[PATCH 1/2] rust: alloc: replace `Vec::set_len` with `inc_len`

From: Tamir Duberstein
Date: Sun Mar 16 2025 - 18:32:26 EST


Rename `set_len` to `inc_len` and simplify its safety contract.
---
rust/kernel/alloc/kvec.rs | 19 +++++++++----------
rust/kernel/str.rs | 2 +-
rust/kernel/uaccess.rs | 2 +-
3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/alloc/kvec.rs b/rust/kernel/alloc/kvec.rs
index ae9d072741ce..d43a1d609434 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/alloc/kvec.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/alloc/kvec.rs
@@ -183,17 +183,16 @@ pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
self.len
}

- /// Forcefully sets `self.len` to `new_len`.
+ /// Increments `self.len` by `additional`.
///
/// # Safety
///
- /// - `new_len` must be less than or equal to [`Self::capacity`].
- /// - If `new_len` is greater than `self.len`, all elements within the interval
- /// [`self.len`,`new_len`) must be initialized.
+ /// - `self.len + additional` must be less than or equal to [`Self::capacity`].
+ /// - All elements within the interval [`self.len`,`self.len + additional`) must be initialized.
#[inline]
- pub unsafe fn set_len(&mut self, new_len: usize) {
- debug_assert!(new_len <= self.capacity());
- self.len = new_len;
+ pub unsafe fn inc_len(&mut self, additional: usize) {
+ debug_assert!(self.len() + additional <= self.capacity());
+ self.len += additional;
}

/// Returns a slice of the entire vector.
@@ -298,7 +297,7 @@ pub fn push(&mut self, v: T, flags: Flags) -> Result<(), AllocError> {
// SAFETY: We just initialised the first spare entry, so it is safe to increase the length
// by 1. We also know that the new length is <= capacity because of the previous call to
// `reserve` above.
- unsafe { self.set_len(self.len() + 1) };
+ unsafe { self.inc_len(1) };
Ok(())
}

@@ -475,7 +474,7 @@ pub fn extend_with(&mut self, n: usize, value: T, flags: Flags) -> Result<(), Al
// SAFETY:
// - `self.len() + n < self.capacity()` due to the call to reserve above,
// - the loop and the line above initialized the next `n` elements.
- unsafe { self.set_len(self.len() + n) };
+ unsafe { self.inc_len(n) };

Ok(())
}
@@ -506,7 +505,7 @@ pub fn extend_from_slice(&mut self, other: &[T], flags: Flags) -> Result<(), All
// the length by the same number.
// - `self.len() + other.len() <= self.capacity()` is guaranteed by the preceding `reserve`
// call.
- unsafe { self.set_len(self.len() + other.len()) };
+ unsafe { self.inc_len(other.len()) };
Ok(())
}

diff --git a/rust/kernel/str.rs b/rust/kernel/str.rs
index 28e2201604d6..005713839e9e 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/str.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/str.rs
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ pub fn try_from_fmt(args: fmt::Arguments<'_>) -> Result<Self, Error> {

// SAFETY: The number of bytes that can be written to `f` is bounded by `size`, which is
// `buf`'s capacity. The contents of the buffer have been initialised by writes to `f`.
- unsafe { buf.set_len(f.bytes_written()) };
+ unsafe { buf.inc_len(f.bytes_written()) };

// Check that there are no `NUL` bytes before the end.
// SAFETY: The buffer is valid for read because `f.bytes_written()` is bounded by `size`
diff --git a/rust/kernel/uaccess.rs b/rust/kernel/uaccess.rs
index 719b0a48ff55..0aa5455a18be 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/uaccess.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/uaccess.rs
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ pub fn read_all<A: Allocator>(mut self, buf: &mut Vec<u8, A>, flags: Flags) -> R

// SAFETY: Since the call to `read_raw` was successful, so the next `len` bytes of the
// vector have been initialized.
- unsafe { buf.set_len(buf.len() + len) };
+ unsafe { buf.inc_len(len) };
Ok(())
}
}

--
2.48.1