kernel/linux.git/samples/rust/rust_driver_usb.rs, branch v7.2-rc1

rust: usb: make Driver trait lifetime-parameterized

2026-05-27T14:23:51+00:00

Add a 'bound lifetime to the associated Data, changing type Data to type Data<'bound>. This allows the driver's bus device private data to capture the device / driver bound lifetime; device resources can be stored directly by reference rather than requiring Devres. The probe() and disconnect() callbacks thus gain a 'bound lifetime parameter on the methods themselves; avoiding a global lifetime on the trait impl. Existing drivers set type Data<'bound> = Self, preserving the current behavior. Reviewed-by: Alexandre Courbot Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman Reviewed-by: Eliot Courtney Reviewed-by: Gary Guo Reviewed-by: Daniel Almeida Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260525202921.124698-16-dakr@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich

rust: device: make Core and CoreInternal lifetime-parameterized

2026-05-27T14:22:42+00:00

Device references in probe callbacks are scoped to the callback, not the full binding duration. Add a lifetime parameter to Core and CoreInternal to accurately represent this in the type system. Suggested-by: Gary Guo Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman Reviewed-by: Alexandre Courbot Reviewed-by: Eliot Courtney Reviewed-by: Gary Guo Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260525202921.124698-12-dakr@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich

rust: driver: decouple driver private data from driver type

2026-05-27T14:22:41+00:00

Add a type Data<'bound> associated type to all bus driver traits, decoupling the driver's bus device private data type from the driver struct itself. In the context of adding a 'bound lifetime, making this an associated type has the advantage that it allows us to avoid a driver trait global lifetime and it avoids the need for ForLt for bus device private data; both of which make the subsequent implementation by buses much simpler. All existing drivers and doc examples set type Data = Self to preserve the current behavior. Reviewed-by: Alexandre Courbot Reviewed-by: Gary Guo Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260525202921.124698-5-dakr@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich

rust: usb: use "kernel vertical" style for imports

2026-01-07T15:12:48+00:00

Convert all imports to use "kernel vertical" style. With this, subsequent patches neither introduce unrelated changes nor leave an inconsistent import pattern. While at it, drop unnecessary imports covered by prelude::*. Link: https://docs.kernel.org/rust/coding-guidelines.html#imports Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich Reviewed-by: Daniel Almeida Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260105142123.95030-4-dakr@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

rust: driver: let probe() return impl PinInit

2025-10-21T16:40:48+00:00

The driver model defines the lifetime of the private data stored in (and owned by) a bus device to be valid from when the driver is bound to a device (i.e. from successful probe()) until the driver is unbound from the device. This is already taken care of by the Rust implementation of the driver model. However, we still ask drivers to return a Result>> from probe(). Unlike in C, where we do not have the concept of initializers, but rather deal with uninitialized memory, drivers can just return an impl PinInit instead. This contributes to more clarity to the fact that a driver returns it's device private data in probe() and the Rust driver model owns the data, manages the lifetime and - considering the lifetime - provides (safe) accessors for the driver. Hence, let probe() functions return an impl PinInit instead of Result>>. Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl Acked-by: Viresh Kumar Reviewed-by: Alexandre Courbot Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich

samples: rust: add a USB driver sample

2025-09-24T11:13:04+00:00

In light of the newly-added Rust abstractions for USB devices and drivers, add a sample USB rust driver that serves both to showcase what is currently supported, as well as be the only user of the USB abstractions for now. Signed-off-by: Daniel Almeida Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250825-b4-usb-v1-2-7aa024de7ae8@collabora.com [ force USB = y for now - gregkh ] Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman