[PATCH v2 3/7] rust: auxiliary: add registration_data_with() for ForLt types

From: Danilo Krummrich

Date: Tue Jun 02 2026 - 21:13:36 EST


Add registration_data_with() taking a for<'a> closure that receives
Pin<&'a F::Of<'a>>, which works with any ForLt type. Taking a for<'a>
closure rather than returning a direct reference prevents callers from
choosing a concrete lifetime for the data, which is required for
soundness with non-covariant ForLt types.

Extract the common null-check, TypeId-check and KBox-borrow logic into a
private registration_data_pinned() helper shared by both
registration_data_with() and the existing registration_data().

Relax Registration's bound from CovariantForLt to ForLt so that
non-covariant types can be registered.

Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs | 89 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 68 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs b/rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs
index 40a0af74a8e5..81549a3e347e 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
prelude::*,
types::{
CovariantForLt,
+ ForLt,
ForeignOwnable,
Opaque, //
},
@@ -270,18 +271,15 @@ pub fn parent(&self) -> &device::Device<device::Bound> {
unsafe { parent.as_bound() }
}

- /// Returns a pinned reference to the registration data set by the registering (parent) driver.
+ /// Returns the stored registration data as a pinned `'static` reference.
///
- /// `F` is the [`CovariantForLt`](trait@CovariantForLt) encoding of the data type. The returned
- /// reference has its lifetime shortened from `'static` to `&self`'s borrow lifetime via
- /// [`CovariantForLt::cast_ref`].
+ /// Performs null and [`TypeId`] checks, then borrows the stored [`KBox`].
///
- /// Returns [`EINVAL`] if `F` does not match the type used by the parent driver when calling
- /// [`Registration::new()`].
+ /// # Safety
///
- /// Returns [`ENOENT`] if no registration data has been set, e.g. when the device was
- /// registered by a C driver.
- pub fn registration_data<F: CovariantForLt + 'static>(&self) -> Result<Pin<&F::Of<'_>>> {
+ /// The returned `'static` lifetime was transmuted from the device's bound lifetime during
+ /// registration. Callers must shorten it before exposing it.
+ unsafe fn registration_data_pinned<F: ForLt + 'static>(&self) -> Result<Pin<&F::Of<'static>>> {
// SAFETY: By the type invariant, `self.as_raw()` is a valid `struct auxiliary_device`.
let ptr = unsafe { (*self.as_raw()).registration_data_rust };
if ptr.is_null() {
@@ -306,10 +304,58 @@ pub fn registration_data<F: CovariantForLt + 'static>(&self) -> Result<Pin<&F::O
let wrapper = unsafe { Pin::<KBox<RegistrationData<F::Of<'static>>>>::borrow(ptr) };

// SAFETY: `data` is a structurally pinned field of `RegistrationData`.
- let pinned: Pin<&F::Of<'_>> = unsafe { wrapper.map_unchecked(|w| &w.data) };
+ Ok(unsafe { wrapper.map_unchecked(|w| &w.data) })
+ }
+
+ /// Access the registration data set by the registering (parent) driver through a closure.
+ ///
+ /// `F` is the [`ForLt`](trait@ForLt) encoding of the data type. The closure receives a pinned
+ /// reference to the registration data.
+ ///
+ /// For covariant types that implement [`trait@CovariantForLt`], prefer
+ /// [`registration_data`](Self::registration_data) which returns a direct reference.
+ ///
+ /// Returns [`EINVAL`] if `F` does not match the type used by the parent driver when calling
+ /// [`Registration::new()`].
+ ///
+ /// Returns [`ENOENT`] if no registration data has been set, e.g. when the device was
+ /// registered by a C driver.
+ pub fn registration_data_with<F: ForLt + 'static, R>(
+ &self,
+ f: impl for<'a> FnOnce(Pin<&'a F::Of<'a>>) -> R,
+ ) -> Result<R> {
+ // SAFETY: The HRTB closure prevents the caller from smuggling in references with a
+ // concrete short lifetime, making the round-trip from `'static` sound regardless of
+ // variance.
+ let pinned = unsafe { self.registration_data_pinned::<F>()? };
+
+ // SAFETY: See above; the closure's HRTB makes the round-trip sound.
+ let short = unsafe { F::cast_ref_unchecked(pinned.get_ref()) };
+
+ // SAFETY: The data was pinned before the lifetime was shortened; pinning is
+ // orthogonal to lifetimes.
+ Ok(f(unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(short) }))
+ }

- // SAFETY: The data was pinned when stored; `cast_ref` only shortens
- // the lifetime, so the pinning guarantee is preserved.
+ /// Returns a pinned reference to the registration data set by the registering (parent) driver.
+ ///
+ /// This method is only available when `F` implements [`trait@CovariantForLt`], which guarantees
+ /// safe lifetime shortening via [`CovariantForLt::cast_ref`].
+ ///
+ /// For non-covariant types, use the closure-based [`Self::registration_data_with`].
+ ///
+ /// Returns [`EINVAL`] if `F` does not match the type used by the parent driver when calling
+ /// [`Registration::new()`].
+ ///
+ /// Returns [`ENOENT`] if no registration data has been set, e.g. when the device was
+ /// registered by a C driver.
+ pub fn registration_data<F: CovariantForLt + 'static>(&self) -> Result<Pin<&F::Of<'_>>> {
+ // SAFETY: CovariantForLt guarantees covariance, so cast_ref safely shortens the
+ // `'static` lifetime.
+ let pinned = unsafe { self.registration_data_pinned::<F>()? };
+
+ // SAFETY: The data was pinned before the lifetime was shortened; pinning is orthogonal
+ // to lifetimes.
Ok(unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(F::cast_ref(pinned.get_ref())) })
}
}
@@ -399,22 +445,23 @@ struct RegistrationData<T> {
/// This type represents the registration of a [`struct auxiliary_device`]. When its parent device
/// is unbound, the corresponding auxiliary device will be unregistered from the system.
///
-/// The type parameter `F` is a [`CovariantForLt`](trait@CovariantForLt) encoding of the
-/// registration data type. For non-lifetime-parameterized types, use
-/// [`CovariantForLt!(T)`](macro@CovariantForLt).
-/// The data can be accessed by the auxiliary driver through [`Device::registration_data()`].
+/// The type parameter `F` is a [`ForLt`](trait@ForLt) encoding of the registration
+/// data type. For non-lifetime-parameterized types, use [`ForLt!(T)`](macro@ForLt).
+///
+/// The data can be accessed by the auxiliary driver through [`Device::registration_data()`] and
+/// [`Device::registration_data_with()`].
///
/// # Invariants
///
/// `self.adev` always holds a valid pointer to an initialized and registered
/// [`struct auxiliary_device`] whose `registration_data_rust` field points to a
/// valid `Pin<KBox<RegistrationData<F::Of<'static>>>>`.
-pub struct Registration<'a, F: CovariantForLt + 'static> {
+pub struct Registration<'a, F: ForLt + 'static> {
adev: NonNull<bindings::auxiliary_device>,
_phantom: PhantomData<F::Of<'a>>,
}

-impl<'a, F: CovariantForLt> Registration<'a, F>
+impl<'a, F: ForLt> Registration<'a, F>
where
for<'b> F::Of<'b>: Send + Sync,
{
@@ -526,7 +573,7 @@ pub fn new<E>(
}
}

-impl<F: CovariantForLt> Drop for Registration<'_, F> {
+impl<F: ForLt> Drop for Registration<'_, F> {
fn drop(&mut self) {
// SAFETY: By the type invariant of `Self`, `self.adev.as_ptr()` is a valid registered
// `struct auxiliary_device`.
@@ -548,7 +595,7 @@ fn drop(&mut self) {
}

// SAFETY: A `Registration` of a `struct auxiliary_device` can be released from any thread.
-unsafe impl<F: CovariantForLt> Send for Registration<'_, F> where for<'a> F::Of<'a>: Send {}
+unsafe impl<F: ForLt> Send for Registration<'_, F> where for<'a> F::Of<'a>: Send {}

// SAFETY: `Registration` does not expose any methods or fields that need synchronization.
-unsafe impl<F: CovariantForLt> Sync for Registration<'_, F> where for<'a> F::Of<'a>: Send {}
+unsafe impl<F: ForLt> Sync for Registration<'_, F> where for<'a> F::Of<'a>: Send {}
--
2.54.0