[PATCH 3/5] rust: pci: remove IrqVector and resolve IrqRequest directly

From: Danilo Krummrich

Date: Mon Aug 10 2026 - 18:51:53 EST


Remove the IrqVector intermediate type; IrqVectorRegistration::request()
now resolves a vector index to an IrqRequest directly, combining the
bounds check and pci_irq_vector() call in one step.

Also remove Device::request_irq() and Device::request_threaded_irq(),
which only exist to convert IrqVector to IrqRequest. Drivers pass the
IrqRequest from IrqVectorRegistration::request() to
irq::Registration::new() directly.

Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
rust/kernel/pci.rs | 1 -
rust/kernel/pci/irq.rs | 109 +++++------------------------------------
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 97 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/pci.rs b/rust/kernel/pci.rs
index 2757a0cc0f11..f7f6b21f64bf 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/pci.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/pci.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
pub use self::irq::{
IrqType,
IrqTypes,
- IrqVector,
IrqVectorRegistration, //
};

diff --git a/rust/kernel/pci/irq.rs b/rust/kernel/pci/irq.rs
index 38a7d72dcda7..d69ab6435a80 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/pci/irq.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/pci/irq.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
device::Bound,
error::to_result,
irq::{
- self,
IrqRequest,
IrqRequestAnchor, //
},
@@ -69,35 +68,6 @@ const fn as_raw(self) -> u32 {
}
}

-/// Represents an allocated IRQ vector for a specific PCI device.
-///
-/// This type ties an IRQ vector to the device it was allocated for,
-/// ensuring the vector is only used with the correct device.
-#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
-pub struct IrqVector<'a> {
- dev: &'a Device<Bound>,
- reg: &'a IrqVectorRegistration<'a>,
- index: u32,
-}
-
-impl<'a> IrqVector<'a> {
- /// Creates a new [`IrqVector`] for the given device and index.
- ///
- /// # Safety
- ///
- /// - `index` must be a valid IRQ vector index for `reg`.
- /// - `dev` must be the device `reg` was allocated from.
- #[inline]
- unsafe fn new(dev: &'a Device<Bound>, reg: &'a IrqVectorRegistration<'a>, index: u32) -> Self {
- Self { dev, reg, index }
- }
-
- /// Returns the raw vector index.
- fn index(&self) -> u32 {
- self.index
- }
-}
-
impl IrqRequestAnchor for &IrqVectorRegistration<'_> {}

impl<'a> IrqRequest<'a, &'a IrqVectorRegistration<'a>> {
@@ -107,20 +77,6 @@ pub fn vectors(&self) -> &'a IrqVectorRegistration<'a> {
}
}

-impl<'a> TryInto<IrqRequest<'a, &'a IrqVectorRegistration<'a>>> for IrqVector<'a> {
- type Error = Error;
-
- fn try_into(self) -> Result<IrqRequest<'a, &'a IrqVectorRegistration<'a>>> {
- // SAFETY: `self.dev.as_raw()` returns a valid pointer to a `struct pci_dev`.
- let irq = unsafe { bindings::pci_irq_vector(self.dev.as_raw(), self.index()) };
- if irq < 0 {
- return Err(crate::error::Error::from_errno(irq));
- }
- // SAFETY: `irq` is guaranteed to be a valid IRQ number for `self.dev`.
- Ok(unsafe { IrqRequest::new_anchored(self.dev.as_ref(), irq as u32, self.reg) })
- }
-}
-
/// An allocation of PCI interrupt vectors for a device.
///
/// This type owns the vector allocation; dropping it frees the vectors. IRQ handlers borrow from
@@ -143,19 +99,23 @@ pub fn vector_count(&self) -> usize {
self.count.get()
}

- /// Returns the [`IrqVector`] at `index`.
+ /// Resolves the vector at `index` to an [`IrqRequest`].
///
- /// The returned [`IrqVector`] borrows from this registration, ensuring the vector allocation
+ /// The returned [`IrqRequest`] borrows from this registration, ensuring the vector allocation
/// remains live while any handler is registered on it.
- #[inline]
- pub fn vector(&self, index: usize) -> Result<IrqVector<'_>> {
+ pub fn request(&self, index: usize) -> Result<IrqRequest<'_, &'_ Self>> {
if index >= self.count.get() {
return Err(EINVAL);
}

- // SAFETY: `index` is within bounds of this registration's allocation, and `self.dev` is
- // the device it was allocated from.
- Ok(unsafe { IrqVector::new(self.dev, self, index as u32) })
+ // SAFETY: `self.dev.as_raw()` is a valid pointer to a `struct pci_dev`.
+ let irq = unsafe { bindings::pci_irq_vector(self.dev.as_raw(), index as u32) };
+ if irq < 0 {
+ return Err(Error::from_errno(irq));
+ }
+
+ // SAFETY: `irq` is a valid IRQ number for `self.dev`.
+ Ok(unsafe { IrqRequest::new_anchored(self.dev.as_ref(), irq as u32, self) })
}
}

@@ -169,49 +129,6 @@ fn drop(&mut self) {
}

impl Device<device::Bound> {
- /// Returns a [`kernel::irq::Registration`] for the given IRQ vector.
- ///
- /// # Safety
- ///
- /// Callers must not `mem::forget()` the resulting [`irq::Registration`] or otherwise prevent
- /// its [`Drop`] implementation from running.
- pub unsafe fn request_irq<'a, T: crate::irq::Handler + 'a>(
- &'a self,
- vector: IrqVector<'a>,
- flags: irq::Flags,
- name: &'static CStr,
- handler: impl PinInit<T, Error> + 'a,
- ) -> impl PinInit<irq::Registration<'a, T, &'a IrqVectorRegistration<'a>>, Error> + 'a {
- pin_init::pin_init_scope(move || {
- let request = vector.try_into()?;
-
- // SAFETY: Caller guarantees the Registration will not be leaked.
- Ok(unsafe { irq::Registration::new(request, flags, name, handler) })
- })
- }
-
- /// Returns a [`kernel::irq::ThreadedRegistration`] for the given IRQ vector.
- ///
- /// # Safety
- ///
- /// Callers must not `mem::forget()` the resulting [`irq::ThreadedRegistration`] or otherwise
- /// prevent its [`Drop`] implementation from running.
- pub unsafe fn request_threaded_irq<'a, T: crate::irq::ThreadedHandler + 'a>(
- &'a self,
- vector: IrqVector<'a>,
- flags: irq::Flags,
- name: &'static CStr,
- handler: impl PinInit<T, Error> + 'a,
- ) -> impl PinInit<irq::ThreadedRegistration<'a, T, &'a IrqVectorRegistration<'a>>, Error> + 'a
- {
- pin_init::pin_init_scope(move || {
- let request = vector.try_into()?;
-
- // SAFETY: Caller guarantees the Registration will not be leaked.
- Ok(unsafe { irq::ThreadedRegistration::new(request, flags, name, handler) })
- })
- }
-
/// Allocate IRQ vectors for this PCI device.
///
/// Allocates between `min_vecs` and `max_vecs` interrupt vectors for the device.
@@ -220,8 +137,8 @@ pub unsafe fn request_threaded_irq<'a, T: crate::irq::ThreadedHandler + 'a>(
/// will try them in order of preference: MSI-X first, then MSI, then INTx interrupts.
///
/// The allocated vectors are freed when the returned [`IrqVectorRegistration`] is dropped.
- /// IRQ handlers registered via [`Self::request_irq`] or [`Self::request_threaded_irq`]
- /// borrow from the registration, so the compiler ensures they are freed first.
+ /// Use [`IrqVectorRegistration::request`] to obtain an [`IrqRequest`] for a given vector
+ /// index.
///
/// # Arguments
///
--
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