On Tue, 26 May 2026 08:33:58 -0700
Boqun Feng <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 08:55:50PM +0300, Onur Özkan wrote:
> > Add a Rust abstraction for sleepable RCU (SRCU), backed by C srcu_struct.
> > Provide FFI helpers and a safe wrapper with a guard-based API for read-side
> > critical sections.
> > 
> > Cleanup is handled via `PinnedDrop`, which explicitly drains pending grace
> > periods and callbacks via `synchronize_srcu` and `srcu_barrier` before
> > executing `cleanup_srcu_struct` to guarantee memory safety e.g. when there
> > are leaked guards (via `mem::forget($guard)`).
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Onur Özkan <[email protected]>
> > ---
> >  rust/helpers/srcu.c      |  10 +++
> >  rust/kernel/sync.rs      |   2 +
> >  rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs | 158 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  3 files changed, 170 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs
> > 
> > diff --git a/rust/helpers/srcu.c b/rust/helpers/srcu.c
> > index e9f723d7f8c9..79dd24a104ef 100644
> > --- a/rust/helpers/srcu.c
> > +++ b/rust/helpers/srcu.c
> > @@ -22,3 +22,13 @@ __rust_helper void rust_helper_srcu_read_unlock(struct 
> > srcu_struct *ssp, int idx
> >  {
> >     srcu_read_unlock(ssp, idx);
> >  }
> > +
> > +__rust_helper void rust_helper_srcu_barrier(struct srcu_struct *ssp)
> > +{
> > +   srcu_barrier(ssp);
> > +}
> > +
> > +__rust_helper void rust_helper_synchronize_srcu_expedited(struct 
> > srcu_struct *ssp)
> > +{
> > +   synchronize_srcu_expedited(ssp);
> > +}
> > diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync.rs b/rust/kernel/sync.rs
> > index 993dbf2caa0e..0d6a5f1300c3 100644
> > --- a/rust/kernel/sync.rs
> > +++ b/rust/kernel/sync.rs
> > @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
> >  pub mod rcu;
> >  mod refcount;
> >  mod set_once;
> > +pub mod srcu;
> >  
> >  pub use arc::{Arc, ArcBorrow, UniqueArc};
> >  pub use completion::Completion;
> > @@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
> >  pub use locked_by::LockedBy;
> >  pub use refcount::Refcount;
> >  pub use set_once::SetOnce;
> > +pub use srcu::Srcu;
> >  
> >  /// Represents a lockdep class.
> >  ///
> > diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..655ecddd1320
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/rust/kernel/sync/srcu.rs
> > @@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
> > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > +
> > +//! Sleepable read-copy update (SRCU) support.
> > +//!
> > +//! C header: [`include/linux/srcu.h`](srctree/include/linux/srcu.h)
> > +
> > +use crate::{
> > +    bindings,
> > +    error::to_result,
> > +    prelude::*,
> > +    sync::LockClassKey,
> > +    types::{
> > +        NotThreadSafe,
> > +        Opaque, //
> > +    },
> > +};
> > +
> > +use pin_init::pin_data;
> > +
> > +/// Creates an [`Srcu`] initialiser with the given name and a 
> > newly-created lock class.
> > +#[doc(hidden)]
> > +#[macro_export]
> > +macro_rules! new_srcu {
> > +    ($($name:literal)?) => {
> > +        $crate::sync::Srcu::new($crate::optional_name!($($name)?), 
> > $crate::static_lock_class!())
> > +    };
> > +}
> > +pub use new_srcu;
> > +
> > +/// Sleepable read-copy update primitive.
> > +///
> > +/// SRCU readers may sleep while holding the read-side guard.
> > +///
> > +/// The destructor waits for active readers and callbacks, so it may sleep.
> > +/// If a read-side guard has been leaked, dropping an [`Srcu`] may never 
> > return.
> > +///
> > +/// # Invariants
> > +///
> > +/// This represents a valid `struct srcu_struct` initialized by the C SRCU 
> > API
> > +/// and it remains pinned and valid until the pinned destructor runs.
> > +#[repr(transparent)]
> > +#[pin_data(PinnedDrop)]
> > +pub struct Srcu {
> > +    #[pin]
> > +    inner: Opaque<bindings::srcu_struct>,
> > +}
> > +
> > +impl Srcu {
> > +    /// Creates a new SRCU instance.
> > +    #[inline]
> > +    pub fn new(name: &'static CStr, key: Pin<&'static LockClassKey>) -> 
> > impl PinInit<Self, Error> {
> > +        try_pin_init!(Self {
> > +            // INVARIANT: On success, the C initializer creates a valid 
> > `srcu_struct` and
> > +            // it remains pinned until `PinnedDrop` runs.
> > +            inner <- Opaque::try_ffi_init(|ptr: *mut 
> > bindings::srcu_struct| {
> > +                // SAFETY: `ptr` points to valid uninitialised memory for 
> > a `srcu_struct`.
> > +                to_result(unsafe {
> > +                    bindings::init_srcu_struct_with_key(ptr, 
> > name.as_char_ptr(), key.as_ptr())
> > +                })
> > +            }),
> > +        })
> > +    }
> > +
> > +    /// Enters an SRCU read-side critical section.
> > +    ///
> > +    /// Leaking the returned [`Guard`] leaves the SRCU read-side critical
> > +    /// section active and makes `drop` sleep forever.
> > +    #[inline]
> > +    pub fn read_lock(&self) -> Guard<'_> {
> > +        // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid `struct 
> > srcu_struct`.
> > +        let idx = unsafe { bindings::srcu_read_lock(self.inner.get()) };
> > +
> > +        // INVARIANT: `idx` was returned by `srcu_read_lock()` for this 
> > `Srcu`.
> > +        Guard {
> > +            srcu: self,
> > +            idx,
> > +            _not_send: NotThreadSafe,
> > +        }
> > +    }
> > +
> > +    /// Waits until all pre-existing SRCU readers have completed.
> > +    #[inline]
> > +    pub fn synchronize(&self) {
> > +        // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid `struct 
> > srcu_struct`.
> > +        unsafe { bindings::synchronize_srcu(self.inner.get()) };
> > +    }
> > +
> > +    /// Waits until all pre-existing SRCU readers have completed, 
> > expedited.
> > +    ///
> > +    /// This requests a lower-latency grace period than 
> > [`Srcu::synchronize`] typically
> > +    /// at the cost of higher system-wide overhead. Prefer 
> > [`Srcu::synchronize`] by default
> > +    /// and use this variant only when reducing reset or teardown latency 
> > is more important
> > +    /// than the extra cost.
> > +    #[inline]
> > +    pub fn synchronize_expedited(&self) {
> > +        // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid `struct 
> > srcu_struct`.
> > +        unsafe { bindings::synchronize_srcu_expedited(self.inner.get()) };
> > +    }
> > +}
> > +
> > +#[pinned_drop]
> > +impl PinnedDrop for Srcu {
> > +    fn drop(self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
> > +        let ptr = self.inner.get();
> > +
> > +        // `cleanup_srcu_struct()` may return early if readers are still 
> > active. Because `Srcu`
> > +        // owns the embedded `srcu_struct`, returning from `drop` in that 
> > state could free memory
> > +        // that is still referenced by the C side.
> > +        //
> > +        // Wait for all readers to complete first. If any `Guard` was 
> > leaked, `synchronize_srcu()`
> > +        // will sleep forever.
> > +        //
> > +        // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid and 
> > pinned `struct srcu_struct`.
> > +        unsafe { bindings::synchronize_srcu(ptr) };
> 
> Sorry for being slow on this. But I think your approach is the right one
> here. However, even though this makes Srcu safe, it's still undesired if
> an Srcu::drop() blocks forever *silently*. I think we should call
> srcu_active_readers() here and throw a warning if a leaked `Guard` is
> detected.

Sure, makes sense. I will send another version with this change.

Thanks,
Onur

> 
> The rest of the patch set looks good to me.
> 
> Regards,
> Boqun
> 
> > +
> > +        // Ensure all SRCU callbacks have been finished before freeing.
> > +        // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid and 
> > pinned `struct srcu_struct`.
> > +        unsafe { bindings::srcu_barrier(ptr) };
> > +
> > +        // SAFETY: By the type invariants, `self` contains a valid and 
> > pinned `struct srcu_struct`.
> > +        unsafe { bindings::cleanup_srcu_struct(ptr) };
> > +    }
> > +}
> > +
> > +// SAFETY: `srcu_struct` may be shared and used across threads.
> > +unsafe impl Send for Srcu {}
> > +// SAFETY: `srcu_struct` may be shared and used concurrently.
> > +unsafe impl Sync for Srcu {}
> > +
> > +/// Guard for an active SRCU read-side critical section on a particular 
> > [`Srcu`].
> > +///
> > +/// Leaking this guard with [`core::mem::forget`] leaves the SRCU read-side
> > +/// critical section active and makes dropping the associated [`Srcu`] 
> > sleep forever.
> > +///
> > +/// # Invariants
> > +///
> > +/// `idx` is the index returned by `srcu_read_lock()` for `srcu`.
> > +#[must_use = "if unused, the lock will be immediately unlocked"]
> > +pub struct Guard<'a> {
> > +    srcu: &'a Srcu,
> > +    idx: i32,
> > +    _not_send: NotThreadSafe,
> > +}
> > +
> > +impl Guard<'_> {
> > +    /// Explicitly releases the SRCU read-side critical section.
> > +    #[inline]
> > +    pub fn unlock(self) {}
> > +}
> > +
> > +impl Drop for Guard<'_> {
> > +    #[inline]
> > +    fn drop(&mut self) {
> > +        // SAFETY: `Guard` is only constructible through 
> > `Srcu::read_lock()`,
> > +        // which returns a valid index for the SRCU instance.
> > +        unsafe { bindings::srcu_read_unlock(self.srcu.inner.get(), 
> > self.idx) };
> > +    }
> > +}
> > -- 
> > 2.51.2
> > 

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