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1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
2 
3 //! Allocator support.
4 //!
5 //! Documentation for the kernel's memory allocators can found in the "Memory Allocation Guide"
6 //! linked below. For instance, this includes the concept of "get free page" (GFP) flags and the
7 //! typical application of the different kernel allocators.
8 //!
9 //! Reference: <https://docs.kernel.org/core-api/memory-allocation.html>
10 
11 use super::Flags;
12 use core::alloc::Layout;
13 use core::ptr;
14 use core::ptr::NonNull;
15 
16 use crate::alloc::{AllocError, Allocator};
17 use crate::bindings;
18 use crate::pr_warn;
19 
20 /// The contiguous kernel allocator.
21 ///
22 /// `Kmalloc` is typically used for physically contiguous allocations up to page size, but also
23 /// supports larger allocations up to `bindings::KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE`, which is hardware specific.
24 ///
25 /// For more details see [self].
26 pub struct Kmalloc;
27 
28 /// The virtually contiguous kernel allocator.
29 ///
30 /// `Vmalloc` allocates pages from the page level allocator and maps them into the contiguous kernel
31 /// virtual space. It is typically used for large allocations. The memory allocated with this
32 /// allocator is not physically contiguous.
33 ///
34 /// For more details see [self].
35 pub struct Vmalloc;
36 
37 /// The kvmalloc kernel allocator.
38 ///
39 /// `KVmalloc` attempts to allocate memory with `Kmalloc` first, but falls back to `Vmalloc` upon
40 /// failure. This allocator is typically used when the size for the requested allocation is not
41 /// known and may exceed the capabilities of `Kmalloc`.
42 ///
43 /// For more details see [self].
44 pub struct KVmalloc;
45 
46 /// # Invariants
47 ///
48 /// One of the following: `krealloc`, `vrealloc`, `kvrealloc`.
49 struct ReallocFunc(
50     unsafe extern "C" fn(*const crate::ffi::c_void, usize, u32) -> *mut crate::ffi::c_void,
51 );
52 
53 impl ReallocFunc {
54     // INVARIANT: `krealloc` satisfies the type invariants.
55     const KREALLOC: Self = Self(bindings::krealloc);
56 
57     // INVARIANT: `vrealloc` satisfies the type invariants.
58     const VREALLOC: Self = Self(bindings::vrealloc);
59 
60     // INVARIANT: `kvrealloc` satisfies the type invariants.
61     const KVREALLOC: Self = Self(bindings::kvrealloc);
62 
63     /// # Safety
64     ///
65     /// This method has the same safety requirements as [`Allocator::realloc`].
66     ///
67     /// # Guarantees
68     ///
69     /// This method has the same guarantees as `Allocator::realloc`. Additionally
70     /// - it accepts any pointer to a valid memory allocation allocated by this function.
71     /// - memory allocated by this function remains valid until it is passed to this function.
call( &self, ptr: Option<NonNull<u8>>, layout: Layout, old_layout: Layout, flags: Flags, ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError>72     unsafe fn call(
73         &self,
74         ptr: Option<NonNull<u8>>,
75         layout: Layout,
76         old_layout: Layout,
77         flags: Flags,
78     ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
79         let size = layout.size();
80         let ptr = match ptr {
81             Some(ptr) => {
82                 if old_layout.size() == 0 {
83                     ptr::null()
84                 } else {
85                     ptr.as_ptr()
86                 }
87             }
88             None => ptr::null(),
89         };
90 
91         // SAFETY:
92         // - `self.0` is one of `krealloc`, `vrealloc`, `kvrealloc` and thus only requires that
93         //   `ptr` is NULL or valid.
94         // - `ptr` is either NULL or valid by the safety requirements of this function.
95         //
96         // GUARANTEE:
97         // - `self.0` is one of `krealloc`, `vrealloc`, `kvrealloc`.
98         // - Those functions provide the guarantees of this function.
99         let raw_ptr = unsafe {
100             // If `size == 0` and `ptr != NULL` the memory behind the pointer is freed.
101             self.0(ptr.cast(), size, flags.0).cast()
102         };
103 
104         let ptr = if size == 0 {
105             crate::alloc::dangling_from_layout(layout)
106         } else {
107             NonNull::new(raw_ptr).ok_or(AllocError)?
108         };
109 
110         Ok(NonNull::slice_from_raw_parts(ptr, size))
111     }
112 }
113 
114 impl Kmalloc {
115     /// Returns a [`Layout`] that makes [`Kmalloc`] fulfill the requested size and alignment of
116     /// `layout`.
aligned_layout(layout: Layout) -> Layout117     pub fn aligned_layout(layout: Layout) -> Layout {
118         // Note that `layout.size()` (after padding) is guaranteed to be a multiple of
119         // `layout.align()` which together with the slab guarantees means that `Kmalloc` will return
120         // a properly aligned object (see comments in `kmalloc()` for more information).
121         layout.pad_to_align()
122     }
123 }
124 
125 // SAFETY: `realloc` delegates to `ReallocFunc::call`, which guarantees that
126 // - memory remains valid until it is explicitly freed,
127 // - passing a pointer to a valid memory allocation is OK,
128 // - `realloc` satisfies the guarantees, since `ReallocFunc::call` has the same.
129 unsafe impl Allocator for Kmalloc {
130     #[inline]
realloc( ptr: Option<NonNull<u8>>, layout: Layout, old_layout: Layout, flags: Flags, ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError>131     unsafe fn realloc(
132         ptr: Option<NonNull<u8>>,
133         layout: Layout,
134         old_layout: Layout,
135         flags: Flags,
136     ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
137         let layout = Kmalloc::aligned_layout(layout);
138 
139         // SAFETY: `ReallocFunc::call` has the same safety requirements as `Allocator::realloc`.
140         unsafe { ReallocFunc::KREALLOC.call(ptr, layout, old_layout, flags) }
141     }
142 }
143 
144 // SAFETY: `realloc` delegates to `ReallocFunc::call`, which guarantees that
145 // - memory remains valid until it is explicitly freed,
146 // - passing a pointer to a valid memory allocation is OK,
147 // - `realloc` satisfies the guarantees, since `ReallocFunc::call` has the same.
148 unsafe impl Allocator for Vmalloc {
149     #[inline]
realloc( ptr: Option<NonNull<u8>>, layout: Layout, old_layout: Layout, flags: Flags, ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError>150     unsafe fn realloc(
151         ptr: Option<NonNull<u8>>,
152         layout: Layout,
153         old_layout: Layout,
154         flags: Flags,
155     ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
156         // TODO: Support alignments larger than PAGE_SIZE.
157         if layout.align() > bindings::PAGE_SIZE {
158             pr_warn!("Vmalloc does not support alignments larger than PAGE_SIZE yet.\n");
159             return Err(AllocError);
160         }
161 
162         // SAFETY: If not `None`, `ptr` is guaranteed to point to valid memory, which was previously
163         // allocated with this `Allocator`.
164         unsafe { ReallocFunc::VREALLOC.call(ptr, layout, old_layout, flags) }
165     }
166 }
167 
168 // SAFETY: `realloc` delegates to `ReallocFunc::call`, which guarantees that
169 // - memory remains valid until it is explicitly freed,
170 // - passing a pointer to a valid memory allocation is OK,
171 // - `realloc` satisfies the guarantees, since `ReallocFunc::call` has the same.
172 unsafe impl Allocator for KVmalloc {
173     #[inline]
realloc( ptr: Option<NonNull<u8>>, layout: Layout, old_layout: Layout, flags: Flags, ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError>174     unsafe fn realloc(
175         ptr: Option<NonNull<u8>>,
176         layout: Layout,
177         old_layout: Layout,
178         flags: Flags,
179     ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
180         // `KVmalloc` may use the `Kmalloc` backend, hence we have to enforce a `Kmalloc`
181         // compatible layout.
182         let layout = Kmalloc::aligned_layout(layout);
183 
184         // TODO: Support alignments larger than PAGE_SIZE.
185         if layout.align() > bindings::PAGE_SIZE {
186             pr_warn!("KVmalloc does not support alignments larger than PAGE_SIZE yet.\n");
187             return Err(AllocError);
188         }
189 
190         // SAFETY: If not `None`, `ptr` is guaranteed to point to valid memory, which was previously
191         // allocated with this `Allocator`.
192         unsafe { ReallocFunc::KVREALLOC.call(ptr, layout, old_layout, flags) }
193     }
194 }
195