2023-07-06 10:25:02

by Alice Ryhl

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Subject: [PATCH] rust: delete `ForeignOwnable::borrow_mut`

We discovered that the current design of `borrow_mut` is problematic.
This patch removes it until a better solution can be found.

Specifically, the current design gives you access to a `&mut T`, which
lets you change where the `ForeignOwnable` points (e.g., with
`core::mem::swap`). No upcoming user of this API intended to make that
possible, making all of them unsound.

Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <[email protected]>
---
rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs | 3 +--
rust/kernel/types.rs | 22 ++--------------------
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
index a89843cacaad..172f563976a9 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
@@ -243,8 +243,7 @@ unsafe fn borrow<'a>(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> ArcBorrow<'a, T> {
let inner = NonNull::new(ptr as *mut ArcInner<T>).unwrap();

// SAFETY: The safety requirements of `from_foreign` ensure that the object remains alive
- // for the lifetime of the returned value. Additionally, the safety requirements of
- // `ForeignOwnable::borrow_mut` ensure that no new mutable references are created.
+ // for the lifetime of the returned value.
unsafe { ArcBorrow::new(inner) }
}

diff --git a/rust/kernel/types.rs b/rust/kernel/types.rs
index 1e5380b16ed5..d479f8da8f38 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/types.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/types.rs
@@ -35,34 +35,16 @@ pub trait ForeignOwnable: Sized {
///
/// `ptr` must have been returned by a previous call to [`ForeignOwnable::into_foreign`] for
/// which a previous matching [`ForeignOwnable::from_foreign`] hasn't been called yet.
- /// Additionally, all instances (if any) of values returned by [`ForeignOwnable::borrow_mut`]
- /// for this object must have been dropped.
unsafe fn borrow<'a>(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> Self::Borrowed<'a>;

- /// Mutably borrows a foreign-owned object.
- ///
- /// # Safety
- ///
- /// `ptr` must have been returned by a previous call to [`ForeignOwnable::into_foreign`] for
- /// which a previous matching [`ForeignOwnable::from_foreign`] hasn't been called yet.
- /// Additionally, all instances (if any) of values returned by [`ForeignOwnable::borrow`] and
- /// [`ForeignOwnable::borrow_mut`] for this object must have been dropped.
- unsafe fn borrow_mut(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> ScopeGuard<Self, fn(Self)> {
- // SAFETY: The safety requirements ensure that `ptr` came from a previous call to
- // `into_foreign`.
- ScopeGuard::new_with_data(unsafe { Self::from_foreign(ptr) }, |d| {
- d.into_foreign();
- })
- }
-
/// Converts a foreign-owned object back to a Rust-owned one.
///
/// # Safety
///
/// `ptr` must have been returned by a previous call to [`ForeignOwnable::into_foreign`] for
/// which a previous matching [`ForeignOwnable::from_foreign`] hasn't been called yet.
- /// Additionally, all instances (if any) of values returned by [`ForeignOwnable::borrow`] and
- /// [`ForeignOwnable::borrow_mut`] for this object must have been dropped.
+ /// Additionally, all instances (if any) of values returned by [`ForeignOwnable::borrow`] for
+ /// this object must have been dropped.
unsafe fn from_foreign(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> Self;
}


base-commit: d2e3115d717197cb2bc020dd1f06b06538474ac3
--
2.41.0.255.g8b1d071c50-goog



2023-07-06 17:39:07

by Benno Lossin

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] rust: delete `ForeignOwnable::borrow_mut`

On 06.07.23 11:46, Alice Ryhl wrote:
> We discovered that the current design of `borrow_mut` is problematic.
> This patch removes it until a better solution can be found.
>
> Specifically, the current design gives you access to a `&mut T`, which
> lets you change where the `ForeignOwnable` points (e.g., with
> `core::mem::swap`). No upcoming user of this API intended to make that
> possible, making all of them unsound.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <[email protected]>

> ---
> rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs | 3 +--
> rust/kernel/types.rs | 22 ++--------------------
> 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
> index a89843cacaad..172f563976a9 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
> @@ -243,8 +243,7 @@ unsafe fn borrow<'a>(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> ArcBorrow<'a, T> {
> let inner = NonNull::new(ptr as *mut ArcInner<T>).unwrap();
>
> // SAFETY: The safety requirements of `from_foreign` ensure that the object remains alive
> - // for the lifetime of the returned value. Additionally, the safety requirements of
> - // `ForeignOwnable::borrow_mut` ensure that no new mutable references are created.
> + // for the lifetime of the returned value.
> unsafe { ArcBorrow::new(inner) }
> }
>
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/types.rs b/rust/kernel/types.rs
> index 1e5380b16ed5..d479f8da8f38 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/types.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/types.rs
> @@ -35,34 +35,16 @@ pub trait ForeignOwnable: Sized {
> ///
> /// `ptr` must have been returned by a previous call to [`ForeignOwnable::into_foreign`] for
> /// which a previous matching [`ForeignOwnable::from_foreign`] hasn't been called yet.
> - /// Additionally, all instances (if any) of values returned by [`ForeignOwnable::borrow_mut`]
> - /// for this object must have been dropped.
> unsafe fn borrow<'a>(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> Self::Borrowed<'a>;
>
> - /// Mutably borrows a foreign-owned object.
> - ///
> - /// # Safety
> - ///
> - /// `ptr` must have been returned by a previous call to [`ForeignOwnable::into_foreign`] for
> - /// which a previous matching [`ForeignOwnable::from_foreign`] hasn't been called yet.
> - /// Additionally, all instances (if any) of values returned by [`ForeignOwnable::borrow`] and
> - /// [`ForeignOwnable::borrow_mut`] for this object must have been dropped.
> - unsafe fn borrow_mut(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> ScopeGuard<Self, fn(Self)> {
> - // SAFETY: The safety requirements ensure that `ptr` came from a previous call to
> - // `into_foreign`.
> - ScopeGuard::new_with_data(unsafe { Self::from_foreign(ptr) }, |d| {
> - d.into_foreign();
> - })
> - }
> -
> /// Converts a foreign-owned object back to a Rust-owned one.
> ///
> /// # Safety
> ///
> /// `ptr` must have been returned by a previous call to [`ForeignOwnable::into_foreign`] for
> /// which a previous matching [`ForeignOwnable::from_foreign`] hasn't been called yet.
> - /// Additionally, all instances (if any) of values returned by [`ForeignOwnable::borrow`] and
> - /// [`ForeignOwnable::borrow_mut`] for this object must have been dropped.
> + /// Additionally, all instances (if any) of values returned by [`ForeignOwnable::borrow`] for
> + /// this object must have been dropped.
> unsafe fn from_foreign(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> Self;
> }
>
>
> base-commit: d2e3115d717197cb2bc020dd1f06b06538474ac3
> --
> 2.41.0.255.g8b1d071c50-goog
>

2023-07-06 21:09:43

by Gary Guo

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] rust: delete `ForeignOwnable::borrow_mut`

On Thu, 6 Jul 2023 09:46:15 +0000
Alice Ryhl <[email protected]> wrote:

> We discovered that the current design of `borrow_mut` is problematic.
> This patch removes it until a better solution can be found.
>
> Specifically, the current design gives you access to a `&mut T`, which
> lets you change where the `ForeignOwnable` points (e.g., with
> `core::mem::swap`). No upcoming user of this API intended to make that
> possible, making all of them unsound.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Gary Guo <[email protected]>

> ---
> rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs | 3 +--
> rust/kernel/types.rs | 22 ++--------------------
> 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
> index a89843cacaad..172f563976a9 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/sync/arc.rs
> @@ -243,8 +243,7 @@ unsafe fn borrow<'a>(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> ArcBorrow<'a, T> {
> let inner = NonNull::new(ptr as *mut ArcInner<T>).unwrap();
>
> // SAFETY: The safety requirements of `from_foreign` ensure that the object remains alive
> - // for the lifetime of the returned value. Additionally, the safety requirements of
> - // `ForeignOwnable::borrow_mut` ensure that no new mutable references are created.
> + // for the lifetime of the returned value.
> unsafe { ArcBorrow::new(inner) }
> }
>
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/types.rs b/rust/kernel/types.rs
> index 1e5380b16ed5..d479f8da8f38 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/types.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/types.rs
> @@ -35,34 +35,16 @@ pub trait ForeignOwnable: Sized {
> ///
> /// `ptr` must have been returned by a previous call to [`ForeignOwnable::into_foreign`] for
> /// which a previous matching [`ForeignOwnable::from_foreign`] hasn't been called yet.
> - /// Additionally, all instances (if any) of values returned by [`ForeignOwnable::borrow_mut`]
> - /// for this object must have been dropped.
> unsafe fn borrow<'a>(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> Self::Borrowed<'a>;
>
> - /// Mutably borrows a foreign-owned object.
> - ///
> - /// # Safety
> - ///
> - /// `ptr` must have been returned by a previous call to [`ForeignOwnable::into_foreign`] for
> - /// which a previous matching [`ForeignOwnable::from_foreign`] hasn't been called yet.
> - /// Additionally, all instances (if any) of values returned by [`ForeignOwnable::borrow`] and
> - /// [`ForeignOwnable::borrow_mut`] for this object must have been dropped.
> - unsafe fn borrow_mut(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> ScopeGuard<Self, fn(Self)> {
> - // SAFETY: The safety requirements ensure that `ptr` came from a previous call to
> - // `into_foreign`.
> - ScopeGuard::new_with_data(unsafe { Self::from_foreign(ptr) }, |d| {
> - d.into_foreign();
> - })
> - }
> -
> /// Converts a foreign-owned object back to a Rust-owned one.
> ///
> /// # Safety
> ///
> /// `ptr` must have been returned by a previous call to [`ForeignOwnable::into_foreign`] for
> /// which a previous matching [`ForeignOwnable::from_foreign`] hasn't been called yet.
> - /// Additionally, all instances (if any) of values returned by [`ForeignOwnable::borrow`] and
> - /// [`ForeignOwnable::borrow_mut`] for this object must have been dropped.
> + /// Additionally, all instances (if any) of values returned by [`ForeignOwnable::borrow`] for
> + /// this object must have been dropped.
> unsafe fn from_foreign(ptr: *const core::ffi::c_void) -> Self;
> }
>
>
> base-commit: d2e3115d717197cb2bc020dd1f06b06538474ac3


Subject: Re: [PATCH] rust: delete `ForeignOwnable::borrow_mut`

On 7/6/23 06:46, Alice Ryhl wrote:
> We discovered that the current design of `borrow_mut` is problematic.
> This patch removes it until a better solution can be found.
>
> Specifically, the current design gives you access to a `&mut T`, which
> lets you change where the `ForeignOwnable` points (e.g., with
> `core::mem::swap`). No upcoming user of this API intended to make that
> possible, making all of them unsound.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <[email protected]>
> ---
> [...]

Reviewed-by: Martin Rodriguez Reboredo <[email protected]>

2023-08-02 18:09:49

by Miguel Ojeda

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] rust: delete `ForeignOwnable::borrow_mut`

On Thu, Jul 6, 2023 at 11:46 AM Alice Ryhl <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> We discovered that the current design of `borrow_mut` is problematic.
> This patch removes it until a better solution can be found.
>
> Specifically, the current design gives you access to a `&mut T`, which
> lets you change where the `ForeignOwnable` points (e.g., with
> `core::mem::swap`). No upcoming user of this API intended to make that
> possible, making all of them unsound.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <[email protected]>

Applied to `rust-fixes`, thanks! I added a `Fixes` tag.

Cheers,
Miguel