[PATCH v6 5/9] rust: sync: atomic: Add atomic {cmp,}xchg operations
Boqun Feng <[email protected]> Wed, 9 Jul 2025 23:00:48 -0700
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xchg() and cmpxchg() are basic operations on atomic. Provide these based on C APIs. Note that cmpxchg() use the similar function signature as compare_exchange() in Rust std: returning a `Result`, `Ok(old)` means the operation succeeds and `Err(old)` means the operation fails. Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <[email protected]> --- rust/kernel/sync/atomic/generic.rs | 170 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 170 insertions(+) diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/atomic/generic.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/atomic/generic.rs index e044fe21b128..1beb802843ee 100644 --- a/rust/kernel/sync/atomic/generic.rs +++ b/rust/kernel/sync/atomic/generic.rs @@ -287,3 +287,173 @@ pub fn store<Ordering: ReleaseOrRelaxed>(&self, v: T, _: Ordering) { }; } } + +impl<T: AllowAtomic> Atomic<T> +where + T::Repr: AtomicHasXchgOps, +{ + /// Atomic exchange. + /// + /// # Examples + /// + /// ```rust + /// use kernel::sync::atomic::{Atomic, Acquire, Relaxed}; + /// + /// let x = Atomic::new(42); + /// + /// assert_eq!(42, x.xchg(52, Acquire)); + /// assert_eq!(52, x.load(Relaxed)); + /// ``` + #[doc(alias("atomic_xchg", "atomic64_xchg", "swap"))] + #[inline(always)] + pub fn xchg<Ordering: Any>(&self, v: T, _: Ordering) -> T { + let v = into_repr(v); + // CAST: Per the safety requirement of `AllowAtomic`, a valid pointer of `T` is also a + // valid pointer of `T::Repr`. + let a = self.as_ptr().cast::<T::Repr>(); + + // SAFETY: + // - For calling the atomic_xchg*() function: + // - `a` is a valid pointer for the function per the CAST justification above. + // - Per the type guarantees, the following atomic operation won't cause data races. + // - For extra safety requirement of usage on pointers returned by `self.as_ptr()`: + // - Atomic operations are used here. + // - For the bit validity of `Atomic<T>`: + // - `v` is a valid bit pattern of `T`, so it's sound to store it in an `Atomic<T>`. + let ret = unsafe { + match Ordering::TYPE { + OrderingType::Full => T::Repr::atomic_xchg(a, v), + OrderingType::Acquire => T::Repr::atomic_xchg_acquire(a, v), + OrderingType::Release => T::Repr::atomic_xchg_release(a, v), + OrderingType::Relaxed => T::Repr::atomic_xchg_relaxed(a, v), + } + }; + + // SAFETY: The atomic variable holds a valid `T`, so `ret` is a valid bit pattern of `T`, + // therefore it's safe to call `from_repr()`. + unsafe { from_repr(ret) } + } + + /// Atomic compare and exchange. + /// + /// Compare: The comparison is done via the byte level comparison between the atomic variables + /// with the `old` value. + /// + /// Ordering: When succeeds, provides the corresponding ordering as the `Ordering` type + /// parameter indicates, and a failed one doesn't provide any ordering, the read part of a + /// failed cmpxchg should be treated as a relaxed read. + /// + /// Returns `Ok(value)` if cmpxchg succeeds, and `value` is guaranteed to be equal to `old`, + /// otherwise returns `Err(value)`, and `value` is the value of the atomic variable when + /// cmpxchg was happening. + /// + /// # Examples + /// + /// ```rust + /// use kernel::sync::atomic::{Atomic, Full, Relaxed}; + /// + /// let x = Atomic::new(42); + /// + /// // Checks whether cmpxchg succeeded. + /// let success = x.cmpxchg(52, 64, Relaxed).is_ok(); + /// # assert!(!success); + /// + /// // Checks whether cmpxchg failed. + /// let failure = x.cmpxchg(52, 64, Relaxed).is_err(); + /// # assert!(failure); + /// + /// // Uses the old value if failed, probably re-try cmpxchg. + /// match x.cmpxchg(52, 64, Relaxed) { + /// Ok(_) => { }, + /// Err(old) => { + /// // do something with `old`. + /// # assert_eq!(old, 42); + /// } + /// } + /// + /// // Uses the latest value regardlessly, same as atomic_cmpxchg() in C. + /// let latest = x.cmpxchg(42, 64, Full).unwrap_or_else(|old| old); + /// # assert_eq!(42, latest); + /// assert_eq!(64, x.load(Relaxed)); + /// ``` + #[doc(alias( + "atomic_cmpxchg", + "atomic64_cmpxchg", + "atomic_try_cmpxchg", + "atomic64_try_cmpxchg", + "compare_exchange" + ))] + #[inline(always)] + pub fn cmpxchg<Ordering: Any>(&self, mut old: T, new: T, o: Ordering) -> Result<T, T> { + // Note on code generation: + // + // try_cmpxchg() is used to implement cmpxchg(), and if the helper functions are inlined, + // the compiler is able to figure out that branch is not needed if the users don't care + // about whether the operation succeeds or not. One exception is on x86, due to commit + // 44fe84459faf ("locking/atomic: Fix atomic_try_cmpxchg() semantics"), the + // atomic_try_cmpxchg() on x86 has a branch even if the caller doesn't care about the + // success of cmpxchg and only wants to use the old value. For example, for code like: + // + // let latest = x.cmpxchg(42, 64, Full).unwrap_or_else(|old| old); + // + // It will still generate code: + // + // movl $0x40, %ecx + // movl $0x34, %eax + // lock + // cmpxchgl %ecx, 0x4(%rsp) + // jne 1f + // 2: + // ... + // 1: movl %eax, %ecx + // jmp 2b + // + // This might be "fixed" by introducing a try_cmpxchg_exclusive() that knows the "*old" + // location in the C function is always safe to write. + if self.try_cmpxchg(&mut old, new, o) { + Ok(old) + } else { + Err(old) + } + } + + /// Atomic compare and exchange and returns whether the operation succeeds. + /// + /// "Compare" and "Ordering" part are the same as [`Atomic::cmpxchg()`]. + /// + /// Returns `true` means the cmpxchg succeeds otherwise returns `false` with `old` updated to + /// the value of the atomic variable when cmpxchg was happening. + #[inline(always)] + fn try_cmpxchg<Ordering: Any>(&self, old: &mut T, new: T, _: Ordering) -> bool { + let mut old_tmp = into_repr(*old); + let oldp = &raw mut old_tmp; + let new = into_repr(new); + // CAST: Per the safety requirement of `AllowAtomic`, a valid pointer of `T` is also a + // valid pointer of `T::Repr`. + let a = self.0.get().cast::<T::Repr>(); + + // SAFETY: + // - For calling the atomic_try_cmpxchg*() function: + // - `a` is a valid pointer for the function per the CAST justification above. + // - `oldp` is a valid pointer for the function. + // - Per the type guarantees, the following atomic operation won't cause data races. + // - For extra safety requirement of usage on pointers returned by `self.as_ptr()`: + // - Atomic operations are used here. + // - For the bit validity of `Atomic<T>`: + // - `new` is a valid bit pattern of `T`, so it's sound to store it in an `Atomic<T>`. + let ret = unsafe { + match Ordering::TYPE { + OrderingType::Full => T::Repr::atomic_try_cmpxchg(a, oldp, new), + OrderingType::Acquire => T::Repr::atomic_try_cmpxchg_acquire(a, oldp, new), + OrderingType::Release => T::Repr::atomic_try_cmpxchg_release(a, oldp, new), + OrderingType::Relaxed => T::Repr::atomic_try_cmpxchg_relaxed(a, oldp, new), + } + }; + + // SAFETY: The atomic variable holds a valid `T`, so `old_tmp` is a valid bit pattern of + // `T`, therefore it's safe to call `from_repr()`. + *old = unsafe { from_repr(old_tmp) }; + + ret + } +} -- 2.39.5 (Apple Git-154)