rust: init: add `write_[pin_]init` functions

Sometimes it is necessary to split allocation and initialization into
two steps. One such situation is when reusing existing allocations
obtained via `Box::drop_contents`. See [1] for an example.

In order to support this use case add `write_[pin_]init` functions to the
pin-init API. These functions operate on already allocated smart
pointers that wrap `MaybeUninit<T>`.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/f026532f-8594-4f18-9aa5-57ad3f5bc592@proton.me/ [1]
Signed-off-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me>
Reviewed-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240819112415.99810-2-benno.lossin@proton.meSigned-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>

rust/kernel/init.rs

@@ -1183,13 +1183,7 @@ fn try_pin_init<E>(init: impl PinInit<T, E>, flags: Flags) -> Result<Self::Pinne
     where
         E: From<AllocError>,
     {
-        let mut this = <Box<_> as BoxExt<_>>::new_uninit(flags)?;
-        let slot = this.as_mut_ptr();
-        // SAFETY: When init errors/panics, slot will get deallocated but not dropped,
-        // slot is valid and will not be moved, because we pin it later.
-        unsafe { init.__pinned_init(slot)? };
-        // SAFETY: All fields have been initialized.
-        Ok(unsafe { this.assume_init() }.into())
+        <Box<_> as BoxExt<_>>::new_uninit(flags)?.write_pin_init(init)
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -1197,13 +1191,7 @@ fn try_init<E>(init: impl Init<T, E>, flags: Flags) -> Result<Self, E>
     where
         E: From<AllocError>,
     {
-        let mut this = <Box<_> as BoxExt<_>>::new_uninit(flags)?;
-        let slot = this.as_mut_ptr();
-        // SAFETY: When init errors/panics, slot will get deallocated but not dropped,
-        // slot is valid.
-        unsafe { init.__init(slot)? };
-        // SAFETY: All fields have been initialized.
-        Ok(unsafe { this.assume_init() })
+        <Box<_> as BoxExt<_>>::new_uninit(flags)?.write_init(init)
     }
 }
 
@@ -1215,13 +1203,7 @@ fn try_pin_init<E>(init: impl PinInit<T, E>, flags: Flags) -> Result<Self::Pinne
     where
         E: From<AllocError>,
     {
-        let mut this = UniqueArc::new_uninit(flags)?;
-        let slot = this.as_mut_ptr();
-        // SAFETY: When init errors/panics, slot will get deallocated but not dropped,
-        // slot is valid and will not be moved, because we pin it later.
-        unsafe { init.__pinned_init(slot)? };
-        // SAFETY: All fields have been initialized.
-        Ok(unsafe { this.assume_init() }.into())
+        UniqueArc::new_uninit(flags)?.write_pin_init(init)
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -1229,13 +1211,67 @@ fn try_init<E>(init: impl Init<T, E>, flags: Flags) -> Result<Self, E>
     where
         E: From<AllocError>,
     {
-        let mut this = UniqueArc::new_uninit(flags)?;
-        let slot = this.as_mut_ptr();
+        UniqueArc::new_uninit(flags)?.write_init(init)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Smart pointer containing uninitialized memory and that can write a value.
+pub trait InPlaceWrite<T> {
+    /// The type `Self` turns into when the contents are initialized.
+    type Initialized;
+
+    /// Use the given initializer to write a value into `self`.
+    ///
+    /// Does not drop the current value and considers it as uninitialized memory.
+    fn write_init<E>(self, init: impl Init<T, E>) -> Result<Self::Initialized, E>;
+
+    /// Use the given pin-initializer to write a value into `self`.
+    ///
+    /// Does not drop the current value and considers it as uninitialized memory.
+    fn write_pin_init<E>(self, init: impl PinInit<T, E>) -> Result<Pin<Self::Initialized>, E>;
+}
+
+impl<T> InPlaceWrite<T> for Box<MaybeUninit<T>> {
+    type Initialized = Box<T>;
+
+    fn write_init<E>(mut self, init: impl Init<T, E>) -> Result<Self::Initialized, E> {
+        let slot = self.as_mut_ptr();
         // SAFETY: When init errors/panics, slot will get deallocated but not dropped,
         // slot is valid.
         unsafe { init.__init(slot)? };
         // SAFETY: All fields have been initialized.
-        Ok(unsafe { this.assume_init() })
+        Ok(unsafe { self.assume_init() })
+    }
+
+    fn write_pin_init<E>(mut self, init: impl PinInit<T, E>) -> Result<Pin<Self::Initialized>, E> {
+        let slot = self.as_mut_ptr();
+        // SAFETY: When init errors/panics, slot will get deallocated but not dropped,
+        // slot is valid and will not be moved, because we pin it later.
+        unsafe { init.__pinned_init(slot)? };
+        // SAFETY: All fields have been initialized.
+        Ok(unsafe { self.assume_init() }.into())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> InPlaceWrite<T> for UniqueArc<MaybeUninit<T>> {
+    type Initialized = UniqueArc<T>;
+
+    fn write_init<E>(mut self, init: impl Init<T, E>) -> Result<Self::Initialized, E> {
+        let slot = self.as_mut_ptr();
+        // SAFETY: When init errors/panics, slot will get deallocated but not dropped,
+        // slot is valid.
+        unsafe { init.__init(slot)? };
+        // SAFETY: All fields have been initialized.
+        Ok(unsafe { self.assume_init() })
+    }
+
+    fn write_pin_init<E>(mut self, init: impl PinInit<T, E>) -> Result<Pin<Self::Initialized>, E> {
+        let slot = self.as_mut_ptr();
+        // SAFETY: When init errors/panics, slot will get deallocated but not dropped,
+        // slot is valid and will not be moved, because we pin it later.
+        unsafe { init.__pinned_init(slot)? };
+        // SAFETY: All fields have been initialized.
+        Ok(unsafe { self.assume_init() }.into())
     }
 }
 

rust/kernel/prelude.rs

@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@
 
 pub use super::{str::CStr, ThisModule};
 
-pub use super::init::{InPlaceInit, Init, PinInit};
+pub use super::init::{InPlaceInit, InPlaceWrite, Init, PinInit};
 
 pub use super::current;