[PATCH v5 3/7] rust: hrtimer: Add HrTimer::raw_forward() and forward()

From: Lyude Paul
Date: Fri Jun 13 2025 - 19:28:38 EST


Within the hrtimer API there are quite a number of functions that can only
be safely called from one of two contexts:

* When we have exclusive access to the hrtimer and the timer is not active.
* When we're within the hrtimer's callback context as it is being executed.

This commit adds bindings for hrtimer_forward() for the first such context,
along with HrTimer::raw_forward() for later use in implementing the
hrtimer_forward() in the latter context.

Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@xxxxxxxxxx>

---
V4:
* Fix the safety contract for raw_forward()
* Require Pin<&mut Self>, not &mut self
* Drop incorrect UniquePin example
* Rewrite documentation a bit (re: Andreas)

Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 48 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
index c775d7abdf5ce..6fdd54e3328c5 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/time/hrtimer.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,54 @@ pub(crate) unsafe fn raw_cancel(this: *const Self) -> bool {
// handled on the C side.
unsafe { bindings::hrtimer_cancel(c_timer_ptr) != 0 }
}
+
+ /// Forward the timer expiry for a given timer pointer.
+ ///
+ /// # Safety
+ ///
+ /// - `self_ptr` must point to a valid `Self`.
+ /// - The caller must either have exclusive access to the data pointed at by `self_ptr`, or be
+ /// within the context of the timer callback.
+ #[inline]
+ unsafe fn raw_forward(self_ptr: *mut Self, now: HrTimerInstant<T>, interval: Delta) -> u64
+ where
+ T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+ {
+ // SAFETY:
+ // * The C API requirements for this function are fulfilled by our safety contract.
+ // * `self_ptr` is guaranteed to point to a valid `Self` via our safety contract
+ unsafe {
+ bindings::hrtimer_forward(
+ Self::raw_get(self_ptr),
+ now.into_nanos(),
+ interval.into_nanos(),
+ )
+ }
+ }
+
+ /// Conditionally forward the timer.
+ ///
+ /// If the timer expires after `now`, this function does nothing and returns 0. If the timer
+ /// expired at or before `now`, this function forwards the timer by `interval` until the timer
+ /// expires after `now` and then returns the number of times the timer was forwarded by
+ /// `interval`.
+ ///
+ /// This function is mainly useful for timer types which can provide exclusive access to the
+ /// timer when the timer is not running. For forwarding the timer from within the timer callback
+ /// context, see [`HrTimerCallbackContext::forward()`].
+ ///
+ /// Returns the number of overruns that occurred as a result of the timer expiry change.
+ pub fn forward(self: Pin<&mut Self>, now: HrTimerInstant<T>, interval: Delta) -> u64
+ where
+ T: HasHrTimer<T>,
+ {
+ // SAFETY:
+ // - `raw_forward` does not move `self`.
+ // - Self is a mutable reference and thus always points to a valid `HrTimer`
+ // - The only way that we could hold a mutable reference to `HrTimer<T>` is if we have
+ // exclusive access to it - fulfilling the requirements of the C API.
+ unsafe { Self::raw_forward(self.get_unchecked_mut(), now, interval) }
+ }
}

/// Implemented by pointer types that point to structs that contain a [`HrTimer`].
--
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