Make custom trait object for Future generic

src/liballoc/boxed.rs

@@ -58,16 +58,16 @@
 use core::any::Any;
 use core::borrow;
 use core::cmp::Ordering;
+use core::convert::From;
 use core::fmt;
-use core::future::Future;
+use core::future::{Future, FutureObj, LocalFutureObj, UnsafeFutureObj};
 use core::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
 use core::iter::FusedIterator;
 use core::marker::{Unpin, Unsize};
 use core::mem::{self, PinMut};
 use core::ops::{CoerceUnsized, Deref, DerefMut, Generator, GeneratorState};
 use core::ptr::{self, NonNull, Unique};
-use core::task::{Context, Poll, UnsafeTask, TaskObj, LocalTaskObj};
-use core::convert::From;
+use core::task::{Context, Poll};
 
 use raw_vec::RawVec;
 use str::from_boxed_utf8_unchecked;
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<PinBox<U>> for PinBox<T> {}
 impl<T: ?Sized> Unpin for PinBox<T> {}
 
 #[unstable(feature = "futures_api", issue = "50547")]
-impl<'a, F: ?Sized + Future + Unpin> Future for Box<F> {
+impl<F: ?Sized + Future + Unpin> Future for Box<F> {
     type Output = F::Output;
 
     fn poll(mut self: PinMut<Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ impl<'a, F: ?Sized + Future + Unpin> Future for Box<F> {
 }
 
 #[unstable(feature = "futures_api", issue = "50547")]
-impl<'a, F: ?Sized + Future> Future for PinBox<F> {
+impl<F: ?Sized + Future> Future for PinBox<F> {
     type Output = F::Output;
 
     fn poll(mut self: PinMut<Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
@@ -933,46 +933,67 @@ impl<'a, F: ?Sized + Future> Future for PinBox<F> {
 }
 
 #[unstable(feature = "futures_api", issue = "50547")]
-unsafe impl<F: Future<Output = ()> + 'static> UnsafeTask for PinBox<F> {
+unsafe impl<'a, T, F> UnsafeFutureObj<'a, T> for Box<F>
+    where F: Future<Output = T> + 'a
+{
+    fn into_raw(self) -> *mut () {
+        Box::into_raw(self) as *mut ()
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn poll(ptr: *mut (), cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<T> {
+        let ptr = ptr as *mut F;
+        let pin: PinMut<F> = PinMut::new_unchecked(&mut *ptr);
+        pin.poll(cx)
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn drop(ptr: *mut ()) {
+        drop(Box::from_raw(ptr as *mut F))
+    }
+}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "futures_api", issue = "50547")]
+unsafe impl<'a, T, F> UnsafeFutureObj<'a, T> for PinBox<F>
+    where F: Future<Output = T> + 'a
+{
     fn into_raw(self) -> *mut () {
         PinBox::into_raw(self) as *mut ()
     }
 
-    unsafe fn poll(task: *mut (), cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<()> {
-        let ptr = task as *mut F;
+    unsafe fn poll(ptr: *mut (), cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<T> {
+        let ptr = ptr as *mut F;
         let pin: PinMut<F> = PinMut::new_unchecked(&mut *ptr);
         pin.poll(cx)
     }
 
-    unsafe fn drop(task: *mut ()) {
-        drop(PinBox::from_raw(task as *mut F))
+    unsafe fn drop(ptr: *mut ()) {
+        drop(PinBox::from_raw(ptr as *mut F))
     }
 }
 
 #[unstable(feature = "futures_api", issue = "50547")]
-impl<F: Future<Output = ()> + Send + 'static> From<PinBox<F>> for TaskObj {
+impl<'a, F: Future<Output = ()> + Send + 'a> From<PinBox<F>> for FutureObj<'a, ()> {
     fn from(boxed: PinBox<F>) -> Self {
-        TaskObj::new(boxed)
+        FutureObj::new(boxed)
     }
 }
 
 #[unstable(feature = "futures_api", issue = "50547")]
-impl<F: Future<Output = ()> + Send + 'static> From<Box<F>> for TaskObj {
+impl<'a, F: Future<Output = ()> + Send + 'a> From<Box<F>> for FutureObj<'a, ()> {
     fn from(boxed: Box<F>) -> Self {
-        TaskObj::new(PinBox::from(boxed))
+        FutureObj::new(boxed)
     }
 }
 
 #[unstable(feature = "futures_api", issue = "50547")]
-impl<F: Future<Output = ()> + 'static> From<PinBox<F>> for LocalTaskObj {
+impl<'a, F: Future<Output = ()> + 'a> From<PinBox<F>> for LocalFutureObj<'a, ()> {
     fn from(boxed: PinBox<F>) -> Self {
-        LocalTaskObj::new(boxed)
+        LocalFutureObj::new(boxed)
     }
 }
 
 #[unstable(feature = "futures_api", issue = "50547")]
-impl<F: Future<Output = ()> + 'static> From<Box<F>> for LocalTaskObj {
+impl<'a, F: Future<Output = ()> + 'a> From<Box<F>> for LocalFutureObj<'a, ()> {
     fn from(boxed: Box<F>) -> Self {
-        LocalTaskObj::new(PinBox::from(boxed))
+        LocalFutureObj::new(boxed)
     }
 }

src/libcore/future.rs → src/libcore/future/future.rs

@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
             reason = "futures in libcore are unstable",
             issue = "50547")]
 
-//! Asynchronous values.
-
 use mem::PinMut;
 use marker::Unpin;
 use task::{self, Poll};

src/libcore/future/future_obj.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+#![unstable(feature = "futures_api",
+            reason = "futures in libcore are unstable",
+            issue = "50547")]
+
+use fmt;
+use future::Future;
+use marker::{PhantomData, Unpin};
+use mem::PinMut;
+use task::{Context, Poll};
+
+/// A custom trait object for polling futures, roughly akin to
+/// `Box<dyn Future<Output = T> + 'a>`.
+///
+/// This custom trait object was introduced for two reasons:
+/// - Currently it is not possible to take `dyn Trait` by value and
+///   `Box<dyn Trait>` is not available in no_std contexts.
+/// - The `Future` trait is currently not object safe: The `Future::poll`
+///   method makes uses the arbitrary self types feature and traits in which
+///   this feature is used are currently not object safe due to current compiler
+///   limitations. (See tracking issue for arbitray self types for more
+///   information #44874)
+pub struct LocalFutureObj<'a, T> {
+    ptr: *mut (),
+    poll_fn: unsafe fn(*mut (), &mut Context) -> Poll<T>,
+    drop_fn: unsafe fn(*mut ()),
+    _marker: PhantomData<&'a ()>,
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> LocalFutureObj<'a, T> {
+    /// Create a `LocalFutureObj` from a custom trait object representation.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn new<F: UnsafeFutureObj<'a, T> + 'a>(f: F) -> LocalFutureObj<'a, T> {
+        LocalFutureObj {
+            ptr: f.into_raw(),
+            poll_fn: F::poll,
+            drop_fn: F::drop,
+            _marker: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Converts the `LocalFutureObj` into a `FutureObj`
+    /// To make this operation safe one has to ensure that the `UnsafeFutureObj`
+    /// instance from which this `LocalFutureObj` was created actually
+    /// implements `Send`.
+    #[inline]
+    pub unsafe fn into_future_obj(self) -> FutureObj<'a, T> {
+        FutureObj(self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> fmt::Debug for LocalFutureObj<'a, T> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("LocalFutureObj")
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> From<FutureObj<'a, T>> for LocalFutureObj<'a, T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(f: FutureObj<'a, T>) -> LocalFutureObj<'a, T> {
+        f.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> Future for LocalFutureObj<'a, T> {
+    type Output = T;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn poll(self: PinMut<Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<T> {
+        unsafe {
+            (self.poll_fn)(self.ptr, cx)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> Drop for LocalFutureObj<'a, T> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe {
+            (self.drop_fn)(self.ptr)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A custom trait object for polling futures, roughly akin to
+/// `Box<dyn Future<Output = T> + Send + 'a>`.
+///
+/// This custom trait object was introduced for two reasons:
+/// - Currently it is not possible to take `dyn Trait` by value and
+///   `Box<dyn Trait>` is not available in no_std contexts.
+/// - The `Future` trait is currently not object safe: The `Future::poll`
+///   method makes uses the arbitrary self types feature and traits in which
+///   this feature is used are currently not object safe due to current compiler
+///   limitations. (See tracking issue for arbitray self types for more
+///   information #44874)
+pub struct FutureObj<'a, T>(LocalFutureObj<'a, T>);
+
+unsafe impl<'a, T> Send for FutureObj<'a, T> {}
+
+impl<'a, T> FutureObj<'a, T> {
+    /// Create a `FutureObj` from a custom trait object representation.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn new<F: UnsafeFutureObj<'a, T> + Send>(f: F) -> FutureObj<'a, T> {
+        FutureObj(LocalFutureObj::new(f))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> fmt::Debug for FutureObj<'a, T> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("FutureObj")
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> Future for FutureObj<'a, T> {
+    type Output = T;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn poll(self: PinMut<Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<T> {
+        let pinned_field = unsafe { PinMut::map_unchecked(self, |x| &mut x.0) };
+        pinned_field.poll(cx)
+    }
+}
+
+/// A custom implementation of a future trait object for `FutureObj`, providing
+/// a hand-rolled vtable.
+///
+/// This custom representation is typically used only in `no_std` contexts,
+/// where the default `Box`-based implementation is not available.
+///
+/// The implementor must guarantee that it is safe to call `poll` repeatedly (in
+/// a non-concurrent fashion) with the result of `into_raw` until `drop` is
+/// called.
+pub unsafe trait UnsafeFutureObj<'a, T>: 'a {
+    /// Convert an owned instance into a (conceptually owned) void pointer.
+    fn into_raw(self) -> *mut ();
+
+    /// Poll the future represented by the given void pointer.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// The trait implementor must guarantee that it is safe to repeatedly call
+    /// `poll` with the result of `into_raw` until `drop` is called; such calls
+    /// are not, however, allowed to race with each other or with calls to
+    /// `drop`.
+    unsafe fn poll(ptr: *mut (), cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<T>;
+
+    /// Drops the future represented by the given void pointer.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// The trait implementor must guarantee that it is safe to call this
+    /// function once per `into_raw` invocation; that call cannot race with
+    /// other calls to `drop` or `poll`.
+    unsafe fn drop(ptr: *mut ());
+}
+
+unsafe impl<'a, T, F> UnsafeFutureObj<'a, T> for &'a mut F
+    where F: Future<Output = T> + Unpin + 'a
+{
+    fn into_raw(self) -> *mut () {
+        self as *mut F as *mut ()
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn poll(ptr: *mut (), cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<T> {
+        PinMut::new_unchecked(&mut *(ptr as *mut F)).poll(cx)
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn drop(_ptr: *mut ()) {}
+}

src/libcore/future/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+#![unstable(feature = "futures_api",
+            reason = "futures in libcore are unstable",
+            issue = "50547")]
+
+//! Asynchronous values.
+
+mod future;
+pub use self::future::Future;
+
+mod future_obj;
+pub use self::future_obj::{FutureObj, LocalFutureObj, UnsafeFutureObj};

src/libcore/mem.rs

@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@
 use clone;
 use cmp;
 use fmt;
+use future::{Future, UnsafeFutureObj};
 use hash;
 use intrinsics;
 use marker::{Copy, PhantomData, Sized, Unpin, Unsize};
 use ptr;
+use task::{Context, Poll};
 use ops::{Deref, DerefMut, CoerceUnsized};
 
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
@@ -1227,3 +1229,18 @@ impl<'a, T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<PinMut<'a, U>> for PinM
 
 #[unstable(feature = "pin", issue = "49150")]
 impl<'a, T: ?Sized> Unpin for PinMut<'a, T> {}
+
+#[unstable(feature = "futures_api", issue = "50547")]
+unsafe impl<'a, T, F> UnsafeFutureObj<'a, T> for PinMut<'a, F>
+    where F: Future<Output = T> + 'a
+{
+    fn into_raw(self) -> *mut () {
+        unsafe { PinMut::get_mut_unchecked(self) as *mut F as *mut () }
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn poll(ptr: *mut (), cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<T> {
+        PinMut::new_unchecked(&mut *(ptr as *mut F)).poll(cx)
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn drop(_ptr: *mut ()) {}
+}

src/libcore/task/executor.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
             issue = "50547")]
 
 use fmt;
-use super::{TaskObj, LocalTaskObj};
+use future::{FutureObj, LocalFutureObj};
 
 /// A task executor.
 ///
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub trait Executor {
     ///
     /// The executor may be unable to spawn tasks, either because it has
     /// been shut down or is resource-constrained.
-    fn spawn_obj(&mut self, task: TaskObj) -> Result<(), SpawnObjError>;
+    fn spawn_obj(&mut self, task: FutureObj<'static, ()>) -> Result<(), SpawnObjError>;
 
     /// Determine whether the executor is able to spawn new tasks.
     ///
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub struct SpawnObjError {
     pub kind: SpawnErrorKind,
 
     /// The task for which spawning was attempted
-    pub task: TaskObj,
+    pub task: FutureObj<'static, ()>,
 }
 
 /// The result of a failed spawn
@@ -86,5 +86,5 @@ pub struct SpawnLocalObjError {
     pub kind: SpawnErrorKind,
 
     /// The task for which spawning was attempted
-    pub task: LocalTaskObj,
+    pub task: LocalFutureObj<'static, ()>,
 }