color: Color,
+ _p: PhantomData,
+}
+
+impl<S: DeviceBuilderState> DeviceBuilder<'static, S> {
+ /// Creates a new [`DeviceBuilder`].
+ #[inline]
+ #[expect(
+ clippy::new_without_default,
+ reason = "no need and derive is prevented by S"
+ )]
+ pub fn new() -> Self {
+ Self {
+ fwnode: None,
+ name: None,
+ devicename: None,
+ devname_mandatory: false,
+ initial_brightness: 0,
+ default_trigger: None,
+ color: Color::default(),
+ _p: PhantomData,
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+impl<'a> DeviceBuilder<'a, Unnamed> {
+ /// Sets the firmware node.
+ #[inline]
+ pub fn fwnode(self, fwnode: Option<ARef<FwNode>>) -> Self {
+ Self { fwnode, ..self }
+ }
+
+ /// Sets the device name.
+ #[inline]
+ pub fn devicename(self, devicename: &'a CStr) -> Self {
+ Self {
+ devicename: Some(devicename),
+ ..self
+ }
+ }
+
+ /// Sets if a device name is mandatory.
+ #[inline]
+ pub fn devicename_mandatory(self, mandatory: bool) -> Self {
+ Self {
+ devname_mandatory: mandatory,
+ ..self
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+impl<'a, S: DeviceBuilderState> DeviceBuilder<'a, S> {
+ /// Sets the initial brightness value for the led.
+ ///
+ /// The default brightness is 0.
+ /// If [`LedOps::brightness_get`] is implemented, this value will be ignored.
+ #[inline]
+ pub fn initial_brightness(self, brightness: u32) -> Self {
+ Self {
+ initial_brightness: brightness,
+ ..self
+ }
+ }
+
+ /// Set the default led trigger.
+ ///
+ /// This value can be overwritten by the "linux,default-trigger" fwnode property.
+ #[inline]
+ pub fn default_trigger(self, trigger: &'a CStr) -> Self {
+ Self {
+ default_trigger: Some(trigger),
+ ..self
+ }
+ }
+
+ /// Sets the color of the led.
+ ///
+ /// This value can be overwritten by the "color" fwnode property.
+ #[inline]
+ pub fn color(self, color: Color) -> Self {
+ Self { color, ..self }
+ }
+}
+
+impl<'a> DeviceBuilder<'a, Named> {
+ /// Sets the name of the led.
+ ///
+ /// Setting this will prevent the fwnode from being used and prevents automatic name
+ /// composition.
+ #[inline]
+ pub fn name(self, name: &'a CStr) -> Self {
+ Self {
+ name: Some(name),
+ ..self
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+/// Trait defining the operations for a LED driver.
+///
+/// # Examples
+/// ```
+/// use kernel::{
+/// device,
+/// devres::Devres,
+/// led,
+/// macros::vtable,
+/// platform,
+/// prelude::*, //
+/// };
+///
+/// struct MyLedOps;
+///
+///
+/// #[vtable]
+/// impl led::LedOps for MyLedOps {
+/// type Bus = platform::Device<device::Bound>;
+/// const BLOCKING: bool = false;
+/// const MAX_BRIGHTNESS: u32 = 255;
+///
+/// fn brightness_set(
+/// &self,
+/// _dev: &platform::Device<device::Bound>,
+/// _classdev: &led::Device<Self>,
+/// _brightness: u32
+/// ) -> Result<()> {
+/// // Set the brightness for the led here
+/// Ok(())
+/// }
+/// }
+///
+/// fn register_my_led(
+/// parent: &platform::Device<device::Bound>,
+/// ) -> Result<Pin<KBox<Devres<led::Device<MyLedOps>>>>> {
+/// KBox::pin_init(led::DeviceBuilder::new()
+/// .name(c"white:test")
+/// .build(
+/// parent,
+/// Ok(MyLedOps),
+/// ), GFP_KERNEL)
+/// }
+/// ```
+/// Led drivers must implement this trait in order to register and handle a [`Device`].
+#[vtable]
+pub trait LedOps: Send + 'static + Sized {
+ /// The bus device required by the implementation.
+ #[allow(private_bounds)]
+ type Bus: AsBusDevice<Bound>;
+
+ /// If set true, [`LedOps::brightness_set`] and [`LedOps::blink_set`] must perform the
+ /// operation immediately. If set false, they must not sleep.
+ const BLOCKING: bool;
+ /// The max brightness level.
+ const MAX_BRIGHTNESS: u32;
+
+ /// Sets the brightness level.
+ ///
+ /// See also [`LedOps::BLOCKING`].
+ fn brightness_set(
+ &self,
+ dev: &Self::Bus,
+ classdev: &Device<Self>,
+ brightness: u32,
+ ) -> Result<()>;
+
+ /// Gets the current brightness level.
+ fn brightness_get(&self, dev: &Self::Bus, classdev: &Device<Self>) -> u32 {
+ let _ = (dev, classdev);
+ build_error!(VTABLE_DEFAULT_ERROR)
+ }
+
+ /// Activates hardware accelerated blinking.
+ ///
+ /// delays are in milliseconds. If both are zero, a sensible default should be chosen.
+ /// The caller should adjust the timings in that case and if it can't match the values
+ /// specified exactly. Setting the brightness to 0 will disable the hardware accelerated
+ /// blinking.
+ ///
+ /// See also [`LedOps::BLOCKING`].
+ fn blink_set(
+ &self,
+ dev: &Self::Bus,
+ classdev: &Device<Self>,
+ delay_on: &mut usize,
+ delay_off: &mut usize,
+ ) -> Result<()> {
+ let _ = (dev, classdev, delay_on, delay_off);
+ build_error!(VTABLE_DEFAULT_ERROR)
+ }
+}
+
+/// Led colors.
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Default)]
+#[repr(u32)]
+#[non_exhaustive]
+#[expect(
+ missing_docs,
+ reason = "it shouldn't be necessary to document each color"
+)]
+pub enum Color {
+ #[default]
+ White = bindings::LED_COLOR_ID_WHITE,
+ Red = bindings::LED_COLOR_ID_RED,
+ Green = bindings::LED_COLOR_ID_GREEN,
+ Blue = bindings::LED_COLOR_ID_BLUE,
+ Amber = bindings::LED_COLOR_ID_AMBER,
+ Violet = bindings::LED_COLOR_ID_VIOLET,
+ Yellow = bindings::LED_COLOR_ID_YELLOW,
+ Ir = bindings::LED_COLOR_ID_IR,
+ Multi = bindings::LED_COLOR_ID_MULTI,
+ Rgb = bindings::LED_COLOR_ID_RGB,
+ Purple = bindings::LED_COLOR_ID_PURPLE,
+ Orange = bindings::LED_COLOR_ID_ORANGE,
+ Pink = bindings::LED_COLOR_ID_PINK,
+ Cyan = bindings::LED_COLOR_ID_CYAN,
+ Lime = bindings::LED_COLOR_ID_LIME,
+}
+static_assert!(bindings::LED_COLOR_ID_MAX == 15);
+
+impl Color {
+ /// Name of the color.
+ pub fn as_c_str(self) -> &'static CStr {
+ // SAFETY:
+ // - `self as u8` is a valid led color id.
+ // - `led_get_color_name` always returns a valid C string pointer.
+ unsafe { CStr::from_char_ptr(bindings::led_get_color_name(self as u8)) }
+ }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<u32> for Color {
+ type Error = Error;
+
+ fn try_from(value: u32) -> core::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+ if value < bindings::LED_COLOR_ID_MAX {
+ // SAFETY:
+ // - `Color` is represented as `u32`
+ // - the static_assert above guarantees that no additional color has been added
+ // - `value` is guaranteed to be in the color id range
+ Ok(unsafe { transmute::<u32, Color>(value) })
+ } else {
+ Err(EINVAL)
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+mod private {
+ pub trait Sealed {}
+}
diff --git a/rust/kernel/led/normal.rs b/rust/kernel/led/normal.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bd239f186c64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/kernel/led/normal.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+//! Led mode for the `struct led_classdev`.
+//!
+//! C header: [`include/linux/leds.h`](srctree/include/linux/leds.h)
+
+use super::*;
+
+/// The led class device representation.
+///
+/// This structure represents the Rust abstraction for a led class device.
+#[pin_data(PinnedDrop)]
+pub struct Device<T: LedOps> {
+ #[pin]
+ ops: T,
+ #[pin]
+ classdev: Opaque<bindings::led_classdev>,
+}
+
+impl<'a, S: DeviceBuilderState> DeviceBuilder<'a, S> {
+ /// Registers a new [`Device`].
+ pub fn build<T: LedOps>(
+ self,
+ parent: &'a T::Bus,
+ ops: impl PinInit<T, Error> + 'a,
+ ) -> impl PinInit<Devres<Device<T>>, Error> + 'a {
+ Devres::new(
+ parent.as_ref(),
+ try_pin_init!(Device {
+ ops <- ops,
+ classdev <- Opaque::try_ffi_init(|ptr: *mut bindings::led_classdev| {
+ // SAFETY: `try_ffi_init` guarantees that `ptr` is valid for write.
+ // `led_classdev` gets fully initialized in-place by
+ // `led_classdev_register_ext` including `mutex` and `list_head`.
+ unsafe {
+ ptr.write(bindings::led_classdev {
+ brightness_set: (!T::BLOCKING)
+ .then_some(Adapter::<T>::brightness_set_callback),
+ brightness_set_blocking: T::BLOCKING
+ .then_some(Adapter::<T>::brightness_set_blocking_callback),
+ brightness_get: T::HAS_BRIGHTNESS_GET
+ .then_some(Adapter::<T>::brightness_get_callback),
+ blink_set: T::HAS_BLINK_SET.then_some(Adapter::<T>::blink_set_callback),
+ max_brightness: T::MAX_BRIGHTNESS,
+ brightness: self.initial_brightness,
+ default_trigger: self
+ .default_trigger
+ .map_or(core::ptr::null(), CStrExt::as_char_ptr),
+ color: self.color as u32,
+ name: self.name.map_or(core::ptr::null(), CStrExt::as_char_ptr),
+ ..bindings::led_classdev::default()
+ })
+ };
+
+ let mut init_data = bindings::led_init_data {
+ fwnode: self
+ .fwnode
+ .as_ref()
+ .map_or(core::ptr::null_mut(), |fwnode| fwnode.as_raw()),
+ default_label: core::ptr::null(),
+ devicename: self
+ .devicename
+ .map_or(core::ptr::null(), CStrExt::as_char_ptr),
+ devname_mandatory: self.devname_mandatory,
+ };
+
+ // SAFETY:
+ // - `parent.as_ref().as_raw()` is guaranteed to be a pointer to a valid
+ // `device`.
+ // - `ptr` is guaranteed to be a pointer to an initialized `led_classdev`.
+ to_result(unsafe {
+ bindings::led_classdev_register_ext(
+ parent.as_ref().as_raw(),
+ ptr,
+ if self.name.is_none() {
+ &raw mut init_data
+ } else {
+ core::ptr::null_mut()
+ },
+ )
+ })?;
+
+ core::mem::forget(self.fwnode); // keep the reference count incremented
+
+ Ok::<_, Error>(())
+ }),
+ }),
+ )
+ }
+}
+
+impl<T: LedOps> Device<T> {
+ /// # Safety
+ /// `led_cdev` must be a valid pointer to a `led_classdev` embedded within a
+ /// `led::Device`.
+ unsafe fn from_raw<'a>(led_cdev: *mut bindings::led_classdev) -> &'a Self {
+ // SAFETY: The function's contract guarantees that `led_cdev` points to a `led_classdev`
+ // field embedded within a valid `led::Device`. `container_of!` can therefore
+ // safely calculate the address of the containing struct.
+ unsafe { &*container_of!(Opaque::cast_from(led_cdev), Self, classdev) }
+ }
+
+ fn parent(&self) -> &device::Device<Bound> {
+ // SAFETY: `self.classdev.get()` is guaranteed to be a valid pointer to `led_classdev`.
+ unsafe { device::Device::from_raw((*(*self.classdev.get()).dev).parent) }
+ }
+}
+
+// SAFETY: A `led::Device` can be unregistered from any thread.
+unsafe impl<T: LedOps + Send> Send for Device<T> {}
+
+// SAFETY: `led::Device` can be shared among threads because all methods of `led::Device`
+// are thread safe.
+unsafe impl<T: LedOps + Sync> Sync for Device<T> {}
+
+struct Adapter<T: LedOps> {
+ _p: PhantomData<T>,
+}
+
+impl<T: LedOps> Adapter<T> {
+ /// # Safety
+ /// `led_cdev` must be a valid pointer to a `led_classdev` embedded within a
+ /// `led::Device`.
+ /// This function is called on setting the brightness of a led.
+ unsafe extern "C" fn brightness_set_callback(
+ led_cdev: *mut bindings::led_classdev,
+ brightness: u32,
+ ) {
+ // SAFETY: The function's contract guarantees that `led_cdev` is a valid pointer to a
+ // `led_classdev` embedded within a `led::Device`.
+ let classdev = unsafe { Device::<T>::from_raw(led_cdev) };
+ // SAFETY: `classdev.parent()` is guaranteed to be contained in `T::Bus`.
+ let parent = unsafe { T::Bus::from_device(classdev.parent()) };
+
+ let _ = classdev.ops.brightness_set(parent, classdev, brightness);
+ }
+
+ /// # Safety
+ /// `led_cdev` must be a valid pointer to a `led_classdev` embedded within a
+ /// `led::Device`.
+ /// This function is called on setting the brightness of a led immediately.
+ unsafe extern "C" fn brightness_set_blocking_callback(
+ led_cdev: *mut bindings::led_classdev,
+ brightness: u32,
+ ) -> i32 {
+ from_result(|| {
+ // SAFETY: The function's contract guarantees that `led_cdev` is a valid pointer to a
+ // `led_classdev` embedded within a `led::Device`.
+ let classdev = unsafe { Device::<T>::from_raw(led_cdev) };
+ // SAFETY: `classdev.parent()` is guaranteed to be contained in `T::Bus`.
+ let parent = unsafe { T::Bus::from_device(classdev.parent()) };
+
+ classdev.ops.brightness_set(parent, classdev, brightness)?;
+ Ok(0)
+ })
+ }
+
+ /// # Safety
+ /// `led_cdev` must be a valid pointer to a `led_classdev` embedded within a
+ /// `led::Device`.
+ /// This function is called on getting the brightness of a led.
+ unsafe extern "C" fn brightness_get_callback(led_cdev: *mut bindings::led_classdev) -> u32 {
+ // SAFETY: The function's contract guarantees that `led_cdev` is a valid pointer to a
+ // `led_classdev` embedded within a `led::Device`.
+ let classdev = unsafe { Device::<T>::from_raw(led_cdev) };
+ // SAFETY: `classdev.parent()` is guaranteed to be contained in `T::Bus`.
+ let parent = unsafe { T::Bus::from_device(classdev.parent()) };
+
+ classdev.ops.brightness_get(parent, classdev)
+ }
+
+ /// # Safety
+ /// `led_cdev` must be a valid pointer to a `led_classdev` embedded within a
+ /// `led::Device`.
+ /// `delay_on` and `delay_off` must be valid pointers to `usize` and have
+ /// exclusive access for the period of this function.
+ /// This function is called on enabling hardware accelerated blinking.
+ unsafe extern "C" fn blink_set_callback(
+ led_cdev: *mut bindings::led_classdev,
+ delay_on: *mut usize,
+ delay_off: *mut usize,
+ ) -> i32 {
+ from_result(|| {
+ // SAFETY: The function's contract guarantees that `led_cdev` is a valid pointer to a
+ // `led_classdev` embedded within a `led::Device`.
+ let classdev = unsafe { Device::<T>::from_raw(led_cdev) };
+ // SAFETY: `classdev.parent()` is guaranteed to be contained in `T::Bus`.
+ let parent = unsafe { T::Bus::from_device(classdev.parent()) };
+
+ classdev.ops.blink_set(
+ parent,
+ classdev,
+ // SAFETY: The function's contract guarantees that `delay_on` points to a `usize`
+ // and is exclusive for the period of this function.
+ unsafe { &mut *delay_on },
+ // SAFETY: The function's contract guarantees that `delay_off` points to a `usize`
+ // and is exclusive for the period of this function.
+ unsafe { &mut *delay_off },
+ )?;
+ Ok(0)
+ })
+ }
+}
+
+#[pinned_drop]
+impl<T: LedOps> PinnedDrop for Device<T> {
+ fn drop(self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
+ let raw = self.classdev.get();
+ // SAFETY: The existence of `self` guarantees that `self.classdev.get()` is a pointer to a
+ // valid `led_classdev`.
+ let dev: &device::Device = unsafe { device::Device::from_raw((*raw).dev) };
+
+ let _fwnode = dev
+ .fwnode()
+ // SAFETY: the reference count of `fwnode` has previously been
+ // incremented in `led::Device::new`.
+ .map(|fwnode| unsafe { ARef::from_raw(NonNull::from(fwnode)) });
+
+ // SAFETY: The existence of `self` guarantees that `self.classdev` has previously been
+ // successfully registered with `led_classdev_register_ext`.
+ unsafe { bindings::led_classdev_unregister(raw) };
+ }
+}
diff --git a/rust/kernel/lib.rs b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
index d93292d47420..d0e30d3733dd 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
pub mod jump_label;
#[cfg(CONFIG_KUNIT)]
pub mod kunit;
+pub mod led;
pub mod list;
pub mod maple_tree;
pub mod miscdevice;

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