[PATCH v2 0/2] remove TryFrom<&Device> implementations for pci and platform

[PATCH v2 0/2] remove TryFrom<&Device> implementations for pci and platform

[Nicolás Antinori]

Hello,

This patch series removes `TryFrom<&Device<Ctx>>` implementations for
pci and platform's `Device` struct.

I made this a series because both TryFrom implementations were
introduced in a series:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250321214826.140946-1-dakr@kernel.org/

Changelog:
v2:
 - Replaced "Closes:" tags with "Link:" tag in both patches.
 - Added mention to the soundness problem in the commit messages.
 - Removed bindings::dev_is_platform C binding since it has no other
   usages.
 - Solved Sashiko from v1: "[Low] rust: pci: unused
   rust_helper_dev_is_pci() left in rust/helpers/pci.c": Deleted the
   binding. Platform was in the same situation as mentioned in the
   previous item.
Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/cover.1792417858.git.nico.antinori.7@gmail.com/T/#t

Best regards,
Nicolás

Nicolás Antinori (2):
  rust: pci: remove TryFrom<&Device> implementation for &pci::Device
  rust: platform: remove TryFrom<&Device> implementation for
    &platform::Device

 rust/helpers/helpers.c  |  1 -
 rust/helpers/pci.c      |  5 -----
 rust/helpers/platform.c |  8 --------
 rust/kernel/pci.rs      | 21 ---------------------
 rust/kernel/platform.rs | 21 ---------------------
 5 files changed, 56 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 rust/helpers/platform.c

--
2.47.3

[PATCH v2 1/2] rust: pci: remove TryFrom<&Device> implementation for &pci::Device

[Nicolás Antinori]

Remove the `TryFrom<&device::Device<Ctx>>` implementation for
`&Device<Ctx>` since it has no remaining users.

This removal also eliminates a pre-existing lifetime soundness issue:
the input and output reference lifetimes were independent, allowing the
conversion of a temporarily borrowed `device::Device` into `&'static
pci::Device` in safe Rust. Removing the device could leave a dangling
reference.

Fixes: 7edc491f6fca ("drm: nova: Use nova-core to read VRAM_BAR_SIZE parameter")
Reported-by: Georgios Androutsopoulos <georgeandrout13@gmail.com>
Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1264
Signed-off-by: Nicolás Antinori <nico.antinori.7@gmail.com>
---
 rust/helpers/pci.c |  5 -----
 rust/kernel/pci.rs | 21 ---------------------
 2 files changed, 26 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/helpers/pci.c b/rust/helpers/pci.c
index a8540f90b13c..3822b7f47c57 100644
--- a/rust/helpers/pci.c
+++ b/rust/helpers/pci.c
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ __rust_helper unsigned long rust_helper_pci_resource_flags(const struct pci_dev
 	return pci_resource_flags(pdev, bar);
 }

-__rust_helper bool rust_helper_dev_is_pci(const struct device *dev)
-{
-	return dev_is_pci(dev);
-}
-
 __rust_helper unsigned int rust_helper_pci_irq_type(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	return pci_irq_type(pdev);
diff --git a/rust/kernel/pci.rs b/rust/kernel/pci.rs
index 769d01d23429..0e9455fd544d 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/pci.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/pci.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@

 use crate::{
     bindings,
-    container_of,
     device,
     device_id::{
         RawDeviceId,
@@ -535,26 +534,6 @@ fn as_ref(&self) -> &device::Device<Ctx> {
     }
 }

-impl<Ctx: device::DeviceContext> TryFrom<&device::Device<Ctx>> for &Device<Ctx> {
-    type Error = kernel::error::Error;
-
-    fn try_from(dev: &device::Device<Ctx>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        // SAFETY: By the type invariant of `Device`, `dev.as_raw()` is a valid pointer to a
-        // `struct device`.
-        if !unsafe { bindings::dev_is_pci(dev.as_raw()) } {
-            return Err(EINVAL);
-        }
-
-        // SAFETY: We've just verified that the bus type of `dev` equals `bindings::pci_bus_type`,
-        // hence `dev` must be embedded in a valid `struct pci_dev` as guaranteed by the
-        // corresponding C code.
-        let pdev = unsafe { container_of!(dev.as_raw(), bindings::pci_dev, dev) };
-
-        // SAFETY: `pdev` is a valid pointer to a `struct pci_dev`.
-        Ok(unsafe { &*pdev.cast() })
-    }
-}
-
 // SAFETY: A `Device` is always reference-counted and can be released from any thread.
 unsafe impl Send for Device {}

--
2.47.3

[PATCH v2 2/2] rust: platform: remove TryFrom<&Device> implementation for &platform::Device

[Nicolás Antinori]

Remove the `TryFrom<&device::Device<Ctx>>` implementation for
`&Device<Ctx>` as it has had no users since its introduction.

This removal also eliminates a pre-existing lifetime soundness issue:
the input and output reference lifetimes were independent, allowing the
conversion of a temporarily borrowed `device::Device` into `&'static
platform::Device` in safe Rust. Removing the device could leave a
dangling reference.

Fixes: a38dfd60fe53 ("rust: platform: impl TryFrom<&Device> for &platform::Device")
Reported-by: Georgios Androutsopoulos <georgeandrout13@gmail.com>
Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/1264
Signed-off-by: Nicolás Antinori <nico.antinori.7@gmail.com>
---
 rust/helpers/helpers.c  |  1 -
 rust/helpers/platform.c |  8 --------
 rust/kernel/platform.rs | 21 ---------------------
 3 files changed, 30 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 rust/helpers/platform.c

diff --git a/rust/helpers/helpers.c b/rust/helpers/helpers.c
index d62c7be1ca7b..787dd8ff8c6c 100644
--- a/rust/helpers/helpers.c
+++ b/rust/helpers/helpers.c
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
 #include "page.c"
 #include "pci.c"
 #include "pid_namespace.c"
-#include "platform.c"
 #include "poll.c"
 #include "processor.c"
 #include "property.c"
diff --git a/rust/helpers/platform.c b/rust/helpers/platform.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 188b3240f32d..000000000000
--- a/rust/helpers/platform.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-
-#include <linux/platform_device.h>
-
-__rust_helper bool rust_helper_dev_is_platform(const struct device *dev)
-{
-	return dev_is_platform(dev);
-}
diff --git a/rust/kernel/platform.rs b/rust/kernel/platform.rs
index ac0a012ae1bb..f49aedcc94b1 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/platform.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/platform.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 use crate::{
     acpi,
     bindings,
-    container_of,
     device::{
         self,
         Bound, //
@@ -557,26 +556,6 @@ fn as_ref(&self) -> &device::Device<Ctx> {
     }
 }

-impl<Ctx: device::DeviceContext> TryFrom<&device::Device<Ctx>> for &Device<Ctx> {
-    type Error = kernel::error::Error;
-
-    fn try_from(dev: &device::Device<Ctx>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        // SAFETY: By the type invariant of `Device`, `dev.as_raw()` is a valid pointer to a
-        // `struct device`.
-        if !unsafe { bindings::dev_is_platform(dev.as_raw()) } {
-            return Err(EINVAL);
-        }
-
-        // SAFETY: We've just verified that the bus type of `dev` equals
-        // `bindings::platform_bus_type`, hence `dev` must be embedded in a valid
-        // `struct platform_device` as guaranteed by the corresponding C code.
-        let pdev = unsafe { container_of!(dev.as_raw(), bindings::platform_device, dev) };
-
-        // SAFETY: `pdev` is a valid pointer to a `struct platform_device`.
-        Ok(unsafe { &*pdev.cast() })
-    }
-}
-
 // SAFETY: A `Device` is always reference-counted and can be released from any thread.
 unsafe impl Send for Device {}

--
2.47.3

Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] remove TryFrom<&Device> implementations for pci and platform

[Danilo Krummrich]

On Wed,  4 Nov 2026 16:50:13 -0300, Nicolás Antinori wrote:
> [PATCH v2 0/2] remove TryFrom<&Device> implementations for pci and platform

Applied, thanks!

  Branch: driver-core-testing
  Tree:   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/driver-core/driver-core.git

[1/2] rust: pci: remove TryFrom<&Device> implementation for &pci::Device
      commit: 6a185ac6b46d
[2/2] rust: platform: remove TryFrom<&Device> implementation for &platform::Device
      commit: cecc2e38b631

The patches will appear in the next linux-next integration (typically within 24
hours on weekdays).

The patches are in the driver-core-testing branch and will be promoted to
driver-core-next after validation.