rust: types: add ARef::into_raw

Add a method for `ARef` that is analogous to `Arc::into_raw`. It is the
inverse operation of `ARef::from_raw`, and allows you to convert the
`ARef` back into a raw pointer while retaining ownership of the
refcount.

This new function will be used by [1] for converting the type in an
`ARef` using `ARef::from_raw(ARef::into_raw(me).cast())`. Alice has
also needed the same function for other use-cases in the past, but [1]
is the first to go upstream.

This was implemented independently by Kartik and Alice. The two versions
were merged by Alice, so all mistakes are Alice's.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240801-vma-v3-1-db6c1c0afda9@google.com [1]
Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1044
Signed-off-by: Kartik Prajapati <kartikprajapati987@gmail.com>
Co-developed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>
[ Reworded to correct the author reference and changed tag to Link
  since it is not a bug. - Miguel ]
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
This commit is contained in:
Kartik Prajapati 2024-08-21 19:58:58 +00:00 committed by Miguel Ojeda
parent c73051168e
commit 96fff2dc29

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@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use alloc::boxed::Box;
use core::{
cell::UnsafeCell,
marker::{PhantomData, PhantomPinned},
mem::MaybeUninit,
mem::{ManuallyDrop, MaybeUninit},
ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
pin::Pin,
ptr::NonNull,
@ -396,6 +396,35 @@ impl<T: AlwaysRefCounted> ARef<T> {
_p: PhantomData,
}
}
/// Consumes the `ARef`, returning a raw pointer.
///
/// This function does not change the refcount. After calling this function, the caller is
/// responsible for the refcount previously managed by the `ARef`.
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```
/// use core::ptr::NonNull;
/// use kernel::types::{ARef, AlwaysRefCounted};
///
/// struct Empty {}
///
/// unsafe impl AlwaysRefCounted for Empty {
/// fn inc_ref(&self) {}
/// unsafe fn dec_ref(_obj: NonNull<Self>) {}
/// }
///
/// let mut data = Empty {};
/// let ptr = NonNull::<Empty>::new(&mut data as *mut _).unwrap();
/// let data_ref: ARef<Empty> = unsafe { ARef::from_raw(ptr) };
/// let raw_ptr: NonNull<Empty> = ARef::into_raw(data_ref);
///
/// assert_eq!(ptr, raw_ptr);
/// ```
pub fn into_raw(me: Self) -> NonNull<T> {
ManuallyDrop::new(me).ptr
}
}
impl<T: AlwaysRefCounted> Clone for ARef<T> {