Re: [PATCH 1/4] rust: device: implement Device::parent()

[Alice Ryhl]

On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 09:30:25PM +0100, Danilo Krummrich wrote:
> > Device::parent() returns a reference to the device' parent device, if
> > any.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  rust/kernel/device.rs | 13 +++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/rust/kernel/device.rs b/rust/kernel/device.rs
> > index 21b343a1dc4d..76b341441f3f 100644
> > --- a/rust/kernel/device.rs
> > +++ b/rust/kernel/device.rs
> > @@ -65,6 +65,19 @@ pub(crate) fn as_raw(&self) -> *mut bindings::device {
> >          self.0.get()
> >      }
> >
> > +    /// Returns a reference to the parent device, if any.
> > +    pub fn parent<'a>(&self) -> Option<&'a Self> {
> > +        // SAFETY: By the type invariant `self.as_raw()` is always valid.
> > +        let parent = unsafe { *self.as_raw() }.parent;
>
> This means:
> 1. Copy the entire `struct device` onto the stack.
> 2. Read the `parent` field of the copy.
>
> Please write this instead to only read the `parent` field:
> let parent = unsafe { *self.as_raw().parent };

Sorry I meant (*self.as_raw()).parent