kernel/
task.rs

1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
2
3//! Tasks (threads and processes).
4//!
5//! C header: [`include/linux/sched.h`](srctree/include/linux/sched.h).
6
7use crate::{
8    bindings,
9    ffi::{c_int, c_long, c_uint},
10    mm::MmWithUser,
11    pid_namespace::PidNamespace,
12    sync::aref::ARef,
13    types::{NotThreadSafe, Opaque},
14};
15use core::{
16    cmp::{Eq, PartialEq},
17    ops::Deref,
18    ptr,
19};
20use safety_macro::safety;
21
22/// A sentinel value used for infinite timeouts.
23pub const MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT: c_long = c_long::MAX;
24
25/// Bitmask for tasks that are sleeping in an interruptible state.
26pub const TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE: c_int = bindings::TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE as c_int;
27/// Bitmask for tasks that are sleeping in an uninterruptible state.
28pub const TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE: c_int = bindings::TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE as c_int;
29/// Bitmask for tasks that are sleeping in a freezable state.
30pub const TASK_FREEZABLE: c_int = bindings::TASK_FREEZABLE as c_int;
31/// Convenience constant for waking up tasks regardless of whether they are in interruptible or
32/// uninterruptible sleep.
33pub const TASK_NORMAL: c_uint = bindings::TASK_NORMAL as c_uint;
34
35/// Returns the currently running task.
36#[macro_export]
37macro_rules! current {
38    () => {
39        // SAFETY: This expression creates a temporary value that is dropped at the end of the
40        // caller's scope. The following mechanisms ensure that the resulting `&CurrentTask` cannot
41        // leave current task context:
42        //
43        // * To return to userspace, the caller must leave the current scope.
44        // * Operations such as `begin_new_exec()` are necessarily unsafe and the caller of
45        //   `begin_new_exec()` is responsible for safety.
46        // * Rust abstractions for things such as a `kthread_use_mm()` scope must require the
47        //   closure to be `Send`, so the `NotThreadSafe` field of `CurrentTask` ensures that the
48        //   `&CurrentTask` cannot cross the scope in either direction.
49        unsafe { &*$crate::task::Task::current() }
50    };
51}
52
53/// Wraps the kernel's `struct task_struct`.
54///
55/// # Invariants
56///
57/// All instances are valid tasks created by the C portion of the kernel.
58///
59/// Instances of this type are always refcounted, that is, a call to `get_task_struct` ensures
60/// that the allocation remains valid at least until the matching call to `put_task_struct`.
61///
62/// # Examples
63///
64/// The following is an example of getting the PID of the current thread with zero additional cost
65/// when compared to the C version:
66///
67/// ```
68/// let pid = current!().pid();
69/// ```
70///
71/// Getting the PID of the current process, also zero additional cost:
72///
73/// ```
74/// let pid = current!().group_leader().pid();
75/// ```
76///
77/// Getting the current task and storing it in some struct. The reference count is automatically
78/// incremented when creating `State` and decremented when it is dropped:
79///
80/// ```
81/// use kernel::{task::Task, sync::aref::ARef};
82///
83/// struct State {
84///     creator: ARef<Task>,
85///     index: u32,
86/// }
87///
88/// impl State {
89///     fn new() -> Self {
90///         Self {
91///             creator: ARef::from(&**current!()),
92///             index: 0,
93///         }
94///     }
95/// }
96/// ```
97#[repr(transparent)]
98pub struct Task(pub(crate) Opaque<bindings::task_struct>);
99
100// SAFETY: By design, the only way to access a `Task` is via the `current` function or via an
101// `ARef<Task>` obtained through the `AlwaysRefCounted` impl. This means that the only situation in
102// which a `Task` can be accessed mutably is when the refcount drops to zero and the destructor
103// runs. It is safe for that to happen on any thread, so it is ok for this type to be `Send`.
104unsafe impl Send for Task {}
105
106// SAFETY: It's OK to access `Task` through shared references from other threads because we're
107// either accessing properties that don't change (e.g., `pid`, `group_leader`) or that are properly
108// synchronised by C code (e.g., `signal_pending`).
109unsafe impl Sync for Task {}
110
111/// Represents the [`Task`] in the `current` global.
112///
113/// This type exists to provide more efficient operations that are only valid on the current task.
114/// For example, to retrieve the pid-namespace of a task, you must use rcu protection unless it is
115/// the current task.
116///
117/// # Invariants
118///
119/// Each value of this type must only be accessed from the task context it was created within.
120///
121/// Of course, every thread is in a different task context, but for the purposes of this invariant,
122/// these operations also permanently leave the task context:
123///
124/// * Returning to userspace from system call context.
125/// * Calling `release_task()`.
126/// * Calling `begin_new_exec()` in a binary format loader.
127///
128/// Other operations temporarily create a new sub-context:
129///
130/// * Calling `kthread_use_mm()` creates a new context, and `kthread_unuse_mm()` returns to the
131///   old context.
132///
133/// This means that a `CurrentTask` obtained before a `kthread_use_mm()` call may be used again
134/// once `kthread_unuse_mm()` is called, but it must not be used between these two calls.
135/// Conversely, a `CurrentTask` obtained between a `kthread_use_mm()`/`kthread_unuse_mm()` pair
136/// must not be used after `kthread_unuse_mm()`.
137#[repr(transparent)]
138pub struct CurrentTask(Task, NotThreadSafe);
139
140// Make all `Task` methods available on `CurrentTask`.
141impl Deref for CurrentTask {
142    type Target = Task;
143    #[inline]
144    fn deref(&self) -> &Task {
145        &self.0
146    }
147}
148
149/// The type of process identifiers (PIDs).
150pub type Pid = bindings::pid_t;
151
152/// The type of user identifiers (UIDs).
153#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
154pub struct Kuid {
155    kuid: bindings::kuid_t,
156}
157
158impl Task {
159    /// Returns a raw pointer to the current task.
160    ///
161    /// It is up to the user to use the pointer correctly.
162    #[inline]
163    pub fn current_raw() -> *mut bindings::task_struct {
164        // SAFETY: Getting the current pointer is always safe.
165        unsafe { bindings::get_current() }
166    }
167
168    /// Returns a task reference for the currently executing task/thread.
169    ///
170    /// The recommended way to get the current task/thread is to use the
171    /// [`current`] macro because it is safe.
172    ///
173    /// # Safety
174    ///
175    /// Callers must ensure that the returned object is only used to access a [`CurrentTask`]
176    /// within the task context that was active when this function was called. For more details,
177    /// see the invariants section for [`CurrentTask`].
178    #[inline]
179    #[safety{ActiveContext("CurrentTask")}]
180    pub unsafe fn current() -> impl Deref<Target = CurrentTask> {
181        struct TaskRef {
182            task: *const CurrentTask,
183        }
184
185        impl Deref for TaskRef {
186            type Target = CurrentTask;
187
188            fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
189                // SAFETY: The returned reference borrows from this `TaskRef`, so it cannot outlive
190                // the `TaskRef`, which the caller of `Task::current()` has promised will not
191                // outlive the task/thread for which `self.task` is the `current` pointer. Thus, it
192                // is okay to return a `CurrentTask` reference here.
193                unsafe { &*self.task }
194            }
195        }
196
197        TaskRef {
198            // CAST: The layout of `struct task_struct` and `CurrentTask` is identical.
199            task: Task::current_raw().cast(),
200        }
201    }
202
203    /// Returns a raw pointer to the task.
204    #[inline]
205    pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut bindings::task_struct {
206        self.0.get()
207    }
208
209    /// Returns the group leader of the given task.
210    pub fn group_leader(&self) -> &Task {
211        // SAFETY: The group leader of a task never changes after initialization, so reading this
212        // field is not a data race.
213        let ptr = unsafe { *ptr::addr_of!((*self.as_ptr()).group_leader) };
214
215        // SAFETY: The lifetime of the returned task reference is tied to the lifetime of `self`,
216        // and given that a task has a reference to its group leader, we know it must be valid for
217        // the lifetime of the returned task reference.
218        unsafe { &*ptr.cast() }
219    }
220
221    /// Returns the PID of the given task.
222    pub fn pid(&self) -> Pid {
223        // SAFETY: The pid of a task never changes after initialization, so reading this field is
224        // not a data race.
225        unsafe { *ptr::addr_of!((*self.as_ptr()).pid) }
226    }
227
228    /// Returns the UID of the given task.
229    #[inline]
230    pub fn uid(&self) -> Kuid {
231        // SAFETY: It's always safe to call `task_uid` on a valid task.
232        Kuid::from_raw(unsafe { bindings::task_uid(self.as_ptr()) })
233    }
234
235    /// Returns the effective UID of the given task.
236    #[inline]
237    pub fn euid(&self) -> Kuid {
238        // SAFETY: It's always safe to call `task_euid` on a valid task.
239        Kuid::from_raw(unsafe { bindings::task_euid(self.as_ptr()) })
240    }
241
242    /// Determines whether the given task has pending signals.
243    #[inline]
244    pub fn signal_pending(&self) -> bool {
245        // SAFETY: It's always safe to call `signal_pending` on a valid task.
246        unsafe { bindings::signal_pending(self.as_ptr()) != 0 }
247    }
248
249    /// Returns task's pid namespace with elevated reference count
250    #[inline]
251    pub fn get_pid_ns(&self) -> Option<ARef<PidNamespace>> {
252        // SAFETY: By the type invariant, we know that `self.0` is valid.
253        let ptr = unsafe { bindings::task_get_pid_ns(self.as_ptr()) };
254        if ptr.is_null() {
255            None
256        } else {
257            // SAFETY: `ptr` is valid by the safety requirements of this function. And we own a
258            // reference count via `task_get_pid_ns()`.
259            // CAST: `Self` is a `repr(transparent)` wrapper around `bindings::pid_namespace`.
260            Some(unsafe { ARef::from_raw(ptr::NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr.cast::<PidNamespace>())) })
261        }
262    }
263
264    /// Returns the given task's pid in the provided pid namespace.
265    #[doc(alias = "task_tgid_nr_ns")]
266    #[inline]
267    pub fn tgid_nr_ns(&self, pidns: Option<&PidNamespace>) -> Pid {
268        let pidns = match pidns {
269            Some(pidns) => pidns.as_ptr(),
270            None => core::ptr::null_mut(),
271        };
272        // SAFETY: By the type invariant, we know that `self.0` is valid. We received a valid
273        // PidNamespace that we can use as a pointer or we received an empty PidNamespace and
274        // thus pass a null pointer. The underlying C function is safe to be used with NULL
275        // pointers.
276        unsafe { bindings::task_tgid_nr_ns(self.as_ptr(), pidns) }
277    }
278
279    /// Wakes up the task.
280    #[inline]
281    pub fn wake_up(&self) {
282        // SAFETY: It's always safe to call `wake_up_process` on a valid task, even if the task
283        // running.
284        unsafe { bindings::wake_up_process(self.as_ptr()) };
285    }
286}
287
288impl CurrentTask {
289    /// Access the address space of the current task.
290    ///
291    /// This function does not touch the refcount of the mm.
292    #[inline]
293    pub fn mm(&self) -> Option<&MmWithUser> {
294        // SAFETY: The `mm` field of `current` is not modified from other threads, so reading it is
295        // not a data race.
296        let mm = unsafe { (*self.as_ptr()).mm };
297
298        if mm.is_null() {
299            return None;
300        }
301
302        // SAFETY: If `current->mm` is non-null, then it references a valid mm with a non-zero
303        // value of `mm_users`. Furthermore, the returned `&MmWithUser` borrows from this
304        // `CurrentTask`, so it cannot escape the scope in which the current pointer was obtained.
305        //
306        // This is safe even if `kthread_use_mm()`/`kthread_unuse_mm()` are used. There are two
307        // relevant cases:
308        // * If the `&CurrentTask` was created before `kthread_use_mm()`, then it cannot be
309        //   accessed during the `kthread_use_mm()`/`kthread_unuse_mm()` scope due to the
310        //   `NotThreadSafe` field of `CurrentTask`.
311        // * If the `&CurrentTask` was created within a `kthread_use_mm()`/`kthread_unuse_mm()`
312        //   scope, then the `&CurrentTask` cannot escape that scope, so the returned `&MmWithUser`
313        //   also cannot escape that scope.
314        // In either case, it's not possible to read `current->mm` and keep using it after the
315        // scope is ended with `kthread_unuse_mm()`.
316        Some(unsafe { MmWithUser::from_raw(mm) })
317    }
318
319    /// Access the pid namespace of the current task.
320    ///
321    /// This function does not touch the refcount of the namespace or use RCU protection.
322    ///
323    /// To access the pid namespace of another task, see [`Task::get_pid_ns`].
324    #[doc(alias = "task_active_pid_ns")]
325    #[inline]
326    pub fn active_pid_ns(&self) -> Option<&PidNamespace> {
327        // SAFETY: It is safe to call `task_active_pid_ns` without RCU protection when calling it
328        // on the current task.
329        let active_ns = unsafe { bindings::task_active_pid_ns(self.as_ptr()) };
330
331        if active_ns.is_null() {
332            return None;
333        }
334
335        // The lifetime of `PidNamespace` is bound to `Task` and `struct pid`.
336        //
337        // The `PidNamespace` of a `Task` doesn't ever change once the `Task` is alive.
338        //
339        // From system call context retrieving the `PidNamespace` for the current task is always
340        // safe and requires neither RCU locking nor a reference count to be held. Retrieving the
341        // `PidNamespace` after `release_task()` for current will return `NULL` but no codepath
342        // like that is exposed to Rust.
343        //
344        // SAFETY: If `current`'s pid ns is non-null, then it references a valid pid ns.
345        // Furthermore, the returned `&PidNamespace` borrows from this `CurrentTask`, so it cannot
346        // escape the scope in which the current pointer was obtained, e.g. it cannot live past a
347        // `release_task()` call.
348        Some(unsafe { PidNamespace::from_ptr(active_ns) })
349    }
350}
351
352// SAFETY: The type invariants guarantee that `Task` is always refcounted.
353unsafe impl crate::sync::aref::AlwaysRefCounted for Task {
354    #[inline]
355    fn inc_ref(&self) {
356        // SAFETY: The existence of a shared reference means that the refcount is nonzero.
357        unsafe { bindings::get_task_struct(self.as_ptr()) };
358    }
359
360    #[inline]
361    unsafe fn dec_ref(obj: ptr::NonNull<Self>) {
362        // SAFETY: The safety requirements guarantee that the refcount is nonzero.
363        unsafe { bindings::put_task_struct(obj.cast().as_ptr()) }
364    }
365}
366
367impl Kuid {
368    /// Get the current euid.
369    #[inline]
370    pub fn current_euid() -> Kuid {
371        // SAFETY: Just an FFI call.
372        Self::from_raw(unsafe { bindings::current_euid() })
373    }
374
375    /// Create a `Kuid` given the raw C type.
376    #[inline]
377    pub fn from_raw(kuid: bindings::kuid_t) -> Self {
378        Self { kuid }
379    }
380
381    /// Turn this kuid into the raw C type.
382    #[inline]
383    pub fn into_raw(self) -> bindings::kuid_t {
384        self.kuid
385    }
386
387    /// Converts this kernel UID into a userspace UID.
388    ///
389    /// Uses the namespace of the current task.
390    #[inline]
391    pub fn into_uid_in_current_ns(self) -> bindings::uid_t {
392        // SAFETY: Just an FFI call.
393        unsafe { bindings::from_kuid(bindings::current_user_ns(), self.kuid) }
394    }
395}
396
397impl PartialEq for Kuid {
398    #[inline]
399    fn eq(&self, other: &Kuid) -> bool {
400        // SAFETY: Just an FFI call.
401        unsafe { bindings::uid_eq(self.kuid, other.kuid) }
402    }
403}
404
405impl Eq for Kuid {}
406
407/// Annotation for functions that can sleep.
408///
409/// Equivalent to the C side [`might_sleep()`], this function serves as
410/// a debugging aid and a potential scheduling point.
411///
412/// This function can only be used in a nonatomic context.
413///
414/// [`might_sleep()`]: https://docs.kernel.org/driver-api/basics.html#c.might_sleep
415#[track_caller]
416#[inline]
417pub fn might_sleep() {
418    #[cfg(CONFIG_DEBUG_ATOMIC_SLEEP)]
419    {
420        let loc = core::panic::Location::caller();
421        let file = kernel::file_from_location(loc);
422
423        // SAFETY: `file.as_ptr()` is valid for reading and guaranteed to be nul-terminated.
424        unsafe { crate::bindings::__might_sleep(file.as_ptr().cast(), loc.line() as i32) }
425    }
426
427    // SAFETY: Always safe to call.
428    unsafe { crate::bindings::might_resched() }
429}