94d1970bba moved the alloc::allocator
module to core::heap, moving e.g. Alloc and Layout out of the alloc
crate. While alloc::heap reexports them, it's better to use them from
where they really come from.
FusedIterator is a marker trait that promises that the implementing
iterator continues to return `None` from `.next()` once it has returned
`None` once (and/or `.next_back()`, if implemented).
The effects of FusedIterator are already widely available through
`.fuse()`, but with stable `FusedIterator`, stable Rust users can
implement this trait for their iterators when appropriate.
Make core::ops::Place an unsafe trait
Consumers of `Place` would reasonably expect that the `pointer` function returns a valid pointer to memory that can actually be written to.
Thew `_raw` prefix is included because the fact that `Box`’s ownership
semantics are "dissolved" or recreated seem more important than the exact
parameter type or return type.
Add Box::leak<'a>(Box<T>) -> &'a mut T where T: 'a
Adds:
```rust
impl<T: ?Sized> Box<T> {
pub fn leak<'a>(b: Box<T>) -> &'a mut T where T: 'a {
unsafe { &mut *Box::into_raw(b) }
}
}
```
which is useful for when you just want to put some stuff on the heap and then have a reference to it for the remainder of the program.
r? @sfackler
cc @durka
Improve raw Box conversions
This PR has two goals:
- Reduce use of `mem::transmute` in `Box` conversions
I understand that `mem::transmute`-ing non `#[repr(C)]` types is implementation-defined behavior. This may not matter within the reference implementation of Rust, but I believe it's important to remain consistent. For example, I noticed that `str::from_utf8_unchecked` went from using `mem::transmute` to using pointer casts.
- Make `Box` pointer conversions more straightforward regarding `Unique`
Provides a reasonable interface for Box::from_raw implementation.
Does not get around the requirement of mem::transmute for converting
back and forth between Unique and Box.
