Re: [PATCH] rust: page: add `from_raw()`

From: Andreas Hindborg

Date: Wed Jan 28 2026 - 09:21:23 EST


"Gary Guo" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Wed Jan 28, 2026 at 1:22 PM GMT, Andreas Hindborg wrote:
>> Add a method to `Page` that allows construction of a reference instance
>> from `struct page` pointer.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> Signed-off-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> rust/kernel/page.rs | 11 +++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/rust/kernel/page.rs b/rust/kernel/page.rs
>> index 432fc0297d4a8..f666c92fcf451 100644
>> --- a/rust/kernel/page.rs
>> +++ b/rust/kernel/page.rs
>> @@ -176,6 +176,17 @@ pub fn nid(&self) -> i32 {
>> unsafe { bindings::page_to_nid(self.as_ptr()) }
>> }
>>
>> + /// Create a `&Page` from a raw `struct page` pointer
>> + ///
>> + /// # Safety
>> + ///
>> + /// `ptr` must be valid for use as a reference for the duration of `'a`.
>> + pub unsafe fn from_raw<'a>(ptr: *mut bindings::page) -> &'a Self {
>> + // SAFETY: By function safety requirements, ptr is not null and is
>> + // valid for use as a reference.
>> + unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr).cast().as_ref() }
>> + }
>
> This is wrong. `Page` is a wrapper of `struct page*`, not `struct page`.

Oops. Sorry. This goes on top of a conversion of page to `Ownable` that
I did not send yet.

Please disregard.


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg