// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT //! Utility functions to deal with callbacks from C to Rust. use std::{mem, ptr::NonNull}; /// Trait for functions (types implementing [`Fn`]) that can be used as /// callbacks. These include both zero-capture closures and function pointers. /// /// In Rust, calling a function through the `Fn` trait normally requires a /// `self` parameter, even though for zero-sized functions (including function /// pointers) the type itself contains all necessary information to call the /// function. This trait provides a `call` function that doesn't require `self`, /// allowing zero-sized functions to be called using only their type. /// /// This enables zero-sized functions to be passed entirely through generic /// parameters and resolved at compile-time. A typical use is a function /// receiving an unused parameter of generic type `F` and calling it via /// `F::call` or passing it to another function via `func::<F>`. /// /// QEMU uses this trick to create wrappers to C callbacks. The wrappers /// are needed to convert an opaque `*mut c_void` into a Rust reference, /// but they only have a single opaque that they can use. The `FnCall` /// trait makes it possible to use that opaque for `self` or any other /// reference: /// /// ```ignore /// // The compiler creates a new `rust_bh_cb` wrapper for each function /// // passed to `qemu_bh_schedule_oneshot` below. /// unsafe extern "C" fn rust_bh_cb<T, F: for<'a> FnCall<(&'a T,)>>( /// opaque: *mut c_void, /// ) { /// // SAFETY: the opaque was passed as a reference to `T`. /// F::call((unsafe { &*(opaque.cast::<T>()) }, )) /// } /// /// // The `_f` parameter is unused but it helps the compiler build the appropriate `F`. /// // Using a reference allows usage in const context. /// fn qemu_bh_schedule_oneshot<T, F: for<'a> FnCall<(&'a T,)>>(_f: &F, opaque: &T) { /// let cb: unsafe extern "C" fn(*mut c_void) = rust_bh_cb::<T, F>; /// unsafe { /// bindings::qemu_bh_schedule_oneshot(cb, opaque as *const T as *const c_void as *mut c_void) /// } /// } /// ``` /// /// Each wrapper is a separate instance of `rust_bh_cb` and is therefore /// compiled to a separate function ("monomorphization"). If you wanted /// to pass `self` as the opaque value, the generic parameters would be /// `rust_bh_cb::<Self, F>`. /// /// `Args` is a tuple type whose types are the arguments of the function, /// while `R` is the returned type. /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` /// # use qemu_api::callbacks::FnCall; /// fn call_it<F: for<'a> FnCall<(&'a str,), String>>(_f: &F, s: &str) -> String { /// F::call((s,)) /// } /// /// let s: String = call_it(&str::to_owned, "hello world"); /// assert_eq!(s, "hello world"); /// ``` /// /// Note that the compiler will produce a different version of `call_it` for /// each function that is passed to it. Therefore the argument is not really /// used, except to decide what is `F` and what `F::call` does. /// /// Attempting to pass a non-zero-sized closure causes a compile-time failure: /// /// ```compile_fail /// # use qemu_api::callbacks::FnCall; /// # fn call_it<'a, F: FnCall<(&'a str,), String>>(_f: &F, s: &'a str) -> String { /// # F::call((s,)) /// # } /// let x: &'static str = "goodbye world"; /// call_it(&move |_| String::from(x), "hello workd"); /// ``` /// /// # Safety /// /// Because `Self` is a zero-sized type, all instances of the type are /// equivalent. However, in addition to this, `Self` must have no invariants /// that could be violated by creating a reference to it. /// /// This is always true for zero-capture closures and function pointers, as long /// as the code is able to name the function in the first place. pub unsafe trait FnCall<Args, R = ()>: 'static + Sync + Sized { /// Referring to this internal constant asserts that the `Self` type is /// zero-sized. Can be replaced by an inline const expression in /// Rust 1.79.0+. const ASSERT_ZERO_SIZED: () = { assert!(mem::size_of::<Self>() == 0) }; /// Call the function with the arguments in args. fn call(a: Args) -> R; } macro_rules! impl_call { ($($args:ident,)* ) => ( // SAFETY: because each function is treated as a separate type, // accessing `FnCall` is only possible in code that would be // allowed to call the function. unsafe impl<F, $($args,)* R> FnCall<($($args,)*), R> for F where F: 'static + Sync + Sized + Fn($($args, )*) -> R, { #[inline(always)] fn call(a: ($($args,)*)) -> R { let _: () = Self::ASSERT_ZERO_SIZED; // SAFETY: the safety of this method is the condition for implementing // `FnCall`. As to the `NonNull` idiom to create a zero-sized type, // see https://github.com/rust-lang/libs-team/issues/292. let f: &'static F = unsafe { &*NonNull::<Self>::dangling().as_ptr() }; let ($($args,)*) = a; f($($args,)*) } } ) } impl_call!(_1, _2, _3, _4, _5,); impl_call!(_1, _2, _3, _4,); impl_call!(_1, _2, _3,); impl_call!(_1, _2,); impl_call!(_1,); impl_call!(); #[cfg(test)] mod tests { use super::*; // The `_f` parameter is unused but it helps the compiler infer `F`. fn do_test_call<'a, F: FnCall<(&'a str,), String>>(_f: &F) -> String { F::call(("hello world",)) } #[test] fn test_call() { assert_eq!(do_test_call(&str::to_owned), "hello world") } }