rust: pin-init: fix incorrect accessor reference lifetime

When a field has been initialized, `init!`/`pin_init!` create a reference
or pinned reference to the field so it can be accessed later during the
initialization of other fields. However, the reference it created is
incorrectly `&'static` rather than just the scope of the initializer.

This means that you can do

    init!(Foo {
        a: 1,
        _: {
            let b: &'static u32 = a;
        }
    })

which is unsound.

This is caused by `&mut (*#slot).#ident`, which actually allows arbitrary
lifetime, so this is effectively `'static`. Somewhat ironically, the safety
justification of creating the accessor is.. "SAFETY: TODO".

Fix it by adding `let_binding` method on `DropGuard` to shorten lifetime.
This results in exactly what we want for these accessors. The safety and
invariant comments of `DropGuard` have been reworked; instead of reasoning
about what caller can do with the guard, express it in a way that the
ownership is transferred to the guard and `forget` takes it back, so the
unsafe operations within the `DropGuard` can be more easily justified.

Fixes: 42415d163e ("rust: pin-init: add references to previously initialized fields")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260427-pin-init-fix-v3-2-496a699674dd@garyguo.net
[ Reworded for missing word. - Miguel ]
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
master
Gary Guo 2026-04-27 16:43:01 +01:00 committed by Miguel Ojeda
parent 83ac287031
commit 68bf102226
2 changed files with 66 additions and 68 deletions

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@ -249,18 +249,6 @@ fn init_fields(
});
// Again span for better diagnostics
let write = quote_spanned!(ident.span()=> ::core::ptr::write);
let accessor = if pinned {
let project_ident = format_ident!("__project_{ident}");
quote! {
// SAFETY: TODO
unsafe { #data.#project_ident(&mut (*#slot).#ident) }
}
} else {
quote! {
// SAFETY: TODO
unsafe { &mut (*#slot).#ident }
}
};
quote! {
#(#attrs)*
{
@ -268,51 +256,31 @@ fn init_fields(
// SAFETY: TODO
unsafe { #write(&raw mut (*#slot).#ident, #value_ident) };
}
#(#cfgs)*
#[allow(unused_variables)]
let #ident = #accessor;
}
}
InitializerKind::Init { ident, value, .. } => {
// Again span for better diagnostics
let init = format_ident!("init", span = value.span());
// NOTE: the field accessor ensures that the initialized field is properly aligned.
// Unaligned fields will cause the compiler to emit E0793. We do not support
// unaligned fields since `Init::__init` requires an aligned pointer; the call to
// `ptr::write` below has the same requirement.
let (value_init, accessor) = if pinned {
let project_ident = format_ident!("__project_{ident}");
(
quote! {
// SAFETY:
// - `slot` is valid, because we are inside of an initializer closure, we
// return when an error/panic occurs.
// - We also use `#data` to require the correct trait (`Init` or `PinInit`)
// for `#ident`.
unsafe { #data.#ident(&raw mut (*#slot).#ident, #init)? };
},
quote! {
// SAFETY: TODO
unsafe { #data.#project_ident(&mut (*#slot).#ident) }
},
)
let value_init = if pinned {
quote! {
// SAFETY:
// - `slot` is valid, because we are inside of an initializer closure, we
// return when an error/panic occurs.
// - We also use `#data` to require the correct trait (`Init` or `PinInit`)
// for `#ident`.
unsafe { #data.#ident(&raw mut (*#slot).#ident, #init)? };
}
} else {
(
quote! {
// SAFETY: `slot` is valid, because we are inside of an initializer
// closure, we return when an error/panic occurs.
unsafe {
::pin_init::Init::__init(
#init,
&raw mut (*#slot).#ident,
)?
};
},
quote! {
// SAFETY: TODO
unsafe { &mut (*#slot).#ident }
},
)
quote! {
// SAFETY: `slot` is valid, because we are inside of an initializer
// closure, we return when an error/panic occurs.
unsafe {
::pin_init::Init::__init(
#init,
&raw mut (*#slot).#ident,
)?
};
}
};
quote! {
#(#attrs)*
@ -320,9 +288,6 @@ fn init_fields(
let #init = #value;
#value_init
}
#(#cfgs)*
#[allow(unused_variables)]
let #ident = #accessor;
}
}
InitializerKind::Code { block: value, .. } => quote! {
@ -335,18 +300,41 @@ fn init_fields(
if let Some(ident) = kind.ident() {
// `mixed_site` ensures that the guard is not accessible to the user-controlled code.
let guard = format_ident!("__{ident}_guard", span = Span::mixed_site());
// NOTE: The reference is derived from the guard so that it only lives as long as the
// guard does and cannot escape the scope. If it's created via `&mut (*#slot).#ident`
// like the unaligned field guard, it will become effectively `'static`.
let accessor = if pinned {
let project_ident = format_ident!("__project_{ident}");
quote! {
// SAFETY: the initialization is pinned.
unsafe { #data.#project_ident(#guard.let_binding()) }
}
} else {
quote! {
#guard.let_binding()
}
};
res.extend(quote! {
#(#cfgs)*
// Create the drop guard:
// Create the drop guard.
//
// We rely on macro hygiene to make it impossible for users to access this local
// variable.
// SAFETY: We forget the guard later when initialization has succeeded.
let #guard = unsafe {
// SAFETY:
// - `&raw mut (*slot).#ident` is valid.
// - `make_field_check` checks that `&raw mut (*slot).#ident` is properly aligned.
// - `(*slot).#ident` has been initialized above.
// - We only need the ownership to the pointee back when initialization has
// succeeded, where we `forget` the guard.
let mut #guard = unsafe {
::pin_init::__internal::DropGuard::new(
&raw mut (*slot).#ident
)
};
#(#cfgs)*
#[allow(unused_variables)]
let #ident = #accessor;
});
guards.push(guard);
guard_attrs.push(cfgs);

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@ -238,32 +238,42 @@ fn stack_init_reuse() {
/// When a value of this type is dropped, it drops a `T`.
///
/// Can be forgotten to prevent the drop.
///
/// # Invariants
///
/// - `ptr` is valid and properly aligned.
/// - `*ptr` is initialized and owned by this guard.
pub struct DropGuard<T: ?Sized> {
ptr: *mut T,
}
impl<T: ?Sized> DropGuard<T> {
/// Creates a new [`DropGuard<T>`]. It will [`ptr::drop_in_place`] `ptr` when it gets dropped.
/// Creates a drop guard and transfer the ownership of the pointer content.
///
/// The ownership is only relinguished if the guard is forgotten via [`core::mem::forget`].
///
/// # Safety
///
/// `ptr` must be a valid pointer.
///
/// It is the callers responsibility that `self` will only get dropped if the pointee of `ptr`:
/// - has not been dropped,
/// - is not accessible by any other means,
/// - will not be dropped by any other means.
/// - `ptr` is valid and properly aligned.
/// - `*ptr` is initialized, and the ownership is transferred to this guard.
#[inline]
pub unsafe fn new(ptr: *mut T) -> Self {
// INVARIANT: By safety requirement.
Self { ptr }
}
/// Create a let binding for accessor use.
#[inline]
pub fn let_binding(&mut self) -> &mut T {
// SAFETY: Per type invariant.
unsafe { &mut *self.ptr }
}
}
impl<T: ?Sized> Drop for DropGuard<T> {
#[inline]
fn drop(&mut self) {
// SAFETY: A `DropGuard` can only be constructed using the unsafe `new` function
// ensuring that this operation is safe.
// SAFETY: `self.ptr` is valid, properly aligned and `*self.ptr` is owned by this guard.
unsafe { ptr::drop_in_place(self.ptr) }
}
}