Re: [PATCH v5 3/7] rust: hrtimer: Add HrTimer::raw_forward() and forward()

From: Andreas Hindborg
Date: Tue Jun 17 2025 - 07:06:37 EST


"Lyude Paul" <lyude@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Within the hrtimer API there are quite a number of functions that can only
> be safely called from one of two contexts:
>
> * When we have exclusive access to the hrtimer and the timer is not active.
> * When we're within the hrtimer's callback context as it is being executed.
>
> This commit adds bindings for hrtimer_forward() for the first such context,
> along with HrTimer::raw_forward() for later use in implementing the
> hrtimer_forward() in the latter context.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> ---
> V4:
> * Fix the safety contract for raw_forward()
> * Require Pin<&mut Self>, not &mut self
> * Drop incorrect UniquePin example
> * Rewrite documentation a bit (re: Andreas)
>
> Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> index c775d7abdf5ce..6fdd54e3328c5 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
> @@ -168,6 +168,54 @@ pub(crate) unsafe fn raw_cancel(this: *const Self) -> bool {
> // handled on the C side.
> unsafe { bindings::hrtimer_cancel(c_timer_ptr) != 0 }
> }
> +
> + /// Forward the timer expiry for a given timer pointer.
> + ///
> + /// # Safety
> + ///
> + /// - `self_ptr` must point to a valid `Self`.
> + /// - The caller must either have exclusive access to the data pointed at by `self_ptr`, or be
> + /// within the context of the timer callback.
> + #[inline]
> + unsafe fn raw_forward(self_ptr: *mut Self, now: HrTimerInstant<T>, interval: Delta) -> u64
> + where
> + T: HasHrTimer<T>,
> + {
> + // SAFETY:
> + // * The C API requirements for this function are fulfilled by our safety contract.
> + // * `self_ptr` is guaranteed to point to a valid `Self` via our safety contract
> + unsafe {
> + bindings::hrtimer_forward(
> + Self::raw_get(self_ptr),
> + now.into_nanos(),
> + interval.into_nanos(),
> + )
> + }
> + }
> +
> + /// Conditionally forward the timer.
> + ///
> + /// If the timer expires after `now`, this function does nothing and returns 0. If the timer
> + /// expired at or before `now`, this function forwards the timer by `interval` until the timer
> + /// expires after `now` and then returns the number of times the timer was forwarded by
> + /// `interval`.
> + ///
> + /// This function is mainly useful for timer types which can provide exclusive access to the
> + /// timer when the timer is not running. For forwarding the timer from within the timer callback
> + /// context, see [`HrTimerCallbackContext::forward()`].

I think rustdoc is going to complain about this link being broken. Can
you add the last sentence when add the target of the link?


Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg