// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 //! A reference-counted pointer. //! //! This module implements a way for users to create reference-counted objects and pointers to //! them. Such a pointer automatically increments and decrements the count, and drops the //! underlying object when it reaches zero. It is also safe to use concurrently from multiple //! threads. //! //! It is different from the standard library's [`Arc`] in a few ways: //! 1. It is backed by the kernel's `refcount_t` type. //! 2. It does not support weak references, which allows it to be half the size. //! 3. It saturates the reference count instead of aborting when it goes over a threshold. //! 4. It does not provide a `get_mut` method, so the ref counted object is pinned. //! //! [`Arc`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/sync/struct.Arc.html use crate::{bindings, error::Result, types::Opaque}; use alloc::boxed::Box; use core::{ marker::{PhantomData, Unsize}, mem::ManuallyDrop, ops::Deref, ptr::NonNull, }; /// A reference-counted pointer to an instance of `T`. /// /// The reference count is incremented when new instances of [`Arc`] are created, and decremented /// when they are dropped. When the count reaches zero, the underlying `T` is also dropped. /// /// # Invariants /// /// The reference count on an instance of [`Arc`] is always non-zero. /// The object pointed to by [`Arc`] is always pinned. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// use kernel::sync::Arc; /// /// struct Example { /// a: u32, /// b: u32, /// } /// /// // Create a ref-counted instance of `Example`. /// let obj = Arc::try_new(Example { a: 10, b: 20 })?; /// /// // Get a new pointer to `obj` and increment the refcount. /// let cloned = obj.clone(); /// /// // Assert that both `obj` and `cloned` point to the same underlying object. /// assert!(core::ptr::eq(&*obj, &*cloned)); /// /// // Destroy `obj` and decrement its refcount. /// drop(obj); /// /// // Check that the values are still accessible through `cloned`. /// assert_eq!(cloned.a, 10); /// assert_eq!(cloned.b, 20); /// /// // The refcount drops to zero when `cloned` goes out of scope, and the memory is freed. /// ``` /// /// Using `Arc` as the type of `self`: /// /// ``` /// use kernel::sync::Arc; /// /// struct Example { /// a: u32, /// b: u32, /// } /// /// impl Example { /// fn take_over(self: Arc) { /// // ... /// } /// /// fn use_reference(self: &Arc) { /// // ... /// } /// } /// /// let obj = Arc::try_new(Example { a: 10, b: 20 })?; /// obj.use_reference(); /// obj.take_over(); /// ``` /// /// Coercion from `Arc` to `Arc`: /// /// ``` /// use kernel::sync::Arc; /// /// trait MyTrait {} /// /// struct Example; /// impl MyTrait for Example {} /// /// // `obj` has type `Arc`. /// let obj: Arc = Arc::try_new(Example)?; /// /// // `coerced` has type `Arc`. /// let coerced: Arc = obj; /// ``` pub struct Arc { ptr: NonNull>, _p: PhantomData>, } #[repr(C)] struct ArcInner { refcount: Opaque, data: T, } // This is to allow [`Arc`] (and variants) to be used as the type of `self`. impl core::ops::Receiver for Arc {} // This is to allow coercion from `Arc` to `Arc` if `T` can be converted to the // dynamically-sized type (DST) `U`. impl, U: ?Sized> core::ops::CoerceUnsized> for Arc {} // SAFETY: It is safe to send `Arc` to another thread when the underlying `T` is `Sync` because // it effectively means sharing `&T` (which is safe because `T` is `Sync`); additionally, it needs // `T` to be `Send` because any thread that has an `Arc` may ultimately access `T` directly, for // example, when the reference count reaches zero and `T` is dropped. unsafe impl Send for Arc {} // SAFETY: It is safe to send `&Arc` to another thread when the underlying `T` is `Sync` for the // same reason as above. `T` needs to be `Send` as well because a thread can clone an `&Arc` // into an `Arc`, which may lead to `T` being accessed by the same reasoning as above. unsafe impl Sync for Arc {} impl Arc { /// Constructs a new reference counted instance of `T`. pub fn try_new(contents: T) -> Result { // INVARIANT: The refcount is initialised to a non-zero value. let value = ArcInner { // SAFETY: There are no safety requirements for this FFI call. refcount: Opaque::new(unsafe { bindings::REFCOUNT_INIT(1) }), data: contents, }; let inner = Box::try_new(value)?; // SAFETY: We just created `inner` with a reference count of 1, which is owned by the new // `Arc` object. Ok(unsafe { Self::from_inner(Box::leak(inner).into()) }) } } impl Arc { /// Constructs a new [`Arc`] from an existing [`ArcInner`]. /// /// # Safety /// /// The caller must ensure that `inner` points to a valid location and has a non-zero reference /// count, one of which will be owned by the new [`Arc`] instance. unsafe fn from_inner(inner: NonNull>) -> Self { // INVARIANT: By the safety requirements, the invariants hold. Arc { ptr: inner, _p: PhantomData, } } /// Returns an [`ArcBorrow`] from the given [`Arc`]. /// /// This is useful when the argument of a function call is an [`ArcBorrow`] (e.g., in a method /// receiver), but we have an [`Arc`] instead. Getting an [`ArcBorrow`] is free when optimised. #[inline] pub fn as_arc_borrow(&self) -> ArcBorrow<'_, T> { // SAFETY: The constraint that the lifetime of the shared reference must outlive that of // the returned `ArcBorrow` ensures that the object remains alive and that no mutable // reference can be created. unsafe { ArcBorrow::new(self.ptr) } } } impl Deref for Arc { type Target = T; fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target { // SAFETY: By the type invariant, there is necessarily a reference to the object, so it is // safe to dereference it. unsafe { &self.ptr.as_ref().data } } } impl Clone for Arc { fn clone(&self) -> Self { // INVARIANT: C `refcount_inc` saturates the refcount, so it cannot overflow to zero. // SAFETY: By the type invariant, there is necessarily a reference to the object, so it is // safe to increment the refcount. unsafe { bindings::refcount_inc(self.ptr.as_ref().refcount.get()) }; // SAFETY: We just incremented the refcount. This increment is now owned by the new `Arc`. unsafe { Self::from_inner(self.ptr) } } } impl Drop for Arc { fn drop(&mut self) { // SAFETY: By the type invariant, there is necessarily a reference to the object. We cannot // touch `refcount` after it's decremented to a non-zero value because another thread/CPU // may concurrently decrement it to zero and free it. It is ok to have a raw pointer to // freed/invalid memory as long as it is never dereferenced. let refcount = unsafe { self.ptr.as_ref() }.refcount.get(); // INVARIANT: If the refcount reaches zero, there are no other instances of `Arc`, and // this instance is being dropped, so the broken invariant is not observable. // SAFETY: Also by the type invariant, we are allowed to decrement the refcount. let is_zero = unsafe { bindings::refcount_dec_and_test(refcount) }; if is_zero { // The count reached zero, we must free the memory. // // SAFETY: The pointer was initialised from the result of `Box::leak`. unsafe { Box::from_raw(self.ptr.as_ptr()) }; } } } /// A borrowed reference to an [`Arc`] instance. /// /// For cases when one doesn't ever need to increment the refcount on the allocation, it is simpler /// to use just `&T`, which we can trivially get from an `Arc` instance. /// /// However, when one may need to increment the refcount, it is preferable to use an `ArcBorrow` /// over `&Arc` because the latter results in a double-indirection: a pointer (shared reference) /// to a pointer (`Arc`) to the object (`T`). An [`ArcBorrow`] eliminates this double /// indirection while still allowing one to increment the refcount and getting an `Arc` when/if /// needed. /// /// # Invariants /// /// There are no mutable references to the underlying [`Arc`], and it remains valid for the /// lifetime of the [`ArcBorrow`] instance. /// /// # Example /// /// ``` /// use crate::sync::{Arc, ArcBorrow}; /// /// struct Example; /// /// fn do_something(e: ArcBorrow<'_, Example>) -> Arc { /// e.into() /// } /// /// let obj = Arc::try_new(Example)?; /// let cloned = do_something(obj.as_arc_borrow()); /// /// // Assert that both `obj` and `cloned` point to the same underlying object. /// assert!(core::ptr::eq(&*obj, &*cloned)); /// ``` /// /// Using `ArcBorrow` as the type of `self`: /// /// ``` /// use crate::sync::{Arc, ArcBorrow}; /// /// struct Example { /// a: u32, /// b: u32, /// } /// /// impl Example { /// fn use_reference(self: ArcBorrow<'_, Self>) { /// // ... /// } /// } /// /// let obj = Arc::try_new(Example { a: 10, b: 20 })?; /// obj.as_arc_borrow().use_reference(); /// ``` pub struct ArcBorrow<'a, T: ?Sized + 'a> { inner: NonNull>, _p: PhantomData<&'a ()>, } // This is to allow [`ArcBorrow`] (and variants) to be used as the type of `self`. impl core::ops::Receiver for ArcBorrow<'_, T> {} impl Clone for ArcBorrow<'_, T> { fn clone(&self) -> Self { *self } } impl Copy for ArcBorrow<'_, T> {} impl ArcBorrow<'_, T> { /// Creates a new [`ArcBorrow`] instance. /// /// # Safety /// /// Callers must ensure the following for the lifetime of the returned [`ArcBorrow`] instance: /// 1. That `inner` remains valid; /// 2. That no mutable references to `inner` are created. unsafe fn new(inner: NonNull>) -> Self { // INVARIANT: The safety requirements guarantee the invariants. Self { inner, _p: PhantomData, } } } impl From> for Arc { fn from(b: ArcBorrow<'_, T>) -> Self { // SAFETY: The existence of `b` guarantees that the refcount is non-zero. `ManuallyDrop` // guarantees that `drop` isn't called, so it's ok that the temporary `Arc` doesn't own the // increment. ManuallyDrop::new(unsafe { Arc::from_inner(b.inner) }) .deref() .clone() } } impl Deref for ArcBorrow<'_, T> { type Target = T; fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target { // SAFETY: By the type invariant, the underlying object is still alive with no mutable // references to it, so it is safe to create a shared reference. unsafe { &self.inner.as_ref().data } } }