Document the conditional existence of `alloc::sync` and `alloc::task`.
`alloc` declares
```rust
#[cfg(target_has_atomic = "ptr")]
pub mod sync;
```
but there is no public documentation of this condition. This PR fixes that, so that users of `alloc` can understand how to make their code compile everywhere `alloc` does, if they are writing a library with impls for `Arc`.
The wording is copied from `std::sync::atomic::AtomicPtr`, with additional advice on how to `#[cfg]` for it.
I feel quite uncertain about whether the paragraph I added to `Arc`'s documentation should actually be there, as it is a distraction for anyone using `std`. On the other hand, maybe more reminders that no_std exists would benefit the ecosystem.
Note: `target_has_atomic` is [stabilized](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/32976) but [not yet documented in the reference](https://github.com/rust-lang/reference/pull/1171).
Refactor set_ptr_value as with_metadata_of
Replaces `set_ptr_value` (#75091) with methods of reversed argument order:
```rust
impl<T: ?Sized> *mut T {
pub fn with_metadata_of<U: ?Sized>(self, val: *mut U) -> *mut U;
}
impl<T: ?Sized> *const T {
pub fn with_metadata_of<U: ?Sized>(self, val: *const U) -> *const U;
}
```
By reversing the arguments we achieve several clarifications:
- The function closely resembles `cast` with an argument to
initialize the metadata. This is easier to teach and answers a long
outstanding question that had restricted cast to `Sized` pointee
targets. See multiples reviews of
<https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/47631>
- The 'object identity', in the form of provenance, is now preserved
from the receiver argument to the result. This helps explain the method as
a builder-style, instead of some kind of setter that would modify
something in-place. Ensuring that the result has the identity of the
`self` argument is also beneficial for an intuition of effects.
- An outstanding concern, 'Correct argument type', is avoided by not
committing to any specific argument type. This is consistent with cast
which does not require its receiver to be a 'raw address'.
Hopefully the usage examples in `sync/rc.rs` serve as sufficient examples of the style to convince the reader of the readability improvements of this style, when compared to the previous order of arguments.
I want to take the opportunity to motivate inclusion of this method _separate_ from metadata API, separate from `feature(ptr_metadata)`. It does _not_ involve the `Pointee` trait in any form. This may be regarded as a very, very light form that does not commit to any details of the pointee trait, or its associated metadata. There are several use cases for which this is already sufficient and no further inspection of metadata is necessary.
- Storing the coercion of `*mut T` into `*mut dyn Trait` as a way to dynamically cast some an arbitrary instance of the same type to a dyn trait instance. In particular, one can have a field of type `Option<*mut dyn io::Seek>` to memorize if a particular writer is seekable. Then a method `fn(self: &T) -> Option<&dyn Seek>` can be provided, which does _not_ involve the static trait bound `T: Seek`. This makes it possible to create an API that is capable of utilizing seekable streams and non-seekable streams (instead of a possible less efficient manner such as more buffering) through the same entry-point.
- Enabling more generic forms of unsizing for no-`std` smart pointers. Using the stable APIs only few concrete cases are available. One can unsize arrays to `[T]` by `ptr::slice_from_raw_parts` but unsizing a custom smart pointer to, e.g., `dyn Iterator`, `dyn Future`, `dyn Debug`, can't easily be done generically. Exposing `with_metadata_of` would allow smart pointers to offer their own `unsafe` escape hatch with similar parameters where the caller provides the unsized metadata. This is particularly interesting for embedded where `dyn`-trait usage can drastically reduce code size.
By reversing the arguments we achieve several clarifications:
- The function closely resembles `cast` but with an argument to
initialized the metadata. This is easier to teach and answers an long
outstanding question that had restricted cast to `Sized` targets
initially. See multiples reviews of
<https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/47631>
- The 'object identity', in the form or provenance, is now preserved
from the call receiver to the result. This helps explain the method as
a builder-style, instead of some kind of setter that would modify
something in-place. Ensuring that the result has the identity of the
`self` argument is also beneficial for an intuition of effects.
- An outstanding concern, 'Correct argument type', is avoided by not
committing to any specific argument type. This is consistent with cast
which does not require its receiver to be a raw address.
This updates the standard library's documentation to use the new syntax. The
documentation is worthwhile to update as it should be more idiomatic
(particularly for features like this, which are nice for users to get acquainted
with). The general codebase is likely more hassle than benefit to update: it'll
hurt git blame, and generally updates can be done by folks updating the code if
(and when) that makes things more readable with the new format.
A few places in the compiler and library code are updated (mostly just due to
already having been done when this commit was first authored).
Stabilize arc_new_cyclic
This stabilizes feature `arc_new_cyclic` as the implementation has been merged for one year and there is no unresolved questions. The FCP is not started yet.
Closes#75861 .
``@rustbot`` label +T-libs-api
Mark `Arc::from_inner` / `Rc::from_inner` as unsafe
While it's an internal function, it is easy to create invalid Arc/Rcs to
a dangling pointer with it.
Fixes https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/89740
Add #[must_use] to alloc functions that would leak memory
As [requested](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/89899#issuecomment-955600779) by `@joshtriplett.`
> Please do go ahead and add the ones whose only legitimate use for ignoring the return value is leaking memory. (In a separate PR please.) I think it's sufficiently error-prone to call something like alloc and ignore the result that it's legitimate to require `let _ =` for that.
I added `realloc` myself. Clippy ignored it because of its `mut` argument.
```rust
alloc/src/alloc.rs:123:1 alloc unsafe fn realloc(ptr: *mut u8, layout: Layout, new_size: usize) -> *mut u8;
```
Parent issue: #89692
r? `@joshtriplett`
Add #[must_use] to non-mutating verb methods
These are methods that could be misconstrued to mutate their input, similar to #89694. I gave each one a different custom message.
I wrote that `upgrade` and `downgrade` don't modify the input pointers. Logically they don't, but technically they do...
Parent issue: #89692
r? ```@joshtriplett```
Add #[must_use] to alloc constructors
Added `#[must_use]`. to the various forms of `new`, `pin`, and `with_capacity` in the `alloc` crate. No extra explanations given as I couldn't think of anything useful to add.
I figure this deserves extra scrutiny compared to the other PRs I've done so far. In particular:
* The 4 `pin`/`pin_in` methods I touched. Are there legitimate use cases for pinning and not using the result? Pinning's a difficult concept I'm not very comfortable with.
* `Box`'s constructors. Do people ever create boxes just for the side effects... allocating or zeroing out memory?
Parent issue: #89692
r? ``@joshtriplett``
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Fix spacing for links inside code blocks, and improve link tooltips in alloc::fmt
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Fix spacing for links inside code blocks, and improve link tooltips in alloc::{rc, sync}
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Fix spacing for links inside code blocks, and improve link tooltips in alloc::string
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Fix spacing for links inside code blocks in alloc::vec
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Fix spacing for links inside code blocks in core::option
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Fix spacing for links inside code blocks, and improve a few link tooltips in core::result
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Fix spacing for links inside code blocks in core::{iter::{self, iterator}, stream::stream, poll}
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Fix spacing for links inside code blocks, and improve a few link tooltips in std::{fs, path}
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Fix spacing for links inside code blocks in std::{collections, time}
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Fix spacing for links inside code blocks in and make formatting of `&str`-like types consistent in std::ffi::{c_str, os_str}
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Fix spacing for links inside code blocks, and improve link tooltips in std::ffi
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Fix spacing for links inside code blocks, and improve a few link tooltips
in std::{io::{self, buffered::{bufreader, bufwriter}, cursor, util}, net::{self, addr}}
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Fix typo in link to `into` for `OsString` docs
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Remove tooltips that will probably become redundant in the future
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Apply suggestions from code review
Replacing `…std/primitive.reference.html` paths with just `reference`
Co-authored-by: Joshua Nelson <github@jyn.dev>
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Also replace `…std/primitive.reference.html` paths with just `reference` in `core::pin`
