From: Philipp Stanner <phasta@kernel.org>
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Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org,
linux-media@vger.kernel.org, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
linaro-mm-sig@lists.linaro.org, rcu@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] rust: types: implement ForeignOwnable for ARef<T>
Date: Sat, 30 May 2026 16:35:09 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260530143541.229628-3-phasta@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260530143541.229628-2-phasta@kernel.org>
From: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
Implement ForeignOwnable for ARef<T>, making it possible for C code to
own an ARef<T>.
Since ARef represents shared ownership, BorrowedMut is &T rather than
&mut T, matching the semantics of the underlying reference-counted type.
Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
---
rust/kernel/sync/aref.rs | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 39 insertions(+)
diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/aref.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/aref.rs
index 9989f56d0605..82907383c44b 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/aref.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/aref.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
//! [`Arc`]: crate::sync::Arc
//! [`Arc<T>`]: crate::sync::Arc
+use crate::{
+ prelude::*,
+ types::ForeignOwnable, //
+};
use core::{marker::PhantomData, mem::ManuallyDrop, ops::Deref, ptr::NonNull};
/// Types that are _always_ reference counted.
@@ -183,6 +187,41 @@ fn eq(&self, other: &ARef<U>) -> bool {
}
impl<T: AlwaysRefCounted + Eq> Eq for ARef<T> {}
+// SAFETY: `into_foreign` returns a pointer from `NonNull::as_ptr`, so it's non-null. The
+// `ARef` invariant guarantees that `ptr` points to a valid `T`, so it's aligned to `T`.
+unsafe impl<T: AlwaysRefCounted + 'static> ForeignOwnable for ARef<T> {
+ const FOREIGN_ALIGN: usize = core::mem::align_of::<T>();
+
+ type Borrowed<'a> = &'a T;
+ type BorrowedMut<'a> = &'a T;
+
+ fn into_foreign(self) -> *mut c_void {
+ ARef::into_raw(self).as_ptr().cast()
+ }
+
+ unsafe fn from_foreign(ptr: *mut c_void) -> Self {
+ // SAFETY: The safety requirements of this function ensure that `ptr` comes from a previous
+ // call to `Self::into_foreign`.
+ let ptr = unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr.cast()) };
+
+ // SAFETY: `ptr` came from `into_foreign`, which consumed an `ARef` without decrementing
+ // the refcount, so we can transfer the ownership to the new `ARef`.
+ unsafe { ARef::from_raw(ptr) }
+ }
+
+ unsafe fn borrow<'a>(ptr: *mut c_void) -> &'a T {
+ // SAFETY: The safety requirements of this method ensure that the object remains alive and
+ // immutable for the duration of 'a.
+ unsafe { &*ptr.cast() }
+ }
+
+ unsafe fn borrow_mut<'a>(ptr: *mut c_void) -> &'a T {
+ // SAFETY: The safety requirements for `borrow_mut` are a superset of the safety
+ // requirements for `borrow`.
+ unsafe { <Self as ForeignOwnable>::borrow(ptr) }
+ }
+}
+
impl<T, U> PartialEq<&'_ U> for ARef<T>
where
T: AlwaysRefCounted + PartialEq<U>,
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-30 14:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-30 14:35 [PATCH 0/4] rust / dma_buf: Add abstractions for dma_fence Philipp Stanner
2026-05-30 14:35 ` Philipp Stanner [this message]
2026-05-30 14:35 ` [PATCH 2/4] rust: rcu: add RcuBox type Philipp Stanner
2026-05-30 15:08 ` Boqun Feng
2026-05-30 15:27 ` Danilo Krummrich
2026-05-30 14:35 ` [PATCH 3/4] rust: Add dma_fence abstractions Philipp Stanner
2026-05-30 15:16 ` Danilo Krummrich
2026-05-30 14:35 ` [PATCH 4/4] MAINTAINERS: Add entry for Rust dma-buf Philipp Stanner
2026-05-30 15:20 ` Danilo Krummrich
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