From: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
To: Yury Norov <yury.norov@gmail.com>, Burak Emir <bqe@google.com>,
Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
Cc: "Miguel Ojeda" <ojeda@kernel.org>,
"Boqun Feng" <boqun.feng@gmail.com>,
"Gary Guo" <gary@garyguo.net>,
"Björn Roy Baron" <bjorn3_gh@protonmail.com>,
"Benno Lossin" <lossin@kernel.org>,
"Trevor Gross" <tmgross@umich.edu>,
"Danilo Krummrich" <dakr@kernel.org>,
rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
stable@vger.kernel.org, "Alice Ryhl" <aliceryhl@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2] rust: bitops: fix missing _find_* functions on 32-bit ARM
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:44:06 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260105-bitops-find-helper-v2-1-ae70b4fc9ecc@google.com> (raw)
On 32-bit ARM, you may encounter linker errors such as this one:
ld.lld: error: undefined symbol: _find_next_zero_bit
>>> referenced by rust_binder_main.43196037ba7bcee1-cgu.0
>>> drivers/android/binder/rust_binder_main.o:(<rust_binder_main::process::Process>::insert_or_update_handle) in archive vmlinux.a
>>> referenced by rust_binder_main.43196037ba7bcee1-cgu.0
>>> drivers/android/binder/rust_binder_main.o:(<rust_binder_main::process::Process>::insert_or_update_handle) in archive vmlinux.a
This error occurs because even though the functions are declared by
include/linux/find.h, the definition is #ifdef'd out on 32-bit ARM. This
is because arch/arm/include/asm/bitops.h contains:
#define find_first_zero_bit(p,sz) _find_first_zero_bit_le(p,sz)
#define find_next_zero_bit(p,sz,off) _find_next_zero_bit_le(p,sz,off)
#define find_first_bit(p,sz) _find_first_bit_le(p,sz)
#define find_next_bit(p,sz,off) _find_next_bit_le(p,sz,off)
And the underscore-prefixed function is conditional on #ifndef of the
non-underscore-prefixed name, but the declaration in find.h is *not*
conditional on that #ifndef.
To fix the linker error, we ensure that the symbols in question exist
when compiling Rust code. We do this by definining them in rust/helpers/
whenever the normal definition is #ifndef'd out.
Note that these helpers are somewhat unusual in that they do not have
the rust_helper_ prefix that most helpers have. Adding the rust_helper_
prefix does not compile, as 'bindings::_find_next_zero_bit()' will
result in a call to a symbol called _find_next_zero_bit as defined by
include/linux/find.h rather than a symbol with the rust_helper_ prefix.
This is because when a symbol is present in both include/ and
rust/helpers/, the one from include/ wins under the assumption that the
current configuration is one where that helper is unnecessary. This
heuristic fails for _find_next_zero_bit() because the header file always
declares it even if the symbol does not exist.
The functions still use the __rust_helper annotation. This lets the
wrapper function be inlined into Rust code even if full kernel LTO is
not used once the patch series for that feature lands.
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: 6cf93a9ed39e ("rust: add bindings for bitops.h")
Reported-by: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
Closes: https://rust-for-linux.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/x/topic/x/near/561677301
Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
---
Changes in v2:
- Remove rust_helper_ prefix from helpers.
- Improve commit message.
- The set of functions for which a helper is added is changed so that it
matches arch/arm/include/asm/bitops.h
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251203-bitops-find-helper-v1-1-5193deb57766@google.com
---
rust/helpers/bitops.c | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 42 insertions(+)
diff --git a/rust/helpers/bitops.c b/rust/helpers/bitops.c
index 5d0861d29d3f0d705a014ae4601685828405f33b..e79ef9e6d98f969e2a0a2a6f62d9fcec3ef0fd72 100644
--- a/rust/helpers/bitops.c
+++ b/rust/helpers/bitops.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
#include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/find.h>
void rust_helper___set_bit(unsigned long nr, unsigned long *addr)
{
@@ -21,3 +22,44 @@ void rust_helper_clear_bit(unsigned long nr, volatile unsigned long *addr)
{
clear_bit(nr, addr);
}
+
+/*
+ * The rust_helper_ prefix is intentionally omitted below so that the
+ * declarations in include/linux/find.h are compatible with these helpers.
+ *
+ * Note that the below #ifdefs mean that the helper is only created if C does
+ * not provide a definition.
+ */
+#ifdef find_first_zero_bit
+__rust_helper
+unsigned long _find_first_zero_bit(const unsigned long *p, unsigned long size)
+{
+ return find_first_zero_bit(p, size);
+}
+#endif /* find_first_zero_bit */
+
+#ifdef find_next_zero_bit
+__rust_helper
+unsigned long _find_next_zero_bit(const unsigned long *addr,
+ unsigned long size, unsigned long offset)
+{
+ return find_next_zero_bit(addr, size, offset);
+}
+#endif /* find_next_zero_bit */
+
+#ifdef find_first_bit
+__rust_helper
+unsigned long _find_first_bit(const unsigned long *addr, unsigned long size)
+{
+ return find_first_bit(addr, size);
+}
+#endif /* find_first_bit */
+
+#ifdef find_next_bit
+__rust_helper
+unsigned long _find_next_bit(const unsigned long *addr, unsigned long size,
+ unsigned long offset)
+{
+ return find_next_bit(addr, size, offset);
+}
+#endif /* find_next_bit */
---
base-commit: 8f0b4cce4481fb22653697cced8d0d04027cb1e8
change-id: 20251203-bitops-find-helper-25ed1bbae700
Best regards,
--
Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
next reply other threads:[~2026-01-05 10:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-05 10:44 Alice Ryhl [this message]
2026-01-05 17:03 ` Yury Norov
2026-01-05 17:08 ` Miguel Ojeda
2026-01-06 9:03 ` Alice Ryhl
2026-01-06 17:38 ` Yury Norov
2026-01-07 5:31 ` Dirk Behme
2026-01-06 8:48 ` Dirk Behme
2026-01-06 10:47 ` Andreas Hindborg
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