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//! # FFI-compatible futures
//!
//! In case of an async program with some async plugins, `Future`s need to cross the FFI boundary.
//! But Rust currently doesn't provide stable ABI nor stable layout of related structs like
//! `dyn Future` and `Waker`.
//! With this crate, we can easily wrap async blocks or async functions to make this happen.
//!
//! [`FfiFuture<T>`] provides the same function as `Box<dyn Future<Output = T> + Send>` but FFI-compatible (`repr(C)`).
//! Any future implementing `Send` can be converted to [`FfiFuture<T>`] by calling [`into_ffi`] on it.
//!
//! [`FfiFuture<T>`] also implements `Future<Output = T> + Send`. You can simply `await` a [`FfiFuture<T>`]
//! like a normal `Future` to get the output.
//!
//! There is also a non-`Send` version [`LocalFfiFuture<T>`] working like
//! `Box<dyn Future<Output = T>>`, which can be used for local future or single-threaded targets.
//! It is ABI-compatible to [`FfiFuture<T>`], but it's your duty to guarantee that non-`Send` types
//! never cross thread boundary.
//!
//! ## Panics
//!
//! [Unwinding across an FFI boundary is Undefined Behaviour](https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/ffi.html#ffi-and-panics).
//!
//! ### Panic in `Future::poll`
//!
//! Since the body of `async fn` is translated to `Future::poll` by compiler, it is most likely to
//! panic. In this case, the wrapped [`FfiFuture`] will catch unwinding with [`std::panic::catch_unwind`],
//! returning [`FfiPoll::Panicked`]. And the other side (usually the plugin host) will get this value
//! and explicit panic, just like [`std::sync::Mutex`]'s poisoning mechanism.
//!
//! ### Panic in `Future::drop` or any waker vtable functions `Waker::*`
//!
//! Unfortunately, this is very difficult to handle since drop cleanup and `Waker` functions are
//! expected to be infallible. If these functions panic, we would just call [`std::process::abort`].
//!
//! ## Example
//!
//! Provide some async functions in library: (plugin side)
//! ```
//! # async fn do_some_io(_: u32) -> u32 { 0 }
//! # async fn do_some_sleep(_: u32) {}
//! // Compile with `crate-type = ["cdylib"]`.
//! use async_ffi::{FfiFuture, FutureExt};
//!
//! #[no_mangle]
//! pub extern "C" fn work(arg: u32) -> FfiFuture<u32> {
//! async move {
//! let ret = do_some_io(arg).await;
//! do_some_sleep(42).await;
//! ret
//! }
//! .into_ffi()
//! }
//! ```
//!
//! Execute async functions from external library: (host or executor side)
//! ```
//! use async_ffi::{FfiFuture, FutureExt};
//!
//! // #[link(name = "myplugin...")]
//! extern "C" {
//! #[no_mangle]
//! fn work(arg: u32) -> FfiFuture<u32>;
//! }
//!
//! async fn run_work(arg: u32) -> u32 {
//! unsafe { work(arg).await }
//! }
//! ```
//!
//! [`FfiFuture<T>`]: type.FfiFuture.html
//! [`LocalFfiFuture<T>`]: type.LocalFfiFuture.html
//! [`into_ffi`]: trait.FutureExt.html#tymethod.into_ffi
#![deny(missing_docs)]
use std::{
convert::{TryFrom, TryInto},
fmt,
future::Future,
marker::PhantomData,
mem::{self, ManuallyDrop},
pin::Pin,
task::{Context, Poll, RawWaker, RawWakerVTable, Waker},
};
/// The ABI version of `FfiFuture` and `LocalFfiFuture`.
/// Every non-compatible ABI change will increase this number.
pub const ABI_VERSION: u32 = 2;
type PollFn<T> = unsafe extern "C" fn(fut_ptr: *mut (), context_ptr: *mut FfiContext) -> FfiPoll<T>;
/// The FFI compatible [`std::task::Poll`]
///
/// [`std::task::Poll`]: std::task::Poll
#[repr(C, u8)]
pub enum FfiPoll<T> {
/// Represents that a value is immediately ready.
Ready(T),
/// Represents that a value is not ready yet.
Pending,
/// Represents that the future panicked
Panicked,
}
/// Abort on drop with a message.
struct DropBomb(&'static str);
impl DropBomb {
fn with<T, F: FnOnce() -> T>(message: &'static str, f: F) -> T {
let bomb = DropBomb(message);
let ret = f();
mem::forget(bomb);
ret
}
}
impl Drop for DropBomb {
fn drop(&mut self) {
use std::io::Write;
// Use `Stderr::write_all` instead of `eprintln!` to avoid panicking here.
let mut stderr = std::io::stderr();
let _ = stderr.write_all(b"async-ffi: abort due to panic across the FFI boundary in ");
let _ = stderr.write_all(self.0.as_bytes());
let _ = stderr.write_all(b"\n");
std::process::abort();
}
}
/// The FFI compatible [`std::task::Context`]
///
/// [`std::task::Context`]: std::task::Context
#[repr(C)]
pub struct FfiContext<'a> {
/// This waker is passed as borrow semantic.
/// The external fn must not `drop` or `wake` it.
waker_ref: *const FfiWaker,
/// Lets the compiler know that this references the FfiWaker and should not outlive it
phantom: PhantomData<&'a FfiWaker>,
}
impl<'a> FfiContext<'a> {
/// SAFETY: VTable functions of `waker` are unsafe, the caller must ensure they have a
/// sane behavior as a Waker. `with_context` relies on this to be safe.
unsafe fn new(waker: &'a FfiWaker) -> Self {
Self {
waker_ref: waker as *const _ as *const FfiWaker,
phantom: PhantomData,
}
}
/// Runs a closure with the [`FfiContext`] as a normal [`std::task::Context`].
///
/// [`std::task::Context`]: std::task::Context
pub fn with_context<T, F: FnOnce(&mut Context) -> T>(&mut self, closure: F) -> T {
// C vtable functions are considered from FFI and they are not expected to unwind, so we don't
// need to wrap them with `DropBomb`.
static RUST_WAKER_VTABLE: RawWakerVTable = {
unsafe fn clone(data: *const ()) -> RawWaker {
let waker = data.cast::<FfiWaker>();
let cloned = ((*waker).vtable.clone)(waker);
RawWaker::new(cloned.cast(), &RUST_WAKER_VTABLE)
}
unsafe fn wake(data: *const ()) {
let waker = data.cast::<FfiWaker>();
((*waker).vtable.wake)(waker);
}
unsafe fn wake_by_ref(data: *const ()) {
let waker = data.cast::<FfiWaker>();
((*waker).vtable.wake_by_ref)(waker);
}
unsafe fn drop(data: *const ()) {
let waker = data.cast::<FfiWaker>();
((*waker).vtable.drop)(waker);
}
RawWakerVTable::new(clone, wake, wake_by_ref, drop)
};
// SAFETY: `waker_ref`'s vtable functions must have behavior, this is the contract of
// `FfiContext::new`.
let waker = unsafe {
// The `waker_ref` is borrowed from external context. We must not call drop on it.
ManuallyDrop::new(Waker::from_raw(RawWaker::new(
self.waker_ref.cast(),
&RUST_WAKER_VTABLE,
)))
};
let mut ctx = Context::from_waker(&*waker);
closure(&mut ctx)
}
}
/// Helper trait to provide convenience methods for converting a [`std::task::Context`] to [`FfiContext`]
///
/// [`std::task::Context`]: std::task::Context
pub trait ContextExt {
/// Runs a closure with the [`std::task::Context`] as a [`FfiContext`].
///
/// [`std::task::Context`]: std::task::Context
fn with_ffi_context<T, F: FnOnce(&mut FfiContext) -> T>(&mut self, closure: F) -> T;
}
impl<'a> ContextExt for Context<'a> {
fn with_ffi_context<T, F: FnOnce(&mut FfiContext) -> T>(&mut self, closure: F) -> T {
static C_WAKER_VTABLE_OWNED: FfiWakerVTable = {
unsafe extern "C" fn clone(data: *const FfiWaker) -> *const FfiWaker {
DropBomb::with("Waker::clone", || {
let waker: Waker = (*(*data).waker.owned).clone();
Box::into_raw(Box::new(FfiWaker {
vtable: &C_WAKER_VTABLE_OWNED,
waker: WakerUnion {
owned: ManuallyDrop::new(waker),
},
}))
.cast()
})
}
// In this case, we must own `data`. This can only happen when the `data` pointer is returned from `clone`.
// Thus the it is `Box<FfiWaker>`.
unsafe extern "C" fn wake(data: *const FfiWaker) {
DropBomb::with("Waker::wake", || {
let b = Box::from_raw(data as *mut FfiWaker);
ManuallyDrop::into_inner(b.waker.owned).wake();
})
}
unsafe extern "C" fn wake_by_ref(data: *const FfiWaker) {
DropBomb::with("Waker::wake_by_ref", || {
(*data).waker.owned.wake_by_ref();
})
}
// Same as `wake`.
unsafe extern "C" fn drop(data: *const FfiWaker) {
DropBomb::with("Waker::drop", || {
let mut b = Box::from_raw(data as *mut FfiWaker);
ManuallyDrop::drop(&mut b.waker.owned);
mem::drop(b);
});
}
FfiWakerVTable {
clone,
wake,
wake_by_ref,
drop,
}
};
static C_WAKER_VTABLE_REF: FfiWakerVTable = {
unsafe extern "C" fn clone(data: *const FfiWaker) -> *const FfiWaker {
DropBomb::with("Waker::clone", || {
let waker: Waker = (*(*data).waker.reference).clone();
Box::into_raw(Box::new(FfiWaker {
vtable: &C_WAKER_VTABLE_OWNED,
waker: WakerUnion {
owned: ManuallyDrop::new(waker),
},
}))
.cast()
})
}
unsafe extern "C" fn wake_by_ref(data: *const FfiWaker) {
DropBomb::with("Waker::wake_by_ref", || {
(*(*data).waker.reference).wake_by_ref();
})
}
unsafe extern "C" fn unreachable(_: *const FfiWaker) {
std::process::abort();
}
FfiWakerVTable {
clone,
wake: unreachable,
wake_by_ref,
drop: unreachable,
}
};
let waker = FfiWaker {
vtable: &C_WAKER_VTABLE_REF,
waker: WakerUnion {
reference: self.waker(),
},
};
// SAFETY: The behavior of `waker` is sane since we forward them to another valid Waker.
// That waker must be safe to use due to the contract of `RawWaker::new`.
let mut ctx = unsafe { FfiContext::new(&waker) };
closure(&mut ctx)
}
}
// Inspired by Gary Guo (github.com/nbdd0121)
#[repr(C)]
struct FfiWaker {
vtable: &'static FfiWakerVTable,
waker: WakerUnion,
}
#[repr(C)]
union WakerUnion {
reference: *const Waker,
owned: ManuallyDrop<Waker>,
unknown: (),
}
#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Clone, Copy)]
#[repr(C)]
struct FfiWakerVTable {
clone: unsafe extern "C" fn(*const FfiWaker) -> *const FfiWaker,
wake: unsafe extern "C" fn(*const FfiWaker),
wake_by_ref: unsafe extern "C" fn(*const FfiWaker),
drop: unsafe extern "C" fn(*const FfiWaker),
}
/// The FFI compatible future type with `Send` bound.
///
/// See [module level documentation](index.html) for more details.
#[repr(transparent)]
pub struct BorrowingFfiFuture<'a, T>(LocalBorrowingFfiFuture<'a, T>);
/// The FFI compatible future type with `Send` bound and `'static` lifetime,
/// which is needed for most use cases.
///
/// See [module level documentation](index.html) for more details.
pub type FfiFuture<T> = BorrowingFfiFuture<'static, T>;
/// Helper trait to provide conversion from `Future` to `FfiFuture` or `LocalFfiFuture`.
///
/// See [module level documentation](index.html) for more details.
pub trait FutureExt: Future + Sized {
/// Convert a Rust `Future` implementing `Send` into a FFI-compatible `FfiFuture`.
fn into_ffi<'a>(self) -> BorrowingFfiFuture<'a, Self::Output>
where
Self: Send + 'a,
{
BorrowingFfiFuture::new(self)
}
/// Convert a Rust `Future` into a FFI-compatible `LocalFfiFuture`.
fn into_local_ffi<'a>(self) -> LocalBorrowingFfiFuture<'a, Self::Output>
where
Self: 'a,
{
LocalBorrowingFfiFuture::new(self)
}
}
impl<F> FutureExt for F where F: Future + Sized {}
/// Represents that the poll function panicked.
#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct PollPanicked {
_private: (),
}
impl fmt::Display for PollPanicked {
fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
f.write_str("FFI poll function panicked")
}
}
impl std::error::Error for PollPanicked {}
impl<T> FfiPoll<T> {
/// Converts a [`std::task::Poll`] to the [`FfiPoll`].
///
/// [`std::task::Poll`]: std::task::Poll
pub fn from_poll(poll: Poll<T>) -> Self {
match poll {
Poll::Ready(r) => Self::Ready(r),
Poll::Pending => Self::Pending,
}
}
/// Try to convert a [`FfiPoll`] back to the [`std::task::Poll`].
///
/// Returns `Err(PollPanicked)` if the result indicates the poll function panicked.
///
/// [`std::task::Poll`]: std::task::Poll
pub fn try_into_poll(self) -> Result<Poll<T>, PollPanicked> {
match self {
Self::Ready(r) => Ok(Poll::Ready(r)),
Self::Pending => Ok(Poll::Pending),
Self::Panicked => Err(PollPanicked { _private: () }),
}
}
}
impl<T> From<Poll<T>> for FfiPoll<T> {
fn from(poll: Poll<T>) -> Self {
Self::from_poll(poll)
}
}
impl<T> TryFrom<FfiPoll<T>> for Poll<T> {
type Error = PollPanicked;
fn try_from(ffi_poll: FfiPoll<T>) -> Result<Self, PollPanicked> {
ffi_poll.try_into_poll()
}
}
impl<'a, T> BorrowingFfiFuture<'a, T> {
/// Convert a Rust `Future` implementing `Send` into a FFI-compatible `FfiFuture`.
///
/// Usually [`into_ffi`] is preferred and is identical to this method.
///
/// [`into_ffi`]: trait.FutureExt.html#tymethod.into_ffi
pub fn new<F: Future<Output = T> + Send + 'a>(fut: F) -> Self {
Self(LocalBorrowingFfiFuture::new(fut))
}
}
// SAFETY: This is safe since we allow only `Send` Future in `FfiFuture::new`.
unsafe impl<T> Send for BorrowingFfiFuture<'_, T> {}
impl<T> Future for BorrowingFfiFuture<'_, T> {
type Output = T;
fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, ctx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
Pin::new(&mut self.0).poll(ctx)
}
}
/// The FFI compatible future type without `Send` bound.
///
/// Non-`Send` `Future`s can only be converted into `LocalFfiFuture`. It is not able to be
/// `spawn`d in a multi-threaded runtime, but is useful for thread-local futures, single-threaded
/// runtimes, or single-threaded targets like `wasm`.
///
/// See [module level documentation](index.html) for more details.
#[repr(C)]
pub struct LocalBorrowingFfiFuture<'a, T> {
fut_ptr: *mut (),
poll_fn: PollFn<T>,
drop_fn: unsafe extern "C" fn(*mut ()),
_marker: PhantomData<&'a ()>,
}
/// The FFI compatible future type without `Send` bound but with `'static` lifetime.
///
/// See [module level documentation](index.html) for more details.
pub type LocalFfiFuture<T> = LocalBorrowingFfiFuture<'static, T>;
impl<'a, T> LocalBorrowingFfiFuture<'a, T> {
/// Convert a Rust `Future` into a FFI-compatible `LocalFfiFuture`.
///
/// Usually [`into_local_ffi`] is preferred and is identical to this method.
///
/// [`into_local_ffi`]: trait.FutureExt.html#tymethod.into_local_ffi
pub fn new<F: Future<Output = T> + 'a>(fut: F) -> Self {
unsafe extern "C" fn poll_fn<F: Future>(
fut_ptr: *mut (),
context_ptr: *mut FfiContext,
) -> FfiPoll<F::Output> {
// The poll fn is likely to panic since it contains most of user logic.
match std::panic::catch_unwind(std::panic::AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
let fut_pin = Pin::new_unchecked(&mut *fut_ptr.cast::<F>());
(*context_ptr).with_context(|ctx| F::poll(fut_pin, ctx))
})) {
Ok(p) => p.into(),
Err(payload) => {
// Panic payload may panic when dropped, ensure not propagate it.
// https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/86027
DropBomb::with("drop of panic payload from Future::poll", move || {
drop(payload);
});
FfiPoll::Panicked
}
}
}
unsafe extern "C" fn drop_fn<T>(ptr: *mut ()) {
DropBomb::with("Future::drop", || {
drop(Box::from_raw(ptr.cast::<T>()));
});
}
let ptr = Box::into_raw(Box::new(fut));
Self {
fut_ptr: ptr.cast(),
poll_fn: poll_fn::<F>,
drop_fn: drop_fn::<F>,
_marker: PhantomData,
}
}
}
impl<T> Drop for LocalBorrowingFfiFuture<'_, T> {
fn drop(&mut self) {
// SAFETY: This is safe since `drop_fn` is construct from `LocalBorrowingFfiFuture::new`
// and is a dropper
// `LocalBorrowingFfiFuture::new` and they are just a Box pointer and its coresponding
// dropper.
unsafe { (self.drop_fn)(self.fut_ptr) };
}
}
impl<T> Future for LocalBorrowingFfiFuture<'_, T> {
type Output = T;
fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, ctx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
// SAFETY: This is safe since `poll_fn` is constructed from `LocalBorrowingFfiFuture::new`
// and it just forwards to the original safe `Future::poll`.
ctx.with_ffi_context(|ctx| unsafe { (self.poll_fn)(self.fut_ptr, ctx) })
.try_into()
// Propagate panic from FFI.
.unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("FFI future panicked"))
}
}