[PATCH 2/6] rust: drm: Add UnbindGuard for drm_dev_enter/exit critical sections

From: Danilo Krummrich

Date: Wed May 06 2026 - 18:11:01 EST


DRM ioctls do not guarantee that the parent bus device is still bound.
However, since DRM device registration is managed through Devres, using
drm_dev_unplug() on unregistration ensures that between drm_dev_enter()
and drm_dev_exit() the parent device must be bound.

Add UnbindGuard, a guard object representing a drm_dev_enter/exit SRCU
critical section that dereferences to &Device<Bound> of the parent bus
device. The guard is only available on Device<T, Registered>, ensuring
it cannot be used on unregistered devices.

Also add with_unbind_guard() as a convenience helper that executes a
closure with the bound device reference.

Switch Registration::drop from drm_dev_unregister() to drm_dev_unplug()
to provide the SRCU barrier that UnbindGuard's safety argument relies on.

Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
rust/kernel/drm/device.rs | 80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
rust/kernel/drm/driver.rs | 10 ++++-
2 files changed, 87 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
index 492c2f2c7ca4..bb685165032d 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@

use crate::{
alloc::allocator::Kmalloc,
- bindings, device,
+ bindings,
+ device::{
+ self,
+ AsBusDevice as _, //
+ },
drm::{
self,
driver::AllocImpl,
@@ -334,6 +338,80 @@ pub(crate) unsafe fn assume_ctx<NewCtx: DeviceContext>(&self) -> &Device<T, NewC
}
}

+impl<T: drm::Driver> Device<T, Registered> {
+ /// Guard against the parent bus device being unbound.
+ ///
+ /// Returns an [`UnbindGuard`] if the device has not been unplugged, [`None`] otherwise.
+ ///
+ /// The returned guard dereferences to the parent bus device in the [`device::Bound`] context
+ /// (see [`Driver::ParentDevice`](drm::Driver::ParentDevice)).
+ /// Between `drm_dev_enter()` and `drm_dev_exit()` the parent device is guaranteed to be bound.
+ #[must_use]
+ pub fn unbind_guard(&self) -> Option<UnbindGuard<'_, T>> {
+ let mut idx: i32 = 0;
+ // SAFETY: `self.as_raw()` is a valid pointer to a `struct drm_device` by the type
+ // invariants of `Device<T, Registered>`.
+ if unsafe { bindings::drm_dev_enter(self.as_raw(), &mut idx) } {
+ Some(UnbindGuard { dev: self, idx })
+ } else {
+ None
+ }
+ }
+
+ /// Execute a closure while the parent bus device is guaranteed to be bound.
+ ///
+ /// Acquires the [`UnbindGuard`] and, if the device has not been unplugged, calls `f` with the
+ /// parent bus device. Returns `None` if the device has been unplugged.
+ pub fn with_unbind_guard<R>(
+ &self,
+ f: impl FnOnce(&T::ParentDevice<device::Bound>) -> R,
+ ) -> Option<R> {
+ let guard = self.unbind_guard()?;
+ Some(f(&guard))
+ }
+}
+
+/// A guard preventing the parent bus device from being unbound.
+///
+/// The guard dereferences to [`Driver::ParentDevice<Bound>`](drm::Driver::ParentDevice), providing
+/// access to the parent bus device with the guarantee that it is bound for the entire duration of
+/// the critical section.
+///
+/// Internally this is backed by a `drm_dev_enter()` / `drm_dev_exit()` SRCU critical section.
+///
+/// See [`Device::unbind_guard`] for details on the safety argument.
+///
+/// # Invariants
+///
+/// - `idx` is the SRCU read lock index returned by a successful `drm_dev_enter()` call.
+/// - The parent bus device of `dev` is bound for the lifetime of this guard.
+#[must_use]
+pub struct UnbindGuard<'a, T: drm::Driver> {
+ dev: &'a Device<T, Registered>,
+ idx: i32,
+}
+
+impl<T: drm::Driver> Deref for UnbindGuard<'_, T> {
+ type Target = T::ParentDevice<device::Bound>;
+
+ fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+ // SAFETY:
+ // - The parent `struct device` is embedded in a `T::ParentDevice`, as guaranteed by
+ // `UnregisteredDevice::new` taking a `&T::ParentDevice<device::Bound>`.
+ // - By the type invariants of `UnbindGuard`, the parent device is bound for the lifetime
+ // of this guard.
+ unsafe { T::ParentDevice::from_device(self.dev.as_ref().as_bound()) }
+ }
+}
+
+impl<T: drm::Driver> Drop for UnbindGuard<'_, T> {
+ fn drop(&mut self) {
+ // SAFETY: `self.idx` was returned by a successful `drm_dev_enter()` call, as guaranteed
+ // by the type invariants of `UnbindGuard`.
+ unsafe { bindings::drm_dev_exit(self.idx) };
+ }
+}
+
impl<T: drm::Driver, C: DeviceContext> Deref for Device<T, C> {
type Target = T::Data;

diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/driver.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/driver.rs
index 9d06f8c5b2da..751a68bb27e1 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/driver.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/driver.rs
@@ -187,8 +187,14 @@ unsafe impl<T: Driver> Send for Registration<T> {}

impl<T: Driver> Drop for Registration<T> {
fn drop(&mut self) {
+ // Use `drm_dev_unplug` rather than `drm_dev_unregister` to ensure that existing
+ // `drm_dev_enter()` critical sections complete before unregistration proceeds. This
+ // is required for the safety of `UnbindGuard`, which relies on the SRCU barrier in
+ // `drm_dev_unplug()` to guarantee that the parent device is still bound within the
+ // critical section.
+ //
// SAFETY: Safe by the invariant of `ARef<drm::Device<T>>`. The existence of this
- // `Registration` also guarantees the this `drm::Device` is actually registered.
- unsafe { bindings::drm_dev_unregister(self.0.as_raw()) };
+ // `Registration` also guarantees that this `drm::Device` is actually registered.
+ unsafe { bindings::drm_dev_unplug(self.0.as_raw()) };
}
}
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