Re: [PATCH v3] rust: locks: Add `get_mut` method to `Lock`

[Boqun Feng]

Hi,

Thanks for the patch! Please see a few comments below.

On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 05:26:44PM +0100, Mathys-Gasnier via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: Mathys-Gasnier <mathys35.gasnier@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Having a mutable reference guarantees that no other threads have
> access to the lock, so we can take advantage of that to grant callers
> access to the protected data without the the cost of acquiring and
> releasing the locks. Since the lifetime of the data is tied to the
> mutable reference, the borrow checker guarantees that the usage is safe.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mathys-Gasnier <mathys35.gasnier@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v3:
> - Changing the function to take a `Pin<&mut self>` instead of a `&mut self`
> - Removed reviewed-by's since big changes were made. Please take another
>   look.
> - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240212-rust-locks-get-mut-v2-1-5ccd34c2b70b@xxxxxxxxx
> 
> Changes in v2:
> - Improved doc comment. 
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240209-rust-locks-get-mut-v1-1-ce351fc3de47@xxxxxxxxx
> ---
>  rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs | 16 +++++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs
> index f12a684bc957..0c8faf36d654 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/sync/lock.rs
> @@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
>  
>  use super::LockClassKey;
>  use crate::{bindings, init::PinInit, pin_init, str::CStr, types::Opaque, types::ScopeGuard};
> -use core::{cell::UnsafeCell, marker::PhantomData, marker::PhantomPinned};
> +use core::{
> +    cell::UnsafeCell,
> +    marker::{PhantomData, PhantomPinned},
> +    pin::Pin,
> +};
>  use macros::pin_data;
>  
>  pub mod mutex;
> @@ -121,6 +125,16 @@ pub fn lock(&self) -> Guard<'_, T, B> {
>          // SAFETY: The lock was just acquired.
>          unsafe { Guard::new(self, state) }
>      }
> +
> +    /// Gets the data contained in the lock

This above line could use a period and a new line.

> +    /// Having a mutable reference to the lock guarantees that no other threads have access to the lock.
> +    /// Making it safe to get a mutable reference to the lock content.
> +    pub fn get_mut(self: Pin<&mut Self>) -> &mut T {
> +        // SAFETY: Since the data is not pinned (No structural pinning for data).
> +        // It is safe to get a mutable reference to the data and we never move the state.

Compare to "never move the state", a more accurate safety guarantee is
"the `&mut Self` is only used to get the reference of the `data` field,
therefore `self` won't get moved", I think.

BTW, while we are at it, I think we should document the
"structural/non-structural pinning" design decisions somewhere, for
example in the struct definition:

	#[pin_data]
	pub struct Lock<T: ?Sized, B: Backend> {
	    ...
	    /// The data protected by the lock.
	    /// This field is non-structural pinned.
	    pub(crate) data: UnsafeCell<T>,
	}

Thoughts? Or do we think "non-structural pinned" should be the default
case so no need to document it? I want to have a clear document for each
field to avoid the accidental "everyone forgets what's the decision
here" ;-)

Regards,
Boqun

> +        let lock = unsafe { self.get_unchecked_mut() };
> +        lock.data.get_mut()
> +    }
>  }
>  
>  /// A lock guard.
> 
> ---
> base-commit: 711cbfc717650532624ca9f56fbaf191bed56e67
> change-id: 20240118-rust-locks-get-mut-c42072101d7a
> 
> Best regards,
> -- 
> Mathys-Gasnier <mathys35.gasnier@xxxxxxxxx>
>