[PATCH 1/6] rust: alloc: add Vec::push_init
From: Eliot Courtney
Date: Mon Aug 17 2026 - 08:59:41 EST
Add `Vec::push_init` which initializes a new element in place. We can't
modify the existing `Vec::push` signature to take an `impl Init<T, E>`
without changing its Error type.
Signed-off-by: Eliot Courtney <ecourtney@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
rust/kernel/alloc/kvec.rs | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/rust/kernel/alloc/kvec.rs b/rust/kernel/alloc/kvec.rs
index c7546b9da4fa..9f6f25d7e218 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/alloc/kvec.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/alloc/kvec.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@
}, //
};
-use pin_init::Zeroable;
+use pin_init::{
+ Init,
+ Zeroable, //
+};
mod errors;
pub use self::errors::{InsertError, PushError, RemoveError};
@@ -359,6 +362,43 @@ pub fn push(&mut self, v: T, flags: Flags) -> Result<(), AllocError> {
Ok(())
}
+ /// Appends an element to the back of the [`Vec`] instance by initializing it in place.
+ ///
+ /// # Examples
+ ///
+ /// ```
+ /// struct Element {
+ /// buf: KVec<u8>,
+ /// }
+ ///
+ /// impl Element {
+ /// fn new() -> impl Init<Self, Error> {
+ /// try_init!(Element {
+ /// buf: KVec::with_capacity(16, GFP_KERNEL)?,
+ /// }? Error)
+ /// }
+ /// }
+ ///
+ /// let mut v: KVec<Element> = KVec::new();
+ /// v.push_init(Element::new(), GFP_KERNEL)?;
+ /// assert!(v[0].buf.is_empty());
+ /// # Ok::<(), Error>(())
+ /// ```
+ pub fn push_init<E>(&mut self, init: impl Init<T, E>, flags: Flags) -> Result<(), E>
+ where
+ E: From<AllocError>,
+ {
+ self.reserve(1, flags)?;
+ // SAFETY: The call to `reserve` was successful, so there is at least one spare slot; the
+ // pointer therefore refers to allocated, aligned memory valid for a write of one `T`.
+ unsafe { init.__init(self.spare_capacity_mut().as_mut_ptr().cast::<T>())? };
+ // SAFETY: The call to `__init` returned `Ok`, so the first spare slot now holds an
+ // initialized `T`. The new length does not exceed the capacity because `reserve` ensured
+ // the capacity is greater than the length by at least one.
+ unsafe { self.inc_len(1) };
+ Ok(())
+ }
+
/// Appends an element to the back of the [`Vec`] instance without reallocating.
///
/// Fails if the vector does not have capacity for the new element.
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