[PATCH v4 04/16] rust: task: refactor to use `&raw [const|mut]`

From: Antonio Hickey
Date: Sun Mar 16 2025 - 02:21:02 EST


Replacing all occurrences of `addr_of!(place)` and `addr_of_mut!(place)`
with `&raw const place` and `&raw mut place` respectively.

This will allow us to reduce macro complexity, and improve consistency
with existing reference syntax as `&raw const`, `&raw mut` are similar
to `&`, `&mut` making it fit more naturally with other existing code.

Suggested-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@xxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1148
Signed-off-by: Antonio Hickey <contact@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
rust/kernel/task.rs | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/task.rs b/rust/kernel/task.rs
index 49012e711942..568b528e2cc4 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/task.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/task.rs
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut bindings::task_struct {
pub fn group_leader(&self) -> &Task {
// SAFETY: The group leader of a task never changes after initialization, so reading this
// field is not a data race.
- let ptr = unsafe { *ptr::addr_of!((*self.as_ptr()).group_leader) };
+ let ptr = unsafe { (*self.as_ptr()).group_leader };

// SAFETY: The lifetime of the returned task reference is tied to the lifetime of `self`,
// and given that a task has a reference to its group leader, we know it must be valid for
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ pub fn group_leader(&self) -> &Task {
pub fn pid(&self) -> Pid {
// SAFETY: The pid of a task never changes after initialization, so reading this field is
// not a data race.
- unsafe { *ptr::addr_of!((*self.as_ptr()).pid) }
+ unsafe { (*self.as_ptr()).pid }
}

/// Returns the UID of the given task.
--
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