rust: kernel: move ARef and AlwaysRefCounted to sync::aref

Move the definitions of `ARef` and `AlwaysRefCounted` from `types.rs`
to a new file `sync/aref.rs`.  Define the corresponding `aref` module
under `rust/kernel/sync.rs`.  These types are better grouped in `sync`.

To avoid breaking existing imports, they are re-exported from `types.rs`.
Drop unused imports `mem::ManuallyDrop`, `ptr::NonNull` from `types.rs`,
they are now only used in `sync/aref.rs`, where they are already imported.

Suggested-by: Benno Lossin <lossin@kernel.org>
Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1173
Signed-off-by: Shankari Anand <shankari.ak0208@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <lossin@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250715110423.334744-1-shankari.ak0208@gmail.com
[ Added missing `///`. Changed module title. Reworded slightly. - Miguel ]
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
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Shankari Anand 2025-07-15 16:34:23 +05:30 committed by Miguel Ojeda
parent 4e6b5b8ab3
commit 07dad44aa9
3 changed files with 158 additions and 151 deletions

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@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::types::Opaque;
use pin_init;
mod arc;
pub mod aref;
pub mod completion;
mod condvar;
pub mod lock;

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@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
//! Internal reference counting support.
use core::{marker::PhantomData, mem::ManuallyDrop, ops::Deref, ptr::NonNull};
/// Types that are _always_ reference counted.
///
/// It allows such types to define their own custom ref increment and decrement functions.
/// Additionally, it allows users to convert from a shared reference `&T` to an owned reference
/// [`ARef<T>`].
///
/// This is usually implemented by wrappers to existing structures on the C side of the code. For
/// Rust code, the recommendation is to use [`Arc`](crate::sync::Arc) to create reference-counted
/// instances of a type.
///
/// # Safety
///
/// Implementers must ensure that increments to the reference count keep the object alive in memory
/// at least until matching decrements are performed.
///
/// Implementers must also ensure that all instances are reference-counted. (Otherwise they
/// won't be able to honour the requirement that [`AlwaysRefCounted::inc_ref`] keep the object
/// alive.)
pub unsafe trait AlwaysRefCounted {
/// Increments the reference count on the object.
fn inc_ref(&self);
/// Decrements the reference count on the object.
///
/// Frees the object when the count reaches zero.
///
/// # Safety
///
/// Callers must ensure that there was a previous matching increment to the reference count,
/// and that the object is no longer used after its reference count is decremented (as it may
/// result in the object being freed), unless the caller owns another increment on the refcount
/// (e.g., it calls [`AlwaysRefCounted::inc_ref`] twice, then calls
/// [`AlwaysRefCounted::dec_ref`] once).
unsafe fn dec_ref(obj: NonNull<Self>);
}
/// An owned reference to an always-reference-counted object.
///
/// The object's reference count is automatically decremented when an instance of [`ARef`] is
/// dropped. It is also automatically incremented when a new instance is created via
/// [`ARef::clone`].
///
/// # Invariants
///
/// The pointer stored in `ptr` is non-null and valid for the lifetime of the [`ARef`] instance. In
/// particular, the [`ARef`] instance owns an increment on the underlying object's reference count.
pub struct ARef<T: AlwaysRefCounted> {
ptr: NonNull<T>,
_p: PhantomData<T>,
}
// SAFETY: It is safe to send `ARef<T>` to another thread when the underlying `T` is `Sync` because
// it effectively means sharing `&T` (which is safe because `T` is `Sync`); additionally, it needs
// `T` to be `Send` because any thread that has an `ARef<T>` may ultimately access `T` using a
// mutable reference, for example, when the reference count reaches zero and `T` is dropped.
unsafe impl<T: AlwaysRefCounted + Sync + Send> Send for ARef<T> {}
// SAFETY: It is safe to send `&ARef<T>` to another thread when the underlying `T` is `Sync`
// because it effectively means sharing `&T` (which is safe because `T` is `Sync`); additionally,
// it needs `T` to be `Send` because any thread that has a `&ARef<T>` may clone it and get an
// `ARef<T>` on that thread, so the thread may ultimately access `T` using a mutable reference, for
// example, when the reference count reaches zero and `T` is dropped.
unsafe impl<T: AlwaysRefCounted + Sync + Send> Sync for ARef<T> {}
impl<T: AlwaysRefCounted> ARef<T> {
/// Creates a new instance of [`ARef`].
///
/// It takes over an increment of the reference count on the underlying object.
///
/// # Safety
///
/// Callers must ensure that the reference count was incremented at least once, and that they
/// are properly relinquishing one increment. That is, if there is only one increment, callers
/// must not use the underlying object anymore -- it is only safe to do so via the newly
/// created [`ARef`].
pub unsafe fn from_raw(ptr: NonNull<T>) -> Self {
// INVARIANT: The safety requirements guarantee that the new instance now owns the
// increment on the refcount.
Self {
ptr,
_p: PhantomData,
}
}
/// Consumes the `ARef`, returning a raw pointer.
///
/// This function does not change the refcount. After calling this function, the caller is
/// responsible for the refcount previously managed by the `ARef`.
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```
/// use core::ptr::NonNull;
/// use kernel::types::{ARef, AlwaysRefCounted};
///
/// struct Empty {}
///
/// # // SAFETY: TODO.
/// unsafe impl AlwaysRefCounted for Empty {
/// fn inc_ref(&self) {}
/// unsafe fn dec_ref(_obj: NonNull<Self>) {}
/// }
///
/// let mut data = Empty {};
/// let ptr = NonNull::<Empty>::new(&mut data).unwrap();
/// # // SAFETY: TODO.
/// let data_ref: ARef<Empty> = unsafe { ARef::from_raw(ptr) };
/// let raw_ptr: NonNull<Empty> = ARef::into_raw(data_ref);
///
/// assert_eq!(ptr, raw_ptr);
/// ```
pub fn into_raw(me: Self) -> NonNull<T> {
ManuallyDrop::new(me).ptr
}
}
impl<T: AlwaysRefCounted> Clone for ARef<T> {
fn clone(&self) -> Self {
self.inc_ref();
// SAFETY: We just incremented the refcount above.
unsafe { Self::from_raw(self.ptr) }
}
}
impl<T: AlwaysRefCounted> Deref for ARef<T> {
type Target = T;
fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
// SAFETY: The type invariants guarantee that the object is valid.
unsafe { self.ptr.as_ref() }
}
}
impl<T: AlwaysRefCounted> From<&T> for ARef<T> {
fn from(b: &T) -> Self {
b.inc_ref();
// SAFETY: We just incremented the refcount above.
unsafe { Self::from_raw(NonNull::from(b)) }
}
}
impl<T: AlwaysRefCounted> Drop for ARef<T> {
fn drop(&mut self) {
// SAFETY: The type invariants guarantee that the `ARef` owns the reference we're about to
// decrement.
unsafe { T::dec_ref(self.ptr) };
}
}

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@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ use crate::ffi::c_void;
use core::{
cell::UnsafeCell,
marker::{PhantomData, PhantomPinned},
mem::{ManuallyDrop, MaybeUninit},
mem::MaybeUninit,
ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
ptr::NonNull,
};
use pin_init::{PinInit, Zeroable};
pub use crate::sync::aref::{ARef, AlwaysRefCounted};
/// Used to transfer ownership to and from foreign (non-Rust) languages.
///
/// Ownership is transferred from Rust to a foreign language by calling [`Self::into_foreign`] and
@ -420,155 +421,6 @@ impl<T> Opaque<T> {
}
}
/// Types that are _always_ reference counted.
///
/// It allows such types to define their own custom ref increment and decrement functions.
/// Additionally, it allows users to convert from a shared reference `&T` to an owned reference
/// [`ARef<T>`].
///
/// This is usually implemented by wrappers to existing structures on the C side of the code. For
/// Rust code, the recommendation is to use [`Arc`](crate::sync::Arc) to create reference-counted
/// instances of a type.
///
/// # Safety
///
/// Implementers must ensure that increments to the reference count keep the object alive in memory
/// at least until matching decrements are performed.
///
/// Implementers must also ensure that all instances are reference-counted. (Otherwise they
/// won't be able to honour the requirement that [`AlwaysRefCounted::inc_ref`] keep the object
/// alive.)
pub unsafe trait AlwaysRefCounted {
/// Increments the reference count on the object.
fn inc_ref(&self);
/// Decrements the reference count on the object.
///
/// Frees the object when the count reaches zero.
///
/// # Safety
///
/// Callers must ensure that there was a previous matching increment to the reference count,
/// and that the object is no longer used after its reference count is decremented (as it may
/// result in the object being freed), unless the caller owns another increment on the refcount
/// (e.g., it calls [`AlwaysRefCounted::inc_ref`] twice, then calls
/// [`AlwaysRefCounted::dec_ref`] once).
unsafe fn dec_ref(obj: NonNull<Self>);
}
/// An owned reference to an always-reference-counted object.
///
/// The object's reference count is automatically decremented when an instance of [`ARef`] is
/// dropped. It is also automatically incremented when a new instance is created via
/// [`ARef::clone`].
///
/// # Invariants
///
/// The pointer stored in `ptr` is non-null and valid for the lifetime of the [`ARef`] instance. In
/// particular, the [`ARef`] instance owns an increment on the underlying object's reference count.
pub struct ARef<T: AlwaysRefCounted> {
ptr: NonNull<T>,
_p: PhantomData<T>,
}
// SAFETY: It is safe to send `ARef<T>` to another thread when the underlying `T` is `Sync` because
// it effectively means sharing `&T` (which is safe because `T` is `Sync`); additionally, it needs
// `T` to be `Send` because any thread that has an `ARef<T>` may ultimately access `T` using a
// mutable reference, for example, when the reference count reaches zero and `T` is dropped.
unsafe impl<T: AlwaysRefCounted + Sync + Send> Send for ARef<T> {}
// SAFETY: It is safe to send `&ARef<T>` to another thread when the underlying `T` is `Sync`
// because it effectively means sharing `&T` (which is safe because `T` is `Sync`); additionally,
// it needs `T` to be `Send` because any thread that has a `&ARef<T>` may clone it and get an
// `ARef<T>` on that thread, so the thread may ultimately access `T` using a mutable reference, for
// example, when the reference count reaches zero and `T` is dropped.
unsafe impl<T: AlwaysRefCounted + Sync + Send> Sync for ARef<T> {}
impl<T: AlwaysRefCounted> ARef<T> {
/// Creates a new instance of [`ARef`].
///
/// It takes over an increment of the reference count on the underlying object.
///
/// # Safety
///
/// Callers must ensure that the reference count was incremented at least once, and that they
/// are properly relinquishing one increment. That is, if there is only one increment, callers
/// must not use the underlying object anymore -- it is only safe to do so via the newly
/// created [`ARef`].
pub unsafe fn from_raw(ptr: NonNull<T>) -> Self {
// INVARIANT: The safety requirements guarantee that the new instance now owns the
// increment on the refcount.
Self {
ptr,
_p: PhantomData,
}
}
/// Consumes the `ARef`, returning a raw pointer.
///
/// This function does not change the refcount. After calling this function, the caller is
/// responsible for the refcount previously managed by the `ARef`.
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```
/// use core::ptr::NonNull;
/// use kernel::types::{ARef, AlwaysRefCounted};
///
/// struct Empty {}
///
/// # // SAFETY: TODO.
/// unsafe impl AlwaysRefCounted for Empty {
/// fn inc_ref(&self) {}
/// unsafe fn dec_ref(_obj: NonNull<Self>) {}
/// }
///
/// let mut data = Empty {};
/// let ptr = NonNull::<Empty>::new(&mut data).unwrap();
/// # // SAFETY: TODO.
/// let data_ref: ARef<Empty> = unsafe { ARef::from_raw(ptr) };
/// let raw_ptr: NonNull<Empty> = ARef::into_raw(data_ref);
///
/// assert_eq!(ptr, raw_ptr);
/// ```
pub fn into_raw(me: Self) -> NonNull<T> {
ManuallyDrop::new(me).ptr
}
}
impl<T: AlwaysRefCounted> Clone for ARef<T> {
fn clone(&self) -> Self {
self.inc_ref();
// SAFETY: We just incremented the refcount above.
unsafe { Self::from_raw(self.ptr) }
}
}
impl<T: AlwaysRefCounted> Deref for ARef<T> {
type Target = T;
fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
// SAFETY: The type invariants guarantee that the object is valid.
unsafe { self.ptr.as_ref() }
}
}
impl<T: AlwaysRefCounted> From<&T> for ARef<T> {
fn from(b: &T) -> Self {
b.inc_ref();
// SAFETY: We just incremented the refcount above.
unsafe { Self::from_raw(NonNull::from(b)) }
}
}
impl<T: AlwaysRefCounted> Drop for ARef<T> {
fn drop(&mut self) {
// SAFETY: The type invariants guarantee that the `ARef` owns the reference we're about to
// decrement.
unsafe { T::dec_ref(self.ptr) };
}
}
/// Zero-sized type to mark types not [`Send`].
///
/// Add this type as a field to your struct if your type should not be sent to a different task.