// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 //! Allocator support. //! //! Documentation for the kernel's memory allocators can found in the "Memory Allocation Guide" //! linked below. For instance, this includes the concept of "get free page" (GFP) flags and the //! typical application of the different kernel allocators. //! //! Reference: use super::Flags; use core::alloc::Layout; use core::ptr; use core::ptr::NonNull; use crate::alloc::{AllocError, Allocator, NumaNode}; use crate::bindings; use crate::page; const ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN: usize = bindings::ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN; mod iter; pub use self::iter::VmallocPageIter; /// The contiguous kernel allocator. /// /// `Kmalloc` is typically used for physically contiguous allocations up to page size, but also /// supports larger allocations up to `bindings::KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE`, which is hardware specific. /// /// For more details see [self]. pub struct Kmalloc; /// The virtually contiguous kernel allocator. /// /// `Vmalloc` allocates pages from the page level allocator and maps them into the contiguous kernel /// virtual space. It is typically used for large allocations. The memory allocated with this /// allocator is not physically contiguous. /// /// For more details see [self]. pub struct Vmalloc; /// The kvmalloc kernel allocator. /// /// `KVmalloc` attempts to allocate memory with `Kmalloc` first, but falls back to `Vmalloc` upon /// failure. This allocator is typically used when the size for the requested allocation is not /// known and may exceed the capabilities of `Kmalloc`. /// /// For more details see [self]. pub struct KVmalloc; /// # Invariants /// /// One of the following: `krealloc_node_align`, `vrealloc_node_align`, `kvrealloc_node_align`. struct ReallocFunc( unsafe extern "C" fn( *const crate::ffi::c_void, usize, crate::ffi::c_ulong, u32, crate::ffi::c_int, ) -> *mut crate::ffi::c_void, ); impl ReallocFunc { // INVARIANT: `krealloc_node_align` satisfies the type invariants. const KREALLOC: Self = Self(bindings::krealloc_node_align); // INVARIANT: `vrealloc_node_align` satisfies the type invariants. const VREALLOC: Self = Self(bindings::vrealloc_node_align); // INVARIANT: `kvrealloc_node_align` satisfies the type invariants. const KVREALLOC: Self = Self(bindings::kvrealloc_node_align); /// # Safety /// /// This method has the same safety requirements as [`Allocator::realloc`]. /// /// # Guarantees /// /// This method has the same guarantees as `Allocator::realloc`. Additionally /// - it accepts any pointer to a valid memory allocation allocated by this function. /// - memory allocated by this function remains valid until it is passed to this function. #[inline] unsafe fn call( &self, ptr: Option>, layout: Layout, old_layout: Layout, flags: Flags, nid: NumaNode, ) -> Result, AllocError> { let size = layout.size(); let ptr = match ptr { Some(ptr) => { if old_layout.size() == 0 { ptr::null() } else { ptr.as_ptr() } } None => ptr::null(), }; // SAFETY: // - `self.0` is one of `krealloc`, `vrealloc`, `kvrealloc` and thus only requires that // `ptr` is NULL or valid. // - `ptr` is either NULL or valid by the safety requirements of this function. // // GUARANTEE: // - `self.0` is one of `krealloc`, `vrealloc`, `kvrealloc`. // - Those functions provide the guarantees of this function. let raw_ptr = unsafe { // If `size == 0` and `ptr != NULL` the memory behind the pointer is freed. self.0(ptr.cast(), size, layout.align(), flags.0, nid.0).cast() }; let ptr = if size == 0 { crate::alloc::dangling_from_layout(layout) } else { NonNull::new(raw_ptr).ok_or(AllocError)? }; Ok(NonNull::slice_from_raw_parts(ptr, size)) } } impl Kmalloc { /// Returns a [`Layout`] that makes [`Kmalloc`] fulfill the requested size and alignment of /// `layout`. pub fn aligned_layout(layout: Layout) -> Layout { // Note that `layout.size()` (after padding) is guaranteed to be a multiple of // `layout.align()` which together with the slab guarantees means that `Kmalloc` will return // a properly aligned object (see comments in `kmalloc()` for more information). layout.pad_to_align() } } // SAFETY: `realloc` delegates to `ReallocFunc::call`, which guarantees that // - memory remains valid until it is explicitly freed, // - passing a pointer to a valid memory allocation is OK, // - `realloc` satisfies the guarantees, since `ReallocFunc::call` has the same. unsafe impl Allocator for Kmalloc { const MIN_ALIGN: usize = ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN; #[inline] unsafe fn realloc( ptr: Option>, layout: Layout, old_layout: Layout, flags: Flags, nid: NumaNode, ) -> Result, AllocError> { let layout = Kmalloc::aligned_layout(layout); // SAFETY: `ReallocFunc::call` has the same safety requirements as `Allocator::realloc`. unsafe { ReallocFunc::KREALLOC.call(ptr, layout, old_layout, flags, nid) } } } impl Vmalloc { /// Convert a pointer to a [`Vmalloc`] allocation to a [`page::BorrowedPage`]. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// # use core::ptr::{NonNull, from_mut}; /// # use kernel::{page, prelude::*}; /// use kernel::alloc::allocator::Vmalloc; /// /// let mut vbox = VBox::<[u8; page::PAGE_SIZE]>::new_uninit(GFP_KERNEL)?; /// /// { /// // SAFETY: By the type invariant of `Box` the inner pointer of `vbox` is non-null. /// let ptr = unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(from_mut(&mut *vbox)) }; /// /// // SAFETY: /// // `ptr` is a valid pointer to a `Vmalloc` allocation. /// // `ptr` is valid for the entire lifetime of `page`. /// let page = unsafe { Vmalloc::to_page(ptr.cast()) }; /// /// // SAFETY: There is no concurrent read or write to the same page. /// unsafe { page.fill_zero_raw(0, page::PAGE_SIZE)? }; /// } /// # Ok::<(), Error>(()) /// ``` /// /// # Safety /// /// - `ptr` must be a valid pointer to a [`Vmalloc`] allocation. /// - `ptr` must remain valid for the entire duration of `'a`. pub unsafe fn to_page<'a>(ptr: NonNull) -> page::BorrowedPage<'a> { // SAFETY: `ptr` is a valid pointer to `Vmalloc` memory. let page = unsafe { bindings::vmalloc_to_page(ptr.as_ptr().cast()) }; // SAFETY: `vmalloc_to_page` returns a valid pointer to a `struct page` for a valid pointer // to `Vmalloc` memory. let page = unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(page) }; // SAFETY: // - `page` is a valid pointer to a `struct page`, given that by the safety requirements of // this function `ptr` is a valid pointer to a `Vmalloc` allocation. // - By the safety requirements of this function `ptr` is valid for the entire lifetime of // `'a`. unsafe { page::BorrowedPage::from_raw(page) } } } // SAFETY: `realloc` delegates to `ReallocFunc::call`, which guarantees that // - memory remains valid until it is explicitly freed, // - passing a pointer to a valid memory allocation is OK, // - `realloc` satisfies the guarantees, since `ReallocFunc::call` has the same. unsafe impl Allocator for Vmalloc { const MIN_ALIGN: usize = kernel::page::PAGE_SIZE; #[inline] unsafe fn realloc( ptr: Option>, layout: Layout, old_layout: Layout, flags: Flags, nid: NumaNode, ) -> Result, AllocError> { // SAFETY: If not `None`, `ptr` is guaranteed to point to valid memory, which was previously // allocated with this `Allocator`. unsafe { ReallocFunc::VREALLOC.call(ptr, layout, old_layout, flags, nid) } } } // SAFETY: `realloc` delegates to `ReallocFunc::call`, which guarantees that // - memory remains valid until it is explicitly freed, // - passing a pointer to a valid memory allocation is OK, // - `realloc` satisfies the guarantees, since `ReallocFunc::call` has the same. unsafe impl Allocator for KVmalloc { const MIN_ALIGN: usize = ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN; #[inline] unsafe fn realloc( ptr: Option>, layout: Layout, old_layout: Layout, flags: Flags, nid: NumaNode, ) -> Result, AllocError> { // `KVmalloc` may use the `Kmalloc` backend, hence we have to enforce a `Kmalloc` // compatible layout. let layout = Kmalloc::aligned_layout(layout); // SAFETY: If not `None`, `ptr` is guaranteed to point to valid memory, which was previously // allocated with this `Allocator`. unsafe { ReallocFunc::KVREALLOC.call(ptr, layout, old_layout, flags, nid) } } } #[macros::kunit_tests(rust_allocator)] mod tests { use super::*; use core::mem::MaybeUninit; use kernel::prelude::*; #[test] fn test_alignment() -> Result { const TEST_SIZE: usize = 1024; const TEST_LARGE_ALIGN_SIZE: usize = kernel::page::PAGE_SIZE * 4; // These two structs are used to test allocating aligned memory. // they don't need to be accessed, so they're marked as dead_code. #[expect(dead_code)] #[repr(align(128))] struct Blob([u8; TEST_SIZE]); #[expect(dead_code)] #[repr(align(8192))] struct LargeAlignBlob([u8; TEST_LARGE_ALIGN_SIZE]); struct TestAlign(Box, A>); impl TestAlign { fn new() -> Result { Ok(Self(Box::<_, A>::new_uninit(GFP_KERNEL)?)) } fn is_aligned_to(&self, align: usize) -> bool { assert!(align.is_power_of_two()); let addr = self.0.as_ptr() as usize; addr & (align - 1) == 0 } } let ta = TestAlign::::new()?; assert!(ta.is_aligned_to(128)); let ta = TestAlign::::new()?; assert!(ta.is_aligned_to(8192)); let ta = TestAlign::::new()?; assert!(ta.is_aligned_to(128)); let ta = TestAlign::::new()?; assert!(ta.is_aligned_to(8192)); let ta = TestAlign::::new()?; assert!(ta.is_aligned_to(128)); let ta = TestAlign::::new()?; assert!(ta.is_aligned_to(8192)); Ok(()) } }