linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] rust: slab: add basic slab module

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Message-ID: <20251001044508.23126-1-git@elijahs.space>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2025 21:44:21 -0700
From: Elijah Wright <git@...jahs.space>
To: Elijah Wright <git@...jahs.space>,
	Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>,
	Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>,
	Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>,
	Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>,
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	Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>,
	Trevor Gross <tmgross@...ch.edu>,
	rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org,
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	Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>,
	Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
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Subject: [PATCH v2] rust: slab: add basic slab module

this revision adds gen_kmem_cache_allocator, a macro that implements
Allocator::realloc for kmem_cache. the one concern that I did have was realloc()
for resizing, since that obviously isn't possible for slab

Signed-off-by: Elijah Wright <git@...jahs.space>
---
 rust/kernel/slab.rs | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/slab.rs b/rust/kernel/slab.rs
index 8b418f9db7cb..3f1310f309c5 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/slab.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/slab.rs
@@ -83,3 +83,55 @@ fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe { bindings::kmem_cache_destroy(self.cache.as_ptr()) };
     }
 }
+
+// SAFETY: The pointer does not change after creation, so `Slab<T>` may
+// be used from multiple threads.
+unsafe impl<T> Send for Slab<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T> Sync for Slab<T> {}
+
+/// Generates a zero-sized allocator type that allocates from a given
+/// `Slab<T>`.
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! gen_kmem_cache_allocator {
+    (struct $name:ident for $cache:expr $(,)?) => {
+        #[derive(Clone, Copy, Default)]
+        pub struct $name;
+
+        // SAFETY: Allocation and free happen through kernel APIs which
+        // provide guarantees. The ZST carries no state, so it can be
+        // duplicated freely.
+        unsafe impl $crate::alloc::Allocator for $name {
+            #[inline]
+            unsafe fn realloc(
+                ptr: Option::<::core::ptr::NonNull<u8>>,
+                layout: ::core::alloc::Layout,
+                old_layout: ::core::alloc::Layout,
+                flags: $crate::alloc::Flags,
+            ) -> ::core::result::Result<::core::ptr::NonNull<[u8]>, $crate::alloc::AllocError> {
+                if layout.size() == 0 {
+                    if let Some(p) = ptr {
+                        // SAFETY: Caller promises `p` came from this allocator.
+                        unsafe {
+                            $crate::bindings::kmem_cache_free($cache.as_ptr(), p.as_ptr().cast());
+                        }
+                    }
+                    let dang = $crate::alloc::dangling_from_layout(layout);
+                    let slice = ::core::ptr::NonNull::slice_from_raw_parts(dang, 0);
+                    return Ok(slice);
+                }
+
+                if ptr.is_some() {
+                    return Err($crate::alloc::AllocError);
+                }
+
+                let raw_ptr = unsafe {
+                    $crate::bindings::kmem_cache_alloc($cache.as_ptr(), flags.as_raw())
+                };
+                let nn = ::core::ptr::NonNull::new(raw_ptr.cast())
+                    .ok_or($crate::alloc::AllocError)?;
+                let slice = ::core::ptr::NonNull::slice_from_raw_parts(nn.cast::<u8>(), layout.size());
+                Ok(slice)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
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-- 
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