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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    /// Constructs a `RefPtr` from a reference by incrementing its ref count.
182    pub fn from_ref(target: &T) -> Self {
183        target.ref_count().add_ref();
184        RefPtr { ptr: NonNull::from(target) }
185    }
186}
187
188impl<T: HasRefCount + Recyclable> Deref for RefPtr<T> {
189    type Target = T;
190    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
191        unsafe { self.ptr.as_ref() }
192    }
193}
194
195impl<T: HasRefCount + Recyclable> Clone for RefPtr<T> {
196    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
197        self.deref().ref_count().add_ref();
198        RefPtr { ptr: self.ptr }
199    }
200}
201
202impl<T: HasRefCount + Recyclable> Drop for RefPtr<T> {
203    fn drop(&mut self) {
204        if self.deref().ref_count().release() {
205            unsafe {
206                T::recycle(self.ptr);
207            }
208        }
209    }
210}
211
212impl<T: HasRefCount + Recyclable> PartialEq for RefPtr<T> {
213    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
214        RefPtr::ptr_eq(self, other)
215    }
216}
217
218impl<T: HasRefCount + Recyclable> Eq for RefPtr<T> {}
219
220unsafe impl<T: HasRefCount + Recyclable + Send + Sync> Send for RefPtr<T> {}
221unsafe impl<T: HasRefCount + Recyclable + Send + Sync> Sync for RefPtr<T> {}
222
223struct UninitRefGuard<T: UninitRecyclable> {
224    ptr: NonNull<MaybeUninit<T>>,
225}
226
227impl<T: UninitRecyclable> Drop for UninitRefGuard<T> {
228    fn drop(&mut self) {
229        unsafe {
230            T::recycle_uninit(self.ptr);
231        }
232    }
233}
234
235/// Macro to construct a RefPtr, automatically populating the ref_count field.
236#[macro_export]
237macro_rules! make_ref_counted {
238    ($ty:ident { $($field:ident : $val:expr),* $(,)? }) => {
239        // SAFETY: The macro creates a new object with a ref count of 1.
240        unsafe {
241            $crate::RefPtr::try_new($ty {
242                ref_count: $crate::RefCounted::new(),
243                __fbl_ref_counted_guard: (),
244                $($field : $val),*
245            })
246        }
247    };
248}
249
250/// Macro to construct a RefPtr with pin-initialization, automatically populating the ref_count
251/// field.
252#[macro_export]
253macro_rules! pin_make_ref_counted {
254    ($ty:ident { $($field:tt)* }) => {
255        $crate::RefPtr::pin_init($crate::pin_init::pin_init!($ty {
256            ref_count: $crate::RefCounted::new(),
257            __fbl_ref_counted_guard: (),
258            $($field)*
259        }))
260    };
261}
262
263/// Macro to construct a RefPtr with fallible pin-initialization, automatically populating the
264/// ref_count field.
265#[macro_export]
266macro_rules! try_pin_make_ref_counted {
267    ($ty:ident { $($field:tt)* }) => {
268        $crate::RefPtr::try_pin_init($crate::pin_init::pin_init!($ty {
269            ref_count: $crate::RefCounted::new(),
270            __fbl_ref_counted_guard: (),
271            $($field)*
272        }))
273    };
274}
275
276#[cfg(test)]
277mod tests {
278    use super::*;
279    use core::ffi::c_void;
280    use core::pin::Pin;
281    use core::ptr::null;
282    use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
283
284    extern crate alloc;
285    use alloc::sync::Arc;
286
287    #[unsafe(no_mangle)]
288    pub extern "C" fn rust_recycle_test_rust_ref_counted(ptr: *mut c_void) {
289        unsafe { TestRustRefCounted::recycle_ffi(ptr) }
290    }
291
292    unsafe extern "C" {
293        fn test_import_rust_ref_counted(ptr: *mut c_void);
294    }
295
296    #[fbl::ref_counted]
297    #[pin_init::pin_data(PinnedDrop)]
298    #[derive(crate::Recyclable)]
299    #[repr(C)]
300    pub struct TestRustRefCounted {
301        destroyed: Arc<AtomicBool>,
302    }
303
304    ::zr::static_assert!(core::mem::size_of::<RefPtr<TestRustRefCounted>>() == 8);
305    ::zr::static_assert!(core::mem::align_of::<RefPtr<TestRustRefCounted>>() == 8);
306    ::zr::static_assert!(core::mem::size_of::<Option<RefPtr<TestRustRefCounted>>>() == 8);
307    ::zr::static_assert!(core::mem::align_of::<Option<RefPtr<TestRustRefCounted>>>() == 8);
308
309    #[pin_init::pinned_drop]
310    impl pin_init::PinnedDrop for TestRustRefCounted {
311        fn drop(self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
312            self.destroyed.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
313        }
314    }
315
316    #[test]
317    fn test_rust_drops_reference() {
318        let destroyed = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
319        {
320            let ref_ptr =
321                make_ref_counted!(TestRustRefCounted { destroyed: destroyed.clone() }).unwrap();
322            assert!(!destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
323            let ref_ptr_clone = ref_ptr.clone();
324            drop(ref_ptr_clone);
325            assert!(!destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
326        } // Drop ref_ptr -> count becomes 0 -> calls destroy -> triggers Drop trait!
327
328        assert!(destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
329    }
330
331    #[test]
332    #[cfg_attr(miri, ignore = "miri does not support calling foreign functions")]
333    fn test_cpp_drops_reference() {
334        let destroyed = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
335        let ref_ptr =
336            make_ref_counted!(TestRustRefCounted { destroyed: destroyed.clone() }).unwrap();
337        let raw_ptr = RefPtr::into_raw(ref_ptr);
338
339        unsafe {
340            assert!(!destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
341            // Pass to C++!
342            test_import_rust_ref_counted(raw_ptr as *const TestRustRefCounted as *mut c_void);
343            // C++ should have acquired reference and released it!
344            // And since count was 1, it should have dropped it!
345            assert!(destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
346        }
347    }
348
349    #[test]
350    fn test_ref_ptr_compare() {
351        let destroyed1 = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
352        let destroyed2 = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
353        let ptr1 = make_ref_counted!(TestRustRefCounted { destroyed: destroyed1.clone() }).unwrap();
354        let ptr2 = make_ref_counted!(TestRustRefCounted { destroyed: destroyed2.clone() }).unwrap();
355        let ptr1_clone = ptr1.clone();
356
357        assert!(ptr1 == ptr1);
358        assert!(ptr1 != ptr2);
359        assert!(ptr1 == ptr1_clone);
360    }
361
362    #[test]
363    fn test_rust_pin_init() {
364        let destroyed = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
365        let destroyed_clone = destroyed.clone();
366        {
367            let ref_ptr =
368                pin_make_ref_counted!(TestRustRefCounted { destroyed: destroyed_clone }).unwrap();
369            assert!(!destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
370            let ref_ptr_clone = ref_ptr.clone();
371            drop(ref_ptr_clone);
372            assert!(!destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
373        } // Drop ref_ptr
374        assert!(destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
375    }
376
377    #[fbl::ref_counted]
378    #[pin_init::pin_data]
379    #[derive(crate::Recyclable)]
380    #[repr(C)]
381    struct FallibleInit {
382        value: i32,
383    }
384
385    #[test]
386    fn test_rust_try_pin_init_fail() {
387        let init = unsafe {
388            ::pin_init::pin_init_from_closure(
389                |_slot: *mut FallibleInit| -> Result<(), AllocError> { Err(AllocError) },
390            )
391        };
392        let res = RefPtr::try_pin_init(init);
393        assert!(res.is_err());
394    }
395
396    #[test]
397    fn test_null_try_from() {
398        let maybe_ref_ptr = unsafe { RefPtr::try_from_raw(null::<TestRustRefCounted>()) };
399        assert!(maybe_ref_ptr.is_none());
400    }
401
402    #[test]
403    fn test_add_ref() {
404        let destroyed = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
405        {
406            let ref_ptr =
407                make_ref_counted!(TestRustRefCounted { destroyed: destroyed.clone() }).unwrap();
408            assert!(!destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
409            RefPtr::add_ref(&*ref_ptr);
410            let ref_ptr2 = unsafe { RefPtr::from_raw(RefPtr::as_ptr(&ref_ptr)) };
411            drop(ref_ptr);
412            assert!(!destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
413            drop(ref_ptr2);
414            assert!(destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
415        }
416    }
417
418    #[test]
419    fn test_from_ref() {
420        let destroyed = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
421        {
422            let ref_ptr =
423                make_ref_counted!(TestRustRefCounted { destroyed: destroyed.clone() }).unwrap();
424            assert!(!destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
425            let ref_ptr2 = RefPtr::from_ref(&*ref_ptr);
426            assert!(ref_ptr == ref_ptr2);
427            drop(ref_ptr);
428            assert!(!destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
429            drop(ref_ptr2);
430            assert!(destroyed.load(Ordering::Relaxed));
431        }
432    }
433}