[PATCH v8 8/9] rust: device: Add property_get_reference_args

From: Remo Senekowitsch
Date: Wed Jun 11 2025 - 06:31:46 EST


Allow Rust code to read reference args from device properties. The
wrapper type `FwNodeReferenceArgs` allows callers to access the buffer
of read args safely.

Tested-by: Dirk Behme <dirk.behme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Remo Senekowitsch <remo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
rust/kernel/device/property.rs | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 67 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/device/property.rs b/rust/kernel/device/property.rs
index cd640adf18ca5..28d9848ea5fb1 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/device/property.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/device/property.rs
@@ -246,6 +246,64 @@ pub fn children<'a>(&'a self) -> impl Iterator<Item = ARef<FwNode>> + 'a {
Some(next)
})
}
+
+ /// Finds a reference with arguments.
+ pub fn property_get_reference_args(
+ &self,
+ prop: &CStr,
+ nargs: NArgs<'_>,
+ index: u32,
+ ) -> Result<FwNodeReferenceArgs> {
+ let mut out_args = FwNodeReferenceArgs::default();
+
+ let (nargs_prop, nargs) = match nargs {
+ NArgs::Prop(nargs_prop) => (nargs_prop.as_char_ptr(), 0),
+ NArgs::N(nargs) => (ptr::null(), nargs),
+ };
+
+ // SAFETY:
+ // - `self.0.get()` is valid.
+ // - `prop.as_char_ptr()` is valid and zero-terminated.
+ // - `nargs_prop` is valid and zero-terminated if `nargs`
+ // is zero, otherwise it is allowed to be a null-pointer.
+ let ret = unsafe {
+ bindings::fwnode_property_get_reference_args(
+ self.0.get(),
+ prop.as_char_ptr(),
+ nargs_prop,
+ nargs,
+ index,
+ &mut out_args.0,
+ )
+ };
+ to_result(ret)?;
+
+ Ok(out_args)
+ }
+}
+
+/// The return value of [`FwNode::property_get_reference_args`].
+#[repr(transparent)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct FwNodeReferenceArgs(bindings::fwnode_reference_args);
+
+impl FwNodeReferenceArgs {
+ /// Returns the slice of reference arguments.
+ pub fn as_slice(&self) -> &[u64] {
+ // SAFETY: As per the safety invariant of `FwNodeReferenceArgs`, `nargs`
+ // is the number of elements in `args` that is valid.
+ unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(self.0.args.as_ptr(), self.0.nargs as usize) }
+ }
+
+ /// Returns the number of reference arguments.
+ pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+ self.0.nargs as usize
+ }
+
+ /// Returns `true` if there are no reference arguments.
+ pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+ self.0.nargs == 0
+ }
}

// SAFETY: Instances of `FwNode` are always reference-counted.
@@ -412,6 +470,15 @@ fn read_from_fwnode_property(fwnode: &FwNode, name: &CStr) -> Result<Self> {
i64: fwnode_property_read_u64_array,
}

+/// The number of arguments of a reference.
+pub enum NArgs<'a> {
+ /// The name of the property of the reference indicating the number of
+ /// arguments.
+ Prop(&'a CStr),
+ /// The known number of arguments.
+ N(u32),
+}
+
/// A helper for reading device properties.
///
/// Use [`Self::required_by`] if a missing property is considered a bug and
--
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