[PATCH v3 1/7] rust: Add `parent_unchecked` function to `Device`

From: Markus Probst via B4 Relay

Date: Fri Mar 13 2026 - 15:06:16 EST


From: Markus Probst <markus.probst@xxxxxxxxx>

This allows mfd sub-devices to access the bus device of their parent.

The existing safe `parent` function has been made public for
consistency.

Signed-off-by: Markus Probst <markus.probst@xxxxxxxxx>
---
rust/kernel/device.rs | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/device.rs b/rust/kernel/device.rs
index 94e0548e7687..a53fb8a388e8 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/device.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/device.rs
@@ -340,8 +340,7 @@ pub(crate) fn as_raw(&self) -> *mut bindings::device {
}

/// Returns a reference to the parent device, if any.
- #[cfg_attr(not(CONFIG_AUXILIARY_BUS), expect(dead_code))]
- pub(crate) fn parent(&self) -> Option<&Device> {
+ pub fn parent(&self) -> Option<&Device> {
// SAFETY:
// - By the type invariant `self.as_raw()` is always valid.
// - The parent device is only ever set at device creation.
@@ -358,6 +357,28 @@ pub(crate) fn parent(&self) -> Option<&Device> {
}
}

+ /// Returns a reference to the parent device as bus device.
+ ///
+ /// # Safety
+ ///
+ /// Callers must ensure that the device has a parent, that is contained in `T`.
+ pub unsafe fn parent_unchecked<T: AsBusDevice<Ctx>>(&self) -> &T {
+ // SAFETY:
+ // - By the type invariant `self.as_raw()` is always valid.
+ // - The parent device is only ever set at device creation.
+ let parent_raw = unsafe { (*self.as_raw()).parent };
+
+ // SAFETY:
+ // - The safety requirements guarantee that the device has a parent, thus `parent_raw`
+ // must be a pointer to a valid `struct device`.
+ // - `parent_raw` is valid for the lifetime of `self`, since a `struct device` holds a
+ // reference count of its parent.
+ let parent = unsafe { Device::from_raw(parent_raw) };
+
+ // SAFETY: The safety requirements guarantee that the parent device is contained in `T`.
+ unsafe { T::from_device(parent) }
+ }
+
/// Convert a raw C `struct device` pointer to a `&'a Device`.
///
/// # Safety

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