[PATCH v2 3/7] rust: always inline some init methods

From: Alexandre Courbot

Date: Wed May 27 2026 - 07:55:09 EST


These methods should always be inlined for optimization reasons. Failure
to do so can also produce symbol names larger than what `modpost`
supports.

Signed-off-by: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
rust/kernel/alloc/kbox.rs | 2 ++
rust/kernel/init.rs | 1 +
rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs | 2 ++
rust/kernel/types.rs | 3 +++
4 files changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/alloc/kbox.rs b/rust/kernel/alloc/kbox.rs
index 2f8c16473c2c..592fffc72e52 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/alloc/kbox.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/alloc/kbox.rs
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ impl<T, A> InPlaceWrite<T> for Box<MaybeUninit<T>, A>
{
type Initialized = Box<T, A>;

+ #[inline(always)]
fn write_init<E>(mut self, init: impl Init<T, E>) -> Result<Self::Initialized, E> {
let slot = self.as_mut_ptr();
// SAFETY: When init errors/panics, slot will get deallocated but not dropped,
@@ -442,6 +443,7 @@ fn write_init<E>(mut self, init: impl Init<T, E>) -> Result<Self::Initialized, E
Ok(unsafe { Box::assume_init(self) })
}

+ #[inline(always)]
fn write_pin_init<E>(mut self, init: impl PinInit<T, E>) -> Result<Pin<Self::Initialized>, E> {
let slot = self.as_mut_ptr();
// SAFETY: When init errors/panics, slot will get deallocated but not dropped,
diff --git a/rust/kernel/init.rs b/rust/kernel/init.rs
index 7a0d4559d7b5..36d4bf1959fb 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/init.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/init.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ fn try_pin_init<E>(init: impl PinInit<T, E>, flags: Flags) -> Result<Self::Pinne
/// type.
///
/// If `T: !Unpin` it will not be able to move afterwards.
+ #[inline(always)]
fn pin_init<E>(init: impl PinInit<T, E>, flags: Flags) -> error::Result<Self::PinnedSelf>
where
Error: From<E>,
diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
index 18d6c0d62ce0..973f15165606 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
@@ -712,6 +712,7 @@ fn try_init<E>(init: impl Init<T, E>, flags: Flags) -> Result<Self, E>
impl<T> InPlaceWrite<T> for UniqueArc<MaybeUninit<T>> {
type Initialized = UniqueArc<T>;

+ #[inline(always)]
fn write_init<E>(mut self, init: impl Init<T, E>) -> Result<Self::Initialized, E> {
let slot = self.as_mut_ptr();
// SAFETY: When init errors/panics, slot will get deallocated but not dropped,
@@ -721,6 +722,7 @@ fn write_init<E>(mut self, init: impl Init<T, E>) -> Result<Self::Initialized, E
Ok(unsafe { self.assume_init() })
}

+ #[inline(always)]
fn write_pin_init<E>(mut self, init: impl PinInit<T, E>) -> Result<Pin<Self::Initialized>, E> {
let slot = self.as_mut_ptr();
// SAFETY: When init errors/panics, slot will get deallocated but not dropped,
diff --git a/rust/kernel/types.rs b/rust/kernel/types.rs
index ac316fd7b538..381a06ee0d59 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/types.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/types.rs
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ pub const fn zeroed() -> Self {
/// This function is safe, because the `T` inside of an `Opaque` is allowed to be
/// uninitialized. Additionally, access to the inner `T` requires `unsafe`, so the caller needs
/// to verify at that point that the inner value is valid.
+ #[inline(always)]
pub fn ffi_init(init_func: impl FnOnce(*mut T)) -> impl PinInit<Self> {
// SAFETY: We contain a `MaybeUninit`, so it is OK for the `init_func` to not fully
// initialize the `T`.
@@ -386,6 +387,7 @@ pub fn ffi_init(init_func: impl FnOnce(*mut T)) -> impl PinInit<Self> {
/// This function is safe, because the `T` inside of an `Opaque` is allowed to be
/// uninitialized. Additionally, access to the inner `T` requires `unsafe`, so the caller needs
/// to verify at that point that the inner value is valid.
+ #[inline(always)]
pub fn try_ffi_init<E>(
init_func: impl FnOnce(*mut T) -> Result<(), E>,
) -> impl PinInit<Self, E> {
@@ -417,6 +419,7 @@ pub const fn cast_from(this: *const T) -> *const Self {

impl<T> Wrapper<T> for Opaque<T> {
/// Create an opaque pin-initializer from the given pin-initializer.
+ #[inline(always)]
fn pin_init<E>(slot: impl PinInit<T, E>) -> impl PinInit<Self, E> {
Self::try_ffi_init(|ptr: *mut T| {
// SAFETY:

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