xref: /linux/rust/kernel/pid_namespace.rs (revision c8b90d40d5bba8e6fba457b8a7c10d3c0d467e37)
1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
2 
3 // Copyright (c) 2024 Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
4 
5 //! Pid namespaces.
6 //!
7 //! C header: [`include/linux/pid_namespace.h`](srctree/include/linux/pid_namespace.h) and
8 //! [`include/linux/pid.h`](srctree/include/linux/pid.h)
9 
10 use crate::{
11     bindings,
12     types::{AlwaysRefCounted, Opaque},
13 };
14 use core::ptr;
15 
16 /// Wraps the kernel's `struct pid_namespace`. Thread safe.
17 ///
18 /// This structure represents the Rust abstraction for a C `struct pid_namespace`. This
19 /// implementation abstracts the usage of an already existing C `struct pid_namespace` within Rust
20 /// code that we get passed from the C side.
21 #[repr(transparent)]
22 pub struct PidNamespace {
23     inner: Opaque<bindings::pid_namespace>,
24 }
25 
26 impl PidNamespace {
27     /// Returns a raw pointer to the inner C struct.
28     #[inline]
29     pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut bindings::pid_namespace {
30         self.inner.get()
31     }
32 
33     /// Creates a reference to a [`PidNamespace`] from a valid pointer.
34     ///
35     /// # Safety
36     ///
37     /// The caller must ensure that `ptr` is valid and remains valid for the lifetime of the
38     /// returned [`PidNamespace`] reference.
39     pub unsafe fn from_ptr<'a>(ptr: *const bindings::pid_namespace) -> &'a Self {
40         // SAFETY: The safety requirements guarantee the validity of the dereference, while the
41         // `PidNamespace` type being transparent makes the cast ok.
42         unsafe { &*ptr.cast() }
43     }
44 }
45 
46 // SAFETY: Instances of `PidNamespace` are always reference-counted.
47 unsafe impl AlwaysRefCounted for PidNamespace {
48     #[inline]
49     fn inc_ref(&self) {
50         // SAFETY: The existence of a shared reference means that the refcount is nonzero.
51         unsafe { bindings::get_pid_ns(self.as_ptr()) };
52     }
53 
54     #[inline]
55     unsafe fn dec_ref(obj: ptr::NonNull<PidNamespace>) {
56         // SAFETY: The safety requirements guarantee that the refcount is non-zero.
57         unsafe { bindings::put_pid_ns(obj.cast().as_ptr()) }
58     }
59 }
60 
61 // SAFETY:
62 // - `PidNamespace::dec_ref` can be called from any thread.
63 // - It is okay to send ownership of `PidNamespace` across thread boundaries.
64 unsafe impl Send for PidNamespace {}
65 
66 // SAFETY: It's OK to access `PidNamespace` through shared references from other threads because
67 // we're either accessing properties that don't change or that are properly synchronised by C code.
68 unsafe impl Sync for PidNamespace {}
69