Re: [PATCH] rust: dma: require mutable reference for as_slice_mut() and write()

[Abdiel Janulgue]

On 28/06/2025 19:49, Danilo Krummrich wrote:
> Given the safety requirements of as_slice_mut() and write() taking an
> immutable reference is technically not incorrect.
>
> However, let's leverage the compiler's capabilities and require a
> mutable reference to ensure exclusive access.
>
> This also fixes a clippy warning introduced with 1.88:
>
>    warning: mutable borrow from immutable input(s)
>       --> rust/kernel/dma.rs:297:78
>        |
>    297 |     pub unsafe fn as_slice_mut(&self, offset: usize, count: usize) -> Result<&mut [T]> {
>        |                                                                              ^^^^^^^^
>
> Fixes: d37a39f607c4 ("rust: dma: add as_slice/write functions for CoherentAllocation")
> Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>   rust/kernel/dma.rs | 4 ++--
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/dma.rs b/rust/kernel/dma.rs
> index 25dfa0e6cc3c..2ac4c47aeed3 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/dma.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/dma.rs
> @@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ pub unsafe fn as_slice(&self, offset: usize, count: usize) -> Result<&[T]> {
>       ///   slice is live.
>       /// * Callers must ensure that this call does not race with a read or write to the same region
>       ///   while the returned slice is live.
> -    pub unsafe fn as_slice_mut(&self, offset: usize, count: usize) -> Result<&mut [T]> {
> +    pub unsafe fn as_slice_mut(&mut self, offset: usize, count: usize) -> Result<&mut [T]> {
>           self.validate_range(offset, count)?;
>           // SAFETY:
>           // - The pointer is valid due to type invariant on `CoherentAllocation`,
> @@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ pub unsafe fn as_slice_mut(&self, offset: usize, count: usize) -> Result<&mut [T
>       /// unsafe { alloc.write(buf, 0)?; }
>       /// # Ok::<(), Error>(()) }
>       /// ```
> -    pub unsafe fn write(&self, src: &[T], offset: usize) -> Result {
> +    pub unsafe fn write(&mut self, src: &[T], offset: usize) -> Result {
>           self.validate_range(offset, src.len())?;
>           // SAFETY:
>           // - The pointer is valid due to type invariant on `CoherentAllocation`
>
> base-commit: c7e03c5cf06a90ff234ae3c628c6b74e5cba7426

Reviewed-by: Abdiel Janulgue <abdiel.janulgue@xxxxxxxxx>