linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 6/9] rust: task: add `Task::current

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Message-ID: <20240118-alice-file-v3-6-9694b6f9580c@google.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:36:47 +0000
From: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
To: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>, Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>, 
	Wedson Almeida Filho <wedsonaf@...il.com>, Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>, Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>, 
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	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 6/9] rust: task: add `Task::current_raw`

Introduces a safe function for getting a raw pointer to the current
task.

When writing bindings that need to access the current task, it is often
more convenient to call a method that directly returns a raw pointer
than to use the existing `Task::current` method. However, the only way
to do that is `bindings::get_current()` which is unsafe since it calls
into C. By introducing `Task::current_raw()`, it becomes possible to
obtain a pointer to the current task without using unsafe.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAH5fLgjT48X-zYtidv31mox3C4_Ogoo_2cBOCmX0Ang3tAgGHA@mail.gmail.com/
Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
---
 rust/kernel/task.rs | 15 +++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/task.rs b/rust/kernel/task.rs
index 4665ff86ec00..396fe8154832 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/task.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/task.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ unsafe impl Sync for Task {}
 type Pid = bindings::pid_t;
 
 impl Task {
+    /// Returns a raw pointer to the current task.
+    ///
+    /// It is up to the user to use the pointer correctly.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn current_raw() -> *mut bindings::task_struct {
+        // SAFETY: Getting the current pointer is always safe.
+        unsafe { bindings::get_current() }
+    }
+
     /// Returns a task reference for the currently executing task/thread.
     ///
     /// The recommended way to get the current task/thread is to use the
@@ -104,14 +113,12 @@ fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
             }
         }
 
-        // SAFETY: Just an FFI call with no additional safety requirements.
-        let ptr = unsafe { bindings::get_current() };
-
+        let current = Task::current_raw();
         TaskRef {
             // SAFETY: If the current thread is still running, the current task is valid. Given
             // that `TaskRef` is not `Send`, we know it cannot be transferred to another thread
             // (where it could potentially outlive the caller).
-            task: unsafe { &*ptr.cast() },
+            task: unsafe { &*current.cast() },
             _not_send: NotThreadSafe,
         }
     }
-- 
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