linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/7] rust: file: add `Kuid` wrapper

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Message-ID: <ZXNHp5BoR2LJuv7D@Boquns-Mac-mini.home>
Date:   Fri, 8 Dec 2023 08:43:19 -0800
From:   Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>
To:     Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@...ton.me>
Cc:     Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>, Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>,
        Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>,
        Wedson Almeida Filho <wedsonaf@...il.com>,
        Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>,
        Björn Roy Baron <bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com>,
        Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...sung.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
        Todd Kjos <tkjos@...roid.com>,
        Martijn Coenen <maco@...roid.com>,
        Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        Carlos Llamas <cmllamas@...gle.com>,
        Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Daniel Xu <dxu@...uu.xyz>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/7] rust: file: add `Kuid` wrapper

On Fri, Dec 08, 2023 at 04:40:09PM +0000, Benno Lossin wrote:
> On 12/6/23 12:59, Alice Ryhl wrote:
> > +    /// Returns the given task's pid in the current pid namespace.
> > +    pub fn pid_in_current_ns(&self) -> Pid {
> > +        // SAFETY: Calling `task_active_pid_ns` with the current task is always safe.
> > +        let namespace = unsafe { bindings::task_active_pid_ns(bindings::get_current()) };
> 
> Why not create a safe wrapper for `bindings::get_current()`?
> This patch series has three occurrences of `get_current`, so I think it
> should be ok to add a wrapper.
> I would also prefer to move the call to `bindings::get_current()` out of
> the `unsafe` block.

FWIW, we have a current!() macro, we should use it here.

Regards,
Boqun

> 
> > +        // SAFETY: We know that `self.0.get()` is valid by the type invariant.
> 
> What about `namespace`?
> 
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Benno
> 
> > +        unsafe { bindings::task_tgid_nr_ns(self.0.get(), namespace) }
> > +    }