// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 //! Kernel errors.//!//! C header: [`include/uapi/asm-generic/errno-base.h`](srctree/include/uapi/asm-generic/errno-base.h) use crate::{ alloc::{layout::LayoutError, AllocError}, fmt, str::CStr,}; use core::num::NonZeroI32;use core::num::TryFromIntError;use core::str::Utf8Error; /// Contains the C-compatible error codes.#[rustfmt::skip]pub mod code { macro_rules! declare_err { ($err:tt $(,)? $($doc:expr),+) => { $( #[doc = $doc] )* pub const $err: super::Error = match super::Error::try_from_errno(-(crate::bindings::$err as i32)) { Some(err) => err, None => panic!("Invalid errno in `declare_err!`"), }; }; } declare_err!(EPERM, "Operation not permitted."); declare_err!(ENOENT, "No such file or directory."); declare_err!(ESRCH, "No such process."); declare_err!(EINTR, "Interrupted system call."); declare_err!(EIO, "I/O error."); declare_err!(ENXIO, "No such device or address."); declare_err!(E2BIG, "Argument list too long."); declare_err!(ENOEXEC, "Exec format error."); declare_err!(EBADF, "Bad file number."); declare_err!(ECHILD, "No child processes."); declare_err!(EAGAIN, "Try again."); declare_err!(ENOMEM, "Out of memory."); declare_err!(EACCES, "Permission denied."); declare_err!(EFAULT, "Bad address."); declare_err!(ENOTBLK, "Block device required."); declare_err!(EBUSY, "Device or resource busy."); declare_err!(EEXIST, "File exists."); declare_err!(EXDEV, "Cross-device link."); declare_err!(ENODEV, "No such device."); declare_err!(ENOTDIR, "Not a directory."); declare_err!(EISDIR, "Is a directory."); declare_err!(EINVAL, "Invalid argument."); declare_err!(ENFILE, "File table overflow."); declare_err!(EMFILE, "Too many open files."); declare_err!(ENOTTY, "Not a typewriter."); declare_err!(ETXTBSY, "Text file busy."); declare_err!(EFBIG, "File too large."); declare_err!(ENOSPC, "No space left on device."); declare_err!(ESPIPE, "Illegal seek."); declare_err!(EROFS, "Read-only file system."); declare_err!(EMLINK, "Too many links."); declare_err!(EPIPE, "Broken pipe."); declare_err!(EDOM, "Math argument out of domain of func."); declare_err!(ERANGE, "Math result not representable."); declare_err!(EOVERFLOW, "Value too large for defined data type."); declare_err!(ETIMEDOUT, "Connection timed out."); declare_err!(ERESTARTSYS, "Restart the system call."); declare_err!(ERESTARTNOINTR, "System call was interrupted by a signal and will be restarted."); declare_err!(ERESTARTNOHAND, "Restart if no handler."); declare_err!(ENOIOCTLCMD, "No ioctl command."); declare_err!(ERESTART_RESTARTBLOCK, "Restart by calling sys_restart_syscall."); declare_err!(EPROBE_DEFER, "Driver requests probe retry."); declare_err!(EOPENSTALE, "Open found a stale dentry."); declare_err!(ENOPARAM, "Parameter not supported."); declare_err!(EBADHANDLE, "Illegal NFS file handle."); declare_err!(ENOTSYNC, "Update synchronization mismatch."); declare_err!(EBADCOOKIE, "Cookie is stale."); declare_err!(ENOTSUPP, "Operation is not supported."); declare_err!(ETOOSMALL, "Buffer or request is too small."); declare_err!(ESERVERFAULT, "An untranslatable error occurred."); declare_err!(EBADTYPE, "Type not supported by server."); declare_err!(EJUKEBOX, "Request initiated, but will not complete before timeout."); declare_err!(EIOCBQUEUED, "iocb queued, will get completion event."); declare_err!(ERECALLCONFLICT, "Conflict with recalled state."); declare_err!(ENOGRACE, "NFS file lock reclaim refused.");} /// Generic integer kernel error.////// The kernel defines a set of integer generic error codes based on C and/// POSIX ones. These codes may have a more specific meaning in some contexts.////// # Invariants////// The value is a valid `errno` (i.e. `>= -MAX_ERRNO && < 0`).#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]pub struct Error(NonZeroI32); impl Error { /// Creates an [`Error`] from a kernel error code. /// /// It is a bug to pass an out-of-range `errno`. `EINVAL` would /// be returned in such a case. pub fn from_errno(errno: crate::ffi::c_int) -> Error { if let Some(error) = Self::try_from_errno(errno) { error } else { // TODO: Make it a `WARN_ONCE` once available. crate::pr_warn!( "attempted to create `Error` with out of range `errno`: {}\n", errno ); code::EINVAL } } /// Creates an [`Error`] from a kernel error code. /// /// Returns [`None`] if `errno` is out-of-range. const fn try_from_errno(errno: crate::ffi::c_int) -> Option<Error> { if errno < -(bindings::MAX_ERRNO as i32) || errno >= 0 { return None; } // SAFETY: `errno` is checked above to be in a valid range. Some(unsafe { Error::from_errno_unchecked(errno) }) } /// Creates an [`Error`] from a kernel error code. /// /// # Safety /// /// `errno` must be within error code range (i.e. `>= -MAX_ERRNO && < 0`). const unsafe fn from_errno_unchecked(errno: crate::ffi::c_int) -> Error { // INVARIANT: The contract ensures the type invariant // will hold. // SAFETY: The caller guarantees `errno` is non-zero. Error(unsafe { NonZeroI32::new_unchecked(errno) }) } /// Returns the kernel error code. pub fn to_errno(self) -> crate::ffi::c_int { self.0.get() } #[cfg(CONFIG_BLOCK)] pub(crate) fn to_blk_status(self) -> bindings::blk_status_t { // SAFETY: `self.0` is a valid error due to its invariant. unsafe { bindings::errno_to_blk_status(self.0.get()) } } /// Returns the error encoded as a pointer. pub fn to_ptr<T>(self) -> *mut T { // SAFETY: `self.0` is a valid error due to its invariant. unsafe { bindings::ERR_PTR(self.0.get() as crate::ffi::c_long).cast() } } /// Returns a string representing the error, if one exists. #[cfg(not(any(test, testlib)))] pub fn name(&self) -> Option<&'static CStr> { // SAFETY: Just an FFI call, there are no extra safety requirements. let ptr = unsafe { bindings::errname(-self.0.get()) }; if ptr.is_null() { None } else { // SAFETY: The string returned by `errname` is static and `NUL`-terminated. Some(unsafe { CStr::from_char_ptr(ptr) }) } } /// Returns a string representing the error, if one exists. /// /// When `testlib` is configured, this always returns `None` to avoid the dependency on a /// kernel function so that tests that use this (e.g., by calling [`Result::unwrap`]) can still /// run in userspace. #[cfg(any(test, testlib))] pub fn name(&self) -> Option<&'static CStr> { None }} impl fmt::Debug for Error { fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result { match self.name() { // Print out number if no name can be found. None => f.debug_tuple("Error").field(&-self.0).finish(), Some(name) => f .debug_tuple( // SAFETY: These strings are ASCII-only. unsafe { core::str::from_utf8_unchecked(name.to_bytes()) }, ) .finish(), } }} impl From<AllocError> for Error { fn from(_: AllocError) -> Error { code::ENOMEM }} impl From<TryFromIntError> for Error { fn from(_: TryFromIntError) -> Error { code::EINVAL }} impl From<Utf8Error> for Error { fn from(_: Utf8Error) -> Error { code::EINVAL }} impl From<LayoutError> for Error { fn from(_: LayoutError) -> Error { code::ENOMEM }} impl From<fmt::Error> for Error { fn from(_: fmt::Error) -> Error { code::EINVAL }} impl From<core::convert::Infallible> for Error { fn from(e: core::convert::Infallible) -> Error { match e {} }} /// A [`Result`] with an [`Error`] error type.////// To be used as the return type for functions that may fail.////// # Error codes in C and Rust////// In C, it is common that functions indicate success or failure through/// their return value; modifying or returning extra data through non-`const`/// pointer parameters. In particular, in the kernel, functions that may fail/// typically return an `int` that represents a generic error code. We model/// those as [`Error`].////// In Rust, it is idiomatic to model functions that may fail as returning/// a [`Result`]. Since in the kernel many functions return an error code,/// [`Result`] is a type alias for a [`core::result::Result`] that uses/// [`Error`] as its error type.////// Note that even if a function does not return anything when it succeeds,/// it should still be modeled as returning a [`Result`] rather than/// just an [`Error`].////// Calling a function that returns [`Result`] forces the caller to handle/// the returned [`Result`].////// This can be done "manually" by using [`match`]. Using [`match`] to decode/// the [`Result`] is similar to C where all the return value decoding and the/// error handling is done explicitly by writing handling code for each/// error to cover. Using [`match`] the error and success handling can be/// implemented in all detail as required. For example (inspired by/// [`samples/rust/rust_minimal.rs`]):////// ```/// # #[allow(clippy::single_match)]/// fn example() -> Result {/// let mut numbers = KVec::new();////// match numbers.push(72, GFP_KERNEL) {/// Err(e) => {/// pr_err!("Error pushing 72: {e:?}");/// return Err(e.into());/// }/// // Do nothing, continue./// Ok(()) => (),/// }////// match numbers.push(108, GFP_KERNEL) {/// Err(e) => {/// pr_err!("Error pushing 108: {e:?}");/// return Err(e.into());/// }/// // Do nothing, continue./// Ok(()) => (),/// }////// match numbers.push(200, GFP_KERNEL) {/// Err(e) => {/// pr_err!("Error pushing 200: {e:?}");/// return Err(e.into());/// }/// // Do nothing, continue./// Ok(()) => (),/// }////// Ok(())/// }/// # example()?;/// # Ok::<(), Error>(())/// ```////// An alternative to be more concise is the [`if let`] syntax:////// ```/// fn example() -> Result {/// let mut numbers = KVec::new();////// if let Err(e) = numbers.push(72, GFP_KERNEL) {/// pr_err!("Error pushing 72: {e:?}");/// return Err(e.into());/// }////// if let Err(e) = numbers.push(108, GFP_KERNEL) {/// pr_err!("Error pushing 108: {e:?}");/// return Err(e.into());/// }////// if let Err(e) = numbers.push(200, GFP_KERNEL) {/// pr_err!("Error pushing 200: {e:?}");/// return Err(e.into());/// }////// Ok(())/// }/// # example()?;/// # Ok::<(), Error>(())/// ```////// Instead of these verbose [`match`]/[`if let`], the [`?`] operator can/// be used to handle the [`Result`]. Using the [`?`] operator is often/// the best choice to handle [`Result`] in a non-verbose way as done in/// [`samples/rust/rust_minimal.rs`]:////// ```/// fn example() -> Result {/// let mut numbers = KVec::new();////// numbers.push(72, GFP_KERNEL)?;/// numbers.push(108, GFP_KERNEL)?;/// numbers.push(200, GFP_KERNEL)?;////// Ok(())/// }/// # example()?;/// # Ok::<(), Error>(())/// ```////// Another possibility is to call [`unwrap()`](Result::unwrap) or/// [`expect()`](Result::expect). However, use of these functions is/// *heavily discouraged* in the kernel because they trigger a Rust/// [`panic!`] if an error happens, which may destabilize the system or/// entirely break it as a result -- just like the C [`BUG()`] macro./// Please see the documentation for the C macro [`BUG()`] for guidance/// on when to use these functions.////// Alternatively, depending on the use case, using [`unwrap_or()`],/// [`unwrap_or_else()`], [`unwrap_or_default()`] or [`unwrap_unchecked()`]/// might be an option, as well.////// For even more details, please see the [Rust documentation].////// [`match`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/expressions/match-expr.html/// [`samples/rust/rust_minimal.rs`]: srctree/samples/rust/rust_minimal.rs/// [`if let`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/expressions/if-expr.html#if-let-expressions/// [`?`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/expressions/operator-expr.html#the-question-mark-operator/// [`unwrap()`]: Result::unwrap/// [`expect()`]: Result::expect/// [`BUG()`]: https://docs.kernel.org/process/deprecated.html#bug-and-bug-on/// [`unwrap_or()`]: Result::unwrap_or/// [`unwrap_or_else()`]: Result::unwrap_or_else/// [`unwrap_or_default()`]: Result::unwrap_or_default/// [`unwrap_unchecked()`]: Result::unwrap_unchecked/// [Rust documentation]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch09-02-recoverable-errors-with-result.htmlpub type Result<T = (), E = Error> = core::result::Result<T, E>; /// Converts an integer as returned by a C kernel function to an error if it's negative, and/// `Ok(())` otherwise.pub fn to_result(err: crate::ffi::c_int) -> Result { if err < 0 { Err(Error::from_errno(err)) } else { Ok(()) }} /// Transform a kernel "error pointer" to a normal pointer.////// Some kernel C API functions return an "error pointer" which optionally/// embeds an `errno`. Callers are supposed to check the returned pointer/// for errors. This function performs the check and converts the "error pointer"/// to a normal pointer in an idiomatic fashion.////// # Examples////// ```ignore/// # use kernel::from_err_ptr;/// # use kernel::bindings;/// fn devm_platform_ioremap_resource(/// pdev: &mut PlatformDevice,/// index: u32,/// ) -> Result<*mut kernel::ffi::c_void> {/// // SAFETY: `pdev` points to a valid platform device. There are no safety requirements/// // on `index`./// from_err_ptr(unsafe { bindings::devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev.to_ptr(), index) })/// }/// ```pub fn from_err_ptr<T>(ptr: *mut T) -> Result<*mut T> { // CAST: Casting a pointer to `*const crate::ffi::c_void` is always valid. let const_ptr: *const crate::ffi::c_void = ptr.cast(); // SAFETY: The FFI function does not deref the pointer. if unsafe { bindings::IS_ERR(const_ptr) } { // SAFETY: The FFI function does not deref the pointer. let err = unsafe { bindings::PTR_ERR(const_ptr) }; #[allow(clippy::unnecessary_cast)] // CAST: If `IS_ERR()` returns `true`, // then `PTR_ERR()` is guaranteed to return a // negative value greater-or-equal to `-bindings::MAX_ERRNO`, // which always fits in an `i16`, as per the invariant above. // And an `i16` always fits in an `i32`. So casting `err` to // an `i32` can never overflow, and is always valid. // // SAFETY: `IS_ERR()` ensures `err` is a // negative value greater-or-equal to `-bindings::MAX_ERRNO`. return Err(unsafe { Error::from_errno_unchecked(err as crate::ffi::c_int) }); } Ok(ptr)} /// Calls a closure returning a [`crate::error::Result<T>`] and converts the result to/// a C integer result.////// This is useful when calling Rust functions that return [`crate::error::Result<T>`]/// from inside `extern "C"` functions that need to return an integer error result.////// `T` should be convertible from an `i16` via `From<i16>`.////// # Examples////// ```ignore/// # use kernel::from_result;/// # use kernel::bindings;/// unsafe extern "C" fn probe_callback(/// pdev: *mut bindings::platform_device,/// ) -> kernel::ffi::c_int {/// from_result(|| {/// let ptr = devm_alloc(pdev)?;/// bindings::platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ptr);/// Ok(0)/// })/// }/// ```pub fn from_result<T, F>(f: F) -> Twhere T: From<i16>, F: FnOnce() -> Result<T>,{ match f() { Ok(v) => v, // NO-OVERFLOW: negative `errno`s are no smaller than `-bindings::MAX_ERRNO`, // `-bindings::MAX_ERRNO` fits in an `i16` as per invariant above, // therefore a negative `errno` always fits in an `i16` and will not overflow. Err(e) => T::from(e.to_errno() as i16), }} /// Error message for calling a default function of a [`#[vtable]`](macros::vtable) trait.pub const VTABLE_DEFAULT_ERROR: &str = "This function must not be called, see the #[vtable] documentation.";
// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
//! Kernel errors.
//!
//! C header: [`include/uapi/asm-generic/errno-base.h`](srctree/include/uapi/asm-generic/errno-base.h)
use crate::{
alloc::{layout::LayoutError, AllocError},
fmt,
str::CStr,
};
use core::num::NonZeroI32;
use core::num::TryFromIntError;
use core::str::Utf8Error;
/// Contains the C-compatible error codes.
#[rustfmt::skip]
pub mod code {
macro_rules! declare_err {
($err:tt $(,)? $($doc:expr),+) => {
$(
#[doc = $doc]
)*
pub const $err: super::Error =
match super::Error::try_from_errno(-(crate::bindings::$err as i32)) {
Some(err) => err,
None => panic!("Invalid errno in `declare_err!`"),
};
};
}
declare_err!(EPERM, "Operation not permitted.");
declare_err!(ENOENT, "No such file or directory.");
declare_err!(ESRCH, "No such process.");
declare_err!(EINTR, "Interrupted system call.");
declare_err!(EIO, "I/O error.");
declare_err!(ENXIO, "No such device or address.");
declare_err!(E2BIG, "Argument list too long.");
declare_err!(ENOEXEC, "Exec format error.");
declare_err!(EBADF, "Bad file number.");
declare_err!(ECHILD, "No child processes.");
declare_err!(EAGAIN, "Try again.");
declare_err!(ENOMEM, "Out of memory.");
declare_err!(EACCES, "Permission denied.");
declare_err!(EFAULT, "Bad address.");
declare_err!(ENOTBLK, "Block device required.");
declare_err!(EBUSY, "Device or resource busy.");
declare_err!(EEXIST, "File exists.");
declare_err!(EXDEV, "Cross-device link.");
declare_err!(ENODEV, "No such device.");
declare_err!(ENOTDIR, "Not a directory.");
declare_err!(EISDIR, "Is a directory.");
declare_err!(EINVAL, "Invalid argument.");
declare_err!(ENFILE, "File table overflow.");
declare_err!(EMFILE, "Too many open files.");
declare_err!(ENOTTY, "Not a typewriter.");
declare_err!(ETXTBSY, "Text file busy.");
declare_err!(EFBIG, "File too large.");
declare_err!(ENOSPC, "No space left on device.");
declare_err!(ESPIPE, "Illegal seek.");
declare_err!(EROFS, "Read-only file system.");
declare_err!(EMLINK, "Too many links.");
declare_err!(EPIPE, "Broken pipe.");
declare_err!(EDOM, "Math argument out of domain of func.");
declare_err!(ERANGE, "Math result not representable.");
declare_err!(EOVERFLOW, "Value too large for defined data type.");
declare_err!(ETIMEDOUT, "Connection timed out.");
declare_err!(ERESTARTSYS, "Restart the system call.");
declare_err!(ERESTARTNOINTR, "System call was interrupted by a signal and will be restarted.");
declare_err!(ERESTARTNOHAND, "Restart if no handler.");
declare_err!(ENOIOCTLCMD, "No ioctl command.");
declare_err!(ERESTART_RESTARTBLOCK, "Restart by calling sys_restart_syscall.");
declare_err!(EPROBE_DEFER, "Driver requests probe retry.");
declare_err!(EOPENSTALE, "Open found a stale dentry.");
declare_err!(ENOPARAM, "Parameter not supported.");
declare_err!(EBADHANDLE, "Illegal NFS file handle.");
declare_err!(ENOTSYNC, "Update synchronization mismatch.");
declare_err!(EBADCOOKIE, "Cookie is stale.");
declare_err!(ENOTSUPP, "Operation is not supported.");
declare_err!(ETOOSMALL, "Buffer or request is too small.");
declare_err!(ESERVERFAULT, "An untranslatable error occurred.");
declare_err!(EBADTYPE, "Type not supported by server.");
declare_err!(EJUKEBOX, "Request initiated, but will not complete before timeout.");
declare_err!(EIOCBQUEUED, "iocb queued, will get completion event.");
declare_err!(ERECALLCONFLICT, "Conflict with recalled state.");
declare_err!(ENOGRACE, "NFS file lock reclaim refused.");
}
/// Generic integer kernel error.
///
/// The kernel defines a set of integer generic error codes based on C and
/// POSIX ones. These codes may have a more specific meaning in some contexts.
///
/// # Invariants
///
/// The value is a valid `errno` (i.e. `>= -MAX_ERRNO && < 0`).
#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
pub struct Error(NonZeroI32);
impl Error {
/// Creates an [`Error`] from a kernel error code.
///
/// It is a bug to pass an out-of-range `errno`. `EINVAL` would
/// be returned in such a case.
pub fn from_errno(errno: crate::ffi::c_int) -> Error {
if let Some(error) = Self::try_from_errno(errno) {
error
} else {
// TODO: Make it a `WARN_ONCE` once available.
crate::pr_warn!(
"attempted to create `Error` with out of range `errno`: {}\n",
errno
);
code::EINVAL
}
}
/// Creates an [`Error`] from a kernel error code.
///
/// Returns [`None`] if `errno` is out-of-range.
const fn try_from_errno(errno: crate::ffi::c_int) -> Option<Error> {
if errno < -(bindings::MAX_ERRNO as i32) || errno >= 0 {
return None;
}
// SAFETY: `errno` is checked above to be in a valid range.
Some(unsafe { Error::from_errno_unchecked(errno) })
}
/// Creates an [`Error`] from a kernel error code.
///
/// # Safety
///
/// `errno` must be within error code range (i.e. `>= -MAX_ERRNO && < 0`).
const unsafe fn from_errno_unchecked(errno: crate::ffi::c_int) -> Error {
// INVARIANT: The contract ensures the type invariant
// will hold.
// SAFETY: The caller guarantees `errno` is non-zero.
Error(unsafe { NonZeroI32::new_unchecked(errno) })
}
/// Returns the kernel error code.
pub fn to_errno(self) -> crate::ffi::c_int {
self.0.get()
}
#[cfg(CONFIG_BLOCK)]
pub(crate) fn to_blk_status(self) -> bindings::blk_status_t {
// SAFETY: `self.0` is a valid error due to its invariant.
unsafe { bindings::errno_to_blk_status(self.0.get()) }
}
/// Returns the error encoded as a pointer.
pub fn to_ptr<T>(self) -> *mut T {
// SAFETY: `self.0` is a valid error due to its invariant.
unsafe { bindings::ERR_PTR(self.0.get() as crate::ffi::c_long).cast() }
}
/// Returns a string representing the error, if one exists.
#[cfg(not(any(test, testlib)))]
pub fn name(&self) -> Option<&'static CStr> {
// SAFETY: Just an FFI call, there are no extra safety requirements.
let ptr = unsafe { bindings::errname(-self.0.get()) };
if ptr.is_null() {
None
} else {
// SAFETY: The string returned by `errname` is static and `NUL`-terminated.
Some(unsafe { CStr::from_char_ptr(ptr) })
}
}
/// Returns a string representing the error, if one exists.
///
/// When `testlib` is configured, this always returns `None` to avoid the dependency on a
/// kernel function so that tests that use this (e.g., by calling [`Result::unwrap`]) can still
/// run in userspace.
#[cfg(any(test, testlib))]
pub fn name(&self) -> Option<&'static CStr> {
None
}
}
impl fmt::Debug for Error {
fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
match self.name() {
// Print out number if no name can be found.
None => f.debug_tuple("Error").field(&-self.0).finish(),
Some(name) => f
.debug_tuple(
// SAFETY: These strings are ASCII-only.
unsafe { core::str::from_utf8_unchecked(name.to_bytes()) },
)
.finish(),
}
}
}
impl From<AllocError> for Error {
fn from(_: AllocError) -> Error {
code::ENOMEM
}
}
impl From<TryFromIntError> for Error {
fn from(_: TryFromIntError) -> Error {
code::EINVAL
}
}
impl From<Utf8Error> for Error {
fn from(_: Utf8Error) -> Error {
code::EINVAL
}
}
impl From<LayoutError> for Error {
fn from(_: LayoutError) -> Error {
code::ENOMEM
}
}
impl From<fmt::Error> for Error {
fn from(_: fmt::Error) -> Error {
code::EINVAL
}
}
impl From<core::convert::Infallible> for Error {
fn from(e: core::convert::Infallible) -> Error {
match e {}
}
}
/// A [`Result`] with an [`Error`] error type.
///
/// To be used as the return type for functions that may fail.
///
/// # Error codes in C and Rust
///
/// In C, it is common that functions indicate success or failure through
/// their return value; modifying or returning extra data through non-`const`
/// pointer parameters. In particular, in the kernel, functions that may fail
/// typically return an `int` that represents a generic error code. We model
/// those as [`Error`].
///
/// In Rust, it is idiomatic to model functions that may fail as returning
/// a [`Result`]. Since in the kernel many functions return an error code,
/// [`Result`] is a type alias for a [`core::result::Result`] that uses
/// [`Error`] as its error type.
///
/// Note that even if a function does not return anything when it succeeds,
/// it should still be modeled as returning a [`Result`] rather than
/// just an [`Error`].
///
/// Calling a function that returns [`Result`] forces the caller to handle
/// the returned [`Result`].
///
/// This can be done "manually" by using [`match`]. Using [`match`] to decode
/// the [`Result`] is similar to C where all the return value decoding and the
/// error handling is done explicitly by writing handling code for each
/// error to cover. Using [`match`] the error and success handling can be
/// implemented in all detail as required. For example (inspired by
/// [`samples/rust/rust_minimal.rs`]):
///
/// ```
/// # #[allow(clippy::single_match)]
/// fn example() -> Result {
/// let mut numbers = KVec::new();
///
/// match numbers.push(72, GFP_KERNEL) {
/// Err(e) => {
/// pr_err!("Error pushing 72: {e:?}");
/// return Err(e.into());
/// }
/// // Do nothing, continue.
/// Ok(()) => (),
/// }
///
/// match numbers.push(108, GFP_KERNEL) {
/// Err(e) => {
/// pr_err!("Error pushing 108: {e:?}");
/// return Err(e.into());
/// }
/// // Do nothing, continue.
/// Ok(()) => (),
/// }
///
/// match numbers.push(200, GFP_KERNEL) {
/// Err(e) => {
/// pr_err!("Error pushing 200: {e:?}");
/// return Err(e.into());
/// }
/// // Do nothing, continue.
/// Ok(()) => (),
/// }
///
/// Ok(())
/// }
/// # example()?;
/// # Ok::<(), Error>(())
/// ```
///
/// An alternative to be more concise is the [`if let`] syntax:
///
/// ```
/// fn example() -> Result {
/// let mut numbers = KVec::new();
///
/// if let Err(e) = numbers.push(72, GFP_KERNEL) {
/// pr_err!("Error pushing 72: {e:?}");
/// return Err(e.into());
/// }
///
/// if let Err(e) = numbers.push(108, GFP_KERNEL) {
/// pr_err!("Error pushing 108: {e:?}");
/// return Err(e.into());
/// }
///
/// if let Err(e) = numbers.push(200, GFP_KERNEL) {
/// pr_err!("Error pushing 200: {e:?}");
/// return Err(e.into());
/// }
///
/// Ok(())
/// }
/// # example()?;
/// # Ok::<(), Error>(())
/// ```
///
/// Instead of these verbose [`match`]/[`if let`], the [`?`] operator can
/// be used to handle the [`Result`]. Using the [`?`] operator is often
/// the best choice to handle [`Result`] in a non-verbose way as done in
/// [`samples/rust/rust_minimal.rs`]:
///
/// ```
/// fn example() -> Result {
/// let mut numbers = KVec::new();
///
/// numbers.push(72, GFP_KERNEL)?;
/// numbers.push(108, GFP_KERNEL)?;
/// numbers.push(200, GFP_KERNEL)?;
///
/// Ok(())
/// }
/// # example()?;
/// # Ok::<(), Error>(())
/// ```
///
/// Another possibility is to call [`unwrap()`](Result::unwrap) or
/// [`expect()`](Result::expect). However, use of these functions is
/// *heavily discouraged* in the kernel because they trigger a Rust
/// [`panic!`] if an error happens, which may destabilize the system or
/// entirely break it as a result -- just like the C [`BUG()`] macro.
/// Please see the documentation for the C macro [`BUG()`] for guidance
/// on when to use these functions.
///
/// Alternatively, depending on the use case, using [`unwrap_or()`],
/// [`unwrap_or_else()`], [`unwrap_or_default()`] or [`unwrap_unchecked()`]
/// might be an option, as well.
///
/// For even more details, please see the [Rust documentation].
///
/// [`match`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/expressions/match-expr.html
/// [`samples/rust/rust_minimal.rs`]: srctree/samples/rust/rust_minimal.rs
/// [`if let`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/expressions/if-expr.html#if-let-expressions
/// [`?`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/expressions/operator-expr.html#the-question-mark-operator
/// [`unwrap()`]: Result::unwrap
/// [`expect()`]: Result::expect
/// [`BUG()`]: https://docs.kernel.org/process/deprecated.html#bug-and-bug-on
/// [`unwrap_or()`]: Result::unwrap_or
/// [`unwrap_or_else()`]: Result::unwrap_or_else
/// [`unwrap_or_default()`]: Result::unwrap_or_default
/// [`unwrap_unchecked()`]: Result::unwrap_unchecked
/// [Rust documentation]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch09-02-recoverable-errors-with-result.html
pub type Result<T = (), E = Error> = core::result::Result<T, E>;
/// Converts an integer as returned by a C kernel function to an error if it's negative, and
/// `Ok(())` otherwise.
pub fn to_result(err: crate::ffi::c_int) -> Result {
if err < 0 {
Err(Error::from_errno(err))
} else {
Ok(())
}
}
/// Transform a kernel "error pointer" to a normal pointer.
///
/// Some kernel C API functions return an "error pointer" which optionally
/// embeds an `errno`. Callers are supposed to check the returned pointer
/// for errors. This function performs the check and converts the "error pointer"
/// to a normal pointer in an idiomatic fashion.
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```ignore
/// # use kernel::from_err_ptr;
/// # use kernel::bindings;
/// fn devm_platform_ioremap_resource(
/// pdev: &mut PlatformDevice,
/// index: u32,
/// ) -> Result<*mut kernel::ffi::c_void> {
/// // SAFETY: `pdev` points to a valid platform device. There are no safety requirements
/// // on `index`.
/// from_err_ptr(unsafe { bindings::devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev.to_ptr(), index) })
/// }
/// ```
pub fn from_err_ptr<T>(ptr: *mut T) -> Result<*mut T> {
// CAST: Casting a pointer to `*const crate::ffi::c_void` is always valid.
let const_ptr: *const crate::ffi::c_void = ptr.cast();
// SAFETY: The FFI function does not deref the pointer.
if unsafe { bindings::IS_ERR(const_ptr) } {
// SAFETY: The FFI function does not deref the pointer.
let err = unsafe { bindings::PTR_ERR(const_ptr) };
#[allow(clippy::unnecessary_cast)]
// CAST: If `IS_ERR()` returns `true`,
// then `PTR_ERR()` is guaranteed to return a
// negative value greater-or-equal to `-bindings::MAX_ERRNO`,
// which always fits in an `i16`, as per the invariant above.
// And an `i16` always fits in an `i32`. So casting `err` to
// an `i32` can never overflow, and is always valid.
//
// SAFETY: `IS_ERR()` ensures `err` is a
// negative value greater-or-equal to `-bindings::MAX_ERRNO`.
return Err(unsafe { Error::from_errno_unchecked(err as crate::ffi::c_int) });
}
Ok(ptr)
}
/// Calls a closure returning a [`crate::error::Result<T>`] and converts the result to
/// a C integer result.
///
/// This is useful when calling Rust functions that return [`crate::error::Result<T>`]
/// from inside `extern "C"` functions that need to return an integer error result.
///
/// `T` should be convertible from an `i16` via `From<i16>`.
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```ignore
/// # use kernel::from_result;
/// # use kernel::bindings;
/// unsafe extern "C" fn probe_callback(
/// pdev: *mut bindings::platform_device,
/// ) -> kernel::ffi::c_int {
/// from_result(|| {
/// let ptr = devm_alloc(pdev)?;
/// bindings::platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ptr);
/// Ok(0)
/// })
/// }
/// ```
pub fn from_result<T, F>(f: F) -> T
where
T: From<i16>,
F: FnOnce() -> Result<T>,
{
match f() {
Ok(v) => v,
// NO-OVERFLOW: negative `errno`s are no smaller than `-bindings::MAX_ERRNO`,
// `-bindings::MAX_ERRNO` fits in an `i16` as per invariant above,
// therefore a negative `errno` always fits in an `i16` and will not overflow.
Err(e) => T::from(e.to_errno() as i16),
}
}
/// Error message for calling a default function of a [`#[vtable]`](macros::vtable) trait.
pub const VTABLE_DEFAULT_ERROR: &str =
"This function must not be called, see the #[vtable] documentation.";