For implementing Rust bindings which can return a point in time.

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

---
V4:
* Turn from_nanos() into an unsafe function in order to ensure that we
  uphold the invariants of Instant
V5:
* Add debug_assert!() to from_nanos

Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
---
 rust/kernel/time.rs | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/time.rs b/rust/kernel/time.rs
index 64c8dcf548d63..75088d080b834 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/time.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/time.rs
@@ -200,6 +200,29 @@ pub fn elapsed(&self) -> Delta {
     pub(crate) fn as_nanos(&self) -> i64 {
         self.inner
     }
+
+    /// Create an [`Instant`] from a time duration specified in nanoseconds without checking if it
+    /// is positive.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// On debug builds, this function will panic if `nanos` violates our safety contract.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// The caller promises that `nanos` is in the range from 0 to `KTIME_MAX`.
+    #[expect(unused)]
+    #[inline]
+    pub(crate) unsafe fn from_nanos(nanos: i64) -> Self {
+        debug_assert!(nanos >= 0);
+
+        // INVARIANT: Our safety contract ensures that `nanos` is in the range from 0 to
+        // `KTIME_MAX`.
+        Self {
+            inner: nanos as bindings::ktime_t,
+            _c: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<C: ClockSource> core::ops::Sub for Instant<C> {
-- 
2.50.0

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

> For implementing Rust bindings which can return a point in time.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>

Reviewed-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg

> On 24 Jul 2025, at 15:49, Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> For implementing Rust bindings which can return a point in time.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
> 
> ---
> V4:
> * Turn from_nanos() into an unsafe function in order to ensure that we
>  uphold the invariants of Instant
> V5:
> * Add debug_assert!() to from_nanos
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
> ---
> rust/kernel/time.rs | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time.rs b/rust/kernel/time.rs
> index 64c8dcf548d63..75088d080b834 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/time.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/time.rs
> @@ -200,6 +200,29 @@ pub fn elapsed(&self) -> Delta {
>     pub(crate) fn as_nanos(&self) -> i64 {
>         self.inner
>     }
> +
> +    /// Create an [`Instant`] from a time duration specified in nanoseconds without checking if it
> +    /// is positive.
> +    ///
> +    /// # Panics
> +    ///
> +    /// On debug builds, this function will panic if `nanos` violates our safety contract.
> +    ///
> +    /// # Safety
> +    ///
> +    /// The caller promises that `nanos` is in the range from 0 to `KTIME_MAX`.
> +    #[expect(unused)]
> +    #[inline]
> +    pub(crate) unsafe fn from_nanos(nanos: i64) -> Self {
> +        debug_assert!(nanos >= 0);

Since you’re already checking the lower bound, wouldn’t it make sense to check the upper bound as well? 

> +
> +        // INVARIANT: Our safety contract ensures that `nanos` is in the range from 0 to
> +        // `KTIME_MAX`.
> +        Self {
> +            inner: nanos as bindings::ktime_t,
> +            _c: PhantomData,
> +        }
> +    }
> }
> 
> impl<C: ClockSource> core::ops::Sub for Instant<C> {
> -- 
> 2.50.0
> 
> 

On Fri, 2025-07-25 at 11:12 -0300, Daniel Almeida wrote:
> Since you’re already checking the lower bound, wouldn’t it make sense to check the upper bound as well? 

I don't believe so - KTIME_MAX is i64::MAX, so it's only possible to have i64
values that would underflow - not overflow.

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

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