There is no need to check (and panic on violations of) the safety
requirements on `ForeignOwnable` functions. Avoiding the check is
consistent with the implementation of `ForeignOwnable` for `Box`.
Signed-off-by: Tamir Duberstein <tamird@gmail.com>
---
rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs | 12 ++++++++----
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
index db9da352d588f65348aa7a5204abbb165b70197f..4857230bd8d410bcca97b2081c3ce2f617ee7921 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
@@ -337,9 +337,9 @@ fn into_foreign(self) -> *const core::ffi::c_void {
}
unsafe fn borrow<'a>(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> ArcBorrow<'a, T> {
- // By the safety requirement of this function, we know that `ptr` came from
- // a previous call to `Arc::into_foreign`.
- let inner = NonNull::new(ptr as *mut ArcInner<T>).unwrap();
+ // SAFETY: The safety requirements of this function ensure that `ptr` comes from a previous
+ // call to `Self::into_foreign`.
+ let inner = unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr as _) };
// SAFETY: The safety requirements of `from_foreign` ensure that the object remains alive
// for the lifetime of the returned value.
@@ -347,10 +347,14 @@ unsafe fn borrow<'a>(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> ArcBorrow<'a, T> {
}
unsafe fn from_foreign(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> Self {
+ // SAFETY: The safety requirements of this function ensure that `ptr` comes from a previous
+ // call to `Self::into_foreign`.
+ let inner = unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr as _) };
+
// SAFETY: By the safety requirement of this function, we know that `ptr` came from
// a previous call to `Arc::into_foreign`, which guarantees that `ptr` is valid and
// holds a reference count increment that is transferrable to us.
- unsafe { Self::from_inner(NonNull::new(ptr as _).unwrap()) }
+ unsafe { Self::from_inner(inner) }
}
}
--
2.47.0
"Tamir Duberstein" <tamird@gmail.com> writes:
> There is no need to check (and panic on violations of) the safety
> requirements on `ForeignOwnable` functions. Avoiding the check is
> consistent with the implementation of `ForeignOwnable` for `Box`.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tamir Duberstein <tamird@gmail.com>
> ---
> rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs | 12 ++++++++----
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
> index db9da352d588f65348aa7a5204abbb165b70197f..4857230bd8d410bcca97b2081c3ce2f617ee7921 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
> @@ -337,9 +337,9 @@ fn into_foreign(self) -> *const core::ffi::c_void {
> }
>
> unsafe fn borrow<'a>(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> ArcBorrow<'a, T> {
> - // By the safety requirement of this function, we know that `ptr` came from
> - // a previous call to `Arc::into_foreign`.
> - let inner = NonNull::new(ptr as *mut ArcInner<T>).unwrap();
> + // SAFETY: The safety requirements of this function ensure that `ptr` comes from a previous
> + // call to `Self::into_foreign`.
> + let inner = unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr as _) };
Please use an explicit cast.
>
> // SAFETY: The safety requirements of `from_foreign` ensure that the object remains alive
> // for the lifetime of the returned value.
> @@ -347,10 +347,14 @@ unsafe fn borrow<'a>(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> ArcBorrow<'a, T> {
> }
>
> unsafe fn from_foreign(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> Self {
> + // SAFETY: The safety requirements of this function ensure that `ptr` comes from a previous
> + // call to `Self::into_foreign`.
> + let inner = unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr as _) };
Please use an explicit cast.
> +
> // SAFETY: By the safety requirement of this function, we know that `ptr` came from
> // a previous call to `Arc::into_foreign`, which guarantees that `ptr` is valid and
> // holds a reference count increment that is transferrable to us.
> - unsafe { Self::from_inner(NonNull::new(ptr as _).unwrap()) }
> + unsafe { Self::from_inner(inner) }
> }
> }
Otherwise lgtm.
Best regards,
Andreas
On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 4:50 AM Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> "Tamir Duberstein" <tamird@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > There is no need to check (and panic on violations of) the safety
> > requirements on `ForeignOwnable` functions. Avoiding the check is
> > consistent with the implementation of `ForeignOwnable` for `Box`.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Tamir Duberstein <tamird@gmail.com>
> > ---
> > rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs | 12 ++++++++----
> > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
> > index db9da352d588f65348aa7a5204abbb165b70197f..4857230bd8d410bcca97b2081c3ce2f617ee7921 100644
> > --- a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
> > +++ b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
> > @@ -337,9 +337,9 @@ fn into_foreign(self) -> *const core::ffi::c_void {
> > }
> >
> > unsafe fn borrow<'a>(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> ArcBorrow<'a, T> {
> > - // By the safety requirement of this function, we know that `ptr` came from
> > - // a previous call to `Arc::into_foreign`.
> > - let inner = NonNull::new(ptr as *mut ArcInner<T>).unwrap();
> > + // SAFETY: The safety requirements of this function ensure that `ptr` comes from a previous
> > + // call to `Self::into_foreign`.
> > + let inner = unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr as _) };
>
> Please use an explicit cast.
This changes to .cast() in a subsequent patch.
>
> >
> > // SAFETY: The safety requirements of `from_foreign` ensure that the object remains alive
> > // for the lifetime of the returned value.
> > @@ -347,10 +347,14 @@ unsafe fn borrow<'a>(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> ArcBorrow<'a, T> {
> > }
> >
> > unsafe fn from_foreign(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> Self {
> > + // SAFETY: The safety requirements of this function ensure that `ptr` comes from a previous
> > + // call to `Self::into_foreign`.
> > + let inner = unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr as _) };
>
> Please use an explicit cast.
This changes in a subsequent patch, here it is matching the prevailing
convention. I will restore the type ascription in v2.
>
> > +
> > // SAFETY: By the safety requirement of this function, we know that `ptr` came from
> > // a previous call to `Arc::into_foreign`, which guarantees that `ptr` is valid and
> > // holds a reference count increment that is transferrable to us.
> > - unsafe { Self::from_inner(NonNull::new(ptr as _).unwrap()) }
> > + unsafe { Self::from_inner(inner) }
> > }
> > }
>
> Otherwise lgtm.
>
> Best regards,
> Andreas
>
On Wed, Oct 30, 2024 at 9:46 PM Tamir Duberstein <tamird@gmail.com> wrote: > > There is no need to check (and panic on violations of) the safety > requirements on `ForeignOwnable` functions. Avoiding the check is > consistent with the implementation of `ForeignOwnable` for `Box`. > > Signed-off-by: Tamir Duberstein <tamird@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
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