rust: sync: atomic: Add atomic operation helpers over raw pointers

In order to synchronize with C or external memory, atomic operations
over raw pointers are need. Although there is already an
`Atomic::from_ptr()` to provide a `&Atomic<T>`, it's more convenient to
have helpers that directly perform atomic operations on raw pointers.
Hence a few are added, which are basically an `Atomic::from_ptr().op()`
wrapper.

Note: for naming, since `atomic_xchg()` and `atomic_cmpxchg()` have a
conflict naming to 32bit C atomic xchg/cmpxchg, hence the helpers are
just named as `xchg()` and `cmpxchg()`. For `atomic_load()` and
`atomic_store()`, their 32bit C counterparts are `atomic_read()` and
`atomic_set()`, so keep the `atomic_` prefix.

[boqun: Fix typo spotted by Alice and fix broken sentence spotted by
Gary]

Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260120115207.55318-3-boqun.feng@gmail.com
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260303201701.12204-11-boqun@kernel.org
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@ -703,3 +703,107 @@ pub fn cmpxchg<Ordering: ordering::Ordering>(
}
}
}
/// Atomic load over raw pointers.
///
/// This function provides a short-cut of `Atomic::from_ptr().load(..)`, and can be used to work
/// with C side on synchronizations:
///
/// - `atomic_load(.., Relaxed)` maps to `READ_ONCE()` when used for inter-thread communication.
/// - `atomic_load(.., Acquire)` maps to `smp_load_acquire()`.
///
/// # Safety
///
/// - `ptr` is a valid pointer to `T` and aligned to `align_of::<T>()`.
/// - If there is a concurrent store from kernel (C or Rust), it has to be atomic.
#[doc(alias("READ_ONCE", "smp_load_acquire"))]
#[inline(always)]
pub unsafe fn atomic_load<T: AtomicType, Ordering: ordering::AcquireOrRelaxed>(
ptr: *mut T,
o: Ordering,
) -> T
where
T::Repr: AtomicBasicOps,
{
// SAFETY: Per the function safety requirement, `ptr` is valid and aligned to
// `align_of::<T>()`, and all concurrent stores from kernel are atomic, hence no data race per
// LKMM.
unsafe { Atomic::from_ptr(ptr) }.load(o)
}
/// Atomic store over raw pointers.
///
/// This function provides a short-cut of `Atomic::from_ptr().load(..)`, and can be used to work
/// with C side on synchronizations:
///
/// - `atomic_store(.., Relaxed)` maps to `WRITE_ONCE()` when used for inter-thread communication.
/// - `atomic_load(.., Release)` maps to `smp_store_release()`.
///
/// # Safety
///
/// - `ptr` is a valid pointer to `T` and aligned to `align_of::<T>()`.
/// - If there is a concurrent access from kernel (C or Rust), it has to be atomic.
#[doc(alias("WRITE_ONCE", "smp_store_release"))]
#[inline(always)]
pub unsafe fn atomic_store<T: AtomicType, Ordering: ordering::ReleaseOrRelaxed>(
ptr: *mut T,
v: T,
o: Ordering,
) where
T::Repr: AtomicBasicOps,
{
// SAFETY: Per the function safety requirement, `ptr` is valid and aligned to
// `align_of::<T>()`, and all concurrent accesses from kernel are atomic, hence no data race
// per LKMM.
unsafe { Atomic::from_ptr(ptr) }.store(v, o);
}
/// Atomic exchange over raw pointers.
///
/// This function provides a short-cut of `Atomic::from_ptr().xchg(..)`, and can be used to work
/// with C side on synchronizations.
///
/// # Safety
///
/// - `ptr` is a valid pointer to `T` and aligned to `align_of::<T>()`.
/// - If there is a concurrent access from kernel (C or Rust), it has to be atomic.
#[inline(always)]
pub unsafe fn xchg<T: AtomicType, Ordering: ordering::Ordering>(
ptr: *mut T,
new: T,
o: Ordering,
) -> T
where
T::Repr: AtomicExchangeOps,
{
// SAFETY: Per the function safety requirement, `ptr` is valid and aligned to
// `align_of::<T>()`, and all concurrent accesses from kernel are atomic, hence no data race
// per LKMM.
unsafe { Atomic::from_ptr(ptr) }.xchg(new, o)
}
/// Atomic compare and exchange over raw pointers.
///
/// This function provides a short-cut of `Atomic::from_ptr().cmpxchg(..)`, and can be used to work
/// with C side on synchronizations.
///
/// # Safety
///
/// - `ptr` is a valid pointer to `T` and aligned to `align_of::<T>()`.
/// - If there is a concurrent access from kernel (C or Rust), it has to be atomic.
#[doc(alias("try_cmpxchg"))]
#[inline(always)]
pub unsafe fn cmpxchg<T: AtomicType, Ordering: ordering::Ordering>(
ptr: *mut T,
old: T,
new: T,
o: Ordering,
) -> Result<T, T>
where
T::Repr: AtomicExchangeOps,
{
// SAFETY: Per the function safety requirement, `ptr` is valid and aligned to
// `align_of::<T>()`, and all concurrent accesses from kernel are atomic, hence no data race
// per LKMM.
unsafe { Atomic::from_ptr(ptr) }.cmpxchg(old, new, o)
}

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@ -178,6 +178,14 @@ fn atomic_basic_tests() {
assert_eq!(v, x.load(Relaxed));
});
for_each_type!(42 in [i8, i16, i32, i64, u32, u64, isize, usize] |v| {
let x = Atomic::new(v);
let ptr = x.as_ptr();
// SAFETY: `ptr` is a valid pointer and no concurrent access.
assert_eq!(v, unsafe { atomic_load(ptr, Relaxed) });
});
}
#[test]
@ -188,6 +196,17 @@ fn atomic_acquire_release_tests() {
x.store(v, Release);
assert_eq!(v, x.load(Acquire));
});
for_each_type!(42 in [i8, i16, i32, i64, u32, u64, isize, usize] |v| {
let x = Atomic::new(0);
let ptr = x.as_ptr();
// SAFETY: `ptr` is a valid pointer and no concurrent access.
unsafe { atomic_store(ptr, v, Release) };
// SAFETY: `ptr` is a valid pointer and no concurrent access.
assert_eq!(v, unsafe { atomic_load(ptr, Acquire) });
});
}
#[test]
@ -201,6 +220,18 @@ fn atomic_xchg_tests() {
assert_eq!(old, x.xchg(new, Full));
assert_eq!(new, x.load(Relaxed));
});
for_each_type!(42 in [i8, i16, i32, i64, u32, u64, isize, usize] |v| {
let x = Atomic::new(v);
let ptr = x.as_ptr();
let old = v;
let new = v + 1;
// SAFETY: `ptr` is a valid pointer and no concurrent access.
assert_eq!(old, unsafe { xchg(ptr, new, Full) });
assert_eq!(new, x.load(Relaxed));
});
}
#[test]
@ -216,6 +247,21 @@ fn atomic_cmpxchg_tests() {
assert_eq!(Ok(old), x.cmpxchg(old, new, Relaxed));
assert_eq!(new, x.load(Relaxed));
});
for_each_type!(42 in [i8, i16, i32, i64, u32, u64, isize, usize] |v| {
let x = Atomic::new(v);
let ptr = x.as_ptr();
let old = v;
let new = v + 1;
// SAFETY: `ptr` is a valid pointer and no concurrent access.
assert_eq!(Err(old), unsafe { cmpxchg(ptr, new, new, Full) });
assert_eq!(old, x.load(Relaxed));
// SAFETY: `ptr` is a valid pointer and no concurrent access.
assert_eq!(Ok(old), unsafe { cmpxchg(ptr, old, new, Relaxed) });
assert_eq!(new, x.load(Relaxed));
});
}
#[test]