For implementing Rust bindings which can return a point in time.
Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Almeida <daniel.almeida@collabora.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
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> {
--
2.50.0On Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:42:21 -0400
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>
> Reviewed-by: Daniel Almeida <daniel.almeida@collabora.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
>
> 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.
Can we create Instant (a specific poin in time) from a time duraiton?
The caller (the 7th patch) creates Instant from C side's Instant?
> + /// # 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`.
No conclusion has been made yet, but using a mathematical integer
interval or a Rust range expression might be a better fit here:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87ms9ktoly.fsf@kernel.org/
> + #[expect(unused)]
> + #[inline]
> + pub(crate) unsafe fn from_nanos(nanos: i64) -> Self {
If this function creates Instant from C side's Instant, from_ktime()
might be better?
> + 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
>
>
On Sun, 2025-08-17 at 16:18 +0900, FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:42:21 -0400
> 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>
> > Reviewed-by: Daniel Almeida <daniel.almeida@collabora.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
> >
> > 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.
>
> Can we create Instant (a specific poin in time) from a time duraiton?
>
> The caller (the 7th patch) creates Instant from C side's Instant?
Yep. To clarify too, I used "duration" because "an instant in time represented
by nanoseconds" didn't feel like it made much sense. But it probably doesn't
matter given your comment down below…
>
> > + /// # 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`.
>
> No conclusion has been made yet, but using a mathematical integer
> interval or a Rust range expression might be a better fit here:
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87ms9ktoly.fsf@kernel.org/
I had been wondering that, happy to change this later down the line when
there's a decision (don't want to wait on it right now though, since we're
pretty much almost done with getting this patch series reviewed :).
>
> > + #[expect(unused)]
> > + #[inline]
> > + pub(crate) unsafe fn from_nanos(nanos: i64) -> Self {
>
> If this function creates Instant from C side's Instant, from_ktime()
> might be better?
I'm fine with that! Honestly I think this makes more sense to me anyhow, will
send out a new version in a bit (and reword the description of this function a
bit).
>
>
> > + 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
> >
> >
>
--
Cheers,
Lyude Paul (she/her)
Software Engineer at Red Hat
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"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: Daniel Almeida <daniel.almeida@collabora.com> Reviewed-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org> Best regards, Andreas Hindborg
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