[PATCH v2 2/3] rust: sync: add SRCU abstraction

From: Onur Özkan

Date: Sat May 02 2026 - 12:30:29 EST


Add a Rust abstraction for sleepable RCU.

Add a Rust abstraction for sleepable RCU (SRCU), backed by C srcu_struct.
Provide FFI helpers and a safe wrapper with a guard-based API for read-side
critical sections.

Signed-off-by: Onur Özkan <work@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
rust/kernel/sync.rs | 2 +
rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs | 152 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 154 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs

diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync.rs b/rust/kernel/sync.rs
index 993dbf2caa0e..0d6a5f1300c3 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
pub mod rcu;
mod refcount;
mod set_once;
+pub mod srcu;

pub use arc::{Arc, ArcBorrow, UniqueArc};
pub use completion::Completion;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
pub use locked_by::LockedBy;
pub use refcount::Refcount;
pub use set_once::SetOnce;
+pub use srcu::Srcu;

/// Represents a lockdep class.
///
diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7bd713e96375
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+//! Sleepable read-copy update (SRCU) support.
+//!
+//! C header: [`include/linux/srcu.h`](srctree/include/linux/srcu.h)
+
+use crate::{
+ bindings,
+ error::to_result,
+ prelude::*,
+ sync::LockClassKey,
+ types::{
+ NotThreadSafe,
+ Opaque, //
+ },
+};
+
+use pin_init::pin_data;
+
+/// Creates an [`Srcu`] initialiser with the given name and a newly-created lock class.
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! new_srcu {
+ ($($name:literal)?) => {
+ $crate::sync::Srcu::new($crate::optional_name!($($name)?), $crate::static_lock_class!())
+ };
+}
+pub use new_srcu;
+
+/// Sleepable read-copy update primitive.
+///
+/// SRCU readers may sleep while holding the read-side guard.
+///
+/// The destructor may sleep.
+///
+/// # Invariants
+///
+/// This represents a valid `struct srcu_struct` initialized by the C SRCU API
+/// and it remains pinned and valid until the pinned destructor runs.
+#[repr(transparent)]
+#[pin_data(PinnedDrop)]
+pub struct Srcu {
+ #[pin]
+ inner: Opaque<bindings::srcu_struct>,
+}
+
+impl Srcu {
+ /// Creates a new SRCU instance.
+ #[inline]
+ pub fn new(name: &'static CStr, key: Pin<&'static LockClassKey>) -> impl PinInit<Self, Error> {
+ try_pin_init!(Self {
+ inner <- Opaque::try_ffi_init(|ptr: *mut bindings::srcu_struct| {
+ // SAFETY: `ptr` points to valid uninitialised memory for a `srcu_struct`.
+ to_result(unsafe {
+ bindings::init_srcu_struct_with_key(ptr, name.as_char_ptr(), key.as_ptr())
+ })
+ }),
+ })
+ }
+
+ /// Enters an SRCU read-side critical section.
+ ///
+ /// # Safety
+ ///
+ /// The returned [`Guard`] must not be leaked. Leaking it with [`core::mem::forget`]
+ /// leaves the SRCU read-side critical section active.
+ #[inline]
+ pub unsafe fn read_lock(&self) -> Guard<'_> {
+ // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid `struct srcu_struct`.
+ let idx = unsafe { bindings::srcu_read_lock(self.inner.get()) };
+
+ // INVARIANT: `idx` was returned by `srcu_read_lock()` for this `Srcu`.
+ Guard {
+ srcu: self,
+ idx,
+ _not_send: NotThreadSafe,
+ }
+ }
+
+ /// Runs `f` in an SRCU read-side critical section.
+ #[inline]
+ pub fn with_read_lock<T>(&self, f: impl FnOnce(&Guard<'_>) -> T) -> T {
+ // SAFETY: The guard is owned within this function and is not leaked.
+ let guard = unsafe { self.read_lock() };
+
+ f(&guard)
+ }
+
+ /// Waits until all pre-existing SRCU readers have completed.
+ #[inline]
+ pub fn synchronize(&self) {
+ // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid `struct srcu_struct`.
+ unsafe { bindings::synchronize_srcu(self.inner.get()) };
+ }
+
+ /// Waits until all pre-existing SRCU readers have completed, expedited.
+ ///
+ /// This requests a lower-latency grace period than [`Srcu::synchronize`] typically
+ /// at the cost of higher system-wide overhead. Prefer [`Srcu::synchronize`] by default
+ /// and use this variant only when reducing reset or teardown latency is more important
+ /// than the extra cost.
+ #[inline]
+ pub fn synchronize_expedited(&self) {
+ // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid `struct srcu_struct`.
+ unsafe { bindings::synchronize_srcu_expedited(self.inner.get()) };
+ }
+}
+
+#[pinned_drop]
+impl PinnedDrop for Srcu {
+ fn drop(self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
+ let ptr = self.inner.get();
+
+ // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid and pinned `struct srcu_struct`.
+ unsafe { bindings::srcu_barrier(ptr) };
+ // SAFETY: Same as above.
+ unsafe { bindings::cleanup_srcu_struct(ptr) };
+ }
+}
+
+// SAFETY: `srcu_struct` may be shared and used across threads.
+unsafe impl Send for Srcu {}
+// SAFETY: `srcu_struct` may be shared and used concurrently.
+unsafe impl Sync for Srcu {}
+
+/// Guard for an active SRCU read-side critical section on a particular [`Srcu`].
+///
+/// Leaking this guard with [`core::mem::forget`] leaves the SRCU read-side
+/// critical section active.
+///
+/// # Invariants
+///
+/// `idx` is the index returned by `srcu_read_lock()` for `srcu`.
+pub struct Guard<'a> {
+ srcu: &'a Srcu,
+ idx: i32,
+ _not_send: NotThreadSafe,
+}
+
+impl Guard<'_> {
+ /// Explicitly releases the SRCU read-side critical section.
+ #[inline]
+ pub fn unlock(self) {}
+}
+
+impl Drop for Guard<'_> {
+ #[inline]
+ fn drop(&mut self) {
+ // SAFETY: `Guard` is only constructible through `Srcu::read_lock()`,
+ // which returns a valid index for the SRCU instance.
+ unsafe { bindings::srcu_read_unlock(self.srcu.inner.get(), self.idx) };
+ }
+}
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