linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] rust: sync: optimize Rust symbol generation for PollCondVar

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <D8IGUG4SGRP4.1JJBWPJ46AJBG@proton.me>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:23:49 +0000
From: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@...ton.me>
To: Kunwu Chan <kunwu.chan@...ux.dev>, ojeda@...nel.org, alex.gaynor@...il.com, boqun.feng@...il.com, gary@...yguo.net, bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com, a.hindborg@...nel.org, aliceryhl@...gle.com, tmgross@...ch.edu, dakr@...nel.org, nathan@...nel.org, nick.desaulniers+lkml@...il.com, morbo@...gle.com, justinstitt@...gle.com
Cc: rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, llvm@...ts.linux.dev, Kunwu Chan <kunwu.chan@...mail.com>, Grace Deng <Grace.Deng006@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] rust: sync: optimize Rust symbol generation for PollCondVar

On Mon Mar 17, 2025 at 3:52 AM CET, Kunwu Chan wrote:
> From: Kunwu Chan <kunwu.chan@...mail.com>
>
> When build the kernel using the llvm-18.1.3-rust-1.85.0-x86_64
> with ARCH=arm64, the following symbols are generated:
>
> $nm vmlinux | grep ' _R'.*PollCondVar  | rustfilt
> ... T <kernel::sync::poll::PollCondVar>::new::{closure#0}::{closure#0}::panic_cold_explicit
> ... T <kernel::sync::poll::PollCondVar as kernel::init::PinnedDrop>::drop
> ... T <kernel::sync::poll::PollCondVar as core::ops::drop::Drop>::drop
>
> This Rust symbol
> (<kernel::sync::poll::PollCondVar as kernel::init::PinnedDrop>::drop)
> is trivial wrappers around the C functions __wake_up_pollfree
> and synchronize_rcu. It doesn't make sense to go through a trivial
> wrapper for its functions,so mark it inline.
>
> Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1145
> Suggested-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
> Co-developed-by: Grace Deng <Grace.Deng006@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Grace Deng <Grace.Deng006@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kunwu Chan <kunwu.chan@...mail.com>

Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@...ton.me>

---
Cheers,
Benno

> ---
> Changes in v2:
>  - Add link and Suggested-by
>  - Reword commit msg
> ---
>  rust/kernel/sync/poll.rs | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)