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ref_ptr.rs

1// Copyright 2026 The Fuchsia Authors
2//
3// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
4// license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
5// https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
6
7use crate::recyclable::{Recyclable, UninitRecyclable};
8use crate::ref_counted::HasRefCount;
9use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
10use core::ops::Deref;
11use core::ptr::NonNull;
12use kalloc::AllocError;
13
14use pin_init::{Init, PinInit};
15
16/// `RefPtr<T>` holds a reference to an intrusively-refcounted object of type
17/// T that deletes the object when the refcount drops to 0.
18///
19/// T should be a struct that contains a `fbl::RefCounted` field and implements
20/// `HasRefCount` and `Destroy` traits.
21#[repr(C)]
22pub struct RefPtr<T>
23where
24    T: HasRefCount + Recyclable,
25{
26    ptr: NonNull<T>,
27}
28
29impl<T: HasRefCount + Recyclable> RefPtr<T> {
30    /// Constructs a `RefPtr` from a raw pointer that has already been adopted.
31    ///
32    /// # Safety
33    ///
34    /// - The caller must ensure that `ptr` is valid and has a ref count already
35    ///   acquired.
36    /// - `ptr` must have been allocated in such a way that calling `T::recycle(ptr)` is a
37    ///   correct way to deallocate the pointer.
38    pub unsafe fn from_raw(ptr: *const T) -> Self {
39        // SAFETY: The caller must ensure that ptr is valid.
40        unsafe { RefPtr { ptr: NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr as *mut T) } }
41    }
42
43    /// Constructs a `RefPtr` from a raw pointer that has already been adopted, unless the pointer
44    /// is null.
45    ///
46    /// # Safety
47    ///
48    /// The caller must ensure that `ptr` is either null or, if not null that:
49    /// - a ref count already acquired.
50    /// - has been allocated in such a way that calling `T::recycle(ptr)` is a correct way to
51    ///   deallocate the pointer.
52    pub unsafe fn try_from_raw(ptr: *const T) -> Option<Self> {
53        NonNull::new(ptr as *mut T).map(|ptr| RefPtr { ptr })
54    }
55
56    /// Helper function that allocates a new instance of `T` using `T::allocate` and
57    /// returns a `RefPtr` wrapping it.
58    ///
59    /// This is an internal helper function that should not be used directly.
60    /// Use the `make_ref_counted!(...)` macro instead of this function to properly
61    /// initialize the ref count.
62    ///
63    /// # Safety
64    ///
65    /// The caller must ensure that `T` has a RefCounted field that is not
66    /// already adopted.
67    pub unsafe fn try_new(value: T) -> Result<RefPtr<T>, AllocError> {
68        let mut ptr = T::allocate(value)?;
69        // SAFETY: The caller must ensure that T has a RefCounted field that is not
70        // already adopted.
71        unsafe { ptr.as_mut().ref_count().adopt() };
72        Ok(RefPtr { ptr })
73    }
74
75    /// Returns the raw pointer to the object.
76    pub fn as_ptr(this: &Self) -> *const T {
77        this.ptr.as_ptr()
78    }
79
80    /// Returns `true` if the two `RefPtr`s point to the same object.
81    pub fn ptr_eq(a: &Self, b: &Self) -> bool {
82        a.ptr == b.ptr
83    }
84
85    /// Consume the `RefPtr` and return the raw pointer without modifying the ref count.
86    ///
87    /// The caller is responsible for maintaining the reference count.
88    pub fn into_raw(this: Self) -> *const T {
89        let ptr = this.ptr;
90        core::mem::forget(this);
91        ptr.as_ptr()
92    }
93
94    /// Casts this `RefPtr` to point to a different type.
95    ///
96    /// # Safety
97    ///
98    /// The caller must ensure that the object pointed to by this `RefPtr` can be safely
99    /// treated as an instance of type `U`.
100    pub unsafe fn cast<U>(self) -> RefPtr<U>
101    where
102        U: HasRefCount + Recyclable,
103    {
104        let ptr = self.ptr.cast::<U>();
105        core::mem::forget(self);
106        RefPtr { ptr }
107    }
108
109    /// Use the given pin-initializer to pin-initialize a `T` inside of a new `RefPtr`.
110    pub fn try_pin_init<E>(init: impl PinInit<T, E>) -> Result<Self, E>
111    where
112        T: UninitRecyclable,
113        E: From<AllocError>,
114    {
115        let ptr = T::allocate_uninit()?;
116        let guard = UninitRefGuard { ptr };
117        let slot = guard.ptr.as_ptr() as *mut T;
118        // SAFETY: `slot` is valid and will not be moved.
119        unsafe { init.__pinned_init(slot)? };
120        // SAFETY: The object is now initialized, so we can access its ref_count.
121        unsafe { (*slot).ref_count().adopt() };
122        let initialized_ptr = guard.ptr.cast::<T>();
123        core::mem::forget(guard);
124        let initialized_ref = RefPtr { ptr: initialized_ptr };
125        Ok(initialized_ref)
126    }
127
128    /// Use the given initializer to in-place initialize a `T` inside of a new `RefPtr`.
129    pub fn try_init<E>(init: impl Init<T, E>) -> Result<Self, E>
130    where
131        T: UninitRecyclable,
132        E: From<AllocError>,
133    {
134        let ptr = T::allocate_uninit()?;
135        let guard = UninitRefGuard { ptr };
136        let slot = guard.ptr.as_ptr() as *mut T;
137        // SAFETY: `slot` is valid.
138        unsafe { init.__init(slot)? };
139        // SAFETY: The object is now initialized, so we can access its ref_count.
140        unsafe { (*slot).ref_count().adopt() };
141        let initialized_ptr = guard.ptr.cast::<T>();
142        core::mem::forget(guard);
143        Ok(RefPtr { ptr: initialized_ptr })
144    }
145
146    /// Use the given pin-initializer to pin-initialize a `T` inside of a new `RefPtr`.
147    #[inline]
148    pub fn pin_init(init: impl PinInit<T, core::convert::Infallible>) -> Result<Self, AllocError>
149    where
150        T: UninitRecyclable,
151    {
152        let init = unsafe {
153            ::pin_init::pin_init_from_closure(|slot| {
154                init.__pinned_init(slot).map_err(|i| match i {})
155            })
156        };
157        Self::try_pin_init(init)
158    }
159
160    /// Use the given initializer to in-place initialize a `T` inside of a new `RefPtr`.
161    #[inline]
162    pub fn init(init: impl Init<T, core::convert::Infallible>) -> Result<Self, AllocError>
163    where
164        T: UninitRecyclable,
165    {
166        let init = unsafe {
167            ::pin_init::init_from_closure(|slot| init.__init(slot).map_err(|i| match i {}))
168        };
169        Self::try_init(init)
170    }
171
172    /// Manually increments the reference count of `target`.
173    ///
174    /// Every call to `add_ref` should be balanced by a subsequent drop of a
175    /// `RefPtr` (e.g. constructed via `RefPtr::from_raw`), otherwise memory will
176    /// be leaked. It is safe to leak memory in Rust.
177    pub fn add_ref(target: &T) {
178        target.ref_count().add_ref();
179    }
180}
181
182impl<T: HasRefCount + Recyclable> Deref for RefPtr<T> {
183    type Target = T;
184    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
185        unsafe { self.ptr.as_ref() }
186    }
187}
188
189impl<T: HasRefCount + Recyclable> Clone for RefPtr<T> {
190    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
191        self.deref().ref_count().add_ref();
192        RefPtr { ptr: self.ptr }
193    }
194}
195
196impl<T: HasRefCount + Recyclable> Drop for RefPtr<T> {
197    fn drop(&mut self) {
198        if self.deref().ref_count().release() {
199            unsafe {
200                T::recycle(self.ptr);
201            }
202        }
203    }
204}
205
206impl<T: HasRefCount + Recyclable> PartialEq for RefPtr<T> {
207    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
208        RefPtr::ptr_eq(self, other)
209    }
210}
211
212impl<T: HasRefCount + Recyclable> Eq for RefPtr<T> {}
213
214unsafe impl<T: HasRefCount + Recyclable + Send + Sync> Send for RefPtr<T> {}
215unsafe impl<T: HasRefCount + Recyclable + Send + Sync> Sync for RefPtr<T> {}
216
217struct UninitRefGuard<T: UninitRecyclable> {
218    ptr: NonNull<MaybeUninit<T>>,
219}
220
221impl<T: UninitRecyclable> Drop for UninitRefGuard<T> {
222    fn drop(&mut self) {
223        unsafe {
224            T::recycle_uninit(self.ptr);
225        }
226    }
227}
228
229/// Macro to construct a RefPtr, automatically populating the ref_count field.
230#[macro_export]
231macro_rules! make_ref_counted {
232    ($ty:ident { $($field:ident : $val:expr),* $(,)? }) => {
233        // SAFETY: The macro creates a new object with a ref count of 1.
234        unsafe {
235            $crate::RefPtr::try_new($ty {
236                ref_count: $crate::RefCounted::new(),
237                __fbl_ref_counted_guard: (),
238                $($field : $val),*
239            })
240        }
241    };
242}
243
244/// Macro to construct a RefPtr with pin-initialization, automatically populating the ref_count
245/// field.
246#[macro_export]
247macro_rules! pin_make_ref_counted {
248    ($ty:ident { $($field:tt)* }) => {
249        $crate::RefPtr::pin_init($crate::pin_init::pin_init!($ty {
250            ref_count: $crate::RefCounted::new(),
251            __fbl_ref_counted_guard: (),
252            $($field)*
253        }))
254    };
255}
256
257/// Macro to construct a RefPtr with fallible pin-initialization, automatically populating the
258/// ref_count field.
259#[macro_export]
260macro_rules! try_pin_make_ref_counted {
261    ($ty:ident { $($field:tt)* }) => {
262        $crate::RefPtr::try_pin_init($crate::pin_init::pin_init!($ty {
263            ref_count: $crate::RefCounted::new(),
264            __fbl_ref_counted_guard: (),
265            $($field)*
266        }))
267    };
268}
269
270#[cfg(test)]
271mod tests {
272    use super::*;
273    use core::ffi::c_void;
274    use core::pin::Pin;
275    use core::ptr::null;
276    use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
277
278    extern crate alloc;
279    use alloc::sync::Arc;
280
281    #[unsafe(no_mangle)]
282    pub extern "C" fn rust_recycle_test_rust_ref_counted(ptr: *mut c_void) {
283        unsafe { TestRustRefCounted::recycle_ffi(ptr) }
284    }
285
286    unsafe extern "C" {
287        fn test_import_rust_ref_counted(ptr: *mut c_void);
288    }
289
290    #[fbl::ref_counted]
291    #[pin_init::pin_data(PinnedDrop)]
292    #[derive(crate::Recyclable)]
293    #[repr(C)]
294    pub struct TestRustRefCounted {
295        destroyed: Arc<AtomicBool>,
296    }
297
298    ::zr::static_assert!(core::mem::size_of::<RefPtr<TestRustRefCounted>>() == 8);
299    ::zr::static_assert!(core::mem::align_of::<RefPtr<TestRustRefCounted>>() == 8);
300    ::zr::static_assert!(core::mem::size_of::<Option<RefPtr<TestRustRefCounted>>>() == 8);
301    ::zr::static_assert!(core::mem::align_of::<Option<RefPtr<TestRustRefCounted>>>() == 8);
302
303    #[pin_init::pinned_drop]
304    impl pin_init::PinnedDrop for TestRustRefCounted {
305        fn drop(self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
306            self.destroyed.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
307        }
308    }
309
310    #[test]
311    fn test_rust_drops_reference() {
312        let destroyed = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
313        {
314            let ref_ptr =
315                make_ref_counted!(TestRustRefCounted { destroyed: destroyed.clone() }).unwrap();
316            assert!(!destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
317            let ref_ptr_clone = ref_ptr.clone();
318            drop(ref_ptr_clone);
319            assert!(!destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
320        } // Drop ref_ptr -> count becomes 0 -> calls destroy -> triggers Drop trait!
321
322        assert!(destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
323    }
324
325    #[test]
326    #[cfg_attr(miri, ignore = "miri does not support calling foreign functions")]
327    fn test_cpp_drops_reference() {
328        let destroyed = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
329        let ref_ptr =
330            make_ref_counted!(TestRustRefCounted { destroyed: destroyed.clone() }).unwrap();
331        let raw_ptr = RefPtr::into_raw(ref_ptr);
332
333        unsafe {
334            assert!(!destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
335            // Pass to C++!
336            test_import_rust_ref_counted(raw_ptr as *const TestRustRefCounted as *mut c_void);
337            // C++ should have acquired reference and released it!
338            // And since count was 1, it should have dropped it!
339            assert!(destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
340        }
341    }
342
343    #[test]
344    fn test_ref_ptr_compare() {
345        let destroyed1 = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
346        let destroyed2 = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
347        let ptr1 = make_ref_counted!(TestRustRefCounted { destroyed: destroyed1.clone() }).unwrap();
348        let ptr2 = make_ref_counted!(TestRustRefCounted { destroyed: destroyed2.clone() }).unwrap();
349        let ptr1_clone = ptr1.clone();
350
351        assert!(ptr1 == ptr1);
352        assert!(ptr1 != ptr2);
353        assert!(ptr1 == ptr1_clone);
354    }
355
356    #[test]
357    fn test_rust_pin_init() {
358        let destroyed = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
359        let destroyed_clone = destroyed.clone();
360        {
361            let ref_ptr =
362                pin_make_ref_counted!(TestRustRefCounted { destroyed: destroyed_clone }).unwrap();
363            assert!(!destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
364            let ref_ptr_clone = ref_ptr.clone();
365            drop(ref_ptr_clone);
366            assert!(!destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
367        } // Drop ref_ptr
368        assert!(destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
369    }
370
371    #[fbl::ref_counted]
372    #[pin_init::pin_data]
373    #[derive(crate::Recyclable)]
374    #[repr(C)]
375    struct FallibleInit {
376        value: i32,
377    }
378
379    #[test]
380    fn test_rust_try_pin_init_fail() {
381        let init = unsafe {
382            ::pin_init::pin_init_from_closure(
383                |_slot: *mut FallibleInit| -> Result<(), AllocError> { Err(AllocError) },
384            )
385        };
386        let res = RefPtr::try_pin_init(init);
387        assert!(res.is_err());
388    }
389
390    #[test]
391    fn test_null_try_from() {
392        let maybe_ref_ptr = unsafe { RefPtr::try_from_raw(null::<TestRustRefCounted>()) };
393        assert!(maybe_ref_ptr.is_none());
394    }
395
396    #[test]
397    fn test_add_ref() {
398        let destroyed = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
399        {
400            let ref_ptr =
401                make_ref_counted!(TestRustRefCounted { destroyed: destroyed.clone() }).unwrap();
402            assert!(!destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
403            RefPtr::add_ref(&*ref_ptr);
404            let ref_ptr2 = unsafe { RefPtr::from_raw(RefPtr::as_ptr(&ref_ptr)) };
405            drop(ref_ptr);
406            assert!(!destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
407            drop(ref_ptr2);
408            assert!(destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
409        }
410    }
411}