[PATCH v8 6/7] rust: time: Add Instant::from_ktime()

From: Lyude Paul
Date: Tue Aug 19 2025 - 16:17:28 EST


For implementing Rust bindings which can return a point in time.

Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@xxxxxxxxxx>

---
V4:
* Turn from_nanos() into an unsafe function in order to ensure that we
uphold the invariants of Instant
V5:
* Add debug_assert!() to from_nanos
V8:
* Change name of function from Instant::from_nanos() to
Instant::from_ktime()

rust/kernel/time.rs | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/time.rs b/rust/kernel/time.rs
index 64c8dcf548d63..5c40ebe096357 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/time.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/time.rs
@@ -200,6 +200,29 @@ pub fn elapsed(&self) -> Delta {
pub(crate) fn as_nanos(&self) -> i64 {
self.inner
}
+
+ /// Create an [`Instant`] from a `ktime_t` without checking if it is non-negative.
+ ///
+ /// # Panics
+ ///
+ /// On debug builds, this function will panic if `nanos` is not in the range from 0 to
+ /// `KTIME_MAX`.
+ ///
+ /// # Safety
+ ///
+ /// The caller promises that `nanos` is in the range from 0 to `KTIME_MAX`.
+ #[expect(unused)]
+ #[inline]
+ pub(crate) unsafe fn from_ktime(ktime: bindings::ktime_t) -> Self {
+ debug_assert!(ktime >= 0);
+
+ // INVARIANT: Our safety contract ensures that `nanos` is in the range from 0 to
+ // `KTIME_MAX`.
+ Self {
+ inner: ktime,
+ _c: PhantomData,
+ }
+ }
}

impl<C: ClockSource> core::ops::Sub for Instant<C> {
--
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