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a/rust/kernel/sync/atomic.rs >> > +++ b/rust/kernel/sync/atomic.rs >> > @@ -560,3 +560,35 @@ pub fn fetch_add(&self, v: Rhs, _: Ordering) >> > unsafe { from_repr(ret) } >> > } >> > } >> > + >> > +/// Copy `len` bytes from `src` to `dst` using byte-wise atomic operations. >> > +/// >> >> Given Greg and Peter's feedback, I think it's better to call out why we >> need `atomic_per_byte_memcpy()` and why we use bindings::memcpy() to >> implement it. How about a paragraph as follow: >> >> /// This is the concurrent-safe version of `core::ptr::copy()` (the >> /// counterpart of standard C's `memcpy()`). Because of the atomicity at >> /// byte level, when racing with another concurrent atomic access (or >> /// a normal read races with an atomic read) or an external access (from >> /// DMA or userspace), the behavior of this function is defined: >> /// copying memory at the (at least) byte granularity. >> /// >> /// Implementation note: it's currently implemented by kernel's >> /// `memcpy()`, because kernel's `memcpy()` is implemented in a way that >> /// byte-wise atomic memory load/store instructions are used. >> >> And probably we make it a separate patch for this >> atomic_per_byte_memcpy(). >> >> Thoughts? > > Its still not making sense; an no kernel memcpy() does not necessarily > use byte wise copy. And please stop talking about 'atomic' here. There > are no atomic ops used (and atomic ops will fundamentally not help). Byte-wise atomicity means that the guaranteed atomicity is per-byte, not that the copying is per byte. The copying size and order can be arbitrary. The "atomicity" is needed here so that concurrent access is defined and does not race. "Per-byte" means that tearing is allowed to be observed. Best, Gary > > Seriously, none of this makes *ANY* sense. > > Yes we have racing copies. And yes that is 'tricky'. But there is no > magic fix. Nor does it matter. > > You copy 'n' bytes (in any way you like, preferably the fastest, that's > all that really matters), and then you get to go validate that the > content makes sense, like always when you get something from userspace. > Must not trust userspace. > > So even if there was no concurrency, and your copy is 'perfect' you > *STILL* must not trust it. So the presence of concurrency matters not. > It is just another way userspace can serve you bad values, nothing more, > nothing less.