add an interesting demo for &mut being unique

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Ralf Jung 2018-11-12 19:30:35 +01:00
parent 5a801c0dc1
commit ba8eb7608e

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fn demo_mut_advanced_unique(our: &mut i32) -> i32 {
unknown_code_1(&*our);
// This "re-asserts" uniqueness of the reference: After writing, we know
// our tag is at the top of the stack.
*our = 5;
unknown_code_2();
// We know this will return 5
*our
}
// Now comes the evil context
use std::ptr;
static mut LEAK: *mut i32 = ptr::null_mut();
fn unknown_code_1(x: &i32) { unsafe {
LEAK = x as *const _ as *mut _;
} }
fn unknown_code_2() { unsafe {
*LEAK = 7; //~ ERROR does not exist on the stack
} }
fn main() {
assert_eq!(demo_mut_advanced_unique(&mut 0), 5);
}