src/shared_memory.rs

use crate::syscalls;
use core::ptr;

pub struct SharedMemory<'a> {
    driver_number: usize,
    allow_number: usize,
    buffer_to_share: &'a mut [u8],
}

impl<'a> SharedMemory<'a> {
    pub fn new(
        driver_number: usize,
        allow_number: usize,
        buffer_to_share: &'a mut [u8],
    ) -> SharedMemory<'a> {
        SharedMemory {
            driver_number,
            allow_number,
            buffer_to_share,
        }
    }

    pub fn read_bytes(&self, destination: &mut [u8]) {
        safe_copy(self.buffer_to_share, destination);
    }

    pub fn write_bytes(&mut self, source: &[u8]) {
        safe_copy(source, self.buffer_to_share);
    }
}

impl<'a> Drop for SharedMemory<'a> {
    fn drop(&mut self) {
        unsafe {
            syscalls::allow_ptr(self.driver_number, self.allow_number, ptr::null_mut(), 0);
        }
    }
}

fn safe_copy(origin: &[u8], destination: &mut [u8]) {
    let amount = origin.len().min(destination.len());
    let origin = &origin[0..amount];
    let destination = &mut destination[0..amount];
    destination.clone_from_slice(origin);
}