Prevent using #[target_feature] on lang item functions by eduardosm · Pull Request #115910 · rust-lang/rust (original) (raw)
Fixes #109411 and also prevents from using #[target_feature] on other fn lang items to mitigate the concerns from #109411 (comment).
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This check should probably happen in rustc_passes::check_attr, which is meant to verify that attributes are well-formed.
This check should probably happen in
rustc_passes::check_attr, which is meant to verify that attributes are well-formed.
I'm not so sure. Moving the check to check_attr would require figuring there both if the item is a lang item and if it is has target features. In collect_item_extended we already know we are visiting a lang item (and which one in particular), so it only needs to check for the target_feature attribute. Maybe it could be improved by using codegen_fn_attrs to avoid looping over the attributes.
In general, I've seen that check_attr are more like syntactic checks, e.g. that attributes are used on the correct target kind.
What about just check for a lang attribute?
What about just check for a
langattribute?
I'll try that with hir::lang_items::extract, which will also take care of #[panic_handler].
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This is an updated version of rust-lang#116114, which is itself a redo of rust-lang#99767. Most of this commit and report were copied from those PRs. Thanks @LeSeulArtichaut and @calebzulawski!
Summary
Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.
Functions marked with #[target_feature] are generally considered as unsafe functions: they are unsafe to call, cannot generally be assigned to safe function pointers, and don't implement the Fn* traits.
However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.
// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}
fn foo() {
// Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
// that AVX is available first.
unsafe {
avx2();
}
}
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
// Calling `avx2` here is safe.
avx2();
}Moreover, once rust-lang#135504 is merged, they can be converted to safe function pointers in a context in which calling them is safe:
// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}
fn foo() -> fn() {
// Converting `avx2` to fn() is a compilation error here.
avx2
}
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() -> fn() {
// `avx2` coerces to fn() here
avx2
}See the section "Closures" below for justification of this behaviour.
Test cases
Tests for this feature can be found in tests/ui/target_feature/.
Edge cases
Closures
Closures defined inside functions marked with #[target_feature] inherit the target features of their parent function. They can still be assigned to safe function pointers and implement the appropriate Fn* traits.
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
let f: fn() = my_closure;
}This means that in order to call a function with #[target_feature], you must guarantee that the target-feature is available while the function, any closures defined inside it, as well as any safe function pointers obtained from target-feature functions inside it, execute.
This is usually ensured because target features are assumed to never disappear, and:
- on any unsafe call to a
#[target_feature]function, presence of the target feature is guaranteed by the programmer through the safety requirements of the unsafe call. - on any safe call, this is guaranteed recursively by the caller.
If you work in an environment where target features can be disabled, it is your responsibility to ensure that no code inside a target feature function (including inside a closure) runs after this (until the feature is enabled again).
Note: this has an effect on existing code, as nowadays closures do not inherit features from the enclosing function, and thus this strengthens a safety requirement. It was originally proposed in rust-lang#73631 to solve this by adding a new type of UB: “taking a target feature away from your process after having run code that uses that target feature is UB” . This was motivated by userspace code already assuming in a few places that CPU features never disappear from a program during execution (see i.e. https://github.com/rust-lang/stdarch/blob/2e29bdf90832931ea499755bb4ad7a6b0809295a/crates/std_detect/src/detect/arch/x86.rs); however, concerns were raised in the context of the Linux kernel; thus, we propose to relax that requirement to "causing the set of usable features to be reduced is unsafe; when doing so, the programmer is required to ensure that no closures or safe fn pointers that use removed features are still in scope".
Closures accept #[inline(always)], even within functions marked with #[target_feature]. Since these attributes conflict, #[inline(always)] wins out to maintain compatibility.
ABI concerns
The ABI of some types can change when compiling a function with different target features. This could have introduced unsoundness with target_feature_11, but recent fixes (rust-lang#133102, rust-lang#132173) either make those situations invalid or make the ABI no longer dependent on features. Thus, those issues should no longer occur.
Special functions
The #[target_feature] attribute is forbidden from a variety of special functions, such as main, current and future lang items (e.g. #[start], #[panic_handler]), safe default trait implementations and safe trait methods.
This was not disallowed at the time of the first stabilization PR for target_features_11, and resulted in the following issues/PRs:
#[target_feature]is allowed onmainrust-lang#108645#[target_feature]is allowed on default implementations rust-lang#108646- #[target_feature] is allowed on #[panic_handler] with target_feature 1.1 rust-lang#109411
- Prevent using
#[target_feature]on lang item functions rust-lang#115910
Documentation
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cc @workingjubilee
cc @RalfJung
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This is an updated version of rust-lang#116114, which is itself a redo of rust-lang#99767. Most of this commit and report were copied from those PRs. Thanks @LeSeulArtichaut and @calebzulawski!
Summary
Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.
Functions marked with #[target_feature] are generally considered as unsafe functions: they are unsafe to call, cannot generally be assigned to safe function pointers, and don't implement the Fn* traits.
However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.
// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}
fn foo() {
// Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
// that AVX is available first.
unsafe {
avx2();
}
}
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
// Calling `avx2` here is safe.
avx2();
}Moreover, once rust-lang#135504 is merged, they can be converted to safe function pointers in a context in which calling them is safe:
// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}
fn foo() -> fn() {
// Converting `avx2` to fn() is a compilation error here.
avx2
}
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() -> fn() {
// `avx2` coerces to fn() here
avx2
}See the section "Closures" below for justification of this behaviour.
Test cases
Tests for this feature can be found in tests/ui/target_feature/.
Edge cases
Closures
Closures defined inside functions marked with #[target_feature] inherit the target features of their parent function. They can still be assigned to safe function pointers and implement the appropriate Fn* traits.
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
let f: fn() = my_closure;
}This means that in order to call a function with #[target_feature], you must guarantee that the target-feature is available while the function, any closures defined inside it, as well as any safe function pointers obtained from target-feature functions inside it, execute.
This is usually ensured because target features are assumed to never disappear, and:
- on any unsafe call to a
#[target_feature]function, presence of the target feature is guaranteed by the programmer through the safety requirements of the unsafe call. - on any safe call, this is guaranteed recursively by the caller.
If you work in an environment where target features can be disabled, it is your responsibility to ensure that no code inside a target feature function (including inside a closure) runs after this (until the feature is enabled again).
Note: this has an effect on existing code, as nowadays closures do not inherit features from the enclosing function, and thus this strengthens a safety requirement. It was originally proposed in rust-lang#73631 to solve this by adding a new type of UB: “taking a target feature away from your process after having run code that uses that target feature is UB” . This was motivated by userspace code already assuming in a few places that CPU features never disappear from a program during execution (see i.e. https://github.com/rust-lang/stdarch/blob/2e29bdf90832931ea499755bb4ad7a6b0809295a/crates/std_detect/src/detect/arch/x86.rs); however, concerns were raised in the context of the Linux kernel; thus, we propose to relax that requirement to "causing the set of usable features to be reduced is unsafe; when doing so, the programmer is required to ensure that no closures or safe fn pointers that use removed features are still in scope".
Closures accept #[inline(always)], even within functions marked with #[target_feature]. Since these attributes conflict, #[inline(always)] wins out to maintain compatibility.
ABI concerns
The ABI of some types can change when compiling a function with different target features. This could have introduced unsoundness with target_feature_11, but recent fixes (rust-lang#133102, rust-lang#132173) either make those situations invalid or make the ABI no longer dependent on features. Thus, those issues should no longer occur.
Special functions
The #[target_feature] attribute is forbidden from a variety of special functions, such as main, current and future lang items (e.g. #[start], #[panic_handler]), safe default trait implementations and safe trait methods.
This was not disallowed at the time of the first stabilization PR for target_features_11, and resulted in the following issues/PRs:
#[target_feature]is allowed onmainrust-lang#108645#[target_feature]is allowed on default implementations rust-lang#108646- #[target_feature] is allowed on #[panic_handler] with target_feature 1.1 rust-lang#109411
- Prevent using
#[target_feature]on lang item functions rust-lang#115910
Documentation
cc tracking issue rust-lang#69098
cc @workingjubilee
cc @RalfJung
r? @rust-lang/lang
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Stabilize target_feature_11
Stabilization report
This is an updated version of rust-lang#116114, which is itself a redo of rust-lang#99767. Most of this commit and report were copied from those PRs. Thanks @LeSeulArtichaut and @calebzulawski!
Summary
Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.
Functions marked with #[target_feature] are generally considered as unsafe functions: they are unsafe to call, cannot generally be assigned to safe function pointers, and don't implement the Fn* traits.
However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.
// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}
fn foo() {
// Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
// that AVX is available first.
unsafe {
avx2();
}
}
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
// Calling `avx2` here is safe.
avx2();
}Moreover, once rust-lang#135504 is merged, they can be converted to safe function pointers in a context in which calling them is safe:
// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}
fn foo() -> fn() {
// Converting `avx2` to fn() is a compilation error here.
avx2
}
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() -> fn() {
// `avx2` coerces to fn() here
avx2
}See the section "Closures" below for justification of this behaviour.
Test cases
Tests for this feature can be found in tests/ui/target_feature/.
Edge cases
Closures
Closures defined inside functions marked with #[target_feature] inherit the target features of their parent function. They can still be assigned to safe function pointers and implement the appropriate Fn* traits.
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
let f: fn() = my_closure;
}This means that in order to call a function with #[target_feature], you must guarantee that the target-feature is available while the function, any closures defined inside it, as well as any safe function pointers obtained from target-feature functions inside it, execute.
This is usually ensured because target features are assumed to never disappear, and:
- on any unsafe call to a
#[target_feature]function, presence of the target feature is guaranteed by the programmer through the safety requirements of the unsafe call. - on any safe call, this is guaranteed recursively by the caller.
If you work in an environment where target features can be disabled, it is your responsibility to ensure that no code inside a target feature function (including inside a closure) runs after this (until the feature is enabled again).
Note: this has an effect on existing code, as nowadays closures do not inherit features from the enclosing function, and thus this strengthens a safety requirement. It was originally proposed in rust-lang#73631 to solve this by adding a new type of UB: “taking a target feature away from your process after having run code that uses that target feature is UB” . This was motivated by userspace code already assuming in a few places that CPU features never disappear from a program during execution (see i.e. https://github.com/rust-lang/stdarch/blob/2e29bdf90832931ea499755bb4ad7a6b0809295a/crates/std_detect/src/detect/arch/x86.rs); however, concerns were raised in the context of the Linux kernel; thus, we propose to relax that requirement to "causing the set of usable features to be reduced is unsafe; when doing so, the programmer is required to ensure that no closures or safe fn pointers that use removed features are still in scope".
Closures accept #[inline(always)], even within functions marked with #[target_feature]. Since these attributes conflict, #[inline(always)] wins out to maintain compatibility.
ABI concerns
The ABI of some types can change when compiling a function with different target features. This could have introduced unsoundness with target_feature_11, but recent fixes (rust-lang#133102, rust-lang#132173) either make those situations invalid or make the ABI no longer dependent on features. Thus, those issues should no longer occur.
Special functions
The #[target_feature] attribute is forbidden from a variety of special functions, such as main, current and future lang items (e.g. #[start], #[panic_handler]), safe default trait implementations and safe trait methods.
This was not disallowed at the time of the first stabilization PR for target_features_11, and resulted in the following issues/PRs:
#[target_feature]is allowed onmainrust-lang#108645#[target_feature]is allowed on default implementations rust-lang#108646- #[target_feature] is allowed on #[panic_handler] with target_feature 1.1 rust-lang#109411
- Prevent using
#[target_feature]on lang item functions rust-lang#115910
Documentation
cc tracking issue rust-lang#69098
cc @workingjubilee
cc @RalfJung
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This is an updated version of rust-lang#116114, which is itself a redo of rust-lang#99767. Most of this commit and report were copied from those PRs. Thanks @LeSeulArtichaut and @calebzulawski!
Summary
Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.
Functions marked with #[target_feature] are generally considered as unsafe functions: they are unsafe to call, cannot generally be assigned to safe function pointers, and don't implement the Fn* traits.
However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.
// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}
fn foo() {
// Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
// that AVX is available first.
unsafe {
avx2();
}
}
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
// Calling `avx2` here is safe.
avx2();
}Moreover, once rust-lang#135504 is merged, they can be converted to safe function pointers in a context in which calling them is safe:
// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}
fn foo() -> fn() {
// Converting `avx2` to fn() is a compilation error here.
avx2
}
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() -> fn() {
// `avx2` coerces to fn() here
avx2
}See the section "Closures" below for justification of this behaviour.
Test cases
Tests for this feature can be found in tests/ui/target_feature/.
Edge cases
Closures
Closures defined inside functions marked with #[target_feature] inherit the target features of their parent function. They can still be assigned to safe function pointers and implement the appropriate Fn* traits.
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
let f: fn() = my_closure;
}This means that in order to call a function with #[target_feature], you must guarantee that the target-feature is available while the function, any closures defined inside it, as well as any safe function pointers obtained from target-feature functions inside it, execute.
This is usually ensured because target features are assumed to never disappear, and:
- on any unsafe call to a
#[target_feature]function, presence of the target feature is guaranteed by the programmer through the safety requirements of the unsafe call. - on any safe call, this is guaranteed recursively by the caller.
If you work in an environment where target features can be disabled, it is your responsibility to ensure that no code inside a target feature function (including inside a closure) runs after this (until the feature is enabled again).
Note: this has an effect on existing code, as nowadays closures do not inherit features from the enclosing function, and thus this strengthens a safety requirement. It was originally proposed in rust-lang#73631 to solve this by adding a new type of UB: “taking a target feature away from your process after having run code that uses that target feature is UB” . This was motivated by userspace code already assuming in a few places that CPU features never disappear from a program during execution (see i.e. https://github.com/rust-lang/stdarch/blob/2e29bdf90832931ea499755bb4ad7a6b0809295a/crates/std_detect/src/detect/arch/x86.rs); however, concerns were raised in the context of the Linux kernel; thus, we propose to relax that requirement to "causing the set of usable features to be reduced is unsafe; when doing so, the programmer is required to ensure that no closures or safe fn pointers that use removed features are still in scope".
Closures accept #[inline(always)], even within functions marked with #[target_feature]. Since these attributes conflict, #[inline(always)] wins out to maintain compatibility.
ABI concerns
The ABI of some types can change when compiling a function with different target features. This could have introduced unsoundness with target_feature_11, but recent fixes (rust-lang#133102, rust-lang#132173) either make those situations invalid or make the ABI no longer dependent on features. Thus, those issues should no longer occur.
Special functions
The #[target_feature] attribute is forbidden from a variety of special functions, such as main, current and future lang items (e.g. #[start], #[panic_handler]), safe default trait implementations and safe trait methods.
This was not disallowed at the time of the first stabilization PR for target_features_11, and resulted in the following issues/PRs:
#[target_feature]is allowed onmainrust-lang#108645#[target_feature]is allowed on default implementations rust-lang#108646- #[target_feature] is allowed on #[panic_handler] with target_feature 1.1 rust-lang#109411
- Prevent using
#[target_feature]on lang item functions rust-lang#115910
Documentation
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cc @RalfJung
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This is an updated version of rust-lang/rust#116114, which is itself a redo of rust-lang/rust#99767. Most of this commit and report were copied from those PRs. Thanks @LeSeulArtichaut and @calebzulawski!
Summary
Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.
Functions marked with #[target_feature] are generally considered as unsafe functions: they are unsafe to call, cannot generally be assigned to safe function pointers, and don't implement the Fn* traits.
However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.
// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}
fn foo() {
// Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
// that AVX is available first.
unsafe {
avx2();
}
}
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
// Calling `avx2` here is safe.
avx2();
}Moreover, once rust-lang/rust#135504 is merged, they can be converted to safe function pointers in a context in which calling them is safe:
// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}
fn foo() -> fn() {
// Converting `avx2` to fn() is a compilation error here.
avx2
}
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() -> fn() {
// `avx2` coerces to fn() here
avx2
}See the section "Closures" below for justification of this behaviour.
Test cases
Tests for this feature can be found in tests/ui/target_feature/.
Edge cases
Closures
Closures defined inside functions marked with #[target_feature] inherit the target features of their parent function. They can still be assigned to safe function pointers and implement the appropriate Fn* traits.
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
let f: fn() = my_closure;
}This means that in order to call a function with #[target_feature], you must guarantee that the target-feature is available while the function, any closures defined inside it, as well as any safe function pointers obtained from target-feature functions inside it, execute.
This is usually ensured because target features are assumed to never disappear, and:
- on any unsafe call to a
#[target_feature]function, presence of the target feature is guaranteed by the programmer through the safety requirements of the unsafe call. - on any safe call, this is guaranteed recursively by the caller.
If you work in an environment where target features can be disabled, it is your responsibility to ensure that no code inside a target feature function (including inside a closure) runs after this (until the feature is enabled again).
Note: this has an effect on existing code, as nowadays closures do not inherit features from the enclosing function, and thus this strengthens a safety requirement. It was originally proposed in #73631 to solve this by adding a new type of UB: “taking a target feature away from your process after having run code that uses that target feature is UB” . This was motivated by userspace code already assuming in a few places that CPU features never disappear from a program during execution (see i.e. https://github.com/rust-lang/stdarch/blob/2e29bdf90832931ea499755bb4ad7a6b0809295a/crates/std_detect/src/detect/arch/x86.rs); however, concerns were raised in the context of the Linux kernel; thus, we propose to relax that requirement to "causing the set of usable features to be reduced is unsafe; when doing so, the programmer is required to ensure that no closures or safe fn pointers that use removed features are still in scope".
Closures accept #[inline(always)], even within functions marked with #[target_feature]. Since these attributes conflict, #[inline(always)] wins out to maintain compatibility.
ABI concerns
The ABI of some types can change when compiling a function with different target features. This could have introduced unsoundness with target_feature_11, but recent fixes (#133102, #132173) either make those situations invalid or make the ABI no longer dependent on features. Thus, those issues should no longer occur.
Special functions
The #[target_feature] attribute is forbidden from a variety of special functions, such as main, current and future lang items (e.g. #[start], #[panic_handler]), safe default trait implementations and safe trait methods.
This was not disallowed at the time of the first stabilization PR for target_features_11, and resulted in the following issues/PRs:
#[target_feature]is allowed onmain#108645#[target_feature]is allowed on default implementations #108646- #[target_feature] is allowed on #[panic_handler] with target_feature 1.1 #109411
- Prevent using
#[target_feature]on lang item functions #115910
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This is an updated version of rust-lang/rust#116114, which is itself a redo of rust-lang/rust#99767. Most of this commit and report were copied from those PRs. Thanks @LeSeulArtichaut and @calebzulawski!
Summary
Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.
Functions marked with #[target_feature] are generally considered as unsafe functions: they are unsafe to call, cannot generally be assigned to safe function pointers, and don't implement the Fn* traits.
However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.
// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}
fn foo() {
// Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
// that AVX is available first.
unsafe {
avx2();
}
}
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
// Calling `avx2` here is safe.
avx2();
}Moreover, once rust-lang/rust#135504 is merged, they can be converted to safe function pointers in a context in which calling them is safe:
// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}
fn foo() -> fn() {
// Converting `avx2` to fn() is a compilation error here.
avx2
}
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() -> fn() {
// `avx2` coerces to fn() here
avx2
}See the section "Closures" below for justification of this behaviour.
Test cases
Tests for this feature can be found in tests/ui/target_feature/.
Edge cases
Closures
Closures defined inside functions marked with #[target_feature] inherit the target features of their parent function. They can still be assigned to safe function pointers and implement the appropriate Fn* traits.
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
let f: fn() = my_closure;
}This means that in order to call a function with #[target_feature], you must guarantee that the target-feature is available while the function, any closures defined inside it, as well as any safe function pointers obtained from target-feature functions inside it, execute.
This is usually ensured because target features are assumed to never disappear, and:
- on any unsafe call to a
#[target_feature]function, presence of the target feature is guaranteed by the programmer through the safety requirements of the unsafe call. - on any safe call, this is guaranteed recursively by the caller.
If you work in an environment where target features can be disabled, it is your responsibility to ensure that no code inside a target feature function (including inside a closure) runs after this (until the feature is enabled again).
Note: this has an effect on existing code, as nowadays closures do not inherit features from the enclosing function, and thus this strengthens a safety requirement. It was originally proposed in #73631 to solve this by adding a new type of UB: “taking a target feature away from your process after having run code that uses that target feature is UB” . This was motivated by userspace code already assuming in a few places that CPU features never disappear from a program during execution (see i.e. https://github.com/rust-lang/stdarch/blob/2e29bdf90832931ea499755bb4ad7a6b0809295a/crates/std_detect/src/detect/arch/x86.rs); however, concerns were raised in the context of the Linux kernel; thus, we propose to relax that requirement to "causing the set of usable features to be reduced is unsafe; when doing so, the programmer is required to ensure that no closures or safe fn pointers that use removed features are still in scope".
Closures accept #[inline(always)], even within functions marked with #[target_feature]. Since these attributes conflict, #[inline(always)] wins out to maintain compatibility.
ABI concerns
The ABI of some types can change when compiling a function with different target features. This could have introduced unsoundness with target_feature_11, but recent fixes (#133102, #132173) either make those situations invalid or make the ABI no longer dependent on features. Thus, those issues should no longer occur.
Special functions
The #[target_feature] attribute is forbidden from a variety of special functions, such as main, current and future lang items (e.g. #[start], #[panic_handler]), safe default trait implementations and safe trait methods.
This was not disallowed at the time of the first stabilization PR for target_features_11, and resulted in the following issues/PRs:
#[target_feature]is allowed onmain#108645#[target_feature]is allowed on default implementations #108646- #[target_feature] is allowed on #[panic_handler] with target_feature 1.1 #109411
- Prevent using
#[target_feature]on lang item functions #115910
Documentation
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Stabilize target_feature_11
Stabilization report
This is an updated version of rust-lang#116114, which is itself a redo of rust-lang#99767. Most of this commit and report were copied from those PRs. Thanks @LeSeulArtichaut and @calebzulawski!
Summary
Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.
Functions marked with #[target_feature] are generally considered as unsafe functions: they are unsafe to call, cannot generally be assigned to safe function pointers, and don't implement the Fn* traits.
However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.
// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}
fn foo() {
// Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
// that AVX is available first.
unsafe {
avx2();
}
}
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
// Calling `avx2` here is safe.
avx2();
}Moreover, once rust-lang#135504 is merged, they can be converted to safe function pointers in a context in which calling them is safe:
// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}
fn foo() -> fn() {
// Converting `avx2` to fn() is a compilation error here.
avx2
}
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() -> fn() {
// `avx2` coerces to fn() here
avx2
}See the section "Closures" below for justification of this behaviour.
Test cases
Tests for this feature can be found in tests/ui/target_feature/.
Edge cases
Closures
Closures defined inside functions marked with #[target_feature] inherit the target features of their parent function. They can still be assigned to safe function pointers and implement the appropriate Fn* traits.
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
let f: fn() = my_closure;
}This means that in order to call a function with #[target_feature], you must guarantee that the target-feature is available while the function, any closures defined inside it, as well as any safe function pointers obtained from target-feature functions inside it, execute.
This is usually ensured because target features are assumed to never disappear, and:
- on any unsafe call to a
#[target_feature]function, presence of the target feature is guaranteed by the programmer through the safety requirements of the unsafe call. - on any safe call, this is guaranteed recursively by the caller.
If you work in an environment where target features can be disabled, it is your responsibility to ensure that no code inside a target feature function (including inside a closure) runs after this (until the feature is enabled again).
Note: this has an effect on existing code, as nowadays closures do not inherit features from the enclosing function, and thus this strengthens a safety requirement. It was originally proposed in rust-lang#73631 to solve this by adding a new type of UB: “taking a target feature away from your process after having run code that uses that target feature is UB” . This was motivated by userspace code already assuming in a few places that CPU features never disappear from a program during execution (see i.e. https://github.com/rust-lang/stdarch/blob/2e29bdf90832931ea499755bb4ad7a6b0809295a/crates/std_detect/src/detect/arch/x86.rs); however, concerns were raised in the context of the Linux kernel; thus, we propose to relax that requirement to "causing the set of usable features to be reduced is unsafe; when doing so, the programmer is required to ensure that no closures or safe fn pointers that use removed features are still in scope".
Closures accept #[inline(always)], even within functions marked with #[target_feature]. Since these attributes conflict, #[inline(always)] wins out to maintain compatibility.
ABI concerns
The ABI of some types can change when compiling a function with different target features. This could have introduced unsoundness with target_feature_11, but recent fixes (rust-lang#133102, rust-lang#132173) either make those situations invalid or make the ABI no longer dependent on features. Thus, those issues should no longer occur.
Special functions
The #[target_feature] attribute is forbidden from a variety of special functions, such as main, current and future lang items (e.g. #[start], #[panic_handler]), safe default trait implementations and safe trait methods.
This was not disallowed at the time of the first stabilization PR for target_features_11, and resulted in the following issues/PRs:
#[target_feature]is allowed onmainrust-lang#108645#[target_feature]is allowed on default implementations rust-lang#108646- #[target_feature] is allowed on #[panic_handler] with target_feature 1.1 rust-lang#109411
- Prevent using
#[target_feature]on lang item functions rust-lang#115910
Documentation
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cc @workingjubilee
cc @RalfJung
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github-actions bot pushed a commit to tautschnig/verify-rust-std that referenced this pull request
Stabilize target_feature_11
Stabilization report
This is an updated version of rust-lang#116114, which is itself a redo of rust-lang#99767. Most of this commit and report were copied from those PRs. Thanks @LeSeulArtichaut and @calebzulawski!
Summary
Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.
Functions marked with #[target_feature] are generally considered as unsafe functions: they are unsafe to call, cannot generally be assigned to safe function pointers, and don't implement the Fn* traits.
However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.
// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}
fn foo() {
// Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
// that AVX is available first.
unsafe {
avx2();
}
}
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
// Calling `avx2` here is safe.
avx2();
}Moreover, once rust-lang#135504 is merged, they can be converted to safe function pointers in a context in which calling them is safe:
// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}
fn foo() -> fn() {
// Converting `avx2` to fn() is a compilation error here.
avx2
}
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() -> fn() {
// `avx2` coerces to fn() here
avx2
}See the section "Closures" below for justification of this behaviour.
Test cases
Tests for this feature can be found in tests/ui/target_feature/.
Edge cases
Closures
Closures defined inside functions marked with #[target_feature] inherit the target features of their parent function. They can still be assigned to safe function pointers and implement the appropriate Fn* traits.
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
let f: fn() = my_closure;
}This means that in order to call a function with #[target_feature], you must guarantee that the target-feature is available while the function, any closures defined inside it, as well as any safe function pointers obtained from target-feature functions inside it, execute.
This is usually ensured because target features are assumed to never disappear, and:
- on any unsafe call to a
#[target_feature]function, presence of the target feature is guaranteed by the programmer through the safety requirements of the unsafe call. - on any safe call, this is guaranteed recursively by the caller.
If you work in an environment where target features can be disabled, it is your responsibility to ensure that no code inside a target feature function (including inside a closure) runs after this (until the feature is enabled again).
Note: this has an effect on existing code, as nowadays closures do not inherit features from the enclosing function, and thus this strengthens a safety requirement. It was originally proposed in rust-lang#73631 to solve this by adding a new type of UB: “taking a target feature away from your process after having run code that uses that target feature is UB” . This was motivated by userspace code already assuming in a few places that CPU features never disappear from a program during execution (see i.e. https://github.com/rust-lang/stdarch/blob/2e29bdf90832931ea499755bb4ad7a6b0809295a/crates/std_detect/src/detect/arch/x86.rs); however, concerns were raised in the context of the Linux kernel; thus, we propose to relax that requirement to "causing the set of usable features to be reduced is unsafe; when doing so, the programmer is required to ensure that no closures or safe fn pointers that use removed features are still in scope".
Closures accept #[inline(always)], even within functions marked with #[target_feature]. Since these attributes conflict, #[inline(always)] wins out to maintain compatibility.
ABI concerns
The ABI of some types can change when compiling a function with different target features. This could have introduced unsoundness with target_feature_11, but recent fixes (rust-lang#133102, rust-lang#132173) either make those situations invalid or make the ABI no longer dependent on features. Thus, those issues should no longer occur.
Special functions
The #[target_feature] attribute is forbidden from a variety of special functions, such as main, current and future lang items (e.g. #[start], #[panic_handler]), safe default trait implementations and safe trait methods.
This was not disallowed at the time of the first stabilization PR for target_features_11, and resulted in the following issues/PRs:
#[target_feature]is allowed onmainrust-lang#108645#[target_feature]is allowed on default implementations rust-lang#108646- #[target_feature] is allowed on #[panic_handler] with target_feature 1.1 rust-lang#109411
- Prevent using
#[target_feature]on lang item functions rust-lang#115910
Documentation
cc tracking issue rust-lang#69098
cc @workingjubilee
cc @RalfJung
r? @rust-lang/lang