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

From: Alice Ryhl
Date: Thu Mar 20 2025 - 09:58:51 EST


On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 01:19:11PM +0100, Danilo Krummrich wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 09:40:45AM +0100, Alice Ryhl wrote:
> > 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
>
> Good catch, thanks!

With that fixed you may add
Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@xxxxxxxxxx>