1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
5 //! This module allows Rust code to use the kernel's `spinlock_t`.
7 /// Creates a [`SpinLock`] initialiser with the given name and a newly-created lock class.
9 /// It uses the name if one is given, otherwise it generates one based on the file name and line
12 macro_rules! new_spinlock {
13 ($inner:expr $(, $name:literal)? $(,)?) => {
14 $crate::sync::SpinLock::new(
15 $inner, $crate::optional_name!($($name)?), $crate::static_lock_class!())
22 /// Exposes the kernel's [`spinlock_t`]. When multiple CPUs attempt to lock the same spinlock, only
23 /// one at a time is allowed to progress, the others will block (spinning) until the spinlock is
24 /// unlocked, at which point another CPU will be allowed to make progress.
26 /// Instances of [`SpinLock`] need a lock class and to be pinned. The recommended way to create such
27 /// instances is with the [`pin_init`](crate::pin_init) and [`new_spinlock`] macros.
31 /// The following example shows how to declare, allocate and initialise a struct (`Example`) that
32 /// contains an inner struct (`Inner`) that is protected by a spinlock.
35 /// use kernel::sync::{new_spinlock, SpinLock};
46 /// d: SpinLock<Inner>,
50 /// fn new() -> impl PinInit<Self> {
53 /// d <- new_spinlock!(Inner { a: 20, b: 30 }),
58 /// // Allocate a boxed `Example`.
59 /// let e = KBox::pin_init(Example::new(), GFP_KERNEL)?;
60 /// assert_eq!(e.c, 10);
61 /// assert_eq!(e.d.lock().a, 20);
62 /// assert_eq!(e.d.lock().b, 30);
63 /// # Ok::<(), Error>(())
66 /// The following example shows how to use interior mutability to modify the contents of a struct
67 /// protected by a spinlock despite only having a shared reference:
70 /// use kernel::sync::SpinLock;
77 /// fn example(m: &SpinLock<Example>) {
78 /// let mut guard = m.lock();
84 /// [`spinlock_t`]: srctree/include/linux/spinlock.h
85 pub type SpinLock<T> = super::Lock<T, SpinLockBackend>;
87 /// A kernel `spinlock_t` lock backend.
88 pub struct SpinLockBackend;
90 // SAFETY: The underlying kernel `spinlock_t` object ensures mutual exclusion. `relock` uses the
91 // default implementation that always calls the same locking method.
92 unsafe impl super::Backend for SpinLockBackend {
93 type State = bindings::spinlock_t;
97 ptr: *mut Self::State,
98 name: *const crate::ffi::c_char,
99 key: *mut bindings::lock_class_key,
101 // SAFETY: The safety requirements ensure that `ptr` is valid for writes, and `name` and
102 // `key` are valid for read indefinitely.
103 unsafe { bindings::__spin_lock_init(ptr, name, key) }
106 unsafe fn lock(ptr: *mut Self::State) -> Self::GuardState {
107 // SAFETY: The safety requirements of this function ensure that `ptr` points to valid
108 // memory, and that it has been initialised before.
109 unsafe { bindings::spin_lock(ptr) }
112 unsafe fn unlock(ptr: *mut Self::State, _guard_state: &Self::GuardState) {
113 // SAFETY: The safety requirements of this function ensure that `ptr` is valid and that the
114 // caller is the owner of the spinlock.
115 unsafe { bindings::spin_unlock(ptr) }
118 unsafe fn try_lock(ptr: *mut Self::State) -> Option<Self::GuardState> {
119 // SAFETY: The `ptr` pointer is guaranteed to be valid and initialized before use.
120 let result = unsafe { bindings::spin_trylock(ptr) };