[PATCH v3 11/16] rust: io: register: support fixed offset register without bitfield
From: Gary Guo
Date: Wed Aug 19 2026 - 07:17:51 EST
Add a rule to allow creating `IoLoc` in `register!()` using an existing
type and not create a bitfield. Add an example to demonstrate this for FIFO
registers.
This rule is also going to be used to create subregions for registers; the
example of doing so will be added later when relative registers are
removed.
Signed-off-by: Gary Guo <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
rust/kernel/io/register.rs | 30 ++++++++++++++++
rust/macros/io/register.rs | 86 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
2 files changed, 89 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
diff --git a/rust/kernel/io/register.rs b/rust/kernel/io/register.rs
index f622057f7346..63c054162e54 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/io/register.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/io/register.rs
@@ -182,6 +182,23 @@ fn offset(self) -> usize {
}
}
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub struct OffsetLoc<Base: ?Sized, T>(usize, PhantomData<(T, Base)>);
+
+impl<Base: ?Sized, T> OffsetLoc<Base, T> {
+ #[inline]
+ pub const fn new(offset: usize) -> Self {
+ Self(offset, PhantomData)
+ }
+}
+
+impl<Base: ?Sized, T> IoLoc<Base, T> for OffsetLoc<Base, T> {
+ #[inline(always)]
+ fn offset(self) -> usize {
+ self.0
+ }
+}
+
/// Trait providing a base address to be added to the offset of a relative register to obtain
/// its actual offset.
///
@@ -521,6 +538,19 @@ pub const fn element_alias_offset<Base: ?Sized, Alias: RegisterArray<Base = Base
/// In this example, `SCRATCH_BOOT_STATUS` uses the same I/O address as `SCRATCH`, while providing
/// its own `completed` field.
///
+/// If you do not wish to have a bitfield defined, you can also create a register using an existing
+/// type.
+///
+/// ```no_run
+/// # use kernel::io::*;
+/// register! {
+/// base: Region<0x1000>;
+///
+/// /// UART RX register.
+/// pub UART_RX: u8 @ 0x100;
+/// }
+/// ```
+///
/// ## Relative registers
///
/// Relative registers can be instantiated several times at a relative offset of a group of bases.
diff --git a/rust/macros/io/register.rs b/rust/macros/io/register.rs
index cb02e850b23f..0b4e0d1903dd 100644
--- a/rust/macros/io/register.rs
+++ b/rust/macros/io/register.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
bracketed,
parenthesized,
parse::Parse,
+ parse_quote,
spanned::Spanned,
token,
Attribute,
+ Error,
Expr,
Ident,
Path,
@@ -49,11 +51,11 @@ struct Reg {
attrs: Vec<Attribute>,
vis: Visibility,
name: Ident,
- storage: Type,
+ ty: Type,
array: Option<RegArrayDef>,
relative_base: Option<Path>,
offset: RegOffset,
- bitfield_args: Group,
+ bitfield: Option<(Type, Group)>,
}
impl Parse for Reg {
@@ -61,11 +63,23 @@ fn parse(input: syn::parse::ParseStream<'_>) -> Result<Self> {
let attrs = input.call(Attribute::parse_outer)?;
let vis = input.parse()?;
let name = input.parse()?;
- let storage = {
+
+ let lh = input.lookahead1();
+ let mut bitfield_storage = None;
+ let ty = if lh.peek(Token![:]) {
+ let _: Token![:] = input.parse()?;
+ input.parse()?
+ } else if lh.peek(token::Paren) {
let content;
parenthesized!(content in input);
- content.parse()?
+ bitfield_storage = Some(content.parse()?);
+
+ // For bitfields, bitfield macro will generate a type with the same name as `name`.
+ parse_quote!(#name)
+ } else {
+ Err(lh.error())?
};
+
let array = if input.peek(token::Bracket) {
let content;
bracketed!(content in input);
@@ -119,22 +133,28 @@ fn parse(input: syn::parse::ParseStream<'_>) -> Result<Self> {
Err(lh.error())?
};
- let lh = input.lookahead1();
- let bitfield_args = if lh.peek(token::Brace) {
- input.parse()?
+ let bitfield = if let Some(storage) = bitfield_storage {
+ let lh = input.lookahead1();
+ let args = if lh.peek(token::Brace) {
+ input.parse()?
+ } else {
+ Err(lh.error())?
+ };
+ Some((storage, args))
} else {
- Err(lh.error())?
+ let _: Token![;] = input.parse()?;
+ None
};
Ok(Self {
attrs,
vis,
name,
- storage,
+ ty,
array,
relative_base,
offset,
- bitfield_args,
+ bitfield,
})
}
}
@@ -174,11 +194,11 @@ pub(crate) fn register(def: RegDef) -> Result<TokenStream> {
attrs,
vis,
name,
- storage,
+ ty,
array,
relative_base,
offset,
- bitfield_args,
+ bitfield,
} = reg;
// Use register name's span for generated code, so error messages (if any) can point to it
@@ -199,21 +219,33 @@ pub(crate) fn register(def: RegDef) -> Result<TokenStream> {
}
};
- outputs.extend(quote_spanned!(span =>
- ::kernel::bitfield!(
- // `#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]` is added since register names typically use
- // `SCREAMING_CASE`.
- #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
- #(#attrs)* #vis struct #name(#storage) #bitfield_args
- );
-
- impl ::kernel::io::register::Register for #name {
- type Base = #base;
- const OFFSET: usize = #offset;
- }
- ));
+ if let Some((storage, args)) = &bitfield {
+ outputs.extend(quote_spanned!(span =>
+ ::kernel::bitfield!(
+ // `#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]` is added since register names typically use
+ // `SCREAMING_CASE`.
+ #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+ #(#attrs)* #vis struct #name(#storage) #args
+ );
+
+ impl ::kernel::io::register::Register for #name {
+ type Base = #base;
+ const OFFSET: usize = #offset;
+ }
+ ));
+ }
match array {
+ None if bitfield.is_none() && relative_base.is_none() => outputs.extend(quote!(
+ #(#attrs)* #vis const #name: ::kernel::io::register::OffsetLoc<#base, #ty> =
+ ::kernel::io::register::OffsetLoc::new(#offset);
+ )),
+
+ _ if bitfield.is_none() => Err(Error::new_spanned(
+ ty,
+ "defining without bitfield is not yet supported for this type of register",
+ ))?,
+
None => match relative_base {
None => outputs.extend(quote_spanned!(span =>
impl ::kernel::io::register::FixedRegister for #name {}
@@ -235,12 +267,12 @@ impl ::kernel::io::register::RelativeRegister for #name {}
let stride = if let Some(stride) = &def.stride {
outputs.extend(quote_spanned!(stride.span().resolved_at(span) =>
::kernel::build_assert::static_assert!(
- ::core::mem::size_of::<#storage>() <= #stride
+ ::core::mem::size_of::<#ty>() <= #stride
);
));
quote!(#stride)
} else {
- quote_spanned!(span => ::core::mem::size_of::<#storage>())
+ quote_spanned!(span => ::core::mem::size_of::<#ty>())
};
outputs.extend(quote_spanned!(span =>
--
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