[PATCH v3 1/2] rust: add udelay() function

From: FUJITA Tomonori

Date: Sun Oct 26 2025 - 08:55:57 EST


Add udelay() function, inserts a delay based on microseconds with busy
waiting, in preparation for supporting read_poll_timeout_atomic().

Signed-off-by: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@xxxxxxxxx>
---
rust/helpers/time.c | 5 +++++
rust/kernel/time/delay.rs | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 44 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rust/helpers/time.c b/rust/helpers/time.c
index a318e9fa4408..67a36ccc3ec4 100644
--- a/rust/helpers/time.c
+++ b/rust/helpers/time.c
@@ -33,3 +33,8 @@ s64 rust_helper_ktime_to_ms(const ktime_t kt)
{
return ktime_to_ms(kt);
}
+
+void rust_helper_udelay(unsigned long usec)
+{
+ udelay(usec);
+}
diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/delay.rs b/rust/kernel/time/delay.rs
index eb8838da62bc..0739b75fb9c3 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/time/delay.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/delay.rs
@@ -47,3 +47,42 @@ pub fn fsleep(delta: Delta) {
bindings::fsleep(delta.as_micros_ceil() as c_ulong)
}
}
+
+/// Inserts a delay based on microseconds with busy waiting.
+///
+/// Equivalent to the C side [`udelay()`], which delays in microseconds.
+///
+/// `delta` must be within `[0, `MAX_UDELAY_MS`]` in milliseconds;
+/// otherwise, it is erroneous behavior. That is, it is considered a bug to
+/// call this function with an out-of-range value, in which case the function
+/// will insert a delay for at least the maximum value in the range and
+/// may warn in the future.
+///
+/// The behavior above differs from the C side [`udelay()`] for which out-of-range
+/// values could lead to an overflow and unexpected behavior.
+///
+/// [`udelay()`]: https://docs.kernel.org/timers/delay_sleep_functions.html#c.udelay
+pub fn udelay(delta: Delta) {
+ const MAX_UDELAY_DELTA: Delta = Delta::from_millis(bindings::MAX_UDELAY_MS as i64);
+
+ debug_assert!(delta.as_nanos() >= 0);
+ debug_assert!(delta <= MAX_UDELAY_DELTA);
+
+ let delta = if (Delta::ZERO..=MAX_UDELAY_DELTA).contains(&delta) {
+ delta
+ } else {
+ MAX_UDELAY_DELTA
+ };
+
+ // SAFETY: It is always safe to call `udelay()` with any duration.
+ // Note that the kernel is compiled with `-fno-strict-overflow`
+ // so any out-of-range value could lead to unexpected behavior
+ // but won't lead to undefined behavior.
+ unsafe {
+ // Convert the duration to microseconds and round up to preserve
+ // the guarantee; `udelay()` inserts a delay for at least
+ // the provided duration, but that it may delay for longer
+ // under some circumstances.
+ bindings::udelay(delta.as_micros_ceil() as c_ulong)
+ }
+}
--
2.43.0