// PANIC: per the invariant of `cpu_write_ptr`, `tx` is `< MSGQ_NUM_PAGES`.
let (before_tx, after_tx) = gsp_mem.cpuq.msgq.data.split_at_mut(tx);
- if rx <= tx {
- // The area from `tx` up to the end of the ring, and from the beginning of the ring up
- // to `rx`, minus one unit, belongs to the driver.
- if rx == 0 {
- let last = after_tx.len() - 1;
- (&mut after_tx[..last], &mut [])
- } else {
- (after_tx, &mut before_tx[..rx])
- }
+ // The area starting at `tx` and ending at `rx - 2` modulo MSGQ_NUM_PAGES, inclusive,
+ // belongs to the driver for writing.
+
+ if rx == 0 {
+ // Since `rx` is zero, leave an empty slot at end of the buffer.
+ let last = after_tx.len() - 1;
+ (&mut after_tx[..last], &mut [])
+ } else if rx <= tx {
+ // The area is discontiguous and we leave an empty slot before `rx`.
+ // PANIC:
+ // - The index `rx - 1` is non-negative because `rx != 0` in this branch.
+ // - The index does not exceed `before_tx.len()` (which equals `tx`) because
+ // `rx <= tx` in this branch.
+ (after_tx, &mut before_tx[..(rx - 1)])
} else {
- // The area from `tx` to `rx`, minus one unit, belongs to the driver.
- //
- // PANIC: per the invariants of `cpu_write_ptr` and `gsp_read_ptr`, `rx` and `tx` are
- // `<= MSGQ_NUM_PAGES`, and the test above ensured that `rx > tx`.
- (after_tx.split_at_mut(rx - tx).0, &mut [])
+ // The area is contiguous and we leave an empty slot before `rx`.
+ // PANIC:
+ // - The index `rx - tx - 1` is non-negative because `rx > tx` in this branch.
+ // - The index does not exceed `after_tx.len()` (which is `MSGQ_NUM_PAGES - tx`)
+ // because `rx < MSGQ_NUM_PAGES` by the `gsp_read_ptr` invariant.
+ (&mut after_tx[..(rx - tx - 1)], &mut [])
}
}