Previously, the `ForeignOwnable` trait had a method called `borrow_mut`
that was intended to provide mutable access to the inner value. However,
the method accidentally made it possible to change the address of the
object being modified, which usually isn't what we want. (And when we
want that, it can be done by calling `from_foreign` and `into_foreign`,
like how the old `borrow_mut` was implemented.)
In this patch, we introduce an alternate definition of `borrow_mut` that
solves the previous problem. Conceptually, given a pointer type `P` that
implements `ForeignOwnable`, the `borrow_mut` method gives you the same
kind of access as an `&mut P` would, except that it does not let you
change the pointer `P` itself.
This is analogous to how the existing `borrow` method provides the same
kind of access to the inner value as an `&P`.
Note that for types like `Arc`, having an `&mut Arc<T>` only gives you
immutable access to the inner `T`. This is because mutable references
assume exclusive access, but there might be other handles to the same
reference counted value, so the access isn't exclusive. The `Arc` type
implements this by making `borrow_mut` return the same type as `borrow`.
Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>
Reviewed-by: Martin Rodriguez Reboredo <yakoyoku@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Tamir Duberstein <tamird@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241120-borrow-mut-v6-6-80dbadd00951@gmail.com
[ Updated to `crate::ffi::`. Reworded title slightly. - Miguel ]
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
It is slightly more convenient to operate on mut pointers, and this also
properly conveys the desired ownership semantics of the trait.
Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Tamir Duberstein <tamird@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241120-borrow-mut-v6-4-80dbadd00951@gmail.com
[ Reworded title slightly. - Miguel ]
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
Replace `as` casts with `cast{,_mut}` calls which are a bit safer.
In one instance, remove an unnecessary `as` cast without replacement.
Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Tamir Duberstein <tamird@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241120-borrow-mut-v6-2-80dbadd00951@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
Ensure consistency between `Debug` and `Display` for `Box` by
updating `Debug` to match the new `Display` style.
Acked-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Guangbo Cui <2407018371@qq.com>
Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/tencent_1FC0BC283DA65DD81A8A14EEF25563934E05@qq.com
[ Reworded title. - Miguel ]
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
Currently `impl Display` is missing for `Box<T, A>`, as a result,
things like using `Box<..>` directly as an operand in `pr_info!()`
are impossible, which is less ergonomic compared to `Box` in Rust
std.
Therefore add `impl Display` for `Box`.
Acked-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
Suggested-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1126
Signed-off-by: Guangbo Cui <2407018371@qq.com>
Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/tencent_2AD25C6A6898D3A598CBA54BB6AF59BB900A@qq.com
[ Reworded title. - Miguel ]
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
Currently FFI integer types are defined in libcore. This commit creates
the `ffi` crate and asks bindgen to use that crate for FFI integer types
instead of `core::ffi`.
This commit is preparatory and no type changes are made in this commit
yet.
Signed-off-by: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240913213041.395655-4-gary@garyguo.net
[ Added `rustdoc`, `rusttest` and KUnit tests support. Rebased on top of
`rust-next` (e.g. migrated more `core::ffi` cases). Reworded crate
docs slightly and formatted. - Miguel ]
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
`Box` provides the simplest way to allocate memory for a generic type
with one of the kernel's allocators, e.g. `Kmalloc`, `Vmalloc` or
`KVmalloc`.
In contrast to Rust's `Box` type, the kernel `Box` type considers the
kernel's GFP flags for all appropriate functions, always reports
allocation failures through `Result<_, AllocError>` and remains
independent from unstable features.
Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>
Reviewed-by: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>
Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241004154149.93856-12-dakr@kernel.org
[ Added backticks, fixed typos. - Miguel ]
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
