[PATCH v11 6/6] rust: enable `clippy::ref_as_ptr` lint
Tamir Duberstein
tamird at gmail.com
Wed Jun 11 10:23:30 UTC 2025
In Rust 1.78.0, Clippy introduced the `ref_as_ptr` lint [1]:
> Using `as` casts may result in silently changing mutability or type.
While this doesn't eliminate unchecked `as` conversions, it makes such
conversions easier to scrutinize. It also has the slight benefit of
removing a degree of freedom on which to bikeshed. Thus apply the
changes and enable the lint -- no functional change intended.
Link: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#ref_as_ptr [1]
Suggested-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin at proton.me>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/D8PGG7NTWB6U.3SS3A5LN4XWMN@proton.me/
Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin at proton.me>
Reviewed-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng at gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Tamir Duberstein <tamird at gmail.com>
---
Makefile | 1 +
rust/bindings/lib.rs | 1 +
rust/kernel/device_id.rs | 2 +-
rust/kernel/fs/file.rs | 2 +-
rust/kernel/str.rs | 4 ++--
rust/kernel/uaccess.rs | 4 ++--
rust/uapi/lib.rs | 1 +
7 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 29cf39be14de..1a855f42a34a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ export rust_common_flags := --edition=2021 \
-Wclippy::no_mangle_with_rust_abi \
-Wclippy::ptr_as_ptr \
-Wclippy::ptr_cast_constness \
+ -Wclippy::ref_as_ptr \
-Wclippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks \
-Wclippy::unnecessary_safety_comment \
-Wclippy::unnecessary_safety_doc \
diff --git a/rust/bindings/lib.rs b/rust/bindings/lib.rs
index 7631c9f6708d..474cc98c48a3 100644
--- a/rust/bindings/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/bindings/lib.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
#[allow(dead_code)]
#[allow(clippy::cast_lossless)]
#[allow(clippy::ptr_as_ptr)]
+#[allow(clippy::ref_as_ptr)]
#[allow(clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks)]
#[cfg_attr(CONFIG_RUSTC_HAS_UNNECESSARY_TRANSMUTES, allow(unnecessary_transmutes))]
mod bindings_raw {
diff --git a/rust/kernel/device_id.rs b/rust/kernel/device_id.rs
index f9d55ac7b9e6..3dc72ca8cfc2 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/device_id.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/device_id.rs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ impl<T: RawDeviceId, U, const N: usize> IdTable<T, U> for IdArray<T, U, N> {
fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const T::RawType {
// This cannot be `self.ids.as_ptr()`, as the return pointer must have correct provenance
// to access the sentinel.
- (self as *const Self).cast()
+ core::ptr::from_ref(self).cast()
}
fn id(&self, index: usize) -> &T::RawType {
diff --git a/rust/kernel/fs/file.rs b/rust/kernel/fs/file.rs
index e9bfbad00755..35fd5db35c46 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/fs/file.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/fs/file.rs
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ fn deref(&self) -> &LocalFile {
//
// By the type invariants, there are no `fdget_pos` calls that did not take the
// `f_pos_lock` mutex.
- unsafe { LocalFile::from_raw_file((self as *const Self).cast()) }
+ unsafe { LocalFile::from_raw_file(core::ptr::from_ref(self).cast()) }
}
}
diff --git a/rust/kernel/str.rs b/rust/kernel/str.rs
index 43597eb7c5c1..cbc8b459ed41 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/str.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/str.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub const fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
#[inline]
pub const fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> &Self {
// SAFETY: `BStr` is transparent to `[u8]`.
- unsafe { &*(bytes as *const [u8] as *const BStr) }
+ unsafe { &*(core::ptr::from_ref(bytes) as *const BStr) }
}
/// Strip a prefix from `self`. Delegates to [`slice::strip_prefix`].
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ pub const fn from_bytes_with_nul(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<&Self, CStrConvertError
#[inline]
pub unsafe fn from_bytes_with_nul_unchecked_mut(bytes: &mut [u8]) -> &mut CStr {
// SAFETY: Properties of `bytes` guaranteed by the safety precondition.
- unsafe { &mut *(bytes as *mut [u8] as *mut CStr) }
+ unsafe { &mut *(core::ptr::from_mut(bytes) as *mut CStr) }
}
/// Returns a C pointer to the string.
diff --git a/rust/kernel/uaccess.rs b/rust/kernel/uaccess.rs
index 6d70edd8086a..4ef13cf13a78 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/uaccess.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/uaccess.rs
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ pub fn read_raw(&mut self, out: &mut [MaybeUninit<u8>]) -> Result {
pub fn read_slice(&mut self, out: &mut [u8]) -> Result {
// SAFETY: The types are compatible and `read_raw` doesn't write uninitialized bytes to
// `out`.
- let out = unsafe { &mut *(out as *mut [u8] as *mut [MaybeUninit<u8>]) };
+ let out = unsafe { &mut *(core::ptr::from_mut(out) as *mut [MaybeUninit<u8>]) };
self.read_raw(out)
}
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ pub fn write<T: AsBytes>(&mut self, value: &T) -> Result {
let res = unsafe {
bindings::_copy_to_user(
self.ptr as *mut c_void,
- (value as *const T).cast::<c_void>(),
+ core::ptr::from_ref(value).cast::<c_void>(),
len,
)
};
diff --git a/rust/uapi/lib.rs b/rust/uapi/lib.rs
index 08e68ebef606..31c2f713313f 100644
--- a/rust/uapi/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/uapi/lib.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
clippy::all,
clippy::cast_lossless,
clippy::ptr_as_ptr,
+ clippy::ref_as_ptr,
clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks,
dead_code,
missing_docs,
--
2.49.0
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