[RFC PATCH v3 2/4] rust: add minimal IIO subsystem abstractions
From: Muchamad Coirul Anwar
Date: Sun May 24 2026 - 09:30:35 EST
Add safe Rust wrappers for the Linux IIO subsystem. Provides:
- Device<T, State> with typestate pattern (Unregistered/Registered)
- IioDriver trait with read_raw callback
- DirectModeGuard RAII for iio_device_claim_direct
- IioVal enum with NonZeroI32 for division-by-zero prevention
- PinnedDrop cleanup: unregister -> drop_in_place -> iio_device_free
Signed-off-by: Muchamad Coirul Anwar <muchamadcoirulanwar@xxxxxxxxx>
---
rust/helpers/helpers.c | 1 +
rust/helpers/iio.c | 24 +++
rust/kernel/iio.rs | 341 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
rust/kernel/lib.rs | 2 +
4 files changed, 368 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 rust/helpers/iio.c
create mode 100644 rust/kernel/iio.rs
diff --git a/rust/helpers/helpers.c b/rust/helpers/helpers.c
index a3c42e51f00a..c69a9a93367d 100644
--- a/rust/helpers/helpers.c
+++ b/rust/helpers/helpers.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
#include "irq.c"
#include "fs.c"
#include "io.c"
+#include "iio.c"
#include "jump_label.c"
#include "kunit.c"
#include "maple_tree.c"
diff --git a/rust/helpers/iio.c b/rust/helpers/iio.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a5402440583c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/helpers/iio.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+#include <linux/iio/iio.h>
+
+/*
+ * iio_device_claim_direct() is a static inline in iio.h.
+ * This helper exports it as a callable symbol for Rust.
+ */
+__rust_helper bool
+rust_helper_iio_device_claim_direct(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
+{
+ return iio_device_claim_direct(indio_dev);
+}
+
+/*
+ * iio_device_release_direct() is a macro expanding to __iio_dev_mode_unlock().
+ * This helper exports it as a callable symbol for Rust.
+ */
+__rust_helper void
+rust_helper_iio_device_release_direct(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
+{
+ iio_device_release_direct(indio_dev);
+}
diff --git a/rust/kernel/iio.rs b/rust/kernel/iio.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bbd34f1c819a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/kernel/iio.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,341 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Muchamad Coirul Anwar <muchamadcoirulanwar@xxxxxxxxx>
+//! IIO subsystem abstractions.
+//!
+//! Minimal safe Rust wrappers for the Linux IIO (Industrial I/O) subsystem.
+//! Provides [`Device`] for allocating and registering an IIO device, and the
+//! [`IioDriver`] trait for implementing `read_raw` callbacks in safe Rust.
+
+use crate::{
+ bindings::{
+ __iio_device_register,
+ iio_chan_spec,
+ iio_dev,
+ iio_device_alloc,
+ iio_device_free,
+ iio_device_unregister,
+ iio_info,
+ INDIO_DIRECT_MODE, //
+ },
+ device,
+ error::{
+ code::*,
+ to_result,
+ Result, //
+ },
+ prelude::*,
+ ThisModule, //
+};
+use core::{
+ ffi::c_int,
+ marker::PhantomData,
+ mem::{
+ forget,
+ size_of,
+ zeroed, //
+ },
+ num::NonZeroI32,
+ pin::Pin,
+ ptr::drop_in_place, //
+};
+
+use pin_init::{pin_data, pinned_drop};
+
+/// IIO value type: single integer (`IIO_VAL_INT`).
+pub const IIO_VAL_INT: c_int = crate::bindings::IIO_VAL_INT as c_int;
+/// IIO value type: integer plus micro part (`IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO`).
+pub const IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO: c_int = crate::bindings::IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO as c_int;
+/// IIO value type: integer plus nano part (`IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_NANO`).
+pub const IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_NANO: c_int = crate::bindings::IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_NANO as c_int;
+/// IIO value type: fractional (`IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL`).
+pub const IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL: c_int = crate::bindings::IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL as c_int;
+
+/// Represents the return value of a `read_raw` operation.
+///
+/// Each variant corresponds to an `IIO_VAL_*` constant and tells the
+/// IIO core how to format `val` and `val2` for userspace.
+pub enum IioVal {
+ /// A single integer value.
+ Int(i32),
+ /// A fractional value represented as `val / val2`.
+ /// The denominator is `NonZeroI32` to prevent division-by-zero in
+ /// `iio_format_value()`.
+ Fractional(i32, NonZeroI32),
+ /// An integer plus a micro (10⁻⁶) fractional part: `val.val2`.
+ IntPlusMicro(i32, i32),
+ /// An integer plus a nano (10⁻⁹) fractional part: `val.val2`.
+ IntPlusNano(i32, i32),
+}
+
+/// Trait to be implemented by IIO driver private data.
+///
+/// Implementors supply the `read_raw` callback invoked by the IIO core
+/// when userspace reads a channel attribute (e.g. `in_angl_raw`).
+///
+/// The `Send + Sync` bounds ensure the compiler rejects driver types with
+/// thread-unsafe interior mutability (e.g. `Cell`), since the IIO core may
+/// invoke `read_raw` concurrently from multiple sysfs readers.
+pub trait IioDriver: Send + Sync {
+ /// Called by the IIO core when userspace reads a channel attribute.
+ ///
+ /// `chan` is the channel being read; `mask` selects the attribute
+ /// (e.g. `IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW`, `IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE`).
+ fn read_raw(&self, chan: *const iio_chan_spec, mask: isize) -> Result<IioVal>;
+
+ /// Returns the channel specifications for this driver.
+ ///
+ /// The default implementation returns an empty slice.
+ fn channels(&self) -> &[iio_chan_spec] {
+ &[]
+ }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// DirectModeGuard — RAII claim on IIO direct mode
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// RAII guard that claims IIO direct mode on construction and releases it on drop.
+///
+/// This prevents concurrent access conflicts between sysfs reads and
+/// buffer/trigger operations.
+struct DirectModeGuard(*mut iio_dev);
+
+impl DirectModeGuard {
+ fn new(indio_dev: *mut iio_dev) -> Result<Self> {
+ // SAFETY: `indio_dev` is a valid pointer to a fully initialized `iio_dev`
+ // allocated by `iio_device_alloc`. `iio_device_claim_direct` returns `true`
+ // if the device is in direct mode (success), `false` if buffer mode is active.
+ let claimed = unsafe { crate::bindings::iio_device_claim_direct(indio_dev) };
+ if claimed {
+ Ok(Self(indio_dev))
+ } else {
+ Err(EBUSY)
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+impl Drop for DirectModeGuard {
+ fn drop(&mut self) {
+ // SAFETY: `self.0` was successfully claimed in `new()`. Releasing it
+ // unlocks the IIO mode lock acquired during claim.
+ unsafe {
+ crate::bindings::iio_device_release_direct(self.0);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// read_raw_callback — C-to-Rust FFI trampoline
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// C-compatible trampoline for the `iio_info.read_raw` callback.
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// This function is only called by the IIO core with valid pointers:
+/// - `indio_dev` is a valid `iio_dev` allocated by `iio_device_alloc`.
+/// - `chan` points to a valid channel spec from the device's channel array.
+/// - `val` and `val2` are valid pointers for writing the result.
+unsafe extern "C" fn read_raw_callback<T: IioDriver>(
+ indio_dev: *mut iio_dev,
+ chan: *const iio_chan_spec,
+ val: *mut c_int,
+ val2: *mut c_int,
+ mask: isize,
+) -> c_int {
+ // SAFETY: `indio_dev` is valid and was allocated with space for `T` in its
+ // private data area. The `priv_` field was initialized in `Device::build_device()`.
+ let priv_ptr = unsafe { (*indio_dev).priv_ as *mut T };
+ // SAFETY: `priv_ptr` points to a valid, initialized instance of `T` that
+ // lives as long as the `iio_dev` allocation.
+ let driver = unsafe { &*priv_ptr };
+
+ // Claim direct mode via RAII guard. If the device is in buffer mode,
+ // return -EBUSY to userspace immediately.
+ let _guard = match DirectModeGuard::new(indio_dev) {
+ Ok(g) => g,
+ Err(e) => return e.to_errno(),
+ };
+
+ match driver.read_raw(chan, mask) {
+ Ok(IioVal::Int(v)) => {
+ // SAFETY: `val` is a valid pointer provided by the IIO core.
+ unsafe {
+ *val = v;
+ }
+ IIO_VAL_INT
+ }
+ Ok(IioVal::Fractional(v, v2)) => {
+ // SAFETY: `val` and `val2` are valid pointers provided by the IIO core.
+ unsafe {
+ *val = v;
+ *val2 = v2.get();
+ }
+ IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL
+ }
+ Ok(IioVal::IntPlusMicro(v, v2)) => {
+ // SAFETY: `val` and `val2` are valid pointers provided by the IIO core.
+ unsafe {
+ *val = v;
+ *val2 = v2;
+ }
+ IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO
+ }
+ Ok(IioVal::IntPlusNano(v, v2)) => {
+ // SAFETY: `val` and `val2` are valid pointers provided by the IIO core.
+ unsafe {
+ *val = v;
+ *val2 = v2;
+ }
+ IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_NANO
+ }
+ Err(e) => e.to_errno(),
+ }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Device — IIO device wrapper with typestate
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Marker type for an unregistered IIO device.
+pub struct Unregistered;
+/// Marker type for a registered IIO device.
+pub struct Registered;
+
+/// A wrapped IIO device managing its C `struct iio_dev` lifetime.
+///
+/// Uses `iio_device_alloc` for allocation (no devres involvement) and
+/// manual cleanup via `Drop`: `iio_device_unregister` → `drop_in_place`
+/// for `T` → `iio_device_free`.
+#[pin_data(PinnedDrop)]
+pub struct Device<T: IioDriver, State = Unregistered> {
+ indio_dev: *mut iio_dev,
+ registered: bool,
+ _p: PhantomData<(T, State)>,
+}
+
+// SAFETY: `Device` only contains a raw pointer to a kernel-managed `iio_dev`.
+// The IIO core serializes access to the device, and `T` is required to be `Send`.
+unsafe impl<T: IioDriver, S> Send for Device<T, S> {}
+// SAFETY: All `&self` access to the `iio_dev` is read-only or goes through the
+// IIO core which provides its own synchronization. `T` is required to be `Sync`.
+unsafe impl<T: IioDriver, S> Sync for Device<T, S> {}
+
+#[pinned_drop]
+impl<T: IioDriver, S> PinnedDrop for Device<T, S> {
+ fn drop(self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
+ if self.registered {
+ // SAFETY: The device was successfully registered via
+ // `__iio_device_register`. Unregistering drains all pending
+ // callbacks, ensuring no `read_raw` is in flight after this.
+ unsafe { iio_device_unregister(self.indio_dev) };
+ }
+
+ // SAFETY: `priv_` was fully initialized in `build_device` via
+ // `init.__pinned_init(priv_ptr)`. `drop_in_place` runs `T`'s destructor
+ // (including any pinned fields like Mutex). After that, `iio_device_free`
+ // calls `put_device` which decrements the kref — the underlying `iio_dev`
+ // memory is only freed when kref reaches 0.
+ unsafe {
+ let priv_ptr = (*self.indio_dev).priv_ as *mut T;
+ drop_in_place(priv_ptr);
+ iio_device_free(self.indio_dev);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+impl<T: IioDriver> Device<T> {
+ // SAFETY: The remaining fields of `iio_info` are pointers and function
+ // pointers. Zeroed values are NULL, and the IIO core checks for NULL
+ // before invoking callbacks or dereferencing attribute group pointers.
+ const VTABLE: iio_info = iio_info {
+ read_raw: Some(read_raw_callback::<T>),
+ ..unsafe { zeroed() }
+ };
+
+ /// Allocates a new IIO device with the given driver data.
+ ///
+ /// Uses `iio_device_alloc` (not `devm_*`) so that the Rust `Drop`
+ /// implementation has full control over the cleanup sequence.
+ /// The device is not yet registered; call [`register`](Self::register)
+ /// to make it visible to userspace.
+ pub fn build_device<E>(
+ dev: &device::Device,
+ name: &'static CStr,
+ init: impl PinInit<T, E>,
+ ) -> Result<Self>
+ where
+ Error: From<E>,
+ {
+ let priv_size = size_of::<T>();
+
+ // SAFETY: `dev.as_raw()` returns a valid `struct device` pointer.
+ // `iio_device_alloc` allocates an `iio_dev` with `sizeof(T)` bytes of
+ // private data. Returns NULL on failure.
+ let indio_dev = unsafe { iio_device_alloc(dev.as_raw(), priv_size as i32) };
+ if indio_dev.is_null() {
+ return Err(ENOMEM);
+ }
+
+ // SAFETY: `indio_dev` is valid and freshly allocated. `priv_` points
+ // to uninitialized memory of `sizeof(T)` bytes. `PinInit::__pinned_init`
+ // initializes `priv_` in place without reading the previous
+ // (uninitialized) contents.
+ let priv_ptr = unsafe { (*indio_dev).priv_ as *mut T };
+ let init_result = unsafe { init.__pinned_init(priv_ptr) };
+ if let Err(e) = init_result {
+ // SAFETY: `pin_init` guarantees partial-init rollback internally.
+ // `priv_` memory was not fully initialized, so we only free the
+ // container without running `T`'s destructor.
+ unsafe { iio_device_free(indio_dev) };
+ return Err(Error::from(e));
+ }
+
+ // SAFETY: `priv_ptr` is now fully initialized. We set up the IIO
+ // device fields:
+ // - `name` is a `'static` C string that outlives the device.
+ // - `VTABLE` is a `'static` const and outlives the device.
+ // - `channels()` returns a reference to data owned by `T` in `priv_`,
+ // which remains at a fixed address because `priv_` is heap-allocated
+ // inside `iio_dev`.
+ unsafe {
+ (*indio_dev).name = name.as_char_ptr();
+ (*indio_dev).info = &Self::VTABLE;
+
+ let chans = (*priv_ptr).channels();
+ (*indio_dev).channels = chans.as_ptr();
+ (*indio_dev).num_channels = chans.len() as _;
+ (*indio_dev).modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE as i32;
+ }
+
+ Ok(Self {
+ indio_dev,
+ registered: false,
+ _p: PhantomData,
+ })
+ }
+
+ /// Registers the IIO device, making it visible to userspace via sysfs.
+ ///
+ /// On success, channel attributes like `in_angl_raw` become readable.
+ /// On failure the device stays unregistered and will be freed when
+ /// this [`Device`] is dropped.
+ #[inline]
+ pub fn register(self, module: &'static ThisModule) -> Result<Device<T, Registered>> {
+ // SAFETY: `self.indio_dev` is a valid, fully initialized `iio_dev`.
+ // `module.as_ptr()` provides the module owner for proper refcounting.
+ let ret = unsafe { __iio_device_register(self.indio_dev, module.as_ptr()) };
+ to_result(ret)?;
+
+ let registered_dev = Device {
+ indio_dev: self.indio_dev,
+ registered: true,
+ _p: PhantomData,
+ };
+
+ // Prevent `self`'s Drop from running — ownership of `indio_dev`
+ // has been transferred to `registered_dev`.
+ forget(self);
+ Ok(registered_dev)
+ }
+}
diff --git a/rust/kernel/lib.rs b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
index 138d846f798d..ec6eb4dbdb6a 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@
#[cfg(CONFIG_I2C = "y")]
pub mod i2c;
pub mod id_pool;
+#[cfg(CONFIG_IIO)]
+pub mod iio;
#[doc(hidden)]
pub mod impl_flags;
pub mod init;
--
2.50.0