[PATCH v5 18/19] rust: drm: Pass registration data to ioctl handlers

From: Danilo Krummrich

Date: Sun Jun 28 2026 - 11:01:58 EST


Pass registration data to ioctl handlers via
drm::Device<Registered>::registration_data_with(). The closure's HRTB
ties the lifetime to the closure scope, and the pointer cast shortens it
from 'static internally. The reference is valid for the duration of the
drm_dev_enter/exit critical section held by RegistrationGuard.

Reviewed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/nova/file.rs | 3 +++
drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/file.rs | 1 +
rust/kernel/drm/ioctl.rs | 8 ++++++--
3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/file.rs b/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/file.rs
index 19fb89b28984..208be4e38188 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/file.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nova/file.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ impl File {
/// IOCTL: get_param: Query GPU / driver metadata.
pub(crate) fn get_param(
dev: &NovaDevice<Registered>,
+ _reg_data: &(),
getparam: &mut uapi::drm_nova_getparam,
_file: &drm::File<File>,
) -> Result<u32> {
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ pub(crate) fn get_param(
/// IOCTL: gem_create: Create a new DRM GEM object.
pub(crate) fn gem_create(
dev: &NovaDevice<Registered>,
+ _reg_data: &(),
req: &mut uapi::drm_nova_gem_create,
file: &drm::File<File>,
) -> Result<u32> {
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ pub(crate) fn gem_create(
/// IOCTL: gem_info: Query GEM metadata.
pub(crate) fn gem_info(
_dev: &NovaDevice<Registered>,
+ _reg_data: &(),
req: &mut uapi::drm_nova_gem_info,
file: &drm::File<File>,
) -> Result<u32> {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/file.rs b/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/file.rs
index fb9233eae01c..b686041d5d6b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/file.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tyr/file.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ fn open(_dev: &drm::Device<Self::Driver>) -> Result<Pin<KBox<Self>>> {
impl TyrDrmFileData {
pub(crate) fn dev_query(
ddev: &TyrDrmDevice<Registered>,
+ _reg_data: &(),
devquery: &mut uapi::drm_panthor_dev_query,
_file: &TyrDrmFile,
) -> Result<u32> {
diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/ioctl.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/ioctl.rs
index f24cf7b146a8..9b45b741db1b 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/ioctl.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/ioctl.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ pub const fn __dev_ctx_cast<T: crate::drm::Driver>(
///
/// ```ignore
/// fn foo(device: &kernel::drm::Device<Self, kernel::drm::Registered>,
+/// reg_data: &Self::RegistrationData<'_>,
/// data: &mut uapi::argument_type,
/// file: &kernel::drm::File<Self::File>,
/// ) -> Result<u32>
@@ -169,13 +170,14 @@ macro_rules! declare_drm_ioctls {
unsafe { &*__ptr },
unreachable!(),
unreachable!(),
+ unreachable!(),
)
};

// Enforce that the handler accepts higher-ranked
// lifetimes, preventing it from requiring 'static
// references that could escape this scope.
- let _: for<'a> fn(&'a _, &'a mut _, &'a _) -> _ = $func;
+ let _: for<'a> fn(&'a _, &'a _, &'a mut _, &'a _) -> _ = $func;

let Some(guard) = dev.registration_guard() else {
return $crate::error::code::ENODEV.to_errno();
@@ -193,7 +195,9 @@ macro_rules! declare_drm_ioctls {
// SAFETY: This is just the DRM file structure
let file = unsafe { $crate::drm::File::from_raw(raw_file) };

- match $func(&*guard, data, file) {
+ match guard.registration_data_with(|reg_data| {
+ $func(&*guard, reg_data, data, file)
+ }) {
Err(e) => e.to_errno(),
Ok(i) => i.try_into()
.unwrap_or($crate::error::code::ERANGE.to_errno()),
--
2.54.0