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fwctl.rs

1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2
3//! Abstractions for the fwctl subsystem.
4//!
5//! C header: `include/linux/fwctl.h`
6
7use crate::{
8    bindings,
9    container_of,
10    device,
11    prelude::*,
12    sync::aref::{
13        ARef,
14        AlwaysRefCounted, //
15    },
16    types::Opaque, //
17};
18use core::{
19    alloc::Layout,
20    cell::UnsafeCell,
21    marker::PhantomData,
22    ptr::NonNull,
23    slice, //
24};
25
26/// Returns a kmalloc-compatible allocation size for `T`.
27const fn kmalloc_aligned_size<T>() -> usize {
28    Layout::new::<T>().pad_to_align().size()
29}
30
31/// Represents a fwctl device type.
32///
33/// Corresponds to the C `enum fwctl_device_type`. All non-error UAPI values are represented so
34/// Rust drivers can select a device type without passing an untyped integer, while
35/// `FWCTL_DEVICE_TYPE_ERROR` remains unrepresentable.
36#[repr(u32)]
37#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
38pub enum DeviceType {
39    /// Mellanox ConnectX (mlx5) device.
40    Mlx5 = bindings::fwctl_device_type_FWCTL_DEVICE_TYPE_MLX5,
41    /// CXL (Compute Express Link) device.
42    Cxl = bindings::fwctl_device_type_FWCTL_DEVICE_TYPE_CXL,
43    /// AMD/Pensando PDS device.
44    Pds = bindings::fwctl_device_type_FWCTL_DEVICE_TYPE_PDS,
45    /// Broadcom NetXtreme (bnxt) device.
46    Bnxt = bindings::fwctl_device_type_FWCTL_DEVICE_TYPE_BNXT,
47}
48
49/// Scope of access for an RPC request.
50///
51/// Corresponds to the C `enum fwctl_rpc_scope`.
52#[repr(u32)]
53#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
54pub enum RpcScope {
55    /// Read/write access to device configuration.
56    Configuration = bindings::fwctl_rpc_scope_FWCTL_RPC_CONFIGURATION,
57    /// Read-only access to debug information.
58    DebugReadOnly = bindings::fwctl_rpc_scope_FWCTL_RPC_DEBUG_READ_ONLY,
59    /// Write access to lockdown-compatible debug information.
60    DebugWrite = bindings::fwctl_rpc_scope_FWCTL_RPC_DEBUG_WRITE,
61    /// Full read/write access to all debug information (requires `CAP_SYS_RAWIO`).
62    DebugWriteFull = bindings::fwctl_rpc_scope_FWCTL_RPC_DEBUG_WRITE_FULL,
63}
64
65impl TryFrom<u32> for RpcScope {
66    type Error = Error;
67
68    #[inline]
69    fn try_from(value: u32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
70        match value {
71            v if v == Self::Configuration as u32 => Ok(Self::Configuration),
72            v if v == Self::DebugReadOnly as u32 => Ok(Self::DebugReadOnly),
73            v if v == Self::DebugWrite as u32 => Ok(Self::DebugWrite),
74            v if v == Self::DebugWriteFull as u32 => Ok(Self::DebugWriteFull),
75            _ => Err(EINVAL),
76        }
77    }
78}
79
80/// Response from a [`Operations::fw_rpc`] call.
81pub enum FwRpcResponse {
82    /// Reuse the input buffer as the output, with the given output length.
83    ///
84    /// The callback returns `EINVAL` if the output length exceeds the input buffer length.
85    InPlace(usize),
86    /// Return a newly allocated buffer as the output.
87    NewBuffer(KVVec<u8>),
88}
89
90/// Trait implemented by each Rust driver that integrates with the fwctl subsystem.
91///
92/// The implementing type **is** the per-FD user context: one instance is
93/// created for each `open()` call and dropped when the FD is closed.
94///
95/// Each implementation corresponds to a specific device type and provides the
96/// vtable used by the core `fwctl` layer to manage per-FD user contexts and
97/// handle RPC requests.
98pub trait Operations: Sized + Send + Sync + 'static {
99    /// Data owned by the [`Registration`] and accessible during callbacks.
100    ///
101    /// The lifetime `'a` is tied to the [`Registration`] scope (which lives within the parent bus
102    /// device binding scope). Drivers use it to store references to resources bound to this scope,
103    /// such as PCI BARs or typed bus device references.
104    type RegistrationData<'a>: Send + Sync + 'a
105    where
106        Self: 'a;
107
108    /// fwctl device type identifier.
109    const DEVICE_TYPE: DeviceType;
110
111    /// Called when a new user context is opened.
112    ///
113    /// Returns a [`PinInit`] initializer for `Self`. The instance is dropped
114    /// automatically when the FD is closed (after [`close`](Self::close)).
115    fn open<'a>(
116        device: &Device<Self>,
117        reg_data: &Self::RegistrationData<'a>,
118    ) -> impl PinInit<Self, Error>;
119
120    /// Called when the user context is closed.
121    ///
122    /// The driver may perform additional cleanup here that requires access
123    /// to the owning [`Device`]. `Self` is dropped automatically after this
124    /// returns.
125    fn close<'a>(
126        _this: Pin<&mut Self>,
127        _device: &Device<Self>,
128        _reg_data: &Self::RegistrationData<'a>,
129    ) {
130    }
131
132    /// Return device information to userspace.
133    ///
134    /// The default implementation returns no device-specific data.
135    fn info<'a>(
136        _this: Pin<&Self>,
137        _device: &Device<Self>,
138        _reg_data: &Self::RegistrationData<'a>,
139    ) -> Result<KVec<u8>, Error> {
140        Ok(KVec::new())
141    }
142
143    /// Handle a userspace RPC request.
144    ///
145    /// `max_output_len` is the size of the userspace output buffer. A driver may return a larger
146    /// response to report the required size; the fwctl core copies only the bytes that fit and
147    /// reports the full response length to userspace.
148    fn fw_rpc<'a>(
149        this: Pin<&Self>,
150        device: &Device<Self>,
151        reg_data: &Self::RegistrationData<'a>,
152        scope: RpcScope,
153        rpc_buf: &mut [u8],
154        max_output_len: usize,
155    ) -> Result<FwRpcResponse, Error>;
156}
157
158/// A fwctl device.
159///
160/// `#[repr(C)]` with the `fwctl_device` at offset 0, matching the C `fwctl_alloc_device()` layout
161/// convention. Contains a pointer to the [`Registration`]'s data, set at registration time and
162/// cleared on unregistration.
163///
164/// # Invariants
165///
166/// - `dev` is embedded at offset 0 and is initialised by fwctl.
167/// - The fwctl refcount owns the allocation lifetime.
168/// - `registration_data` is either [`NonNull::dangling()`] (before registration / after
169///   unregistration) or points to valid data owned by the [`Registration`].
170#[repr(C)]
171pub struct Device<T: Operations> {
172    dev: Opaque<bindings::fwctl_device>,
173    registration_data: UnsafeCell<NonNull<T::RegistrationData<'static>>>,
174}
175
176impl<T: Operations> Device<T> {
177    /// Allocate a new fwctl device.
178    ///
179    /// Returns an [`ARef`] that can be passed to [`Registration::new()`]
180    /// to make the device visible to userspace.
181    pub fn new(parent: &device::Device<device::Bound>) -> Result<ARef<Self>> {
182        const_assert!(
183            core::mem::offset_of!(Self, dev) == 0,
184            "struct fwctl_device must be at offset 0"
185        );
186
187        let size = kmalloc_aligned_size::<Self>();
188        let ops = core::ptr::from_ref::<bindings::fwctl_ops>(&VTable::<T>::VTABLE).cast_mut();
189
190        // SAFETY: `ops` is static, `parent` is bound, and `size` is padded so the allocation made
191        // by `_fwctl_alloc_device` satisfies the size and alignment required by `Device<T>`.
192        let raw = unsafe { bindings::_fwctl_alloc_device(parent.as_raw(), ops, size) };
193        let this = NonNull::new(raw.cast::<Self>()).ok_or(ENOMEM)?;
194
195        // INVARIANT: Set `registration_data` to dangling (no registration yet).
196        // SAFETY: `this` points to the allocation just returned by fwctl.
197        unsafe {
198            (&raw mut (*this.as_ptr()).registration_data)
199                .write(UnsafeCell::new(NonNull::dangling()));
200        };
201
202        // SAFETY: `this` owns the initial reference.
203        Ok(unsafe { ARef::from_raw(this) })
204    }
205
206    /// Returns the underlying `fwctl_device` pointer.
207    #[inline]
208    fn as_raw(&self) -> *mut bindings::fwctl_device {
209        self.dev.get()
210    }
211
212    /// Borrows a Rust fwctl device from its raw C pointer.
213    ///
214    /// # Safety
215    ///
216    /// `ptr` must point to a valid `fwctl_device` embedded in a [`Device<T>`].
217    #[inline]
218    unsafe fn from_raw<'a>(ptr: *mut bindings::fwctl_device) -> &'a Self {
219        // SAFETY: The caller upholds the offset-0 `Device<T>` invariant.
220        unsafe { &*ptr.cast() }
221    }
222
223    /// Invokes `f` with the registration data.
224    ///
225    /// The higher-ranked callback prevents the erased registration lifetime from escaping and
226    /// permits registration data that is invariant over its lifetime parameter.
227    ///
228    /// # Safety
229    ///
230    /// The caller must ensure that the device is registered and that this is called from a fwctl
231    /// callback protected by `registration_lock`.
232    #[inline]
233    unsafe fn with_registration_data<R>(
234        &self,
235        f: impl for<'a> FnOnce(&Device<T>, &'a T::RegistrationData<'a>) -> R,
236    ) -> R {
237        // SAFETY: Caller guarantees the device is registered, so the pointer is valid.
238        // Lifetimes do not affect layout. The higher-ranked callback prevents the shortened
239        // lifetime from escaping or being selected by the caller.
240        let reg_data = unsafe {
241            (*self.registration_data.get())
242                .cast::<T::RegistrationData<'_>>()
243                .as_ref()
244        };
245
246        f(self, reg_data)
247    }
248}
249
250impl<T: Operations> AsRef<device::Device> for Device<T> {
251    #[inline]
252    fn as_ref(&self) -> &device::Device {
253        // SAFETY: `self` contains a live fwctl_device.
254        let dev = unsafe { &raw mut (*self.as_raw()).dev };
255        // SAFETY: The embedded device is initialised by fwctl.
256        unsafe { device::Device::from_raw(dev) }
257    }
258}
259
260// SAFETY: `fwctl_get` increments the refcount of a valid fwctl_device.
261// `fwctl_put` decrements it and frees the device when it reaches zero.
262unsafe impl<T: Operations> AlwaysRefCounted for Device<T> {
263    #[inline]
264    fn inc_ref(&self) {
265        // SAFETY: `self` holds a live reference.
266        unsafe { bindings::fwctl_get(self.as_raw()) };
267    }
268
269    #[inline]
270    unsafe fn dec_ref(obj: NonNull<Self>) {
271        // SAFETY: The caller owns a live reference.
272        unsafe { bindings::fwctl_put(obj.cast().as_ptr()) };
273    }
274}
275
276// SAFETY: `Device<T>` is refcounted by the fwctl core and may be released from any thread.
277unsafe impl<T: Operations> Send for Device<T> {}
278
279// SAFETY: Shared access to the embedded `fwctl_device` is protected by the fwctl core. The
280// `registration_data` field is only mutated before registration and after unregistration (both
281// single-threaded with respect to callbacks).
282unsafe impl<T: Operations> Sync for Device<T> {}
283
284/// A registered fwctl device.
285///
286/// Owns the [`RegistrationData`](Operations::RegistrationData) made available to driver callbacks.
287/// The parent device lifetime ensures that [`fwctl_unregister`] runs before the parent driver
288/// unbinds.
289///
290/// On drop the device is unregistered (all user contexts are closed and `ops` is set to `NULL`)
291/// and the registration data is dropped.
292///
293/// [`fwctl_unregister`]: srctree/drivers/fwctl/main.c
294pub struct Registration<'a, T: Operations> {
295    dev: ARef<Device<T>>,
296    _reg_data: Pin<KBox<T::RegistrationData<'a>>>,
297}
298
299impl<'a, T: Operations> Registration<'a, T> {
300    /// Register a previously allocated fwctl device with the given registration data.
301    ///
302    /// The `reg_data` is owned by the registration and accessible during callbacks.
303    ///
304    /// # Safety
305    ///
306    /// Callers must not `mem::forget()` the returned [`Registration`] or otherwise prevent its
307    /// [`Drop`] implementation from running, since `fwctl_unregister` must be called before the
308    /// parent device is unbound.
309    ///
310    /// `dev` must be an unregistered [`Device`] that is not associated with any live
311    /// [`Registration`], and no other thread may attempt to register the same device concurrently.
312    pub unsafe fn new(
313        parent: &'a device::Device<device::Bound>,
314        dev: &Device<T>,
315        reg_data: impl PinInit<T::RegistrationData<'a>, Error>,
316    ) -> Result<Self> {
317        let actual_parent = dev.as_ref().parent().ok_or(EINVAL)?;
318        let parent_device: &device::Device = parent;
319        if !core::ptr::eq(actual_parent, parent_device) {
320            return Err(EINVAL);
321        }
322
323        let reg_data: Pin<KBox<T::RegistrationData<'a>>> = KBox::pin_init(reg_data, GFP_KERNEL)?;
324
325        // Store the registration data pointer in the device before registration, so that it is
326        // visible once callbacks can be invoked. The `'static` type is only an erased storage
327        // handle; callbacks access the pointer through a higher-ranked closure.
328        let ptr: NonNull<T::RegistrationData<'static>> =
329            NonNull::from(Pin::get_ref(reg_data.as_ref())).cast();
330
331        // SAFETY: No concurrent access; the device is not yet registered.
332        unsafe { *dev.registration_data.get() = ptr };
333
334        // SAFETY: `dev` is a valid fwctl_device backed by an ARef.
335        let ret = unsafe { bindings::fwctl_register(dev.as_raw()) };
336        if ret != 0 {
337            // SAFETY: No concurrent readers; registration failed.
338            unsafe { *dev.registration_data.get() = NonNull::dangling() };
339            return Err(Error::from_errno(ret));
340        }
341
342        Ok(Self {
343            dev: dev.into(),
344            _reg_data: reg_data,
345        })
346    }
347}
348
349impl<T: Operations> Drop for Registration<'_, T> {
350    fn drop(&mut self) {
351        // SAFETY: The Registration lifetime guarantees that the parent device is still bound.
352        // `fwctl_unregister` takes the write lock, closes all user contexts, and sets ops=NULL.
353        // After it returns, no callbacks can be running or will run.
354        unsafe { bindings::fwctl_unregister(self.dev.as_raw()) };
355
356        // SAFETY: `fwctl_unregister` guarantees no concurrent readers.
357        unsafe { *self.dev.registration_data.get() = NonNull::dangling() };
358
359        // `self._reg_data` is dropped here, after callbacks have stopped.
360    }
361}
362
363/// Internal per-FD user context wrapping `struct fwctl_uctx` and `T`.
364///
365/// Not exposed to drivers; they work with `&T` / `Pin<&mut T>` directly.
366#[repr(C)]
367#[pin_data]
368struct UserCtx<T: Operations> {
369    #[pin]
370    fwctl_uctx: Opaque<bindings::fwctl_uctx>,
371    #[pin]
372    uctx: T,
373}
374
375impl<T: Operations> UserCtx<T> {
376    /// Borrows a pinned Rust user context from its raw C pointer.
377    ///
378    /// # Safety
379    ///
380    /// `ptr` must point to a `fwctl_uctx` embedded in a live, pinned `UserCtx<T>` that remains
381    /// valid and does not move for the duration of `'a`.
382    #[inline]
383    unsafe fn from_raw<'a>(ptr: *mut bindings::fwctl_uctx) -> Pin<&'a Self> {
384        // SAFETY: The caller upholds the `UserCtx<T>` embedding, lifetime, and pinning invariants.
385        unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(&*container_of!(Opaque::cast_from(ptr), Self, fwctl_uctx)) }
386    }
387
388    /// Mutably borrows a pinned Rust user context from its raw C pointer.
389    ///
390    /// # Safety
391    ///
392    /// - `ptr` must point to a `fwctl_uctx` embedded in a live, pinned `UserCtx<T>` that remains
393    ///   valid and does not move for the duration of `'a`.
394    /// - The caller must ensure exclusive access to the `UserCtx<T>` for the duration of `'a`.
395    #[inline]
396    unsafe fn from_raw_mut<'a>(ptr: *mut bindings::fwctl_uctx) -> Pin<&'a mut Self> {
397        // SAFETY: The caller upholds the embedding, lifetime, pinning, and exclusivity invariants.
398        unsafe {
399            Pin::new_unchecked(
400                &mut *container_of!(Opaque::cast_from(ptr), Self, fwctl_uctx).cast_mut(),
401            )
402        }
403    }
404
405    /// Returns a reference to the fwctl [`Device`] that owns this context.
406    #[inline]
407    fn device(self: Pin<&Self>) -> &Device<T> {
408        // SAFETY: fwctl initialises this pointer before any driver callback.
409        let raw_fwctl = unsafe { (*self.fwctl_uctx.get()).fwctl };
410        // SAFETY: Rust fwctl devices use the offset-0 `Device<T>` layout.
411        unsafe { Device::from_raw(raw_fwctl) }
412    }
413
414    /// Returns a pinned reference to the driver context.
415    #[inline]
416    fn uctx(self: Pin<&Self>) -> Pin<&T> {
417        ::pin_init::assert_pinned!(UserCtx<T>, uctx, T, inline);
418
419        // SAFETY: `uctx` is structurally pinned.
420        unsafe { self.map_unchecked(|ctx| &ctx.uctx) }
421    }
422}
423
424/// Static vtable mapping Rust trait methods to C callbacks.
425struct VTable<T: Operations>(PhantomData<T>);
426
427impl<T: Operations> VTable<T> {
428    /// The fwctl operations vtable for this driver type.
429    const VTABLE: bindings::fwctl_ops = bindings::fwctl_ops {
430        // CAST: `DeviceType` has the same `u32` representation as the C enum field.
431        device_type: T::DEVICE_TYPE as u32,
432        uctx_size: kmalloc_aligned_size::<UserCtx<T>>(),
433        open_uctx: Some(Self::open_uctx_callback),
434        close_uctx: Some(Self::close_uctx_callback),
435        info: Some(Self::info_callback),
436        fw_rpc: Some(Self::fw_rpc_callback),
437    };
438
439    /// Initialises a newly opened Rust user context.
440    ///
441    /// # Safety
442    ///
443    /// `uctx` must be a valid `fwctl_uctx` embedded in a `UserCtx<T>` with
444    /// sufficient allocated space for the uctx field.
445    unsafe extern "C" fn open_uctx_callback(uctx: *mut bindings::fwctl_uctx) -> ffi::c_int {
446        const_assert!(
447            core::mem::offset_of!(UserCtx<T>, fwctl_uctx) == 0,
448            "struct fwctl_uctx must be at offset 0"
449        );
450
451        // SAFETY: fwctl sets this pointer before calling `open_uctx`.
452        let raw_fwctl = unsafe { (*uctx).fwctl };
453        // SAFETY: Rust fwctl devices use the offset-0 `Device<T>` layout.
454        let device = unsafe { Device::<T>::from_raw(raw_fwctl) };
455
456        let uctx_offset = core::mem::offset_of!(UserCtx<T>, uctx);
457        // SAFETY: `uctx_size` reserves space for the full `UserCtx<T>`.
458        let uctx_ptr: *mut T = unsafe { uctx.byte_add(uctx_offset).cast() };
459
460        // SAFETY: `open_uctx` is called under `registration_lock` read, so the device is
461        // registered. `uctx_ptr` addresses the uninitialised pinned context reserved by
462        // `uctx_size`.
463        unsafe {
464            device.with_registration_data(|device, reg_data| {
465                match pin_init::raw_try_init(uctx_ptr, T::open(device, reg_data)) {
466                    Ok(()) => 0,
467                    Err(e) => e.to_errno(),
468                }
469            })
470        }
471    }
472
473    /// Closes and drops an opened Rust user context.
474    ///
475    /// # Safety
476    ///
477    /// `uctx` must point to a fully initialised `UserCtx<T>`.
478    unsafe extern "C" fn close_uctx_callback(uctx: *mut bindings::fwctl_uctx) {
479        // SAFETY: fwctl keeps the owning device live for this callback.
480        let device = unsafe { Device::<T>::from_raw((*uctx).fwctl) };
481
482        // SAFETY: close is called for an opened Rust user context.
483        let mut ctx = unsafe { UserCtx::<T>::from_raw_mut(uctx) };
484
485        // SAFETY: `close_uctx` is called under `registration_lock` write (from
486        // `fwctl_unregister`) or read (from `fwctl_fops_release`), so the device is registered.
487        unsafe {
488            device.with_registration_data(|device, reg_data| {
489                T::close(ctx.as_mut().project().uctx, device, reg_data);
490            });
491        }
492
493        // SAFETY: close is the last callback before fwctl frees the allocation.
494        unsafe { core::ptr::drop_in_place(ctx.project().uctx.get_unchecked_mut()) };
495    }
496
497    /// Returns device-specific information for an opened Rust user context.
498    ///
499    /// # Safety
500    ///
501    /// - `uctx` must point to a fully initialised `UserCtx<T>`.
502    /// - `length` must be a valid pointer.
503    unsafe extern "C" fn info_callback(
504        uctx: *mut bindings::fwctl_uctx,
505        length: *mut usize,
506    ) -> *mut ffi::c_void {
507        // SAFETY: info is called for an opened Rust user context.
508        let ctx = unsafe { UserCtx::<T>::from_raw(uctx) };
509        let device = ctx.device();
510
511        // SAFETY: `info` is called under `registration_lock` read, so the device is registered.
512        let result = unsafe {
513            device.with_registration_data(|device, reg_data| T::info(ctx.uctx(), device, reg_data))
514        };
515
516        match result {
517            Ok(kvec) if kvec.is_empty() => {
518                // SAFETY: `length` is a valid out-parameter.
519                unsafe { *length = 0 };
520                // Return NULL for empty data; kfree(NULL) is safe.
521                core::ptr::null_mut()
522            }
523            Ok(kvec) => {
524                let (ptr, len, _cap) = kvec.into_raw_parts();
525                // SAFETY: `length` is a valid out-parameter.
526                unsafe { *length = len };
527                ptr.cast::<ffi::c_void>()
528            }
529            Err(e) => Error::to_ptr(e),
530        }
531    }
532
533    /// Dispatches a firmware RPC for an opened Rust user context.
534    ///
535    /// # Safety
536    ///
537    /// - `uctx` must point to a fully initialised `UserCtx<T>`.
538    /// - `rpc_in` must be valid, initialised, and exclusively accessible for `in_len` bytes.
539    /// - `out_len` must be valid for reading and writing an initialised `usize`.
540    unsafe extern "C" fn fw_rpc_callback(
541        uctx: *mut bindings::fwctl_uctx,
542        scope: u32,
543        rpc_in: *mut ffi::c_void,
544        in_len: usize,
545        out_len: *mut usize,
546    ) -> *mut ffi::c_void {
547        let scope = match RpcScope::try_from(scope) {
548            Ok(s) => s,
549            Err(e) => return Error::to_ptr(e),
550        };
551
552        // SAFETY: `out_len` points to an initialised `usize` supplied by fwctl.
553        let max_output_len = unsafe { *out_len };
554
555        // SAFETY: RPC is called for an opened Rust user context.
556        let ctx = unsafe { UserCtx::<T>::from_raw(uctx) };
557        let device = ctx.device();
558
559        // SAFETY: fwctl passes an exclusively owned buffer that is valid and initialised for
560        // `in_len` bytes. It remains live for the duration of this callback.
561        let rpc_buf = unsafe { slice::from_raw_parts_mut(rpc_in.cast::<u8>(), in_len) };
562
563        // SAFETY: `fw_rpc` is called under `registration_lock` read, so the device is registered.
564        let result = unsafe {
565            device.with_registration_data(|device, reg_data| {
566                T::fw_rpc(ctx.uctx(), device, reg_data, scope, rpc_buf, max_output_len)
567            })
568        };
569
570        let (response, response_len) = match result {
571            Ok(FwRpcResponse::InPlace(len)) => {
572                if len > in_len {
573                    return Error::to_ptr(EINVAL);
574                }
575
576                (rpc_in, len)
577            }
578            Ok(FwRpcResponse::NewBuffer(kvec)) if kvec.is_empty() => {
579                // Return NULL for empty data; kvfree(NULL) is safe.
580                (core::ptr::null_mut(), 0)
581            }
582            Ok(FwRpcResponse::NewBuffer(kvec)) => {
583                let (ptr, len, _cap) = kvec.into_raw_parts();
584                (ptr.cast::<ffi::c_void>(), len)
585            }
586            Err(e) => return Error::to_ptr(e),
587        };
588
589        // SAFETY: `out_len` is a valid out-parameter.
590        unsafe { *out_len = response_len };
591        response
592    }
593}