* [PATCH v10 0/5] rust: add SRCU abstraction
@ 2026-06-13 6:40 Onur Özkan
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From: Onur Özkan @ 2026-06-13 6:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: rcu, rust-for-linux, linux-kernel
Cc: ojeda, boqun, gary, bjorn3_gh, lossin, a.hindborg, aliceryhl,
tmgross, dakr, peterz, fujita.tomonori, tamird, jiangshanlai,
paulmck, josh, rostedt, mathieu.desnoyers, Onur Özkan
The immediate motivation is the Tyr reset infrastructure [1] which needs
to serialize reset sensitive hardware access against reset and teardown
paths. That reset series started to require many independent dependencies
so this SRCU support is split out as a standalone Rust API to keep the
reset series focused on the reset logic and easier to review, rebase and
land.
Changes since v9:
- SRCU initialization restructuring is now a separate patch (the first
one in this series).
- Comment fix on C initialization functions.
Changes since v8:
- Refactor srcu init handling to provide better init API (motivated by
the "mutex.h" initializers.
- Use warn_on! instead of pr_warn! on leaked guard detection.
Changes since v7:
- Moved synchronize_srcu() call inside "if srcu_readers_active()"
condition in "impl PinnedDrop for Srcu".
- Improved comments on the synchronize_srcu() call in
"impl PinnedDrop for Srcu".
Changes since v6:
- Removed "CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC" condition from "rust/helpers/srcu.c"
and created a simple wrapper inside "include/linux/srcu.h" for it.
Changes since v5:
- Created separate srcu_readers_active() variants for "srcutiny.h" and
"srcutree.h".
Changes since v4:
- Exposed srcu_readers_active from C side and wired it to the Rust
helpers.
- Used srcu_readers_active() in SRCU drop and logged with pr_warn if
there are leaked guards during the drop.
Changes since v3 (which are for Sashiko notes [2]):
- Added rust helpers for srcu_barrier() and synchronize_srcu_expedited()
so the abstraction builds with CONFIG_TINY_SRCU, where these are
static inline functions.
- Added missing INVARIANT comment in Srcu::new() about why the type
invariants hold after successful initialization.
Changes since v2:
- Removed closure-based API.
- Added #[doc(hidden)] on new_srcu macro.
- Added #[must_use..] on srcu::Guard.
- Improved the clean-up path (PinnedDrop implementation) which
eventually made read_lock safe with leaked guards.
Changes since v1:
- Made the owned SRCU read-side guard API unsafe and added a safe closure
based helper for callers that do not need to keep the guard. This is to
avoid UB on the C side cleanup_srcu_struct where the SRCU struct is freed
while there are still active guards, which can happen if the caller leaks
the guard e.g., with mem::forget().
- Improved doc comments.
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260428103437.156236-1-work@onurozkan.dev
v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260502162833.34334-1-work@onurozkan.dev
v3: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260522054228.114814-1-work@onurozkan.dev
v4: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260525175706.124910-1-work@onurozkan.dev
v5: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260527174120.510447-1-work@onurozkan.dev
v6: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260527203615.163688-1-work@onurozkan.dev
v7: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260528062810.256212-1-work@onurozkan.dev
v8: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260529114449.112066-1-work@onurozkan.dev
v9: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260529134004.396743-1-work@onurozkan.dev
[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260416171728.205141-1-work@onurozkan.dev
[2]: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260522054228.114814-1-work@onurozkan.dev?part=2
Onur Özkan (5):
srcu: make init_srcu_struct() consistently wrap __init_srcu_struct()
rust: helpers: add SRCU helpers
srcu: expose srcu_readers_active()
rust: sync: add SRCU abstraction
MAINTAINERS: add Rust SRCU files to SRCU entry
MAINTAINERS | 3 +
include/linux/srcu.h | 29 ++++---
include/linux/srcutiny.h | 13 +++
include/linux/srcutree.h | 24 ++++++
kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c | 14 ++--
kernel/rcu/srcutree.c | 36 ++-------
rust/helpers/helpers.c | 1 +
rust/helpers/srcu.c | 35 ++++++++
rust/kernel/sync.rs | 2 +
rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs | 171 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
10 files changed, 282 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 rust/helpers/srcu.c
create mode 100644 rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs
--
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@ 2026-06-13 6:40 ` Onur Özkan
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From: Onur Özkan @ 2026-06-13 6:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: rcu, rust-for-linux, linux-kernel
Cc: ojeda, boqun, gary, bjorn3_gh, lossin, a.hindborg, aliceryhl,
tmgross, dakr, peterz, fujita.tomonori, tamird, jiangshanlai,
paulmck, josh, rostedt, mathieu.desnoyers, Onur Özkan
Restructure the SRCU initialization functions so it always follows
one direction:
init_srcu_struct() -> __init_srcu_struct() -> lockdep or generic
This uses the same wrapper style as mutex. It avoids the old confusing
style where init_srcu_struct() and __init_srcu_struct() called each
other in different configs. It also helps Rust side to have simpler
helper for SRCU initialization.
Signed-off-by: Onur Özkan <work@onurozkan.dev>
---
include/linux/srcu.h | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++---------
kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c | 12 ++++++------
kernel/rcu/srcutree.c | 11 ++++++-----
3 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/srcu.h b/include/linux/srcu.h
index 81b1938512d5..a028a5b5ebef 100644
--- a/include/linux/srcu.h
+++ b/include/linux/srcu.h
@@ -25,20 +25,19 @@ context_lock_struct(srcu_struct, __reentrant_ctx_lock);
#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
-int __init_srcu_struct(struct srcu_struct *ssp, const char *name, struct lock_class_key *key);
+int init_srcu_struct_lockdep(struct srcu_struct *ssp, const char *name,
+ struct lock_class_key *key);
+static inline int __init_srcu_struct(struct srcu_struct *ssp, const char *name,
+ struct lock_class_key *key)
+{
+ return init_srcu_struct_lockdep(ssp, name, key);
+}
#ifndef CONFIG_TINY_SRCU
int __init_srcu_struct_fast(struct srcu_struct *ssp, const char *name, struct lock_class_key *key);
int __init_srcu_struct_fast_updown(struct srcu_struct *ssp, const char *name,
struct lock_class_key *key);
#endif // #ifndef CONFIG_TINY_SRCU
-#define init_srcu_struct(ssp) \
-({ \
- static struct lock_class_key __srcu_key; \
- \
- __init_srcu_struct((ssp), #ssp, &__srcu_key); \
-})
-
#define init_srcu_struct_fast(ssp) \
({ \
static struct lock_class_key __srcu_key; \
@@ -56,7 +55,12 @@ int __init_srcu_struct_fast_updown(struct srcu_struct *ssp, const char *name,
#define __SRCU_DEP_MAP_INIT(srcu_name) .dep_map = { .name = #srcu_name },
#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */
-int init_srcu_struct(struct srcu_struct *ssp);
+int init_srcu_struct_generic(struct srcu_struct *ssp);
+static inline int __init_srcu_struct(struct srcu_struct *ssp, const char *name,
+ struct lock_class_key *key)
+{
+ return init_srcu_struct_generic(ssp);
+}
#ifndef CONFIG_TINY_SRCU
int init_srcu_struct_fast(struct srcu_struct *ssp);
int init_srcu_struct_fast_updown(struct srcu_struct *ssp);
@@ -65,6 +69,13 @@ int init_srcu_struct_fast_updown(struct srcu_struct *ssp);
#define __SRCU_DEP_MAP_INIT(srcu_name)
#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */
+#define init_srcu_struct(ssp) \
+({ \
+ static struct lock_class_key __srcu_key; \
+ \
+ __init_srcu_struct((ssp), #ssp, &__srcu_key); \
+})
+
/* Values for SRCU Tree srcu_data ->srcu_reader_flavor, but also used by rcutorture. */
#define SRCU_READ_FLAVOR_NORMAL 0x1 // srcu_read_lock().
#define SRCU_READ_FLAVOR_NMI 0x2 // srcu_read_lock_nmisafe().
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c
index a2e2d516e51b..47d48ed31848 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c
@@ -48,31 +48,31 @@ static int init_srcu_struct_fields(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
-int __init_srcu_struct(struct srcu_struct *ssp, const char *name,
- struct lock_class_key *key)
+int init_srcu_struct_lockdep(struct srcu_struct *ssp, const char *name,
+ struct lock_class_key *key)
{
/* Don't re-initialize a lock while it is held. */
debug_check_no_locks_freed((void *)ssp, sizeof(*ssp));
lockdep_init_map(&ssp->dep_map, name, key, 0);
return init_srcu_struct_fields(ssp);
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__init_srcu_struct);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(init_srcu_struct_lockdep);
#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */
/*
- * init_srcu_struct - initialize a sleep-RCU structure
+ * init_srcu_struct_generic - initialize a sleep-RCU structure
* @ssp: structure to initialize.
*
* Must invoke this on a given srcu_struct before passing that srcu_struct
* to any other function. Each srcu_struct represents a separate domain
* of SRCU protection.
*/
-int init_srcu_struct(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
+int init_srcu_struct_generic(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
{
return init_srcu_struct_fields(ssp);
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(init_srcu_struct);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(init_srcu_struct_generic);
#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
index 0d01cd8c4b4a..e4496488a7d8 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
@@ -266,12 +266,13 @@ __init_srcu_struct_common(struct srcu_struct *ssp, const char *name, struct lock
return init_srcu_struct_fields(ssp, false);
}
-int __init_srcu_struct(struct srcu_struct *ssp, const char *name, struct lock_class_key *key)
+int init_srcu_struct_lockdep(struct srcu_struct *ssp, const char *name,
+ struct lock_class_key *key)
{
ssp->srcu_reader_flavor = 0;
return __init_srcu_struct_common(ssp, name, key);
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__init_srcu_struct);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(init_srcu_struct_lockdep);
int __init_srcu_struct_fast(struct srcu_struct *ssp, const char *name, struct lock_class_key *key)
{
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__init_srcu_struct_fast_updown);
#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */
/**
- * init_srcu_struct - initialize a sleep-RCU structure
+ * init_srcu_struct_generic - initialize a sleep-RCU structure
* @ssp: structure to initialize.
*
* Use this in place of DEFINE_SRCU() and DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU()
@@ -301,12 +302,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__init_srcu_struct_fast_updown);
* to any other function. Each srcu_struct represents a separate domain
* of SRCU protection.
*/
-int init_srcu_struct(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
+int init_srcu_struct_generic(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
{
ssp->srcu_reader_flavor = 0;
return init_srcu_struct_fields(ssp, false);
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(init_srcu_struct);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(init_srcu_struct_generic);
/**
* init_srcu_struct_fast - initialize a fast-reader sleep-RCU structure
--
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* [PATCH v10 2/5] rust: helpers: add SRCU helpers
2026-06-13 6:40 [PATCH v10 0/5] rust: add SRCU abstraction Onur Özkan
2026-06-13 6:40 ` [PATCH v10 1/5] srcu: make init_srcu_struct() consistently wrap __init_srcu_struct() Onur Özkan
@ 2026-06-13 6:40 ` Onur Özkan
2026-06-13 6:40 ` [PATCH v10 3/5] srcu: expose srcu_readers_active() Onur Özkan
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From: Onur Özkan @ 2026-06-13 6:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: rcu, rust-for-linux, linux-kernel
Cc: ojeda, boqun, gary, bjorn3_gh, lossin, a.hindborg, aliceryhl,
tmgross, dakr, peterz, fujita.tomonori, tamird, jiangshanlai,
paulmck, josh, rostedt, mathieu.desnoyers, Onur Özkan
Add helper wrappers for SRCU functions that are exposed to Rust
through generated bindings.
Signed-off-by: Onur Özkan <work@onurozkan.dev>
---
rust/helpers/helpers.c | 1 +
rust/helpers/srcu.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 31 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 rust/helpers/srcu.c
diff --git a/rust/helpers/helpers.c b/rust/helpers/helpers.c
index 625921e27dfb..f3562d3b3888 100644
--- a/rust/helpers/helpers.c
+++ b/rust/helpers/helpers.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
#include "signal.c"
#include "slab.c"
#include "spinlock.c"
+#include "srcu.c"
#include "sync.c"
#include "task.c"
#include "time.c"
diff --git a/rust/helpers/srcu.c b/rust/helpers/srcu.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..225b3bf9334a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/helpers/srcu.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+#include <linux/srcu.h>
+
+__rust_helper int rust_helper_init_srcu_struct_with_key(struct srcu_struct *ssp,
+ const char *name,
+ struct lock_class_key *key)
+{
+ return __init_srcu_struct(ssp, name, key);
+}
+
+__rust_helper int rust_helper_srcu_read_lock(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
+{
+ return srcu_read_lock(ssp);
+}
+
+__rust_helper void rust_helper_srcu_read_unlock(struct srcu_struct *ssp, int idx)
+{
+ srcu_read_unlock(ssp, idx);
+}
+
+__rust_helper void rust_helper_srcu_barrier(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
+{
+ srcu_barrier(ssp);
+}
+
+__rust_helper void rust_helper_synchronize_srcu_expedited(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
+{
+ synchronize_srcu_expedited(ssp);
+}
--
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From: Onur Özkan @ 2026-06-13 6:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: rcu, rust-for-linux, linux-kernel
Cc: ojeda, boqun, gary, bjorn3_gh, lossin, a.hindborg, aliceryhl,
tmgross, dakr, peterz, fujita.tomonori, tamird, jiangshanlai,
paulmck, josh, rostedt, mathieu.desnoyers, Onur Özkan
This is needed by rust/helpers/srcu.c which now adds
rust_helper_srcu_readers_active() as a wrapper around the SRCU helper
for Rust callers.
To achive this:
1- Move the srcu_readers_active() implementation from
"kernel/rcu/srcutree.c" to "include/linux/srcutree.h".
2- Implement a matching srcu_readers_active() in
"include/linux/srcutiny.h" and use it on the existing open-coded
WARN_ON() check in cleanup_srcu_struct().
Reviewed-by: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>
Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Onur Özkan <work@onurozkan.dev>
---
include/linux/srcutiny.h | 13 +++++++++++++
include/linux/srcutree.h | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c | 2 +-
kernel/rcu/srcutree.c | 25 -------------------------
rust/helpers/srcu.c | 5 +++++
5 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/srcutiny.h b/include/linux/srcutiny.h
index 905b629e8fa3..fbcf13bc12d1 100644
--- a/include/linux/srcutiny.h
+++ b/include/linux/srcutiny.h
@@ -154,4 +154,17 @@ static inline void srcu_torture_stats_print(struct srcu_struct *ssp,
data_race(READ_ONCE(ssp->srcu_idx_max)));
}
+/**
+ * srcu_readers_active - returns true if there are readers. and false otherwise.
+ * @ssp: which srcu_struct to count active readers (holding srcu_read_lock).
+ *
+ * Note that this is not an atomic primitive, and can therefore suffer
+ * severe errors when invoked on an active srcu_struct. That said, it
+ * can be useful as an error check at cleanup time.
+ */
+static inline bool srcu_readers_active(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
+{
+ return READ_ONCE(ssp->srcu_lock_nesting[0]) || READ_ONCE(ssp->srcu_lock_nesting[1]);
+}
+
#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/srcutree.h b/include/linux/srcutree.h
index fd1a9270cb9a..75e54e4f963f 100644
--- a/include/linux/srcutree.h
+++ b/include/linux/srcutree.h
@@ -374,4 +374,28 @@ static inline void srcu_check_read_flavor(struct srcu_struct *ssp, int read_flav
__srcu_check_read_flavor(ssp, read_flavor);
}
+/**
+ * srcu_readers_active - returns true if there are readers. and false otherwise.
+ * @ssp: which srcu_struct to count active readers (holding srcu_read_lock).
+ *
+ * Note that this is not an atomic primitive, and can therefore suffer
+ * severe errors when invoked on an active srcu_struct. That said, it
+ * can be useful as an error check at cleanup time.
+ */
+static inline bool srcu_readers_active(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
+{
+ int cpu;
+ unsigned long sum = 0;
+
+ for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+ struct srcu_data *sdp = per_cpu_ptr(ssp->sda, cpu);
+
+ sum += atomic_long_read(&sdp->srcu_ctrs[0].srcu_locks);
+ sum += atomic_long_read(&sdp->srcu_ctrs[1].srcu_locks);
+ sum -= atomic_long_read(&sdp->srcu_ctrs[0].srcu_unlocks);
+ sum -= atomic_long_read(&sdp->srcu_ctrs[1].srcu_unlocks);
+ }
+ return sum;
+}
+
#endif
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c
index 47d48ed31848..558ba8d316db 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(init_srcu_struct_generic);
*/
void cleanup_srcu_struct(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
{
- WARN_ON(ssp->srcu_lock_nesting[0] || ssp->srcu_lock_nesting[1]);
+ WARN_ON(srcu_readers_active(ssp));
irq_work_sync(&ssp->srcu_irq_work);
flush_work(&ssp->srcu_work);
WARN_ON(ssp->srcu_gp_running);
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
index e4496488a7d8..7a3f5c8c882a 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
@@ -599,31 +599,6 @@ static bool srcu_readers_active_idx_check(struct srcu_struct *ssp, int idx)
return srcu_readers_lock_idx(ssp, idx, did_gp, unlocks);
}
-/**
- * srcu_readers_active - returns true if there are readers. and false
- * otherwise
- * @ssp: which srcu_struct to count active readers (holding srcu_read_lock).
- *
- * Note that this is not an atomic primitive, and can therefore suffer
- * severe errors when invoked on an active srcu_struct. That said, it
- * can be useful as an error check at cleanup time.
- */
-static bool srcu_readers_active(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
-{
- int cpu;
- unsigned long sum = 0;
-
- for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
- struct srcu_data *sdp = per_cpu_ptr(ssp->sda, cpu);
-
- sum += atomic_long_read(&sdp->srcu_ctrs[0].srcu_locks);
- sum += atomic_long_read(&sdp->srcu_ctrs[1].srcu_locks);
- sum -= atomic_long_read(&sdp->srcu_ctrs[0].srcu_unlocks);
- sum -= atomic_long_read(&sdp->srcu_ctrs[1].srcu_unlocks);
- }
- return sum;
-}
-
/*
* We use an adaptive strategy for synchronize_srcu() and especially for
* synchronize_srcu_expedited(). We spin for a fixed time period
diff --git a/rust/helpers/srcu.c b/rust/helpers/srcu.c
index 225b3bf9334a..1a2f563640e0 100644
--- a/rust/helpers/srcu.c
+++ b/rust/helpers/srcu.c
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ __rust_helper int rust_helper_init_srcu_struct_with_key(struct srcu_struct *ssp,
return __init_srcu_struct(ssp, name, key);
}
+__rust_helper bool rust_helper_srcu_readers_active(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
+{
+ return srcu_readers_active(ssp);
+}
+
__rust_helper int rust_helper_srcu_read_lock(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
{
return srcu_read_lock(ssp);
--
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2026-07-06 11:55 ` Alice Ryhl
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From: Onur Özkan @ 2026-06-13 6:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: rcu, rust-for-linux, linux-kernel
Cc: ojeda, boqun, gary, bjorn3_gh, lossin, a.hindborg, aliceryhl,
tmgross, dakr, peterz, fujita.tomonori, tamird, jiangshanlai,
paulmck, josh, rostedt, mathieu.desnoyers, Onur Özkan
Add a Rust abstraction for sleepable RCU (SRCU), backed by C srcu_struct.
Provide FFI helpers and a safe wrapper with a guard-based API for read-side
critical sections.
Cleanup is handled via `PinnedDrop`. It first checks for active read-side
sections and emits a warning if any guards were leaked. In that case, it
waits in `synchronize_srcu()` rather than risking a UAF by freeing the
`srcu_struct` that is still reachable from the C side. It then uses
`srcu_barrier()` to drain pending callbacks before finally calling
`cleanup_srcu_struct()`.
Signed-off-by: Onur Özkan <work@onurozkan.dev>
---
rust/kernel/sync.rs | 2 +
rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs | 171 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 173 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs
diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync.rs b/rust/kernel/sync.rs
index 993dbf2caa0e..0d6a5f1300c3 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
pub mod rcu;
mod refcount;
mod set_once;
+pub mod srcu;
pub use arc::{Arc, ArcBorrow, UniqueArc};
pub use completion::Completion;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
pub use locked_by::LockedBy;
pub use refcount::Refcount;
pub use set_once::SetOnce;
+pub use srcu::Srcu;
/// Represents a lockdep class.
///
diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..723e5e277fd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+//! Sleepable read-copy update (SRCU) support.
+//!
+//! C header: [`include/linux/srcu.h`](srctree/include/linux/srcu.h)
+
+use crate::{
+ bindings,
+ error::to_result,
+ prelude::*,
+ sync::LockClassKey,
+ types::{
+ NotThreadSafe,
+ Opaque, //
+ },
+};
+
+use pin_init::pin_data;
+
+/// Creates an [`Srcu`] initialiser with the given name and a newly-created lock class.
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! new_srcu {
+ ($($name:literal)?) => {
+ $crate::sync::Srcu::new($crate::optional_name!($($name)?), $crate::static_lock_class!())
+ };
+}
+pub use new_srcu;
+
+/// Sleepable read-copy update primitive.
+///
+/// SRCU readers may sleep while holding the read-side guard.
+///
+/// The destructor waits for active readers and callbacks, so it may sleep.
+/// If a read-side guard has been leaked, dropping an [`Srcu`] may never return.
+///
+/// # Invariants
+///
+/// This represents a valid `struct srcu_struct` initialized by the C SRCU API
+/// and it remains pinned and valid until the pinned destructor runs.
+#[repr(transparent)]
+#[pin_data(PinnedDrop)]
+pub struct Srcu {
+ #[pin]
+ inner: Opaque<bindings::srcu_struct>,
+}
+
+impl Srcu {
+ /// Creates a new SRCU instance.
+ #[inline]
+ pub fn new(name: &'static CStr, key: Pin<&'static LockClassKey>) -> impl PinInit<Self, Error> {
+ try_pin_init!(Self {
+ // INVARIANT: On success, the C initializer creates a valid `srcu_struct` and
+ // it remains pinned until `PinnedDrop` runs.
+ inner <- Opaque::try_ffi_init(|ptr: *mut bindings::srcu_struct| {
+ // SAFETY: `ptr` points to valid uninitialised memory for a `srcu_struct`.
+ to_result(unsafe {
+ bindings::init_srcu_struct_with_key(ptr, name.as_char_ptr(), key.as_ptr())
+ })
+ }),
+ })
+ }
+
+ /// Enters an SRCU read-side critical section.
+ ///
+ /// Leaking the returned [`Guard`] leaves the SRCU read-side critical
+ /// section active and makes `drop` sleep forever.
+ #[inline]
+ pub fn read_lock(&self) -> Guard<'_> {
+ // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid `struct srcu_struct`.
+ let idx = unsafe { bindings::srcu_read_lock(self.inner.get()) };
+
+ // INVARIANT: `idx` was returned by `srcu_read_lock()` for this `Srcu`.
+ Guard {
+ srcu: self,
+ idx,
+ _not_send: NotThreadSafe,
+ }
+ }
+
+ /// Waits until all pre-existing SRCU readers have completed.
+ #[inline]
+ pub fn synchronize(&self) {
+ // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid `struct srcu_struct`.
+ unsafe { bindings::synchronize_srcu(self.inner.get()) };
+ }
+
+ /// Waits until all pre-existing SRCU readers have completed, expedited.
+ ///
+ /// This requests a lower-latency grace period than [`Srcu::synchronize`] typically
+ /// at the cost of higher system-wide overhead. Prefer [`Srcu::synchronize`] by default
+ /// and use this variant only when reducing reset or teardown latency is more important
+ /// than the extra cost.
+ #[inline]
+ pub fn synchronize_expedited(&self) {
+ // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid `struct srcu_struct`.
+ unsafe { bindings::synchronize_srcu_expedited(self.inner.get()) };
+ }
+}
+
+#[pinned_drop]
+impl PinnedDrop for Srcu {
+ fn drop(self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
+ let ptr = self.inner.get();
+
+ if crate::warn_on!(
+ // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid and pinned `struct srcu_struct`
+ // and `srcu_readers_active()` only checks the active reader count.
+ unsafe { bindings::srcu_readers_active(ptr) }
+ ) {
+ // `cleanup_srcu_struct()` may return early if there are still active readers.
+ // This should only happen if a guard was leaked with `mem::forget`, which is
+ // "WRONG" code and may cause a UAF because Rust will free the `srcu_struct`
+ // while it is still referenced from the C side (e.g. by `call_srcu()` callbacks).
+ //
+ // Another consequence of leaking guards is that `call_srcu()` callbacks will
+ // never run because the grace period can never complete due to permanently
+ // active readers (i.e. leaked guards).
+ //
+ // If this ever happens, that means the guard was leaked by mistake and the
+ // caller must fix the bug. Sleeping here is intentional and less harmful
+ // than risking a UAF.
+ //
+ // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid and pinned
+ // `struct srcu_struct`.
+ unsafe { bindings::synchronize_srcu(ptr) };
+ }
+
+ // Ensure all SRCU callbacks have been finished before freeing.
+ // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid and pinned `struct srcu_struct`.
+ unsafe { bindings::srcu_barrier(ptr) };
+
+ // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid and pinned `struct srcu_struct`.
+ unsafe { bindings::cleanup_srcu_struct(ptr) };
+ }
+}
+
+// SAFETY: `srcu_struct` may be shared and used across threads.
+unsafe impl Send for Srcu {}
+// SAFETY: `srcu_struct` may be shared and used concurrently.
+unsafe impl Sync for Srcu {}
+
+/// Guard for an active SRCU read-side critical section on a particular [`Srcu`].
+///
+/// Leaking this guard with [`core::mem::forget`] leaves the SRCU read-side
+/// critical section active and makes dropping the associated [`Srcu`] sleep forever.
+///
+/// # Invariants
+///
+/// `idx` is the index returned by `srcu_read_lock()` for `srcu`.
+#[must_use = "if unused, the lock will be immediately unlocked"]
+pub struct Guard<'a> {
+ srcu: &'a Srcu,
+ idx: i32,
+ _not_send: NotThreadSafe,
+}
+
+impl Guard<'_> {
+ /// Explicitly releases the SRCU read-side critical section.
+ #[inline]
+ pub fn unlock(self) {}
+}
+
+impl Drop for Guard<'_> {
+ #[inline]
+ fn drop(&mut self) {
+ // SAFETY: `Guard` is only constructible through `Srcu::read_lock()`,
+ // which returns a valid index for the SRCU instance.
+ unsafe { bindings::srcu_read_unlock(self.srcu.inner.get(), self.idx) };
+ }
+}
--
2.51.2
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* [PATCH v10 5/5] MAINTAINERS: add Rust SRCU files to SRCU entry
2026-06-13 6:40 [PATCH v10 0/5] rust: add SRCU abstraction Onur Özkan
` (3 preceding siblings ...)
2026-06-13 6:40 ` [PATCH v10 4/5] rust: sync: add SRCU abstraction Onur Özkan
@ 2026-06-13 6:40 ` Onur Özkan
2026-07-02 13:53 ` [PATCH v10 0/5] rust: add SRCU abstraction Onur Özkan
5 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Onur Özkan @ 2026-06-13 6:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: rcu, rust-for-linux, linux-kernel
Cc: ojeda, boqun, gary, bjorn3_gh, lossin, a.hindborg, aliceryhl,
tmgross, dakr, peterz, fujita.tomonori, tamird, jiangshanlai,
paulmck, josh, rostedt, mathieu.desnoyers, Onur Özkan
Include Rust side implementation files to the SRCU maintainer
entry.
Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Onur Özkan <work@onurozkan.dev>
---
MAINTAINERS | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index e0b307b2108c..7739a435f258 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -24624,6 +24624,7 @@ SLEEPABLE READ-COPY UPDATE (SRCU)
M: Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@gmail.com>
M: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>
M: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
+M: Onur Özkan <work@onurozkan.dev> (RUST)
R: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
R: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
L: rcu@vger.kernel.org
@@ -24632,6 +24633,8 @@ W: http://www.rdrop.com/users/paulmck/RCU/
T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rcu/linux.git rcu/dev
F: include/linux/srcu*.h
F: kernel/rcu/srcu*.c
+F: rust/helpers/srcu.c
+F: rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs
SMACK SECURITY MODULE
M: Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>
--
2.51.2
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* Re: [PATCH v10 0/5] rust: add SRCU abstraction
2026-06-13 6:40 [PATCH v10 0/5] rust: add SRCU abstraction Onur Özkan
` (4 preceding siblings ...)
2026-06-13 6:40 ` [PATCH v10 5/5] MAINTAINERS: add Rust SRCU files to SRCU entry Onur Özkan
@ 2026-07-02 13:53 ` Onur Özkan
5 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Onur Özkan @ 2026-07-02 13:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Onur Özkan
Cc: rcu, rust-for-linux, linux-kernel, ojeda, boqun, gary, bjorn3_gh,
lossin, a.hindborg, aliceryhl, tmgross, dakr, peterz,
fujita.tomonori, tamird, jiangshanlai, paulmck, josh, rostedt,
mathieu.desnoyers
On Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:40:06 +0300
Onur Özkan <work@onurozkan.dev> wrote:
> The immediate motivation is the Tyr reset infrastructure [1] which needs
> to serialize reset sensitive hardware access against reset and teardown
> paths. That reset series started to require many independent dependencies
> so this SRCU support is split out as a standalone Rust API to keep the
> reset series focused on the reset logic and easier to review, rebase and
> land.
>
>
> Changes since v9:
>
> - SRCU initialization restructuring is now a separate patch (the first
> one in this series).
> - Comment fix on C initialization functions.
>
>
> Changes since v8:
>
> - Refactor srcu init handling to provide better init API (motivated by
> the "mutex.h" initializers.
> - Use warn_on! instead of pr_warn! on leaked guard detection.
>
>
> Changes since v7:
>
> - Moved synchronize_srcu() call inside "if srcu_readers_active()"
> condition in "impl PinnedDrop for Srcu".
> - Improved comments on the synchronize_srcu() call in
> "impl PinnedDrop for Srcu".
>
>
> Changes since v6:
>
> - Removed "CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC" condition from "rust/helpers/srcu.c"
> and created a simple wrapper inside "include/linux/srcu.h" for it.
>
>
> Changes since v5:
>
> - Created separate srcu_readers_active() variants for "srcutiny.h" and
> "srcutree.h".
>
>
> Changes since v4:
>
> - Exposed srcu_readers_active from C side and wired it to the Rust
> helpers.
> - Used srcu_readers_active() in SRCU drop and logged with pr_warn if
> there are leaked guards during the drop.
>
>
> Changes since v3 (which are for Sashiko notes [2]):
>
> - Added rust helpers for srcu_barrier() and synchronize_srcu_expedited()
> so the abstraction builds with CONFIG_TINY_SRCU, where these are
> static inline functions.
> - Added missing INVARIANT comment in Srcu::new() about why the type
> invariants hold after successful initialization.
>
>
> Changes since v2:
>
> - Removed closure-based API.
> - Added #[doc(hidden)] on new_srcu macro.
> - Added #[must_use..] on srcu::Guard.
> - Improved the clean-up path (PinnedDrop implementation) which
> eventually made read_lock safe with leaked guards.
>
>
> Changes since v1:
>
> - Made the owned SRCU read-side guard API unsafe and added a safe closure
> based helper for callers that do not need to keep the guard. This is to
> avoid UB on the C side cleanup_srcu_struct where the SRCU struct is freed
> while there are still active guards, which can happen if the caller leaks
> the guard e.g., with mem::forget().
> - Improved doc comments.
>
>
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260428103437.156236-1-work@onurozkan.dev
> v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260502162833.34334-1-work@onurozkan.dev
> v3: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260522054228.114814-1-work@onurozkan.dev
> v4: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260525175706.124910-1-work@onurozkan.dev
> v5: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260527174120.510447-1-work@onurozkan.dev
> v6: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260527203615.163688-1-work@onurozkan.dev
> v7: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260528062810.256212-1-work@onurozkan.dev
> v8: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260529114449.112066-1-work@onurozkan.dev
> v9: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260529134004.396743-1-work@onurozkan.dev
>
> [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260416171728.205141-1-work@onurozkan.dev
> [2]: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260522054228.114814-1-work@onurozkan.dev?part=2
>
> Onur Özkan (5):
> srcu: make init_srcu_struct() consistently wrap __init_srcu_struct()
> rust: helpers: add SRCU helpers
> srcu: expose srcu_readers_active()
> rust: sync: add SRCU abstraction
> MAINTAINERS: add Rust SRCU files to SRCU entry
>
> MAINTAINERS | 3 +
> include/linux/srcu.h | 29 ++++---
> include/linux/srcutiny.h | 13 +++
> include/linux/srcutree.h | 24 ++++++
> kernel/rcu/srcutiny.c | 14 ++--
> kernel/rcu/srcutree.c | 36 ++-------
> rust/helpers/helpers.c | 1 +
> rust/helpers/srcu.c | 35 ++++++++
> rust/kernel/sync.rs | 2 +
> rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs | 171 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 10 files changed, 282 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 rust/helpers/srcu.c
> create mode 100644 rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs
>
> --
> 2.51.2
>
A gentle ping on this series. Are there any remaining concerns with v10?
Regards,
Onur
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* Re: [PATCH v10 4/5] rust: sync: add SRCU abstraction
2026-06-13 6:40 ` [PATCH v10 4/5] rust: sync: add SRCU abstraction Onur Özkan
@ 2026-07-06 11:55 ` Alice Ryhl
2026-07-06 12:39 ` Gary Guo
0 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Alice Ryhl @ 2026-07-06 11:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Onur Özkan, boqun
Cc: rcu, rust-for-linux, linux-kernel, ojeda, gary, bjorn3_gh, lossin,
a.hindborg, tmgross, dakr, peterz, fujita.tomonori, tamird,
jiangshanlai, paulmck, josh, rostedt, mathieu.desnoyers
On Sat, Jun 13, 2026 at 09:40:10AM +0300, Onur Özkan wrote:
> +#[pinned_drop]
> +impl PinnedDrop for Srcu {
> + fn drop(self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
> + let ptr = self.inner.get();
> +
> + if crate::warn_on!(
> + // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid and pinned `struct srcu_struct`
> + // and `srcu_readers_active()` only checks the active reader count.
> + unsafe { bindings::srcu_readers_active(ptr) }
> + ) {
> + // `cleanup_srcu_struct()` may return early if there are still active readers.
> + // This should only happen if a guard was leaked with `mem::forget`, which is
> + // "WRONG" code and may cause a UAF because Rust will free the `srcu_struct`
> + // while it is still referenced from the C side (e.g. by `call_srcu()` callbacks).
> + //
> + // Another consequence of leaking guards is that `call_srcu()` callbacks will
> + // never run because the grace period can never complete due to permanently
> + // active readers (i.e. leaked guards).
> + //
> + // If this ever happens, that means the guard was leaked by mistake and the
> + // caller must fix the bug. Sleeping here is intentional and less harmful
> + // than risking a UAF.
> + //
> + // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid and pinned
> + // `struct srcu_struct`.
> + unsafe { bindings::synchronize_srcu(ptr) };
> + }
> +
> + // Ensure all SRCU callbacks have been finished before freeing.
> + // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid and pinned `struct srcu_struct`.
> + unsafe { bindings::srcu_barrier(ptr) };
Hmm. It's not entirely clear to me that synchronize_srcu() is needed
here. If there are calls to srcu_read_lock() that do not have a matching
unlock due to use of mem::forget(), then either there is a pending
call_srcu() callback in the queue, in which case srcu_barrier() already
sleeps forever, or there are no such callbacks in which case I don't
think this actually leads to UAF.
Thoughts?
Alice
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* Re: [PATCH v10 4/5] rust: sync: add SRCU abstraction
2026-07-06 11:55 ` Alice Ryhl
@ 2026-07-06 12:39 ` Gary Guo
2026-07-06 13:01 ` Onur Özkan
0 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Gary Guo @ 2026-07-06 12:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alice Ryhl, Onur Özkan, boqun
Cc: rcu, rust-for-linux, linux-kernel, ojeda, gary, bjorn3_gh, lossin,
a.hindborg, tmgross, dakr, peterz, fujita.tomonori, tamird,
jiangshanlai, paulmck, josh, rostedt, mathieu.desnoyers
On Mon Jul 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM BST, Alice Ryhl wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 13, 2026 at 09:40:10AM +0300, Onur Özkan wrote:
>> +#[pinned_drop]
>> +impl PinnedDrop for Srcu {
>> + fn drop(self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
>> + let ptr = self.inner.get();
>> +
>> + if crate::warn_on!(
>> + // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid and pinned `struct srcu_struct`
>> + // and `srcu_readers_active()` only checks the active reader count.
>> + unsafe { bindings::srcu_readers_active(ptr) }
>> + ) {
>> + // `cleanup_srcu_struct()` may return early if there are still active readers.
>> + // This should only happen if a guard was leaked with `mem::forget`, which is
>> + // "WRONG" code and may cause a UAF because Rust will free the `srcu_struct`
>> + // while it is still referenced from the C side (e.g. by `call_srcu()` callbacks).
>> + //
>> + // Another consequence of leaking guards is that `call_srcu()` callbacks will
>> + // never run because the grace period can never complete due to permanently
>> + // active readers (i.e. leaked guards).
>> + //
>> + // If this ever happens, that means the guard was leaked by mistake and the
>> + // caller must fix the bug. Sleeping here is intentional and less harmful
>> + // than risking a UAF.
>> + //
>> + // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid and pinned
>> + // `struct srcu_struct`.
>> + unsafe { bindings::synchronize_srcu(ptr) };
>> + }
>> +
>> + // Ensure all SRCU callbacks have been finished before freeing.
>> + // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid and pinned `struct srcu_struct`.
>> + unsafe { bindings::srcu_barrier(ptr) };
>
> Hmm. It's not entirely clear to me that synchronize_srcu() is needed
> here. If there are calls to srcu_read_lock() that do not have a matching
> unlock due to use of mem::forget(), then either there is a pending
> call_srcu() callback in the queue, in which case srcu_barrier() already
> sleeps forever, or there are no such callbacks in which case I don't
> think this actually leads to UAF.
>
> Thoughts?
If srcu_readers_active returns true, then `cleanup_srcu_struct` will hit one of
the "leak it" code path, and the question is whether that is okay.
My analysis in https://lore.kernel.org/all/DI9ADEUBBUD2.22OR0R12PKVQL@garyguo.net/:
>
> But after taking another look, I am not even sure if this is needed. A quick
> glance of the code it appears that __srcu_read_unlock doesn't do anything apart
> from adjusting the counter, and the SRCU grace period and thus the timers won't
> actually start unless there's a pending grace period, which won't start unless
> there's a call_srcu or sychronize_srcu. And we *know* that none of them would
> happen, as the lifetime guarantees that nothing accesses the `Srcu` struct when
> `drop` starts, and inside drop we have already invoked `srcu_barrier()`.
>
> So I think, even if we hit the "Just leak it" scenario, we can still safely
> deallocate the backing storage of `srcu_struct` and nothing should break?
So I _think_ it is not needed, but this is quite heavily related to internals of
SRCU implementation.
Best,
Gary
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* Re: [PATCH v10 4/5] rust: sync: add SRCU abstraction
2026-07-06 12:39 ` Gary Guo
@ 2026-07-06 13:01 ` Onur Özkan
0 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Onur Özkan @ 2026-07-06 13:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Gary Guo
Cc: Alice Ryhl, boqun, rcu, rust-for-linux, linux-kernel, ojeda,
bjorn3_gh, lossin, a.hindborg, tmgross, dakr, peterz,
fujita.tomonori, tamird, jiangshanlai, paulmck, josh, rostedt,
mathieu.desnoyers
On Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:39:47 +0100
Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net> wrote:
> On Mon Jul 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM BST, Alice Ryhl wrote:
> > On Sat, Jun 13, 2026 at 09:40:10AM +0300, Onur Özkan wrote:
> >> +#[pinned_drop]
> >> +impl PinnedDrop for Srcu {
> >> + fn drop(self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
> >> + let ptr = self.inner.get();
> >> +
> >> + if crate::warn_on!(
> >> + // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid and pinned `struct srcu_struct`
> >> + // and `srcu_readers_active()` only checks the active reader count.
> >> + unsafe { bindings::srcu_readers_active(ptr) }
> >> + ) {
> >> + // `cleanup_srcu_struct()` may return early if there are still active readers.
> >> + // This should only happen if a guard was leaked with `mem::forget`, which is
> >> + // "WRONG" code and may cause a UAF because Rust will free the `srcu_struct`
> >> + // while it is still referenced from the C side (e.g. by `call_srcu()` callbacks).
> >> + //
> >> + // Another consequence of leaking guards is that `call_srcu()` callbacks will
> >> + // never run because the grace period can never complete due to permanently
> >> + // active readers (i.e. leaked guards).
> >> + //
> >> + // If this ever happens, that means the guard was leaked by mistake and the
> >> + // caller must fix the bug. Sleeping here is intentional and less harmful
> >> + // than risking a UAF.
> >> + //
> >> + // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid and pinned
> >> + // `struct srcu_struct`.
> >> + unsafe { bindings::synchronize_srcu(ptr) };
> >> + }
> >> +
> >> + // Ensure all SRCU callbacks have been finished before freeing.
> >> + // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid and pinned `struct srcu_struct`.
> >> + unsafe { bindings::srcu_barrier(ptr) };
> >
> > Hmm. It's not entirely clear to me that synchronize_srcu() is needed
> > here. If there are calls to srcu_read_lock() that do not have a matching
> > unlock due to use of mem::forget(), then either there is a pending
> > call_srcu() callback in the queue, in which case srcu_barrier() already
> > sleeps forever, or there are no such callbacks in which case I don't
> > think this actually leads to UAF.
> >
> > Thoughts?
>
> If srcu_readers_active returns true, then `cleanup_srcu_struct` will hit one of
> the "leak it" code path, and the question is whether that is okay.
>
> My analysis in https://lore.kernel.org/all/DI9ADEUBBUD2.22OR0R12PKVQL@garyguo.net/:
> >
> > But after taking another look, I am not even sure if this is needed. A quick
> > glance of the code it appears that __srcu_read_unlock doesn't do anything apart
> > from adjusting the counter, and the SRCU grace period and thus the timers won't
> > actually start unless there's a pending grace period, which won't start unless
> > there's a call_srcu or sychronize_srcu. And we *know* that none of them would
> > happen, as the lifetime guarantees that nothing accesses the `Srcu` struct when
> > `drop` starts, and inside drop we have already invoked `srcu_barrier()`.
> >
> > So I think, even if we hit the "Just leak it" scenario, we can still safely
> > deallocate the backing storage of `srcu_struct` and nothing should break?
>
> So I _think_ it is not needed, but this is quite heavily related to internals of
> SRCU implementation.
So when cleanup_srcu_struct() hits "leak it" path, I wanted to make sure nothing
can access to that freed srcu_struct and the easiest and safest approach for it
is calling synchronize_srcu().
Callbacks are just a detail that can become problem after this leak, so relying
on srcu_barrier() to handle the "leak it" case doesn't sound like a good
solution to me. It does not make the active reader case safe by itself and
honestly we don't really lose anything with calling synchronize_srcu() as an
additional safety guard, so I just kept it that way..
Thanks,
Onur
>
> Best,
> Gary
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