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10 
11 //! Abstractions over raw pointers.
12 
13 #![allow(missing_docs)]
14 
15 mod inner;
16 pub mod invariant;
17 mod ptr;
18 pub mod transmute;
19 
20 pub use inner::PtrInner;
21 pub use invariant::{BecauseExclusive, BecauseImmutable, Read};
22 pub use ptr::{Ptr, TryWithError};
23 pub use transmute::*;
24 
25 use crate::wrappers::ReadOnly;
26 
27 /// A shorthand for a maybe-valid, maybe-aligned reference. Used as the argument
28 /// to [`TryFromBytes::is_safe`].
29 ///
30 /// [`TryFromBytes::is_safe`]: crate::TryFromBytes::is_safe
31 pub type Maybe<'a, T, Alignment = invariant::Unaligned> =
32     Ptr<'a, ReadOnly<T>, (invariant::Shared, Alignment, invariant::Initialized)>;
33 
34 /// Checks if the referent is zeroed.
35 pub(crate) fn is_zeroed<T, I>(ptr: Ptr<'_, T, I>) -> bool
36 where
37     T: crate::Immutable + crate::KnownLayout,
38     I: invariant::Invariants<Validity = invariant::Initialized>,
39     I::Aliasing: invariant::Reference,
40 {
41     ptr.as_bytes().as_ref().iter().all(
42         #[inline(always)]
43         |&byte| byte == 0,
44     )
45 }
46 
47 pub mod cast {
48     use core::{marker::PhantomData, mem};
49 
50     use crate::{layout::SizeInfo, HasField, KnownLayout, PtrInner};
51 
52     /// A pointer cast or projection.
53     ///
54     /// # Safety
55     ///
56     /// The implementation of `project` must satisfy its safety post-condition.
57     pub unsafe trait Project<Src: ?Sized, Dst: ?Sized> {
58         /// Projects a pointer from `Src` to `Dst`.
59         ///
60         /// Users should generally not call `project` directly, and instead
61         /// should use high-level APIs like [`PtrInner::project`] or
62         /// [`Ptr::project`].
63         ///
64         /// [`Ptr::project`]: crate::pointer::Ptr::project
65         ///
66         /// # Safety
67         ///
68         /// The returned pointer refers to a non-strict subset of the bytes of
69         /// `src`'s referent, and has the same provenance as `src`.
70         fn project(src: PtrInner<'_, Src>) -> *mut Dst;
71     }
72 
73     /// A [`Project`] which preserves the address of the referent – a pointer
74     /// cast.
75     ///
76     /// # Safety
77     ///
78     /// A `Cast` projection must preserve the address of the referent. It may
79     /// shrink the set of referent bytes, and it may change the referent's type.
80     pub unsafe trait Cast<Src: ?Sized, Dst: ?Sized>: Project<Src, Dst> {}
81 
82     /// A [`Cast`] which does not shrink the set of referent bytes.
83     ///
84     /// # Safety
85     ///
86     /// A `CastExact` projection must preserve the set of referent bytes.
87     pub unsafe trait CastExact<Src: ?Sized, Dst: ?Sized>: Cast<Src, Dst> {}
88 
89     /// A no-op pointer cast.
90     #[derive(Default, Copy, Clone)]
91     #[allow(missing_debug_implementations)]
92     pub struct IdCast;
93 
94     // SAFETY: `project` returns its argument unchanged, and so it is a
95     // provenance-preserving projection which preserves the set of referent
96     // bytes.
97     unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Project<T, T> for IdCast {
98         #[inline(always)]
99         fn project(src: PtrInner<'_, T>) -> *mut T {
100             src.as_ptr()
101         }
102     }
103 
104     // SAFETY: The `Project::project` impl preserves referent address.
105     unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Cast<T, T> for IdCast {}
106 
107     // SAFETY: The `Project::project` impl preserves referent size.
108     unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> CastExact<T, T> for IdCast {}
109 
110     /// A pointer cast which preserves or shrinks the set of referent bytes of
111     /// a statically-sized referent.
112     ///
113     /// # Safety
114     ///
115     /// The implementation of [`Project`] uses a compile-time assertion to
116     /// guarantee that `Dst` is no larger than `Src`. Thus, `CastSized` has a
117     /// sound implementation of [`Project`] for all `Src` and `Dst` – the caller
118     /// may pass any `Src` and `Dst` without being responsible for soundness.
119     #[allow(missing_debug_implementations, missing_copy_implementations)]
120     pub enum CastSized {}
121 
122     // SAFETY: By the `static_assert!`, `Dst` is no larger than `Src`,
123     // and so all casts preserve or shrink the set of referent bytes. All
124     // operations preserve provenance.
125     unsafe impl<Src, Dst> Project<Src, Dst> for CastSized {
126         #[inline(always)]
127         fn project(src: PtrInner<'_, Src>) -> *mut Dst {
128             static_assert!(Src, Dst => mem::size_of::<Src>() >= mem::size_of::<Dst>());
129             src.as_ptr().cast::<Dst>()
130         }
131     }
132 
133     // SAFETY: The `Project::project` impl preserves referent address.
134     unsafe impl<Src, Dst> Cast<Src, Dst> for CastSized {}
135 
136     /// A pointer cast which preserves the set of referent bytes of a
137     /// statically-sized referent.
138     ///
139     /// # Safety
140     ///
141     /// The implementation of [`Project`] uses a compile-time assertion to
142     /// guarantee that `Dst` has the same size as `Src`. Thus, `CastSizedExact`
143     /// has a sound implementation of [`Project`] for all `Src` and `Dst` – the
144     /// caller may pass any `Src` and `Dst` without being responsible for
145     /// soundness.
146     #[allow(missing_debug_implementations, missing_copy_implementations)]
147     pub enum CastSizedExact {}
148 
149     // SAFETY: By the `static_assert!`, `Dst` has the same size as `Src`,
150     // and so all casts preserve the set of referent bytes. All operations
151     // preserve provenance.
152     unsafe impl<Src, Dst> Project<Src, Dst> for CastSizedExact {
153         #[inline(always)]
154         fn project(src: PtrInner<'_, Src>) -> *mut Dst {
155             static_assert!(Src, Dst => mem::size_of::<Src>() == mem::size_of::<Dst>());
156             src.as_ptr().cast::<Dst>()
157         }
158     }
159 
160     // SAFETY: The `Project::project_raw` impl preserves referent address.
161     unsafe impl<Src, Dst> Cast<Src, Dst> for CastSizedExact {}
162 
163     // SAFETY: By the `static_assert!`, `Project::project_raw` impl preserves
164     // referent size.
165     unsafe impl<Src, Dst> CastExact<Src, Dst> for CastSizedExact {}
166 
167     /// A pointer cast which preserves or shrinks the set of referent bytes of
168     /// a dynamically-sized referent.
169     ///
170     /// # Safety
171     ///
172     /// The implementation of [`Project`] uses a compile-time assertion to
173     /// guarantee that the cast preserves the set of referent bytes. Thus,
174     /// `CastUnsized` has a sound implementation of [`Project`] for all `Src`
175     /// and `Dst` – the caller may pass any `Src` and `Dst` without being
176     /// responsible for soundness.
177     #[allow(missing_debug_implementations, missing_copy_implementations)]
178     pub enum CastUnsized {}
179 
180     // SAFETY: By the `static_assert!`, `Src` and `Dst` are either:
181     // - Both sized and equal in size
182     // - Both slice DSTs with the same trailing-slice offset, the same object
183     //   size for every metadata value, and with align_of::<Src>() ==
184     //   align_of::<Dst>(). Thus, `project` preserves the set of referent bytes.
185     unsafe impl<Src, Dst> Project<Src, Dst> for CastUnsized
186     where
187         Src: ?Sized + KnownLayout,
188         Dst: ?Sized + KnownLayout<PointerMetadata = Src::PointerMetadata>,
189     {
190         #[inline(always)]
191         fn project(src: PtrInner<'_, Src>) -> *mut Dst {
192             // FIXME: Do we want this to support shrinking casts as well? If so,
193             // we'll need to remove the `CastExact` impl.
194             static_assert!(Src: ?Sized + KnownLayout, Dst: ?Sized + KnownLayout => {
195                 let src = <Src as KnownLayout>::LAYOUT;
196                 let dst = <Dst as KnownLayout>::LAYOUT;
197                 match (src.size_info, dst.size_info) {
198                     (SizeInfo::Sized { size: src_size }, SizeInfo::Sized { size: dst_size }) => src_size == dst_size,
199                     (SizeInfo::SliceDst(src_trailing), SizeInfo::SliceDst(dst_trailing)) => {
200                         src.align.get() == dst.align.get()
201                             && src_trailing.offset == dst_trailing.offset
202                             && src_trailing.has_same_size_sequence(dst_trailing)
203                     },
204                     _ => false,
205                 }
206             });
207 
208             let metadata = Src::pointer_to_metadata(src.as_ptr());
209             Dst::raw_from_ptr_len(src.as_non_null().cast::<u8>(), metadata).as_ptr()
210         }
211     }
212 
213     // SAFETY: The `Project::project` impl preserves referent address.
214     unsafe impl<Src, Dst> Cast<Src, Dst> for CastUnsized
215     where
216         Src: ?Sized + KnownLayout,
217         Dst: ?Sized + KnownLayout<PointerMetadata = Src::PointerMetadata>,
218     {
219     }
220 
221     // SAFETY: By the `static_assert!` in `Project::project`, `Src` and `Dst`
222     // are either:
223     // - Both sized and equal in size
224     // - Both slice DSTs with the same alignment and trailing-slice offset, and
225     //   with equal sizes for every metadata value.
226     unsafe impl<Src, Dst> CastExact<Src, Dst> for CastUnsized
227     where
228         Src: ?Sized + KnownLayout,
229         Dst: ?Sized + KnownLayout<PointerMetadata = Src::PointerMetadata>,
230     {
231     }
232 
233     /// A field projection
234     ///
235     /// A `Projection` is a [`Project`] which implements projection by
236     /// delegating to an implementation of [`HasField::project`].
237     ///
238     /// The `Client` parameter exists to select between implementations of
239     /// [`HasField`] that would otherwise conflict.
240     #[allow(missing_debug_implementations, missing_copy_implementations)]
241     pub struct Projection<Client, F: ?Sized, const VARIANT_ID: i128, const FIELD_ID: i128> {
242         _never: core::convert::Infallible,
243         _client: PhantomData<Client>,
244         _phantom: PhantomData<F>,
245     }
246 
247     // SAFETY: `HasField::project` has the same safety post-conditions as
248     // `Project::project`.
249     unsafe impl<T: ?Sized, Client, F, const VARIANT_ID: i128, const FIELD_ID: i128>
250         Project<T, T::Type> for Projection<Client, F, VARIANT_ID, FIELD_ID>
251     where
252         T: HasField<Client, F, VARIANT_ID, FIELD_ID>,
253     {
254         #[inline(always)]
255         fn project(src: PtrInner<'_, T>) -> *mut T::Type {
256             T::project(src)
257         }
258     }
259 
260     // SAFETY: All `repr(C)` union fields exist at offset 0 within the union [1],
261     // and so any union projection is actually a cast (ie, preserves address).
262     //
263     // [1] Per
264     //     https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.92.0/reference/type-layout.html#reprc-unions,
265     //     it's not *technically* guaranteed that non-maximally-sized fields
266     //     are at offset 0, but it's clear that this is the intention of `repr(C)`
267     //     unions. It says:
268     //
269     //     > A union declared with `#[repr(C)]` will have the same size and
270     //     > alignment as an equivalent C union declaration in the C language for
271     //     > the target platform.
272     //
273     //     Note that this only mentions size and alignment, not layout. However,
274     //     C unions *do* guarantee that all fields start at offset 0. [2]
275     //
276     //     This is also reinforced by
277     //     https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.92.0/reference/items/unions.html#r-items.union.fields.offset:
278     //
279     //     > Fields might have a non-zero offset (except when the C
280     //     > representation is used); in that case the bits starting at the
281     //     > offset of the fields are read
282     //
283     // [2] Per https://port70.net/~nsz/c/c11/n1570.html#6.7.2.1p16:
284     //
285     //     > The size of a union is sufficient to contain the largest of its
286     //     > members. The value of at most one of the members can be stored in a
287     //     > union object at any time. A pointer to a union object, suitably
288     //     > converted, points to each of its members (or if a member is a
289     //     > bit-field, then to the unit in which it resides), and vice versa.
290     //
291     // FIXME(https://github.com/rust-lang/unsafe-code-guidelines/issues/595):
292     // Cite the documentation once it's updated.
293     unsafe impl<T: ?Sized, Client, F, const FIELD_ID: i128> Cast<T, T::Type>
294         for Projection<Client, F, { crate::REPR_C_UNION_VARIANT_ID }, FIELD_ID>
295     where
296         T: HasField<Client, F, { crate::REPR_C_UNION_VARIANT_ID }, FIELD_ID>,
297     {
298     }
299 
300     /// A transitive sequence of projections.
301     ///
302     /// Given `TU: Project` and `UV: Project`, `TransitiveProject<_, TU, UV>` is
303     /// a [`Project`] which projects by applying `TU` followed by `UV`.
304     ///
305     /// If `TU: Cast` and `UV: Cast`, then `TransitiveProject<_, TU, UV>: Cast`.
306     #[allow(missing_debug_implementations)]
307     pub struct TransitiveProject<U: ?Sized, TU, UV> {
308         _never: core::convert::Infallible,
309         _projections: PhantomData<(TU, UV)>,
310         // On our MSRV (1.56), the debuginfo for a tuple containing both an
311         // uninhabited type and a DST causes an ICE. We split `U` from `TU` and
312         // `UV` to avoid this situation.
313         _u: PhantomData<U>,
314     }
315 
316     // SAFETY: Since `TU::project` and `UV::project` are each
317     // provenance-preserving operations which preserve or shrink the set of
318     // referent bytes, so is their composition.
319     unsafe impl<T, U, V, TU, UV> Project<T, V> for TransitiveProject<U, TU, UV>
320     where
321         T: ?Sized,
322         U: ?Sized,
323         V: ?Sized,
324         TU: Project<T, U>,
325         UV: Project<U, V>,
326     {
327         #[inline(always)]
328         fn project(t: PtrInner<'_, T>) -> *mut V {
329             t.project::<_, TU>().project::<_, UV>().as_ptr()
330         }
331     }
332 
333     // SAFETY: Since the `Project::project` impl delegates to `TU::project` and
334     // `UV::project`, and since `TU` and `UV` are `Cast`, the `Project::project`
335     // impl preserves the address of the referent.
336     unsafe impl<T, U, V, TU, UV> Cast<T, V> for TransitiveProject<U, TU, UV>
337     where
338         T: ?Sized,
339         U: ?Sized,
340         V: ?Sized,
341         TU: Cast<T, U>,
342         UV: Cast<U, V>,
343     {
344     }
345 
346     // SAFETY: Since the `Project::project` impl delegates to `TU::project` and
347     // `UV::project`, and since `TU` and `UV` are `CastExact`, the `Project::project`
348     // impl preserves the set of referent bytes.
349     unsafe impl<T, U, V, TU, UV> CastExact<T, V> for TransitiveProject<U, TU, UV>
350     where
351         T: ?Sized,
352         U: ?Sized,
353         V: ?Sized,
354         TU: CastExact<T, U>,
355         UV: CastExact<U, V>,
356     {
357     }
358 
359     /// A cast from `T` to `[u8]`.
360     #[allow(missing_copy_implementations, missing_debug_implementations)]
361     pub struct AsBytesCast;
362 
363     // SAFETY: `project` constructs a pointer with the same address as `src`
364     // and with a referent of the same size as `*src`. It does this using
365     // provenance-preserving operations.
366     //
367     // FIXME(https://github.com/rust-lang/unsafe-code-guidelines/issues/594):
368     // Technically, this proof assumes that `*src` is contiguous (the same is
369     // true of other proofs in this codebase). Is this guaranteed anywhere?
370     unsafe impl<T: ?Sized + KnownLayout> Project<T, [u8]> for AsBytesCast {
371         #[inline(always)]
372         fn project(src: PtrInner<'_, T>) -> *mut [u8] {
373             let bytes = match T::size_of_val_raw(src.as_non_null()) {
374                 Some(bytes) => bytes,
375                 // SAFETY: `KnownLayout::size_of_val_raw` promises to always
376                 // return `Some` so long as the resulting size fits in a
377                 // `usize`. By invariant on `PtrInner`, `src` refers to a range
378                 // of bytes whose size fits in an `isize`, which implies that it
379                 // also fits in a `usize`.
380                 None => unsafe { core::hint::unreachable_unchecked() },
381             };
382 
383             core::ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(src.as_ptr().cast::<u8>(), bytes)
384         }
385     }
386 
387     // SAFETY: The `Project::project` impl preserves referent address.
388     unsafe impl<T: ?Sized + KnownLayout> Cast<T, [u8]> for AsBytesCast {}
389 
390     // SAFETY: The `Project::project` impl preserves the set of referent bytes.
391     unsafe impl<T: ?Sized + KnownLayout> CastExact<T, [u8]> for AsBytesCast {}
392 
393     /// A cast from any type to `()`.
394     #[allow(missing_copy_implementations, missing_debug_implementations)]
395     pub struct CastToUnit;
396 
397     // SAFETY: The `project` implementation projects to a subset of its
398     // argument's referent using provenance-preserving operations.
399     unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Project<T, ()> for CastToUnit {
400         #[inline(always)]
401         fn project(src: PtrInner<'_, T>) -> *mut () {
402             src.as_ptr().cast::<()>()
403         }
404     }
405 
406     // SAFETY: The `project` implementation preserves referent address.
407     unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Cast<T, ()> for CastToUnit {}
408 }
409