Re: [PATCH v2 10/13] rust: introduce `current`

[Benno Lossin]

On 05.04.23 19:51, Wedson Almeida Filho wrote:
> From: Wedson Almeida Filho <walmeida@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> This allows Rust code to get a reference to the current task without
> having to increment the refcount, but still guaranteeing memory safety.
>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Wedson Almeida Filho <walmeida@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v1 -> v2: Make `current` a macro to prevent it from escaping the caller
>
>   rust/helpers.c         |  6 +++
>   rust/kernel/prelude.rs |  2 +
>   rust/kernel/task.rs    | 93 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>   3 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/rust/helpers.c b/rust/helpers.c
> index 58a194042c86..96441744030e 100644
> --- a/rust/helpers.c
> +++ b/rust/helpers.c
> @@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ bool rust_helper_refcount_dec_and_test(refcount_t *r)
>   }
>   EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rust_helper_refcount_dec_and_test);
>
> +struct task_struct *rust_helper_get_current(void)
> +{
> +	return current;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rust_helper_get_current);
> +
>   void rust_helper_get_task_struct(struct task_struct *t)
>   {
>   	get_task_struct(t);
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/prelude.rs b/rust/kernel/prelude.rs
> index fcdc511d2ce8..c28587d68ebc 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/prelude.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/prelude.rs
> @@ -36,3 +36,5 @@ pub use super::error::{code::*, Error, Result};
>   pub use super::{str::CStr, ThisModule};
>
>   pub use super::init::{InPlaceInit, Init, PinInit};
> +
> +pub use super::current;
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/task.rs b/rust/kernel/task.rs
> index 8d7a8222990f..468387a5f7eb 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/task.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/task.rs
> @@ -5,7 +5,17 @@
>   //! C header: [`include/linux/sched.h`](../../../../include/linux/sched.h).
>
>   use crate::bindings;
> -use core::{cell::UnsafeCell, ptr};
> +use core::{cell::UnsafeCell, marker::PhantomData, ops::Deref, ptr};
> +
> +/// Returns the currently running task.
> +#[macro_export]
> +macro_rules! current {
> +    () => {
> +        // SAFETY: Deref + addr-of below create a temporary `TaskRef` that cannot outlive the
> +        // caller.
> +        unsafe { &*$crate::task::Task::current() }
> +    };
> +}
>
>   /// Wraps the kernel's `struct task_struct`.
>   ///
> @@ -13,6 +23,42 @@ use core::{cell::UnsafeCell, ptr};
>   ///
>   /// Instances of this type are always ref-counted, that is, a call to `get_task_struct` ensures
>   /// that the allocation remains valid at least until the matching call to `put_task_struct`.
> +///
> +/// # Examples
> +///
> +/// The following is an example of getting the PID of the current thread with zero additional cost
> +/// when compared to the C version:
> +///
> +/// ```
> +/// let pid = current!().pid();
> +/// ```
> +///
> +/// Getting the PID of the current process, also zero additional cost:
> +///
> +/// ```
> +/// let pid = current!().group_leader().pid();
> +/// ```
> +///
> +/// Getting the current task and storing it in some struct. The reference count is automatically
> +/// incremented when creating `State` and decremented when it is dropped:
> +///
> +/// ```
> +/// use kernel::{task::Task, types::ARef};
> +///
> +/// struct State {
> +///     creator: ARef<Task>,
> +///     index: u32,
> +/// }
> +///
> +/// impl State {
> +///     fn new() -> Self {
> +///         Self {
> +///             creator: current!().into(),
> +///             index: 0,
> +///         }
> +///     }
> +/// }
> +/// ```
>   #[repr(transparent)]
>   pub struct Task(pub(crate) UnsafeCell<bindings::task_struct>);
>
> @@ -25,6 +71,24 @@ unsafe impl Sync for Task {}
>   type Pid = bindings::pid_t;
>
>   impl Task {
> +    /// Returns a task reference for the currently executing task/thread.
> +    ///

Add a link to the `current!` macro as a safe version of this function.

> +    /// # Safety
> +    ///
> +    /// Callers must ensure that the returned [`TaskRef`] doesn't outlive the current task/thread.
> +    pub unsafe fn current<'a>() -> TaskRef<'a> {
> +        // SAFETY: Just an FFI call with no additional safety requirements.
> +        let ptr = unsafe { bindings::get_current() };
> +
> +        TaskRef {
> +            // SAFETY: If the current thread is still running, the current task is valid. Given
> +            // that `TaskRef` is not `Send`, we know it cannot be transferred to another thread
> +            // (where it could potentially outlive the caller).
> +            task: unsafe { &*ptr.cast() },
> +            _not_send: PhantomData,
> +        }
> +    }
> +
>       /// Returns the group leader of the given task.
>       pub fn group_leader(&self) -> &Task {
>           // SAFETY: By the type invariant, we know that `self.0` is valid.
> @@ -69,3 +133,30 @@ unsafe impl crate::types::AlwaysRefCounted for Task {
>           unsafe { bindings::put_task_struct(obj.cast().as_ptr()) }
>       }
>   }
> +
> +/// A wrapper for a shared reference to [`Task`] that isn't [`Send`].
> +///
> +/// We make this explicitly not [`Send`] so that we can use it to represent the current thread
> +/// without having to increment/decrement the task's reference count.
> +///
> +/// # Invariants
> +///
> +/// The wrapped [`Task`] remains valid for the lifetime of the object.
> +pub struct TaskRef<'a> {
> +    task: &'a Task,
> +    _not_send: PhantomData<*mut ()>,
> +}
> +
> +impl Deref for TaskRef<'_> {
> +    type Target = Task;
> +
> +    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
> +        self.task
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +impl From<TaskRef<'_>> for crate::types::ARef<Task> {
> +    fn from(t: TaskRef<'_>) -> Self {
> +        t.deref().into()
> +    }
> +}

Maybe we can hide this struct and return an `impl Deref<Target = Task>`
in `Task::current` instead (it will still be `!Send`)? Users do not
really need to see this implementation detail.

--
Cheers,
Benno

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