[PATCH v9 00/13] hrtimer Rust API

[PATCH v9 00/13] hrtimer Rust API

[Andreas Hindborg]

This series adds support for using the `hrtimer` subsystem from Rust code.

The series adds support for timer mode and clock source configuration during
timer initialization. Examples and functionality to execute closures at timer
expiration has been removed, as these depend on either atomics [3] or
`SpinLockIrq` [4], which are still being worked on.

This series is a dependency for unmerged features of the Rust null block driver
[1], and for rkvms [2].

Link: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/a.hindborg/linux.git/log/?h=rnull-v6.11-rc2 [1]
Link: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/lyudess/linux/-/tree/rvkms-wip [2]
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/20240612223025.1158537-1-boqun.feng@gmail.com/ [3]
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/20240916213025.477225-1-lyude@redhat.com/ [4]
Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
---
Changes in v9:
- Hide `From` conversions for opaque enums.
- Add kconfig entry for rust hrtimer API.
- Move `CallbackTargetParameter` to `RawHrTimerPointer`
- Shorten first paragraphs for clock source descriptions.
- Link `HrTimerHandle::cancel` in docs.
- Clarify exclusive/shared access to callback parameter in docs.
- Improve documentation for functions that avoid creating references.
- Expand safety requirement for `HasHrTimer::start`.
- Update module level documentation and diagram.
- Use `NonNull` to store pointer in BoxHrTimerHandle.
- Add a note to `HrTimerHandle` safety requirement.
- Link to v8: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250218-hrtimer-v3-v6-12-rc2-v8-0-48dedb015eb3@kernel.org

Changes in v8:
- Publicly expose timer handles.
- Link to v7: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250203-hrtimer-v3-v6-12-rc2-v7-0-189144725399@kernel.org

Changes in v7:
- fix a typo in commit message for "rust: time: Add Ktime::from_ns()"
- fix a typo in safety comment in `HrTimer::new`
- fix a typo in `HrTimer::raw_cancel`
- fix a typo in the vocabulary
- fix a typo in `HrTimerCallback` docs
- refactor module documentation
- add an ascii state diagram to module documentation
- specify reason for adding `Arc::as_ptr`'
- change `boxed` to `this` in `Box::into_pin`
- change `from_ns` to `from_nanos` to align with std
- imporove safety comment for `impl Send for HrTimer`
- remove useless paragraph in docs for `HrTimerPointer`
- rephrase docs for `HrTimerPointer::TimerHandle`
- update docs for `HrTimerCallback::CallbackTarget`
- explain how users should use safe functions for cancelling a timer
- rename generics for consistency
- remove a note about storing mode in `HrTimer` - this is still required
- rebase on v6.14-rc1
- Link to v6: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250110-hrtimer-v3-v6-12-rc2-v6-0-f71d50f16482@kernel.org

Changes in v6:
- prefix all hrtimer related type names with `Hr`
- add a few links for type names in the documentation
- Link to v5: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241217-hrtimer-v3-v6-12-rc2-v5-0-b34c20ac2cb7@kernel.org

Changes in v5:
- Fix a typo in `impl_has_timer`
- Implement `Box::into_pin` in terms of `impl From<Box> for Pin<Box>`
- Link to v4: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241206-hrtimer-v3-v6-12-rc2-v4-0-6cb8c3673682@kernel.org

Changes in v4:
- rebase on v6.13-rc1 and adapt to kernel `Box`
- add a missing safety comment to `hrtimer::start`
- use `hrtimer_setup`
- fix a build issue when `bindings::hrtimer_restart` is signed
- fix a memory leak where box was not destroyed
- fix a documentation typo
- remove `as` coercion at multiple locations
- use fully qualified syntax when invoking `deref`
- move `hrtimer` into `time` module
- Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241017-hrtimer-v3-v6-12-rc2-v3-0-59a75cbb44da@kernel.org

Changes in v3:
- support timer mode selection
- support clock source selection
- eliminate `Arc::clone_from_raw` in favor of using `ArcBorrow`
- make `Arc::as_ptr` an associated method
- update safety requirement for `ArcBorrow::from_raw`
- remove examples (pending `SpinLockIrq` and `CondVar` patches)
- remove `start_function` (v2 `schedule_function`, pending `SpinLockIrq` and `CondVar` patches)
- change function naming from schedule/armed to start/running
- add vocabulary to documentation
- update safety comment in `Arc::as_ptr`
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240917222739.1298275-1-a.hindborg@kernel.org

Changes in v2:
- use a handle to own the timer callback target
- add ability to for callback to reschedule timer
- improve `impl_has_timer` to allow generics
- add support for stack allocated timers
- add support for scheduling closures
- use `Ktime` for setting expiration
- use `CondVar` instead of `AtomicBool` in examples
- rebase on 6.11
- improve documentation
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240425094634.262674-1-nmi@metaspace.dk

---
Andreas Hindborg (13):
      rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support
      rust: sync: add `Arc::as_ptr`
      rust: hrtimer: implement `HrTimerPointer` for `Arc`
      rust: hrtimer: allow timer restart from timer handler
      rust: hrtimer: add `UnsafeHrTimerPointer`
      rust: hrtimer: add `hrtimer::ScopedHrTimerPointer`
      rust: hrtimer: implement `UnsafeHrTimerPointer` for `Pin<&T>`
      rust: hrtimer: implement `UnsafeHrTimerPointer` for `Pin<&mut T>`
      rust: alloc: add `Box::into_pin`
      rust: hrtimer: implement `HrTimerPointer` for `Pin<Box<T>>`
      rust: hrtimer: add `HrTimerMode`
      rust: hrtimer: add clocksource selection through `ClockSource`
      rust: hrtimer: add maintainer entry

 MAINTAINERS                         |  10 +
 kernel/time/Kconfig                 |  13 +
 rust/kernel/alloc/kbox.rs           |   6 +
 rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs             |  13 +-
 rust/kernel/time.rs                 |   3 +
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs         | 566 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs     |  92 ++++++
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin.rs     |  99 +++++++
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin_mut.rs | 101 +++++++
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/tbox.rs    | 109 +++++++
 10 files changed, 1010 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
---
base-commit: 2014c95afecee3e76ca4a56956a936e23283f05b
change-id: 20241017-hrtimer-v3-v6-12-rc2-215dc6b169bf

Best regards,
-- 
Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>

[PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Andreas Hindborg]

This patch adds support for intrusive use of the hrtimer system. For now,
only one timer can be embedded in a Rust struct.

The hrtimer Rust API is based on the intrusive style pattern introduced by
the Rust workqueue API.

Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
---
 kernel/time/Kconfig         |  13 ++
 rust/kernel/time.rs         |   3 +
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs | 347 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 363 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/time/Kconfig b/kernel/time/Kconfig
index b0b97a60aaa6..7726e14ca3e2 100644
--- a/kernel/time/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/time/Kconfig
@@ -211,3 +211,16 @@ config CLOCKSOURCE_WATCHDOG_MAX_SKEW_US
 
 endmenu
 endif
+
+config RUST_HRTIMER
+	bool "Enable Rust hrtimer API"
+	depends on RUST
+	default y
+	help
+	  This option allows exclusion of the Rust hrtimer API from the build.
+	  This allows testing out changes to the C API without having to update
+	  the Rust abstractions during initial development.
+
+	  Say Y if you wish to build the Rust hrtimer API.
+
+	  Say N if you wish to exclude the Rust hrtimer API from the build.
diff --git a/rust/kernel/time.rs b/rust/kernel/time.rs
index 379c0f5772e5..e928b1340ee3 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/time.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/time.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 //! C header: [`include/linux/jiffies.h`](srctree/include/linux/jiffies.h).
 //! C header: [`include/linux/ktime.h`](srctree/include/linux/ktime.h).
 
+#[cfg(CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER)]
+pub mod hrtimer;
+
 /// The number of nanoseconds per millisecond.
 pub const NSEC_PER_MSEC: i64 = bindings::NSEC_PER_MSEC as i64;
 
diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fe20405d8bfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,347 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+//! Intrusive high resolution timers.
+//!
+//! Allows running timer callbacks without doing allocations at the time of
+//! starting the timer. For now, only one timer per type is allowed.
+//!
+//! # Vocabulary
+//!
+//! States:
+//!
+//! - Stopped: initialized but not started, or cancelled, or not restarted.
+//! - Started: initialized and started or restarted.
+//! - Running: executing the callback.
+//!
+//! Operations:
+//!
+//! * Start
+//! * Cancel
+//! * Restart
+//!
+//! Events:
+//!
+//! * Expire
+//!
+//! ## State Diagram
+//!
+//! ```text
+//!                                                   Return NoRestart
+//!                       +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
+//!                       |                                                                     |
+//!                       |                                                                     |
+//!                       |                                                                     |
+//!                       |                                         Return Restart              |
+//!                       |                                      +------------------------+     |
+//!                       |                                      |                        |     |
+//!                       |                                      |                        |     |
+//!                       v                                      v                        |     |
+//!           +-----------------+      Start      +------------------+           +--------+-----+--+
+//!           |                 +---------------->|                  |           |                 |
+//! Init      |                 |                 |                  |  Expire   |                 |
+//! --------->|    Stopped      |                 |      Started     +---------->|     Running     |
+//!           |                 |     Cancel      |                  |           |                 |
+//!           |                 |<----------------+                  |           |                 |
+//!           +-----------------+                 +---------------+--+           +-----------------+
+//!                                                     ^         |
+//!                                                     |         |
+//!                                                     +---------+
+//!                                                      Restart
+//! ```
+//!
+//!
+//! A timer is initialized in the **stopped** state. A stopped timer can be
+//! **started** by the `start` operation, with an **expiry** time. After the
+//! `start` operation, the timer is in the **started** state. When the timer
+//! **expires**, the timer enters the **running** state and the handler is
+//! executed. After the handler has finished executing, the timer may enter the
+//! **started* or **stopped** state, depending on the return value of the
+//! handler. A running timer can be **canceled** by the `cancel` operation. A
+//! timer that is cancelled enters the **stopped** state.
+//!
+//! A `cancel` or `restart` operation on a timer in the **running** state takes
+//! effect after the handler has finished executing and the timer has transitioned
+//! out of the **running** state.
+//!
+//! A `restart` operation on a timer in the **stopped** state is equivalent to a
+//! `start` operation.
+
+use crate::{init::PinInit, prelude::*, time::Ktime, types::Opaque};
+use core::marker::PhantomData;
+
+/// A timer backed by a C `struct hrtimer`.
+///
+/// # Invariants
+///
+/// * `self.timer` is initialized by `bindings::hrtimer_setup`.
+#[pin_data]
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct HrTimer<T> {
+    #[pin]
+    timer: Opaque<bindings::hrtimer>,
+    _t: PhantomData<T>,
+}
+
+// SAFETY: Ownership of an `HrTimer` can be moved to other threads and
+// used/dropped from there.
+unsafe impl<T> Send for HrTimer<T> {}
+
+// SAFETY: Timer operations are locked on C side, so it is safe to operate on a
+// timer from multiple threads
+unsafe impl<T> Sync for HrTimer<T> {}
+
+impl<T> HrTimer<T> {
+    /// Return an initializer for a new timer instance.
+    pub fn new() -> impl PinInit<Self>
+    where
+        T: HrTimerCallback,
+    {
+        pin_init!(Self {
+            // INVARIANTS: We initialize `timer` with `hrtimer_setup` below.
+            timer <- Opaque::ffi_init(move |place: *mut bindings::hrtimer| {
+                // SAFETY: By design of `pin_init!`, `place` is a pointer to a
+                // live allocation. hrtimer_setup will initialize `place` and
+                // does not require `place` to be initialized prior to the call.
+                unsafe {
+                    bindings::hrtimer_setup(
+                        place,
+                        Some(T::Pointer::run),
+                        bindings::CLOCK_MONOTONIC as i32,
+                        bindings::hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL,
+                    );
+                }
+            }),
+            _t: PhantomData,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Get a pointer to the contained `bindings::hrtimer`.
+    ///
+    /// This function do not create any references.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// `ptr` must point to a live allocation of at least the size of `Self`.
+    unsafe fn raw_get(ptr: *const Self) -> *mut bindings::hrtimer {
+        // SAFETY: The field projection to `timer` does not go out of bounds,
+        // because the caller of this function promises that `ptr` points to an
+        // allocation of at least the size of `Self`.
+        unsafe { Opaque::raw_get(core::ptr::addr_of!((*ptr).timer)) }
+    }
+
+    /// Cancel an initialized and potentially running timer.
+    ///
+    /// If the timer handler is running, this will block until the handler is
+    /// finished.
+    ///
+    /// Users of the `HrTimer` API would not usually call this method directly.
+    /// Instead they would use the safe [`HrTimerHandle::cancel`] on the handle
+    /// returned when the timer was started.
+    ///
+    /// This function does not create any references.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// `self_ptr` must point to a valid `Self`.
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub(crate) unsafe fn raw_cancel(self_ptr: *const Self) -> bool {
+        // SAFETY: timer_ptr points to an allocation of at least `HrTimer` size.
+        let c_timer_ptr = unsafe { HrTimer::raw_get(self_ptr) };
+
+        // If the handler is running, this will wait for the handler to finish
+        // before returning.
+        // SAFETY: `c_timer_ptr` is initialized and valid. Synchronization is
+        // handled on C side.
+        unsafe { bindings::hrtimer_cancel(c_timer_ptr) != 0 }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Implemented by pointer types that point to structs that embed a [`HrTimer`].
+///
+/// Target (pointee) must be [`Sync`] because timer callbacks happen in another
+/// thread of execution (hard or soft interrupt context).
+///
+/// Starting a timer returns a [`HrTimerHandle`] that can be used to manipulate
+/// the timer. Note that it is OK to call the start function repeatedly, and
+/// that more than one [`HrTimerHandle`] associated with a [`HrTimerPointer`] may
+/// exist. A timer can be manipulated through any of the handles, and a handle
+/// may represent a cancelled timer.
+pub trait HrTimerPointer: Sync + Sized {
+    /// A handle representing a started or restarted timer.
+    ///
+    /// If the timer is running or if the timer callback is executing when the
+    /// handle is dropped, the drop method of [`HrTimerHandle`] should not return
+    /// until the timer is stopped and the callback has completed.
+    ///
+    /// Note: When implementing this trait, consider that it is not unsafe to
+    /// leak the handle.
+    type TimerHandle: HrTimerHandle;
+
+    /// Start the timer with expiry after `expires` time units. If the timer was
+    /// already running, it is restarted with the new expiry time.
+    fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> Self::TimerHandle;
+}
+
+/// Implemented by [`HrTimerPointer`] implementers to give the C timer callback a
+/// function to call.
+// This is split from `HrTimerPointer` to make it easier to specify trait bounds.
+pub trait RawHrTimerCallback {
+    /// This type is passed to [`HrTimerCallback::run`]. It may be a borrow of
+    /// [`Self::CallbackTarget`], or it may be `Self::CallbackTarget` if the
+    /// implementation can guarantee correct access (exclusive or shared
+    /// depending on the type) to the target during timer handler execution.
+    type CallbackTarget<'a>;
+
+    /// Callback to be called from C when timer fires.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// Only to be called by C code in `hrtimer` subsystem. `ptr` must point to
+    /// the `bindings::hrtimer` structure that was used to start the timer.
+    unsafe extern "C" fn run(ptr: *mut bindings::hrtimer) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart;
+}
+
+/// Implemented by structs that can be the target of a timer callback.
+pub trait HrTimerCallback {
+    /// The type whose [`RawHrTimerCallback::run`] method will be invoked when
+    /// the timer expires.
+    type Pointer<'a>: RawHrTimerCallback;
+
+    /// Called by the timer logic when the timer fires.
+    fn run(this: <Self::Pointer<'_> as RawHrTimerCallback>::CallbackTarget<'_>)
+    where
+        Self: Sized;
+}
+
+/// A handle representing a potentially running timer.
+///
+/// More than one handle representing the same timer might exist.
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// When dropped, the timer represented by this handle must be cancelled, if it
+/// is running. If the timer handler is running when the handle is dropped, the
+/// drop method must wait for the handler to finish before returning.
+///
+/// Note: One way to satisfy the safety requirement is to call `Self::cancel` in
+/// the drop implementation for `Self.`
+pub unsafe trait HrTimerHandle {
+    /// Cancel the timer, if it is running. If the timer handler is running, block
+    /// till the handler has finished.
+    fn cancel(&mut self) -> bool;
+}
+
+/// Implemented by structs that contain timer nodes.
+///
+/// Clients of the timer API would usually safely implement this trait by using
+/// the [`crate::impl_has_hr_timer`] macro.
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// Implementers of this trait must ensure that the implementer has a [`HrTimer`]
+/// field at the offset specified by `OFFSET` and that all trait methods are
+/// implemented according to their documentation.
+///
+/// [`impl_has_timer`]: crate::impl_has_timer
+pub unsafe trait HasHrTimer<T> {
+    /// Offset of the [`HrTimer`] field within `Self`
+    const OFFSET: usize;
+
+    /// Return a pointer to the [`HrTimer`] within `Self`.
+    ///
+    /// This function does not create any references.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// `ptr` must point to a valid struct of type `Self`.
+    unsafe fn raw_get_timer(ptr: *const Self) -> *const HrTimer<T> {
+        // SAFETY: By the safety requirement of this trait, the trait
+        // implementor will have a `HrTimer` field at the specified offset.
+        unsafe { ptr.cast::<u8>().add(Self::OFFSET).cast::<HrTimer<T>>() }
+    }
+
+    /// Return a pointer to the struct that is embedding the [`HrTimer`] pointed
+    /// to by `ptr`.
+    ///
+    /// This function does not create any references.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// `ptr` must point to a [`HrTimer<T>`] field in a struct of type `Self`.
+    unsafe fn timer_container_of(ptr: *mut HrTimer<T>) -> *mut Self
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        // SAFETY: By the safety requirement of this function and the `HasHrTimer`
+        // trait, the following expression will yield a pointer to the `Self`
+        // containing the timer addressed by `ptr`.
+        unsafe { ptr.cast::<u8>().sub(Self::OFFSET).cast::<Self>() }
+    }
+
+    /// Get pointer to embedded `bindings::hrtimer` struct.
+    ///
+    /// This function does not create any references.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// `self_ptr` must point to a valid `Self`.
+    unsafe fn c_timer_ptr(self_ptr: *const Self) -> *const bindings::hrtimer {
+        // SAFETY: `self_ptr` is a valid pointer to a `Self`.
+        let timer_ptr = unsafe { Self::raw_get_timer(self_ptr) };
+
+        // SAFETY: timer_ptr points to an allocation of at least `HrTimer` size.
+        unsafe { HrTimer::raw_get(timer_ptr) }
+    }
+
+    /// Start the timer contained in the `Self` pointed to by `self_ptr`. If
+    /// it is already running it is removed and inserted.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// - `self_ptr` must point to a valid `Self`.
+    /// - Caller must ensure that `self` lives until the timer fires or is
+    ///   canceled.
+    unsafe fn start(self_ptr: *const Self, expires: Ktime) {
+        // SAFETY: By function safety requirement, `self_ptr`is a valid `Self`.
+        unsafe {
+            bindings::hrtimer_start_range_ns(
+                Self::c_timer_ptr(self_ptr).cast_mut(),
+                expires.to_ns(),
+                0,
+                bindings::hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Use to implement the [`HasHrTimer<T>`] trait.
+///
+/// See [`module`] documentation for an example.
+///
+/// [`module`]: crate::time::hrtimer
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! impl_has_hr_timer {
+    (
+        impl$({$($generics:tt)*})?
+            HasHrTimer<$timer_type:ty>
+            for $self:ty
+        { self.$field:ident }
+        $($rest:tt)*
+    ) => {
+        // SAFETY: This implementation of `raw_get_timer` only compiles if the
+        // field has the right type.
+        unsafe impl$(<$($generics)*>)? $crate::time::hrtimer::HasHrTimer<$timer_type> for $self {
+            const OFFSET: usize = ::core::mem::offset_of!(Self, $field) as usize;
+
+            #[inline]
+            unsafe fn raw_get_timer(ptr: *const Self) ->
+                *const $crate::time::hrtimer::HrTimer<$timer_type>
+            {
+                // SAFETY: The caller promises that the pointer is not dangling.
+                unsafe {
+                    ::core::ptr::addr_of!((*ptr).$field)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

-- 
2.47.0

[PATCH v9 02/13] rust: sync: add `Arc::as_ptr`

[Andreas Hindborg]

Add a method to get a pointer to the data contained in an `Arc`.

Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>
Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
---

This is a dependency for:

rust: hrtimer: implement `HrTimerPointer` for `Arc`
---
 rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs | 13 +++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
index 3cefda7a4372..1dfa75714f9d 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
@@ -246,6 +246,15 @@ pub fn into_raw(self) -> *const T {
         unsafe { core::ptr::addr_of!((*ptr).data) }
     }
 
+    /// Return a raw pointer to the data in this arc.
+    pub fn as_ptr(this: &Self) -> *const T {
+        let ptr = this.ptr.as_ptr();
+
+        // SAFETY: As `ptr` points to a valid allocation of type `ArcInner`,
+        // field projection to `data`is within bounds of the allocation.
+        unsafe { core::ptr::addr_of!((*ptr).data) }
+    }
+
     /// Recreates an [`Arc`] instance previously deconstructed via [`Arc::into_raw`].
     ///
     /// # Safety
@@ -539,11 +548,11 @@ unsafe fn new(inner: NonNull<ArcInner<T>>) -> Self {
     }
 
     /// Creates an [`ArcBorrow`] to an [`Arc`] that has previously been deconstructed with
-    /// [`Arc::into_raw`].
+    /// [`Arc::into_raw`] or [`Arc::as_ptr`].
     ///
     /// # Safety
     ///
-    /// * The provided pointer must originate from a call to [`Arc::into_raw`].
+    /// * The provided pointer must originate from a call to [`Arc::into_raw`] or [`Arc::as_ptr`].
     /// * For the duration of the lifetime annotated on this `ArcBorrow`, the reference count must
     ///   not hit zero.
     /// * For the duration of the lifetime annotated on this `ArcBorrow`, there must not be a

-- 
2.47.0

[PATCH v9 03/13] rust: hrtimer: implement `HrTimerPointer` for `Arc`

[Andreas Hindborg]

This patch allows the use of intrusive `hrtimer` fields in structs that are
managed by an `Arc`.

Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
---
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs     |  4 +-
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs | 94 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 97 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
index fe20405d8bfe..d08fd7de158d 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ unsafe fn raw_get(ptr: *const Self) -> *mut bindings::hrtimer {
     /// # Safety
     ///
     /// `self_ptr` must point to a valid `Self`.
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub(crate) unsafe fn raw_cancel(self_ptr: *const Self) -> bool {
         // SAFETY: timer_ptr points to an allocation of at least `HrTimer` size.
         let c_timer_ptr = unsafe { HrTimer::raw_get(self_ptr) };
@@ -345,3 +344,6 @@ unsafe fn raw_get_timer(ptr: *const Self) ->
         }
     }
 }
+
+mod arc;
+pub use arc::ArcHrTimerHandle;
diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5c916489fc13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+use super::HasHrTimer;
+use super::HrTimer;
+use super::HrTimerCallback;
+use super::HrTimerHandle;
+use super::HrTimerPointer;
+use super::RawHrTimerCallback;
+use crate::sync::Arc;
+use crate::sync::ArcBorrow;
+use crate::time::Ktime;
+
+/// A handle for an `Arc<HasHrTimer<T>>` returned by a call to
+/// [`HrTimerPointer::start`].
+pub struct ArcHrTimerHandle<T>
+where
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+{
+    pub(crate) inner: Arc<T>,
+}
+
+// SAFETY: We implement drop below, and we cancel the timer in the drop
+// implementation.
+unsafe impl<T> HrTimerHandle for ArcHrTimerHandle<T>
+where
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+{
+    fn cancel(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let self_ptr = Arc::as_ptr(&self.inner);
+
+        // SAFETY: As we obtained `self_ptr` from a valid reference above, it
+        // must point to a valid `T`.
+        let timer_ptr = unsafe { <T as HasHrTimer<T>>::raw_get_timer(self_ptr) };
+
+        // SAFETY: As `timer_ptr` points into `T` and `T` is valid, `timer_ptr`
+        // must point to a valid `HrTimer` instance.
+        unsafe { HrTimer::<T>::raw_cancel(timer_ptr) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> Drop for ArcHrTimerHandle<T>
+where
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+{
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.cancel();
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> HrTimerPointer for Arc<T>
+where
+    T: 'static,
+    T: Send + Sync,
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+    T: for<'a> HrTimerCallback<Pointer<'a> = Self>,
+    Arc<T>: for<'a> RawHrTimerCallback<CallbackTarget<'a> = ArcBorrow<'a, T>>,
+{
+    type TimerHandle = ArcHrTimerHandle<T>;
+
+    fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> ArcHrTimerHandle<T> {
+        // SAFETY:
+        //  - We keep `self` alive by wrapping it in a handle below.
+        //  - Since we generate the pointer passed to `start` from a valid
+        //    reference, it is a valid pointer.
+        unsafe { T::start(Arc::as_ptr(&self), expires) };
+        ArcHrTimerHandle { inner: self }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> RawHrTimerCallback for Arc<T>
+where
+    T: 'static,
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+    T: for<'a> HrTimerCallback<Pointer<'a> = Self>,
+{
+    type CallbackTarget<'a> = ArcBorrow<'a, T>;
+
+    unsafe extern "C" fn run(ptr: *mut bindings::hrtimer) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart {
+        // `HrTimer` is `repr(C)`
+        let timer_ptr = ptr.cast::<super::HrTimer<T>>();
+
+        // SAFETY: By C API contract `ptr` is the pointer we passed when
+        // queuing the timer, so it is a `HrTimer<T>` embedded in a `T`.
+        let data_ptr = unsafe { T::timer_container_of(timer_ptr) };
+
+        // SAFETY: `data_ptr` points to the `T` that was used to queue the
+        // timer. This `T` is contained in an `Arc`.
+        let receiver = unsafe { ArcBorrow::from_raw(data_ptr) };
+
+        T::run(receiver);
+
+        bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_NORESTART
+    }
+}

-- 
2.47.0

[PATCH v9 04/13] rust: hrtimer: allow timer restart from timer handler

[Andreas Hindborg]

This patch allows timer handlers to report that they want a timer to be
restarted after the timer handler has finished executing.

Also update the `hrtimer` documentation to showcase the new feature.

Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
---
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs     | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs |  4 +---
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
index d08fd7de158d..a431c8b728ae 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ pub trait HrTimerCallback {
     type Pointer<'a>: RawHrTimerCallback;
 
     /// Called by the timer logic when the timer fires.
-    fn run(this: <Self::Pointer<'_> as RawHrTimerCallback>::CallbackTarget<'_>)
+    fn run(this: <Self::Pointer<'_> as RawHrTimerCallback>::CallbackTarget<'_>) -> HrTimerRestart
     where
         Self: Sized;
 }
@@ -313,6 +313,23 @@ unsafe fn start(self_ptr: *const Self, expires: Ktime) {
     }
 }
 
+/// Restart policy for timers.
+pub enum HrTimerRestart {
+    /// Timer should not be restarted.
+    NoRestart,
+    /// Timer should be restarted.
+    Restart,
+}
+
+impl HrTimerRestart {
+    fn into_c(self) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart {
+        match self {
+            HrTimerRestart::NoRestart => bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_NORESTART,
+            HrTimerRestart::Restart => bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_RESTART,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Use to implement the [`HasHrTimer<T>`] trait.
 ///
 /// See [`module`] documentation for an example.
diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs
index 5c916489fc13..7152fa414b37 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ impl<T> RawHrTimerCallback for Arc<T>
         // timer. This `T` is contained in an `Arc`.
         let receiver = unsafe { ArcBorrow::from_raw(data_ptr) };
 
-        T::run(receiver);
-
-        bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_NORESTART
+        T::run(receiver).into_c()
     }
 }

-- 
2.47.0

[PATCH v9 05/13] rust: hrtimer: add `UnsafeHrTimerPointer`

[Andreas Hindborg]

Add a trait to allow unsafely queuing stack allocated timers.

Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>
Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
---
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
index a431c8b728ae..2cb40b011673 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
@@ -181,6 +181,37 @@ pub trait HrTimerPointer: Sync + Sized {
     fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> Self::TimerHandle;
 }
 
+/// Unsafe version of [`HrTimerPointer`] for situations where leaking the
+/// [`HrTimerHandle`] returned by `start` would be unsound. This is the case for
+/// stack allocated timers.
+///
+/// Typical implementers are pinned references such as [`Pin<&T>`].
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// Implementers of this trait must ensure that instances of types implementing
+/// [`UnsafeHrTimerPointer`] outlives any associated [`HrTimerPointer::TimerHandle`]
+/// instances.
+pub unsafe trait UnsafeHrTimerPointer: Sync + Sized {
+    /// A handle representing a running timer.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// If the timer is running, or if the timer callback is executing when the
+    /// handle is dropped, the drop method of [`Self::TimerHandle`] must not return
+    /// until the timer is stopped and the callback has completed.
+    type TimerHandle: HrTimerHandle;
+
+    /// Start the timer after `expires` time units. If the timer was already
+    /// running, it is restarted at the new expiry time.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// Caller promises keep the timer structure alive until the timer is dead.
+    /// Caller can ensure this by not leaking the returned [`Self::TimerHandle`].
+    unsafe fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> Self::TimerHandle;
+}
+
 /// Implemented by [`HrTimerPointer`] implementers to give the C timer callback a
 /// function to call.
 // This is split from `HrTimerPointer` to make it easier to specify trait bounds.

-- 
2.47.0

[PATCH v9 06/13] rust: hrtimer: add `hrtimer::ScopedHrTimerPointer`

[Andreas Hindborg]

Add the trait `ScopedHrTimerPointer` to allow safe use of stack allocated
timers. Safety is achieved by pinning the stack in place while timers are
running.

Implement the trait for all types that implement `UnsafeHrTimerPointer`.

Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>
Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
---
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
index 2cb40b011673..64b769ad59cc 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
@@ -212,6 +212,39 @@ pub unsafe trait UnsafeHrTimerPointer: Sync + Sized {
     unsafe fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> Self::TimerHandle;
 }
 
+/// A trait for stack allocated timers.
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// Implementers must ensure that `start_scoped` does not return until the
+/// timer is dead and the timer handler is not running.
+pub unsafe trait ScopedHrTimerPointer {
+    /// Start the timer to run after `expires` time units and immediately
+    /// after call `f`. When `f` returns, the timer is cancelled.
+    fn start_scoped<T, F>(self, expires: Ktime, f: F) -> T
+    where
+        F: FnOnce() -> T;
+}
+
+// SAFETY: By the safety requirement of [`UnsafeHrTimerPointer`], dropping the
+// handle returned by [`UnsafeHrTimerPointer::start`] ensures that the timer is
+// killed.
+unsafe impl<T> ScopedHrTimerPointer for T
+where
+    T: UnsafeHrTimerPointer,
+{
+    fn start_scoped<U, F>(self, expires: Ktime, f: F) -> U
+    where
+        F: FnOnce() -> U,
+    {
+        // SAFETY: We drop the timer handle below before returning.
+        let handle = unsafe { UnsafeHrTimerPointer::start(self, expires) };
+        let t = f();
+        drop(handle);
+        t
+    }
+}
+
 /// Implemented by [`HrTimerPointer`] implementers to give the C timer callback a
 /// function to call.
 // This is split from `HrTimerPointer` to make it easier to specify trait bounds.

-- 
2.47.0

[PATCH v9 07/13] rust: hrtimer: implement `UnsafeHrTimerPointer` for `Pin<&T>`

[Andreas Hindborg]

Allow pinned references to structs that contain a `HrTimer` node to be
scheduled with the `hrtimer` subsystem.

Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
---
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs     |  2 +
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin.rs | 99 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 101 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
index 64b769ad59cc..52a3dd1c3984 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
@@ -428,3 +428,5 @@ unsafe fn raw_get_timer(ptr: *const Self) ->
 
 mod arc;
 pub use arc::ArcHrTimerHandle;
+mod pin;
+pub use pin::PinHrTimerHandle;
diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6c9f2190f8e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+use super::HasHrTimer;
+use super::HrTimer;
+use super::HrTimerCallback;
+use super::HrTimerHandle;
+use super::RawHrTimerCallback;
+use super::UnsafeHrTimerPointer;
+use crate::time::Ktime;
+use core::pin::Pin;
+
+/// A handle for a `Pin<&HasHrTimer>`. When the handle exists, the timer might be
+/// running.
+pub struct PinHrTimerHandle<'a, T>
+where
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+{
+    pub(crate) inner: Pin<&'a T>,
+}
+
+// SAFETY: We cancel the timer when the handle is dropped. The implementation of
+// the `cancel` method will block if the timer handler is running.
+unsafe impl<'a, T> HrTimerHandle for PinHrTimerHandle<'a, T>
+where
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+{
+    fn cancel(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let self_ptr: *const T = self.inner.get_ref();
+
+        // SAFETY: As we got `self_ptr` from a reference above, it must point to
+        // a valid `T`.
+        let timer_ptr = unsafe { <T as HasHrTimer<T>>::raw_get_timer(self_ptr) };
+
+        // SAFETY: As `timer_ptr` is derived from a reference, it must point to
+        // a valid and initialized `HrTimer`.
+        unsafe { HrTimer::<T>::raw_cancel(timer_ptr) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> Drop for PinHrTimerHandle<'a, T>
+where
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+{
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.cancel();
+    }
+}
+
+// SAFETY: We capture the lifetime of `Self` when we create a `PinHrTimerHandle`,
+// so `Self` will outlive the handle.
+unsafe impl<'a, T> UnsafeHrTimerPointer for Pin<&'a T>
+where
+    T: Send + Sync,
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+    T: HrTimerCallback<Pointer<'a> = Self>,
+    Pin<&'a T>: RawHrTimerCallback<CallbackTarget<'a> = Self>,
+{
+    type TimerHandle = PinHrTimerHandle<'a, T>;
+
+    unsafe fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> Self::TimerHandle {
+        // Cast to pointer
+        let self_ptr: *const T = <Self as core::ops::Deref>::deref(&self);
+
+        // SAFETY:
+        //  - As we derive `self_ptr` from a reference above, it must point to a
+        //    valid `T`.
+        //  - We keep `self` alive by wrapping it in a handle below.
+        unsafe { T::start(self_ptr, expires) };
+
+        PinHrTimerHandle { inner: self }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> RawHrTimerCallback for Pin<&'a T>
+where
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+    T: HrTimerCallback<Pointer<'a> = Self>,
+{
+    type CallbackTarget<'b> = Self;
+
+    unsafe extern "C" fn run(ptr: *mut bindings::hrtimer) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart {
+        // `HrTimer` is `repr(C)`
+        let timer_ptr = ptr as *mut HrTimer<T>;
+
+        // SAFETY: By the safety requirement of this function, `timer_ptr`
+        // points to a `HrTimer<T>` contained in an `T`.
+        let receiver_ptr = unsafe { T::timer_container_of(timer_ptr) };
+
+        // SAFETY: By the safety requirement of this function, `timer_ptr`
+        // points to a `HrTimer<T>` contained in an `T`.
+        let receiver_ref = unsafe { &*receiver_ptr };
+
+        // SAFETY: `receiver_ref` only exists as pinned, so it is safe to pin it
+        // here.
+        let receiver_pin = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(receiver_ref) };
+
+        T::run(receiver_pin).into_c()
+    }
+}

-- 
2.47.0

[PATCH v9 08/13] rust: hrtimer: implement `UnsafeHrTimerPointer` for `Pin<&mut T>`

[Andreas Hindborg]

Allow pinned mutable references to structs that contain a `HrTimer` node to
be scheduled with the `hrtimer` subsystem.

Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
---
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs         |   2 +
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin_mut.rs | 101 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 103 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
index 52a3dd1c3984..07b19699d4e8 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
@@ -430,3 +430,5 @@ unsafe fn raw_get_timer(ptr: *const Self) ->
 pub use arc::ArcHrTimerHandle;
 mod pin;
 pub use pin::PinHrTimerHandle;
+mod pin_mut;
+pub use pin_mut::PinMutHrTimerHandle;
diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin_mut.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin_mut.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4f4a9e9602d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin_mut.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+use super::HasHrTimer;
+use super::HrTimer;
+use super::HrTimerCallback;
+use super::HrTimerHandle;
+use super::RawHrTimerCallback;
+use super::UnsafeHrTimerPointer;
+use crate::time::Ktime;
+use core::pin::Pin;
+
+/// A handle for a `Pin<&mut HasHrTimer>`. When the handle exists, the timer might
+/// be running.
+pub struct PinMutHrTimerHandle<'a, T>
+where
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+{
+    pub(crate) inner: Pin<&'a mut T>,
+}
+
+// SAFETY: We cancel the timer when the handle is dropped. The implementation of
+// the `cancel` method will block if the timer handler is running.
+unsafe impl<'a, T> HrTimerHandle for PinMutHrTimerHandle<'a, T>
+where
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+{
+    fn cancel(&mut self) -> bool {
+        // SAFETY: We are not moving out of `self` or handing out mutable
+        // references to `self`.
+        let self_ptr = unsafe { self.inner.as_mut().get_unchecked_mut() as *mut T };
+
+        // SAFETY: As we got `self_ptr` from a reference above, it must point to
+        // a valid `T`.
+        let timer_ptr = unsafe { <T as HasHrTimer<T>>::raw_get_timer(self_ptr) };
+
+        // SAFETY: As `timer_ptr` is derived from a reference, it must point to
+        // a valid and initialized `HrTimer`.
+        unsafe { HrTimer::<T>::raw_cancel(timer_ptr) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> Drop for PinMutHrTimerHandle<'a, T>
+where
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+{
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.cancel();
+    }
+}
+
+// SAFETY: We capture the lifetime of `Self` when we create a
+// `PinMutHrTimerHandle`, so `Self` will outlive the handle.
+unsafe impl<'a, T> UnsafeHrTimerPointer for Pin<&'a mut T>
+where
+    T: Send + Sync,
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+    T: HrTimerCallback<Pointer<'a> = Self>,
+    Pin<&'a mut T>: RawHrTimerCallback<CallbackTarget<'a> = Self>,
+{
+    type TimerHandle = PinMutHrTimerHandle<'a, T>;
+
+    unsafe fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> Self::TimerHandle {
+        // Cast to pointer
+        let self_ptr: *const T = <Self as core::ops::Deref>::deref(&self);
+
+        // SAFETY:
+        //  - As we derive `self_ptr` from a reference above, it must point to a
+        //    valid `T`.
+        //  - We keep `self` alive by wrapping it in a handle below.
+        unsafe { T::start(self_ptr, expires) };
+
+        PinMutHrTimerHandle { inner: self }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> RawHrTimerCallback for Pin<&'a mut T>
+where
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+    T: HrTimerCallback<Pointer<'a> = Self>,
+{
+    type CallbackTarget<'b> = Self;
+
+    unsafe extern "C" fn run(ptr: *mut bindings::hrtimer) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart {
+        // `HrTimer` is `repr(C)`
+        let timer_ptr = ptr as *mut HrTimer<T>;
+
+        // SAFETY: By the safety requirement of this function, `timer_ptr`
+        // points to a `HrTimer<T>` contained in an `T`.
+        let receiver_ptr = unsafe { T::timer_container_of(timer_ptr) };
+
+        // SAFETY: By the safety requirement of this function, `timer_ptr`
+        // points to a `HrTimer<T>` contained in an `T`.
+        let receiver_ref = unsafe { &mut *receiver_ptr };
+
+        // SAFETY: `receiver_ref` only exists as pinned, so it is safe to pin it
+        // here.
+        let receiver_pin = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(receiver_ref) };
+
+        T::run(receiver_pin).into_c()
+    }
+}

-- 
2.47.0

[PATCH v9 09/13] rust: alloc: add `Box::into_pin`

[Andreas Hindborg]

Add an associated function to convert a `Box<T>` into a `Pin<Box<T>>`.

Acked-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>
Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
---
 rust/kernel/alloc/kbox.rs | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/alloc/kbox.rs b/rust/kernel/alloc/kbox.rs
index cb4ebea3b074..9da4a32e60bc 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/alloc/kbox.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/alloc/kbox.rs
@@ -245,6 +245,12 @@ pub fn pin(x: T, flags: Flags) -> Result<Pin<Box<T, A>>, AllocError>
         Ok(Self::new(x, flags)?.into())
     }
 
+    /// Convert a [`Box<T,A>`] to a [`Pin<Box<T,A>>`]. If `T` does not implement
+    /// [`Unpin`], then `x` will be pinned in memory and can't be moved.
+    pub fn into_pin(this: Self) -> Pin<Self> {
+        this.into()
+    }
+
     /// Forgets the contents (does not run the destructor), but keeps the allocation.
     fn forget_contents(this: Self) -> Box<MaybeUninit<T>, A> {
         let ptr = Self::into_raw(this);

-- 
2.47.0

[PATCH v9 10/13] rust: hrtimer: implement `HrTimerPointer` for `Pin<Box<T>>`

[Andreas Hindborg]

Allow `Pin<Box<T>>` to be the target of a timer callback.

Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
---
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs      |   3 ++
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/tbox.rs | 109 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 112 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
index 07b19699d4e8..fc4625ac2009 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
@@ -432,3 +432,6 @@ unsafe fn raw_get_timer(ptr: *const Self) ->
 pub use pin::PinHrTimerHandle;
 mod pin_mut;
 pub use pin_mut::PinMutHrTimerHandle;
+// `box` is a reserved keyword, so prefix with `t` for timer
+mod tbox;
+pub use tbox::BoxHrTimerHandle;
diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/tbox.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/tbox.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a3b2ed849050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/tbox.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+use super::HasHrTimer;
+use super::HrTimer;
+use super::HrTimerCallback;
+use super::HrTimerHandle;
+use super::HrTimerPointer;
+use super::RawHrTimerCallback;
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::time::Ktime;
+use core::mem::ManuallyDrop;
+use core::ptr::NonNull;
+
+/// A handle for a [`Box<HasHrTimer<T>>`] returned by a call to
+/// [`HrTimerPointer::start`].
+pub struct BoxHrTimerHandle<T, A>
+where
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+    A: crate::alloc::Allocator,
+{
+    pub(crate) inner: NonNull<T>,
+    _p: core::marker::PhantomData<A>,
+}
+
+// SAFETY: We implement drop below, and we cancel the timer in the drop
+// implementation.
+unsafe impl<T, A> HrTimerHandle for BoxHrTimerHandle<T, A>
+where
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+    A: crate::alloc::Allocator,
+{
+    fn cancel(&mut self) -> bool {
+        // SAFETY: As we obtained `self.inner` from a valid reference when we
+        // created `self`, it must point to a valid `T`.
+        let timer_ptr = unsafe { <T as HasHrTimer<T>>::raw_get_timer(self.inner.as_ptr()) };
+
+        // SAFETY: As `timer_ptr` points into `T` and `T` is valid, `timer_ptr`
+        // must point to a valid `HrTimer` instance.
+        unsafe { HrTimer::<T>::raw_cancel(timer_ptr) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T, A> Drop for BoxHrTimerHandle<T, A>
+where
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+    A: crate::alloc::Allocator,
+{
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.cancel();
+        // SAFETY: `self.inner` came from a `Box::into_raw` call
+        drop(unsafe { Box::<T, A>::from_raw(self.inner.as_ptr()) })
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T, A> HrTimerPointer for Pin<Box<T, A>>
+where
+    T: 'static,
+    T: Send + Sync,
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+    T: for<'a> HrTimerCallback<Pointer<'a> = Pin<Box<T, A>>>,
+    Pin<Box<T, A>>: for<'a> RawHrTimerCallback<CallbackTarget<'a> = Pin<&'a T>>,
+    A: crate::alloc::Allocator,
+{
+    type TimerHandle = BoxHrTimerHandle<T, A>;
+
+    fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> Self::TimerHandle {
+        // SAFETY:
+        //  - We will not move out of this box during timer callback (we pass an
+        //    immutable reference to the callback).
+        //  - `Box::into_raw` is guaranteed to return a valid pointer.
+        let inner =
+            unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(Box::into_raw(Pin::into_inner_unchecked(self))) };
+
+        // SAFETY:
+        //  - We keep `self` alive by wrapping it in a handle below.
+        //  - Since we generate the pointer passed to `start` from a valid
+        //    reference, it is a valid pointer.
+        unsafe { T::start(inner.as_ptr(), expires) };
+
+        BoxHrTimerHandle {
+            inner,
+            _p: core::marker::PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T, A> RawHrTimerCallback for Pin<Box<T, A>>
+where
+    T: 'static,
+    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+    T: for<'a> HrTimerCallback<Pointer<'a> = Pin<Box<T, A>>>,
+    A: crate::alloc::Allocator,
+{
+    type CallbackTarget<'a> = Pin<&'a T>;
+
+    unsafe extern "C" fn run(ptr: *mut bindings::hrtimer) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart {
+        // `HrTimer` is `repr(C)`
+        let timer_ptr = ptr.cast::<super::HrTimer<T>>();
+
+        // SAFETY: By C API contract `ptr` is the pointer we passed when
+        // queuing the timer, so it is a `HrTimer<T>` embedded in a `T`.
+        let data_ptr = unsafe { T::timer_container_of(timer_ptr) };
+
+        // SAFETY: We called `Box::into_raw` when we queued the timer.
+        let tbox = ManuallyDrop::new(Box::into_pin(unsafe { Box::<T, A>::from_raw(data_ptr) }));
+
+        T::run(tbox.as_ref()).into_c()
+    }
+}

-- 
2.47.0

[PATCH v9 11/13] rust: hrtimer: add `HrTimerMode`

[Andreas Hindborg]

Allow selection of timer mode by passing a `HrTimerMode` variant to
`HrTimer::new`.

Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
---
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs | 80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 77 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
index fc4625ac2009..160df73a2d44 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 pub struct HrTimer<T> {
     #[pin]
     timer: Opaque<bindings::hrtimer>,
+    mode: HrTimerMode,
     _t: PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ unsafe impl<T> Sync for HrTimer<T> {}
 
 impl<T> HrTimer<T> {
     /// Return an initializer for a new timer instance.
-    pub fn new() -> impl PinInit<Self>
+    pub fn new(mode: HrTimerMode) -> impl PinInit<Self>
     where
         T: HrTimerCallback,
     {
@@ -107,10 +108,11 @@ pub fn new() -> impl PinInit<Self>
                         place,
                         Some(T::Pointer::run),
                         bindings::CLOCK_MONOTONIC as i32,
-                        bindings::hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL,
+                        mode.into_c(),
                     );
                 }
             }),
+            mode: mode,
             _t: PhantomData,
         })
     }
@@ -371,7 +373,7 @@ unsafe fn start(self_ptr: *const Self, expires: Ktime) {
                 Self::c_timer_ptr(self_ptr).cast_mut(),
                 expires.to_ns(),
                 0,
-                bindings::hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL,
+                (*Self::raw_get_timer(self_ptr)).mode.into_c(),
             );
         }
     }
@@ -394,6 +396,78 @@ fn into_c(self) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart {
     }
 }
 
+/// Operational mode of [`HrTimer`].
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum HrTimerMode {
+    /// Timer expires at the given expiration time.
+    Absolute,
+    /// Timer expires after the given expiration time interpreted as a duration from now.
+    Relative,
+    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
+    Pinned,
+    /// Timer handler is executed in soft irq context.
+    Soft,
+    /// Timer handler is executed in hard irq context.
+    Hard,
+    /// Timer expires at the given expiration time.
+    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
+    AbsolutePinned,
+    /// Timer expires after the given expiration time interpreted as a duration from now.
+    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
+    RelativePinned,
+    /// Timer expires at the given expiration time.
+    /// Timer handler is executed in soft irq context.
+    AbsoluteSoft,
+    /// Timer expires after the given expiration time interpreted as a duration from now.
+    /// Timer handler is executed in soft irq context.
+    RelativeSoft,
+    /// Timer expires at the given expiration time.
+    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
+    /// Timer handler is executed in soft irq context.
+    AbsolutePinnedSoft,
+    /// Timer expires after the given expiration time interpreted as a duration from now.
+    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
+    /// Timer handler is executed in soft irq context.
+    RelativePinnedSoft,
+    /// Timer expires at the given expiration time.
+    /// Timer handler is executed in hard irq context.
+    AbsoluteHard,
+    /// Timer expires after the given expiration time interpreted as a duration from now.
+    /// Timer handler is executed in hard irq context.
+    RelativeHard,
+    /// Timer expires at the given expiration time.
+    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
+    /// Timer handler is executed in hard irq context.
+    AbsolutePinnedHard,
+    /// Timer expires after the given expiration time interpreted as a duration from now.
+    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
+    /// Timer handler is executed in hard irq context.
+    RelativePinnedHard,
+}
+
+impl HrTimerMode {
+    fn into_c(self) -> bindings::hrtimer_mode {
+        use bindings::*;
+        match self {
+            HrTimerMode::Absolute => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_ABS,
+            HrTimerMode::Relative => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL,
+            HrTimerMode::Pinned => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_PINNED,
+            HrTimerMode::Soft => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_SOFT,
+            HrTimerMode::Hard => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_HARD,
+            HrTimerMode::AbsolutePinned => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED,
+            HrTimerMode::RelativePinned => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED,
+            HrTimerMode::AbsoluteSoft => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_SOFT,
+            HrTimerMode::RelativeSoft => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT,
+            HrTimerMode::AbsolutePinnedSoft => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED_SOFT,
+            HrTimerMode::RelativePinnedSoft => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED_SOFT,
+            HrTimerMode::AbsoluteHard => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_HARD,
+            HrTimerMode::RelativeHard => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL_HARD,
+            HrTimerMode::AbsolutePinnedHard => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED_HARD,
+            HrTimerMode::RelativePinnedHard => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED_HARD,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Use to implement the [`HasHrTimer<T>`] trait.
 ///
 /// See [`module`] documentation for an example.

-- 
2.47.0

[PATCH v9 12/13] rust: hrtimer: add clocksource selection through `ClockSource`

[Andreas Hindborg]

Allow selecting a clock source for timers by passing a `ClockSource`
variant to `HrTimer::new`.

Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
---
 rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
index 160df73a2d44..77b8748ec29f 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ unsafe impl<T> Sync for HrTimer<T> {}
 
 impl<T> HrTimer<T> {
     /// Return an initializer for a new timer instance.
-    pub fn new(mode: HrTimerMode) -> impl PinInit<Self>
+    pub fn new(mode: HrTimerMode, clock: ClockSource) -> impl PinInit<Self>
     where
         T: HrTimerCallback,
     {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ pub fn new(mode: HrTimerMode) -> impl PinInit<Self>
                     bindings::hrtimer_setup(
                         place,
                         Some(T::Pointer::run),
-                        bindings::CLOCK_MONOTONIC as i32,
+                        clock.into_c(),
                         mode.into_c(),
                     );
                 }
@@ -468,6 +468,61 @@ fn into_c(self) -> bindings::hrtimer_mode {
     }
 }
 
+/// The clock source to use for a [`HrTimer`].
+pub enum ClockSource {
+    /// A settable system-wide clock that measures real (i.e., wall-clock) time.
+    ///
+    /// Setting this clock requires appropriate privileges. This clock is
+    /// affected by discontinuous jumps in the system time (e.g., if the system
+    /// administrator manually changes the clock), and by frequency adjustments
+    /// performed by NTP and similar applications via adjtime(3), adjtimex(2),
+    /// clock_adjtime(2), and ntp_adjtime(3). This clock normally counts the
+    /// number of seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 Coordinated Universal Time
+    /// (UTC) except that it ignores leap seconds; near a leap second it is
+    /// typically adjusted by NTP to stay roughly in sync with UTC.
+    RealTime,
+    /// A monotonically increasing clock.
+    ///
+    /// A nonsettable system-wide clock that represents monotonic time since—as
+    /// described by POSIX—"some unspecified point in the past". On Linux, that
+    /// point corresponds to the number of seconds that the system has been
+    /// running since it was booted.
+    ///
+    /// The CLOCK_MONOTONIC clock is not affected by discontinuous jumps in the
+    /// system time (e.g., if the system administrator manually changes the
+    /// clock), but is affected by frequency adjustments. This clock does not
+    /// count time that the system is suspended.
+    Monotonic,
+    /// A monotonic that ticks while system is suspended.
+    ///
+    /// A nonsettable system-wide clock that is identical to CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
+    /// except that it also includes any time that the system is suspended. This
+    /// allows applications to get a suspend-aware monotonic clock without
+    /// having to deal with the complications of CLOCK_REALTIME, which may have
+    /// discontinuities if the time is changed using settimeofday(2) or similar.
+    BootTime,
+    /// International Atomic Time.
+    ///
+    /// A nonsettable system-wide clock derived from wall-clock time but
+    /// counting leap seconds. This clock does not experience discontinuities or
+    /// frequency adjustments caused by inserting leap seconds as CLOCK_REALTIME
+    /// does.
+    ///
+    /// The acronym TAI refers to International Atomic Time.
+    TAI,
+}
+
+impl ClockSource {
+    fn into_c(self) -> bindings::clockid_t {
+        match self {
+            ClockSource::RealTime => bindings::CLOCK_REALTIME as i32,
+            ClockSource::Monotonic => bindings::CLOCK_MONOTONIC as i32,
+            ClockSource::BootTime => bindings::CLOCK_BOOTTIME as i32,
+            ClockSource::TAI => bindings::CLOCK_TAI as i32,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Use to implement the [`HasHrTimer<T>`] trait.
 ///
 /// See [`module`] documentation for an example.

-- 
2.47.0

[PATCH v9 13/13] rust: hrtimer: add maintainer entry

[Andreas Hindborg]

Add Andreas Hindborg as maintainer for Rust `hrtimer` abstractions. Also
add Boqun Feng as reviewer.

Acked-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>
Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
---
 MAINTAINERS | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 896a307fa065..60fa77c41b3f 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -10355,6 +10355,16 @@ F:	kernel/time/timer_list.c
 F:	kernel/time/timer_migration.*
 F:	tools/testing/selftests/timers/
 
+HIGH-RESOLUTION TIMERS [RUST]
+M:	Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
+R:	Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
+L:	rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org
+S:	Supported
+W:	https://rust-for-linux.com
+B:	https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues
+F:	rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
+F:	rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/
+
 HIGH-SPEED SCC DRIVER FOR AX.25
 L:	linux-hams@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Orphan

-- 
2.47.0

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Andreas Hindborg]

Hi Frederic,

"Andreas Hindborg" <a.hindborg@kernel.org> writes:

> This patch adds support for intrusive use of the hrtimer system. For now,
> only one timer can be embedded in a Rust struct.
>
> The hrtimer Rust API is based on the intrusive style pattern introduced by
> the Rust workqueue API.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> ---

I dropped your ack because I added the kconfig. Re-ack if you are still
happy :)


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH v9 13/13] rust: hrtimer: add maintainer entry

[Boqun Feng]

On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 01:03:47PM +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> Add Andreas Hindborg as maintainer for Rust `hrtimer` abstractions. Also
> add Boqun Feng as reviewer.
> 
> Acked-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
> Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>

Frederic, since you've reviewed the series, and we certainly need your
expertise here, do you want to be an reviewer in this maintainer entry
(to watch how we are doing maybe ;-))?

Thanks!

Regards,
Boqun

> Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> ---
>  MAINTAINERS | 10 ++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 896a307fa065..60fa77c41b3f 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -10355,6 +10355,16 @@ F:	kernel/time/timer_list.c
>  F:	kernel/time/timer_migration.*
>  F:	tools/testing/selftests/timers/
>  
> +HIGH-RESOLUTION TIMERS [RUST]
> +M:	Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> +R:	Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
> +L:	rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org
> +S:	Supported
> +W:	https://rust-for-linux.com
> +B:	https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues
> +F:	rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> +F:	rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/
> +
>  HIGH-SPEED SCC DRIVER FOR AX.25
>  L:	linux-hams@vger.kernel.org
>  S:	Orphan
> 
> -- 
> 2.47.0
> 
> 

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Boqun Feng]

Hi Andreas,

On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 02:19:45PM +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> Hi Frederic,
> 
> "Andreas Hindborg" <a.hindborg@kernel.org> writes:
> 
> > This patch adds support for intrusive use of the hrtimer system. For now,
> > only one timer can be embedded in a Rust struct.
> >
> > The hrtimer Rust API is based on the intrusive style pattern introduced by
> > the Rust workqueue API.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> > ---
> 
> I dropped your ack because I added the kconfig. Re-ack if you are still
> happy :)
> 

Why do we need this new kconfig?

Regards,
Boqun

> 
> Best regards,
> Andreas Hindborg
> 
> 

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Miguel Ojeda]

On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Why do we need this new kconfig?

I suspect it is to provide flexibility (i.e. to avoid building
everything if there are no users of the abstraction) and/or to limit
the set of configs that may be affected by a breaking change on the C
side -- Andreas and I discussed it the other day. The description of
the issue has some lines, but perhaps the commit message could
clarify.

We have a similar one already, i.e. a "Rust-only" config, in
`CONFIG_RUST_FW_LOADER_ABSTRACTIONS`.

Since this one is default "y", it may still affect unrelated
subsystems that just enable `RUST=y`, though.

(I guess we could consider `select`ing from end users. But they cannot
be hidden symbols, because that limits the control too much (e.g.
someone may want to just build the abstraction), and in general they
may have dependencies, so it may not be a good idea.)

Cheers,
Miguel

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Boqun Feng]

On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 05:23:59PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Why do we need this new kconfig?
> 
> I suspect it is to provide flexibility (i.e. to avoid building
> everything if there are no users of the abstraction) and/or to limit
> the set of configs that may be affected by a breaking change on the C
> side -- Andreas and I discussed it the other day. The description of
> the issue has some lines, but perhaps the commit message could

Do you have a link to the issue?

I asked because hrtimer API is always available regardless of the
configuration, and it's such a core API, so it should always be there
(Rust or C).

Regards,
Boqun

> clarify.
> 
> We have a similar one already, i.e. a "Rust-only" config, in
> `CONFIG_RUST_FW_LOADER_ABSTRACTIONS`.
> 
> Since this one is default "y", it may still affect unrelated
> subsystems that just enable `RUST=y`, though.
> 
> (I guess we could consider `select`ing from end users. But they cannot
> be hidden symbols, because that limits the control too much (e.g.
> someone may want to just build the abstraction), and in general they
> may have dependencies, so it may not be a good idea.)
> 
> Cheers,
> Miguel

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Miguel Ojeda]

On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 05:23:59PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> >
> > side -- Andreas and I discussed it the other day. The description of
> > the issue has some lines, but perhaps the commit message could
>
> Do you have a link to the issue?

Sorry, I meant "description of the symbol", i.e. the description field
in the patch.

> I asked because hrtimer API is always available regardless of the
> configuration, and it's such a core API, so it should always be there
> (Rust or C).

It may not make sense for something that is always built on the C
side, yeah. I think the intention here may be that one can easily
disable it while "developing" a change on the C side. I am not sure
what "developing" means here, though, and we need to be careful --
after all, Kconfig options are visible to users and they do not care
about that.

If it is just for local development, then I would expect the
maintainers to simply disable Rust entirely. I guess that may be
harder in the medium/long-term future, but currently, I don't see a
big issue not enabling Rust while developing the C side, no?

Cheers,
Miguel

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Boqun Feng]

On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 05:45:03PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 05:23:59PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> > >
> > > side -- Andreas and I discussed it the other day. The description of
> > > the issue has some lines, but perhaps the commit message could
> >
> > Do you have a link to the issue?
> 
> Sorry, I meant "description of the symbol", i.e. the description field
> in the patch.
> 

Oh, I see. Yes, the patch description should provide more information
about what the kconfig means for hrtimer maintainers' development.

> > I asked because hrtimer API is always available regardless of the
> > configuration, and it's such a core API, so it should always be there
> > (Rust or C).
> 
> It may not make sense for something that is always built on the C
> side, yeah. I think the intention here may be that one can easily
> disable it while "developing" a change on the C side. I am not sure
> what "developing" means here, though, and we need to be careful --
> after all, Kconfig options are visible to users and they do not care
> about that.
> 

Personally, I don't think CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER is necessarily because as
you mentioned below, people can disable Rust entirely during
"developing".

And if I understand the intention correctly, the CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER
config provides hrtimer maintainers a way that they could disable Rust
hrtimer abstraction (while enabling other Rust component) when they're
developing a change on the C side, right? If so, it's hrtimer
maintainers' call, and this patch should provide more information on
this.

Back to my personal opinion, I don't think this is necessary ;-)
Particularly because I can fix if something breaks Rust side, and I'm
confident and happy to do so for hrtimer ;-)

Regards,
Boqun

> If it is just for local development, then I would expect the
> maintainers to simply disable Rust entirely. I guess that may be
> harder in the medium/long-term future, but currently, I don't see a
> big issue not enabling Rust while developing the C side, no?
> 
> Cheers,
> Miguel

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Boqun Feng" <boqun.feng@gmail.com> writes:

> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 05:45:03PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 05:23:59PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
>> > >
>> > > side -- Andreas and I discussed it the other day. The description of
>> > > the issue has some lines, but perhaps the commit message could
>> >
>> > Do you have a link to the issue?
>>
>> Sorry, I meant "description of the symbol", i.e. the description field
>> in the patch.
>>
>
> Oh, I see. Yes, the patch description should provide more information
> about what the kconfig means for hrtimer maintainers' development.

Right, I neglected to update the commit message. I will do that if we
have another version.

>
>> > I asked because hrtimer API is always available regardless of the
>> > configuration, and it's such a core API, so it should always be there
>> > (Rust or C).
>>
>> It may not make sense for something that is always built on the C
>> side, yeah. I think the intention here may be that one can easily
>> disable it while "developing" a change on the C side. I am not sure
>> what "developing" means here, though, and we need to be careful --
>> after all, Kconfig options are visible to users and they do not care
>> about that.
>>
>
> Personally, I don't think CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER is necessarily because as
> you mentioned below, people can disable Rust entirely during
> "developing".
>
> And if I understand the intention correctly, the CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER
> config provides hrtimer maintainers a way that they could disable Rust
> hrtimer abstraction (while enabling other Rust component) when they're
> developing a change on the C side, right? If so, it's hrtimer
> maintainers' call, and this patch should provide more information on
> this.
>
> Back to my personal opinion, I don't think this is necessary ;-)
> Particularly because I can fix if something breaks Rust side, and I'm
> confident and happy to do so for hrtimer ;-)

As Miguel said, the idea for this came up in the past week in one of the
mega threads discussing rust in general. We had a lot of "what happens
if I change something in my subsystem and that breaks rust" kind of
discussions.

For subsystems where the people maintaining the C subsystem is not the
same people maintaining the Rust abstractions, this switch might be
valuable. It would allow making breaking changes to the C code of a
subsystem without refactoring the Rust code in the same sitting. Rather
than having to disable rust entirely - or going and commenting out lines
in the kernel crate - I think it is better to provide an option to just
disable building these particular bindings.

This has nothing to do with general policies related to breakage between
Rust and C code, and how to fix such breakage in a timely manner. It is
simply a useful switch for disabling part of the build so that people
can move on with their business, while someone else scrambles to fix
whatever needs fixing on the Rust side.

I am of course also available to fix anything that would eventually
break. In fact, I expect to be able to catch breakage most of the time
automatically and very early by means of automatically monitoring the
relevant trees. I do this for block, and it has worked really well since
rust code was merged in that subsystem.


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Boqun Feng]

On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 07:58:04PM +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> "Boqun Feng" <boqun.feng@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 05:45:03PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> >> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 05:23:59PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > side -- Andreas and I discussed it the other day. The description of
> >> > > the issue has some lines, but perhaps the commit message could
> >> >
> >> > Do you have a link to the issue?
> >>
> >> Sorry, I meant "description of the symbol", i.e. the description field
> >> in the patch.
> >>
> >
> > Oh, I see. Yes, the patch description should provide more information
> > about what the kconfig means for hrtimer maintainers' development.
> 
> Right, I neglected to update the commit message. I will do that if we
> have another version.
> 
> >
> >> > I asked because hrtimer API is always available regardless of the
> >> > configuration, and it's such a core API, so it should always be there
> >> > (Rust or C).
> >>
> >> It may not make sense for something that is always built on the C
> >> side, yeah. I think the intention here may be that one can easily
> >> disable it while "developing" a change on the C side. I am not sure
> >> what "developing" means here, though, and we need to be careful --
> >> after all, Kconfig options are visible to users and they do not care
> >> about that.
> >>
> >
> > Personally, I don't think CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER is necessarily because as
> > you mentioned below, people can disable Rust entirely during
> > "developing".
> >
> > And if I understand the intention correctly, the CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER
> > config provides hrtimer maintainers a way that they could disable Rust
> > hrtimer abstraction (while enabling other Rust component) when they're
> > developing a change on the C side, right? If so, it's hrtimer
> > maintainers' call, and this patch should provide more information on
> > this.
> >
> > Back to my personal opinion, I don't think this is necessary ;-)
> > Particularly because I can fix if something breaks Rust side, and I'm
> > confident and happy to do so for hrtimer ;-)
> 
> As Miguel said, the idea for this came up in the past week in one of the
> mega threads discussing rust in general. We had a lot of "what happens
> if I change something in my subsystem and that breaks rust" kind of
> discussions.
> 

So far we haven't heard such a question from hrtimer maintainers, I
would only add such a kconfig if explicitly requested.

> For subsystems where the people maintaining the C subsystem is not the
> same people maintaining the Rust abstractions, this switch might be
> valuable. It would allow making breaking changes to the C code of a
> subsystem without refactoring the Rust code in the same sitting. Rather

That's why I asked Frederic to be a reviewer of Rust hrtimer API. In
longer-term, more and more people will get more or less Rust knowledge,
and I'd argue that's the direction we should head to. So my vision is a
significant amount of core kernel developers would be able to make C and
Rust changes at the same time. It's of course not mandatory, but it's
better collaboration.

> than having to disable rust entirely - or going and commenting out lines
> in the kernel crate - I think it is better to provide an option to just
> disable building these particular bindings.
> 
> This has nothing to do with general policies related to breakage between
> Rust and C code, and how to fix such breakage in a timely manner. It is
> simply a useful switch for disabling part of the build so that people
> can move on with their business, while someone else scrambles to fix
> whatever needs fixing on the Rust side.
> 

It's of course up to hrtimer maintainers. But I personally nack this
kconfig, because it's not necessary, and hrtimer API has been stable for
a while.

Regards,
Boqun

> I am of course also available to fix anything that would eventually
> break. In fact, I expect to be able to catch breakage most of the time
> automatically and very early by means of automatically monitoring the
> relevant trees. I do this for block, and it has worked really well since
> rust code was merged in that subsystem.
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Andreas Hindborg
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Boqun Feng" <boqun.feng@gmail.com> writes:

> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 07:58:04PM +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>> "Boqun Feng" <boqun.feng@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 05:45:03PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
>> >> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 05:23:59PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > > side -- Andreas and I discussed it the other day. The description of
>> >> > > the issue has some lines, but perhaps the commit message could
>> >> >
>> >> > Do you have a link to the issue?
>> >>
>> >> Sorry, I meant "description of the symbol", i.e. the description field
>> >> in the patch.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Oh, I see. Yes, the patch description should provide more information
>> > about what the kconfig means for hrtimer maintainers' development.
>>
>> Right, I neglected to update the commit message. I will do that if we
>> have another version.
>>
>> >
>> >> > I asked because hrtimer API is always available regardless of the
>> >> > configuration, and it's such a core API, so it should always be there
>> >> > (Rust or C).
>> >>
>> >> It may not make sense for something that is always built on the C
>> >> side, yeah. I think the intention here may be that one can easily
>> >> disable it while "developing" a change on the C side. I am not sure
>> >> what "developing" means here, though, and we need to be careful --
>> >> after all, Kconfig options are visible to users and they do not care
>> >> about that.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Personally, I don't think CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER is necessarily because as
>> > you mentioned below, people can disable Rust entirely during
>> > "developing".
>> >
>> > And if I understand the intention correctly, the CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER
>> > config provides hrtimer maintainers a way that they could disable Rust
>> > hrtimer abstraction (while enabling other Rust component) when they're
>> > developing a change on the C side, right? If so, it's hrtimer
>> > maintainers' call, and this patch should provide more information on
>> > this.
>> >
>> > Back to my personal opinion, I don't think this is necessary ;-)
>> > Particularly because I can fix if something breaks Rust side, and I'm
>> > confident and happy to do so for hrtimer ;-)
>>
>> As Miguel said, the idea for this came up in the past week in one of the
>> mega threads discussing rust in general. We had a lot of "what happens
>> if I change something in my subsystem and that breaks rust" kind of
>> discussions.
>>
>
> So far we haven't heard such a question from hrtimer maintainers, I
> would only add such a kconfig if explicitly requested.

It gives flexibility and has no negative side effects. Of course, if it
is unwanted, we can just remove it. But I would like to understand the
deeper rationale.


>
>> For subsystems where the people maintaining the C subsystem is not the
>> same people maintaining the Rust abstractions, this switch might be
>> valuable. It would allow making breaking changes to the C code of a
>> subsystem without refactoring the Rust code in the same sitting. Rather
>
> That's why I asked Frederic to be a reviewer of Rust hrtimer API. In
> longer-term, more and more people will get more or less Rust knowledge,
> and I'd argue that's the direction we should head to. So my vision is a
> significant amount of core kernel developers would be able to make C and
> Rust changes at the same time. It's of course not mandatory, but it's
> better collaboration.

Having this switch does not prevent longer term plans or change
directions of anything. It's simply a convenience feature made
available. I also expect the future you envision. But it is an
envisioned _future_. It is not the present reality.

>
>> than having to disable rust entirely - or going and commenting out lines
>> in the kernel crate - I think it is better to provide an option to just
>> disable building these particular bindings.
>>
>> This has nothing to do with general policies related to breakage between
>> Rust and C code, and how to fix such breakage in a timely manner. It is
>> simply a useful switch for disabling part of the build so that people
>> can move on with their business, while someone else scrambles to fix
>> whatever needs fixing on the Rust side.
>>
>
> It's of course up to hrtimer maintainers. But I personally nack this
> kconfig, because it's not necessary, and hrtimer API has been stable for
> a while.

Having the switch is fine for me, removing it is fine as well. It's just
an added convenience that might come in handy. But having this kconfig
very close to zero overhead, so I do not really understand your
objection. I would like to better understand your reasoning.


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Tamir Duberstein]

Hi Andreas, mostly grammar and prose clarity comments below.

I still think HasHrTimer::OFFSET is less clear and more fragile than
just generating compiler-checked implementations in the macro (you're
already generating OFFSET and one method implementation rather than
generating 2 method implementations).

On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> This patch adds support for intrusive use of the hrtimer system. For now,
> only one timer can be embedded in a Rust struct.
>
> The hrtimer Rust API is based on the intrusive style pattern introduced by
> the Rust workqueue API.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> ---
>  kernel/time/Kconfig         |  13 ++
>  rust/kernel/time.rs         |   3 +
>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs | 347 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 363 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/time/Kconfig b/kernel/time/Kconfig
> index b0b97a60aaa6..7726e14ca3e2 100644
> --- a/kernel/time/Kconfig
> +++ b/kernel/time/Kconfig
> @@ -211,3 +211,16 @@ config CLOCKSOURCE_WATCHDOG_MAX_SKEW_US
>
>  endmenu
>  endif
> +
> +config RUST_HRTIMER
> +       bool "Enable Rust hrtimer API"
> +       depends on RUST
> +       default y
> +       help
> +         This option allows exclusion of the Rust hrtimer API from the build.
> +         This allows testing out changes to the C API without having to update
> +         the Rust abstractions during initial development.
> +
> +         Say Y if you wish to build the Rust hrtimer API.
> +
> +         Say N if you wish to exclude the Rust hrtimer API from the build.
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time.rs b/rust/kernel/time.rs
> index 379c0f5772e5..e928b1340ee3 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/time.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/time.rs
> @@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
>  //! C header: [`include/linux/jiffies.h`](srctree/include/linux/jiffies.h).
>  //! C header: [`include/linux/ktime.h`](srctree/include/linux/ktime.h).
>
> +#[cfg(CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER)]
> +pub mod hrtimer;
> +
>  /// The number of nanoseconds per millisecond.
>  pub const NSEC_PER_MSEC: i64 = bindings::NSEC_PER_MSEC as i64;
>
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..fe20405d8bfe
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> @@ -0,0 +1,347 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +//! Intrusive high resolution timers.
> +//!
> +//! Allows running timer callbacks without doing allocations at the time of
> +//! starting the timer. For now, only one timer per type is allowed.
> +//!
> +//! # Vocabulary
> +//!
> +//! States:
> +//!
> +//! - Stopped: initialized but not started, or cancelled, or not restarted.
> +//! - Started: initialized and started or restarted.
> +//! - Running: executing the callback.
> +//!
> +//! Operations:
> +//!
> +//! * Start
> +//! * Cancel
> +//! * Restart
> +//!
> +//! Events:
> +//!
> +//! * Expire
> +//!
> +//! ## State Diagram
> +//!
> +//! ```text
> +//!                                                   Return NoRestart
> +//!                       +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
> +//!                       |                                                                     |
> +//!                       |                                                                     |
> +//!                       |                                                                     |
> +//!                       |                                         Return Restart              |
> +//!                       |                                      +------------------------+     |
> +//!                       |                                      |                        |     |
> +//!                       |                                      |                        |     |
> +//!                       v                                      v                        |     |
> +//!           +-----------------+      Start      +------------------+           +--------+-----+--+
> +//!           |                 +---------------->|                  |           |                 |
> +//! Init      |                 |                 |                  |  Expire   |                 |
> +//! --------->|    Stopped      |                 |      Started     +---------->|     Running     |
> +//!           |                 |     Cancel      |                  |           |                 |
> +//!           |                 |<----------------+                  |           |                 |
> +//!           +-----------------+                 +---------------+--+           +-----------------+
> +//!                                                     ^         |
> +//!                                                     |         |
> +//!                                                     +---------+
> +//!                                                      Restart
> +//! ```
> +//!
> +//!
> +//! A timer is initialized in the **stopped** state. A stopped timer can be
> +//! **started** by the `start` operation, with an **expiry** time. After the
> +//! `start` operation, the timer is in the **started** state. When the timer
> +//! **expires**, the timer enters the **running** state and the handler is
> +//! executed. After the handler has finished executing, the timer may enter the
> +//! **started* or **stopped** state, depending on the return value of the
> +//! handler. A running timer can be **canceled** by the `cancel` operation. A
> +//! timer that is cancelled enters the **stopped** state.

This is a bit confusing because it sounds like you're describing a
*started* timer. After reading the next paragraph I think this wording
applies to both *started* and *running*, but it isn't unambiguous.

> +//!
> +//! A `cancel` or `restart` operation on a timer in the **running** state takes
> +//! effect after the handler has finished executing and the timer has transitioned
> +//! out of the **running** state.

There's no external restart, right? I think this wording is confused
by the unification of cancel and restart under operations, though they
are not isomorphic. Restart (as I understand it) can only happen from
the handler, and cancel can only happen via a call to hrtimer_cancel.
It's also a bit strange that start isn't mentioned whenever cancel and
restart are mentioned.

> +//!
> +//! A `restart` operation on a timer in the **stopped** state is equivalent to a
> +//! `start` operation.
> +
> +use crate::{init::PinInit, prelude::*, time::Ktime, types::Opaque};
> +use core::marker::PhantomData;
> +
> +/// A timer backed by a C `struct hrtimer`.
> +///
> +/// # Invariants
> +///
> +/// * `self.timer` is initialized by `bindings::hrtimer_setup`.
> +#[pin_data]
> +#[repr(C)]
> +pub struct HrTimer<T> {
> +    #[pin]
> +    timer: Opaque<bindings::hrtimer>,
> +    _t: PhantomData<T>,
> +}
> +
> +// SAFETY: Ownership of an `HrTimer` can be moved to other threads and
> +// used/dropped from there.
> +unsafe impl<T> Send for HrTimer<T> {}
> +
> +// SAFETY: Timer operations are locked on C side, so it is safe to operate on a
> +// timer from multiple threads

nit: missing article ("the" C side) and missing period.

> +unsafe impl<T> Sync for HrTimer<T> {}
> +
> +impl<T> HrTimer<T> {
> +    /// Return an initializer for a new timer instance.
> +    pub fn new() -> impl PinInit<Self>
> +    where
> +        T: HrTimerCallback,
> +    {
> +        pin_init!(Self {
> +            // INVARIANTS: We initialize `timer` with `hrtimer_setup` below.

Why plural INVARIANTS?

> +            timer <- Opaque::ffi_init(move |place: *mut bindings::hrtimer| {
> +                // SAFETY: By design of `pin_init!`, `place` is a pointer to a
> +                // live allocation. hrtimer_setup will initialize `place` and
> +                // does not require `place` to be initialized prior to the call.
> +                unsafe {
> +                    bindings::hrtimer_setup(
> +                        place,
> +                        Some(T::Pointer::run),
> +                        bindings::CLOCK_MONOTONIC as i32,
> +                        bindings::hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL,
> +                    );
> +                }
> +            }),
> +            _t: PhantomData,
> +        })
> +    }
> +
> +    /// Get a pointer to the contained `bindings::hrtimer`.
> +    ///
> +    /// This function do not create any references.

s/do/does/

But maybe this should use the same wording from Opaque::raw_get?

    /// This function is useful to get access to the value without
creating intermediate
    /// references.

If so, consider also naming the argument "this" for consistency. Same
for other methods below.

> +    ///
> +    /// # Safety
> +    ///
> +    /// `ptr` must point to a live allocation of at least the size of `Self`.
> +    unsafe fn raw_get(ptr: *const Self) -> *mut bindings::hrtimer {
> +        // SAFETY: The field projection to `timer` does not go out of bounds,
> +        // because the caller of this function promises that `ptr` points to an
> +        // allocation of at least the size of `Self`.
> +        unsafe { Opaque::raw_get(core::ptr::addr_of!((*ptr).timer)) }
> +    }
> +
> +    /// Cancel an initialized and potentially running timer.
> +    ///
> +    /// If the timer handler is running, this will block until the handler is
> +    /// finished.

nit: s/is finished/returns/ and maybe clarify the ordering, namely
that the timer is definitely in a stopped state after this returns.

> +    ///
> +    /// Users of the `HrTimer` API would not usually call this method directly.
> +    /// Instead they would use the safe [`HrTimerHandle::cancel`] on the handle
> +    /// returned when the timer was started.
> +    ///
> +    /// This function does not create any references.
> +    ///
> +    /// # Safety
> +    ///
> +    /// `self_ptr` must point to a valid `Self`.

Why use different phrasing here than on raw_get? The parameter name is
also different. Would be nice to be consistent.

> +    #[allow(dead_code)]
> +    pub(crate) unsafe fn raw_cancel(self_ptr: *const Self) -> bool {
> +        // SAFETY: timer_ptr points to an allocation of at least `HrTimer` size.
> +        let c_timer_ptr = unsafe { HrTimer::raw_get(self_ptr) };
> +
> +        // If the handler is running, this will wait for the handler to finish
> +        // before returning.
> +        // SAFETY: `c_timer_ptr` is initialized and valid. Synchronization is
> +        // handled on C side.

missing article here.

> +        unsafe { bindings::hrtimer_cancel(c_timer_ptr) != 0 }
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +/// Implemented by pointer types that point to structs that embed a [`HrTimer`].
> +///
> +/// Target (pointee) must be [`Sync`] because timer callbacks happen in another
> +/// thread of execution (hard or soft interrupt context).

Is this explaining the bound on the trait, or something that exists
outside the type system? If it's the former, isn't the Sync bound on
the trait going to apply to the pointer rather than the pointee?

> +///
> +/// Starting a timer returns a [`HrTimerHandle`] that can be used to manipulate
> +/// the timer. Note that it is OK to call the start function repeatedly, and
> +/// that more than one [`HrTimerHandle`] associated with a [`HrTimerPointer`] may
> +/// exist. A timer can be manipulated through any of the handles, and a handle
> +/// may represent a cancelled timer.
> +pub trait HrTimerPointer: Sync + Sized {
> +    /// A handle representing a started or restarted timer.
> +    ///
> +    /// If the timer is running or if the timer callback is executing when the
> +    /// handle is dropped, the drop method of [`HrTimerHandle`] should not return
> +    /// until the timer is stopped and the callback has completed.
> +    ///
> +    /// Note: When implementing this trait, consider that it is not unsafe to
> +    /// leak the handle.

What does leak mean in this context?

> +    type TimerHandle: HrTimerHandle;
> +
> +    /// Start the timer with expiry after `expires` time units. If the timer was
> +    /// already running, it is restarted with the new expiry time.
> +    fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> Self::TimerHandle;
> +}
> +
> +/// Implemented by [`HrTimerPointer`] implementers to give the C timer callback a
> +/// function to call.
> +// This is split from `HrTimerPointer` to make it easier to specify trait bounds.
> +pub trait RawHrTimerCallback {
> +    /// This type is passed to [`HrTimerCallback::run`]. It may be a borrow of
> +    /// [`Self::CallbackTarget`], or it may be `Self::CallbackTarget` if the
> +    /// implementation can guarantee correct access (exclusive or shared
> +    /// depending on the type) to the target during timer handler execution.
> +    type CallbackTarget<'a>;
> +
> +    /// Callback to be called from C when timer fires.
> +    ///
> +    /// # Safety
> +    ///
> +    /// Only to be called by C code in `hrtimer` subsystem. `ptr` must point to

missing article, should be "...in the `hrtimer`..."

> +    /// the `bindings::hrtimer` structure that was used to start the timer.
> +    unsafe extern "C" fn run(ptr: *mut bindings::hrtimer) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart;
> +}
> +
> +/// Implemented by structs that can be the target of a timer callback.
> +pub trait HrTimerCallback {
> +    /// The type whose [`RawHrTimerCallback::run`] method will be invoked when
> +    /// the timer expires.
> +    type Pointer<'a>: RawHrTimerCallback;
> +
> +    /// Called by the timer logic when the timer fires.
> +    fn run(this: <Self::Pointer<'_> as RawHrTimerCallback>::CallbackTarget<'_>)
> +    where
> +        Self: Sized;
> +}
> +
> +/// A handle representing a potentially running timer.
> +///
> +/// More than one handle representing the same timer might exist.
> +///
> +/// # Safety
> +///
> +/// When dropped, the timer represented by this handle must be cancelled, if it
> +/// is running. If the timer handler is running when the handle is dropped, the
> +/// drop method must wait for the handler to finish before returning.
> +///
> +/// Note: One way to satisfy the safety requirement is to call `Self::cancel` in
> +/// the drop implementation for `Self.`
> +pub unsafe trait HrTimerHandle {
> +    /// Cancel the timer, if it is running. If the timer handler is running, block
> +    /// till the handler has finished.

Here's another case where "running" is confusingly used to refer to
the timer being in the state before the handler has begun to execute,
and also to the state after the handler has begun to execute.

> +    fn cancel(&mut self) -> bool;
> +}
> +
> +/// Implemented by structs that contain timer nodes.
> +///
> +/// Clients of the timer API would usually safely implement this trait by using
> +/// the [`crate::impl_has_hr_timer`] macro.
> +///
> +/// # Safety
> +///
> +/// Implementers of this trait must ensure that the implementer has a [`HrTimer`]
> +/// field at the offset specified by `OFFSET` and that all trait methods are
> +/// implemented according to their documentation.
> +///
> +/// [`impl_has_timer`]: crate::impl_has_timer
> +pub unsafe trait HasHrTimer<T> {
> +    /// Offset of the [`HrTimer`] field within `Self`
> +    const OFFSET: usize;
> +
> +    /// Return a pointer to the [`HrTimer`] within `Self`.
> +    ///
> +    /// This function does not create any references.
> +    ///
> +    /// # Safety
> +    ///
> +    /// `ptr` must point to a valid struct of type `Self`.
> +    unsafe fn raw_get_timer(ptr: *const Self) -> *const HrTimer<T> {
> +        // SAFETY: By the safety requirement of this trait, the trait
> +        // implementor will have a `HrTimer` field at the specified offset.
> +        unsafe { ptr.cast::<u8>().add(Self::OFFSET).cast::<HrTimer<T>>() }
> +    }
> +
> +    /// Return a pointer to the struct that is embedding the [`HrTimer`] pointed
> +    /// to by `ptr`.
> +    ///
> +    /// This function does not create any references.
> +    ///
> +    /// # Safety
> +    ///
> +    /// `ptr` must point to a [`HrTimer<T>`] field in a struct of type `Self`.
> +    unsafe fn timer_container_of(ptr: *mut HrTimer<T>) -> *mut Self
> +    where
> +        Self: Sized,
> +    {
> +        // SAFETY: By the safety requirement of this function and the `HasHrTimer`
> +        // trait, the following expression will yield a pointer to the `Self`
> +        // containing the timer addressed by `ptr`.
> +        unsafe { ptr.cast::<u8>().sub(Self::OFFSET).cast::<Self>() }
> +    }
> +
> +    /// Get pointer to embedded `bindings::hrtimer` struct.
> +    ///
> +    /// This function does not create any references.
> +    ///
> +    /// # Safety
> +    ///
> +    /// `self_ptr` must point to a valid `Self`.
> +    unsafe fn c_timer_ptr(self_ptr: *const Self) -> *const bindings::hrtimer {
> +        // SAFETY: `self_ptr` is a valid pointer to a `Self`.
> +        let timer_ptr = unsafe { Self::raw_get_timer(self_ptr) };
> +
> +        // SAFETY: timer_ptr points to an allocation of at least `HrTimer` size.
> +        unsafe { HrTimer::raw_get(timer_ptr) }
> +    }
> +
> +    /// Start the timer contained in the `Self` pointed to by `self_ptr`. If
> +    /// it is already running it is removed and inserted.
> +    ///
> +    /// # Safety
> +    ///
> +    /// - `self_ptr` must point to a valid `Self`.
> +    /// - Caller must ensure that `self` lives until the timer fires or is
> +    ///   canceled.
> +    unsafe fn start(self_ptr: *const Self, expires: Ktime) {
> +        // SAFETY: By function safety requirement, `self_ptr`is a valid `Self`.
> +        unsafe {
> +            bindings::hrtimer_start_range_ns(
> +                Self::c_timer_ptr(self_ptr).cast_mut(),
> +                expires.to_ns(),
> +                0,
> +                bindings::hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL,
> +            );
> +        }
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +/// Use to implement the [`HasHrTimer<T>`] trait.
> +///
> +/// See [`module`] documentation for an example.
> +///
> +/// [`module`]: crate::time::hrtimer
> +#[macro_export]
> +macro_rules! impl_has_hr_timer {
> +    (
> +        impl$({$($generics:tt)*})?
> +            HasHrTimer<$timer_type:ty>
> +            for $self:ty
> +        { self.$field:ident }
> +        $($rest:tt)*
> +    ) => {
> +        // SAFETY: This implementation of `raw_get_timer` only compiles if the
> +        // field has the right type.
> +        unsafe impl$(<$($generics)*>)? $crate::time::hrtimer::HasHrTimer<$timer_type> for $self {
> +            const OFFSET: usize = ::core::mem::offset_of!(Self, $field) as usize;
> +
> +            #[inline]
> +            unsafe fn raw_get_timer(ptr: *const Self) ->
> +                *const $crate::time::hrtimer::HrTimer<$timer_type>
> +            {
> +                // SAFETY: The caller promises that the pointer is not dangling.
> +                unsafe {
> +                    ::core::ptr::addr_of!((*ptr).$field)
> +                }
> +            }
> +        }
> +    }
> +}
>
> --
> 2.47.0
>
>

Cheers.
Tamir

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Boqun Feng]

On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 08:52:35PM +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> "Boqun Feng" <boqun.feng@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 07:58:04PM +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> >> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 05:45:03PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> >> >> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 05:23:59PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > side -- Andreas and I discussed it the other day. The description of
> >> >> > > the issue has some lines, but perhaps the commit message could
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Do you have a link to the issue?
> >> >>
> >> >> Sorry, I meant "description of the symbol", i.e. the description field
> >> >> in the patch.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Oh, I see. Yes, the patch description should provide more information
> >> > about what the kconfig means for hrtimer maintainers' development.
> >>
> >> Right, I neglected to update the commit message. I will do that if we
> >> have another version.
> >>
> >> >
> >> >> > I asked because hrtimer API is always available regardless of the
> >> >> > configuration, and it's such a core API, so it should always be there
> >> >> > (Rust or C).
> >> >>
> >> >> It may not make sense for something that is always built on the C
> >> >> side, yeah. I think the intention here may be that one can easily
> >> >> disable it while "developing" a change on the C side. I am not sure
> >> >> what "developing" means here, though, and we need to be careful --
> >> >> after all, Kconfig options are visible to users and they do not care
> >> >> about that.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Personally, I don't think CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER is necessarily because as
> >> > you mentioned below, people can disable Rust entirely during
> >> > "developing".
> >> >
> >> > And if I understand the intention correctly, the CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER
> >> > config provides hrtimer maintainers a way that they could disable Rust
> >> > hrtimer abstraction (while enabling other Rust component) when they're
> >> > developing a change on the C side, right? If so, it's hrtimer
> >> > maintainers' call, and this patch should provide more information on
> >> > this.
> >> >
> >> > Back to my personal opinion, I don't think this is necessary ;-)
> >> > Particularly because I can fix if something breaks Rust side, and I'm
> >> > confident and happy to do so for hrtimer ;-)
> >>
> >> As Miguel said, the idea for this came up in the past week in one of the
> >> mega threads discussing rust in general. We had a lot of "what happens
> >> if I change something in my subsystem and that breaks rust" kind of
> >> discussions.
> >>
> >
> > So far we haven't heard such a question from hrtimer maintainers, I
> > would only add such a kconfig if explicitly requested.
> 
> It gives flexibility and has no negative side effects. Of course, if it

The negative side effects that I can think of:

* It doubles the work for testing, it's a Kconfig after all, so every
  reasonable test run will have to run at least one build with it and
  one build without it combined with other configs.

* It may compelicate other component. For example, if I would like
  use hrtimer in a doc test of a lock component (the component itself
  doesn't depend on hrtimer, so it exists with CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER=n),
  because I would like to unlock something after a certain time. Now
  since CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER can be unset, how would I write the test?
  
  #[cfg(CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER)]
  <use the Rust timer>
  #[cfg(not(CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER))]
  <use the C timer? with unsafe??>

A new kconfig is not something free. We will need to cope with it in
multiple places.

> is unwanted, we can just remove it. But I would like to understand the
> deeper rationale.
> 
> 
> >
> >> For subsystems where the people maintaining the C subsystem is not the
> >> same people maintaining the Rust abstractions, this switch might be
> >> valuable. It would allow making breaking changes to the C code of a
> >> subsystem without refactoring the Rust code in the same sitting. Rather
> >
> > That's why I asked Frederic to be a reviewer of Rust hrtimer API. In
> > longer-term, more and more people will get more or less Rust knowledge,
> > and I'd argue that's the direction we should head to. So my vision is a
> > significant amount of core kernel developers would be able to make C and
> > Rust changes at the same time. It's of course not mandatory, but it's
> > better collaboration.
> 
> Having this switch does not prevent longer term plans or change
> directions of anything. It's simply a convenience feature made
> available. I also expect the future you envision. But it is an
> envisioned _future_. It is not the present reality.
> 

The reality is: we haven't heard hrtimer maintainers ask for this,
right? I know you're trying to do something nice, I do appreciate your
intention, but if hrtimer maintainers haven't asked for this, maybe it
implies that they can handle or trust that wouldn't be a problem?

> >
> >> than having to disable rust entirely - or going and commenting out lines
> >> in the kernel crate - I think it is better to provide an option to just
> >> disable building these particular bindings.
> >>
> >> This has nothing to do with general policies related to breakage between
> >> Rust and C code, and how to fix such breakage in a timely manner. It is
> >> simply a useful switch for disabling part of the build so that people
> >> can move on with their business, while someone else scrambles to fix
> >> whatever needs fixing on the Rust side.
> >>
> >
> > It's of course up to hrtimer maintainers. But I personally nack this
> > kconfig, because it's not necessary, and hrtimer API has been stable for
> > a while.
> 
> Having the switch is fine for me, removing it is fine as well. It's just
> an added convenience that might come in handy. But having this kconfig
> very close to zero overhead, so I do not really understand your
> objection. I would like to better understand your reasoning.
> 

Hope my explanation above is helpful.

Regards,
Boqun

> 
> Best regards,
> Andreas Hindborg
> 
> 

Re: [PATCH v9 03/13] rust: hrtimer: implement `HrTimerPointer` for `Arc`

[Lyude Paul]

Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>

On Mon, 2025-02-24 at 13:03 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> This patch allows the use of intrusive `hrtimer` fields in structs that are
> managed by an `Arc`.
> 
> Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> ---
>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs     |  4 +-
>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs | 94 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 97 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> index fe20405d8bfe..d08fd7de158d 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> @@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ unsafe fn raw_get(ptr: *const Self) -> *mut bindings::hrtimer {
>      /// # Safety
>      ///
>      /// `self_ptr` must point to a valid `Self`.
> -    #[allow(dead_code)]
>      pub(crate) unsafe fn raw_cancel(self_ptr: *const Self) -> bool {
>          // SAFETY: timer_ptr points to an allocation of at least `HrTimer` size.
>          let c_timer_ptr = unsafe { HrTimer::raw_get(self_ptr) };
> @@ -345,3 +344,6 @@ unsafe fn raw_get_timer(ptr: *const Self) ->
>          }
>      }
>  }
> +
> +mod arc;
> +pub use arc::ArcHrTimerHandle;
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..5c916489fc13
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs
> @@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +use super::HasHrTimer;
> +use super::HrTimer;
> +use super::HrTimerCallback;
> +use super::HrTimerHandle;
> +use super::HrTimerPointer;
> +use super::RawHrTimerCallback;
> +use crate::sync::Arc;
> +use crate::sync::ArcBorrow;
> +use crate::time::Ktime;
> +
> +/// A handle for an `Arc<HasHrTimer<T>>` returned by a call to
> +/// [`HrTimerPointer::start`].
> +pub struct ArcHrTimerHandle<T>
> +where
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +{
> +    pub(crate) inner: Arc<T>,
> +}
> +
> +// SAFETY: We implement drop below, and we cancel the timer in the drop
> +// implementation.
> +unsafe impl<T> HrTimerHandle for ArcHrTimerHandle<T>
> +where
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +{
> +    fn cancel(&mut self) -> bool {
> +        let self_ptr = Arc::as_ptr(&self.inner);
> +
> +        // SAFETY: As we obtained `self_ptr` from a valid reference above, it
> +        // must point to a valid `T`.
> +        let timer_ptr = unsafe { <T as HasHrTimer<T>>::raw_get_timer(self_ptr) };
> +
> +        // SAFETY: As `timer_ptr` points into `T` and `T` is valid, `timer_ptr`
> +        // must point to a valid `HrTimer` instance.
> +        unsafe { HrTimer::<T>::raw_cancel(timer_ptr) }
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +impl<T> Drop for ArcHrTimerHandle<T>
> +where
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +{
> +    fn drop(&mut self) {
> +        self.cancel();
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +impl<T> HrTimerPointer for Arc<T>
> +where
> +    T: 'static,
> +    T: Send + Sync,
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +    T: for<'a> HrTimerCallback<Pointer<'a> = Self>,
> +    Arc<T>: for<'a> RawHrTimerCallback<CallbackTarget<'a> = ArcBorrow<'a, T>>,
> +{
> +    type TimerHandle = ArcHrTimerHandle<T>;
> +
> +    fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> ArcHrTimerHandle<T> {
> +        // SAFETY:
> +        //  - We keep `self` alive by wrapping it in a handle below.
> +        //  - Since we generate the pointer passed to `start` from a valid
> +        //    reference, it is a valid pointer.
> +        unsafe { T::start(Arc::as_ptr(&self), expires) };
> +        ArcHrTimerHandle { inner: self }
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +impl<T> RawHrTimerCallback for Arc<T>
> +where
> +    T: 'static,
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +    T: for<'a> HrTimerCallback<Pointer<'a> = Self>,
> +{
> +    type CallbackTarget<'a> = ArcBorrow<'a, T>;
> +
> +    unsafe extern "C" fn run(ptr: *mut bindings::hrtimer) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart {
> +        // `HrTimer` is `repr(C)`
> +        let timer_ptr = ptr.cast::<super::HrTimer<T>>();
> +
> +        // SAFETY: By C API contract `ptr` is the pointer we passed when
> +        // queuing the timer, so it is a `HrTimer<T>` embedded in a `T`.
> +        let data_ptr = unsafe { T::timer_container_of(timer_ptr) };
> +
> +        // SAFETY: `data_ptr` points to the `T` that was used to queue the
> +        // timer. This `T` is contained in an `Arc`.
> +        let receiver = unsafe { ArcBorrow::from_raw(data_ptr) };
> +
> +        T::run(receiver);
> +
> +        bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_NORESTART
> +    }
> +}
> 

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Re: [PATCH v9 04/13] rust: hrtimer: allow timer restart from timer handler

[Lyude Paul]

On Mon, 2025-02-24 at 13:03 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> This patch allows timer handlers to report that they want a timer to be
> restarted after the timer handler has finished executing.
> 
> Also update the `hrtimer` documentation to showcase the new feature.
> 
> Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> ---
>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs     | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs |  4 +---
>  2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> index d08fd7de158d..a431c8b728ae 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> @@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ pub trait HrTimerCallback {
>      type Pointer<'a>: RawHrTimerCallback;
>  
>      /// Called by the timer logic when the timer fires.
> -    fn run(this: <Self::Pointer<'_> as RawHrTimerCallback>::CallbackTarget<'_>)
> +    fn run(this: <Self::Pointer<'_> as RawHrTimerCallback>::CallbackTarget<'_>) -> HrTimerRestart
>      where
>          Self: Sized;
>  }
> @@ -313,6 +313,23 @@ unsafe fn start(self_ptr: *const Self, expires: Ktime) {
>      }
>  }
>  
> +/// Restart policy for timers.
> +pub enum HrTimerRestart {
> +    /// Timer should not be restarted.
> +    NoRestart,
> +    /// Timer should be restarted.
> +    Restart,
> +}

Should we have #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)] here?

Also, I feel like I might have asked this a few versions ago so hopefully i'm
not asking again: but what's the reason for us not just using the
discriminants of `HrTimerRestart` here:

/// Restart policy for timers.
#[repr(u32)]
pub enum HrTimerRestart {
    /// Timer should not be restarted.
    NoRestart = bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_NORESTART,
    /// Timer should be restarted.
    Restart = bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_RESTART,
}

> +
> +impl HrTimerRestart {
> +    fn into_c(self) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart {
> +        match self {
> +            HrTimerRestart::NoRestart => bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_NORESTART,
> +            HrTimerRestart::Restart => bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_RESTART,
> +        }
> +    }
> +}
> +
>  /// Use to implement the [`HasHrTimer<T>`] trait.
>  ///a
>  /// See [`module`] documentation for an example.
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs
> index 5c916489fc13..7152fa414b37 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs
> @@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ impl<T> RawHrTimerCallback for Arc<T>
>          // timer. This `T` is contained in an `Arc`.
>          let receiver = unsafe { ArcBorrow::from_raw(data_ptr) };
>  
> -        T::run(receiver);
> -
> -        bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_NORESTART
> +        T::run(receiver).into_c()
>      }
>  }
> 

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Re: [PATCH v9 05/13] rust: hrtimer: add `UnsafeHrTimerPointer`

[Lyude Paul]

Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>

On Mon, 2025-02-24 at 13:03 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> Add a trait to allow unsafely queuing stack allocated timers.
> 
> Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> ---
>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> index a431c8b728ae..2cb40b011673 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> @@ -181,6 +181,37 @@ pub trait HrTimerPointer: Sync + Sized {
>      fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> Self::TimerHandle;
>  }
>  
> +/// Unsafe version of [`HrTimerPointer`] for situations where leaking the
> +/// [`HrTimerHandle`] returned by `start` would be unsound. This is the case for
> +/// stack allocated timers.
> +///
> +/// Typical implementers are pinned references such as [`Pin<&T>`].
> +///
> +/// # Safety
> +///
> +/// Implementers of this trait must ensure that instances of types implementing
> +/// [`UnsafeHrTimerPointer`] outlives any associated [`HrTimerPointer::TimerHandle`]
> +/// instances.
> +pub unsafe trait UnsafeHrTimerPointer: Sync + Sized {
> +    /// A handle representing a running timer.
> +    ///
> +    /// # Safety
> +    ///
> +    /// If the timer is running, or if the timer callback is executing when the
> +    /// handle is dropped, the drop method of [`Self::TimerHandle`] must not return
> +    /// until the timer is stopped and the callback has completed.
> +    type TimerHandle: HrTimerHandle;
> +
> +    /// Start the timer after `expires` time units. If the timer was already
> +    /// running, it is restarted at the new expiry time.
> +    ///
> +    /// # Safety
> +    ///
> +    /// Caller promises keep the timer structure alive until the timer is dead.
> +    /// Caller can ensure this by not leaking the returned [`Self::TimerHandle`].
> +    unsafe fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> Self::TimerHandle;
> +}
> +
>  /// Implemented by [`HrTimerPointer`] implementers to give the C timer callback a
>  /// function to call.
>  // This is split from `HrTimerPointer` to make it easier to specify trait bounds.
> 

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Re: [PATCH v9 06/13] rust: hrtimer: add `hrtimer::ScopedHrTimerPointer`

[Lyude Paul]

Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>

On Mon, 2025-02-24 at 13:03 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> Add the trait `ScopedHrTimerPointer` to allow safe use of stack allocated
> timers. Safety is achieved by pinning the stack in place while timers are
> running.
> 
> Implement the trait for all types that implement `UnsafeHrTimerPointer`.
> 
> Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> ---
>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> index 2cb40b011673..64b769ad59cc 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> @@ -212,6 +212,39 @@ pub unsafe trait UnsafeHrTimerPointer: Sync + Sized {
>      unsafe fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> Self::TimerHandle;
>  }
>  
> +/// A trait for stack allocated timers.
> +///
> +/// # Safety
> +///
> +/// Implementers must ensure that `start_scoped` does not return until the
> +/// timer is dead and the timer handler is not running.
> +pub unsafe trait ScopedHrTimerPointer {
> +    /// Start the timer to run after `expires` time units and immediately
> +    /// after call `f`. When `f` returns, the timer is cancelled.
> +    fn start_scoped<T, F>(self, expires: Ktime, f: F) -> T
> +    where
> +        F: FnOnce() -> T;
> +}
> +
> +// SAFETY: By the safety requirement of [`UnsafeHrTimerPointer`], dropping the
> +// handle returned by [`UnsafeHrTimerPointer::start`] ensures that the timer is
> +// killed.
> +unsafe impl<T> ScopedHrTimerPointer for T
> +where
> +    T: UnsafeHrTimerPointer,
> +{
> +    fn start_scoped<U, F>(self, expires: Ktime, f: F) -> U
> +    where
> +        F: FnOnce() -> U,
> +    {
> +        // SAFETY: We drop the timer handle below before returning.
> +        let handle = unsafe { UnsafeHrTimerPointer::start(self, expires) };
> +        let t = f();
> +        drop(handle);
> +        t
> +    }
> +}
> +
>  /// Implemented by [`HrTimerPointer`] implementers to give the C timer callback a
>  /// function to call.
>  // This is split from `HrTimerPointer` to make it easier to specify trait bounds.
> 

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Re: [PATCH v9 07/13] rust: hrtimer: implement `UnsafeHrTimerPointer` for `Pin<&T>`

[Lyude Paul]

On Mon, 2025-02-24 at 13:03 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> Allow pinned references to structs that contain a `HrTimer` node to be
> scheduled with the `hrtimer` subsystem.
> 
> Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> ---
>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs     |  2 +
>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin.rs | 99 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 101 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> index 64b769ad59cc..52a3dd1c3984 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> @@ -428,3 +428,5 @@ unsafe fn raw_get_timer(ptr: *const Self) ->
>  
>  mod arc;
>  pub use arc::ArcHrTimerHandle;
> +mod pin;
> +pub use pin::PinHrTimerHandle;
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin.rs
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..6c9f2190f8e1
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin.rs
> @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +use super::HasHrTimer;
> +use super::HrTimer;
> +use super::HrTimerCallback;
> +use super::HrTimerHandle;
> +use super::RawHrTimerCallback;
> +use super::UnsafeHrTimerPointer;
> +use crate::time::Ktime;
> +use core::pin::Pin;
> +
> +/// A handle for a `Pin<&HasHrTimer>`. When the handle exists, the timer might be
> +/// running.
> +pub struct PinHrTimerHandle<'a, T>
> +where
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +{
> +    pub(crate) inner: Pin<&'a T>,
> +}

Any reason this isn't just:

pub struct PinHrTimerHandle<'a, T: HasHrTimer<T>>(Pin<&'a T>)
where
     T: HasHrTimer<T>;

With that nit (feel free to take it or leave it) resolved:

Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>

> +
> +// SAFETY: We cancel the timer when the handle is dropped. The implementation of
> +// the `cancel` method will block if the timer handler is running.
> +unsafe impl<'a, T> HrTimerHandle for PinHrTimerHandle<'a, T>
> +where
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +{
> +    fn cancel(&mut self) -> bool {
> +        let self_ptr: *const T = self.inner.get_ref();
> +
> +        // SAFETY: As we got `self_ptr` from a reference above, it must point to
> +        // a valid `T`.
> +        let timer_ptr = unsafe { <T as HasHrTimer<T>>::raw_get_timer(self_ptr) };
> +
> +        // SAFETY: As `timer_ptr` is derived from a reference, it must point to
> +        // a valid and initialized `HrTimer`.
> +        unsafe { HrTimer::<T>::raw_cancel(timer_ptr) }
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +impl<'a, T> Drop for PinHrTimerHandle<'a, T>
> +where
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +{
> +    fn drop(&mut self) {
> +        self.cancel();
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +// SAFETY: We capture the lifetime of `Self` when we create a `PinHrTimerHandle`,
> +// so `Self` will outlive the handle.
> +unsafe impl<'a, T> UnsafeHrTimerPointer for Pin<&'a T>
> +where
> +    T: Send + Sync,
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +    T: HrTimerCallback<Pointer<'a> = Self>,
> +    Pin<&'a T>: RawHrTimerCallback<CallbackTarget<'a> = Self>,
> +{
> +    type TimerHandle = PinHrTimerHandle<'a, T>;
> +
> +    unsafe fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> Self::TimerHandle {
> +        // Cast to pointer
> +        let self_ptr: *const T = <Self as core::ops::Deref>::deref(&self);
> +
> +        // SAFETY:
> +        //  - As we derive `self_ptr` from a reference above, it must point to a
> +        //    valid `T`.
> +        //  - We keep `self` alive by wrapping it in a handle below.
> +        unsafe { T::start(self_ptr, expires) };
> +
> +        PinHrTimerHandle { inner: self }
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +impl<'a, T> RawHrTimerCallback for Pin<&'a T>
> +where
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +    T: HrTimerCallback<Pointer<'a> = Self>,
> +{
> +    type CallbackTarget<'b> = Self;
> +
> +    unsafe extern "C" fn run(ptr: *mut bindings::hrtimer) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart {
> +        // `HrTimer` is `repr(C)`
> +        let timer_ptr = ptr as *mut HrTimer<T>;
> +
> +        // SAFETY: By the safety requirement of this function, `timer_ptr`
> +        // points to a `HrTimer<T>` contained in an `T`.
> +        let receiver_ptr = unsafe { T::timer_container_of(timer_ptr) };
> +
> +        // SAFETY: By the safety requirement of this function, `timer_ptr`
> +        // points to a `HrTimer<T>` contained in an `T`.
> +        let receiver_ref = unsafe { &*receiver_ptr };
> +
> +        // SAFETY: `receiver_ref` only exists as pinned, so it is safe to pin it
> +        // here.
> +        let receiver_pin = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(receiver_ref) };
> +
> +        T::run(receiver_pin).into_c()
> +    }
> +}
> 

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Re: [PATCH v9 08/13] rust: hrtimer: implement `UnsafeHrTimerPointer` for `Pin<&mut T>`

[Lyude Paul]

On Mon, 2025-02-24 at 13:03 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> Allow pinned mutable references to structs that contain a `HrTimer` node to
> be scheduled with the `hrtimer` subsystem.
> 
> Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> ---
>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs         |   2 +
>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin_mut.rs | 101 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 103 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> index 52a3dd1c3984..07b19699d4e8 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> @@ -430,3 +430,5 @@ unsafe fn raw_get_timer(ptr: *const Self) ->
>  pub use arc::ArcHrTimerHandle;
>  mod pin;
>  pub use pin::PinHrTimerHandle;
> +mod pin_mut;
> +pub use pin_mut::PinMutHrTimerHandle;
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin_mut.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin_mut.rs
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..4f4a9e9602d8
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin_mut.rs
> @@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +use super::HasHrTimer;
> +use super::HrTimer;
> +use super::HrTimerCallback;
> +use super::HrTimerHandle;
> +use super::RawHrTimerCallback;
> +use super::UnsafeHrTimerPointer;
> +use crate::time::Ktime;
> +use core::pin::Pin;
> +
> +/// A handle for a `Pin<&mut HasHrTimer>`. When the handle exists, the timer might
> +/// be running.
> +pub struct PinMutHrTimerHandle<'a, T>
> +where
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +{
> +    pub(crate) inner: Pin<&'a mut T>,
> +}

Same tuple-struct nit from the last patch
(PinMutHrTimerHandle(Pin<&'a mut T>))

With that nit (take it or leave it) resolved:

Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>

> +
> +// SAFETY: We cancel the timer when the handle is dropped. The implementation of
> +// the `cancel` method will block if the timer handler is running.
> +unsafe impl<'a, T> HrTimerHandle for PinMutHrTimerHandle<'a, T>
> +where
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +{
> +    fn cancel(&mut self) -> bool {
> +        // SAFETY: We are not moving out of `self` or handing out mutable
> +        // references to `self`.
> +        let self_ptr = unsafe { self.inner.as_mut().get_unchecked_mut() as *mut T };
> +
> +        // SAFETY: As we got `self_ptr` from a reference above, it must point to
> +        // a valid `T`.
> +        let timer_ptr = unsafe { <T as HasHrTimer<T>>::raw_get_timer(self_ptr) };
> +
> +        // SAFETY: As `timer_ptr` is derived from a reference, it must point to
> +        // a valid and initialized `HrTimer`.
> +        unsafe { HrTimer::<T>::raw_cancel(timer_ptr) }
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +impl<'a, T> Drop for PinMutHrTimerHandle<'a, T>
> +where
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +{
> +    fn drop(&mut self) {
> +        self.cancel();
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +// SAFETY: We capture the lifetime of `Self` when we create a
> +// `PinMutHrTimerHandle`, so `Self` will outlive the handle.
> +unsafe impl<'a, T> UnsafeHrTimerPointer for Pin<&'a mut T>
> +where
> +    T: Send + Sync,
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +    T: HrTimerCallback<Pointer<'a> = Self>,
> +    Pin<&'a mut T>: RawHrTimerCallback<CallbackTarget<'a> = Self>,
> +{
> +    type TimerHandle = PinMutHrTimerHandle<'a, T>;
> +
> +    unsafe fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> Self::TimerHandle {
> +        // Cast to pointer
> +        let self_ptr: *const T = <Self as core::ops::Deref>::deref(&self);
> +
> +        // SAFETY:
> +        //  - As we derive `self_ptr` from a reference above, it must point to a
> +        //    valid `T`.
> +        //  - We keep `self` alive by wrapping it in a handle below.
> +        unsafe { T::start(self_ptr, expires) };
> +
> +        PinMutHrTimerHandle { inner: self }
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +impl<'a, T> RawHrTimerCallback for Pin<&'a mut T>
> +where
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +    T: HrTimerCallback<Pointer<'a> = Self>,
> +{
> +    type CallbackTarget<'b> = Self;
> +
> +    unsafe extern "C" fn run(ptr: *mut bindings::hrtimer) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart {
> +        // `HrTimer` is `repr(C)`
> +        let timer_ptr = ptr as *mut HrTimer<T>;
> +
> +        // SAFETY: By the safety requirement of this function, `timer_ptr`
> +        // points to a `HrTimer<T>` contained in an `T`.
> +        let receiver_ptr = unsafe { T::timer_container_of(timer_ptr) };
> +
> +        // SAFETY: By the safety requirement of this function, `timer_ptr`
> +        // points to a `HrTimer<T>` contained in an `T`.
> +        let receiver_ref = unsafe { &mut *receiver_ptr };
> +
> +        // SAFETY: `receiver_ref` only exists as pinned, so it is safe to pin it
> +        // here.
> +        let receiver_pin = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(receiver_ref) };
> +
> +        T::run(receiver_pin).into_c()
> +    }
> +}
> 

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Re: [PATCH v9 09/13] rust: alloc: add `Box::into_pin`

[Lyude Paul]

Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>

On Mon, 2025-02-24 at 13:03 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> Add an associated function to convert a `Box<T>` into a `Pin<Box<T>>`.
> 
> Acked-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> ---
>  rust/kernel/alloc/kbox.rs | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/alloc/kbox.rs b/rust/kernel/alloc/kbox.rs
> index cb4ebea3b074..9da4a32e60bc 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/alloc/kbox.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/alloc/kbox.rs
> @@ -245,6 +245,12 @@ pub fn pin(x: T, flags: Flags) -> Result<Pin<Box<T, A>>, AllocError>
>          Ok(Self::new(x, flags)?.into())
>      }
>  
> +    /// Convert a [`Box<T,A>`] to a [`Pin<Box<T,A>>`]. If `T` does not implement
> +    /// [`Unpin`], then `x` will be pinned in memory and can't be moved.
> +    pub fn into_pin(this: Self) -> Pin<Self> {
> +        this.into()
> +    }
> +
>      /// Forgets the contents (does not run the destructor), but keeps the allocation.
>      fn forget_contents(this: Self) -> Box<MaybeUninit<T>, A> {
>          let ptr = Self::into_raw(this);
> 

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Re: [PATCH v9 10/13] rust: hrtimer: implement `HrTimerPointer` for `Pin<Box<T>>`

[Lyude Paul]

On Mon, 2025-02-24 at 13:03 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> Allow `Pin<Box<T>>` to be the target of a timer callback.
> 
> Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> ---
>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs      |   3 ++
>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/tbox.rs | 109 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 112 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> index 07b19699d4e8..fc4625ac2009 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> @@ -432,3 +432,6 @@ unsafe fn raw_get_timer(ptr: *const Self) ->
>  pub use pin::PinHrTimerHandle;
>  mod pin_mut;
>  pub use pin_mut::PinMutHrTimerHandle;
> +// `box` is a reserved keyword, so prefix with `t` for timer
> +mod tbox;
> +pub use tbox::BoxHrTimerHandle;
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/tbox.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/tbox.rs
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..a3b2ed849050
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/tbox.rs
> @@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +use super::HasHrTimer;
> +use super::HrTimer;
> +use super::HrTimerCallback;
> +use super::HrTimerHandle;
> +use super::HrTimerPointer;
> +use super::RawHrTimerCallback;
> +use crate::prelude::*;
> +use crate::time::Ktime;
> +use core::mem::ManuallyDrop;
> +use core::ptr::NonNull;
> +
> +/// A handle for a [`Box<HasHrTimer<T>>`] returned by a call to
> +/// [`HrTimerPointer::start`].
> +pub struct BoxHrTimerHandle<T, A>
> +where
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +    A: crate::alloc::Allocator,
> +{
> +    pub(crate) inner: NonNull<T>,
> +    _p: core::marker::PhantomData<A>,
> +}

Same tuple-struct nit, take it or leave it

Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>

> +
> +// SAFETY: We implement drop below, and we cancel the timer in the drop
> +// implementation.
> +unsafe impl<T, A> HrTimerHandle for BoxHrTimerHandle<T, A>
> +where
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +    A: crate::alloc::Allocator,
> +{
> +    fn cancel(&mut self) -> bool {
> +        // SAFETY: As we obtained `self.inner` from a valid reference when we
> +        // created `self`, it must point to a valid `T`.
> +        let timer_ptr = unsafe { <T as HasHrTimer<T>>::raw_get_timer(self.inner.as_ptr()) };
> +
> +        // SAFETY: As `timer_ptr` points into `T` and `T` is valid, `timer_ptr`
> +        // must point to a valid `HrTimer` instance.
> +        unsafe { HrTimer::<T>::raw_cancel(timer_ptr) }
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +impl<T, A> Drop for BoxHrTimerHandle<T, A>
> +where
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +    A: crate::alloc::Allocator,
> +{
> +    fn drop(&mut self) {
> +        self.cancel();
> +        // SAFETY: `self.inner` came from a `Box::into_raw` call
> +        drop(unsafe { Box::<T, A>::from_raw(self.inner.as_ptr()) })
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +impl<T, A> HrTimerPointer for Pin<Box<T, A>>
> +where
> +    T: 'static,
> +    T: Send + Sync,
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +    T: for<'a> HrTimerCallback<Pointer<'a> = Pin<Box<T, A>>>,
> +    Pin<Box<T, A>>: for<'a> RawHrTimerCallback<CallbackTarget<'a> = Pin<&'a T>>,
> +    A: crate::alloc::Allocator,
> +{
> +    type TimerHandle = BoxHrTimerHandle<T, A>;
> +
> +    fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> Self::TimerHandle {
> +        // SAFETY:
> +        //  - We will not move out of this box during timer callback (we pass an
> +        //    immutable reference to the callback).
> +        //  - `Box::into_raw` is guaranteed to return a valid pointer.
> +        let inner =
> +            unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(Box::into_raw(Pin::into_inner_unchecked(self))) };
> +
> +        // SAFETY:
> +        //  - We keep `self` alive by wrapping it in a handle below.
> +        //  - Since we generate the pointer passed to `start` from a valid
> +        //    reference, it is a valid pointer.
> +        unsafe { T::start(inner.as_ptr(), expires) };
> +
> +        BoxHrTimerHandle {
> +            inner,
> +            _p: core::marker::PhantomData,
> +        }
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +impl<T, A> RawHrTimerCallback for Pin<Box<T, A>>
> +where
> +    T: 'static,
> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> +    T: for<'a> HrTimerCallback<Pointer<'a> = Pin<Box<T, A>>>,
> +    A: crate::alloc::Allocator,
> +{
> +    type CallbackTarget<'a> = Pin<&'a T>;
> +
> +    unsafe extern "C" fn run(ptr: *mut bindings::hrtimer) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart {
> +        // `HrTimer` is `repr(C)`
> +        let timer_ptr = ptr.cast::<super::HrTimer<T>>();
> +
> +        // SAFETY: By C API contract `ptr` is the pointer we passed when
> +        // queuing the timer, so it is a `HrTimer<T>` embedded in a `T`.
> +        let data_ptr = unsafe { T::timer_container_of(timer_ptr) };
> +
> +        // SAFETY: We called `Box::into_raw` when we queued the timer.
> +        let tbox = ManuallyDrop::new(Box::into_pin(unsafe { Box::<T, A>::from_raw(data_ptr) }));
> +
> +        T::run(tbox.as_ref()).into_c()
> +    }
> +}
> 

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Re: [PATCH v9 11/13] rust: hrtimer: add `HrTimerMode`

[Lyude Paul]

On Mon, 2025-02-24 at 13:03 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> Allow selection of timer mode by passing a `HrTimerMode` variant to
> `HrTimer::new`.
> 
> Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> ---
>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs | 80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 77 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> index fc4625ac2009..160df73a2d44 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> @@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
>  pub struct HrTimer<T> {
>      #[pin]
>      timer: Opaque<bindings::hrtimer>,
> +    mode: HrTimerMode,
>      _t: PhantomData<T>,
>  }
>  
> @@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ unsafe impl<T> Sync for HrTimer<T> {}
>  
>  impl<T> HrTimer<T> {
>      /// Return an initializer for a new timer instance.
> -    pub fn new() -> impl PinInit<Self>
> +    pub fn new(mode: HrTimerMode) -> impl PinInit<Self>
>      where
>          T: HrTimerCallback,
>      {
> @@ -107,10 +108,11 @@ pub fn new() -> impl PinInit<Self>
>                          place,
>                          Some(T::Pointer::run),
>                          bindings::CLOCK_MONOTONIC as i32,
> -                        bindings::hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL,
> +                        mode.into_c(),
>                      );
>                  }
>              }),
> +            mode: mode,
>              _t: PhantomData,
>          })
>      }
> @@ -371,7 +373,7 @@ unsafe fn start(self_ptr: *const Self, expires: Ktime) {
>                  Self::c_timer_ptr(self_ptr).cast_mut(),
>                  expires.to_ns(),
>                  0,
> -                bindings::hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL,
> +                (*Self::raw_get_timer(self_ptr)).mode.into_c(),
>              );
>          }
>      }
> @@ -394,6 +396,78 @@ fn into_c(self) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart {
>      }
>  }
>  
> +/// Operational mode of [`HrTimer`].
> +#[derive(Clone, Copy)]

PartialEq, Eq?

> +pub enum HrTimerMode {
> +    /// Timer expires at the given expiration time.
> +    Absolute,
> +    /// Timer expires after the given expiration time interpreted as a duration from now.
> +    Relative,
> +    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
> +    Pinned,
> +    /// Timer handler is executed in soft irq context.
> +    Soft,
> +    /// Timer handler is executed in hard irq context.
> +    Hard,
> +    /// Timer expires at the given expiration time.
> +    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
> +    AbsolutePinned,
> +    /// Timer expires after the given expiration time interpreted as a duration from now.
> +    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
> +    RelativePinned,
> +    /// Timer expires at the given expiration time.
> +    /// Timer handler is executed in soft irq context.
> +    AbsoluteSoft,
> +    /// Timer expires after the given expiration time interpreted as a duration from now.
> +    /// Timer handler is executed in soft irq context.
> +    RelativeSoft,
> +    /// Timer expires at the given expiration time.
> +    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
> +    /// Timer handler is executed in soft irq context.
> +    AbsolutePinnedSoft,
> +    /// Timer expires after the given expiration time interpreted as a duration from now.
> +    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
> +    /// Timer handler is executed in soft irq context.
> +    RelativePinnedSoft,
> +    /// Timer expires at the given expiration time.
> +    /// Timer handler is executed in hard irq context.
> +    AbsoluteHard,
> +    /// Timer expires after the given expiration time interpreted as a duration from now.
> +    /// Timer handler is executed in hard irq context.
> +    RelativeHard,
> +    /// Timer expires at the given expiration time.
> +    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
> +    /// Timer handler is executed in hard irq context.
> +    AbsolutePinnedHard,
> +    /// Timer expires after the given expiration time interpreted as a duration from now.
> +    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
> +    /// Timer handler is executed in hard irq context.
> +    RelativePinnedHard,
> +}

Besides the question I had earlier about how we represent enums like this
(e.g. using repr(u32) and using discriminants):

Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>

> +
> +impl HrTimerMode {
> +    fn into_c(self) -> bindings::hrtimer_mode {
> +        use bindings::*;
> +        match self {
> +            HrTimerMode::Absolute => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_ABS,
> +            HrTimerMode::Relative => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL,
> +            HrTimerMode::Pinned => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_PINNED,
> +            HrTimerMode::Soft => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_SOFT,
> +            HrTimerMode::Hard => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_HARD,
> +            HrTimerMode::AbsolutePinned => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED,
> +            HrTimerMode::RelativePinned => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED,
> +            HrTimerMode::AbsoluteSoft => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_SOFT,
> +            HrTimerMode::RelativeSoft => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT,
> +            HrTimerMode::AbsolutePinnedSoft => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED_SOFT,
> +            HrTimerMode::RelativePinnedSoft => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED_SOFT,
> +            HrTimerMode::AbsoluteHard => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_HARD,
> +            HrTimerMode::RelativeHard => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL_HARD,
> +            HrTimerMode::AbsolutePinnedHard => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED_HARD,
> +            HrTimerMode::RelativePinnedHard => hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED_HARD,
> +        }
> +    }
> +}
> +
>  /// Use to implement the [`HasHrTimer<T>`] trait.
>  ///
>  /// See [`module`] documentation for an example.
> 

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Re: [PATCH v9 12/13] rust: hrtimer: add clocksource selection through `ClockSource`

[Lyude Paul]

Same question about repr(u32) here, but with that resolved:

Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>

On Mon, 2025-02-24 at 13:03 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> Allow selecting a clock source for timers by passing a `ClockSource`
> variant to `HrTimer::new`.
> 
> Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> ---
>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 57 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> index 160df73a2d44..77b8748ec29f 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ unsafe impl<T> Sync for HrTimer<T> {}
>  
>  impl<T> HrTimer<T> {
>      /// Return an initializer for a new timer instance.
> -    pub fn new(mode: HrTimerMode) -> impl PinInit<Self>
> +    pub fn new(mode: HrTimerMode, clock: ClockSource) -> impl PinInit<Self>
>      where
>          T: HrTimerCallback,
>      {
> @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ pub fn new(mode: HrTimerMode) -> impl PinInit<Self>
>                      bindings::hrtimer_setup(
>                          place,
>                          Some(T::Pointer::run),
> -                        bindings::CLOCK_MONOTONIC as i32,
> +                        clock.into_c(),
>                          mode.into_c(),
>                      );
>                  }
> @@ -468,6 +468,61 @@ fn into_c(self) -> bindings::hrtimer_mode {
>      }
>  }
>  
> +/// The clock source to use for a [`HrTimer`].
> +pub enum ClockSource {
> +    /// A settable system-wide clock that measures real (i.e., wall-clock) time.
> +    ///
> +    /// Setting this clock requires appropriate privileges. This clock is
> +    /// affected by discontinuous jumps in the system time (e.g., if the system
> +    /// administrator manually changes the clock), and by frequency adjustments
> +    /// performed by NTP and similar applications via adjtime(3), adjtimex(2),
> +    /// clock_adjtime(2), and ntp_adjtime(3). This clock normally counts the
> +    /// number of seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 Coordinated Universal Time
> +    /// (UTC) except that it ignores leap seconds; near a leap second it is
> +    /// typically adjusted by NTP to stay roughly in sync with UTC.
> +    RealTime,
> +    /// A monotonically increasing clock.
> +    ///
> +    /// A nonsettable system-wide clock that represents monotonic time since—as
> +    /// described by POSIX—"some unspecified point in the past". On Linux, that
> +    /// point corresponds to the number of seconds that the system has been
> +    /// running since it was booted.
> +    ///
> +    /// The CLOCK_MONOTONIC clock is not affected by discontinuous jumps in the
> +    /// system time (e.g., if the system administrator manually changes the
> +    /// clock), but is affected by frequency adjustments. This clock does not
> +    /// count time that the system is suspended.
> +    Monotonic,
> +    /// A monotonic that ticks while system is suspended.
> +    ///
> +    /// A nonsettable system-wide clock that is identical to CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
> +    /// except that it also includes any time that the system is suspended. This
> +    /// allows applications to get a suspend-aware monotonic clock without
> +    /// having to deal with the complications of CLOCK_REALTIME, which may have
> +    /// discontinuities if the time is changed using settimeofday(2) or similar.
> +    BootTime,
> +    /// International Atomic Time.
> +    ///
> +    /// A nonsettable system-wide clock derived from wall-clock time but
> +    /// counting leap seconds. This clock does not experience discontinuities or
> +    /// frequency adjustments caused by inserting leap seconds as CLOCK_REALTIME
> +    /// does.
> +    ///
> +    /// The acronym TAI refers to International Atomic Time.
> +    TAI,
> +}
> +
> +impl ClockSource {
> +    fn into_c(self) -> bindings::clockid_t {
> +        match self {
> +            ClockSource::RealTime => bindings::CLOCK_REALTIME as i32,
> +            ClockSource::Monotonic => bindings::CLOCK_MONOTONIC as i32,
> +            ClockSource::BootTime => bindings::CLOCK_BOOTTIME as i32,
> +            ClockSource::TAI => bindings::CLOCK_TAI as i32,
> +        }
> +    }
> +}
> +
>  /// Use to implement the [`HasHrTimer<T>`] trait.
>  ///
>  /// See [`module`] documentation for an example.
> 

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Re: [PATCH v9 13/13] rust: hrtimer: add maintainer entry

[Lyude Paul]

Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>

On Mon, 2025-02-24 at 13:03 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> Add Andreas Hindborg as maintainer for Rust `hrtimer` abstractions. Also
> add Boqun Feng as reviewer.
> 
> Acked-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
> Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> ---
>  MAINTAINERS | 10 ++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 896a307fa065..60fa77c41b3f 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -10355,6 +10355,16 @@ F:	kernel/time/timer_list.c
>  F:	kernel/time/timer_migration.*
>  F:	tools/testing/selftests/timers/
>  
> +HIGH-RESOLUTION TIMERS [RUST]
> +M:	Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> +R:	Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
> +L:	rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org
> +S:	Supported
> +W:	https://rust-for-linux.com
> +B:	https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues
> +F:	rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> +F:	rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/
> +
>  HIGH-SPEED SCC DRIVER FOR AX.25
>  L:	linux-hams@vger.kernel.org
>  S:	Orphan
> 

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Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Boqun Feng" <boqun.feng@gmail.com> writes:

> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 08:52:35PM +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>> "Boqun Feng" <boqun.feng@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 07:58:04PM +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>> >> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 05:45:03PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
>> >> >> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 05:23:59PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > side -- Andreas and I discussed it the other day. The description of
>> >> >> > > the issue has some lines, but perhaps the commit message could
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Do you have a link to the issue?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Sorry, I meant "description of the symbol", i.e. the description field
>> >> >> in the patch.
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Oh, I see. Yes, the patch description should provide more information
>> >> > about what the kconfig means for hrtimer maintainers' development.
>> >>
>> >> Right, I neglected to update the commit message. I will do that if we
>> >> have another version.
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >> > I asked because hrtimer API is always available regardless of the
>> >> >> > configuration, and it's such a core API, so it should always be there
>> >> >> > (Rust or C).
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It may not make sense for something that is always built on the C
>> >> >> side, yeah. I think the intention here may be that one can easily
>> >> >> disable it while "developing" a change on the C side. I am not sure
>> >> >> what "developing" means here, though, and we need to be careful --
>> >> >> after all, Kconfig options are visible to users and they do not care
>> >> >> about that.
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Personally, I don't think CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER is necessarily because as
>> >> > you mentioned below, people can disable Rust entirely during
>> >> > "developing".
>> >> >
>> >> > And if I understand the intention correctly, the CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER
>> >> > config provides hrtimer maintainers a way that they could disable Rust
>> >> > hrtimer abstraction (while enabling other Rust component) when they're
>> >> > developing a change on the C side, right? If so, it's hrtimer
>> >> > maintainers' call, and this patch should provide more information on
>> >> > this.
>> >> >
>> >> > Back to my personal opinion, I don't think this is necessary ;-)
>> >> > Particularly because I can fix if something breaks Rust side, and I'm
>> >> > confident and happy to do so for hrtimer ;-)
>> >>
>> >> As Miguel said, the idea for this came up in the past week in one of the
>> >> mega threads discussing rust in general. We had a lot of "what happens
>> >> if I change something in my subsystem and that breaks rust" kind of
>> >> discussions.
>> >>
>> >
>> > So far we haven't heard such a question from hrtimer maintainers, I
>> > would only add such a kconfig if explicitly requested.
>>
>> It gives flexibility and has no negative side effects. Of course, if it
>
> The negative side effects that I can think of:
>
> * It doubles the work for testing, it's a Kconfig after all, so every
>   reasonable test run will have to run at least one build with it and
>   one build without it combined with other configs.
>
> * It may compelicate other component. For example, if I would like
>   use hrtimer in a doc test of a lock component (the component itself
>   doesn't depend on hrtimer, so it exists with CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER=n),
>   because I would like to unlock something after a certain time. Now
>   since CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER can be unset, how would I write the test?
>
>   #[cfg(CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER)]
>   <use the Rust timer>
>   #[cfg(not(CONFIG_RUST_HRTIMER))]
>   <use the C timer? with unsafe??>
>
> A new kconfig is not something free. We will need to cope with it in
> multiple places.

Alright, those are valid arguments.

>
>> is unwanted, we can just remove it. But I would like to understand the
>> deeper rationale.
>>
>>
>> >
>> >> For subsystems where the people maintaining the C subsystem is not the
>> >> same people maintaining the Rust abstractions, this switch might be
>> >> valuable. It would allow making breaking changes to the C code of a
>> >> subsystem without refactoring the Rust code in the same sitting. Rather
>> >
>> > That's why I asked Frederic to be a reviewer of Rust hrtimer API. In
>> > longer-term, more and more people will get more or less Rust knowledge,
>> > and I'd argue that's the direction we should head to. So my vision is a
>> > significant amount of core kernel developers would be able to make C and
>> > Rust changes at the same time. It's of course not mandatory, but it's
>> > better collaboration.
>>
>> Having this switch does not prevent longer term plans or change
>> directions of anything. It's simply a convenience feature made
>> available. I also expect the future you envision. But it is an
>> envisioned _future_. It is not the present reality.
>>
>
> The reality is: we haven't heard hrtimer maintainers ask for this,
> right? I know you're trying to do something nice, I do appreciate your
> intention, but if hrtimer maintainers haven't asked for this, maybe it
> implies that they can handle or trust that wouldn't be a problem?

Thanks for explaining.

For reference, we do not have this feature in block, and it was not a
problem yet.

Let's await hrtimer maintainers and follow their lead.



Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Tamir Duberstein" <tamird@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi Andreas, mostly grammar and prose clarity comments below.
>
> I still think HasHrTimer::OFFSET is less clear and more fragile than
> just generating compiler-checked implementations in the macro (you're
> already generating OFFSET and one method implementation rather than
> generating 2 method implementations).

I don't agree with you assessment. My argument is that I would rather
generate as little code as possible in the macro, and the trait would in
practice never be implemented by hand.

>
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org> wrote:
>>

[...]

>> +//! # Vocabulary
>> +//!
>> +//! States:
>> +//!
>> +//! - Stopped: initialized but not started, or cancelled, or not restarted.
>> +//! - Started: initialized and started or restarted.
>> +//! - Running: executing the callback.
>> +//!
>> +//! Operations:
>> +//!
>> +//! * Start
>> +//! * Cancel
>> +//! * Restart
>> +//!
>> +//! Events:
>> +//!
>> +//! * Expire
>> +//!
>> +//! ## State Diagram
>> +//!
>> +//! ```text
>> +//!                                                   Return NoRestart
>> +//!                       +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
>> +//!                       |                                                                     |
>> +//!                       |                                                                     |
>> +//!                       |                                                                     |
>> +//!                       |                                         Return Restart              |
>> +//!                       |                                      +------------------------+     |
>> +//!                       |                                      |                        |     |
>> +//!                       |                                      |                        |     |
>> +//!                       v                                      v                        |     |
>> +//!           +-----------------+      Start      +------------------+           +--------+-----+--+
>> +//!           |                 +---------------->|                  |           |                 |
>> +//! Init      |                 |                 |                  |  Expire   |                 |
>> +//! --------->|    Stopped      |                 |      Started     +---------->|     Running     |
>> +//!           |                 |     Cancel      |                  |           |                 |
>> +//!           |                 |<----------------+                  |           |                 |
>> +//!           +-----------------+                 +---------------+--+           +-----------------+
>> +//!                                                     ^         |
>> +//!                                                     |         |
>> +//!                                                     +---------+
>> +//!                                                      Restart
>> +//! ```
>> +//!
>> +//!
>> +//! A timer is initialized in the **stopped** state. A stopped timer can be
>> +//! **started** by the `start` operation, with an **expiry** time. After the
>> +//! `start` operation, the timer is in the **started** state. When the timer
>> +//! **expires**, the timer enters the **running** state and the handler is
>> +//! executed. After the handler has finished executing, the timer may enter the
>> +//! **started* or **stopped** state, depending on the return value of the
>> +//! handler. A running timer can be **canceled** by the `cancel` operation. A
>> +//! timer that is cancelled enters the **stopped** state.
>
> This is a bit confusing because it sounds like you're describing a
> *started* timer. After reading the next paragraph I think this wording
> applies to both *started* and *running*, but it isn't unambiguous.

Right, I think I understand. It's a mistake. Last sentence should be:

  A timer in the **started** or **running** state be **canceled** by the
  `cancel` operation. A timer that is cancelled enters the **stopped**
  state.

>
>> +//!
>> +//! A `cancel` or `restart` operation on a timer in the **running** state takes
>> +//! effect after the handler has finished executing and the timer has transitioned
>> +//! out of the **running** state.
>
> There's no external restart, right?

There will be, eventually. Conceptually there is, because the state
diagram and this text describe the operation.

> I think this wording is confused
> by the unification of cancel and restart under operations, though they
> are not isomorphic.

Hmm, I am not following. Can you elaborate? The set of operations is
start, cancel, restart.

> Restart (as I understand it) can only happen from
> the handler, and cancel can only happen via a call to hrtimer_cancel.

This text introduces the restart operation. There is no code path to
reach it from rust at the moment, but I am inclined to add the function
due to this confusion. It would be dead code for now though.

> It's also a bit strange that start isn't mentioned whenever cancel and
> restart are mentioned.

Why is that?

>
>> +//!
>> +//! A `restart` operation on a timer in the **stopped** state is equivalent to a
>> +//! `start` operation.
>> +
>> +use crate::{init::PinInit, prelude::*, time::Ktime, types::Opaque};
>> +use core::marker::PhantomData;
>> +
>> +/// A timer backed by a C `struct hrtimer`.
>> +///
>> +/// # Invariants
>> +///
>> +/// * `self.timer` is initialized by `bindings::hrtimer_setup`.
>> +#[pin_data]
>> +#[repr(C)]
>> +pub struct HrTimer<T> {
>> +    #[pin]
>> +    timer: Opaque<bindings::hrtimer>,
>> +    _t: PhantomData<T>,
>> +}
>> +
>> +// SAFETY: Ownership of an `HrTimer` can be moved to other threads and
>> +// used/dropped from there.
>> +unsafe impl<T> Send for HrTimer<T> {}
>> +
>> +// SAFETY: Timer operations are locked on C side, so it is safe to operate on a
>> +// timer from multiple threads
>
> nit: missing article ("the" C side) and missing period.

Thanks.

>
>> +unsafe impl<T> Sync for HrTimer<T> {}
>> +
>> +impl<T> HrTimer<T> {
>> +    /// Return an initializer for a new timer instance.
>> +    pub fn new() -> impl PinInit<Self>
>> +    where
>> +        T: HrTimerCallback,
>> +    {
>> +        pin_init!(Self {
>> +            // INVARIANTS: We initialize `timer` with `hrtimer_setup` below.
>
> Why plural INVARIANTS?

Mistake, will fix.

>
>> +            timer <- Opaque::ffi_init(move |place: *mut bindings::hrtimer| {
>> +                // SAFETY: By design of `pin_init!`, `place` is a pointer to a
>> +                // live allocation. hrtimer_setup will initialize `place` and
>> +                // does not require `place` to be initialized prior to the call.
>> +                unsafe {
>> +                    bindings::hrtimer_setup(
>> +                        place,
>> +                        Some(T::Pointer::run),
>> +                        bindings::CLOCK_MONOTONIC as i32,
>> +                        bindings::hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL,
>> +                    );
>> +                }
>> +            }),
>> +            _t: PhantomData,
>> +        })
>> +    }
>> +
>> +    /// Get a pointer to the contained `bindings::hrtimer`.
>> +    ///
>> +    /// This function do not create any references.
>
> s/do/does/

Thanks.

>
> But maybe this should use the same wording from Opaque::raw_get?
>
>     /// This function is useful to get access to the value without
> creating intermediate
>     /// references.

To me those two wordings have the same effect. I don't mind changing the
wording if you feel strongly about it.

>
> If so, consider also naming the argument "this" for consistency. Same
> for other methods below.

Sure.

>
>> +    ///
>> +    /// # Safety
>> +    ///
>> +    /// `ptr` must point to a live allocation of at least the size of `Self`.
>> +    unsafe fn raw_get(ptr: *const Self) -> *mut bindings::hrtimer {
>> +        // SAFETY: The field projection to `timer` does not go out of bounds,
>> +        // because the caller of this function promises that `ptr` points to an
>> +        // allocation of at least the size of `Self`.
>> +        unsafe { Opaque::raw_get(core::ptr::addr_of!((*ptr).timer)) }
>> +    }
>> +
>> +    /// Cancel an initialized and potentially running timer.
>> +    ///
>> +    /// If the timer handler is running, this will block until the handler is
>> +    /// finished.
>
> nit: s/is finished/returns/ and maybe clarify the ordering, namely
> that the timer is definitely in a stopped state after this returns.

    /// If the timer handler is running, this function will block until the
    /// handler returns. Before this function returns, the timer will be in the
    /// stopped state.

If we have a concurrent call to start, the timer might actually be in
the started state when this function returns. But this function will
transition the timer to the stopped state.

>
>> +    ///
>> +    /// Users of the `HrTimer` API would not usually call this method directly.
>> +    /// Instead they would use the safe [`HrTimerHandle::cancel`] on the handle
>> +    /// returned when the timer was started.
>> +    ///
>> +    /// This function does not create any references.
>> +    ///
>> +    /// # Safety
>> +    ///
>> +    /// `self_ptr` must point to a valid `Self`.
>
> Why use different phrasing here than on raw_get? The parameter name is
> also different. Would be nice to be consistent.

They are different requirements, one is stronger than the other. I
construct safety requirements based on the unsafe operations in the
function. The unsafe operations in these two functions have different
requirements. I would not impose a stronger requirement than I have to.

>
>> +    #[allow(dead_code)]
>> +    pub(crate) unsafe fn raw_cancel(self_ptr: *const Self) -> bool {
>> +        // SAFETY: timer_ptr points to an allocation of at least `HrTimer` size.
>> +        let c_timer_ptr = unsafe { HrTimer::raw_get(self_ptr) };
>> +
>> +        // If the handler is running, this will wait for the handler to finish
>> +        // before returning.
>> +        // SAFETY: `c_timer_ptr` is initialized and valid. Synchronization is
>> +        // handled on C side.
>
> missing article here.

👍

>
>> +        unsafe { bindings::hrtimer_cancel(c_timer_ptr) != 0 }
>> +    }
>> +}
>> +
>> +/// Implemented by pointer types that point to structs that embed a [`HrTimer`].
>> +///
>> +/// Target (pointee) must be [`Sync`] because timer callbacks happen in another
>> +/// thread of execution (hard or soft interrupt context).
>
> Is this explaining the bound on the trait, or something that exists
> outside the type system? If it's the former, isn't the Sync bound on
> the trait going to apply to the pointer rather than the pointee?

It is explaining the bound on the trait, and as you say it is not
correct. Pointer types that do not apply synchronization internally can
only be `Sync` when their target is `Sync`, which was probably my line
of thought.

I will rephrase:

  `Self` must be [`Sync`] because timer callbacks happen in another
  thread of execution (hard or soft interrupt context).

>
>> +///
>> +/// Starting a timer returns a [`HrTimerHandle`] that can be used to manipulate
>> +/// the timer. Note that it is OK to call the start function repeatedly, and
>> +/// that more than one [`HrTimerHandle`] associated with a [`HrTimerPointer`] may
>> +/// exist. A timer can be manipulated through any of the handles, and a handle
>> +/// may represent a cancelled timer.
>> +pub trait HrTimerPointer: Sync + Sized {
>> +    /// A handle representing a started or restarted timer.
>> +    ///
>> +    /// If the timer is running or if the timer callback is executing when the
>> +    /// handle is dropped, the drop method of [`HrTimerHandle`] should not return
>> +    /// until the timer is stopped and the callback has completed.
>> +    ///
>> +    /// Note: When implementing this trait, consider that it is not unsafe to
>> +    /// leak the handle.
>
> What does leak mean in this context?

The same as in all other contexts (I think?). Leave the object alive for
'static and forget the address. Thus never drop it and thus never run
the drop method.

>
>> +    type TimerHandle: HrTimerHandle;
>> +
>> +    /// Start the timer with expiry after `expires` time units. If the timer was
>> +    /// already running, it is restarted with the new expiry time.
>> +    fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> Self::TimerHandle;
>> +}
>> +
>> +/// Implemented by [`HrTimerPointer`] implementers to give the C timer callback a
>> +/// function to call.
>> +// This is split from `HrTimerPointer` to make it easier to specify trait bounds.
>> +pub trait RawHrTimerCallback {
>> +    /// This type is passed to [`HrTimerCallback::run`]. It may be a borrow of
>> +    /// [`Self::CallbackTarget`], or it may be `Self::CallbackTarget` if the
>> +    /// implementation can guarantee correct access (exclusive or shared
>> +    /// depending on the type) to the target during timer handler execution.
>> +    type CallbackTarget<'a>;
>> +
>> +    /// Callback to be called from C when timer fires.
>> +    ///
>> +    /// # Safety
>> +    ///
>> +    /// Only to be called by C code in `hrtimer` subsystem. `ptr` must point to
>
> missing article, should be "...in the `hrtimer`..."

English is difficult 😅

>
>> +    /// the `bindings::hrtimer` structure that was used to start the timer.
>> +    unsafe extern "C" fn run(ptr: *mut bindings::hrtimer) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart;
>> +}
>> +
>> +/// Implemented by structs that can be the target of a timer callback.
>> +pub trait HrTimerCallback {
>> +    /// The type whose [`RawHrTimerCallback::run`] method will be invoked when
>> +    /// the timer expires.
>> +    type Pointer<'a>: RawHrTimerCallback;
>> +
>> +    /// Called by the timer logic when the timer fires.
>> +    fn run(this: <Self::Pointer<'_> as RawHrTimerCallback>::CallbackTarget<'_>)
>> +    where
>> +        Self: Sized;
>> +}
>> +
>> +/// A handle representing a potentially running timer.
>> +///
>> +/// More than one handle representing the same timer might exist.
>> +///
>> +/// # Safety
>> +///
>> +/// When dropped, the timer represented by this handle must be cancelled, if it
>> +/// is running. If the timer handler is running when the handle is dropped, the
>> +/// drop method must wait for the handler to finish before returning.
>> +///
>> +/// Note: One way to satisfy the safety requirement is to call `Self::cancel` in
>> +/// the drop implementation for `Self.`
>> +pub unsafe trait HrTimerHandle {
>> +    /// Cancel the timer, if it is running. If the timer handler is running, block
>> +    /// till the handler has finished.
>
> Here's another case where "running" is confusingly used to refer to
> the timer being in the state before the handler has begun to execute,
> and also to the state after the handler has begun to execute.

Thanks for catching this. How is this:

    /// Cancel the timer, if it is in the started or running state. If the timer
    /// is in the running state, block till the handler has finished executing.



Thanks for the comments!


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH v9 04/13] rust: hrtimer: allow timer restart from timer handler

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Lyude Paul" <lyude@redhat.com> writes:

> On Mon, 2025-02-24 at 13:03 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>> This patch allows timer handlers to report that they want a timer to be
>> restarted after the timer handler has finished executing.
>>
>> Also update the `hrtimer` documentation to showcase the new feature.
>>
>> Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
>> ---
>>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs     | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
>>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs |  4 +---
>>  2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
>> index d08fd7de158d..a431c8b728ae 100644
>> --- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
>> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
>> @@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ pub trait HrTimerCallback {
>>      type Pointer<'a>: RawHrTimerCallback;
>>
>>      /// Called by the timer logic when the timer fires.
>> -    fn run(this: <Self::Pointer<'_> as RawHrTimerCallback>::CallbackTarget<'_>)
>> +    fn run(this: <Self::Pointer<'_> as RawHrTimerCallback>::CallbackTarget<'_>) -> HrTimerRestart
>>      where
>>          Self: Sized;
>>  }
>> @@ -313,6 +313,23 @@ unsafe fn start(self_ptr: *const Self, expires: Ktime) {
>>      }
>>  }
>>
>> +/// Restart policy for timers.
>> +pub enum HrTimerRestart {
>> +    /// Timer should not be restarted.
>> +    NoRestart,
>> +    /// Timer should be restarted.
>> +    Restart,
>> +}
>
> Should we have #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)] here?

Yea, lets do that. `Debug` as well?

>
> Also, I feel like I might have asked this a few versions ago so hopefully i'm
> not asking again: but what's the reason for us not just using the
> discriminants of `HrTimerRestart` here:
>
> /// Restart policy for timers.
> #[repr(u32)]
> pub enum HrTimerRestart {
>     /// Timer should not be restarted.
>     NoRestart = bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_NORESTART,
>     /// Timer should be restarted.
>     Restart = bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_RESTART,
> }

I forget if we discussed this, but it does not make much of a
difference, does it?

With a Rust enum, we get a smaller storage type maybe with better
support for niche optimizations? And then pay a bit more for conversion.
All in all, I don't think it makes much difference.


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH v9 07/13] rust: hrtimer: implement `UnsafeHrTimerPointer` for `Pin<&T>`

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Lyude Paul" <lyude@redhat.com> writes:

> On Mon, 2025-02-24 at 13:03 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>> Allow pinned references to structs that contain a `HrTimer` node to be
>> scheduled with the `hrtimer` subsystem.
>>
>> Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
>> ---
>>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs     |  2 +
>>  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin.rs | 99 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  2 files changed, 101 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
>> index 64b769ad59cc..52a3dd1c3984 100644
>> --- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
>> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
>> @@ -428,3 +428,5 @@ unsafe fn raw_get_timer(ptr: *const Self) ->
>>
>>  mod arc;
>>  pub use arc::ArcHrTimerHandle;
>> +mod pin;
>> +pub use pin::PinHrTimerHandle;
>> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin.rs
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000000..6c9f2190f8e1
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin.rs
>> @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
>> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>> +
>> +use super::HasHrTimer;
>> +use super::HrTimer;
>> +use super::HrTimerCallback;
>> +use super::HrTimerHandle;
>> +use super::RawHrTimerCallback;
>> +use super::UnsafeHrTimerPointer;
>> +use crate::time::Ktime;
>> +use core::pin::Pin;
>> +
>> +/// A handle for a `Pin<&HasHrTimer>`. When the handle exists, the timer might be
>> +/// running.
>> +pub struct PinHrTimerHandle<'a, T>
>> +where
>> +    T: HasHrTimer<T>,
>> +{
>> +    pub(crate) inner: Pin<&'a T>,
>> +}
>
> Any reason this isn't just:
>
> pub struct PinHrTimerHandle<'a, T: HasHrTimer<T>>(Pin<&'a T>)
> where
>      T: HasHrTimer<T>;
>
> With that nit (feel free to take it or leave it) resolved:

I had review comments in the past asking me to not use tuple structs.
The rationale being that the name carries context/intent. In this
particular case, I don't think the name helps a lot, but I also don't
mind having it there.

>
> Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>

Thanks you!


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH v9 11/13] rust: hrtimer: add `HrTimerMode`

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Lyude Paul" <lyude@redhat.com> writes:

> On Mon, 2025-02-24 at 13:03 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:

>> +/// Operational mode of [`HrTimer`].
>> +#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
>
> PartialEq, Eq?

Sure, why not. I'm not sure if there is any negative side effects of
this? `Debug` too?

>
>> +pub enum HrTimerMode {
>> +    /// Timer expires at the given expiration time.
>> +    Absolute,
>> +    /// Timer expires after the given expiration time interpreted as a duration from now.
>> +    Relative,
>> +    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
>> +    Pinned,
>> +    /// Timer handler is executed in soft irq context.
>> +    Soft,
>> +    /// Timer handler is executed in hard irq context.
>> +    Hard,
>> +    /// Timer expires at the given expiration time.
>> +    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
>> +    AbsolutePinned,
>> +    /// Timer expires after the given expiration time interpreted as a duration from now.
>> +    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
>> +    RelativePinned,
>> +    /// Timer expires at the given expiration time.
>> +    /// Timer handler is executed in soft irq context.
>> +    AbsoluteSoft,
>> +    /// Timer expires after the given expiration time interpreted as a duration from now.
>> +    /// Timer handler is executed in soft irq context.
>> +    RelativeSoft,
>> +    /// Timer expires at the given expiration time.
>> +    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
>> +    /// Timer handler is executed in soft irq context.
>> +    AbsolutePinnedSoft,
>> +    /// Timer expires after the given expiration time interpreted as a duration from now.
>> +    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
>> +    /// Timer handler is executed in soft irq context.
>> +    RelativePinnedSoft,
>> +    /// Timer expires at the given expiration time.
>> +    /// Timer handler is executed in hard irq context.
>> +    AbsoluteHard,
>> +    /// Timer expires after the given expiration time interpreted as a duration from now.
>> +    /// Timer handler is executed in hard irq context.
>> +    RelativeHard,
>> +    /// Timer expires at the given expiration time.
>> +    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
>> +    /// Timer handler is executed in hard irq context.
>> +    AbsolutePinnedHard,
>> +    /// Timer expires after the given expiration time interpreted as a duration from now.
>> +    /// Timer does not move between CPU cores.
>> +    /// Timer handler is executed in hard irq context.
>> +    RelativePinnedHard,
>> +}
>
> Besides the question I had earlier about how we represent enums like this
> (e.g. using repr(u32) and using discriminants):

I'll await your response in the other thread

>
> Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
>


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Markus Elfring]

…
> This patch adds support for …

See also:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.14-rc4#n94

Regards,
Markus

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Markus Elfring" <Markus.Elfring@web.de> writes:

> …
>> This patch adds support for …
>
> See also:
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.14-rc4#n94

Thanks for pointing this out, I'll change the wording for next spin.


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Tamir Duberstein]

On Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> "Tamir Duberstein" <tamird@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Hi Andreas, mostly grammar and prose clarity comments below.
> >
> > I still think HasHrTimer::OFFSET is less clear and more fragile than
> > just generating compiler-checked implementations in the macro (you're
> > already generating OFFSET and one method implementation rather than
> > generating 2 method implementations).
>
> I don't agree with you assessment. My argument is that I would rather
> generate as little code as possible in the macro, and the trait would in
> practice never be implemented by hand.

In the current patch, the trait:
- provides raw_get_timer
- provides timer_container_of
and the macro:
- defines OFFSET
- defines raw_get_timer

The justification for the redundancy is that without defining
raw_get_timer in the macro the user might invoke the macro
incorrectly. But why is that better than defining both methods in the
macro? Either way the macro provides 2 items. The key benefit of
defining both methods in the macro is that there's no dead-code
implementation of raw_get_pointer in the trait. It also reduces the
surface of the trait, which is always a benefit due to Hyrum's law.

>
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org> wrote:
> >>
>
> [...]
>
> >> +//! # Vocabulary
> >> +//!
> >> +//! States:
> >> +//!
> >> +//! - Stopped: initialized but not started, or cancelled, or not restarted.
> >> +//! - Started: initialized and started or restarted.
> >> +//! - Running: executing the callback.
> >> +//!
> >> +//! Operations:
> >> +//!
> >> +//! * Start
> >> +//! * Cancel
> >> +//! * Restart
> >> +//!
> >> +//! Events:
> >> +//!
> >> +//! * Expire
> >> +//!
> >> +//! ## State Diagram
> >> +//!
> >> +//! ```text
> >> +//!                                                   Return NoRestart
> >> +//!                       +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
> >> +//!                       |                                                                     |
> >> +//!                       |                                                                     |
> >> +//!                       |                                                                     |
> >> +//!                       |                                         Return Restart              |
> >> +//!                       |                                      +------------------------+     |
> >> +//!                       |                                      |                        |     |
> >> +//!                       |                                      |                        |     |
> >> +//!                       v                                      v                        |     |
> >> +//!           +-----------------+      Start      +------------------+           +--------+-----+--+
> >> +//!           |                 +---------------->|                  |           |                 |
> >> +//! Init      |                 |                 |                  |  Expire   |                 |
> >> +//! --------->|    Stopped      |                 |      Started     +---------->|     Running     |
> >> +//!           |                 |     Cancel      |                  |           |                 |
> >> +//!           |                 |<----------------+                  |           |                 |
> >> +//!           +-----------------+                 +---------------+--+           +-----------------+
> >> +//!                                                     ^         |
> >> +//!                                                     |         |
> >> +//!                                                     +---------+
> >> +//!                                                      Restart
> >> +//! ```
> >> +//!
> >> +//!
> >> +//! A timer is initialized in the **stopped** state. A stopped timer can be
> >> +//! **started** by the `start` operation, with an **expiry** time. After the
> >> +//! `start` operation, the timer is in the **started** state. When the timer
> >> +//! **expires**, the timer enters the **running** state and the handler is
> >> +//! executed. After the handler has finished executing, the timer may enter the
> >> +//! **started* or **stopped** state, depending on the return value of the
> >> +//! handler. A running timer can be **canceled** by the `cancel` operation. A
> >> +//! timer that is cancelled enters the **stopped** state.
> >
> > This is a bit confusing because it sounds like you're describing a
> > *started* timer. After reading the next paragraph I think this wording
> > applies to both *started* and *running*, but it isn't unambiguous.
>
> Right, I think I understand. It's a mistake. Last sentence should be:
>
>   A timer in the **started** or **running** state be **canceled** by the
>   `cancel` operation. A timer that is cancelled enters the **stopped**
>   state.

I think you meant "*may* be canceled"? I assume this replaces the last
two sentences?

I noticed below I had suggested talking about the handler as
"returning" rather than "finishing execution"; please consider that
throughout.

>
> >
> >> +//!
> >> +//! A `cancel` or `restart` operation on a timer in the **running** state takes
> >> +//! effect after the handler has finished executing and the timer has transitioned
> >> +//! out of the **running** state.
> >
> > There's no external restart, right?
>
> There will be, eventually. Conceptually there is, because the state
> diagram and this text describe the operation.

OK.

>
> > I think this wording is confused
> > by the unification of cancel and restart under operations, though they
> > are not isomorphic.
>
> Hmm, I am not following. Can you elaborate? The set of operations is
> start, cancel, restart.

I wrote this when I thought there was no external restart. By the way,
what is the difference between restart and start? Can a running timer
not be started, or does that do something other than reset it to the
new expiry time?


> > Restart (as I understand it) can only happen from
> > the handler, and cancel can only happen via a call to hrtimer_cancel.
>
> This text introduces the restart operation. There is no code path to
> reach it from rust at the moment, but I am inclined to add the function
> due to this confusion. It would be dead code for now though.
>
> > It's also a bit strange that start isn't mentioned whenever cancel and
> > restart are mentioned.
>
> Why is that?

See above - I think I am confused about the difference between start
and restart when called on a running timer.

>
> >
> >> +//!
> >> +//! A `restart` operation on a timer in the **stopped** state is equivalent to a
> >> +//! `start` operation.
> >> +
> >> +use crate::{init::PinInit, prelude::*, time::Ktime, types::Opaque};
> >> +use core::marker::PhantomData;
> >> +
> >> +/// A timer backed by a C `struct hrtimer`.
> >> +///
> >> +/// # Invariants
> >> +///
> >> +/// * `self.timer` is initialized by `bindings::hrtimer_setup`.
> >> +#[pin_data]
> >> +#[repr(C)]
> >> +pub struct HrTimer<T> {
> >> +    #[pin]
> >> +    timer: Opaque<bindings::hrtimer>,
> >> +    _t: PhantomData<T>,
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +// SAFETY: Ownership of an `HrTimer` can be moved to other threads and
> >> +// used/dropped from there.
> >> +unsafe impl<T> Send for HrTimer<T> {}
> >> +
> >> +// SAFETY: Timer operations are locked on C side, so it is safe to operate on a
> >> +// timer from multiple threads
> >
> > nit: missing article ("the" C side) and missing period.
>
> Thanks.
>
> >
> >> +unsafe impl<T> Sync for HrTimer<T> {}
> >> +
> >> +impl<T> HrTimer<T> {
> >> +    /// Return an initializer for a new timer instance.
> >> +    pub fn new() -> impl PinInit<Self>
> >> +    where
> >> +        T: HrTimerCallback,
> >> +    {
> >> +        pin_init!(Self {
> >> +            // INVARIANTS: We initialize `timer` with `hrtimer_setup` below.
> >
> > Why plural INVARIANTS?
>
> Mistake, will fix.
>
> >
> >> +            timer <- Opaque::ffi_init(move |place: *mut bindings::hrtimer| {
> >> +                // SAFETY: By design of `pin_init!`, `place` is a pointer to a
> >> +                // live allocation. hrtimer_setup will initialize `place` and
> >> +                // does not require `place` to be initialized prior to the call.
> >> +                unsafe {
> >> +                    bindings::hrtimer_setup(
> >> +                        place,
> >> +                        Some(T::Pointer::run),
> >> +                        bindings::CLOCK_MONOTONIC as i32,
> >> +                        bindings::hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_REL,
> >> +                    );
> >> +                }
> >> +            }),
> >> +            _t: PhantomData,
> >> +        })
> >> +    }
> >> +
> >> +    /// Get a pointer to the contained `bindings::hrtimer`.
> >> +    ///
> >> +    /// This function do not create any references.
> >
> > s/do/does/
>
> Thanks.
>
> >
> > But maybe this should use the same wording from Opaque::raw_get?
> >
> >     /// This function is useful to get access to the value without
> > creating intermediate
> >     /// references.
>
> To me those two wordings have the same effect. I don't mind changing the
> wording if you feel strongly about it.

Yeah, I would prefer the wording be the exact same if it is intended
to have the same meaning. Using different wording may trigger Chekov's
Gun in the reader's mind (as it did for me).

> >
> > If so, consider also naming the argument "this" for consistency. Same
> > for other methods below.
>
> Sure.
>
> >
> >> +    ///
> >> +    /// # Safety
> >> +    ///
> >> +    /// `ptr` must point to a live allocation of at least the size of `Self`.
> >> +    unsafe fn raw_get(ptr: *const Self) -> *mut bindings::hrtimer {
> >> +        // SAFETY: The field projection to `timer` does not go out of bounds,
> >> +        // because the caller of this function promises that `ptr` points to an
> >> +        // allocation of at least the size of `Self`.
> >> +        unsafe { Opaque::raw_get(core::ptr::addr_of!((*ptr).timer)) }
> >> +    }
> >> +
> >> +    /// Cancel an initialized and potentially running timer.
> >> +    ///
> >> +    /// If the timer handler is running, this will block until the handler is
> >> +    /// finished.
> >
> > nit: s/is finished/returns/ and maybe clarify the ordering, namely
> > that the timer is definitely in a stopped state after this returns.
>
>     /// If the timer handler is running, this function will block until the
>     /// handler returns. Before this function returns, the timer will be in the
>     /// stopped state.
>
> If we have a concurrent call to start, the timer might actually be in
> the started state when this function returns. But this function will
> transition the timer to the stopped state.

Got it. Consider dropping the last sentence ("before this function
returns..."), I don't think it makes this clearer.

>
> >
> >> +    ///
> >> +    /// Users of the `HrTimer` API would not usually call this method directly.
> >> +    /// Instead they would use the safe [`HrTimerHandle::cancel`] on the handle
> >> +    /// returned when the timer was started.
> >> +    ///
> >> +    /// This function does not create any references.
> >> +    ///
> >> +    /// # Safety
> >> +    ///
> >> +    /// `self_ptr` must point to a valid `Self`.
> >
> > Why use different phrasing here than on raw_get? The parameter name is
> > also different. Would be nice to be consistent.
>
> They are different requirements, one is stronger than the other. I
> construct safety requirements based on the unsafe operations in the
> function. The unsafe operations in these two functions have different
> requirements. I would not impose a stronger requirement than I have to.

Ah, the requirement is stronger here than on `raw_get`. Thanks for clarifying.

How about the parameter name bit? Can we be consistent?
Opaque::raw_get calls it "this".

>
> >
> >> +    #[allow(dead_code)]
> >> +    pub(crate) unsafe fn raw_cancel(self_ptr: *const Self) -> bool {
> >> +        // SAFETY: timer_ptr points to an allocation of at least `HrTimer` size.
> >> +        let c_timer_ptr = unsafe { HrTimer::raw_get(self_ptr) };
> >> +
> >> +        // If the handler is running, this will wait for the handler to finish
> >> +        // before returning.
> >> +        // SAFETY: `c_timer_ptr` is initialized and valid. Synchronization is
> >> +        // handled on C side.
> >
> > missing article here.
>
> 👍
>
> >
> >> +        unsafe { bindings::hrtimer_cancel(c_timer_ptr) != 0 }
> >> +    }
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +/// Implemented by pointer types that point to structs that embed a [`HrTimer`].

This comment says "embed a [`HrTimer`]" but in `trait HrTimer` the
wording is "Implemented by structs that contain timer nodes." Is the
difference significant?

Also the naming of the two traits feels inconsistent; one contains
"Has" and the other doesn't.

> >> +///
> >> +/// Target (pointee) must be [`Sync`] because timer callbacks happen in another
> >> +/// thread of execution (hard or soft interrupt context).
> >
> > Is this explaining the bound on the trait, or something that exists
> > outside the type system? If it's the former, isn't the Sync bound on
> > the trait going to apply to the pointer rather than the pointee?
>
> It is explaining the bound on the trait, and as you say it is not
> correct. Pointer types that do not apply synchronization internally can
> only be `Sync` when their target is `Sync`, which was probably my line
> of thought.
>
> I will rephrase:
>
>   `Self` must be [`Sync`] because timer callbacks happen in another
>   thread of execution (hard or soft interrupt context).

How about "...because it is passed to timer callbacks in another
thread of execution ..."?

> >
> >> +///
> >> +/// Starting a timer returns a [`HrTimerHandle`] that can be used to manipulate
> >> +/// the timer. Note that it is OK to call the start function repeatedly, and
> >> +/// that more than one [`HrTimerHandle`] associated with a [`HrTimerPointer`] may
> >> +/// exist. A timer can be manipulated through any of the handles, and a handle
> >> +/// may represent a cancelled timer.
> >> +pub trait HrTimerPointer: Sync + Sized {
> >> +    /// A handle representing a started or restarted timer.
> >> +    ///
> >> +    /// If the timer is running or if the timer callback is executing when the
> >> +    /// handle is dropped, the drop method of [`HrTimerHandle`] should not return
> >> +    /// until the timer is stopped and the callback has completed.
> >> +    ///
> >> +    /// Note: When implementing this trait, consider that it is not unsafe to
> >> +    /// leak the handle.
> >
> > What does leak mean in this context?
>
> The same as in all other contexts (I think?). Leave the object alive for
> 'static and forget the address. Thus never drop it and thus never run
> the drop method.

Got it. Is leaking memory generally allowed in the kernel? In other
words, is there nothing that will complain about such memory never
being reclaimed?

>
> >
> >> +    type TimerHandle: HrTimerHandle;
> >> +
> >> +    /// Start the timer with expiry after `expires` time units. If the timer was
> >> +    /// already running, it is restarted with the new expiry time.
> >> +    fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> Self::TimerHandle;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +/// Implemented by [`HrTimerPointer`] implementers to give the C timer callback a
> >> +/// function to call.
> >> +// This is split from `HrTimerPointer` to make it easier to specify trait bounds.
> >> +pub trait RawHrTimerCallback {
> >> +    /// This type is passed to [`HrTimerCallback::run`]. It may be a borrow of
> >> +    /// [`Self::CallbackTarget`], or it may be `Self::CallbackTarget` if the
> >> +    /// implementation can guarantee correct access (exclusive or shared
> >> +    /// depending on the type) to the target during timer handler execution.
> >> +    type CallbackTarget<'a>;
> >> +
> >> +    /// Callback to be called from C when timer fires.
> >> +    ///
> >> +    /// # Safety
> >> +    ///
> >> +    /// Only to be called by C code in `hrtimer` subsystem. `ptr` must point to
> >
> > missing article, should be "...in the `hrtimer`..."
>
> English is difficult 😅
>
> >
> >> +    /// the `bindings::hrtimer` structure that was used to start the timer.
> >> +    unsafe extern "C" fn run(ptr: *mut bindings::hrtimer) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +/// Implemented by structs that can be the target of a timer callback.
> >> +pub trait HrTimerCallback {
> >> +    /// The type whose [`RawHrTimerCallback::run`] method will be invoked when
> >> +    /// the timer expires.
> >> +    type Pointer<'a>: RawHrTimerCallback;
> >> +
> >> +    /// Called by the timer logic when the timer fires.
> >> +    fn run(this: <Self::Pointer<'_> as RawHrTimerCallback>::CallbackTarget<'_>)
> >> +    where
> >> +        Self: Sized;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +/// A handle representing a potentially running timer.
> >> +///
> >> +/// More than one handle representing the same timer might exist.
> >> +///
> >> +/// # Safety
> >> +///
> >> +/// When dropped, the timer represented by this handle must be cancelled, if it
> >> +/// is running. If the timer handler is running when the handle is dropped, the
> >> +/// drop method must wait for the handler to finish before returning.
> >> +///
> >> +/// Note: One way to satisfy the safety requirement is to call `Self::cancel` in
> >> +/// the drop implementation for `Self.`
> >> +pub unsafe trait HrTimerHandle {
> >> +    /// Cancel the timer, if it is running. If the timer handler is running, block
> >> +    /// till the handler has finished.
> >
> > Here's another case where "running" is confusingly used to refer to
> > the timer being in the state before the handler has begun to execute,
> > and also to the state after the handler has begun to execute.
>
> Thanks for catching this. How is this:
>
>     /// Cancel the timer, if it is in the started or running state. If the timer
>     /// is in the running state, block till the handler has finished executing.

Certainly better. Consider dropping "if it is in the started or running state".

>
>
>
> Thanks for the comments!

You're welcome!

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Tamir Duberstein" <tamird@gmail.com> writes:

> On Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org> wrote:
>>
>> "Tamir Duberstein" <tamird@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> > Hi Andreas, mostly grammar and prose clarity comments below.
>> >
>> > I still think HasHrTimer::OFFSET is less clear and more fragile than
>> > just generating compiler-checked implementations in the macro (you're
>> > already generating OFFSET and one method implementation rather than
>> > generating 2 method implementations).
>>
>> I don't agree with you assessment. My argument is that I would rather
>> generate as little code as possible in the macro, and the trait would in
>> practice never be implemented by hand.
>
> In the current patch, the trait:
> - provides raw_get_timer
> - provides timer_container_of
> and the macro:
> - defines OFFSET
> - defines raw_get_timer
>
> The justification for the redundancy is that without defining
> raw_get_timer in the macro the user might invoke the macro
> incorrectly.

It's not that they might invoke the macro incorrectly, it's that we
would not be able to make the macro safe. The way it is implemented now,
it will only compile if it is safe.

> But why is that better than defining both methods in the
> macro?

Because it is generating less code. I would rather write the library code than
have the macro generate the code for us on every invocation.

> Either way the macro provides 2 items. The key benefit of
> defining both methods in the macro is that there's no dead-code
> implementation of raw_get_pointer in the trait. It also reduces the
> surface of the trait, which is always a benefit due to Hyrum's law.

When you say that the surface would be smaller, you mean that by
dropping OFFSET entirely, the trait would have fewer items?

I'm not familiar with Hyrum's law.

>
>>
>> >
>> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org> wrote:
>> >>
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> >> +//! # Vocabulary
>> >> +//!
>> >> +//! States:
>> >> +//!
>> >> +//! - Stopped: initialized but not started, or cancelled, or not restarted.
>> >> +//! - Started: initialized and started or restarted.
>> >> +//! - Running: executing the callback.
>> >> +//!
>> >> +//! Operations:
>> >> +//!
>> >> +//! * Start
>> >> +//! * Cancel
>> >> +//! * Restart
>> >> +//!
>> >> +//! Events:
>> >> +//!
>> >> +//! * Expire
>> >> +//!
>> >> +//! ## State Diagram
>> >> +//!
>> >> +//! ```text
>> >> +//!                                                   Return NoRestart
>> >> +//!                       +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
>> >> +//!                       |                                                                     |
>> >> +//!                       |                                                                     |
>> >> +//!                       |                                                                     |
>> >> +//!                       |                                         Return Restart              |
>> >> +//!                       |                                      +------------------------+     |
>> >> +//!                       |                                      |                        |     |
>> >> +//!                       |                                      |                        |     |
>> >> +//!                       v                                      v                        |     |
>> >> +//!           +-----------------+      Start      +------------------+           +--------+-----+--+
>> >> +//!           |                 +---------------->|                  |           |                 |
>> >> +//! Init      |                 |                 |                  |  Expire   |                 |
>> >> +//! --------->|    Stopped      |                 |      Started     +---------->|     Running     |
>> >> +//!           |                 |     Cancel      |                  |           |                 |
>> >> +//!           |                 |<----------------+                  |           |                 |
>> >> +//!           +-----------------+                 +---------------+--+           +-----------------+
>> >> +//!                                                     ^         |
>> >> +//!                                                     |         |
>> >> +//!                                                     +---------+
>> >> +//!                                                      Restart
>> >> +//! ```
>> >> +//!
>> >> +//!
>> >> +//! A timer is initialized in the **stopped** state. A stopped timer can be
>> >> +//! **started** by the `start` operation, with an **expiry** time. After the
>> >> +//! `start` operation, the timer is in the **started** state. When the timer
>> >> +//! **expires**, the timer enters the **running** state and the handler is
>> >> +//! executed. After the handler has finished executing, the timer may enter the
>> >> +//! **started* or **stopped** state, depending on the return value of the
>> >> +//! handler. A running timer can be **canceled** by the `cancel` operation. A
>> >> +//! timer that is cancelled enters the **stopped** state.
>> >
>> > This is a bit confusing because it sounds like you're describing a
>> > *started* timer. After reading the next paragraph I think this wording
>> > applies to both *started* and *running*, but it isn't unambiguous.
>>
>> Right, I think I understand. It's a mistake. Last sentence should be:
>>
>>   A timer in the **started** or **running** state be **canceled** by the
>>   `cancel` operation. A timer that is cancelled enters the **stopped**
>>   state.
>
> I think you meant "*may* be canceled"? I assume this replaces the last
> two sentences?

Yes and yes.


> I noticed below I had suggested talking about the handler as
> "returning" rather than "finishing execution"; please consider that
> throughout.

I do not prefer one over the other. Do you care strongly about this one?

>
>>
>> >
>> >> +//!
>> >> +//! A `cancel` or `restart` operation on a timer in the **running** state takes
>> >> +//! effect after the handler has finished executing and the timer has transitioned
>> >> +//! out of the **running** state.
>> >
>> > There's no external restart, right?
>>
>> There will be, eventually. Conceptually there is, because the state
>> diagram and this text describe the operation.
>
> OK.
>
>>
>> > I think this wording is confused
>> > by the unification of cancel and restart under operations, though they
>> > are not isomorphic.
>>
>> Hmm, I am not following. Can you elaborate? The set of operations is
>> start, cancel, restart.
>
> I wrote this when I thought there was no external restart. By the way,
> what is the difference between restart and start? Can a running timer
> not be started, or does that do something other than reset it to the
> new expiry time?

That is good question. I will add the following to address that
question:

//! When a type implements both `HrTimerPointer` and `Clone`, it is possible to
//! issue the `start` operation while the timer is in the **started** state In
//! this case the `start` operation is equivalent to the `restart` operation.

>> > Restart (as I understand it) can only happen from
>> > the handler, and cancel can only happen via a call to hrtimer_cancel.
>>
>> This text introduces the restart operation. There is no code path to
>> reach it from rust at the moment, but I am inclined to add the function
>> due to this confusion. It would be dead code for now though.
>>
>> > It's also a bit strange that start isn't mentioned whenever cancel and
>> > restart are mentioned.
>>
>> Why is that?
>
> See above - I think I am confused about the difference between start
> and restart when called on a running timer.

OK.

[...]

>> >
>> > But maybe this should use the same wording from Opaque::raw_get?
>> >
>> >     /// This function is useful to get access to the value without
>> > creating intermediate
>> >     /// references.
>>
>> To me those two wordings have the same effect. I don't mind changing the
>> wording if you feel strongly about it.
>
> Yeah, I would prefer the wording be the exact same if it is intended
> to have the same meaning. Using different wording may trigger Chekov's
> Gun in the reader's mind (as it did for me).

I'm not familiar with any guns 😅

I'll apply your suggestion.

[...]

>> >
>> >> +    ///
>> >> +    /// # Safety
>> >> +    ///
>> >> +    /// `ptr` must point to a live allocation of at least the size of `Self`.
>> >> +    unsafe fn raw_get(ptr: *const Self) -> *mut bindings::hrtimer {
>> >> +        // SAFETY: The field projection to `timer` does not go out of bounds,
>> >> +        // because the caller of this function promises that `ptr` points to an
>> >> +        // allocation of at least the size of `Self`.
>> >> +        unsafe { Opaque::raw_get(core::ptr::addr_of!((*ptr).timer)) }
>> >> +    }
>> >> +
>> >> +    /// Cancel an initialized and potentially running timer.
>> >> +    ///
>> >> +    /// If the timer handler is running, this will block until the handler is
>> >> +    /// finished.
>> >
>> > nit: s/is finished/returns/ and maybe clarify the ordering, namely
>> > that the timer is definitely in a stopped state after this returns.
>>
>>     /// If the timer handler is running, this function will block until the
>>     /// handler returns. Before this function returns, the timer will be in the
>>     /// stopped state.
>>
>> If we have a concurrent call to start, the timer might actually be in
>> the started state when this function returns. But this function will
>> transition the timer to the stopped state.
>
> Got it. Consider dropping the last sentence ("before this function
> returns..."), I don't think it makes this clearer.

OK.

>
>>
>> >
>> >> +    ///
>> >> +    /// Users of the `HrTimer` API would not usually call this method directly.
>> >> +    /// Instead they would use the safe [`HrTimerHandle::cancel`] on the handle
>> >> +    /// returned when the timer was started.
>> >> +    ///
>> >> +    /// This function does not create any references.
>> >> +    ///
>> >> +    /// # Safety
>> >> +    ///
>> >> +    /// `self_ptr` must point to a valid `Self`.
>> >
>> > Why use different phrasing here than on raw_get? The parameter name is
>> > also different. Would be nice to be consistent.
>>
>> They are different requirements, one is stronger than the other. I
>> construct safety requirements based on the unsafe operations in the
>> function. The unsafe operations in these two functions have different
>> requirements. I would not impose a stronger requirement than I have to.
>
> Ah, the requirement is stronger here than on `raw_get`. Thanks for clarifying.
>
> How about the parameter name bit? Can we be consistent?
> Opaque::raw_get calls it "this".

Yes, I applied this throughout where a pointer to `Self` is passed.

>
>>
>> >
>> >> +    #[allow(dead_code)]
>> >> +    pub(crate) unsafe fn raw_cancel(self_ptr: *const Self) -> bool {
>> >> +        // SAFETY: timer_ptr points to an allocation of at least `HrTimer` size.
>> >> +        let c_timer_ptr = unsafe { HrTimer::raw_get(self_ptr) };
>> >> +
>> >> +        // If the handler is running, this will wait for the handler to finish
>> >> +        // before returning.
>> >> +        // SAFETY: `c_timer_ptr` is initialized and valid. Synchronization is
>> >> +        // handled on C side.
>> >
>> > missing article here.
>>
>> 👍
>>
>> >
>> >> +        unsafe { bindings::hrtimer_cancel(c_timer_ptr) != 0 }
>> >> +    }
>> >> +}
>> >> +
>> >> +/// Implemented by pointer types that point to structs that embed a [`HrTimer`].
>
> This comment says "embed a [`HrTimer`]" but in `trait HrTimer` the
> wording is "Implemented by structs that contain timer nodes."

I don't follow. There is no `trait HrTimer`, there is a `struct
HrTimer`, but it has no such wording.

> Is the difference significant?

No, I would say they are semantically the same. Whether a struct
contains a field of a type or it embeds another struct - I would say
that is the same.

> Also the naming of the two traits feels inconsistent; one contains
> "Has" and the other doesn't.

One is not a trait, not sure if you are looking on another item than
`struct HrTimer`?

>
>> >> +///
>> >> +/// Target (pointee) must be [`Sync`] because timer callbacks happen in another
>> >> +/// thread of execution (hard or soft interrupt context).
>> >
>> > Is this explaining the bound on the trait, or something that exists
>> > outside the type system? If it's the former, isn't the Sync bound on
>> > the trait going to apply to the pointer rather than the pointee?
>>
>> It is explaining the bound on the trait, and as you say it is not
>> correct. Pointer types that do not apply synchronization internally can
>> only be `Sync` when their target is `Sync`, which was probably my line
>> of thought.
>>
>> I will rephrase:
>>
>>   `Self` must be [`Sync`] because timer callbacks happen in another
>>   thread of execution (hard or soft interrupt context).
>
> How about "...because it is passed to timer callbacks in another
> thread of execution ..."?

OK.

>
>> >
>> >> +///
>> >> +/// Starting a timer returns a [`HrTimerHandle`] that can be used to manipulate
>> >> +/// the timer. Note that it is OK to call the start function repeatedly, and
>> >> +/// that more than one [`HrTimerHandle`] associated with a [`HrTimerPointer`] may
>> >> +/// exist. A timer can be manipulated through any of the handles, and a handle
>> >> +/// may represent a cancelled timer.
>> >> +pub trait HrTimerPointer: Sync + Sized {
>> >> +    /// A handle representing a started or restarted timer.
>> >> +    ///
>> >> +    /// If the timer is running or if the timer callback is executing when the
>> >> +    /// handle is dropped, the drop method of [`HrTimerHandle`] should not return
>> >> +    /// until the timer is stopped and the callback has completed.
>> >> +    ///
>> >> +    /// Note: When implementing this trait, consider that it is not unsafe to
>> >> +    /// leak the handle.
>> >
>> > What does leak mean in this context?
>>
>> The same as in all other contexts (I think?). Leave the object alive for
>> 'static and forget the address. Thus never drop it and thus never run
>> the drop method.
>
> Got it. Is leaking memory generally allowed in the kernel? In other
> words, is there nothing that will complain about such memory never
> being reclaimed?

Leaking is generally unacceptable in the kernel. However, leaking is
considered safe in rust and is possible within the safe subset of rust.

The first time I implemented this trait, it was unsound in the face of
the handle being leaked. Of curse this is no different than any other
code, and we can generally not hinge soundness on things not being
leaked. But after I foot gunned myself with this, I put the comment.

[...]

>> >> +/// A handle representing a potentially running timer.
>> >> +///
>> >> +/// More than one handle representing the same timer might exist.
>> >> +///
>> >> +/// # Safety
>> >> +///
>> >> +/// When dropped, the timer represented by this handle must be cancelled, if it
>> >> +/// is running. If the timer handler is running when the handle is dropped, the
>> >> +/// drop method must wait for the handler to finish before returning.
>> >> +///
>> >> +/// Note: One way to satisfy the safety requirement is to call `Self::cancel` in
>> >> +/// the drop implementation for `Self.`
>> >> +pub unsafe trait HrTimerHandle {
>> >> +    /// Cancel the timer, if it is running. If the timer handler is running, block
>> >> +    /// till the handler has finished.
>> >
>> > Here's another case where "running" is confusingly used to refer to
>> > the timer being in the state before the handler has begun to execute,
>> > and also to the state after the handler has begun to execute.
>>
>> Thanks for catching this. How is this:
>>
>>     /// Cancel the timer, if it is in the started or running state. If the timer
>>     /// is in the running state, block till the handler has finished executing.
>
> Certainly better. Consider dropping "if it is in the started or running state".

OK.


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Tamir Duberstein]

On Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> "Tamir Duberstein" <tamird@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > On Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> "Tamir Duberstein" <tamird@gmail.com> writes:
> >>
> >> > Hi Andreas, mostly grammar and prose clarity comments below.
> >> >
> >> > I still think HasHrTimer::OFFSET is less clear and more fragile than
> >> > just generating compiler-checked implementations in the macro (you're
> >> > already generating OFFSET and one method implementation rather than
> >> > generating 2 method implementations).
> >>
> >> I don't agree with you assessment. My argument is that I would rather
> >> generate as little code as possible in the macro, and the trait would in
> >> practice never be implemented by hand.
> >
> > In the current patch, the trait:
> > - provides raw_get_timer
> > - provides timer_container_of
> > and the macro:
> > - defines OFFSET
> > - defines raw_get_timer
> >
> > The justification for the redundancy is that without defining
> > raw_get_timer in the macro the user might invoke the macro
> > incorrectly.
>
> It's not that they might invoke the macro incorrectly, it's that we
> would not be able to make the macro safe. The way it is implemented now,
> it will only compile if it is safe.
>
> > But why is that better than defining both methods in the
> > macro?
>
> Because it is generating less code. I would rather write the library code than
> have the macro generate the code for us on every invocation.

How is it less code? It's the same amount, just harder to reason about
because you're doing pointer arithmetic rather than relying on
existing macros like container_of.

>
> > Either way the macro provides 2 items. The key benefit of
> > defining both methods in the macro is that there's no dead-code
> > implementation of raw_get_pointer in the trait. It also reduces the
> > surface of the trait, which is always a benefit due to Hyrum's law.
>
> When you say that the surface would be smaller, you mean that by
> dropping OFFSET entirely, the trait would have fewer items?

Yes.


> I'm not familiar with Hyrum's law.

TL;DR is that anything that can become load bearing will. So even if
the intent is that OFFSET is an implementation detail, there's no way
to enforce that, and so someone will misuse it.

> >
> >>
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org> wrote:
> >> >>
> >>
> >> [...]
> >>
> >> >> +//! # Vocabulary
> >> >> +//!
> >> >> +//! States:
> >> >> +//!
> >> >> +//! - Stopped: initialized but not started, or cancelled, or not restarted.
> >> >> +//! - Started: initialized and started or restarted.
> >> >> +//! - Running: executing the callback.
> >> >> +//!
> >> >> +//! Operations:
> >> >> +//!
> >> >> +//! * Start
> >> >> +//! * Cancel
> >> >> +//! * Restart
> >> >> +//!
> >> >> +//! Events:
> >> >> +//!
> >> >> +//! * Expire
> >> >> +//!
> >> >> +//! ## State Diagram
> >> >> +//!
> >> >> +//! ```text
> >> >> +//!                                                   Return NoRestart
> >> >> +//!                       +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
> >> >> +//!                       |                                                                     |
> >> >> +//!                       |                                                                     |
> >> >> +//!                       |                                                                     |
> >> >> +//!                       |                                         Return Restart              |
> >> >> +//!                       |                                      +------------------------+     |
> >> >> +//!                       |                                      |                        |     |
> >> >> +//!                       |                                      |                        |     |
> >> >> +//!                       v                                      v                        |     |
> >> >> +//!           +-----------------+      Start      +------------------+           +--------+-----+--+
> >> >> +//!           |                 +---------------->|                  |           |                 |
> >> >> +//! Init      |                 |                 |                  |  Expire   |                 |
> >> >> +//! --------->|    Stopped      |                 |      Started     +---------->|     Running     |
> >> >> +//!           |                 |     Cancel      |                  |           |                 |
> >> >> +//!           |                 |<----------------+                  |           |                 |
> >> >> +//!           +-----------------+                 +---------------+--+           +-----------------+
> >> >> +//!                                                     ^         |
> >> >> +//!                                                     |         |
> >> >> +//!                                                     +---------+
> >> >> +//!                                                      Restart
> >> >> +//! ```
> >> >> +//!
> >> >> +//!
> >> >> +//! A timer is initialized in the **stopped** state. A stopped timer can be
> >> >> +//! **started** by the `start` operation, with an **expiry** time. After the
> >> >> +//! `start` operation, the timer is in the **started** state. When the timer
> >> >> +//! **expires**, the timer enters the **running** state and the handler is
> >> >> +//! executed. After the handler has finished executing, the timer may enter the
> >> >> +//! **started* or **stopped** state, depending on the return value of the
> >> >> +//! handler. A running timer can be **canceled** by the `cancel` operation. A
> >> >> +//! timer that is cancelled enters the **stopped** state.
> >> >
> >> > This is a bit confusing because it sounds like you're describing a
> >> > *started* timer. After reading the next paragraph I think this wording
> >> > applies to both *started* and *running*, but it isn't unambiguous.
> >>
> >> Right, I think I understand. It's a mistake. Last sentence should be:
> >>
> >>   A timer in the **started** or **running** state be **canceled** by the
> >>   `cancel` operation. A timer that is cancelled enters the **stopped**
> >>   state.
> >
> > I think you meant "*may* be canceled"? I assume this replaces the last
> > two sentences?
>
> Yes and yes.
>
>
> > I noticed below I had suggested talking about the handler as
> > "returning" rather than "finishing execution"; please consider that
> > throughout.
>
> I do not prefer one over the other. Do you care strongly about this one?

I prefer return since it's more obvious but don't feel strongly about
the choice, only that the usage is consistent.

>
> >
> >>
> >> >
> >> >> +//!
> >> >> +//! A `cancel` or `restart` operation on a timer in the **running** state takes
> >> >> +//! effect after the handler has finished executing and the timer has transitioned
> >> >> +//! out of the **running** state.
> >> >
> >> > There's no external restart, right?
> >>
> >> There will be, eventually. Conceptually there is, because the state
> >> diagram and this text describe the operation.
> >
> > OK.
> >
> >>
> >> > I think this wording is confused
> >> > by the unification of cancel and restart under operations, though they
> >> > are not isomorphic.
> >>
> >> Hmm, I am not following. Can you elaborate? The set of operations is
> >> start, cancel, restart.
> >
> > I wrote this when I thought there was no external restart. By the way,
> > what is the difference between restart and start? Can a running timer
> > not be started, or does that do something other than reset it to the
> > new expiry time?
>
> That is good question. I will add the following to address that
> question:
>
> //! When a type implements both `HrTimerPointer` and `Clone`, it is possible to
> //! issue the `start` operation while the timer is in the **started** state In
> //! this case the `start` operation is equivalent to the `restart` operation.
>
> >> > Restart (as I understand it) can only happen from
> >> > the handler, and cancel can only happen via a call to hrtimer_cancel.
> >>
> >> This text introduces the restart operation. There is no code path to
> >> reach it from rust at the moment, but I am inclined to add the function
> >> due to this confusion. It would be dead code for now though.
> >>
> >> > It's also a bit strange that start isn't mentioned whenever cancel and
> >> > restart are mentioned.
> >>
> >> Why is that?
> >
> > See above - I think I am confused about the difference between start
> > and restart when called on a running timer.
>
> OK.
>
> [...]
>
> >> >
> >> > But maybe this should use the same wording from Opaque::raw_get?
> >> >
> >> >     /// This function is useful to get access to the value without
> >> > creating intermediate
> >> >     /// references.
> >>
> >> To me those two wordings have the same effect. I don't mind changing the
> >> wording if you feel strongly about it.
> >
> > Yeah, I would prefer the wording be the exact same if it is intended
> > to have the same meaning. Using different wording may trigger Chekov's
> > Gun in the reader's mind (as it did for me).
>
> I'm not familiar with any guns 😅
>
> I'll apply your suggestion.
>
> [...]
>
> >> >
> >> >> +    ///
> >> >> +    /// # Safety
> >> >> +    ///
> >> >> +    /// `ptr` must point to a live allocation of at least the size of `Self`.
> >> >> +    unsafe fn raw_get(ptr: *const Self) -> *mut bindings::hrtimer {
> >> >> +        // SAFETY: The field projection to `timer` does not go out of bounds,
> >> >> +        // because the caller of this function promises that `ptr` points to an
> >> >> +        // allocation of at least the size of `Self`.
> >> >> +        unsafe { Opaque::raw_get(core::ptr::addr_of!((*ptr).timer)) }
> >> >> +    }
> >> >> +
> >> >> +    /// Cancel an initialized and potentially running timer.
> >> >> +    ///
> >> >> +    /// If the timer handler is running, this will block until the handler is
> >> >> +    /// finished.
> >> >
> >> > nit: s/is finished/returns/ and maybe clarify the ordering, namely
> >> > that the timer is definitely in a stopped state after this returns.
> >>
> >>     /// If the timer handler is running, this function will block until the
> >>     /// handler returns. Before this function returns, the timer will be in the
> >>     /// stopped state.
> >>
> >> If we have a concurrent call to start, the timer might actually be in
> >> the started state when this function returns. But this function will
> >> transition the timer to the stopped state.
> >
> > Got it. Consider dropping the last sentence ("before this function
> > returns..."), I don't think it makes this clearer.
>
> OK.
>
> >
> >>
> >> >
> >> >> +    ///
> >> >> +    /// Users of the `HrTimer` API would not usually call this method directly.
> >> >> +    /// Instead they would use the safe [`HrTimerHandle::cancel`] on the handle
> >> >> +    /// returned when the timer was started.
> >> >> +    ///
> >> >> +    /// This function does not create any references.
> >> >> +    ///
> >> >> +    /// # Safety
> >> >> +    ///
> >> >> +    /// `self_ptr` must point to a valid `Self`.
> >> >
> >> > Why use different phrasing here than on raw_get? The parameter name is
> >> > also different. Would be nice to be consistent.
> >>
> >> They are different requirements, one is stronger than the other. I
> >> construct safety requirements based on the unsafe operations in the
> >> function. The unsafe operations in these two functions have different
> >> requirements. I would not impose a stronger requirement than I have to.
> >
> > Ah, the requirement is stronger here than on `raw_get`. Thanks for clarifying.
> >
> > How about the parameter name bit? Can we be consistent?
> > Opaque::raw_get calls it "this".
>
> Yes, I applied this throughout where a pointer to `Self` is passed.
>
> >
> >>
> >> >
> >> >> +    #[allow(dead_code)]
> >> >> +    pub(crate) unsafe fn raw_cancel(self_ptr: *const Self) -> bool {
> >> >> +        // SAFETY: timer_ptr points to an allocation of at least `HrTimer` size.
> >> >> +        let c_timer_ptr = unsafe { HrTimer::raw_get(self_ptr) };
> >> >> +
> >> >> +        // If the handler is running, this will wait for the handler to finish
> >> >> +        // before returning.
> >> >> +        // SAFETY: `c_timer_ptr` is initialized and valid. Synchronization is
> >> >> +        // handled on C side.
> >> >
> >> > missing article here.
> >>
> >> 👍
> >>
> >> >
> >> >> +        unsafe { bindings::hrtimer_cancel(c_timer_ptr) != 0 }
> >> >> +    }
> >> >> +}
> >> >> +
> >> >> +/// Implemented by pointer types that point to structs that embed a [`HrTimer`].
> >
> > This comment says "embed a [`HrTimer`]" but in `trait HrTimer` the
> > wording is "Implemented by structs that contain timer nodes."
>
> I don't follow. There is no `trait HrTimer`, there is a `struct
> HrTimer`, but it has no such wording.
>
> > Is the difference significant?
>
> No, I would say they are semantically the same. Whether a struct
> contains a field of a type or it embeds another struct - I would say
> that is the same.

Can we use the same wording in both places then?

>
> > Also the naming of the two traits feels inconsistent; one contains
> > "Has" and the other doesn't.
>
> One is not a trait, not sure if you are looking on another item than
> `struct HrTimer`?

Sorry, I meant HasHrTimer and HrTimerPointer rather than HrTimer and
HrTimerPointer.

> >
> >> >> +///
> >> >> +/// Target (pointee) must be [`Sync`] because timer callbacks happen in another
> >> >> +/// thread of execution (hard or soft interrupt context).
> >> >
> >> > Is this explaining the bound on the trait, or something that exists
> >> > outside the type system? If it's the former, isn't the Sync bound on
> >> > the trait going to apply to the pointer rather than the pointee?
> >>
> >> It is explaining the bound on the trait, and as you say it is not
> >> correct. Pointer types that do not apply synchronization internally can
> >> only be `Sync` when their target is `Sync`, which was probably my line
> >> of thought.
> >>
> >> I will rephrase:
> >>
> >>   `Self` must be [`Sync`] because timer callbacks happen in another
> >>   thread of execution (hard or soft interrupt context).
> >
> > How about "...because it is passed to timer callbacks in another
> > thread of execution ..."?
>
> OK.
>
> >
> >> >
> >> >> +///
> >> >> +/// Starting a timer returns a [`HrTimerHandle`] that can be used to manipulate
> >> >> +/// the timer. Note that it is OK to call the start function repeatedly, and
> >> >> +/// that more than one [`HrTimerHandle`] associated with a [`HrTimerPointer`] may
> >> >> +/// exist. A timer can be manipulated through any of the handles, and a handle
> >> >> +/// may represent a cancelled timer.
> >> >> +pub trait HrTimerPointer: Sync + Sized {
> >> >> +    /// A handle representing a started or restarted timer.
> >> >> +    ///
> >> >> +    /// If the timer is running or if the timer callback is executing when the
> >> >> +    /// handle is dropped, the drop method of [`HrTimerHandle`] should not return
> >> >> +    /// until the timer is stopped and the callback has completed.
> >> >> +    ///
> >> >> +    /// Note: When implementing this trait, consider that it is not unsafe to
> >> >> +    /// leak the handle.
> >> >
> >> > What does leak mean in this context?
> >>
> >> The same as in all other contexts (I think?). Leave the object alive for
> >> 'static and forget the address. Thus never drop it and thus never run
> >> the drop method.
> >
> > Got it. Is leaking memory generally allowed in the kernel? In other
> > words, is there nothing that will complain about such memory never
> > being reclaimed?
>
> Leaking is generally unacceptable in the kernel. However, leaking is
> considered safe in rust and is possible within the safe subset of rust.
>
> The first time I implemented this trait, it was unsound in the face of
> the handle being leaked. Of curse this is no different than any other
> code, and we can generally not hinge soundness on things not being
> leaked. But after I foot gunned myself with this, I put the comment.
>
> [...]
>
> >> >> +/// A handle representing a potentially running timer.
> >> >> +///
> >> >> +/// More than one handle representing the same timer might exist.
> >> >> +///
> >> >> +/// # Safety
> >> >> +///
> >> >> +/// When dropped, the timer represented by this handle must be cancelled, if it
> >> >> +/// is running. If the timer handler is running when the handle is dropped, the
> >> >> +/// drop method must wait for the handler to finish before returning.
> >> >> +///
> >> >> +/// Note: One way to satisfy the safety requirement is to call `Self::cancel` in
> >> >> +/// the drop implementation for `Self.`
> >> >> +pub unsafe trait HrTimerHandle {
> >> >> +    /// Cancel the timer, if it is running. If the timer handler is running, block
> >> >> +    /// till the handler has finished.
> >> >
> >> > Here's another case where "running" is confusingly used to refer to
> >> > the timer being in the state before the handler has begun to execute,
> >> > and also to the state after the handler has begun to execute.
> >>
> >> Thanks for catching this. How is this:
> >>
> >>     /// Cancel the timer, if it is in the started or running state. If the timer
> >>     /// is in the running state, block till the handler has finished executing.
> >
> > Certainly better. Consider dropping "if it is in the started or running state".
>
> OK.
>
>
> Best regards,
> Andreas Hindborg
>
>

Re: [PATCH v9 04/13] rust: hrtimer: allow timer restart from timer handler

[Lyude Paul]

On Tue, 2025-02-25 at 09:58 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> "Lyude Paul" <lyude@redhat.com> writes:
> 
> > On Mon, 2025-02-24 at 13:03 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> > > This patch allows timer handlers to report that they want a timer to be
> > > restarted after the timer handler has finished executing.
> > > 
> > > Also update the `hrtimer` documentation to showcase the new feature.
> > > 
> > > Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
> > > Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
> > > ---
> > >  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs     | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
> > >  rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/arc.rs |  4 +---
> > >  2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> > > index d08fd7de158d..a431c8b728ae 100644
> > > --- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> > > +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> > > @@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ pub trait HrTimerCallback {
> > >      type Pointer<'a>: RawHrTimerCallback;
> > > 
> > >      /// Called by the timer logic when the timer fires.
> > > -    fn run(this: <Self::Pointer<'_> as RawHrTimerCallback>::CallbackTarget<'_>)
> > > +    fn run(this: <Self::Pointer<'_> as RawHrTimerCallback>::CallbackTarget<'_>) -> HrTimerRestart
> > >      where
> > >          Self: Sized;
> > >  }
> > > @@ -313,6 +313,23 @@ unsafe fn start(self_ptr: *const Self, expires: Ktime) {
> > >      }
> > >  }
> > > 
> > > +/// Restart policy for timers.
> > > +pub enum HrTimerRestart {
> > > +    /// Timer should not be restarted.
> > > +    NoRestart,
> > > +    /// Timer should be restarted.
> > > +    Restart,
> > > +}
> > 
> > Should we have #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)] here?
> 
> Yea, lets do that. `Debug` as well?

sgtm

> 
> > 
> > Also, I feel like I might have asked this a few versions ago so hopefully i'm
> > not asking again: but what's the reason for us not just using the
> > discriminants of `HrTimerRestart` here:
> > 
> > /// Restart policy for timers.
> > #[repr(u32)]
> > pub enum HrTimerRestart {
> >     /// Timer should not be restarted.
> >     NoRestart = bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_NORESTART,
> >     /// Timer should be restarted.
> >     Restart = bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_RESTART,
> > }
> 
> I forget if we discussed this, but it does not make much of a
> difference, does it?
> 
> With a Rust enum, we get a smaller storage type maybe with better
> support for niche optimizations? And then pay a bit more for conversion.
> All in all, I don't think it makes much difference.

No idea about performance wise, but I -think- it would actually cut down on
the code that you need - particularly for the larger enums here. Mainly
because you only would need to manually specify each variant for converting
from bindings::hrtimer_restart to HrTimerRestart, but not the other way
around:

   /// Restart policy for timers.
   #[repr(u32)]
   pub enum HrTimerRestart {
       /// Timer should not be restarted.
       NoRestart = bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_NORESTART,
       /// Timer should be restarted.
       Restart = bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_RESTART,
   }
   
   impl From<bindings::hrtimer_restart> for HrTimerRestart {
       fn from(value: u32) -> Self {
           match value {
               bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_NORESTART => Self::NoRestart,
               _ => Self::Restart,
           }
       }
   }
   
   impl From<HrTimerRestart> for bindings::hrtimer_restart {
       fn from(value: HrTimerRestart) -> Self {
           value as Self
       }
   }

> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Andreas Hindborg
> 
> 

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

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Re: [PATCH v9 11/13] rust: hrtimer: add `HrTimerMode`

[Lyude Paul]

On Tue, 2025-02-25 at 10:04 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> > > +/// Operational mode of [`HrTimer`].
> > > +#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
> > 
> > PartialEq, Eq?
> 
> Sure, why not. I'm not sure if there is any negative side effects of
> this? `Debug` too?

Not really! It's free traits :). I personally think it's good to have too
because you never know if someone is going to try comparing values like this,
and I don't think the compiler really complains if the implementations don't
get used.

Also yeah - Debug couldn't hurt as well

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

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Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Tamir Duberstein" <tamird@gmail.com> writes:

> On Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org> wrote:
>>
>> "Tamir Duberstein" <tamird@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> > On Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> "Tamir Duberstein" <tamird@gmail.com> writes:
>> >>
>> >> > Hi Andreas, mostly grammar and prose clarity comments below.
>> >> >
>> >> > I still think HasHrTimer::OFFSET is less clear and more fragile than
>> >> > just generating compiler-checked implementations in the macro (you're
>> >> > already generating OFFSET and one method implementation rather than
>> >> > generating 2 method implementations).
>> >>
>> >> I don't agree with you assessment. My argument is that I would rather
>> >> generate as little code as possible in the macro, and the trait would in
>> >> practice never be implemented by hand.
>> >
>> > In the current patch, the trait:
>> > - provides raw_get_timer
>> > - provides timer_container_of
>> > and the macro:
>> > - defines OFFSET
>> > - defines raw_get_timer
>> >
>> > The justification for the redundancy is that without defining
>> > raw_get_timer in the macro the user might invoke the macro
>> > incorrectly.
>>
>> It's not that they might invoke the macro incorrectly, it's that we
>> would not be able to make the macro safe. The way it is implemented now,
>> it will only compile if it is safe.
>>
>> > But why is that better than defining both methods in the
>> > macro?
>>
>> Because it is generating less code. I would rather write the library code than
>> have the macro generate the code for us on every invocation.
>
> How is it less code? It's the same amount, just harder to reason about
> because you're doing pointer arithmetic rather than relying on
> existing macros like container_of.
>
>>
>> > Either way the macro provides 2 items. The key benefit of
>> > defining both methods in the macro is that there's no dead-code
>> > implementation of raw_get_pointer in the trait. It also reduces the
>> > surface of the trait, which is always a benefit due to Hyrum's law.
>>
>> When you say that the surface would be smaller, you mean that by
>> dropping OFFSET entirely, the trait would have fewer items?
>
> Yes.
>
>
>> I'm not familiar with Hyrum's law.
>
> TL;DR is that anything that can become load bearing will. So even if
> the intent is that OFFSET is an implementation detail, there's no way
> to enforce that, and so someone will misuse it.

I don't fully agree with your assessment, but either way is fine for me.
So I shall implement your suggestion.

[...]

>> > I noticed below I had suggested talking about the handler as
>> > "returning" rather than "finishing execution"; please consider that
>> > throughout.
>>
>> I do not prefer one over the other. Do you care strongly about this one?
>
> I prefer return since it's more obvious but don't feel strongly about
> the choice, only that the usage is consistent.

Ok, let's do that then.

[...]

>> >> >> +/// Implemented by pointer types that point to structs that embed a [`HrTimer`].
>> >
>> > This comment says "embed a [`HrTimer`]" but in `trait HrTimer` the
>> > wording is "Implemented by structs that contain timer nodes."
>>
>> I don't follow. There is no `trait HrTimer`, there is a `struct
>> HrTimer`, but it has no such wording.
>>
>> > Is the difference significant?
>>
>> No, I would say they are semantically the same. Whether a struct
>> contains a field of a type or it embeds another struct - I would say
>> that is the same.
>
> Can we use the same wording in both places then?

OK.

>> > Also the naming of the two traits feels inconsistent; one contains
>> > "Has" and the other doesn't.
>>
>> One is not a trait, not sure if you are looking on another item than
>> `struct HrTimer`?
>
> Sorry, I meant HasHrTimer and HrTimerPointer rather than HrTimer and
> HrTimerPointer.

`HasHrTimer` is named so because it is meant to be implemented by types
that contain a field of type `HrTimer`.

`HrTimerPointer` is meant to be implemented by pointer types that point
to types that implement `HasHrTimer`.

They are different, and the naming reflect that.

I will not rename `HasHrTimer` to `ContainsHrTimer`, because the rest of
the rust kernel uses the `HasFoo` naming scheme.


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH v9 04/13] rust: hrtimer: allow timer restart from timer handler

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Lyude Paul" <lyude@redhat.com> writes:

> On Tue, 2025-02-25 at 09:58 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>> "Lyude Paul" <lyude@redhat.com> writes:
>>
>> > On Mon, 2025-02-24 at 13:03 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>> >
>> > Also, I feel like I might have asked this a few versions ago so hopefully i'm
>> > not asking again: but what's the reason for us not just using the
>> > discriminants of `HrTimerRestart` here:
>> >
>> > /// Restart policy for timers.
>> > #[repr(u32)]
>> > pub enum HrTimerRestart {
>> >     /// Timer should not be restarted.
>> >     NoRestart = bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_NORESTART,
>> >     /// Timer should be restarted.
>> >     Restart = bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_RESTART,
>> > }
>>
>> I forget if we discussed this, but it does not make much of a
>> difference, does it?
>>
>> With a Rust enum, we get a smaller storage type maybe with better
>> support for niche optimizations? And then pay a bit more for conversion.
>> All in all, I don't think it makes much difference.
>
> No idea about performance wise, but I -think- it would actually cut down on
> the code that you need - particularly for the larger enums here. Mainly
> because you only would need to manually specify each variant for converting
> from bindings::hrtimer_restart to HrTimerRestart, but not the other way
> around:
>
>    /// Restart policy for timers.
>    #[repr(u32)]
>    pub enum HrTimerRestart {
>        /// Timer should not be restarted.
>        NoRestart = bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_NORESTART,
>        /// Timer should be restarted.
>        Restart = bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_RESTART,
>    }
>
>    impl From<bindings::hrtimer_restart> for HrTimerRestart {
>        fn from(value: u32) -> Self {
>            match value {
>                bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_NORESTART => Self::NoRestart,
>                _ => Self::Restart,
>            }
>        }
>    }
>
>    impl From<HrTimerRestart> for bindings::hrtimer_restart {
>        fn from(value: HrTimerRestart) -> Self {
>            value as Self
>        }
>    }

I was implementing this, and it is fine for `HrTimerRestart`, but for
`HrTimerMode` it does not work out. We have multiple flags with the same
value:

  error[E0081]: discriminant value `2` assigned more than once
    --> /home/aeh/src/linux-rust/hrtimer/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs:689:1
      |
  689 | pub enum HrTimerMode {
      | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  ...
  695 |     Pinned = bindings::hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_PINNED,
      |              ------------------------------------------ `2` assigned here
  ...
  702 |     AbsolutePinned = bindings::hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED,
      |                      ---------------------------------------------- `2` assigned here


Which is unfortunate. I'll keep the old style for this one and convert
the others where applicable.


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Tamir Duberstein]

On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 6:48 AM Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> "Tamir Duberstein" <tamird@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Sorry, I meant HasHrTimer and HrTimerPointer rather than HrTimer and
> > HrTimerPointer.
>
> `HasHrTimer` is named so because it is meant to be implemented by types
> that contain a field of type `HrTimer`.
>
> `HrTimerPointer` is meant to be implemented by pointer types that point
> to types that implement `HasHrTimer`.
>
> They are different, and the naming reflect that.
>
> I will not rename `HasHrTimer` to `ContainsHrTimer`, because the rest of
> the rust kernel uses the `HasFoo` naming scheme.

The Has prefix makes sense in HasHrTimer. Shouldn't the name
HrTimerPointer also contain "Has"? HasHrTimerPointer would be
confusing, but perhaps PointerToHasHrTimer? It's a mouthful to be
sure.

Re: [PATCH v9 13/13] rust: hrtimer: add maintainer entry

[Frederic Weisbecker]

Le Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 07:44:37AM -0800, Boqun Feng a écrit :
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 01:03:47PM +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> > Add Andreas Hindborg as maintainer for Rust `hrtimer` abstractions. Also
> > add Boqun Feng as reviewer.
> > 
> > Acked-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
> > Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
> 
> Frederic, since you've reviewed the series, and we certainly need your
> expertise here, do you want to be an reviewer in this maintainer entry
> (to watch how we are doing maybe ;-))?

Yes indeed! Please include me as a reviewer!

Thanks!

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Frederic Weisbecker]

Le Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 08:52:35PM +0100, Andreas Hindborg a écrit :
> > It's of course up to hrtimer maintainers. But I personally nack this
> > kconfig, because it's not necessary, and hrtimer API has been stable for
> > a while.
> 
> Having the switch is fine for me, removing it is fine as well. It's just
> an added convenience that might come in handy. But having this kconfig
> very close to zero overhead, so I do not really understand your
> objection. I would like to better understand your reasoning.

If you choose to make a such a Kconfig switch, it would only make sense
in order to spare some bytes when no drivers use it for example. But if
you're afraid that the Rust binding is on the way while the core is
changing some API then I guess simply disabling Rust would be enough for
testing.

I don't think it's necessary (unless it's strictly selected by drivers).
But it's your call.

Thanks.

> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Andreas Hindborg
> 
> 

Re: [PATCH v9 04/13] rust: hrtimer: allow timer restart from timer handler

[Lyude Paul]

On Wed, 2025-02-26 at 14:43 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> "Lyude Paul" <lyude@redhat.com> writes:
> 
> > On Tue, 2025-02-25 at 09:58 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> > > "Lyude Paul" <lyude@redhat.com> writes:
> > > 
> > > > On Mon, 2025-02-24 at 13:03 +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Also, I feel like I might have asked this a few versions ago so hopefully i'm
> > > > not asking again: but what's the reason for us not just using the
> > > > discriminants of `HrTimerRestart` here:
> > > > 
> > > > /// Restart policy for timers.
> > > > #[repr(u32)]
> > > > pub enum HrTimerRestart {
> > > >     /// Timer should not be restarted.
> > > >     NoRestart = bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_NORESTART,
> > > >     /// Timer should be restarted.
> > > >     Restart = bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_RESTART,
> > > > }
> > > 
> > > I forget if we discussed this, but it does not make much of a
> > > difference, does it?
> > > 
> > > With a Rust enum, we get a smaller storage type maybe with better
> > > support for niche optimizations? And then pay a bit more for conversion.
> > > All in all, I don't think it makes much difference.
> > 
> > No idea about performance wise, but I -think- it would actually cut down on
> > the code that you need - particularly for the larger enums here. Mainly
> > because you only would need to manually specify each variant for converting
> > from bindings::hrtimer_restart to HrTimerRestart, but not the other way
> > around:
> > 
> >    /// Restart policy for timers.
> >    #[repr(u32)]
> >    pub enum HrTimerRestart {
> >        /// Timer should not be restarted.
> >        NoRestart = bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_NORESTART,
> >        /// Timer should be restarted.
> >        Restart = bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_RESTART,
> >    }
> > 
> >    impl From<bindings::hrtimer_restart> for HrTimerRestart {
> >        fn from(value: u32) -> Self {
> >            match value {
> >                bindings::hrtimer_restart_HRTIMER_NORESTART => Self::NoRestart,
> >                _ => Self::Restart,
> >            }
> >        }
> >    }
> > 
> >    impl From<HrTimerRestart> for bindings::hrtimer_restart {
> >        fn from(value: HrTimerRestart) -> Self {
> >            value as Self
> >        }
> >    }
> 
> I was implementing this, and it is fine for `HrTimerRestart`, but for
> `HrTimerMode` it does not work out. We have multiple flags with the same
> value:
> 
>   error[E0081]: discriminant value `2` assigned more than once
>     --> /home/aeh/src/linux-rust/hrtimer/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs:689:1
>       |
>   689 | pub enum HrTimerMode {
>       | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>   ...
>   695 |     Pinned = bindings::hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_PINNED,
>       |              ------------------------------------------ `2` assigned here
>   ...
>   702 |     AbsolutePinned = bindings::hrtimer_mode_HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED,
>       |                      ---------------------------------------------- `2` assigned here
> 
> 
> Which is unfortunate. I'll keep the old style for this one and convert
> the others where applicable.

Interesting - I'm curious if maybe this is something that needs cleaning up on
the C side, just a side thought though.

> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Andreas Hindborg
> 
> 

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

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Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Frederic Weisbecker" <frederic@kernel.org> writes:

> Le Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 08:52:35PM +0100, Andreas Hindborg a écrit :
>> > It's of course up to hrtimer maintainers. But I personally nack this
>> > kconfig, because it's not necessary, and hrtimer API has been stable for
>> > a while.
>>
>> Having the switch is fine for me, removing it is fine as well. It's just
>> an added convenience that might come in handy. But having this kconfig
>> very close to zero overhead, so I do not really understand your
>> objection. I would like to better understand your reasoning.
>
> If you choose to make a such a Kconfig switch, it would only make sense
> in order to spare some bytes when no drivers use it for example. But if
> you're afraid that the Rust binding is on the way while the core is
> changing some API then I guess simply disabling Rust would be enough for
> testing.
>
> I don't think it's necessary (unless it's strictly selected by drivers).
> But it's your call.

I that case, I will drop it. Thanks for chiming in.


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH v9 13/13] rust: hrtimer: add maintainer entry

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Frederic Weisbecker" <frederic@kernel.org> writes:

> Le Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 07:44:37AM -0800, Boqun Feng a écrit :
>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 01:03:47PM +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>> > Add Andreas Hindborg as maintainer for Rust `hrtimer` abstractions. Also
>> > add Boqun Feng as reviewer.
>> >
>> > Acked-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
>> > Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
>>
>> Frederic, since you've reviewed the series, and we certainly need your
>> expertise here, do you want to be an reviewer in this maintainer entry
>> (to watch how we are doing maybe ;-))?
>
> Yes indeed! Please include me as a reviewer!

Will add you 👍


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH v9 13/13] rust: hrtimer: add maintainer entry

[Lyude Paul]

On Wed, 2025-02-26 at 17:17 +0100, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> Le Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 07:44:37AM -0800, Boqun Feng a écrit :
> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 01:03:47PM +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> > > Add Andreas Hindborg as maintainer for Rust `hrtimer` abstractions. Also
> > > add Boqun Feng as reviewer.
> > > 
> > > Acked-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
> > > Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
> > 
> > Frederic, since you've reviewed the series, and we certainly need your
> > expertise here, do you want to be an reviewer in this maintainer entry
> > (to watch how we are doing maybe ;-))?
> 
> Yes indeed! Please include me as a reviewer!

If we're adding more reviewers here would you want to add me as well? still
fine with doing that in a separate patch if you'd prefer

> 
> Thanks!
> 

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

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Re: [PATCH v9 13/13] rust: hrtimer: add maintainer entry

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Lyude Paul" <lyude@redhat.com> writes:

> On Wed, 2025-02-26 at 17:17 +0100, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
>> Le Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 07:44:37AM -0800, Boqun Feng a écrit :
>> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 01:03:47PM +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>> > > Add Andreas Hindborg as maintainer for Rust `hrtimer` abstractions. Also
>> > > add Boqun Feng as reviewer.
>> > >
>> > > Acked-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
>> > > Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
>> >
>> > Frederic, since you've reviewed the series, and we certainly need your
>> > expertise here, do you want to be an reviewer in this maintainer entry
>> > (to watch how we are doing maybe ;-))?
>>
>> Yes indeed! Please include me as a reviewer!
>
> If we're adding more reviewers here would you want to add me as well? still
> fine with doing that in a separate patch if you'd prefer

Sure, I'll add you 👍


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Mon, Feb 24 2025 at 13:03, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> This patch adds support for intrusive use of the hrtimer system. For
> now,

git grep 'This patch' Documentation/process/

> only one timer can be embedded in a Rust struct.
>
> +//! ## State Diagram
> +//!
> +//! ```text
> +//!                                                   Return NoRestart
> +//!                       +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
> +//!                       |                                                                     |
> +//!                       |                                                                     |
> +//!                       |                                                                     |
> +//!                       |                                         Return Restart              |
> +//!                       |                                      +------------------------+     |
> +//!                       |                                      |                        |     |
> +//!                       |                                      |                        |     |
> +//!                       v                                      v                        |     |
> +//!           +-----------------+      Start      +------------------+           +--------+-----+--+
> +//!           |                 +---------------->|                  |           |                 |
> +//! Init      |                 |                 |                  |  Expire   |                 |
> +//! --------->|    Stopped      |                 |      Started     +---------->|     Running     |
> +//!           |                 |     Cancel      |                  |           |                 |
> +//!           |                 |<----------------+                  |           |                 |
> +//!           +-----------------+                 +---------------+--+           +-----------------+
> +//!                                                     ^         |
> +//!                                                     |         |
> +//!                                                     +---------+
> +//!                                                      Restart
> +//! ```
> +//!
> +//!
> +//! A timer is initialized in the **stopped** state. A stopped timer can be
> +//! **started** by the `start` operation, with an **expiry** time. After the
> +//! `start` operation, the timer is in the **started** state. When the timer
> +//! **expires**, the timer enters the **running** state and the handler is
> +//! executed. After the handler has finished executing, the timer may enter the
> +//! **started* or **stopped** state, depending on the return value of the
> +//! handler. A running timer can be **canceled** by the `cancel` operation. A
> +//! timer that is cancelled enters the **stopped** state.
> +//!
> +//! A `cancel` or `restart` operation on a timer in the **running** state takes
> +//! effect after the handler has finished executing and the timer has transitioned
> +//! out of the **running** state.
> +//!
> +//! A `restart` operation on a timer in the **stopped** state is equivalent to a
> +//! `start` operation.

Nice explanation!

> +    /// Cancel an initialized and potentially running timer.
> +    ///
> +    /// If the timer handler is running, this will block until the handler is
> +    /// finished.
> +    ///
> +    /// Users of the `HrTimer` API would not usually call this method directly.
> +    /// Instead they would use the safe [`HrTimerHandle::cancel`] on the handle
> +    /// returned when the timer was started.
> +    ///
> +    /// This function does not create any references.
> +    ///
> +    /// # Safety
> +    ///
> +    /// `self_ptr` must point to a valid `Self`.
> +    #[allow(dead_code)]
> +    pub(crate) unsafe fn raw_cancel(self_ptr: *const Self) -> bool {
> +        // SAFETY: timer_ptr points to an allocation of at least `HrTimer` size.
> +        let c_timer_ptr = unsafe { HrTimer::raw_get(self_ptr) };
> +
> +        // If the handler is running, this will wait for the handler to finish
> +        // before returning.
> +        // SAFETY: `c_timer_ptr` is initialized and valid. Synchronization is
> +        // handled on C side.

You might want to be more explicit about the provided synchronization.
The hrtimer core only guarantees that operations on the hrtimer object
are strictly serialized. But it does not provide any guarantee about
external concurrency. The following case cannot be handled by the core:

         T0                         T1
         cancel()                   start()
           lock()
           ....                     lock() <- contended
           dequeue()
           unlock()
                                    enqueue()
                                    unlock()

So there is no guarantee for T0 that the timer is actually canceled in
this case. The hrtimer core can do nothing about this, that's a problem
of the call sites.

We've implemented timer_shutdown() for the timer wheel timers, which
prevents that the timer can be started after shutdown() succeeds. It
might be a good thing to implement this for hrtimers as well.

Thanks,

        tglx

Re: [PATCH v9 12/13] rust: hrtimer: add clocksource selection through `ClockSource`

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Mon, Feb 24 2025 at 13:03, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>  
> +/// The clock source to use for a [`HrTimer`].
> +pub enum ClockSource {

ClockSource is a confusing name as 'clocksource' is used in the kernel
already for devices providing counters, which can be used for
timekeeping.

Also these clocks are not really hrtimer specific. These CLOCK ids are
system wide valid and are used for other purposes obviously internally
in timekeeping. hrtimers are built on top of timekeeping, which provides
the underlying time.

> +    /// A settable system-wide clock that measures real (i.e., wall-clock) time.
> +    ///
> +    /// Setting this clock requires appropriate privileges. This clock is
> +    /// affected by discontinuous jumps in the system time (e.g., if the system
> +    /// administrator manually changes the clock), and by frequency adjustments
> +    /// performed by NTP and similar applications via adjtime(3), adjtimex(2),
> +    /// clock_adjtime(2), and ntp_adjtime(3). This clock normally counts the
> +    /// number of seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 Coordinated Universal Time
> +    /// (UTC) except that it ignores leap seconds; near a leap second it is
> +    /// typically adjusted by NTP to stay roughly in sync with UTC.

That's not correct. It depends on the implementation/configuration of
NTP. The default is that the leap second is actually applied at the
requested time, by setting the clock one second forth or back.

Though there are NTP configurations/implementations out there which use
leap second "smearing" to avoid the jump. They adjust the conversion
factors around the leap second event by slowing down or speeding up for
a while. That avoids a few common issues, e.g. in data bases.

But it brings all clocks out of sync with the actual progress of time, which
is patently bad for systems which require strict synchronization.

The problem is that the kernel uses the NTP/PTP frequency adjustment to
steer the conversion of all clocks, except CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW. The
kernel internal base clock is CLOCK_MONOTONIC. The other clocks are
derived from that:

        CLOCK_[X] = CLOCK_MONOTONIC + offset[X]

> +    RealTime,
> +    /// A monotonically increasing clock.
> +    ///
> +    /// A nonsettable system-wide clock that represents monotonic time since—as
> +    /// described by POSIX—"some unspecified point in the past". On Linux, that
> +    /// point corresponds to the number of seconds that the system has been
> +    /// running since it was booted.
> +    ///
> +    /// The CLOCK_MONOTONIC clock is not affected by discontinuous jumps in the
> +    /// system time (e.g., if the system administrator manually changes the

s/system time/CLOCK_REALTIME/

> +    /// clock), but is affected by frequency adjustments. This clock does not
> +    /// count time that the system is suspended.
> +    Monotonic,
> +    /// A monotonic that ticks while system is suspended.
> +    ///
> +    /// A nonsettable system-wide clock that is identical to CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
> +    /// except that it also includes any time that the system is suspended. This
> +    /// allows applications to get a suspend-aware monotonic clock without
> +    /// having to deal with the complications of CLOCK_REALTIME, which may have
> +    /// discontinuities if the time is changed using settimeofday(2) or similar.
> +    BootTime,
> +    /// International Atomic Time.
> +    ///
> +    /// A nonsettable system-wide clock derived from wall-clock time but
> +    /// counting leap seconds. This clock does not experience discontinuities or
> +    /// frequency adjustments caused by inserting leap seconds as CLOCK_REALTIME
> +    /// does.

Only partially correct.

CLOCK_TAI can be set as CLOCK_TAI is obviously coupled to CLOCK_REALTIME
and vice versa.

Also if the NTP implementation does leap seconds smearing then the
adjustment affects CLOCK_TAI as well. See above. That's compensated for
by adjusting the TAI offset to be in sync with reality, but during the
smear phase the readout is not precise.

Thanks,

        tglx

Re: [PATCH v9 13/13] rust: hrtimer: add maintainer entry

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Wed, Feb 26 2025 at 17:17, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> Le Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 07:44:37AM -0800, Boqun Feng a écrit :
>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 01:03:47PM +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>> > Add Andreas Hindborg as maintainer for Rust `hrtimer` abstractions. Also
>> > add Boqun Feng as reviewer.
>> > 
>> > Acked-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
>> > Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
>> 
>> Frederic, since you've reviewed the series, and we certainly need your
>> expertise here, do you want to be an reviewer in this maintainer entry
>> (to watch how we are doing maybe ;-))?
>
> Yes indeed! Please include me as a reviewer!

Please add Anna-Maria and myself to the reviewers list well.

Thanks,

        tglx

Re: [PATCH v9 12/13] rust: hrtimer: add clocksource selection through `ClockSource`

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Thu, Feb 27 2025 at 10:11, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 24 2025 at 13:03, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>> +    /// International Atomic Time.
>> +    ///
>> +    /// A nonsettable system-wide clock derived from wall-clock time but
>> +    /// counting leap seconds. This clock does not experience discontinuities or
>> +    /// frequency adjustments caused by inserting leap seconds as CLOCK_REALTIME
>> +    /// does.
>
> Only partially correct.
>
> CLOCK_TAI can be set as CLOCK_TAI is obviously coupled to CLOCK_REALTIME
> and vice versa.

For clarification:

    CLOCK_REALTIME (UTC) = CLOCK_TAI - sum(leap seconds since the epoch)

As of today thats 37 seconds.

Thanks,

        tglx

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@linutronix.de> writes:

> On Mon, Feb 24 2025 at 13:03, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>> This patch adds support for intrusive use of the hrtimer system. For
>> now,
>
> git grep 'This patch' Documentation/process/

I was made aware and have change the mood to imperative for next spin.

>
>> only one timer can be embedded in a Rust struct.
>>
>> +//! ## State Diagram
>> +//!
>> +//! ```text
>> +//!                                                   Return NoRestart
>> +//!                       +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
>> +//!                       |                                                                     |
>> +//!                       |                                                                     |
>> +//!                       |                                                                     |
>> +//!                       |                                         Return Restart              |
>> +//!                       |                                      +------------------------+     |
>> +//!                       |                                      |                        |     |
>> +//!                       |                                      |                        |     |
>> +//!                       v                                      v                        |     |
>> +//!           +-----------------+      Start      +------------------+           +--------+-----+--+
>> +//!           |                 +---------------->|                  |           |                 |
>> +//! Init      |                 |                 |                  |  Expire   |                 |
>> +//! --------->|    Stopped      |                 |      Started     +---------->|     Running     |
>> +//!           |                 |     Cancel      |                  |           |                 |
>> +//!           |                 |<----------------+                  |           |                 |
>> +//!           +-----------------+                 +---------------+--+           +-----------------+
>> +//!                                                     ^         |
>> +//!                                                     |         |
>> +//!                                                     +---------+
>> +//!                                                      Restart
>> +//! ```
>> +//!
>> +//!
>> +//! A timer is initialized in the **stopped** state. A stopped timer can be
>> +//! **started** by the `start` operation, with an **expiry** time. After the
>> +//! `start` operation, the timer is in the **started** state. When the timer
>> +//! **expires**, the timer enters the **running** state and the handler is
>> +//! executed. After the handler has finished executing, the timer may enter the
>> +//! **started* or **stopped** state, depending on the return value of the
>> +//! handler. A running timer can be **canceled** by the `cancel` operation. A
>> +//! timer that is cancelled enters the **stopped** state.
>> +//!
>> +//! A `cancel` or `restart` operation on a timer in the **running** state takes
>> +//! effect after the handler has finished executing and the timer has transitioned
>> +//! out of the **running** state.
>> +//!
>> +//! A `restart` operation on a timer in the **stopped** state is equivalent to a
>> +//! `start` operation.
>
> Nice explanation!

Thanks.

>
>> +    /// Cancel an initialized and potentially running timer.
>> +    ///
>> +    /// If the timer handler is running, this will block until the handler is
>> +    /// finished.
>> +    ///
>> +    /// Users of the `HrTimer` API would not usually call this method directly.
>> +    /// Instead they would use the safe [`HrTimerHandle::cancel`] on the handle
>> +    /// returned when the timer was started.
>> +    ///
>> +    /// This function does not create any references.
>> +    ///
>> +    /// # Safety
>> +    ///
>> +    /// `self_ptr` must point to a valid `Self`.
>> +    #[allow(dead_code)]
>> +    pub(crate) unsafe fn raw_cancel(self_ptr: *const Self) -> bool {
>> +        // SAFETY: timer_ptr points to an allocation of at least `HrTimer` size.
>> +        let c_timer_ptr = unsafe { HrTimer::raw_get(self_ptr) };
>> +
>> +        // If the handler is running, this will wait for the handler to finish
>> +        // before returning.
>> +        // SAFETY: `c_timer_ptr` is initialized and valid. Synchronization is
>> +        // handled on C side.
>
> You might want to be more explicit about the provided synchronization.
> The hrtimer core only guarantees that operations on the hrtimer object
> are strictly serialized. But it does not provide any guarantee about
> external concurrency. The following case cannot be handled by the core:
>
>          T0                         T1
>          cancel()                   start()
>            lock()
>            ....                     lock() <- contended
>            dequeue()
>            unlock()
>                                     enqueue()
>                                     unlock()
>
> So there is no guarantee for T0 that the timer is actually canceled in
> this case. The hrtimer core can do nothing about this, that's a problem
> of the call sites.

Right, this was also my understanding. I can add a note about this race.

> We've implemented timer_shutdown() for the timer wheel timers, which
> prevents that the timer can be started after shutdown() succeeds. It
> might be a good thing to implement this for hrtimers as well.

Sounds like that would be useful.



Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH v9 13/13] rust: hrtimer: add maintainer entry

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@linutronix.de> writes:

> On Wed, Feb 26 2025 at 17:17, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
>> Le Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 07:44:37AM -0800, Boqun Feng a écrit :
>>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 01:03:47PM +0100, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>>> > Add Andreas Hindborg as maintainer for Rust `hrtimer` abstractions. Also
>>> > add Boqun Feng as reviewer.
>>> >
>>> > Acked-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
>>> > Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
>>>
>>> Frederic, since you've reviewed the series, and we certainly need your
>>> expertise here, do you want to be an reviewer in this maintainer entry
>>> (to watch how we are doing maybe ;-))?
>>
>> Yes indeed! Please include me as a reviewer!
>
> Please add Anna-Maria and myself to the reviewers list well.

Will do 👍



Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH v9 12/13] rust: hrtimer: add clocksource selection through `ClockSource`

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@linutronix.de> writes:

> On Mon, Feb 24 2025 at 13:03, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>>
>> +/// The clock source to use for a [`HrTimer`].
>> +pub enum ClockSource {
>
> ClockSource is a confusing name as 'clocksource' is used in the kernel
> already for devices providing counters, which can be used for
> timekeeping.
>
> Also these clocks are not really hrtimer specific. These CLOCK ids are
> system wide valid and are used for other purposes obviously internally
> in timekeeping. hrtimers are built on top of timekeeping, which provides
> the underlying time.

I see. How about renaming to `ClockId` and moving the type one level up
to `kernel::time`?

>
>> +    /// A settable system-wide clock that measures real (i.e., wall-clock) time.
>> +    ///
>> +    /// Setting this clock requires appropriate privileges. This clock is
>> +    /// affected by discontinuous jumps in the system time (e.g., if the system
>> +    /// administrator manually changes the clock), and by frequency adjustments
>> +    /// performed by NTP and similar applications via adjtime(3), adjtimex(2),
>> +    /// clock_adjtime(2), and ntp_adjtime(3). This clock normally counts the
>> +    /// number of seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 Coordinated Universal Time
>> +    /// (UTC) except that it ignores leap seconds; near a leap second it is
>> +    /// typically adjusted by NTP to stay roughly in sync with UTC.
>
> That's not correct. It depends on the implementation/configuration of
> NTP. The default is that the leap second is actually applied at the
> requested time, by setting the clock one second forth or back.
>
> Though there are NTP configurations/implementations out there which use
> leap second "smearing" to avoid the jump. They adjust the conversion
> factors around the leap second event by slowing down or speeding up for
> a while. That avoids a few common issues, e.g. in data bases.
>
> But it brings all clocks out of sync with the actual progress of time, which
> is patently bad for systems which require strict synchronization.
>
> The problem is that the kernel uses the NTP/PTP frequency adjustment to
> steer the conversion of all clocks, except CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW. The
> kernel internal base clock is CLOCK_MONOTONIC. The other clocks are
> derived from that:
>
>         CLOCK_[X] = CLOCK_MONOTONIC + offset[X]

I see. I lifted the text from `clock_getres(2)` in linux-man [1]. We
might consider updating that source with the info we collect here.

How about changing the text like so:

.. by frequency adjustments performed by NTP ...

to

.. by frequency adjustments performed by some implementations of NTP ...

?

>
>> +    RealTime,
>> +    /// A monotonically increasing clock.
>> +    ///
>> +    /// A nonsettable system-wide clock that represents monotonic time since—as
>> +    /// described by POSIX—"some unspecified point in the past" On Linux, that
>> +    /// point corresponds to the number of seconds that the system has been
>> +    /// running since it was booted.
>> +    ///
>> +    /// The CLOCK_MONOTONIC clock is not affected by discontinuous jumps in the
>> +    /// system time (e.g., if the system administrator manually changes the
>
> s/system time/CLOCK_REALTIME/

OK.

>
>> +    /// clock), but is affected by frequency adjustments. This clock does not
>> +    /// count time that the system is suspended.
>> +    Monotonic,
>> +    /// A monotonic that ticks while system is suspended.
>> +    ///
>> +    /// A nonsettable system-wide clock that is identical to CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
>> +    /// except that it also includes any time that the system is suspended. This
>> +    /// allows applications to get a suspend-aware monotonic clock without
>> +    /// having to deal with the complications of CLOCK_REALTIME, which may have
>> +    /// discontinuities if the time is changed using settimeofday(2) or similar.
>> +    BootTime,
>> +    /// International Atomic Time.
>> +    ///
>> +    /// A nonsettable system-wide clock derived from wall-clock time but
>> +    /// counting leap seconds. This clock does not experience discontinuities or
>> +    /// frequency adjustments caused by inserting leap seconds as CLOCK_REALTIME
>> +    /// does.
>
> Only partially correct.
>
> CLOCK_TAI can be set as CLOCK_TAI is obviously coupled to CLOCK_REALTIME
> and vice versa.

So it cannot be set directly, but if CLOCK_REALTIME is set, CLOCK_TAI
will update?

In that case I would add the following paragraph:

  This clock is coupled to CLOCK_REALTIME and will be set when
  CLOCK_REALTIME is set.

> Also if the NTP implementation does leap seconds smearing then the
> adjustment affects CLOCK_TAI as well. See above. That's compensated for
> by adjusting the TAI offset to be in sync with reality, but during the
> smear phase the readout is not precise.

I would add the following paragraph then:

  However, if NTP adjusts CLOCK_REALTIME by leap second smearing, this
  clock will not be precise during leap second smearing.



Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg


[1] https://web.git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git/tree/man/man2/clock_getres.2?h=man-pages-6.12

Re: [PATCH v9 12/13] rust: hrtimer: add clocksource selection through `ClockSource`

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Thu, Feb 27 2025 at 12:18, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
> "Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@linutronix.de> writes:
>>> +/// The clock source to use for a [`HrTimer`].
>>> +pub enum ClockSource {
>>
>> ClockSource is a confusing name as 'clocksource' is used in the kernel
>> already for devices providing counters, which can be used for
>> timekeeping.
>>
>> Also these clocks are not really hrtimer specific. These CLOCK ids are
>> system wide valid and are used for other purposes obviously internally
>> in timekeeping. hrtimers are built on top of timekeeping, which provides
>> the underlying time.
>
> I see. How about renaming to `ClockId` and moving the type one level up
> to `kernel::time`?

Yes.

>>> +    /// A settable system-wide clock that measures real (i.e., wall-clock) time.
>>> +    ///
>>> +    /// Setting this clock requires appropriate privileges. This clock is
>>> +    /// affected by discontinuous jumps in the system time (e.g., if the system
>>> +    /// administrator manually changes the clock), and by frequency adjustments
>>> +    /// performed by NTP and similar applications via adjtime(3), adjtimex(2),
>>> +    /// clock_adjtime(2), and ntp_adjtime(3). This clock normally counts the
>>> +    /// number of seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 Coordinated Universal Time
>>> +    /// (UTC) except that it ignores leap seconds; near a leap second it is
>>> +    /// typically adjusted by NTP to stay roughly in sync with UTC.
>>
>> That's not correct. It depends on the implementation/configuration of
>> NTP. The default is that the leap second is actually applied at the
>> requested time, by setting the clock one second forth or back.
>>
>> Though there are NTP configurations/implementations out there which use
>> leap second "smearing" to avoid the jump. They adjust the conversion
>> factors around the leap second event by slowing down or speeding up for
>> a while. That avoids a few common issues, e.g. in data bases.
>>
>> But it brings all clocks out of sync with the actual progress of time, which
>> is patently bad for systems which require strict synchronization.
>>
>> The problem is that the kernel uses the NTP/PTP frequency adjustment to
>> steer the conversion of all clocks, except CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW. The
>> kernel internal base clock is CLOCK_MONOTONIC. The other clocks are
>> derived from that:
>>
>>         CLOCK_[X] = CLOCK_MONOTONIC + offset[X]
>
> I see. I lifted the text from `clock_getres(2)` in linux-man [1]. We
> might consider updating that source with the info we collect here.

Yup.

> How about changing the text like so:
>
> .. by frequency adjustments performed by NTP ...
>
> to
>
> .. by frequency adjustments performed by some implementations of NTP ...
>
> ?

Frequency is adjusted by _all_ implementations of NTP and also by PTP,
PPS and GPS. That's how the time synchronization daemons steer the clock
to align with the master clock. This adjustment is done via adjtimex(2).

That affects all clocks except CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, which is never
adjusted and keeps the boot time frequency forever. 

CLOCK_REALTIME is not only frequency adjusted, it also can be set
via settimeofday(2) and clock_settime((2), CLOCK_REALTIME).

But CLOCK_REALTIME _and_ CLOCK_TAI can also be set via adjtimex(2). For
CLOCK_TAI this is required to set the offset between CLOCK_REALTIME and
CLOCK_TAI correctly (at least during boot).

The last oddity are leap seconds. The standardized method is to actually
jump the clock by one second at midnight of the day specified by the
International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS).

That obviously causes problems because a minute having 61 seconds is not
only beyond the comprehension of computer programmers, but is
problematic in many areas like astronomy, satellite navigation, control
systems, telecommunications .... Those industries largely switched to
clock TAI or GPS time, where TAI is always ahead of GPS by constant 19
seconds.

In the recent years big companies like Google, Facebook, Alibaba and
others implemented leap smearing to address the remaining issues in
applications, which have to use clock REALTIME. But of course it's
neither standardized nor did those clowns talk to each other. So we have
today:

   Google:   24 h before the leap second
   Facebook: 18 h after the leap second
   Alibaba:  12 h before until 12 h after the leap second
   ...       more incompatible variants of the same

This obviously creates just a different set of inconsistency problems
not only between the networks of these giants but also with the rest of
the (non smearing) world around the leap second event. Their notion of
time is only coherent within their own network.

On Linux (and other OSes) it also affects the accuracy of all other
clocks during that time. The actual slowdown is marginal, e.g. on
average 192nsec per minute in the Google case, but the accumulated one
second offset over 24 hours is way more than what certain applications
can tolerate.

>>> +    /// International Atomic Time.
>>> +    ///
>>> +    /// A nonsettable system-wide clock derived from wall-clock time but
>>> +    /// counting leap seconds. This clock does not experience discontinuities or
>>> +    /// frequency adjustments caused by inserting leap seconds as CLOCK_REALTIME
>>> +    /// does.
>>
>> Only partially correct.
>>
>> CLOCK_TAI can be set as CLOCK_TAI is obviously coupled to CLOCK_REALTIME
>> and vice versa.
>
> So it cannot be set directly, but if CLOCK_REALTIME is set, CLOCK_TAI
> will update?
>
> In that case I would add the following paragraph:
>
>   This clock is coupled to CLOCK_REALTIME and will be set when
>   CLOCK_REALTIME is set.

It also can be set independently via adjtimex(2) by correcting the
offset between REALTIME and TAI, which is done usually during system
startup when the time synchronization deamon starts (ntpd, chrony,
systemd-???, ....). Should not happen during normal operations, emphasis
on *should*.

>> Also if the NTP implementation does leap seconds smearing then the
>> adjustment affects CLOCK_TAI as well. See above. That's compensated for
>> by adjusting the TAI offset to be in sync with reality, but during the
>> smear phase the readout is not precise.
>
> I would add the following paragraph then:
>
>   However, if NTP adjusts CLOCK_REALTIME by leap second smearing, this
>   clock will not be precise during leap second smearing.

Correct.

The important part is that the selection of the clock depends on the
actual use case. In some cases the usage of a particular clock is
mandatory, e.g. in network protocols, filesystems ... In other cases the
programmer has to decide which clock is best suited for the purpose. In
most scenarios clock MONOTONIC is the best choice as it provides a
accurate monotonic notion of time (leap second smearing ignored).

Thanks

        tglx

Re: [PATCH v9 12/13] rust: hrtimer: add clocksource selection through `ClockSource`

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@linutronix.de> writes:

> On Thu, Feb 27 2025 at 12:18, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>> "Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@linutronix.de> writes:
>>>> +/// The clock source to use for a [`HrTimer`].
>>>> +pub enum ClockSource {
>>>
>>> ClockSource is a confusing name as 'clocksource' is used in the kernel
>>> already for devices providing counters, which can be used for
>>> timekeeping.
>>>
>>> Also these clocks are not really hrtimer specific. These CLOCK ids are
>>> system wide valid and are used for other purposes obviously internally
>>> in timekeeping. hrtimers are built on top of timekeeping, which provides
>>> the underlying time.
>>
>> I see. How about renaming to `ClockId` and moving the type one level up
>> to `kernel::time`?
>
> Yes.
>
>>>> +    /// A settable system-wide clock that measures real (i.e., wall-clock) time.
>>>> +    ///
>>>> +    /// Setting this clock requires appropriate privileges. This clock is
>>>> +    /// affected by discontinuous jumps in the system time (e.g., if the system
>>>> +    /// administrator manually changes the clock), and by frequency adjustments
>>>> +    /// performed by NTP and similar applications via adjtime(3), adjtimex(2),
>>>> +    /// clock_adjtime(2), and ntp_adjtime(3). This clock normally counts the
>>>> +    /// number of seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 Coordinated Universal Time
>>>> +    /// (UTC) except that it ignores leap seconds; near a leap second it is
>>>> +    /// typically adjusted by NTP to stay roughly in sync with UTC.
>>>
>>> That's not correct. It depends on the implementation/configuration of
>>> NTP. The default is that the leap second is actually applied at the
>>> requested time, by setting the clock one second forth or back.
>>>
>>> Though there are NTP configurations/implementations out there which use
>>> leap second "smearing" to avoid the jump. They adjust the conversion
>>> factors around the leap second event by slowing down or speeding up for
>>> a while. That avoids a few common issues, e.g. in data bases.
>>>
>>> But it brings all clocks out of sync with the actual progress of time, which
>>> is patently bad for systems which require strict synchronization.
>>>
>>> The problem is that the kernel uses the NTP/PTP frequency adjustment to
>>> steer the conversion of all clocks, except CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW. The
>>> kernel internal base clock is CLOCK_MONOTONIC. The other clocks are
>>> derived from that:
>>>
>>>         CLOCK_[X] = CLOCK_MONOTONIC + offset[X]
>>
>> I see. I lifted the text from `clock_getres(2)` in linux-man [1]. We
>> might consider updating that source with the info we collect here.
>
> Yup.
>
>> How about changing the text like so:
>>
>> .. by frequency adjustments performed by NTP ...
>>
>> to
>>
>> .. by frequency adjustments performed by some implementations of NTP ...
>>
>> ?
>
> Frequency is adjusted by _all_ implementations of NTP and also by PTP,
> PPS and GPS. That's how the time synchronization daemons steer the clock
> to align with the master clock. This adjustment is done via adjtimex(2).
>
> That affects all clocks except CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, which is never
> adjusted and keeps the boot time frequency forever.
>
> CLOCK_REALTIME is not only frequency adjusted, it also can be set
> via settimeofday(2) and clock_settime((2), CLOCK_REALTIME).
>
> But CLOCK_REALTIME _and_ CLOCK_TAI can also be set via adjtimex(2). For
> CLOCK_TAI this is required to set the offset between CLOCK_REALTIME and
> CLOCK_TAI correctly (at least during boot).
>
> The last oddity are leap seconds. The standardized method is to actually
> jump the clock by one second at midnight of the day specified by the
> International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS).
>
> That obviously causes problems because a minute having 61 seconds is not
> only beyond the comprehension of computer programmers, but is
> problematic in many areas like astronomy, satellite navigation, control
> systems, telecommunications .... Those industries largely switched to
> clock TAI or GPS time, where TAI is always ahead of GPS by constant 19
> seconds.
>
> In the recent years big companies like Google, Facebook, Alibaba and
> others implemented leap smearing to address the remaining issues in
> applications, which have to use clock REALTIME. But of course it's
> neither standardized nor did those clowns talk to each other. So we have
> today:
>
>    Google:   24 h before the leap second
>    Facebook: 18 h after the leap second
>    Alibaba:  12 h before until 12 h after the leap second
>    ...       more incompatible variants of the same
>
> This obviously creates just a different set of inconsistency problems
> not only between the networks of these giants but also with the rest of
> the (non smearing) world around the leap second event. Their notion of
> time is only coherent within their own network.
>
> On Linux (and other OSes) it also affects the accuracy of all other
> clocks during that time. The actual slowdown is marginal, e.g. on
> average 192nsec per minute in the Google case, but the accumulated one
> second offset over 24 hours is way more than what certain applications
> can tolerate.

Rereading the original paragraph, I think that it is consistent with
what you write:


 - Setting this clock requires appropriate privileges.

 OK I assume.



 - This clock is affected by discontinuous jumps in the system time
   (e.g., if the system administrator manually changes the clock),

 OK as well.



 - and by frequency adjustments performed by NTP and similar
   applications via adjtime(3), adjtimex(2), clock_adjtime(2), and
   ntp_adjtime(3).

 This also seems to align with what you explain. Even though PTP and GPS
   is not mentioned, it does say "and similar applications".



 - This clock normally counts the number of seconds since 1970-01-01
   00:00:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

 Seems OK.



 - except that it ignores leap seconds;

 The clock does not count leap seconds in the number of seconds elapsed
   since epoch. A slightly confusing wording, but OK I guess?



 - near a leap second it is typically adjusted by NTP to stay roughly in
   sync with UTC

 Also aligns with your explanation. We could rephrase a bit:

 - near a leap second it may be adjusted by leap second smearing to stay
   roughly in sync with UTC. Leap second smearing applies frequency
   adjustments to the clock to speed up or slow down the clock to
   account for the leap second without discontinuities in the clock. If
   leap second smearing is not applied, the clock will experience
   discontinuity around leap second adjustment.

>
>>>> +    /// International Atomic Time.
>>>> +    ///
>>>> +    /// A nonsettable system-wide clock derived from wall-clock time but
>>>> +    /// counting leap seconds. This clock does not experience discontinuities or
>>>> +    /// frequency adjustments caused by inserting leap seconds as CLOCK_REALTIME
>>>> +    /// does.
>>>
>>> Only partially correct.
>>>
>>> CLOCK_TAI can be set as CLOCK_TAI is obviously coupled to CLOCK_REALTIME
>>> and vice versa.
>>
>> So it cannot be set directly, but if CLOCK_REALTIME is set, CLOCK_TAI
>> will update?
>>
>> In that case I would add the following paragraph:
>>
>>   This clock is coupled to CLOCK_REALTIME and will be set when
>>   CLOCK_REALTIME is set.
>
> It also can be set independently via adjtimex(2) by correcting the
> offset between REALTIME and TAI, which is done usually during system
> startup when the time synchronization deamon starts (ntpd, chrony,
> systemd-???, ....). Should not happen during normal operations, emphasis
> on *should*.


  This clock is coupled to CLOCK_REALTIME and will be set when
  CLOCK_REALTIME is set, or when the offset to CLOCK_REALTIME is changed
  via adjtimex(2). This usually happens during boot and **should** not
  happen during normal operations.

>
>>> Also if the NTP implementation does leap seconds smearing then the
>>> adjustment affects CLOCK_TAI as well. See above. That's compensated for
>>> by adjusting the TAI offset to be in sync with reality, but during the
>>> smear phase the readout is not precise.
>>
>> I would add the following paragraph then:
>>
>>   However, if NTP adjusts CLOCK_REALTIME by leap second smearing, this
>>   clock will not be precise during leap second smearing.
>
> Correct.
>
> The important part is that the selection of the clock depends on the
> actual use case. In some cases the usage of a particular clock is
> mandatory, e.g. in network protocols, filesystems ... In other cases the
> programmer has to decide which clock is best suited for the purpose. In
> most scenarios clock MONOTONIC is the best choice as it provides a
> accurate monotonic notion of time (leap second smearing ignored).

I'll grab this paragraph to use as a base for documentation on the
`ClockId` type.



Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

Re: [PATCH v9 01/13] rust: hrtimer: introduce hrtimer support

[Andreas Hindborg]

"Tamir Duberstein" <tamird@gmail.com> writes:

> On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 6:48 AM Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org> wrote:
>>
>> "Tamir Duberstein" <tamird@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> > Sorry, I meant HasHrTimer and HrTimerPointer rather than HrTimer and
>> > HrTimerPointer.
>>
>> `HasHrTimer` is named so because it is meant to be implemented by types
>> that contain a field of type `HrTimer`.
>>
>> `HrTimerPointer` is meant to be implemented by pointer types that point
>> to types that implement `HasHrTimer`.
>>
>> They are different, and the naming reflect that.
>>
>> I will not rename `HasHrTimer` to `ContainsHrTimer`, because the rest of
>> the rust kernel uses the `HasFoo` naming scheme.
>
> The Has prefix makes sense in HasHrTimer. Shouldn't the name
> HrTimerPointer also contain "Has"? HasHrTimerPointer would be
> confusing, but perhaps PointerToHasHrTimer? It's a mouthful to be
> sure.

I get your point, but I really think that `HasHrTimer` and
`HrTimerPointer` is pretty good. Names _can_ get too long.


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg