Re: [PATCH v9 6/9] rust: sync: Add SpinLockIrq

[Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>]

On Sun, 2025-03-02 at 18:07 +0100, Dirk Behme wrote:
> On 27.02.25 23:10, Lyude Paul wrote:
> > A variant of SpinLock that is expected to be used in noirq contexts, so
> > lock() will disable interrupts and unlock() (i.e. `Guard::drop()` will
> > undo the interrupt disable.
> > 
> > [Boqun: Port to use spin_lock_irq_disable() and
> > spin_unlock_irq_enable()]
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
> > Co-Developed-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
> > ---
> >  rust/kernel/sync.rs               |   4 +-
> >  rust/kernel/sync/lock/spinlock.rs | 141 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  2 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> ...
> > diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/lock/spinlock.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/lock/spinlock.rs
> > index ab2f8d0753116..ac66493f681ce 100644
> > --- a/rust/kernel/sync/lock/spinlock.rs
> > +++ b/rust/kernel/sync/lock/spinlock.rs
> > @@ -139,3 +139,144 @@ unsafe fn assert_is_held(ptr: *mut Self::State) {
> >          unsafe { bindings::spin_assert_is_held(ptr) }
> >      }
> >  }
> > +
> > +/// Creates a [`SpinLockIrq`] initialiser with the given name and a newly-created lock class.
> > +///
> > +/// It uses the name if one is given, otherwise it generates one based on the file name and line
> > +/// number.
> > +#[macro_export]
> > +macro_rules! new_spinlock_irq {
> > +    ($inner:expr $(, $name:literal)? $(,)?) => {
> > +        $crate::sync::SpinLockIrq::new(
> > +            $inner, $crate::optional_name!($($name)?), $crate::static_lock_class!())
> > +    };
> > +}
> > +pub use new_spinlock_irq;
> > +
> > +/// A spinlock that may be acquired when local processor interrupts are disabled.
> > +///
> > +/// This is a version of [`SpinLock`] that can only be used in contexts where interrupts for the
> > +/// local CPU are disabled. It can be acquired in two ways:
> > +///
> > +/// - Using [`lock()`] like any other type of lock, in which case the bindings will ensure that
> > +///   interrupts remain disabled for at least as long as the [`SpinLockIrqGuard`] exists.
> 
> The [`lock_with()`] below states "interrupt state will not be
> touched". Should the [`lock()`] part above mention that the interrupt
> state *is* touched, then? Like in the comment in the example below
> ("... e.c.lock();  // interrupts are disabled now")? For example:
> 
> ... the bindings will ensure that interrupts are disabled and remain
> disabled ...
> 
> ?
> 

Good point - I'll mention this in the next version of the series

> Dirk
> 
> 
> > +/// - Using [`lock_with()`] in contexts where a [`LocalInterruptDisabled`] token is present and
> > +///   local processor interrupts are already known to be disabled, in which case the local interrupt
> > +///   state will not be touched. This method should be preferred if a [`LocalInterruptDisabled`]
> > +///   token is present in the scope.
> > +///
> > +/// For more info on spinlocks, see [`SpinLock`]. For more information on interrupts,
> > +/// [see the interrupt module](kernel::interrupt).
> > +///
> > +/// # Examples
> > +///
> > +/// The following example shows how to declare, allocate initialise and access a struct (`Example`)
> > +/// that contains an inner struct (`Inner`) that is protected by a spinlock that requires local
> > +/// processor interrupts to be disabled.
> > +///
> > +/// ```
> > +/// use kernel::sync::{new_spinlock_irq, SpinLockIrq};
> > +///
> > +/// struct Inner {
> > +///     a: u32,
> > +///     b: u32,
> > +/// }
> > +///
> > +/// #[pin_data]
> > +/// struct Example {
> > +///     #[pin]
> > +///     c: SpinLockIrq<Inner>,
> > +///     #[pin]
> > +///     d: SpinLockIrq<Inner>,
> > +/// }
> > +///
> > +/// impl Example {
> > +///     fn new() -> impl PinInit<Self> {
> > +///         pin_init!(Self {
> > +///             c <- new_spinlock_irq!(Inner { a: 0, b: 10 }),
> > +///             d <- new_spinlock_irq!(Inner { a: 20, b: 30 }),
> > +///         })
> > +///     }
> > +/// }
> > +///
> > +/// // Allocate a boxed `Example`
> > +/// let e = KBox::pin_init(Example::new(), GFP_KERNEL)?;
> > +///
> > +/// // Accessing an `Example` from a context where interrupts may not be disabled already.
> > +/// let c_guard = e.c.lock(); // interrupts are disabled now, +1 interrupt disable refcount
> > +/// let d_guard = e.d.lock(); // no interrupt state change, +1 interrupt disable refcount
> > +///
> > +/// assert_eq!(c_guard.a, 0);
> > +/// assert_eq!(c_guard.b, 10);
> > +/// assert_eq!(d_guard.a, 20);
> > +/// assert_eq!(d_guard.b, 30);
> > +///
> > +/// drop(c_guard); // Dropping c_guard will not re-enable interrupts just yet, since d_guard is
> > +///                // still in scope.
> > +/// drop(d_guard); // Last interrupt disable reference dropped here, so interrupts are re-enabled
> > +///                // now
> > +/// # Ok::<(), Error>(())
> > +/// ```
> > +///
> > +/// [`lock()`]: SpinLockIrq::lock
> > +/// [`lock_with()`]: SpinLockIrq::lock_with
> > +pub type SpinLockIrq<T> = super::Lock<T, SpinLockIrqBackend>;
> 

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

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