xref: /linux/rust/kernel/module.rs (revision d24f5cdbeff8b6a063fca92d0a1f94122a799b59)
1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
2 
3 //! Module-related types and helpers.
4 
5 /// The entrypoint to implementing a kernel module.
6 ///
7 /// For any teardown or cleanup operations, your type may implement [`Drop`].
8 pub trait Module: Sized + Sync + Send {
9     /// Called at module initialization time.
10     ///
11     /// Use this method to perform whatever setup or registration your module
12     /// should do.
13     ///
14     /// Equivalent to the `module_init` macro in the C API.
15     fn init(module: &'static ThisModule) -> crate::error::Result<Self>;
16 }
17 
18 /// A module that is pinned and initialised in-place.
19 pub trait InPlaceModule: Sync + Send {
20     /// Creates an initialiser for the module.
21     ///
22     /// It is called when the module is loaded.
23     fn init(module: &'static ThisModule) -> impl pin_init::PinInit<Self, crate::error::Error>;
24 }
25 
26 impl<T: Module> InPlaceModule for T {
27     fn init(module: &'static ThisModule) -> impl pin_init::PinInit<Self, crate::error::Error> {
28         let initer = move |slot: *mut Self| {
29             let m = <Self as Module>::init(module)?;
30 
31             // SAFETY: `slot` is valid for write per the contract with `pin_init_from_closure`.
32             unsafe { slot.write(m) };
33             Ok(())
34         };
35 
36         // SAFETY: On success, `initer` always fully initialises an instance of `Self`.
37         unsafe { pin_init::pin_init_from_closure(initer) }
38     }
39 }
40 
41 /// Metadata attached to a [`Module`] or [`InPlaceModule`].
42 pub trait ModuleMetadata {
43     /// The name of the module as specified in the `module!` macro.
44     const NAME: &'static crate::str::CStr;
45 
46     /// The module's `THIS_MODULE` pointer.
47     const THIS_MODULE: ThisModule;
48 }
49 
50 /// Returns a reference to the `THIS_MODULE` of the given module type.
51 #[inline]
52 pub const fn this_module<M: ModuleMetadata>() -> &'static ThisModule {
53     &M::THIS_MODULE
54 }
55 
56 /// Equivalent to `THIS_MODULE` in the C API.
57 ///
58 /// C header: [`include/linux/init.h`](srctree/include/linux/init.h)
59 pub struct ThisModule(*mut crate::bindings::module);
60 
61 // SAFETY: `THIS_MODULE` may be used from all threads within a module.
62 unsafe impl Sync for ThisModule {}
63 
64 impl ThisModule {
65     /// Creates a [`ThisModule`] given the `THIS_MODULE` pointer.
66     ///
67     /// # Safety
68     ///
69     /// The pointer must be equal to the right `THIS_MODULE`.
70     pub const unsafe fn from_ptr(ptr: *mut crate::bindings::module) -> ThisModule {
71         ThisModule(ptr)
72     }
73 
74     /// Access the raw pointer for this module.
75     ///
76     /// It is up to the user to use it correctly.
77     pub const fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut crate::bindings::module {
78         self.0
79     }
80 }
81