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‎library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs‎

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/// # Safety
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///
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/// When calling this method, you have to ensure that *either* the pointer is null *or*
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/// all of the following is true:
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///
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/// * The pointer must be properly aligned.
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///
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/// * It must be "dereferenceable" in the sense defined in [the module documentation].
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///
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/// * The pointer must point to an initialized instance of `T`.
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///
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/// * You must enforce Rust's aliasing rules, since the returned lifetime `'a` is
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/// arbitrarily chosen and does not necessarily reflect the actual lifetime of the data.
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/// In particular, while this reference exists, the memory the pointer points to must
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/// not get mutated (except inside `UnsafeCell`).
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///
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/// This applies even if the result of this method is unused!
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/// (The part about being initialized is not yet fully decided, but until
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/// it is, the only safe approach is to ensure that they are indeed initialized.)
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///
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/// [the module documentation]: crate::ptr#safety
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/// the pointer is [convirtible to a reference](crate::ptr#pointer-to-reference-conversion)
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///
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/// # Examples
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///
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///
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/// # Safety
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///
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/// When calling this method, you have to ensure that all of the following is true:
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///
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/// * The pointer must be properly aligned.
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///
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/// * It must be "dereferenceable" in the sense defined in [the module documentation].
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///
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/// * The pointer must point to an initialized instance of `T`.
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///
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/// * You must enforce Rust's aliasing rules, since the returned lifetime `'a` is
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/// arbitrarily chosen and does not necessarily reflect the actual lifetime of the data.
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/// In particular, while this reference exists, the memory the pointer points to must
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/// not get mutated (except inside `UnsafeCell`).
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///
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/// This applies even if the result of this method is unused!
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/// (The part about being initialized is not yet fully decided, but until
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/// it is, the only safe approach is to ensure that they are indeed initialized.)
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///
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/// [the module documentation]: crate::ptr#safety
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/// When calling this method, you have to ensure that
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/// the pointer is [convertible to a reference](crate::ptr#pointer-to-reference-conversion)
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/// # Examples
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///
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/// # Safety
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/// When calling this method, you have to ensure that *either* the pointer is null *or*
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/// all of the following is true:
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/// * The pointer must be properly aligned.
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///
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/// * It must be "dereferenceable" in the sense defined in [the module documentation].
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///
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/// * You must enforce Rust's aliasing rules, since the returned lifetime `'a` is
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/// arbitrarily chosen and does not necessarily reflect the actual lifetime of the data.
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/// In particular, while this reference exists, the memory the pointer points to must
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/// not get mutated (except inside `UnsafeCell`).
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///
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/// This applies even if the result of this method is unused!
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///
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/// [the module documentation]: crate::ptr#safety
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/// the pointer is [convertible to a reference](crate::ptr#pointer-to-reference-conversion)
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/// # Examples
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///

‎library/core/src/ptr/mod.rs‎

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//! [`NonNull::dangling`] in such cases.
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//! ## Pointer to reference conversion
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//! When converting a pointer to a reference using `&*`, there are several
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//! rules that must be followed:
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//! When converting a pointer to a reference `&T` using `&*`,
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//! there are several rules that must be followed:
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//!
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//! * The pointer must be properly aligned.
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//! * It must be "dereferenceable" in the sense defined above
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// some microprocessors may use address 0 for an interrupt vector.
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// users of these microprocessors must always read/write address 0 through
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// a raw pointer, not a reference.
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//! * It must be non-null.
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//!
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//! * It must be "dereferenceable" in the sense defined above.
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//! * The pointer must point to an initialized instance of `T`.
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//! * The pointer must point to a valid instance of `T`.
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//! This means that the created reference can only refer to
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//! uninitialized memory through careful use of `MaybeUninit`.
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//!
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//! * You must enforce Rust's aliasing rules, since the returned lifetime `'a` is
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//! arbitrarily chosen and does not necessarily reflect the actual lifetime of the data.
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//! In particular, while this reference exists, the memory the pointer points to must
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//! not get accessed (read or written) through any other pointer.
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//! * You must enforce Rust's aliasing rules, since the lifetime of the
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//! created reference is arbitrarily chosen,
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//! and does not necessarily reflect the actual lifetime of the data.
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//! In particular, while this reference exists,
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//! the memory the pointer points to must
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//! not get accessed (read or written) through any raw pointer,
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//! except for data inside an `UnsafeCell`
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// ^ previous documentation was somewhat unclear on if modifications through
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// an UnsafeCell are safe even if they would seemingly violate the exclusivity
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// of a mut ref.
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//! If a pointer follows all of these rules, it is said to be
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//! *convertable to a reference*.
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// ^ we use this term instead of saying that the produced reference must
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// be valid, as the validity of a reference is easily confused for the
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// validity of the thing it refers to, and while the two concepts are
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// closly related, they are not identical.
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//! These apply even if the result is unused!
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‎library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs‎

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/// arbitrarily chosen and does not necessarily reflect the actual lifetime of the data.
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/// it is, the only safe approach is to ensure that they are indeed initialized.)
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/// [the module documentation]: crate::ptr#safety
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/// When calling this method, you have to ensure that the pointer is [convirtible to a reference](crate::ptr#pointer-to-reference-conversion)
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/// [the module documentation]: crate::ptr#safety
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/// the pointer is [convirtible to a reference](crate::ptr#pointer-to-reference-conversion).
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/// Note that because the created reference is to `MaybeUninit<T>`, the
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/// source pointer can point to uninitialized memory.
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/// the pointer is [convertible to a reference](crate::ptr#pointer-to-reference-conversion)
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‎library/core/src/ptr/non_null.rs‎

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