impl Registration {
/// Create and register a new faux device with the given name.
- pub fn new(name: &CStr) -> Result<Self> {
+ pub fn new(name: &CStr, parent: Option<&device::Device>) -> Result<Self> {
// SAFETY:
// - `name` is copied by this function into its own storage
// - `faux_ops` is safe to leave NULL according to the C API
- let dev = unsafe { bindings::faux_device_create(name.as_char_ptr(), null_mut(), null()) };
+ // - `parent` can be either NULL or a pointer to a `struct device`, and `faux_device_create`
+ // will take a reference to `parent` using `device_add` - ensuring that it remains valid
+ // for the lifetime of the faux device.
+ let dev = unsafe {
+ bindings::faux_device_create(
+ name.as_char_ptr(),
+ parent.map_or(null_mut(), |p| p.as_raw()),
+ null(),
+ )
+ };
// The above function will return either a valid device, or NULL on failure
// INVARIANT: The device will remain registered until faux_device_destroy() is called, which
fn init(_module: &'static ThisModule) -> Result<Self> {
pr_info!("Initialising Rust Faux Device Sample\n");
- let reg = faux::Registration::new(c_str!("rust-faux-sample-device"))?;
+ let reg = faux::Registration::new(c_str!("rust-faux-sample-device"), None)?;
dev_info!(reg.as_ref(), "Hello from faux device!\n");