linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] rust: device: implement Device::parent()

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Message-ID: <Z9wellJ7Rsm6Wvd-@google.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:56:38 +0000
From: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
To: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>
Cc: bhelgaas@...gle.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, rafael@...nel.org, 
	ojeda@...nel.org, alex.gaynor@...il.com, boqun.feng@...il.com, 
	gary@...yguo.net, bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com, benno.lossin@...ton.me, 
	a.hindborg@...nel.org, tmgross@...ch.edu, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, 
	rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] rust: device: implement Device::parent()

On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 01:19:11PM +0100, Danilo Krummrich wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 09:40:45AM +0100, Alice Ryhl wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 09:30:25PM +0100, Danilo Krummrich wrote:
> > > > Device::parent() returns a reference to the device' parent device, if
> > > > any.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>
> > > > ---
> > > >  rust/kernel/device.rs | 13 +++++++++++++
> > > >  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/rust/kernel/device.rs b/rust/kernel/device.rs
> > > > index 21b343a1dc4d..76b341441f3f 100644
> > > > --- a/rust/kernel/device.rs
> > > > +++ b/rust/kernel/device.rs
> > > > @@ -65,6 +65,19 @@ pub(crate) fn as_raw(&self) -> *mut bindings::device {
> > > >          self.0.get()
> > > >      }
> > > >
> > > > +    /// Returns a reference to the parent device, if any.
> > > > +    pub fn parent<'a>(&self) -> Option<&'a Self> {
> > > > +        // SAFETY: By the type invariant `self.as_raw()` is always valid.
> > > > +        let parent = unsafe { *self.as_raw() }.parent;
> > >
> > > This means:
> > > 1. Copy the entire `struct device` onto the stack.
> > > 2. Read the `parent` field of the copy.
> > >
> > > Please write this instead to only read the `parent` field:
> > > let parent = unsafe { *self.as_raw().parent };
> > 
> > Sorry I meant (*self.as_raw()).parent
> 
> Good catch, thanks! 

With that fixed you may add
Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>