[PATCH v18 3/4] rust: faux: Allow retrieving a bound Device

From: Lyude Paul

Date: Thu Jun 04 2026 - 15:32:07 EST


When writing up some rust code that used faux devices for unit testing, I
noticed that we never actually added the Bound device context to
faux::Registration's AsRef<device::Device> implementation. This being said:
the Registration object itself is proof that a driver is bound to the
device - so this should be safe.

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

---
V18:
- Add notes from Danilo to safety comment.

rust/kernel/faux.rs | 16 +++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/faux.rs b/rust/kernel/faux.rs
index 43b4974f48cd2..20ab638885354 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/faux.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/faux.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
///
/// # Invariants
///
-/// `self.0` always holds a valid pointer to an initialized and registered [`struct faux_device`].
+/// - `self.0` always holds a valid pointer to an initialized and registered [`struct faux_device`].
+/// - This object is proof that the object described by this `Registration` is bound to a device.
///
/// [`struct faux_device`]: srctree/include/linux/device/faux.h
pub struct Registration(NonNull<bindings::faux_device>);
@@ -59,10 +60,15 @@ fn as_raw(&self) -> *mut bindings::faux_device {
}
}

-impl AsRef<device::Device> for Registration {
- fn as_ref(&self) -> &device::Device {
- // SAFETY: The underlying `device` in `faux_device` is guaranteed by the C API to be
- // a valid initialized `device`.
+impl AsRef<device::Device<device::Bound>> for Registration {
+ fn as_ref(&self) -> &device::Device<device::Bound> {
+ // SAFETY:
+ // - The underlying `device` in `faux_device` is guaranteed by the C API to be a valid
+ // initialized `device`.
+ // - faux_match() always returns 1, and probe runs synchronously (PROBE_FORCE_SYNCHRONOUS).
+ // - suppress_bind_attrs = true on faux_driver prevents userspace-triggered unbind via sysfs
+ // - mem::forget(Registration) is not a problem; if the Registration is leaked, the faux
+ // device stays bound forever.
unsafe { device::Device::from_raw(addr_of_mut!((*self.as_raw()).dev)) }
}
}
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2.54.0