linux-kernel - [PATCH v10 5/8] mm: rust: add mmput

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Message-ID: <20241129-vma-v10-5-4dfff05ba927@google.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 16:32:38 +0000
From: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
To: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>, Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>, 
	Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>, Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>, 
	John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>, "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>, 
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, 
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>, Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>, 
	Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>
Cc: Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>, Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>, 
	Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>, 
	"Björn Roy Baron" <bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com>, Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@...ton.me>, 
	Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...nel.org>, Trevor Gross <tmgross@...ch.edu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-mm@...ck.org, rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, 
	Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH v10 5/8] mm: rust: add mmput_async support

Adds an MmWithUserAsync type that uses mmput_async when dropped but is
otherwise identical to MmWithUser. This has to be done using a separate
type because the thing we are changing is the destructor.

Rust Binder needs this to avoid a certain deadlock. See commit
9a9ab0d96362 ("binder: fix race between mmput() and do_exit()") for
details. It's also needed in the shrinker to avoid cleaning up the mm in
the shrinker's context.

Acked-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com> (for mm bits)
Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
---
 rust/kernel/mm.rs | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/mm.rs b/rust/kernel/mm.rs
index 425b73a9dfe6..50f4861ae4b9 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/mm.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/mm.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,48 @@ fn deref(&self) -> &Mm {
     }
 }
 
+/// A wrapper for the kernel's `struct mm_struct`.
+///
+/// This type is identical to `MmWithUser` except that it uses `mmput_async` when dropping a
+/// refcount. This means that the destructor of `ARef<MmWithUserAsync>` is safe to call in atomic
+/// context.
+///
+/// # Invariants
+///
+/// Values of this type are always refcounted using `mmget`. The value of `mm_users` is non-zero.
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct MmWithUserAsync {
+    mm: MmWithUser,
+}
+
+// SAFETY: It is safe to call `mmput_async` on another thread than where `mmget` was called.
+unsafe impl Send for MmWithUserAsync {}
+// SAFETY: All methods on `MmWithUserAsync` can be called in parallel from several threads.
+unsafe impl Sync for MmWithUserAsync {}
+
+// SAFETY: By the type invariants, this type is always refcounted.
+unsafe impl AlwaysRefCounted for MmWithUserAsync {
+    fn inc_ref(&self) {
+        // SAFETY: The pointer is valid since self is a reference.
+        unsafe { bindings::mmget(self.as_raw()) };
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn dec_ref(obj: NonNull<Self>) {
+        // SAFETY: The caller is giving up their refcount.
+        unsafe { bindings::mmput_async(obj.cast().as_ptr()) };
+    }
+}
+
+// Make all `MmWithUser` methods available on `MmWithUserAsync`.
+impl Deref for MmWithUserAsync {
+    type Target = MmWithUser;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn deref(&self) -> &MmWithUser {
+        &self.mm
+    }
+}
+
 // These methods are safe to call even if `mm_users` is zero.
 impl Mm {
     /// Call `mmgrab` on `current.mm`.
@@ -171,6 +213,13 @@ pub unsafe fn from_raw<'a>(ptr: *const bindings::mm_struct) -> &'a MmWithUser {
         unsafe { &*ptr.cast() }
     }
 
+    /// Use `mmput_async` when dropping this refcount.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn into_mmput_async(me: ARef<MmWithUser>) -> ARef<MmWithUserAsync> {
+        // SAFETY: The layouts and invariants are compatible.
+        unsafe { ARef::from_raw(ARef::into_raw(me).cast()) }
+    }
+
     /// Attempt to access a vma using the vma read lock.
     ///
     /// This is an optimistic trylock operation, so it may fail if there is contention. In that

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