[PATCH v5 14/18] rust: Introduce interrupt module

From: Boqun Feng

Date: Fri Aug 07 2026 - 03:09:32 EST


From: Lyude Paul <lyude@xxxxxxxxxx>

This introduces a module for dealing with interrupt-disabled contexts,
including the ability to enable and disable interrupts along with the
ability to annotate functions as expecting that IRQs are already
disabled on the local CPU.

Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <lossin@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Gary Guo <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <boqun@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
rust/helpers/helpers.c | 1 +
rust/helpers/interrupt.c | 18 ++++++++
rust/helpers/sync.c | 5 +++
rust/kernel/interrupt.rs | 89 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
rust/kernel/lib.rs | 1 +
5 files changed, 114 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 rust/helpers/interrupt.c
create mode 100644 rust/kernel/interrupt.rs

diff --git a/rust/helpers/helpers.c b/rust/helpers/helpers.c
index 998e31052e66..0d85b5e68ec2 100644
--- a/rust/helpers/helpers.c
+++ b/rust/helpers/helpers.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
#include "irq.c"
#include "fs.c"
#include "gpu.c"
+#include "interrupt.c"
#include "io.c"
#include "jump_label.c"
#include "kunit.c"
diff --git a/rust/helpers/interrupt.c b/rust/helpers/interrupt.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..51b319bd4c00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/helpers/interrupt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+
+__rust_helper void rust_helper_local_interrupt_disable(void)
+{
+ local_interrupt_disable();
+}
+
+__rust_helper void rust_helper_local_interrupt_enable(void)
+{
+ local_interrupt_enable();
+}
+
+__rust_helper bool rust_helper_irqs_disabled(void)
+{
+ return irqs_disabled();
+}
diff --git a/rust/helpers/sync.c b/rust/helpers/sync.c
index 82d6aff73b04..4f474fe847c4 100644
--- a/rust/helpers/sync.c
+++ b/rust/helpers/sync.c
@@ -11,3 +11,8 @@ __rust_helper void rust_helper_lockdep_unregister_key(struct lock_class_key *k)
{
lockdep_unregister_key(k);
}
+
+__rust_helper void rust_helper_lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled(void)
+{
+ lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
+}
diff --git a/rust/kernel/interrupt.rs b/rust/kernel/interrupt.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a880ec3b8538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/kernel/interrupt.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+//! Interrupt controls
+//!
+//! This module allows Rust code to annotate areas of code where local processor interrupts should
+//! be disabled, along with actually disabling local processor interrupts.
+//!
+//! # ⚠️ Warning! ⚠️
+//!
+//! The usage of this module can be more complicated than meets the eye, especially surrounding
+//! [preemptible kernels]. It's recommended to take care when using the functions and types defined
+//! here and familiarize yourself with the various documentation we have before using them, along
+//! with the various documents we link to here.
+//!
+//! # Reading material
+//!
+//! - [Software interrupts and realtime (LWN)](https://lwn.net/Articles/520076)
+//!
+//! [preemptible kernels]: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/locking/preempt-locking.html
+
+use crate::types::NotThreadSafe;
+
+/// A guard that represents local processor interrupt disablement on preemptible kernels.
+///
+/// [`LocalInterruptDisabled`] is a guard type that represents that local processor interrupts have
+/// been disabled on a preemptible kernel.
+///
+/// Certain functions take an immutable reference of [`LocalInterruptDisabled`] in order to require
+/// that they may only be run in local-interrupt-disabled contexts on preemptible kernels.
+///
+/// This is a marker type; it has no size, and is simply used as a compile-time guarantee that local
+/// processor interrupts are disabled on preemptible kernels. Note that no guarantees about the
+/// state of interrupts are made by this type on non-preemptible kernels.
+///
+/// # Invariants
+///
+/// Local processor interrupts are disabled on preemptible kernels for as long as an object of this
+/// type exists.
+pub struct LocalInterruptDisabled(NotThreadSafe);
+
+/// Disable local processor interrupts on a preemptible kernel.
+///
+/// This function disables local processor interrupts on a preemptible kernel, and returns a
+/// [`LocalInterruptDisabled`] token as proof of this. On non-preemptible kernels, this function is
+/// a no-op.
+///
+/// **Usage of this function is discouraged** unless you are absolutely sure you know what you are
+/// doing, as kernel interfaces for Rust that deal with interrupt state will typically handle local
+/// processor interrupt state management on their own and managing this by hand is quite error
+/// prone.
+#[inline]
+pub fn local_interrupt_disable() -> LocalInterruptDisabled {
+ // SAFETY: It's always safe to call `local_interrupt_disable()`.
+ unsafe { bindings::local_interrupt_disable() };
+
+ LocalInterruptDisabled(NotThreadSafe)
+}
+
+impl Drop for LocalInterruptDisabled {
+ #[inline]
+ fn drop(&mut self) {
+ // SAFETY: Per type invariants, a `local_interrupt_disable()` must be called to create this
+ // object, hence calling the corresponding `local_interrupt_enable()` is safe.
+ unsafe { bindings::local_interrupt_enable() };
+ }
+}
+
+impl LocalInterruptDisabled {
+ /// Assume that local processor interrupts are disabled on preemptible kernels.
+ ///
+ /// This can be used for annotating code that is known to be run in contexts where local
+ /// processor interrupts are disabled on preemptible kernels. It makes no changes to the local
+ /// interrupt state on its own.
+ ///
+ /// # Safety
+ ///
+ /// For the whole life `'a`, local interrupts must be disabled on preemptible kernels. This
+ /// could be a context like, for example, an interrupt handler.
+ #[inline]
+ pub unsafe fn assume_disabled<'a>() -> &'a LocalInterruptDisabled {
+ const ASSUME_DISABLED: &LocalInterruptDisabled = &LocalInterruptDisabled(NotThreadSafe);
+
+ // Confirm they're actually disabled if lockdep is available
+ // SAFETY: It's always safe to call `lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled()`.
+ unsafe { bindings::lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled() };
+
+ ASSUME_DISABLED
+ }
+}
diff --git a/rust/kernel/lib.rs b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
index 9512af7156df..2ee6c24d39c2 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
pub mod impl_flags;
pub mod init;
pub mod interop;
+pub mod interrupt;
pub mod io;
pub mod ioctl;
pub mod iommu;
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