[RFC 4/5] rust: sync: Add MutexGuard type alias
From: Boqun Feng
Date: Thu Nov 28 2024 - 00:41:23 EST
From: Lyude Paul <lyude@xxxxxxxxxx>
A simple helper alias for code that needs to deal with Guard types returned
from Mutexes.
Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@xxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241120222742.2490495-2-lyude@xxxxxxxxxx
---
rust/kernel/sync.rs | 2 +-
rust/kernel/sync/lock/mutex.rs | 8 ++++++++
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync.rs b/rust/kernel/sync.rs
index 1eab7ebf25fd..2721b5c8deda 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
pub use arc::{Arc, ArcBorrow, UniqueArc};
pub use condvar::{new_condvar, CondVar, CondVarTimeoutResult};
pub use lock::global::{global_lock, GlobalGuard, GlobalLock, GlobalLockBackend, GlobalLockedBy};
-pub use lock::mutex::{new_mutex, Mutex};
+pub use lock::mutex::{new_mutex, Mutex, MutexGuard};
pub use lock::spinlock::{new_spinlock, SpinLock};
pub use locked_by::LockedBy;
diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/lock/mutex.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/lock/mutex.rs
index 0e946ebefce1..10a70c07268d 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/lock/mutex.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/lock/mutex.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ macro_rules! new_mutex {
/// [`struct mutex`]: srctree/include/linux/mutex.h
pub type Mutex<T> = super::Lock<T, MutexBackend>;
+/// A [`Guard`] acquired from locking a [`Mutex`].
+///
+/// This is simply a type alias for a [`Guard`] returned from locking a [`Mutex`]. It will unlock
+/// the [`Mutex`] upon being dropped.
+///
+/// [`Guard`]: super::Guard
+pub type MutexGuard<'a, T> = super::Guard<'a, T, MutexBackend>;
+
/// A kernel `struct mutex` lock backend.
pub struct MutexBackend;
--
2.39.5 (Apple Git-154)