1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
3 //! The `kernel` crate.
5 //! This crate contains the kernel APIs that have been ported or wrapped for
6 //! usage by Rust code in the kernel and is shared by all of them.
8 //! In other words, all the rest of the Rust code in the kernel (e.g. kernel
9 //! modules written in Rust) depends on [`core`], [`alloc`] and this crate.
11 //! If you need a kernel C API that is not ported or wrapped yet here, then
12 //! do so first instead of bypassing this crate.
15 #![feature(core_ffi_c)]
17 // Ensure conditional compilation based on the kernel configuration works;
18 // otherwise we may silently break things like initcall handling.
19 #[cfg(not(CONFIG_RUST))]
20 compile_error!("Missing kernel configuration for conditional compilation");
34 /// Prefix to appear before log messages printed from within the `kernel` crate.
35 const __LOG_PREFIX: &[u8] = b"rust_kernel\0";
37 /// The top level entrypoint to implementing a kernel module.
39 /// For any teardown or cleanup operations, your type may implement [`Drop`].
40 pub trait Module: Sized + Sync {
41 /// Called at module initialization time.
43 /// Use this method to perform whatever setup or registration your module
46 /// Equivalent to the `module_init` macro in the C API.
47 fn init(module: &'static ThisModule) -> error::Result<Self>;
50 /// Equivalent to `THIS_MODULE` in the C API.
52 /// C header: `include/linux/export.h`
53 pub struct ThisModule(*mut bindings::module);
55 // SAFETY: `THIS_MODULE` may be used from all threads within a module.
56 unsafe impl Sync for ThisModule {}
59 /// Creates a [`ThisModule`] given the `THIS_MODULE` pointer.
63 /// The pointer must be equal to the right `THIS_MODULE`.
64 pub const unsafe fn from_ptr(ptr: *mut bindings::module) -> ThisModule {
69 #[cfg(not(any(testlib, test)))]
71 fn panic(info: &core::panic::PanicInfo<'_>) -> ! {
72 pr_emerg!("{}\n", info);
74 unsafe { bindings::BUG() };
75 // Bindgen currently does not recognize `__noreturn` so `BUG` returns `()`
76 // instead of `!`. See <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-bindgen/issues/2094>.