[PATCH v2] rust_binder: avoid name mangling for get_work[_local]
From: Alice Ryhl
Date: Thu Feb 19 2026 - 06:28:11 EST
Currently ps -A shows processes waiting on schedule() in functions with
names such as do_epoll_wait, wait_woken, and the impeccably named
_RNvMs2_NtCs8QPsHWIn21X_16rust_binder_main6threadNtB5_6Thread8get_work.
To improve how ps output looks, give explicit non-mangled names to the
functions where Rust Binder calls schedule(), since these are the most
likely places to show up on ps output.
The name of rust_binder_waitlcl is truncated instead of using _local
suffix because rust_binder_wait_local is sufficiently long that ps shows
unaligned output.
This is intended to be a temporary workaround until we find a better
solution. Adding #[export_name] to every Rust function that calls
schedule() is not a great long-term solution.
Suggested-by: Matthew Maurer <mmaurer@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Rebase.
- Clarify that this is a workaround.
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260213-rust-binder-ps-v1-1-6b90f83c0b4d@xxxxxxxxxx
---
drivers/android/binder/process.rs | 3 +++
drivers/android/binder/thread.rs | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/android/binder/process.rs b/drivers/android/binder/process.rs
index 41de5593197cd29b71d1cb49829a1ff878bab249..f62f626f928e7ea4965d03c92cc988f344c6ae81 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder/process.rs
+++ b/drivers/android/binder/process.rs
@@ -1442,6 +1442,9 @@ pub(crate) fn drop_outstanding_txn(&self) {
}
}
+ // #[export_name] is a temporary workaround so that ps output does not become unreadable from
+ // mangled symbol names.
+ #[export_name = "rust_binder_freeze"]
pub(crate) fn ioctl_freeze(&self, info: &BinderFreezeInfo) -> Result {
if info.enable == 0 {
let msgs = self.prepare_freeze_messages()?;
diff --git a/drivers/android/binder/thread.rs b/drivers/android/binder/thread.rs
index 0b62d24b2118abe10577029a0129887e4ee8c6ba..6f197be0fa75d9d485c6cd659fa28c872a88af93 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder/thread.rs
+++ b/drivers/android/binder/thread.rs
@@ -513,6 +513,9 @@ pub(crate) fn has_current_transaction(&self) -> bool {
/// Attempts to fetch a work item from the thread-local queue. The behaviour if the queue is
/// empty depends on `wait`: if it is true, the function waits for some work to be queued (or a
/// signal); otherwise it returns indicating that none is available.
+ // #[export_name] is a temporary workaround so that ps output does not become unreadable from
+ // mangled symbol names.
+ #[export_name = "rust_binder_waitlcl"]
fn get_work_local(self: &Arc<Self>, wait: bool) -> Result<Option<DLArc<dyn DeliverToRead>>> {
{
let mut inner = self.inner.lock();
@@ -551,6 +554,9 @@ fn get_work_local(self: &Arc<Self>, wait: bool) -> Result<Option<DLArc<dyn Deliv
///
/// This must only be called when the thread is not participating in a transaction chain. If it
/// is, the local version (`get_work_local`) should be used instead.
+ // #[export_name] is a temporary workaround so that ps output does not become unreadable from
+ // mangled symbol names.
+ #[export_name = "rust_binder_wait"]
fn get_work(self: &Arc<Self>, wait: bool) -> Result<Option<DLArc<dyn DeliverToRead>>> {
// Try to get work from the thread's work queue, using only a local lock.
{
---
base-commit: 2961f841b025fb234860bac26dfb7fa7cb0fb122
change-id: 20260213-rust-binder-ps-46d9d060243a
Best regards,
--
Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@xxxxxxxxxx>