From: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
Some device methods require mutable references, since they change the
underlying struct device without lock protection.
Hence, make it possible to retrieve a mutable reference to a Device from
a mutable pci::Device.
Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
---
rust/kernel/pci.rs | 11 +++++++++++
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
diff --git a/rust/kernel/pci.rs b/rust/kernel/pci.rs
index 4c98b5b9aa1e..141430dac2d5 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/pci.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/pci.rs
@@ -432,3 +432,14 @@ fn as_ref(&self) -> &device::Device {
&self.0
}
}
+
+impl AsMut<device::Device> for Device {
+ fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut device::Device {
+ // SAFETY:
+ // - `self.0.as_raw()` is valid by the type invariant of `device::Device`,
+ // - `struct device` is embedded in `struct pci_dev`, hence it is safe to give out a
+ // mutable reference for `device::Device` if we have a mutable reference to the
+ // corresponding `pci::Device`.
+ unsafe { &mut *self.0.as_raw().cast() }
+ }
+}
--
2.43.0
On Fri, Mar 07, 2025 at 01:06:20PM +0200, Abdiel Janulgue wrote: > From: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org> > > Some device methods require mutable references, since they change the > underlying struct device without lock protection. > > Hence, make it possible to retrieve a mutable reference to a Device from > a mutable pci::Device. > > Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org> > --- Note, you can't forward on a patch from someone else without also signing off on it. Please read the DCO for what this means and why. thanks, greg k-h
On 07/03/2025 16:18, Greg KH wrote: > On Fri, Mar 07, 2025 at 01:06:20PM +0200, Abdiel Janulgue wrote: >> From: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org> >> >> Some device methods require mutable references, since they change the >> underlying struct device without lock protection. >> >> Hence, make it possible to retrieve a mutable reference to a Device from >> a mutable pci::Device. >> >> Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org> >> --- > > Note, you can't forward on a patch from someone else without also > signing off on it. Please read the DCO for what this means and why. > Thanks for the reminder! Will do so in next revision. Regards, Abdiel
On Fri, Mar 07, 2025 at 01:06:20PM +0200, Abdiel Janulgue wrote:
> From: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
>
> Some device methods require mutable references, since they change the
> underlying struct device without lock protection.
>
> Hence, make it possible to retrieve a mutable reference to a Device from
> a mutable pci::Device.
>
> Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
> ---
> rust/kernel/pci.rs | 11 +++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/pci.rs b/rust/kernel/pci.rs
> index 4c98b5b9aa1e..141430dac2d5 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/pci.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/pci.rs
> @@ -432,3 +432,14 @@ fn as_ref(&self) -> &device::Device {
> &self.0
> }
> }
> +
> +impl AsMut<device::Device> for Device {
> + fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut device::Device {
> + // SAFETY:
> + // - `self.0.as_raw()` is valid by the type invariant of `device::Device`,
> + // - `struct device` is embedded in `struct pci_dev`, hence it is safe to give out a
> + // mutable reference for `device::Device` if we have a mutable reference to the
> + // corresponding `pci::Device`.
> + unsafe { &mut *self.0.as_raw().cast() }
> + }
> +}
This makes it possible to call `mem::swap` on two devices, which I doubt
is allowed.
Alice
On Fri, Mar 07, 2025 at 11:18:03AM +0000, Alice Ryhl wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 07, 2025 at 01:06:20PM +0200, Abdiel Janulgue wrote:
> > From: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
> >
> > Some device methods require mutable references, since they change the
> > underlying struct device without lock protection.
> >
> > Hence, make it possible to retrieve a mutable reference to a Device from
> > a mutable pci::Device.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
> > ---
> > rust/kernel/pci.rs | 11 +++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/rust/kernel/pci.rs b/rust/kernel/pci.rs
> > index 4c98b5b9aa1e..141430dac2d5 100644
> > --- a/rust/kernel/pci.rs
> > +++ b/rust/kernel/pci.rs
> > @@ -432,3 +432,14 @@ fn as_ref(&self) -> &device::Device {
> > &self.0
> > }
> > }
> > +
> > +impl AsMut<device::Device> for Device {
> > + fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut device::Device {
> > + // SAFETY:
> > + // - `self.0.as_raw()` is valid by the type invariant of `device::Device`,
> > + // - `struct device` is embedded in `struct pci_dev`, hence it is safe to give out a
> > + // mutable reference for `device::Device` if we have a mutable reference to the
> > + // corresponding `pci::Device`.
> > + unsafe { &mut *self.0.as_raw().cast() }
> > + }
> > +}
>
> This makes it possible to call `mem::swap` on two devices, which I doubt
> is allowed.
Good catch, that's of course not allowed.
Obviously, this is for Device::dma_set_mask(), introduced in a subsequent patch.
Thinking about it, maybe it should be implemented by bus devices instead (e.g.
pci::Device) -- dma_set_mask() doesn't make sense for every device.
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