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From: Eliot Courtney <ecourtney@nvidia.com>
To: "Alexandre Courbot" <acourbot@nvidia.com>,
	"Yury Norov" <yury.norov@gmail.com>,
	"Miguel Ojeda" <ojeda@kernel.org>,
	"Boqun Feng" <boqun@kernel.org>, "Gary Guo" <gary@garyguo.net>,
	"Björn Roy Baron" <bjorn3_gh@protonmail.com>,
	"Benno Lossin" <lossin@kernel.org>,
	"Andreas Hindborg" <a.hindborg@kernel.org>,
	"Alice Ryhl" <aliceryhl@google.com>,
	"Trevor Gross" <tmgross@umich.edu>,
	"Danilo Krummrich" <dakr@kernel.org>,
	"Daniel Almeida" <daniel.almeida@collabora.com>,
	"Tamir Duberstein" <tamird@kernel.org>,
	"Onur Özkan" <work@onurozkan.dev>,
	"David Airlie" <airlied@gmail.com>,
	"Simona Vetter" <simona@ffwll.ch>
Cc: John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com>,
	 Alistair Popple <apopple@nvidia.com>,
	Timur Tabi <ttabi@nvidia.com>,
	 rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	 nova-gpu@lists.linux.dev, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
	 Eliot Courtney <ecourtney@nvidia.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 1/2] rust: num: add cv! macro to create values from constant expressions
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:34:50 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260917-cv-v4-1-547ef5727451@nvidia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260917-cv-v4-0-547ef5727451@nvidia.com>

Currently, using NonZero/Bounded constants is quite verbose. It's
unfortunate because it disincentivizes using it in interface boundaries.
Introduce a macro to make it nicer to use. The macro `cv!` (for constant
value) takes a const integer expression and widens it to i128 (at build
time only) before passing it as a const generic value to a new trait
`FromConst`. The value is then converted and appears in the
associated constant `FromConst::VALUE`. The trait is implemented by
NonZero, Bounded, and Alignment and lets values of each be constructed
from constants without a verbose turbofish syntax.
For example, `const { NonZero::new(1).unwrap() }` can be written as
`cv!(1)`.

Add the `cv!` macro to the prelude so it doesn't need to be imported
explicitly to use it.

Suggested-by: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>
Reviewed-by: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>
Signed-off-by: Eliot Courtney <ecourtney@nvidia.com>
---
 rust/kernel/num.rs         | 135 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 rust/kernel/num/bounded.rs |  16 ++++++
 rust/kernel/prelude.rs     |   1 +
 rust/kernel/ptr.rs         |  12 +++-
 4 files changed, 163 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/rust/kernel/num.rs b/rust/kernel/num.rs
index dbe848e30efe..6a4cb8d3ec95 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/num.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/num.rs
@@ -79,3 +79,138 @@ impl Integer for $type {
     i128: Signed,
     isize: Signed
 );
+
+/// Creates a value from an integer constant expression, with validity checked at build time.
+///
+/// This works for any type that implements [`FromConst`], with the target type inferred from
+/// the context, or named explicitly with `cv!(value => Type)`.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use core::num::NonZero;
+/// use kernel::num::Bounded;
+/// use kernel::ptr::Alignment;
+///
+/// let v: NonZero<usize> = cv!(8);
+/// assert_eq!(v.get(), 8);
+///
+/// // Any integer constant expression works, not only literals.
+/// let m: NonZero<usize> = cv!(usize::MAX);
+/// assert_eq!(m.get(), usize::MAX);
+///
+/// let b: Bounded<u32, 4> = cv!(15);
+/// assert_eq!(b.get(), 15);
+///
+/// let a: Alignment = cv!(4096);
+/// assert_eq!(a.as_usize(), 4096);
+///
+/// // Checked narrowing of integer constants, including in `const` items.
+/// const SMALL: u8 = cv!(200u32);
+/// assert_eq!(SMALL, 200);
+///
+/// const N: NonZero<u8> = cv!(5);
+/// assert_eq!(N.get(), 5);
+///
+/// // The target type can be given explicitly.
+/// let e = cv!(200u32 => u8);
+/// assert_eq!(e, 200);
+///
+/// // With an explicit primitive target, the expression can use generic parameters.
+/// const fn as_u64<const KEY: u16>() -> u64 {
+///     cv!(KEY => u64)
+/// }
+/// assert_eq!(as_u64::<0x40>(), 0x40);
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+#[doc(hidden)]
+macro_rules! cv {
+    (@cast $v:expr => $t:ty) => {
+        const {
+            #[allow(unused_comparisons, unused_assignments, clippy::as_underscore)]
+            {
+                let v = $v;
+                let r = v as $t;
+                // Pin `back` to `v`'s type so `as _` casts back to the source type.
+                let mut back = v;
+                back = r as _;
+
+                ::core::assert!(
+                    back == v && (v < 0) == (r < 0),
+                    "value does not fit into the target type"
+                );
+
+                r
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    // Using `FromConst<V>::VALUE` means const generic expressions can't be used, since it requires
+    // the `generic_const_exprs` feature. Provide a special path for each primitive type that allows
+    // const generic expressions.
+    ($v:expr => u8) => { $crate::cv!(@cast $v => u8) };
+    ($v:expr => u16) => { $crate::cv!(@cast $v => u16) };
+    ($v:expr => u32) => { $crate::cv!(@cast $v => u32) };
+    ($v:expr => u64) => { $crate::cv!(@cast $v => u64) };
+    ($v:expr => u128) => { $crate::cv!(@cast $v => u128) };
+    ($v:expr => usize) => { $crate::cv!(@cast $v => usize) };
+    ($v:expr => i8) => { $crate::cv!(@cast $v => i8) };
+    ($v:expr => i16) => { $crate::cv!(@cast $v => i16) };
+    ($v:expr => i32) => { $crate::cv!(@cast $v => i32) };
+    ($v:expr => i64) => { $crate::cv!(@cast $v => i64) };
+    ($v:expr => i128) => { $crate::cv!(@cast $v => i128) };
+    ($v:expr => isize) => { $crate::cv!(@cast $v => isize) };
+    ($v:expr => $t:ty) => {
+        <$t as $crate::num::FromConst<{ $crate::cv!(@cast $v => i128) }>>::VALUE
+    };
+    ($v:expr) => {
+        <_ as $crate::num::FromConst<{ $crate::cv!(@cast $v => i128) }>>::VALUE
+    };
+}
+#[doc(inline)]
+pub use cv;
+
+/// Types that can be created from an integer constant expression validated at build time.
+///
+/// Implement this trait to make a type usable with [`cv!`]. Use the [`cv`] macro, not this trait
+/// directly, for creating values.
+#[diagnostic::on_unimplemented(message = "`{Self}` cannot be converted from a constant")]
+pub trait FromConst<const V: i128>: Sized {
+    /// The value that corresponds to the constant `V`.
+    ///
+    /// Fails the build if `V` is not a valid value for `Self`.
+    const VALUE: Self;
+}
+
+/// Implements [`FromConst`] for primitive integer types and their [`NonZero`](core::num::NonZero)
+/// versions.
+macro_rules! impl_from_const {
+    ($($type:ty)*) => {
+        $(
+        impl<const V: i128> FromConst<V> for $type {
+            const VALUE: Self = {
+                // CAST: the macro is only used for types up to 64 bits wide, so `MIN` and `MAX`
+                // widen to `i128` losslessly.
+                assert!(
+                    V >= <$type>::MIN as i128 && V <= <$type>::MAX as i128,
+                    "constant cannot be represented by the target type"
+                );
+
+                // CAST: the assert above confirmed that `V` fits in `$type`.
+                V as $type
+            };
+        }
+
+        impl<const V: i128> FromConst<V> for core::num::NonZero<$type> {
+            const VALUE: Self = match core::num::NonZero::new(<$type as FromConst<V>>::VALUE) {
+                Some(value) => value,
+                None => panic!("constant cannot be zero"),
+            };
+        }
+        )*
+    };
+}
+
+impl_from_const!(
+    u8 u16 u32 u64 usize
+    i8 i16 i32 i64 isize
+);
diff --git a/rust/kernel/num/bounded.rs b/rust/kernel/num/bounded.rs
index 2a2b0a4bca5e..1d5a151478a7 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/num/bounded.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/num/bounded.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 use kernel::{
     num::{
+        FromConst,
         Integer,
         Unsigned, //
     },
@@ -272,6 +273,21 @@ pub const fn new<const VALUE: $type>() -> Self {
                 unsafe { Self::__new(VALUE) }
             }
         }
+
+        impl<const N: u32, const V: i128> FromConst<V> for Bounded<$type, N> {
+            const VALUE: Self = {
+                let value = <$type as FromConst<V>>::VALUE;
+                // Statically assert that `value` fits within the set number of bits.
+                assert!(
+                    fits_within!(value, $type, N),
+                    "constant cannot be represented within the given number of bits"
+                );
+
+                // SAFETY: the assert above confirmed that `value` can be represented within `N`
+                // bits.
+                unsafe { Self::__new(value) }
+            };
+        }
         )*
     };
 }
diff --git a/rust/kernel/prelude.rs b/rust/kernel/prelude.rs
index ca396f1f78a6..5facf8f7af90 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/prelude.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/prelude.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
         Result, //
     },
     init::InPlaceInit,
+    num::cv,
     pr_alert,
     pr_crit,
     pr_debug,
diff --git a/rust/kernel/ptr.rs b/rust/kernel/ptr.rs
index 82acb531b17b..2c12e4fd4572 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/ptr.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/ptr.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@
 };
 use core::num::NonZero;
 
-use crate::const_assert;
+use crate::{
+    const_assert,
+    num::FromConst, //
+};
 
 /// Type representing an alignment, which is always a power of two.
 ///
@@ -166,6 +169,13 @@ pub const fn mask(self) -> usize {
     }
 }
 
+impl<const V: i128> FromConst<V> for Alignment {
+    const VALUE: Self = match Alignment::new_checked(<usize as FromConst<V>>::VALUE) {
+        Some(alignment) => alignment,
+        None => panic!("constant is not a power of two"),
+    };
+}
+
 /// Trait for items that can be aligned against an [`Alignment`].
 pub trait Alignable: Sized {
     /// Aligns `self` down to `alignment`.

-- 
2.55.0


  reply	other threads:[~2026-09-17  8:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-17  8:34 [PATCH v4 0/2] rust: introduce cv! macro for safe const conversions of integer-like types Eliot Courtney
2026-09-17  8:34 ` Eliot Courtney [this message]
2026-09-17  8:50   ` [PATCH v4 1/2] rust: num: add cv! macro to create values from constant expressions Danilo Krummrich
2026-09-17  8:34 ` [PATCH v4 2/2] gpu: nova-core: use cv! for constant casts Eliot Courtney
2026-09-17  8:57   ` Danilo Krummrich

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