linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/8] rust: workqueue: define built-in queues

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Message-ID: <20230601183002.237a31fa.gary@garyguo.net>
Date:   Thu, 1 Jun 2023 18:30:02 +0100
From:   Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>
To:     Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
Cc:     rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>,
        Wedson Almeida Filho <wedsonaf@...il.com>,
        Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
        Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>,
        Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>,
        Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>,
        "Björn Roy Baron" <bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com>,
        Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@...ton.me>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, patches@...ts.linux.dev,
        Wedson Almeida Filho <walmeida@...rosoft.com>,
        Martin Rodriguez Reboredo <yakoyoku@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/8] rust: workqueue: define built-in queues

On Thu,  1 Jun 2023 13:49:42 +0000
Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com> wrote:

> From: Wedson Almeida Filho <walmeida@...rosoft.com>
> 
> We provide these methods because it lets us access these queues from
> Rust without using unsafe code.
> 
> These methods return `&'static Queue`. References annotated with the
> 'static lifetime are used when the referent will stay alive forever.
> That is ok for these queues because they are global variables and cannot
> be destroyed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wedson Almeida Filho <walmeida@...rosoft.com>
> Co-developed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
> Reviewed-by: Martin Rodriguez Reboredo <yakoyoku@...il.com>

This looks fine to me, so:

Reviewed-by: Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>

Just one question about style: would people prefer:

	kernel::workqueue::system().enqueue(...)

or

	use kernel::workqueue::Queue;
	Queue::system().enqueue(...)

?

> ---
>  rust/kernel/workqueue.rs | 65 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 65 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/workqueue.rs b/rust/kernel/workqueue.rs
> index 9c630840039b..e37820f253f6 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/workqueue.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/workqueue.rs
> @@ -105,3 +105,68 @@ unsafe fn __enqueue<F>(self, queue_work_on: F) -> Self::EnqueueOutput
>      where
>          F: FnOnce(*mut bindings::work_struct) -> bool;
>  }
> +
> +/// Returns the system work queue (`system_wq`).
> +///
> +/// It is the one used by `schedule[_delayed]_work[_on]()`. Multi-CPU multi-threaded. There are
> +/// users which expect relatively short queue flush time.
> +///
> +/// Callers shouldn't queue work items which can run for too long.
> +pub fn system() -> &'static Queue {
> +    // SAFETY: `system_wq` is a C global, always available.
> +    unsafe { Queue::from_raw(bindings::system_wq) }
> +}
> +
> +/// Returns the system high-priority work queue (`system_highpri_wq`).
> +///
> +/// It is similar to the one returned by [`system`] but for work items which require higher
> +/// scheduling priority.
> +pub fn system_highpri() -> &'static Queue {
> +    // SAFETY: `system_highpri_wq` is a C global, always available.
> +    unsafe { Queue::from_raw(bindings::system_highpri_wq) }
> +}
> +
> +/// Returns the system work queue for potentially long-running work items (`system_long_wq`).
> +///
> +/// It is similar to the one returned by [`system`] but may host long running work items. Queue
> +/// flushing might take relatively long.
> +pub fn system_long() -> &'static Queue {
> +    // SAFETY: `system_long_wq` is a C global, always available.
> +    unsafe { Queue::from_raw(bindings::system_long_wq) }
> +}
> +
> +/// Returns the system unbound work queue (`system_unbound_wq`).
> +///
> +/// Workers are not bound to any specific CPU, not concurrency managed, and all queued work items
> +/// are executed immediately as long as `max_active` limit is not reached and resources are
> +/// available.
> +pub fn system_unbound() -> &'static Queue {
> +    // SAFETY: `system_unbound_wq` is a C global, always available.
> +    unsafe { Queue::from_raw(bindings::system_unbound_wq) }
> +}
> +
> +/// Returns the system freezable work queue (`system_freezable_wq`).
> +///
> +/// It is equivalent to the one returned by [`system`] except that it's freezable.
> +pub fn system_freezable() -> &'static Queue {
> +    // SAFETY: `system_freezable_wq` is a C global, always available.
> +    unsafe { Queue::from_raw(bindings::system_freezable_wq) }
> +}
> +
> +/// Returns the system power-efficient work queue (`system_power_efficient_wq`).
> +///
> +/// It is inclined towards saving power and is converted to "unbound" variants if the
> +/// `workqueue.power_efficient` kernel parameter is specified; otherwise, it is similar to the one
> +/// returned by [`system`].
> +pub fn system_power_efficient() -> &'static Queue {
> +    // SAFETY: `system_power_efficient_wq` is a C global, always available.
> +    unsafe { Queue::from_raw(bindings::system_power_efficient_wq) }
> +}
> +
> +/// Returns the system freezable power-efficient work queue (`system_freezable_power_efficient_wq`).
> +///
> +/// It is similar to the one returned by [`system_power_efficient`] except that is freezable.
> +pub fn system_freezable_power_efficient() -> &'static Queue {
> +    // SAFETY: `system_freezable_power_efficient_wq` is a C global, always available.
> +    unsafe { Queue::from_raw(bindings::system_freezable_power_efficient_wq) }
> +}