1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/rust/kernel/alloc/allocator_test.rs b/rust/kernel/alloc/allocator_test.rs
index f46b4b671389..7b10e276f621 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/alloc/allocator_test.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/alloc/allocator_test.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ pub type Kmalloc = Cmalloc;
 pub type Vmalloc = Kmalloc;
 pub type KVmalloc = Kmalloc;
 
+impl Cmalloc {
+    /// Returns a [`Layout`] that makes [`Kmalloc`] fulfill the requested size and alignment of
+    /// `layout`.
+    pub fn aligned_layout(layout: Layout) -> Layout {
+        // Note that `layout.size()` (after padding) is guaranteed to be a multiple of
+        // `layout.align()` which together with the slab guarantees means that `Kmalloc` will return
+        // a properly aligned object (see comments in `kmalloc()` for more information).
+        layout.pad_to_align()
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct VmallocPageIter<'a> {
     _p: PhantomData<page::BorrowedPage<'a>>,
 }