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Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2023 08:20:11 -0700
From: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>
To: Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>
Cc: "Andreas Hindborg (Samsung)" <nmi@...aspace.dk>,
Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>,
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>,
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 3/8] rust: sync: add `Arc::{from_raw, into_raw}`
On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 08:00:57AM -0700, Boqun Feng wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 03:31:42PM +0100, Gary Guo wrote:
> > On Fri, 02 Jun 2023 12:51:08 +0200
> > "Andreas Hindborg (Samsung)" <nmi@...aspace.dk> wrote:
> >
> > > Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com> writes:
> > >
> > > > From: Wedson Almeida Filho <walmeida@...rosoft.com>
> > > >
> > > > These methods can be used to turn an `Arc` into a raw pointer and back,
> > > > in a way that preserves the metadata for fat pointers.
> > > >
> > > > This is done using the unstable ptr_metadata feature [1]. However, it
> > > > could also be done using the unstable pointer_byte_offsets feature [2],
> > > > which is likely to have a shorter path to stabilization than
> > > > ptr_metadata.
> > > >
> > > > Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/81513 [1]
> > > > Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/96283 [2]
> > > > 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>
> > > > ---
> > > > rust/kernel/lib.rs | 1 +
> > > > rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > > > 2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/rust/kernel/lib.rs b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
> > > > index 7ea777b731e6..ad9142928fb1 100644
> > > > --- a/rust/kernel/lib.rs
> > > > +++ b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
> > > > @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
> > > > #![feature(const_refs_to_cell)]
> > > > #![feature(dispatch_from_dyn)]
> > > > #![feature(new_uninit)]
> > > > +#![feature(ptr_metadata)]
> > > > #![feature(receiver_trait)]
> > > > #![feature(unsize)]
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
> > > > index a89843cacaad..684be9f73aca 100644
> > > > --- a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
> > > > +++ b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
> > > > @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
> > > > };
> > > > use alloc::boxed::Box;
> > > > use core::{
> > > > - alloc::AllocError,
> > > > + alloc::{AllocError, Layout},
> > > > fmt,
> > > > marker::{PhantomData, Unsize},
> > > > mem::{ManuallyDrop, MaybeUninit},
> > > > @@ -212,6 +212,46 @@ unsafe fn from_inner(inner: NonNull<ArcInner<T>>) -> Self {
> > > > }
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > + /// Convert the [`Arc`] into a raw pointer.
> > > > + ///
> > > > + /// The raw pointer has ownership of the refcount that this Arc object owned.
> > > > + pub fn into_raw(self) -> *const T {
> > > > + let ptr = self.ptr.as_ptr();
> > > > + core::mem::forget(self);
> > > > + // SAFETY: The pointer is valid.
> > > > + unsafe { core::ptr::addr_of!((*ptr).data) }
> > > > + }
> > > > +
> > > > + /// Recreates an [`Arc`] instance previously deconstructed via [`Arc::into_raw`].
> > > > + ///
> > > > + /// This code relies on the `repr(C)` layout of structs as described in
> > > > + /// <https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/type-layout.html#reprc-structs>.
> > > > + ///
> > > > + /// # Safety
> > > > + ///
> > > > + /// `ptr` must have been returned by a previous call to [`Arc::into_raw`]. Additionally, it
> > > > + /// can only be called once for each previous call to [`Arc::into_raw`].
> > > > + pub unsafe fn from_raw(ptr: *const T) -> Self {
> > > > + let refcount_layout = Layout::new::<bindings::refcount_t>();
> > > > + // SAFETY: The caller guarantees that the pointer is valid.
> > > > + let val_layout = unsafe { Layout::for_value(&*ptr) };
> > > > + // SAFETY: We're computing the layout of a real struct that existed when compiling this
> > > > + // binary, so its layout is not so large that it can trigger arithmetic overflow.
> > > > + let val_offset = unsafe { refcount_layout.extend(val_layout).unwrap_unchecked().1 };
> > > > +
> > > > + // This preserves the metadata in the pointer, if any.
> > > > + //
> > > > + // Note that `*const T` and `*const ArcInner<T>` have the same metadata as documented at
> > > > + // <https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/ptr/trait.Pointee.html>.
> > > > + let metadata = core::ptr::metadata(ptr as *const ArcInner<T>);
> > >
> > > Thanks for updating the comment with the link. I looked into this and I
> > > find that what we are doing here, even though it works, does not feel
> > > right at all. We should be able to do this:
> > >
> > > let metadata = core::ptr::metadata(ptr);
> > > let ptr = (ptr as *mut u8).wrapping_sub(val_offset) as *mut ();
> > > let ptr = core::ptr::from_raw_parts_mut(ptr, metadata);
> > >
> > > but the way `Pointee::Metadata` is defined will not allow this, even
> > > though we know it is valid. I would suggest the following instead:
> > >
> > > let metadata = core::ptr::metadata(ptr);
> > > // Convert <T as Pointee>::Metadata to <ArcInner<T> as
> > > // Pointee>::Metadata. We know they have identical representation and thus this is OK.
> > > let metadata: <ArcInner<T> as Pointee>::Metadata = *unsafe {
> > > &*((&metadata as *const <T as Pointee>::Metadata as *const ())
> > > as *const <ArcInner<T> as Pointee>::Metadata)
> > > };
> >
> > This could just be a `transmute_copy`.
> >
>
> Or just `transmute`:
>
> let metadata = unsafe {
> core::mem::transmute<_, <ArcInner<T> as
> Pointee>>::Metadata>(metadata)
> };
>
> ? Since `Pointee::Metadata` is `Copy`.
>
> Regards,
> Boqun
>
> > > let ptr = (ptr as *mut u8).wrapping_sub(val_offset) as *mut ();
> > > let ptr = core::ptr::from_raw_parts_mut(ptr, metadata);
> > >
> > > Even though it is a bit more complex, it captures what we are trying to
> > > do better.
> >
> > I agree this captures the semantics better.
> >
>
> I actually wish that we could use `wrapping_byte_offset`[1], and just
>
> // `*const T` and `*const ArcInner<T>` should have the same
> // metdata, so convert the pointer type first.
> let ptr = ptr as *const ArcInner<T>;
>
> // .. and then adjust the byte offset.
> let ptr = ptr.wrapping_byte_offset(-val_offset);
>
> This may be the opposite direction as Andreas proposed ;-), but the
> result is less code.
>
(Forget the link to the function)
[1]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/primitive.pointer.html#method.wrapping_byte_offset
> Regards,
> Boqun
>
> > Best,
> > Gary
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