[PATCH v12 07/13] rust: hrtimer: implement `UnsafeHrTimerPointer` for `Pin<&T>`

From: Andreas Hindborg
Date: Sun Mar 09 2025 - 11:23:30 EST


Allow pinned references to structs that contain a `HrTimer` node to be
scheduled with the `hrtimer` subsystem.

Acked-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs | 2 +
rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin.rs | 104 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 106 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
index f9b2323a305a..abcaa505f7d8 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
@@ -432,3 +432,5 @@ unsafe fn timer_container_of(

mod arc;
pub use arc::ArcHrTimerHandle;
+mod pin;
+pub use pin::PinHrTimerHandle;
diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f760db265c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer/pin.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+use super::HasHrTimer;
+use super::HrTimer;
+use super::HrTimerCallback;
+use super::HrTimerHandle;
+use super::RawHrTimerCallback;
+use super::UnsafeHrTimerPointer;
+use crate::time::Ktime;
+use core::pin::Pin;
+
+/// A handle for a `Pin<&HasHrTimer>`. When the handle exists, the timer might be
+/// running.
+pub struct PinHrTimerHandle<'a, T>
+where
+ T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+{
+ pub(crate) inner: Pin<&'a T>,
+}
+
+// SAFETY: We cancel the timer when the handle is dropped. The implementation of
+// the `cancel` method will block if the timer handler is running.
+unsafe impl<'a, T> HrTimerHandle for PinHrTimerHandle<'a, T>
+where
+ T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+{
+ fn cancel(&mut self) -> bool {
+ let self_ptr: *const T = self.inner.get_ref();
+
+ // SAFETY: As we got `self_ptr` from a reference above, it must point to
+ // a valid `T`.
+ let timer_ptr = unsafe { <T as HasHrTimer<T>>::raw_get_timer(self_ptr) };
+
+ // SAFETY: As `timer_ptr` is derived from a reference, it must point to
+ // a valid and initialized `HrTimer`.
+ unsafe { HrTimer::<T>::raw_cancel(timer_ptr) }
+ }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> Drop for PinHrTimerHandle<'a, T>
+where
+ T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+{
+ fn drop(&mut self) {
+ self.cancel();
+ }
+}
+
+// SAFETY: We capture the lifetime of `Self` when we create a `PinHrTimerHandle`,
+// so `Self` will outlive the handle.
+unsafe impl<'a, T> UnsafeHrTimerPointer for Pin<&'a T>
+where
+ T: Send + Sync,
+ T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+ T: HrTimerCallback<Pointer<'a> = Self>,
+{
+ type TimerHandle = PinHrTimerHandle<'a, T>;
+
+ unsafe fn start(self, expires: Ktime) -> Self::TimerHandle {
+ // Cast to pointer
+ let self_ptr: *const T = self.get_ref();
+
+ // SAFETY:
+ // - As we derive `self_ptr` from a reference above, it must point to a
+ // valid `T`.
+ // - We keep `self` alive by wrapping it in a handle below.
+ unsafe { T::start(self_ptr, expires) };
+
+ PinHrTimerHandle { inner: self }
+ }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> RawHrTimerCallback for Pin<&'a T>
+where
+ T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+ T: HrTimerCallback<Pointer<'a> = Self>,
+{
+ type CallbackTarget<'b> = Self;
+
+ unsafe extern "C" fn run(ptr: *mut bindings::hrtimer) -> bindings::hrtimer_restart {
+ // `HrTimer` is `repr(C)`
+ let timer_ptr = ptr as *mut HrTimer<T>;
+
+ // SAFETY: By the safety requirement of this function, `timer_ptr`
+ // points to a `HrTimer<T>` contained in an `T`.
+ let receiver_ptr = unsafe { T::timer_container_of(timer_ptr) };
+
+ // SAFETY:
+ // - By the safety requirement of this function, `timer_ptr`
+ // points to a `HrTimer<T>` contained in an `T`.
+ // - As per the safety requirements of the trait `HrTimerHandle`, the
+ // `PinHrTimerHandle` associated with this timer is guaranteed to
+ // be alive until this method returns. That handle borrows the `T`
+ // behind `receiver_ptr`, thus guaranteeing the validity of
+ // the reference created below.
+ let receiver_ref = unsafe { &*receiver_ptr };
+
+ // SAFETY: `receiver_ref` only exists as pinned, so it is safe to pin it
+ // here.
+ let receiver_pin = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(receiver_ref) };
+
+ T::run(receiver_pin).into_c()
+ }
+}

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