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1//! Manually manage memory through raw pointers.
2//!
3//! *[See also the pointer primitive types](pointer).*
4//!
5//! # Safety
6//!
7//! Many functions in this module take raw pointers as arguments and read from or write to them. For
8//! this to be safe, these pointers must be *valid* for the given access. Whether a pointer is valid
9//! depends on the operation it is used for (read or write), and the extent of the memory that is
10//! accessed (i.e., how many bytes are read/written) -- it makes no sense to ask "is this pointer
11//! valid"; one has to ask "is this pointer valid for a given access". Most functions use `*mut T`
12//! and `*const T` to access only a single value, in which case the documentation omits the size and
13//! implicitly assumes it to be `size_of::<T>()` bytes.
14//!
15//! The precise rules for validity are not determined yet. The guarantees that are
16//! provided at this point are very minimal:
17//!
18//! * For memory accesses of [size zero][zst], *every* pointer is valid, including the [null]
19//!   pointer. The following points are only concerned with non-zero-sized accesses.
20//! * A [null] pointer is *never* valid.
21//! * For a pointer to be valid, it is necessary, but not always sufficient, that the pointer be
22//!   *dereferenceable*. The [provenance] of the pointer is used to determine which [allocation]
23//!   it is derived from; a pointer is dereferenceable if the memory range of the given size
24//!   starting at the pointer is entirely contained within the bounds of that allocation. Note
25//!   that in Rust, every (stack-allocated) variable is considered a separate allocation.
26//! * All accesses performed by functions in this module are *non-atomic* in the sense
27//!   of [atomic operations] used to synchronize between threads. This means it is
28//!   undefined behavior to perform two concurrent accesses to the same location from different
29//!   threads unless both accesses only read from memory. Notice that this explicitly
30//!   includes [`read_volatile`] and [`write_volatile`]: Volatile accesses cannot
31//!   be used for inter-thread synchronization, regardless of whether they are acting on
32//!   Rust memory or not.
33//! * The result of casting a reference to a pointer is valid for as long as the
34//!   underlying allocation is live and no reference (just raw pointers) is used to
35//!   access the same memory. That is, reference and pointer accesses cannot be
36//!   interleaved.
37//!
38//! These axioms, along with careful use of [`offset`] for pointer arithmetic,
39//! are enough to correctly implement many useful things in unsafe code. Stronger guarantees
40//! will be provided eventually, as the [aliasing] rules are being determined. For more
41//! information, see the [book] as well as the section in the reference devoted
42//! to [undefined behavior][ub].
43//!
44//! We say that a pointer is "dangling" if it is not valid for any non-zero-sized accesses. This
45//! means out-of-bounds pointers, pointers to freed memory, null pointers, and pointers created with
46//! [`NonNull::dangling`] are all dangling.
47//!
48//! ## Alignment
49//!
50//! Valid raw pointers as defined above are not necessarily properly aligned (where
51//! "proper" alignment is defined by the pointee type, i.e., `*const T` must be
52//! aligned to `align_of::<T>()`). However, most functions require their
53//! arguments to be properly aligned, and will explicitly state
54//! this requirement in their documentation. Notable exceptions to this are
55//! [`read_unaligned`] and [`write_unaligned`].
56//!
57//! When a function requires proper alignment, it does so even if the access
58//! has size 0, i.e., even if memory is not actually touched. Consider using
59//! [`NonNull::dangling`] in such cases.
60//!
61//! ## Pointer to reference conversion
62//!
63//! When converting a pointer to a reference (e.g. via `&*ptr` or `&mut *ptr`),
64//! there are several rules that must be followed:
65//!
66//! * The pointer must be properly aligned.
67//!
68//! * It must be non-null.
69//!
70//! * It must be "dereferenceable" in the sense defined above.
71//!
72//! * The pointer must point to a [valid value] of type `T`.
73//!
74//! * You must enforce Rust's aliasing rules. The exact aliasing rules are not decided yet, so we
75//!   only give a rough overview here. The rules also depend on whether a mutable or a shared
76//!   reference is being created.
77//!   * When creating a mutable reference, then while this reference exists, the memory it points to
78//!     must not get accessed (read or written) through any other pointer or reference not derived
79//!     from this reference.
80//!   * When creating a shared reference, then while this reference exists, the memory it points to
81//!     must not get mutated (except inside `UnsafeCell`).
82//!
83//! If a pointer follows all of these rules, it is said to be
84//! *convertible to a (mutable or shared) reference*.
85// ^ we use this term instead of saying that the produced reference must
86// be valid, as the validity of a reference is easily confused for the
87// validity of the thing it refers to, and while the two concepts are
88// closely related, they are not identical.
89//!
90//! These rules apply even if the result is unused!
91//! (The part about being initialized is not yet fully decided, but until
92//! it is, the only safe approach is to ensure that they are indeed initialized.)
93//!
94//! An example of the implications of the above rules is that an expression such
95//! as `unsafe { &*(0 as *const u8) }` is Immediate Undefined Behavior.
96//!
97//! [valid value]: ../../reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html#invalid-values
98//!
99//! ## Allocation
100//!
101//! <a id="allocated-object"></a> <!-- keep old URLs working -->
102//!
103//! An *allocation* is a subset of program memory which is addressable
104//! from Rust, and within which pointer arithmetic is possible. Examples of
105//! allocations include heap allocations, stack-allocated variables,
106//! statics, and consts. The safety preconditions of some Rust operations -
107//! such as `offset` and field projections (`expr.field`) - are defined in
108//! terms of the allocations on which they operate.
109//!
110//! An allocation has a base address, a size, and a set of memory
111//! addresses. It is possible for an allocation to have zero size, but
112//! such an allocation will still have a base address. The base address
113//! of an allocation is not necessarily unique. While it is currently the
114//! case that an allocation always has a set of memory addresses which is
115//! fully contiguous (i.e., has no "holes"), there is no guarantee that this
116//! will not change in the future.
117//!
118//! Allocations must behave like "normal" memory: in particular, reads must not have
119//! side-effects, and writes must become visible to other threads using the usual synchronization
120//! primitives.
121//!
122//! For any allocation with `base` address, `size`, and a set of
123//! `addresses`, the following are guaranteed:
124//! - For all addresses `a` in `addresses`, `a` is in the range `base .. (base +
125//!   size)` (note that this requires `a < base + size`, not `a <= base + size`)
126//! - `base` is not equal to [`null()`] (i.e., the address with the numerical
127//!   value 0)
128//! - `base + size <= usize::MAX`
129//! - `size <= isize::MAX`
130//!
131//! As a consequence of these guarantees, given any address `a` within the set
132//! of addresses of an allocation:
133//! - It is guaranteed that `a - base` does not overflow `isize`
134//! - It is guaranteed that `a - base` is non-negative
135//! - It is guaranteed that, given `o = a - base` (i.e., the offset of `a` within
136//!   the allocation), `base + o` will not wrap around the address space (in
137//!   other words, will not overflow `usize`)
138//!
139//! [`null()`]: null
140//!
141//! # Provenance
142//!
143//! Pointers are not *simply* an "integer" or "address". For instance, it's uncontroversial
144//! to say that a Use After Free is clearly Undefined Behavior, even if you "get lucky"
145//! and the freed memory gets reallocated before your read/write (in fact this is the
146//! worst-case scenario, UAFs would be much less concerning if this didn't happen!).
147//! As another example, consider that [`wrapping_offset`] is documented to "remember"
148//! the allocation that the original pointer points to, even if it is offset far
149//! outside the memory range occupied by that allocation.
150//! To rationalize claims like this, pointers need to somehow be *more* than just their addresses:
151//! they must have **provenance**.
152//!
153//! A pointer value in Rust semantically contains the following information:
154//!
155//! * The **address** it points to, which can be represented by a `usize`.
156//! * The **provenance** it has, defining the memory it has permission to access. Provenance can be
157//!   absent, in which case the pointer does not have permission to access any memory.
158//!
159//! The exact structure of provenance is not yet specified, but the permission defined by a
160//! pointer's provenance have a *spatial* component, a *temporal* component, and a *mutability*
161//! component:
162//!
163//! * Spatial: The set of memory addresses that the pointer is allowed to access.
164//! * Temporal: The timespan during which the pointer is allowed to access those memory addresses.
165//! * Mutability: Whether the pointer may only access the memory for reads, or also access it for
166//!   writes. Note that this can interact with the other components, e.g. a pointer might permit
167//!   mutation only for a subset of addresses, or only for a subset of its maximal timespan.
168//!
169//! When an [allocation] is created, it has a unique Original Pointer. For alloc
170//! APIs this is literally the pointer the call returns, and for local variables and statics,
171//! this is the name of the variable/static. (This is mildly overloading the term "pointer"
172//! for the sake of brevity/exposition.)
173//!
174//! The Original Pointer for an allocation has provenance that constrains the *spatial*
175//! permissions of this pointer to the memory range of the allocation, and the *temporal*
176//! permissions to the lifetime of the allocation. Provenance is implicitly inherited by all
177//! pointers transitively derived from the Original Pointer through operations like [`offset`],
178//! borrowing, and pointer casts. Some operations may *shrink* the permissions of the derived
179//! provenance, limiting how much memory it can access or how long it's valid for (i.e. borrowing a
180//! subfield and subslicing can shrink the spatial component of provenance, and all borrowing can
181//! shrink the temporal component of provenance). However, no operation can ever *grow* the
182//! permissions of the derived provenance: even if you "know" there is a larger allocation, you
183//! can't derive a pointer with a larger provenance. Similarly, you cannot "recombine" two
184//! contiguous provenances back into one (i.e. with a `fn merge(&[T], &[T]) -> &[T]`).
185//!
186//! A reference to a place always has provenance over at least the memory that place occupies.
187//! A reference to a slice always has provenance over at least the range that slice describes.
188//! Whether and when exactly the provenance of a reference gets "shrunk" to *exactly* fit
189//! the memory it points to is not yet determined.
190//!
191//! A *shared* reference only ever has provenance that permits reading from memory,
192//! and never permits writes, except inside [`UnsafeCell`].
193//!
194//! Provenance can affect whether a program has undefined behavior:
195//!
196//! * It is undefined behavior to access memory through a pointer that does not have provenance over
197//!   that memory. Note that a pointer "at the end" of its provenance is not actually outside its
198//!   provenance, it just has 0 bytes it can load/store. Zero-sized accesses do not require any
199//!   provenance since they access an empty range of memory.
200//!
201//! * It is undefined behavior to [`offset`] a pointer across a memory range that is not contained
202//!   in the allocation it is derived from, or to [`offset_from`] two pointers not derived
203//!   from the same allocation. Provenance is used to say what exactly "derived from" even
204//!   means: the lineage of a pointer is traced back to the Original Pointer it descends from, and
205//!   that identifies the relevant allocation. In particular, it's always UB to offset a
206//!   pointer derived from something that is now deallocated, except if the offset is 0.
207//!
208//! But it *is* still sound to:
209//!
210//! * Create a pointer without provenance from just an address (see [`without_provenance`]). Such a
211//!   pointer cannot be used for memory accesses (except for zero-sized accesses). This can still be
212//!   useful for sentinel values like `null` *or* to represent a tagged pointer that will never be
213//!   dereferenceable. In general, it is always sound for an integer to pretend to be a pointer "for
214//!   fun" as long as you don't use operations on it which require it to be valid (non-zero-sized
215//!   offset, read, write, etc).
216//!
217//! * Forge an allocation of size zero at any sufficiently aligned non-null address.
218//!   i.e. the usual "ZSTs are fake, do what you want" rules apply.
219//!
220//! * [`wrapping_offset`] a pointer outside its provenance. This includes pointers
221//!   which have "no" provenance. In particular, this makes it sound to do pointer tagging tricks.
222//!
223//! * Compare arbitrary pointers by address. Pointer comparison ignores provenance and addresses
224//!   *are* just integers, so there is always a coherent answer, even if the pointers are dangling
225//!   or from different provenances. Note that if you get "lucky" and notice that a pointer at the
226//!   end of one allocation is the "same" address as the start of another allocation,
227//!   anything you do with that fact is *probably* going to be gibberish. The scope of that
228//!   gibberish is kept under control by the fact that the two pointers *still* aren't allowed to
229//!   access the other's allocation (bytes), because they still have different provenance.
230//!
231//! Note that the full definition of provenance in Rust is not decided yet, as this interacts
232//! with the as-yet undecided [aliasing] rules.
233//!
234//! ## Pointers Vs Integers
235//!
236//! From this discussion, it becomes very clear that a `usize` *cannot* accurately represent a pointer,
237//! and converting from a pointer to a `usize` is generally an operation which *only* extracts the
238//! address. Converting this address back into pointer requires somehow answering the question:
239//! which provenance should the resulting pointer have?
240//!
241//! Rust provides two ways of dealing with this situation: *Strict Provenance* and *Exposed Provenance*.
242//!
243//! Note that a pointer *can* represent a `usize` (via [`without_provenance`]), so the right type to
244//! use in situations where a value is "sometimes a pointer and sometimes a bare `usize`" is a
245//! pointer type.
246//!
247//! ## Strict Provenance
248//!
249//! "Strict Provenance" refers to a set of APIs designed to make working with provenance more
250//! explicit. They are intended as substitutes for casting a pointer to an integer and back.
251//!
252//! Entirely avoiding integer-to-pointer casts successfully side-steps the inherent ambiguity of
253//! that operation. This benefits compiler optimizations, and it is pretty much a requirement for
254//! using tools like [Miri] and architectures like [CHERI] that aim to detect and diagnose pointer
255//! misuse.
256//!
257//! The key insight to making programming without integer-to-pointer casts *at all* viable is the
258//! [`with_addr`] method:
259//!
260//! ```text
261//!     /// Creates a new pointer with the given address.
262//!     ///
263//!     /// This performs the same operation as an `addr as ptr` cast, but copies
264//!     /// the *provenance* of `self` to the new pointer.
265//!     /// This allows us to dynamically preserve and propagate this important
266//!     /// information in a way that is otherwise impossible with a unary cast.
267//!     ///
268//!     /// This is equivalent to using `wrapping_offset` to offset `self` to the
269//!     /// given address, and therefore has all the same capabilities and restrictions.
270//!     pub fn with_addr(self, addr: usize) -> Self;
271//! ```
272//!
273//! So you're still able to drop down to the address representation and do whatever
274//! clever bit tricks you want *as long as* you're able to keep around a pointer
275//! into the allocation you care about that can "reconstitute" the provenance.
276//! Usually this is very easy, because you only are taking a pointer, messing with the address,
277//! and then immediately converting back to a pointer. To make this use case more ergonomic,
278//! we provide the [`map_addr`] method.
279//!
280//! To help make it clear that code is "following" Strict Provenance semantics, we also provide an
281//! [`addr`] method which promises that the returned address is not part of a
282//! pointer-integer-pointer roundtrip. In the future we may provide a lint for pointer<->integer
283//! casts to help you audit if your code conforms to strict provenance.
284//!
285//! ### Using Strict Provenance
286//!
287//! Most code needs no changes to conform to strict provenance, as the only really concerning
288//! operation is casts from `usize` to a pointer. For code which *does* cast a `usize` to a pointer,
289//! the scope of the change depends on exactly what you're doing.
290//!
291//! In general, you just need to make sure that if you want to convert a `usize` address to a
292//! pointer and then use that pointer to read/write memory, you need to keep around a pointer
293//! that has sufficient provenance to perform that read/write itself. In this way all of your
294//! casts from an address to a pointer are essentially just applying offsets/indexing.
295//!
296//! This is generally trivial to do for simple cases like tagged pointers *as long as you
297//! represent the tagged pointer as an actual pointer and not a `usize`*. For instance:
298//!
299//! ```
300//! unsafe {
301//!     // A flag we want to pack into our pointer
302//!     static HAS_DATA: usize = 0x1;
303//!     static FLAG_MASK: usize = !HAS_DATA;
304//!
305//!     // Our value, which must have enough alignment to have spare least-significant-bits.
306//!     let my_precious_data: u32 = 17;
307//!     assert!(align_of::<u32>() > 1);
308//!
309//!     // Create a tagged pointer
310//!     let ptr = &my_precious_data as *const u32;
311//!     let tagged = ptr.map_addr(|addr| addr | HAS_DATA);
312//!
313//!     // Check the flag:
314//!     if tagged.addr() & HAS_DATA != 0 {
315//!         // Untag and read the pointer
316//!         let data = *tagged.map_addr(|addr| addr & FLAG_MASK);
317//!         assert_eq!(data, 17);
318//!     } else {
319//!         unreachable!()
320//!     }
321//! }
322//! ```
323//!
324//! (Yes, if you've been using [`AtomicUsize`] for pointers in concurrent datastructures, you should
325//! be using [`AtomicPtr`] instead. If that messes up the way you atomically manipulate pointers,
326//! we would like to know why, and what needs to be done to fix it.)
327//!
328//! Situations where a valid pointer *must* be created from just an address, such as baremetal code
329//! accessing a memory-mapped interface at a fixed address, cannot currently be handled with strict
330//! provenance APIs and should use [exposed provenance](#exposed-provenance).
331//!
332//! ## Exposed Provenance
333//!
334//! As discussed above, integer-to-pointer casts are not possible with Strict Provenance APIs.
335//! This is by design: the goal of Strict Provenance is to provide a clear specification that we are
336//! confident can be formalized unambiguously and can be subject to precise formal reasoning.
337//! Integer-to-pointer casts do not (currently) have such a clear specification.
338//!
339//! However, there exist situations where integer-to-pointer casts cannot be avoided, or
340//! where avoiding them would require major refactoring. Legacy platform APIs also regularly assume
341//! that `usize` can capture all the information that makes up a pointer.
342//! Bare-metal platforms can also require the synthesis of a pointer "out of thin air" without
343//! anywhere to obtain proper provenance from.
344//!
345//! Rust's model for dealing with integer-to-pointer casts is called *Exposed Provenance*. However,
346//! the semantics of Exposed Provenance are on much less solid footing than Strict Provenance, and
347//! at this point it is not yet clear whether a satisfying unambiguous semantics can be defined for
348//! Exposed Provenance. (If that sounds bad, be reassured that other popular languages that provide
349//! integer-to-pointer casts are not faring any better.) Furthermore, Exposed Provenance will not
350//! work (well) with tools like [Miri] and [CHERI].
351//!
352//! Exposed Provenance is provided by the [`expose_provenance`] and [`with_exposed_provenance`] methods,
353//! which are equivalent to `as` casts between pointers and integers.
354//! - [`expose_provenance`] is a lot like [`addr`], but additionally adds the provenance of the
355//!   pointer to a global list of 'exposed' provenances. (This list is purely conceptual, it exists
356//!   for the purpose of specifying Rust but is not materialized in actual executions, except in
357//!   tools like [Miri].)
358//!   Memory which is outside the control of the Rust abstract machine (MMIO registers, for example)
359//!   is always considered to be exposed, so long as this memory is disjoint from memory that will
360//!   be used by the abstract machine such as the stack, heap, and statics.
361//! - [`with_exposed_provenance`] can be used to construct a pointer with one of these previously
362//!   'exposed' provenances. [`with_exposed_provenance`] takes only `addr: usize` as arguments, so
363//!   unlike in [`with_addr`] there is no indication of what the correct provenance for the returned
364//!   pointer is -- and that is exactly what makes integer-to-pointer casts so tricky to rigorously
365//!   specify! The compiler will do its best to pick the right provenance for you, but currently we
366//!   cannot provide any guarantees about which provenance the resulting pointer will have. Only one
367//!   thing is clear: if there is *no* previously 'exposed' provenance that justifies the way the
368//!   returned pointer will be used, the program has undefined behavior.
369//!
370//! If at all possible, we encourage code to be ported to [Strict Provenance] APIs, thus avoiding
371//! the need for Exposed Provenance. Maximizing the amount of such code is a major win for avoiding
372//! specification complexity and to facilitate adoption of tools like [CHERI] and [Miri] that can be
373//! a big help in increasing the confidence in (unsafe) Rust code. However, we acknowledge that this
374//! is not always possible, and offer Exposed Provenance as a way to explicit "opt out" of the
375//! well-defined semantics of Strict Provenance, and "opt in" to the unclear semantics of
376//! integer-to-pointer casts.
377//!
378//! [aliasing]: ../../nomicon/aliasing.html
379//! [allocation]: #allocation
380//! [provenance]: #provenance
381//! [book]: ../../book/ch19-01-unsafe-rust.html#dereferencing-a-raw-pointer
382//! [ub]: ../../reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html
383//! [zst]: ../../nomicon/exotic-sizes.html#zero-sized-types-zsts
384//! [atomic operations]: crate::sync::atomic
385//! [`offset`]: pointer::offset
386//! [`offset_from`]: pointer::offset_from
387//! [`wrapping_offset`]: pointer::wrapping_offset
388//! [`with_addr`]: pointer::with_addr
389//! [`map_addr`]: pointer::map_addr
390//! [`addr`]: pointer::addr
391//! [`AtomicUsize`]: crate::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize
392//! [`AtomicPtr`]: crate::sync::atomic::AtomicPtr
393//! [`expose_provenance`]: pointer::expose_provenance
394//! [`with_exposed_provenance`]: with_exposed_provenance
395//! [Miri]: https://github.com/rust-lang/miri
396//! [CHERI]: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/security/ctsrd/cheri/
397//! [Strict Provenance]: #strict-provenance
398//! [`UnsafeCell`]: core::cell::UnsafeCell
399
400#![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
401// There are many unsafe functions taking pointers that don't dereference them.
402#![allow(clippy::not_unsafe_ptr_arg_deref)]
403
404use crate::cmp::Ordering;
405use crate::intrinsics::const_eval_select;
406#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
407use crate::marker::{Destruct, FnPtr, PointeeSized};
408use crate::mem::{self, MaybeUninit, SizedTypeProperties};
409use crate::num::NonZero;
410#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
411use crate::{fmt, hash, intrinsics, ub_checks};
412
413// Ferrocene addition: imports for certified subset
414#[cfg(feature = "ferrocene_subset")]
415#[rustfmt::skip]
416use crate::{
417    intrinsics,
418    marker::{Destruct, PointeeSized},
419    ub_checks,
420};
421
422mod alignment;
423#[unstable(feature = "ptr_alignment_type", issue = "102070")]
424pub use alignment::Alignment;
425
426mod metadata;
427#[unstable(feature = "ptr_metadata", issue = "81513")]
428pub use metadata::{DynMetadata, Pointee, Thin, from_raw_parts, from_raw_parts_mut, metadata};
429
430mod non_null;
431#[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
432pub use non_null::NonNull;
433
434#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
435mod unique;
436#[unstable(feature = "ptr_internals", issue = "none")]
437#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
438pub use unique::Unique;
439
440mod const_ptr;
441mod mut_ptr;
442
443// Some functions are defined here because they accidentally got made
444// available in this module on stable. See <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/15702>.
445// (`transmute` also falls into this category, but it cannot be wrapped due to the
446// check that `T` and `U` have the same size.)
447
448/// Copies `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes from `src` to `dst`. The source
449/// and destination must *not* overlap.
450///
451/// For regions of memory which might overlap, use [`copy`] instead.
452///
453/// `copy_nonoverlapping` is semantically equivalent to C's [`memcpy`], but
454/// with the source and destination arguments swapped,
455/// and `count` counting the number of `T`s instead of bytes.
456///
457/// The copy is "untyped" in the sense that data may be uninitialized or otherwise violate the
458/// requirements of `T`. The initialization state is preserved exactly.
459///
460/// [`memcpy`]: https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/string/byte/memcpy
461///
462/// # Safety
463///
464/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
465///
466/// * `src` must be [valid] for reads of `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes.
467///
468/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes of `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes.
469///
470/// * Both `src` and `dst` must be properly aligned.
471///
472/// * The region of memory beginning at `src` with a size of `count *
473///   size_of::<T>()` bytes must *not* overlap with the region of memory
474///   beginning at `dst` with the same size.
475///
476/// Like [`read`], `copy_nonoverlapping` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of
477/// whether `T` is [`Copy`]. If `T` is not [`Copy`], using *both* the values
478/// in the region beginning at `*src` and the region beginning at `*dst` can
479/// [violate memory safety][read-ownership].
480///
481/// Note that even if the effectively copied size (`count * size_of::<T>()`) is
482/// `0`, the pointers must be properly aligned.
483///
484/// [`read`]: crate::ptr::read
485/// [read-ownership]: crate::ptr::read#ownership-of-the-returned-value
486/// [valid]: crate::ptr#safety
487///
488/// # Examples
489///
490/// Manually implement [`Vec::append`]:
491///
492/// ```
493/// use std::ptr;
494///
495/// /// Moves all the elements of `src` into `dst`, leaving `src` empty.
496/// fn append<T>(dst: &mut Vec<T>, src: &mut Vec<T>) {
497///     let src_len = src.len();
498///     let dst_len = dst.len();
499///
500///     // Ensure that `dst` has enough capacity to hold all of `src`.
501///     dst.reserve(src_len);
502///
503///     unsafe {
504///         // The call to add is always safe because `Vec` will never
505///         // allocate more than `isize::MAX` bytes.
506///         let dst_ptr = dst.as_mut_ptr().add(dst_len);
507///         let src_ptr = src.as_ptr();
508///
509///         // Truncate `src` without dropping its contents. We do this first,
510///         // to avoid problems in case something further down panics.
511///         src.set_len(0);
512///
513///         // The two regions cannot overlap because mutable references do
514///         // not alias, and two different vectors cannot own the same
515///         // memory.
516///         ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(src_ptr, dst_ptr, src_len);
517///
518///         // Notify `dst` that it now holds the contents of `src`.
519///         dst.set_len(dst_len + src_len);
520///     }
521/// }
522///
523/// let mut a = vec!['r'];
524/// let mut b = vec!['u', 's', 't'];
525///
526/// append(&mut a, &mut b);
527///
528/// assert_eq!(a, &['r', 'u', 's', 't']);
529/// assert!(b.is_empty());
530/// ```
531///
532/// [`Vec::append`]: ../../std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.append
533#[doc(alias = "memcpy")]
534#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
535#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_intrinsic_copy", since = "1.83.0")]
536#[inline(always)]
537#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
538#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_copy_nonoverlapping"]
539pub const unsafe fn copy_nonoverlapping<T>(src: *const T, dst: *mut T, count: usize) {
540    ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
541        check_language_ub,
542        "ptr::copy_nonoverlapping requires that both pointer arguments are aligned and non-null \
543        and the specified memory ranges do not overlap",
544        (
545            src: *const () = src as *const (),
546            dst: *mut () = dst as *mut (),
547            size: usize = size_of::<T>(),
548            align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
549            count: usize = count,
550        ) => {
551            let zero_size = count == 0 || size == 0;
552            ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(src, align, zero_size)
553                && ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(dst, align, zero_size)
554                && ub_checks::maybe_is_nonoverlapping(src, dst, size, count)
555        }
556    );
557
558    // SAFETY: the safety contract for `copy_nonoverlapping` must be
559    // upheld by the caller.
560    unsafe { crate::intrinsics::copy_nonoverlapping(src, dst, count) }
561}
562
563/// Copies `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes from `src` to `dst`. The source
564/// and destination may overlap.
565///
566/// If the source and destination will *never* overlap,
567/// [`copy_nonoverlapping`] can be used instead.
568///
569/// `copy` is semantically equivalent to C's [`memmove`], but
570/// with the source and destination arguments swapped,
571/// and `count` counting the number of `T`s instead of bytes.
572/// Copying takes place as if the bytes were copied from `src`
573/// to a temporary array and then copied from the array to `dst`.
574///
575/// The copy is "untyped" in the sense that data may be uninitialized or otherwise violate the
576/// requirements of `T`. The initialization state is preserved exactly.
577///
578/// [`memmove`]: https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/string/byte/memmove
579///
580/// # Safety
581///
582/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
583///
584/// * `src` must be [valid] for reads of `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes.
585///
586/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes of `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes, and must remain valid even
587///   when `src` is read for `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes. (This means if the memory ranges
588///   overlap, the `dst` pointer must not be invalidated by `src` reads.)
589///
590/// * Both `src` and `dst` must be properly aligned.
591///
592/// Like [`read`], `copy` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of
593/// whether `T` is [`Copy`]. If `T` is not [`Copy`], using both the values
594/// in the region beginning at `*src` and the region beginning at `*dst` can
595/// [violate memory safety][read-ownership].
596///
597/// Note that even if the effectively copied size (`count * size_of::<T>()`) is
598/// `0`, the pointers must be properly aligned.
599///
600/// [`read`]: crate::ptr::read
601/// [read-ownership]: crate::ptr::read#ownership-of-the-returned-value
602/// [valid]: crate::ptr#safety
603///
604/// # Examples
605///
606/// Efficiently create a Rust vector from an unsafe buffer:
607///
608/// ```
609/// use std::ptr;
610///
611/// /// # Safety
612/// ///
613/// /// * `ptr` must be correctly aligned for its type and non-zero.
614/// /// * `ptr` must be valid for reads of `elts` contiguous elements of type `T`.
615/// /// * Those elements must not be used after calling this function unless `T: Copy`.
616/// # #[allow(dead_code)]
617/// unsafe fn from_buf_raw<T>(ptr: *const T, elts: usize) -> Vec<T> {
618///     let mut dst = Vec::with_capacity(elts);
619///
620///     // SAFETY: Our precondition ensures the source is aligned and valid,
621///     // and `Vec::with_capacity` ensures that we have usable space to write them.
622///     unsafe { ptr::copy(ptr, dst.as_mut_ptr(), elts); }
623///
624///     // SAFETY: We created it with this much capacity earlier,
625///     // and the previous `copy` has initialized these elements.
626///     unsafe { dst.set_len(elts); }
627///     dst
628/// }
629/// ```
630#[doc(alias = "memmove")]
631#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
632#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_intrinsic_copy", since = "1.83.0")]
633#[inline(always)]
634#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
635#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_copy"]
636pub const unsafe fn copy<T>(src: *const T, dst: *mut T, count: usize) {
637    // SAFETY: the safety contract for `copy` must be upheld by the caller.
638    unsafe {
639        ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
640            check_language_ub,
641            "ptr::copy requires that both pointer arguments are aligned and non-null",
642            (
643                src: *const () = src as *const (),
644                dst: *mut () = dst as *mut (),
645                align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
646                zero_size: bool = T::IS_ZST || count == 0,
647            ) =>
648            ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(src, align, zero_size)
649                && ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(dst, align, zero_size)
650        );
651        crate::intrinsics::copy(src, dst, count)
652    }
653}
654
655/// Sets `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes of memory starting at `dst` to
656/// `val`.
657///
658/// `write_bytes` is similar to C's [`memset`], but sets `count *
659/// size_of::<T>()` bytes to `val`.
660///
661/// [`memset`]: https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/string/byte/memset
662///
663/// # Safety
664///
665/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
666///
667/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes of `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes.
668///
669/// * `dst` must be properly aligned.
670///
671/// Note that even if the effectively copied size (`count * size_of::<T>()`) is
672/// `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
673///
674/// Additionally, note that changing `*dst` in this way can easily lead to undefined behavior (UB)
675/// later if the written bytes are not a valid representation of some `T`. For instance, the
676/// following is an **incorrect** use of this function:
677///
678/// ```rust,no_run
679/// unsafe {
680///     let mut value: u8 = 0;
681///     let ptr: *mut bool = &mut value as *mut u8 as *mut bool;
682///     let _bool = ptr.read(); // This is fine, `ptr` points to a valid `bool`.
683///     ptr.write_bytes(42u8, 1); // This function itself does not cause UB...
684///     let _bool = ptr.read(); // ...but it makes this operation UB! ⚠️
685/// }
686/// ```
687///
688/// [valid]: crate::ptr#safety
689///
690/// # Examples
691///
692/// Basic usage:
693///
694/// ```
695/// use std::ptr;
696///
697/// let mut vec = vec![0u32; 4];
698/// unsafe {
699///     let vec_ptr = vec.as_mut_ptr();
700///     ptr::write_bytes(vec_ptr, 0xfe, 2);
701/// }
702/// assert_eq!(vec, [0xfefefefe, 0xfefefefe, 0, 0]);
703/// ```
704#[doc(alias = "memset")]
705#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
706#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_write", since = "1.83.0")]
707#[inline(always)]
708#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
709#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_write_bytes"]
710pub const unsafe fn write_bytes<T>(dst: *mut T, val: u8, count: usize) {
711    // SAFETY: the safety contract for `write_bytes` must be upheld by the caller.
712    unsafe {
713        ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
714            check_language_ub,
715            "ptr::write_bytes requires that the destination pointer is aligned and non-null",
716            (
717                addr: *const () = dst as *const (),
718                align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
719                zero_size: bool = T::IS_ZST || count == 0,
720            ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(addr, align, zero_size)
721        );
722        crate::intrinsics::write_bytes(dst, val, count)
723    }
724}
725
726/// Executes the destructor (if any) of the pointed-to value.
727///
728/// This is almost the same as calling [`ptr::read`] and discarding
729/// the result, but has the following advantages:
730// FIXME: say something more useful than "almost the same"?
731// There are open questions here: `read` requires the value to be fully valid, e.g. if `T` is a
732// `bool` it must be 0 or 1, if it is a reference then it must be dereferenceable. `drop_in_place`
733// only requires that `*to_drop` be "valid for dropping" and we have not defined what that means. In
734// Miri it currently (May 2024) requires nothing at all for types without drop glue.
735///
736/// * It is *required* to use `drop_in_place` to drop unsized types like
737///   trait objects, because they can't be read out onto the stack and
738///   dropped normally.
739///
740/// * It is friendlier to the optimizer to do this over [`ptr::read`] when
741///   dropping manually allocated memory (e.g., in the implementations of
742///   `Box`/`Rc`/`Vec`), as the compiler doesn't need to prove that it's
743///   sound to elide the copy.
744///
745/// * It can be used to drop [pinned] data when `T` is not `repr(packed)`
746///   (pinned data must not be moved before it is dropped).
747///
748/// Unaligned values cannot be dropped in place, they must be copied to an aligned
749/// location first using [`ptr::read_unaligned`]. For packed structs, this move is
750/// done automatically by the compiler. This means the fields of packed structs
751/// are not dropped in-place.
752///
753/// [`ptr::read`]: self::read
754/// [`ptr::read_unaligned`]: self::read_unaligned
755/// [pinned]: crate::pin
756///
757/// # Safety
758///
759/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
760///
761/// * `to_drop` must be [valid] for both reads and writes.
762///
763/// * `to_drop` must be properly aligned, even if `T` has size 0.
764///
765/// * `to_drop` must be nonnull, even if `T` has size 0.
766///
767/// * The value `to_drop` points to must be valid for dropping, which may mean
768///   it must uphold additional invariants. These invariants depend on the type
769///   of the value being dropped. For instance, when dropping a Box, the box's
770///   pointer to the heap must be valid.
771///
772/// * While `drop_in_place` is executing, the only way to access parts of
773///   `to_drop` is through the `&mut self` references supplied to the
774///   `Drop::drop` methods that `drop_in_place` invokes.
775///
776/// Additionally, if `T` is not [`Copy`], using the pointed-to value after
777/// calling `drop_in_place` can cause undefined behavior. Note that `*to_drop =
778/// foo` counts as a use because it will cause the value to be dropped
779/// again. [`write()`] can be used to overwrite data without causing it to be
780/// dropped.
781///
782/// [valid]: self#safety
783///
784/// # Examples
785///
786/// Manually remove the last item from a vector:
787///
788/// ```
789/// use std::ptr;
790/// use std::rc::Rc;
791///
792/// let last = Rc::new(1);
793/// let weak = Rc::downgrade(&last);
794///
795/// let mut v = vec![Rc::new(0), last];
796///
797/// unsafe {
798///     // Get a raw pointer to the last element in `v`.
799///     let ptr = &mut v[1] as *mut _;
800///     // Shorten `v` to prevent the last item from being dropped. We do that first,
801///     // to prevent issues if the `drop_in_place` below panics.
802///     v.set_len(1);
803///     // Without a call `drop_in_place`, the last item would never be dropped,
804///     // and the memory it manages would be leaked.
805///     ptr::drop_in_place(ptr);
806/// }
807///
808/// assert_eq!(v, &[0.into()]);
809///
810/// // Ensure that the last item was dropped.
811/// assert!(weak.upgrade().is_none());
812/// ```
813#[stable(feature = "drop_in_place", since = "1.8.0")]
814#[lang = "drop_in_place"]
815#[allow(unconditional_recursion)]
816#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_drop_in_place"]
817#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_drop_in_place", issue = "109342")]
818pub const unsafe fn drop_in_place<T: PointeeSized>(to_drop: *mut T)
819where
820    T: [const] Destruct,
821{
822    // Code here does not matter - this is replaced by the
823    // real drop glue by the compiler.
824
825    // SAFETY: see comment above
826    unsafe { drop_in_place(to_drop) }
827}
828
829/// Creates a null raw pointer.
830///
831/// This function is equivalent to zero-initializing the pointer:
832/// `MaybeUninit::<*const T>::zeroed().assume_init()`.
833/// The resulting pointer has the address 0.
834///
835/// # Examples
836///
837/// ```
838/// use std::ptr;
839///
840/// let p: *const i32 = ptr::null();
841/// assert!(p.is_null());
842/// assert_eq!(p as usize, 0); // this pointer has the address 0
843/// ```
844#[inline(always)]
845#[must_use]
846#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
847#[rustc_promotable]
848#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_null", since = "1.24.0")]
849#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_null"]
850pub const fn null<T: PointeeSized + Thin>() -> *const T {
851    from_raw_parts(without_provenance::<()>(0), ())
852}
853
854/// Creates a null mutable raw pointer.
855///
856/// This function is equivalent to zero-initializing the pointer:
857/// `MaybeUninit::<*mut T>::zeroed().assume_init()`.
858/// The resulting pointer has the address 0.
859///
860/// # Examples
861///
862/// ```
863/// use std::ptr;
864///
865/// let p: *mut i32 = ptr::null_mut();
866/// assert!(p.is_null());
867/// assert_eq!(p as usize, 0); // this pointer has the address 0
868/// ```
869#[inline(always)]
870#[must_use]
871#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
872#[rustc_promotable]
873#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_null", since = "1.24.0")]
874#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_null_mut"]
875pub const fn null_mut<T: PointeeSized + Thin>() -> *mut T {
876    from_raw_parts_mut(without_provenance_mut::<()>(0), ())
877}
878
879/// Creates a pointer with the given address and no [provenance][crate::ptr#provenance].
880///
881/// This is equivalent to `ptr::null().with_addr(addr)`.
882///
883/// Without provenance, this pointer is not associated with any actual allocation. Such a
884/// no-provenance pointer may be used for zero-sized memory accesses (if suitably aligned), but
885/// non-zero-sized memory accesses with a no-provenance pointer are UB. No-provenance pointers are
886/// little more than a `usize` address in disguise.
887///
888/// This is different from `addr as *const T`, which creates a pointer that picks up a previously
889/// exposed provenance. See [`with_exposed_provenance`] for more details on that operation.
890///
891/// This is a [Strict Provenance][crate::ptr#strict-provenance] API.
892#[inline(always)]
893#[must_use]
894#[stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
895#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
896#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_without_provenance"]
897pub const fn without_provenance<T>(addr: usize) -> *const T {
898    without_provenance_mut(addr)
899}
900
901/// Creates a new pointer that is dangling, but non-null and well-aligned.
902///
903/// This is useful for initializing types which lazily allocate, like
904/// `Vec::new` does.
905///
906/// Note that the address of the returned pointer may potentially
907/// be that of a valid pointer, which means this must not be used
908/// as a "not yet initialized" sentinel value.
909/// Types that lazily allocate must track initialization by some other means.
910#[inline(always)]
911#[must_use]
912#[stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
913#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
914#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
915pub const fn dangling<T>() -> *const T {
916    dangling_mut()
917}
918
919/// Creates a pointer with the given address and no [provenance][crate::ptr#provenance].
920///
921/// This is equivalent to `ptr::null_mut().with_addr(addr)`.
922///
923/// Without provenance, this pointer is not associated with any actual allocation. Such a
924/// no-provenance pointer may be used for zero-sized memory accesses (if suitably aligned), but
925/// non-zero-sized memory accesses with a no-provenance pointer are UB. No-provenance pointers are
926/// little more than a `usize` address in disguise.
927///
928/// This is different from `addr as *mut T`, which creates a pointer that picks up a previously
929/// exposed provenance. See [`with_exposed_provenance_mut`] for more details on that operation.
930///
931/// This is a [Strict Provenance][crate::ptr#strict-provenance] API.
932#[inline(always)]
933#[must_use]
934#[stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
935#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
936#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_without_provenance_mut"]
937#[allow(integer_to_ptr_transmutes)] // Expected semantics here.
938pub const fn without_provenance_mut<T>(addr: usize) -> *mut T {
939    // An int-to-pointer transmute currently has exactly the intended semantics: it creates a
940    // pointer without provenance. Note that this is *not* a stable guarantee about transmute
941    // semantics, it relies on sysroot crates having special status.
942    // SAFETY: every valid integer is also a valid pointer (as long as you don't dereference that
943    // pointer).
944    unsafe { mem::transmute(addr) }
945}
946
947/// Creates a new pointer that is dangling, but non-null and well-aligned.
948///
949/// This is useful for initializing types which lazily allocate, like
950/// `Vec::new` does.
951///
952/// Note that the address of the returned pointer may potentially
953/// be that of a valid pointer, which means this must not be used
954/// as a "not yet initialized" sentinel value.
955/// Types that lazily allocate must track initialization by some other means.
956#[inline(always)]
957#[must_use]
958#[stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
959#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
960#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
961pub const fn dangling_mut<T>() -> *mut T {
962    NonNull::dangling().as_ptr()
963}
964
965/// Converts an address back to a pointer, picking up some previously 'exposed'
966/// [provenance][crate::ptr#provenance].
967///
968/// This is fully equivalent to `addr as *const T`. The provenance of the returned pointer is that
969/// of *some* pointer that was previously exposed by passing it to
970/// [`expose_provenance`][pointer::expose_provenance], or a `ptr as usize` cast. In addition, memory
971/// which is outside the control of the Rust abstract machine (MMIO registers, for example) is
972/// always considered to be accessible with an exposed provenance, so long as this memory is disjoint
973/// from memory that will be used by the abstract machine such as the stack, heap, and statics.
974///
975/// The exact provenance that gets picked is not specified. The compiler will do its best to pick
976/// the "right" provenance for you (whatever that may be), but currently we cannot provide any
977/// guarantees about which provenance the resulting pointer will have -- and therefore there
978/// is no definite specification for which memory the resulting pointer may access.
979///
980/// If there is *no* previously 'exposed' provenance that justifies the way the returned pointer
981/// will be used, the program has undefined behavior. In particular, the aliasing rules still apply:
982/// pointers and references that have been invalidated due to aliasing accesses cannot be used
983/// anymore, even if they have been exposed!
984///
985/// Due to its inherent ambiguity, this operation may not be supported by tools that help you to
986/// stay conformant with the Rust memory model. It is recommended to use [Strict
987/// Provenance][self#strict-provenance] APIs such as [`with_addr`][pointer::with_addr] wherever
988/// possible.
989///
990/// On most platforms this will produce a value with the same bytes as the address. Platforms
991/// which need to store additional information in a pointer may not support this operation,
992/// since it is generally not possible to actually *compute* which provenance the returned
993/// pointer has to pick up.
994///
995/// This is an [Exposed Provenance][crate::ptr#exposed-provenance] API.
996#[must_use]
997#[inline(always)]
998#[stable(feature = "exposed_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
999#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_exposed_provenance", since = "1.91.0")]
1000#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
1001#[allow(fuzzy_provenance_casts)] // this *is* the explicit provenance API one should use instead
1002#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
1003pub const fn with_exposed_provenance<T>(addr: usize) -> *const T {
1004    addr as *const T
1005}
1006
1007/// Converts an address back to a mutable pointer, picking up some previously 'exposed'
1008/// [provenance][crate::ptr#provenance].
1009///
1010/// This is fully equivalent to `addr as *mut T`. The provenance of the returned pointer is that
1011/// of *some* pointer that was previously exposed by passing it to
1012/// [`expose_provenance`][pointer::expose_provenance], or a `ptr as usize` cast. In addition, memory
1013/// which is outside the control of the Rust abstract machine (MMIO registers, for example) is
1014/// always considered to be accessible with an exposed provenance, so long as this memory is disjoint
1015/// from memory that will be used by the abstract machine such as the stack, heap, and statics.
1016///
1017/// The exact provenance that gets picked is not specified. The compiler will do its best to pick
1018/// the "right" provenance for you (whatever that may be), but currently we cannot provide any
1019/// guarantees about which provenance the resulting pointer will have -- and therefore there
1020/// is no definite specification for which memory the resulting pointer may access.
1021///
1022/// If there is *no* previously 'exposed' provenance that justifies the way the returned pointer
1023/// will be used, the program has undefined behavior. In particular, the aliasing rules still apply:
1024/// pointers and references that have been invalidated due to aliasing accesses cannot be used
1025/// anymore, even if they have been exposed!
1026///
1027/// Due to its inherent ambiguity, this operation may not be supported by tools that help you to
1028/// stay conformant with the Rust memory model. It is recommended to use [Strict
1029/// Provenance][self#strict-provenance] APIs such as [`with_addr`][pointer::with_addr] wherever
1030/// possible.
1031///
1032/// On most platforms this will produce a value with the same bytes as the address. Platforms
1033/// which need to store additional information in a pointer may not support this operation,
1034/// since it is generally not possible to actually *compute* which provenance the returned
1035/// pointer has to pick up.
1036///
1037/// This is an [Exposed Provenance][crate::ptr#exposed-provenance] API.
1038#[must_use]
1039#[inline(always)]
1040#[stable(feature = "exposed_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
1041#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_exposed_provenance", since = "1.91.0")]
1042#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
1043#[allow(fuzzy_provenance_casts)] // this *is* the explicit provenance API one should use instead
1044#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
1045pub const fn with_exposed_provenance_mut<T>(addr: usize) -> *mut T {
1046    addr as *mut T
1047}
1048
1049/// Converts a reference to a raw pointer.
1050///
1051/// For `r: &T`, `from_ref(r)` is equivalent to `r as *const T` (except for the caveat noted below),
1052/// but is a bit safer since it will never silently change type or mutability, in particular if the
1053/// code is refactored.
1054///
1055/// The caller must ensure that the pointee outlives the pointer this function returns, or else it
1056/// will end up dangling.
1057///
1058/// The caller must also ensure that the memory the pointer (non-transitively) points to is never
1059/// written to (except inside an `UnsafeCell`) using this pointer or any pointer derived from it. If
1060/// you need to mutate the pointee, use [`from_mut`]. Specifically, to turn a mutable reference `m:
1061/// &mut T` into `*const T`, prefer `from_mut(m).cast_const()` to obtain a pointer that can later be
1062/// used for mutation.
1063///
1064/// ## Interaction with lifetime extension
1065///
1066/// Note that this has subtle interactions with the rules for lifetime extension of temporaries in
1067/// tail expressions. This code is valid, albeit in a non-obvious way:
1068/// ```rust
1069/// # type T = i32;
1070/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1071/// // The temporary holding the return value of `foo` has its lifetime extended,
1072/// // because the surrounding expression involves no function call.
1073/// let p = &foo() as *const T;
1074/// unsafe { p.read() };
1075/// ```
1076/// Naively replacing the cast with `from_ref` is not valid:
1077/// ```rust,no_run
1078/// # use std::ptr;
1079/// # type T = i32;
1080/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1081/// // The temporary holding the return value of `foo` does *not* have its lifetime extended,
1082/// // because the surrounding expression involves a function call.
1083/// let p = ptr::from_ref(&foo());
1084/// unsafe { p.read() }; // UB! Reading from a dangling pointer ⚠️
1085/// ```
1086/// The recommended way to write this code is to avoid relying on lifetime extension
1087/// when raw pointers are involved:
1088/// ```rust
1089/// # use std::ptr;
1090/// # type T = i32;
1091/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1092/// let x = foo();
1093/// let p = ptr::from_ref(&x);
1094/// unsafe { p.read() };
1095/// ```
1096#[inline(always)]
1097#[must_use]
1098#[stable(feature = "ptr_from_ref", since = "1.76.0")]
1099#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "ptr_from_ref", since = "1.76.0")]
1100#[rustc_never_returns_null_ptr]
1101#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_from_ref"]
1102pub const fn from_ref<T: PointeeSized>(r: &T) -> *const T {
1103    r
1104}
1105
1106/// Converts a mutable reference to a raw pointer.
1107///
1108/// For `r: &mut T`, `from_mut(r)` is equivalent to `r as *mut T` (except for the caveat noted
1109/// below), but is a bit safer since it will never silently change type or mutability, in particular
1110/// if the code is refactored.
1111///
1112/// The caller must ensure that the pointee outlives the pointer this function returns, or else it
1113/// will end up dangling.
1114///
1115/// ## Interaction with lifetime extension
1116///
1117/// Note that this has subtle interactions with the rules for lifetime extension of temporaries in
1118/// tail expressions. This code is valid, albeit in a non-obvious way:
1119/// ```rust
1120/// # type T = i32;
1121/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1122/// // The temporary holding the return value of `foo` has its lifetime extended,
1123/// // because the surrounding expression involves no function call.
1124/// let p = &mut foo() as *mut T;
1125/// unsafe { p.write(T::default()) };
1126/// ```
1127/// Naively replacing the cast with `from_mut` is not valid:
1128/// ```rust,no_run
1129/// # use std::ptr;
1130/// # type T = i32;
1131/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1132/// // The temporary holding the return value of `foo` does *not* have its lifetime extended,
1133/// // because the surrounding expression involves a function call.
1134/// let p = ptr::from_mut(&mut foo());
1135/// unsafe { p.write(T::default()) }; // UB! Writing to a dangling pointer ⚠️
1136/// ```
1137/// The recommended way to write this code is to avoid relying on lifetime extension
1138/// when raw pointers are involved:
1139/// ```rust
1140/// # use std::ptr;
1141/// # type T = i32;
1142/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1143/// let mut x = foo();
1144/// let p = ptr::from_mut(&mut x);
1145/// unsafe { p.write(T::default()) };
1146/// ```
1147#[inline(always)]
1148#[must_use]
1149#[stable(feature = "ptr_from_ref", since = "1.76.0")]
1150#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "ptr_from_ref", since = "1.76.0")]
1151#[rustc_never_returns_null_ptr]
1152#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
1153pub const fn from_mut<T: PointeeSized>(r: &mut T) -> *mut T {
1154    r
1155}
1156
1157/// Forms a raw slice from a pointer and a length.
1158///
1159/// The `len` argument is the number of **elements**, not the number of bytes.
1160///
1161/// This function is safe, but actually using the return value is unsafe.
1162/// See the documentation of [`slice::from_raw_parts`] for slice safety requirements.
1163///
1164/// [`slice::from_raw_parts`]: crate::slice::from_raw_parts
1165///
1166/// # Examples
1167///
1168/// ```rust
1169/// use std::ptr;
1170///
1171/// // create a slice pointer when starting out with a pointer to the first element
1172/// let x = [5, 6, 7];
1173/// let raw_pointer = x.as_ptr();
1174/// let slice = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts(raw_pointer, 3);
1175/// assert_eq!(unsafe { &*slice }[2], 7);
1176/// ```
1177///
1178/// You must ensure that the pointer is valid and not null before dereferencing
1179/// the raw slice. A slice reference must never have a null pointer, even if it's empty.
1180///
1181/// ```rust,should_panic
1182/// use std::ptr;
1183/// let danger: *const [u8] = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts(ptr::null(), 0);
1184/// unsafe {
1185///     danger.as_ref().expect("references must not be null");
1186/// }
1187/// ```
1188#[inline]
1189#[stable(feature = "slice_from_raw_parts", since = "1.42.0")]
1190#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_slice_from_raw_parts", since = "1.64.0")]
1191#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_slice_from_raw_parts"]
1192pub const fn slice_from_raw_parts<T>(data: *const T, len: usize) -> *const [T] {
1193    from_raw_parts(data, len)
1194}
1195
1196/// Forms a raw mutable slice from a pointer and a length.
1197///
1198/// The `len` argument is the number of **elements**, not the number of bytes.
1199///
1200/// Performs the same functionality as [`slice_from_raw_parts`], except that a
1201/// raw mutable slice is returned, as opposed to a raw immutable slice.
1202///
1203/// This function is safe, but actually using the return value is unsafe.
1204/// See the documentation of [`slice::from_raw_parts_mut`] for slice safety requirements.
1205///
1206/// [`slice::from_raw_parts_mut`]: crate::slice::from_raw_parts_mut
1207///
1208/// # Examples
1209///
1210/// ```rust
1211/// use std::ptr;
1212///
1213/// let x = &mut [5, 6, 7];
1214/// let raw_pointer = x.as_mut_ptr();
1215/// let slice = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(raw_pointer, 3);
1216///
1217/// unsafe {
1218///     (*slice)[2] = 99; // assign a value at an index in the slice
1219/// };
1220///
1221/// assert_eq!(unsafe { &*slice }[2], 99);
1222/// ```
1223///
1224/// You must ensure that the pointer is valid and not null before dereferencing
1225/// the raw slice. A slice reference must never have a null pointer, even if it's empty.
1226///
1227/// ```rust,should_panic
1228/// use std::ptr;
1229/// let danger: *mut [u8] = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(ptr::null_mut(), 0);
1230/// unsafe {
1231///     danger.as_mut().expect("references must not be null");
1232/// }
1233/// ```
1234#[inline]
1235#[stable(feature = "slice_from_raw_parts", since = "1.42.0")]
1236#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_slice_from_raw_parts_mut", since = "1.83.0")]
1237#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_slice_from_raw_parts_mut"]
1238pub const fn slice_from_raw_parts_mut<T>(data: *mut T, len: usize) -> *mut [T] {
1239    from_raw_parts_mut(data, len)
1240}
1241
1242/// Swaps the values at two mutable locations of the same type, without
1243/// deinitializing either.
1244///
1245/// But for the following exceptions, this function is semantically
1246/// equivalent to [`mem::swap`]:
1247///
1248/// * It operates on raw pointers instead of references. When references are
1249///   available, [`mem::swap`] should be preferred.
1250///
1251/// * The two pointed-to values may overlap. If the values do overlap, then the
1252///   overlapping region of memory from `x` will be used. This is demonstrated
1253///   in the second example below.
1254///
1255/// * The operation is "untyped" in the sense that data may be uninitialized or otherwise violate
1256///   the requirements of `T`. The initialization state is preserved exactly.
1257///
1258/// # Safety
1259///
1260/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1261///
1262/// * Both `x` and `y` must be [valid] for both reads and writes. They must remain valid even when the
1263///   other pointer is written. (This means if the memory ranges overlap, the two pointers must not
1264///   be subject to aliasing restrictions relative to each other.)
1265///
1266/// * Both `x` and `y` must be properly aligned.
1267///
1268/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointers must be properly aligned.
1269///
1270/// [valid]: self#safety
1271///
1272/// # Examples
1273///
1274/// Swapping two non-overlapping regions:
1275///
1276/// ```
1277/// use std::ptr;
1278///
1279/// let mut array = [0, 1, 2, 3];
1280///
1281/// let (x, y) = array.split_at_mut(2);
1282/// let x = x.as_mut_ptr().cast::<[u32; 2]>(); // this is `array[0..2]`
1283/// let y = y.as_mut_ptr().cast::<[u32; 2]>(); // this is `array[2..4]`
1284///
1285/// unsafe {
1286///     ptr::swap(x, y);
1287///     assert_eq!([2, 3, 0, 1], array);
1288/// }
1289/// ```
1290///
1291/// Swapping two overlapping regions:
1292///
1293/// ```
1294/// use std::ptr;
1295///
1296/// let mut array: [i32; 4] = [0, 1, 2, 3];
1297///
1298/// let array_ptr: *mut i32 = array.as_mut_ptr();
1299///
1300/// let x = array_ptr as *mut [i32; 3]; // this is `array[0..3]`
1301/// let y = unsafe { array_ptr.add(1) } as *mut [i32; 3]; // this is `array[1..4]`
1302///
1303/// unsafe {
1304///     ptr::swap(x, y);
1305///     // The indices `1..3` of the slice overlap between `x` and `y`.
1306///     // Reasonable results would be for to them be `[2, 3]`, so that indices `0..3` are
1307///     // `[1, 2, 3]` (matching `y` before the `swap`); or for them to be `[0, 1]`
1308///     // so that indices `1..4` are `[0, 1, 2]` (matching `x` before the `swap`).
1309///     // This implementation is defined to make the latter choice.
1310///     assert_eq!([1, 0, 1, 2], array);
1311/// }
1312/// ```
1313#[inline]
1314#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
1315#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_swap", since = "1.85.0")]
1316#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_swap"]
1317pub const unsafe fn swap<T>(x: *mut T, y: *mut T) {
1318    // Give ourselves some scratch space to work with.
1319    // We do not have to worry about drops: `MaybeUninit` does nothing when dropped.
1320    let mut tmp = MaybeUninit::<T>::uninit();
1321
1322    // Perform the swap
1323    // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `x` and `y` are
1324    // valid for writes and properly aligned. `tmp` cannot be
1325    // overlapping either `x` or `y` because `tmp` was just allocated
1326    // on the stack as a separate allocation.
1327    unsafe {
1328        copy_nonoverlapping(x, tmp.as_mut_ptr(), 1);
1329        copy(y, x, 1); // `x` and `y` may overlap
1330        copy_nonoverlapping(tmp.as_ptr(), y, 1);
1331    }
1332}
1333
1334/// Swaps `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes between the two regions of memory
1335/// beginning at `x` and `y`. The two regions must *not* overlap.
1336///
1337/// The operation is "untyped" in the sense that data may be uninitialized or otherwise violate the
1338/// requirements of `T`. The initialization state is preserved exactly.
1339///
1340/// # Safety
1341///
1342/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1343///
1344/// * Both `x` and `y` must be [valid] for both reads and writes of `count *
1345///   size_of::<T>()` bytes.
1346///
1347/// * Both `x` and `y` must be properly aligned.
1348///
1349/// * The region of memory beginning at `x` with a size of `count *
1350///   size_of::<T>()` bytes must *not* overlap with the region of memory
1351///   beginning at `y` with the same size.
1352///
1353/// Note that even if the effectively copied size (`count * size_of::<T>()`) is `0`,
1354/// the pointers must be properly aligned.
1355///
1356/// [valid]: self#safety
1357///
1358/// # Examples
1359///
1360/// Basic usage:
1361///
1362/// ```
1363/// use std::ptr;
1364///
1365/// let mut x = [1, 2, 3, 4];
1366/// let mut y = [7, 8, 9];
1367///
1368/// unsafe {
1369///     ptr::swap_nonoverlapping(x.as_mut_ptr(), y.as_mut_ptr(), 2);
1370/// }
1371///
1372/// assert_eq!(x, [7, 8, 3, 4]);
1373/// assert_eq!(y, [1, 2, 9]);
1374/// ```
1375#[inline]
1376#[stable(feature = "swap_nonoverlapping", since = "1.27.0")]
1377#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_swap_nonoverlapping", since = "1.88.0")]
1378#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_swap_nonoverlapping"]
1379#[rustc_allow_const_fn_unstable(const_eval_select)] // both implementations behave the same
1380#[track_caller]
1381pub const unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping<T>(x: *mut T, y: *mut T, count: usize) {
1382    ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
1383        check_library_ub,
1384        "ptr::swap_nonoverlapping requires that both pointer arguments are aligned and non-null \
1385        and the specified memory ranges do not overlap",
1386        (
1387            x: *mut () = x as *mut (),
1388            y: *mut () = y as *mut (),
1389            size: usize = size_of::<T>(),
1390            align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
1391            count: usize = count,
1392        ) => {
1393            let zero_size = size == 0 || count == 0;
1394            ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(x, align, zero_size)
1395                && ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(y, align, zero_size)
1396                && ub_checks::maybe_is_nonoverlapping(x, y, size, count)
1397        }
1398    );
1399
1400    const_eval_select!(
1401        @capture[T] { x: *mut T, y: *mut T, count: usize }:
1402        if const {
1403            // At compile-time we don't need all the special code below.
1404            // SAFETY: Same preconditions as this function
1405            unsafe { swap_nonoverlapping_const(x, y, count) }
1406        } else {
1407            // Going though a slice here helps codegen know the size fits in `isize`
1408            let slice = slice_from_raw_parts_mut(x, count);
1409            // SAFETY: This is all readable from the pointer, meaning it's one
1410            // allocation, and thus cannot be more than isize::MAX bytes.
1411            let bytes = unsafe { mem::size_of_val_raw::<[T]>(slice) };
1412            if let Some(bytes) = NonZero::new(bytes) {
1413                // SAFETY: These are the same ranges, just expressed in a different
1414                // type, so they're still non-overlapping.
1415                unsafe { swap_nonoverlapping_bytes(x.cast(), y.cast(), bytes) };
1416            }
1417        }
1418    )
1419}
1420
1421/// Same behavior and safety conditions as [`swap_nonoverlapping`]
1422#[ferrocene::annotation(
1423    "This function is only called inside `swap_nonoverlapping` as the `const` arm of a `const_eval_select!` so it cannot be covered"
1424)]
1425#[inline]
1426const unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping_const<T>(x: *mut T, y: *mut T, count: usize) {
1427    let mut i = 0;
1428    while i < count {
1429        // SAFETY: By precondition, `i` is in-bounds because it's below `n`
1430        let x = unsafe { x.add(i) };
1431        // SAFETY: By precondition, `i` is in-bounds because it's below `n`
1432        // and it's distinct from `x` since the ranges are non-overlapping
1433        let y = unsafe { y.add(i) };
1434
1435        // SAFETY: we're only ever given pointers that are valid to read/write,
1436        // including being aligned, and nothing here panics so it's drop-safe.
1437        unsafe {
1438            // Note that it's critical that these use `copy_nonoverlapping`,
1439            // rather than `read`/`write`, to avoid #134713 if T has padding.
1440            let mut temp = MaybeUninit::<T>::uninit();
1441            copy_nonoverlapping(x, temp.as_mut_ptr(), 1);
1442            copy_nonoverlapping(y, x, 1);
1443            copy_nonoverlapping(temp.as_ptr(), y, 1);
1444        }
1445
1446        i += 1;
1447    }
1448}
1449
1450// Don't let MIR inline this, because we really want it to keep its noalias metadata
1451#[rustc_no_mir_inline]
1452#[inline]
1453fn swap_chunk<const N: usize>(x: &mut MaybeUninit<[u8; N]>, y: &mut MaybeUninit<[u8; N]>) {
1454    let a = *x;
1455    let b = *y;
1456    *x = b;
1457    *y = a;
1458}
1459
1460#[inline]
1461unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping_bytes(x: *mut u8, y: *mut u8, bytes: NonZero<usize>) {
1462    // Same as `swap_nonoverlapping::<[u8; N]>`.
1463    unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping_chunks<const N: usize>(
1464        x: *mut MaybeUninit<[u8; N]>,
1465        y: *mut MaybeUninit<[u8; N]>,
1466        chunks: NonZero<usize>,
1467    ) {
1468        let chunks = chunks.get();
1469        for i in 0..chunks {
1470            // SAFETY: i is in [0, chunks) so the adds and dereferences are in-bounds.
1471            unsafe { swap_chunk(&mut *x.add(i), &mut *y.add(i)) };
1472        }
1473    }
1474
1475    // Same as `swap_nonoverlapping_bytes`, but accepts at most 1+2+4=7 bytes
1476    #[inline]
1477    unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping_short(x: *mut u8, y: *mut u8, bytes: NonZero<usize>) {
1478        // Tail handling for auto-vectorized code sometimes has element-at-a-time behaviour,
1479        // see <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/134946>.
1480        // By swapping as different sizes, rather than as a loop over bytes,
1481        // we make sure not to end up with, say, seven byte-at-a-time copies.
1482
1483        let bytes = bytes.get();
1484        let mut i = 0;
1485        macro_rules! swap_prefix {
1486            ($($n:literal)+) => {$(
1487                if (bytes & $n) != 0 {
1488                    // SAFETY: `i` can only have the same bits set as those in bytes,
1489                    // so these `add`s are in-bounds of `bytes`.  But the bit for
1490                    // `$n` hasn't been set yet, so the `$n` bytes that `swap_chunk`
1491                    // will read and write are within the usable range.
1492                    unsafe { swap_chunk::<$n>(&mut*x.add(i).cast(), &mut*y.add(i).cast()) };
1493                    i |= $n;
1494                }
1495            )+};
1496        }
1497        swap_prefix!(4 2 1);
1498        debug_assert_eq!(i, bytes);
1499    }
1500
1501    const CHUNK_SIZE: usize = size_of::<*const ()>();
1502    let bytes = bytes.get();
1503
1504    let chunks = bytes / CHUNK_SIZE;
1505    let tail = bytes % CHUNK_SIZE;
1506    if let Some(chunks) = NonZero::new(chunks) {
1507        // SAFETY: this is bytes/CHUNK_SIZE*CHUNK_SIZE bytes, which is <= bytes,
1508        // so it's within the range of our non-overlapping bytes.
1509        unsafe { swap_nonoverlapping_chunks::<CHUNK_SIZE>(x.cast(), y.cast(), chunks) };
1510    }
1511    if let Some(tail) = NonZero::new(tail) {
1512        const { assert!(CHUNK_SIZE <= 8) };
1513        let delta = chunks * CHUNK_SIZE;
1514        // SAFETY: the tail length is below CHUNK SIZE because of the remainder,
1515        // and CHUNK_SIZE is at most 8 by the const assert, so tail <= 7
1516        unsafe { swap_nonoverlapping_short(x.add(delta), y.add(delta), tail) };
1517    }
1518}
1519
1520/// Moves `src` into the pointed `dst`, returning the previous `dst` value.
1521///
1522/// Neither value is dropped.
1523///
1524/// This function is semantically equivalent to [`mem::replace`] except that it
1525/// operates on raw pointers instead of references. When references are
1526/// available, [`mem::replace`] should be preferred.
1527///
1528/// # Safety
1529///
1530/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1531///
1532/// * `dst` must be [valid] for both reads and writes.
1533///
1534/// * `dst` must be properly aligned.
1535///
1536/// * `dst` must point to a properly initialized value of type `T`.
1537///
1538/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
1539///
1540/// [valid]: self#safety
1541///
1542/// # Examples
1543///
1544/// ```
1545/// use std::ptr;
1546///
1547/// let mut rust = vec!['b', 'u', 's', 't'];
1548///
1549/// // `mem::replace` would have the same effect without requiring the unsafe
1550/// // block.
1551/// let b = unsafe {
1552///     ptr::replace(&mut rust[0], 'r')
1553/// };
1554///
1555/// assert_eq!(b, 'b');
1556/// assert_eq!(rust, &['r', 'u', 's', 't']);
1557/// ```
1558#[inline]
1559#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
1560#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_replace", since = "1.83.0")]
1561#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_replace"]
1562#[track_caller]
1563pub const unsafe fn replace<T>(dst: *mut T, src: T) -> T {
1564    // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `dst` is valid to be
1565    // cast to a mutable reference (valid for writes, aligned, initialized),
1566    // and cannot overlap `src` since `dst` must point to a distinct
1567    // allocation.
1568    unsafe {
1569        ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
1570            check_language_ub,
1571            "ptr::replace requires that the pointer argument is aligned and non-null",
1572            (
1573                addr: *const () = dst as *const (),
1574                align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
1575                is_zst: bool = T::IS_ZST,
1576            ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(addr, align, is_zst)
1577        );
1578        mem::replace(&mut *dst, src)
1579    }
1580}
1581
1582/// Reads the value from `src` without moving it. This leaves the
1583/// memory in `src` unchanged.
1584///
1585/// # Safety
1586///
1587/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1588///
1589/// * `src` must be [valid] for reads.
1590///
1591/// * `src` must be properly aligned. Use [`read_unaligned`] if this is not the
1592///   case.
1593///
1594/// * `src` must point to a properly initialized value of type `T`.
1595///
1596/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
1597///
1598/// # Examples
1599///
1600/// Basic usage:
1601///
1602/// ```
1603/// let x = 12;
1604/// let y = &x as *const i32;
1605///
1606/// unsafe {
1607///     assert_eq!(std::ptr::read(y), 12);
1608/// }
1609/// ```
1610///
1611/// Manually implement [`mem::swap`]:
1612///
1613/// ```
1614/// use std::ptr;
1615///
1616/// fn swap<T>(a: &mut T, b: &mut T) {
1617///     unsafe {
1618///         // Create a bitwise copy of the value at `a` in `tmp`.
1619///         let tmp = ptr::read(a);
1620///
1621///         // Exiting at this point (either by explicitly returning or by
1622///         // calling a function which panics) would cause the value in `tmp` to
1623///         // be dropped while the same value is still referenced by `a`. This
1624///         // could trigger undefined behavior if `T` is not `Copy`.
1625///
1626///         // Create a bitwise copy of the value at `b` in `a`.
1627///         // This is safe because mutable references cannot alias.
1628///         ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(b, a, 1);
1629///
1630///         // As above, exiting here could trigger undefined behavior because
1631///         // the same value is referenced by `a` and `b`.
1632///
1633///         // Move `tmp` into `b`.
1634///         ptr::write(b, tmp);
1635///
1636///         // `tmp` has been moved (`write` takes ownership of its second argument),
1637///         // so nothing is dropped implicitly here.
1638///     }
1639/// }
1640///
1641/// let mut foo = "foo".to_owned();
1642/// let mut bar = "bar".to_owned();
1643///
1644/// swap(&mut foo, &mut bar);
1645///
1646/// assert_eq!(foo, "bar");
1647/// assert_eq!(bar, "foo");
1648/// ```
1649///
1650/// ## Ownership of the Returned Value
1651///
1652/// `read` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of whether `T` is [`Copy`].
1653/// If `T` is not [`Copy`], using both the returned value and the value at
1654/// `*src` can violate memory safety. Note that assigning to `*src` counts as a
1655/// use because it will attempt to drop the value at `*src`.
1656///
1657/// [`write()`] can be used to overwrite data without causing it to be dropped.
1658///
1659/// ```
1660/// use std::ptr;
1661///
1662/// let mut s = String::from("foo");
1663/// unsafe {
1664///     // `s2` now points to the same underlying memory as `s`.
1665///     let mut s2: String = ptr::read(&s);
1666///
1667///     assert_eq!(s2, "foo");
1668///
1669///     // Assigning to `s2` causes its original value to be dropped. Beyond
1670///     // this point, `s` must no longer be used, as the underlying memory has
1671///     // been freed.
1672///     s2 = String::default();
1673///     assert_eq!(s2, "");
1674///
1675///     // Assigning to `s` would cause the old value to be dropped again,
1676///     // resulting in undefined behavior.
1677///     // s = String::from("bar"); // ERROR
1678///
1679///     // `ptr::write` can be used to overwrite a value without dropping it.
1680///     ptr::write(&mut s, String::from("bar"));
1681/// }
1682///
1683/// assert_eq!(s, "bar");
1684/// ```
1685///
1686/// [valid]: self#safety
1687#[inline]
1688#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
1689#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_read", since = "1.71.0")]
1690#[track_caller]
1691#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_read"]
1692pub const unsafe fn read<T>(src: *const T) -> T {
1693    // It would be semantically correct to implement this via `copy_nonoverlapping`
1694    // and `MaybeUninit`, as was done before PR #109035. Calling `assume_init`
1695    // provides enough information to know that this is a typed operation.
1696
1697    // However, as of March 2023 the compiler was not capable of taking advantage
1698    // of that information. Thus, the implementation here switched to an intrinsic,
1699    // which lowers to `_0 = *src` in MIR, to address a few issues:
1700    //
1701    // - Using `MaybeUninit::assume_init` after a `copy_nonoverlapping` was not
1702    //   turning the untyped copy into a typed load. As such, the generated
1703    //   `load` in LLVM didn't get various metadata, such as `!range` (#73258),
1704    //   `!nonnull`, and `!noundef`, resulting in poorer optimization.
1705    // - Going through the extra local resulted in multiple extra copies, even
1706    //   in optimized MIR.  (Ignoring StorageLive/Dead, the intrinsic is one
1707    //   MIR statement, while the previous implementation was eight.)  LLVM
1708    //   could sometimes optimize them away, but because `read` is at the core
1709    //   of so many things, not having them in the first place improves what we
1710    //   hand off to the backend.  For example, `mem::replace::<Big>` previously
1711    //   emitted 4 `alloca` and 6 `memcpy`s, but is now 1 `alloc` and 3 `memcpy`s.
1712    // - In general, this approach keeps us from getting any more bugs (like
1713    //   #106369) that boil down to "`read(p)` is worse than `*p`", as this
1714    //   makes them look identical to the backend (or other MIR consumers).
1715    //
1716    // Future enhancements to MIR optimizations might well allow this to return
1717    // to the previous implementation, rather than using an intrinsic.
1718
1719    // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `src` is valid for reads.
1720    unsafe {
1721        #[cfg(debug_assertions)] // Too expensive to always enable (for now?)
1722        ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
1723            check_language_ub,
1724            "ptr::read requires that the pointer argument is aligned and non-null",
1725            (
1726                addr: *const () = src as *const (),
1727                align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
1728                is_zst: bool = T::IS_ZST,
1729            ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(addr, align, is_zst)
1730        );
1731        crate::intrinsics::read_via_copy(src)
1732    }
1733}
1734
1735/// Reads the value from `src` without moving it. This leaves the
1736/// memory in `src` unchanged.
1737///
1738/// Unlike [`read`], `read_unaligned` works with unaligned pointers.
1739///
1740/// # Safety
1741///
1742/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1743///
1744/// * `src` must be [valid] for reads.
1745///
1746/// * `src` must point to a properly initialized value of type `T`.
1747///
1748/// Like [`read`], `read_unaligned` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of
1749/// whether `T` is [`Copy`]. If `T` is not [`Copy`], using both the returned
1750/// value and the value at `*src` can [violate memory safety][read-ownership].
1751///
1752/// [read-ownership]: read#ownership-of-the-returned-value
1753/// [valid]: self#safety
1754///
1755/// ## On `packed` structs
1756///
1757/// Attempting to create a raw pointer to an `unaligned` struct field with
1758/// an expression such as `&packed.unaligned as *const FieldType` creates an
1759/// intermediate unaligned reference before converting that to a raw pointer.
1760/// That this reference is temporary and immediately cast is inconsequential
1761/// as the compiler always expects references to be properly aligned.
1762/// As a result, using `&packed.unaligned as *const FieldType` causes immediate
1763/// *undefined behavior* in your program.
1764///
1765/// Instead you must use the `&raw const` syntax to create the pointer.
1766/// You may use that constructed pointer together with this function.
1767///
1768/// An example of what not to do and how this relates to `read_unaligned` is:
1769///
1770/// ```
1771/// #[repr(packed, C)]
1772/// struct Packed {
1773///     _padding: u8,
1774///     unaligned: u32,
1775/// }
1776///
1777/// let packed = Packed {
1778///     _padding: 0x00,
1779///     unaligned: 0x01020304,
1780/// };
1781///
1782/// // Take the address of a 32-bit integer which is not aligned.
1783/// // In contrast to `&packed.unaligned as *const _`, this has no undefined behavior.
1784/// let unaligned = &raw const packed.unaligned;
1785///
1786/// let v = unsafe { std::ptr::read_unaligned(unaligned) };
1787/// assert_eq!(v, 0x01020304);
1788/// ```
1789///
1790/// Accessing unaligned fields directly with e.g. `packed.unaligned` is safe however.
1791///
1792/// # Examples
1793///
1794/// Read a `usize` value from a byte buffer:
1795///
1796/// ```
1797/// fn read_usize(x: &[u8]) -> usize {
1798///     assert!(x.len() >= size_of::<usize>());
1799///
1800///     let ptr = x.as_ptr() as *const usize;
1801///
1802///     unsafe { ptr.read_unaligned() }
1803/// }
1804/// ```
1805#[inline]
1806#[stable(feature = "ptr_unaligned", since = "1.17.0")]
1807#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_read", since = "1.71.0")]
1808#[track_caller]
1809#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_read_unaligned"]
1810pub const unsafe fn read_unaligned<T>(src: *const T) -> T {
1811    let mut tmp = MaybeUninit::<T>::uninit();
1812    // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `src` is valid for reads.
1813    // `src` cannot overlap `tmp` because `tmp` was just allocated on
1814    // the stack as a separate allocation.
1815    //
1816    // Also, since we just wrote a valid value into `tmp`, it is guaranteed
1817    // to be properly initialized.
1818    unsafe {
1819        copy_nonoverlapping(src as *const u8, tmp.as_mut_ptr() as *mut u8, size_of::<T>());
1820        tmp.assume_init()
1821    }
1822}
1823
1824/// Overwrites a memory location with the given value without reading or
1825/// dropping the old value.
1826///
1827/// `write` does not drop the contents of `dst`. This is safe, but it could leak
1828/// allocations or resources, so care should be taken not to overwrite an object
1829/// that should be dropped.
1830///
1831/// Additionally, it does not drop `src`. Semantically, `src` is moved into the
1832/// location pointed to by `dst`.
1833///
1834/// This is appropriate for initializing uninitialized memory, or overwriting
1835/// memory that has previously been [`read`] from.
1836///
1837/// # Safety
1838///
1839/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1840///
1841/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes.
1842///
1843/// * `dst` must be properly aligned. Use [`write_unaligned`] if this is not the
1844///   case.
1845///
1846/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
1847///
1848/// [valid]: self#safety
1849///
1850/// # Examples
1851///
1852/// Basic usage:
1853///
1854/// ```
1855/// let mut x = 0;
1856/// let y = &mut x as *mut i32;
1857/// let z = 12;
1858///
1859/// unsafe {
1860///     std::ptr::write(y, z);
1861///     assert_eq!(std::ptr::read(y), 12);
1862/// }
1863/// ```
1864///
1865/// Manually implement [`mem::swap`]:
1866///
1867/// ```
1868/// use std::ptr;
1869///
1870/// fn swap<T>(a: &mut T, b: &mut T) {
1871///     unsafe {
1872///         // Create a bitwise copy of the value at `a` in `tmp`.
1873///         let tmp = ptr::read(a);
1874///
1875///         // Exiting at this point (either by explicitly returning or by
1876///         // calling a function which panics) would cause the value in `tmp` to
1877///         // be dropped while the same value is still referenced by `a`. This
1878///         // could trigger undefined behavior if `T` is not `Copy`.
1879///
1880///         // Create a bitwise copy of the value at `b` in `a`.
1881///         // This is safe because mutable references cannot alias.
1882///         ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(b, a, 1);
1883///
1884///         // As above, exiting here could trigger undefined behavior because
1885///         // the same value is referenced by `a` and `b`.
1886///
1887///         // Move `tmp` into `b`.
1888///         ptr::write(b, tmp);
1889///
1890///         // `tmp` has been moved (`write` takes ownership of its second argument),
1891///         // so nothing is dropped implicitly here.
1892///     }
1893/// }
1894///
1895/// let mut foo = "foo".to_owned();
1896/// let mut bar = "bar".to_owned();
1897///
1898/// swap(&mut foo, &mut bar);
1899///
1900/// assert_eq!(foo, "bar");
1901/// assert_eq!(bar, "foo");
1902/// ```
1903#[inline]
1904#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
1905#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_write", since = "1.83.0")]
1906#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_write"]
1907#[track_caller]
1908pub const unsafe fn write<T>(dst: *mut T, src: T) {
1909    // Semantically, it would be fine for this to be implemented as a
1910    // `copy_nonoverlapping` and appropriate drop suppression of `src`.
1911
1912    // However, implementing via that currently produces more MIR than is ideal.
1913    // Using an intrinsic keeps it down to just the simple `*dst = move src` in
1914    // MIR (11 statements shorter, at the time of writing), and also allows
1915    // `src` to stay an SSA value in codegen_ssa, rather than a memory one.
1916
1917    // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `dst` is valid for writes.
1918    // `dst` cannot overlap `src` because the caller has mutable access
1919    // to `dst` while `src` is owned by this function.
1920    unsafe {
1921        #[cfg(debug_assertions)] // Too expensive to always enable (for now?)
1922        ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
1923            check_language_ub,
1924            "ptr::write requires that the pointer argument is aligned and non-null",
1925            (
1926                addr: *mut () = dst as *mut (),
1927                align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
1928                is_zst: bool = T::IS_ZST,
1929            ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(addr, align, is_zst)
1930        );
1931        intrinsics::write_via_move(dst, src)
1932    }
1933}
1934
1935/// Overwrites a memory location with the given value without reading or
1936/// dropping the old value.
1937///
1938/// Unlike [`write()`], the pointer may be unaligned.
1939///
1940/// `write_unaligned` does not drop the contents of `dst`. This is safe, but it
1941/// could leak allocations or resources, so care should be taken not to overwrite
1942/// an object that should be dropped.
1943///
1944/// Additionally, it does not drop `src`. Semantically, `src` is moved into the
1945/// location pointed to by `dst`.
1946///
1947/// This is appropriate for initializing uninitialized memory, or overwriting
1948/// memory that has previously been read with [`read_unaligned`].
1949///
1950/// # Safety
1951///
1952/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1953///
1954/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes.
1955///
1956/// [valid]: self#safety
1957///
1958/// ## On `packed` structs
1959///
1960/// Attempting to create a raw pointer to an `unaligned` struct field with
1961/// an expression such as `&packed.unaligned as *const FieldType` creates an
1962/// intermediate unaligned reference before converting that to a raw pointer.
1963/// That this reference is temporary and immediately cast is inconsequential
1964/// as the compiler always expects references to be properly aligned.
1965/// As a result, using `&packed.unaligned as *const FieldType` causes immediate
1966/// *undefined behavior* in your program.
1967///
1968/// Instead, you must use the `&raw mut` syntax to create the pointer.
1969/// You may use that constructed pointer together with this function.
1970///
1971/// An example of how to do it and how this relates to `write_unaligned` is:
1972///
1973/// ```
1974/// #[repr(packed, C)]
1975/// struct Packed {
1976///     _padding: u8,
1977///     unaligned: u32,
1978/// }
1979///
1980/// let mut packed: Packed = unsafe { std::mem::zeroed() };
1981///
1982/// // Take the address of a 32-bit integer which is not aligned.
1983/// // In contrast to `&packed.unaligned as *mut _`, this has no undefined behavior.
1984/// let unaligned = &raw mut packed.unaligned;
1985///
1986/// unsafe { std::ptr::write_unaligned(unaligned, 42) };
1987///
1988/// assert_eq!({packed.unaligned}, 42); // `{...}` forces copying the field instead of creating a reference.
1989/// ```
1990///
1991/// Accessing unaligned fields directly with e.g. `packed.unaligned` is safe however
1992/// (as can be seen in the `assert_eq!` above).
1993///
1994/// # Examples
1995///
1996/// Write a `usize` value to a byte buffer:
1997///
1998/// ```
1999/// fn write_usize(x: &mut [u8], val: usize) {
2000///     assert!(x.len() >= size_of::<usize>());
2001///
2002///     let ptr = x.as_mut_ptr() as *mut usize;
2003///
2004///     unsafe { ptr.write_unaligned(val) }
2005/// }
2006/// ```
2007#[inline]
2008#[stable(feature = "ptr_unaligned", since = "1.17.0")]
2009#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_write", since = "1.83.0")]
2010#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_write_unaligned"]
2011#[track_caller]
2012pub const unsafe fn write_unaligned<T>(dst: *mut T, src: T) {
2013    // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `dst` is valid for writes.
2014    // `dst` cannot overlap `src` because the caller has mutable access
2015    // to `dst` while `src` is owned by this function.
2016    unsafe {
2017        copy_nonoverlapping((&raw const src) as *const u8, dst as *mut u8, size_of::<T>());
2018        // We are calling the intrinsic directly to avoid function calls in the generated code.
2019        intrinsics::forget(src);
2020    }
2021}
2022
2023/// Performs a volatile read of the value from `src` without moving it.
2024///
2025/// Volatile operations are intended to act on I/O memory. As such, they are considered externally
2026/// observable events (just like syscalls, but less opaque), and are guaranteed to not be elided or
2027/// reordered by the compiler across other externally observable events. With this in mind, there
2028/// are two cases of usage that need to be distinguished:
2029///
2030/// - When a volatile operation is used for memory inside an [allocation], it behaves exactly like
2031///   [`read`], except for the additional guarantee that it won't be elided or reordered (see
2032///   above). This implies that the operation will actually access memory and not e.g. be lowered to
2033///   reusing data from a previous read. Other than that, all the usual rules for memory accesses
2034///   apply (including provenance).  In particular, just like in C, whether an operation is volatile
2035///   has no bearing whatsoever on questions involving concurrent accesses from multiple threads.
2036///   Volatile accesses behave exactly like non-atomic accesses in that regard.
2037///
2038/// - Volatile operations, however, may also be used to access memory that is _outside_ of any Rust
2039///   allocation. In this use-case, the pointer does *not* have to be [valid] for reads. This is
2040///   typically used for CPU and peripheral registers that must be accessed via an I/O memory
2041///   mapping, most commonly at fixed addresses reserved by the hardware. These often have special
2042///   semantics associated to their manipulation, and cannot be used as general purpose memory.
2043///   Here, any address value is possible, including 0 and [`usize::MAX`], so long as the semantics
2044///   of such a read are well-defined by the target hardware. The provenance of the pointer is
2045///   irrelevant, and it can be created with [`without_provenance`]. The access must not trap. It
2046///   can cause side-effects, but those must not affect Rust-allocated memory in any way. This
2047///   access is still not considered [atomic], and as such it cannot be used for inter-thread
2048///   synchronization.
2049///
2050/// Note that volatile memory operations where T is a zero-sized type are noops and may be ignored.
2051///
2052/// [allocation]: crate::ptr#allocated-object
2053/// [atomic]: crate::sync::atomic#memory-model-for-atomic-accesses
2054///
2055/// # Safety
2056///
2057/// Like [`read`], `read_volatile` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of whether `T` is
2058/// [`Copy`]. If `T` is not [`Copy`], using both the returned value and the value at `*src` can
2059/// [violate memory safety][read-ownership]. However, storing non-[`Copy`] types in volatile memory
2060/// is almost certainly incorrect.
2061///
2062/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
2063///
2064/// * `src` must be either [valid] for reads, or it must point to memory outside of all Rust
2065///   allocations and reading from that memory must:
2066///   - not trap, and
2067///   - not cause any memory inside a Rust allocation to be modified.
2068///
2069/// * `src` must be properly aligned.
2070///
2071/// * Reading from `src` must produce a properly initialized value of type `T`.
2072///
2073/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
2074///
2075/// [valid]: self#safety
2076/// [read-ownership]: read#ownership-of-the-returned-value
2077///
2078/// # Examples
2079///
2080/// Basic usage:
2081///
2082/// ```
2083/// let x = 12;
2084/// let y = &x as *const i32;
2085///
2086/// unsafe {
2087///     assert_eq!(std::ptr::read_volatile(y), 12);
2088/// }
2089/// ```
2090#[inline]
2091#[stable(feature = "volatile", since = "1.9.0")]
2092#[track_caller]
2093#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_read_volatile"]
2094pub unsafe fn read_volatile<T>(src: *const T) -> T {
2095    // SAFETY: the caller must uphold the safety contract for `volatile_load`.
2096    unsafe {
2097        ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
2098            check_language_ub,
2099            "ptr::read_volatile requires that the pointer argument is aligned",
2100            (
2101                addr: *const () = src as *const (),
2102                align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
2103            ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned(addr, align)
2104        );
2105        intrinsics::volatile_load(src)
2106    }
2107}
2108
2109/// Performs a volatile write of a memory location with the given value without reading or dropping
2110/// the old value.
2111///
2112/// Volatile operations are intended to act on I/O memory. As such, they are considered externally
2113/// observable events (just like syscalls), and are guaranteed to not be elided or reordered by the
2114/// compiler across other externally observable events. With this in mind, there are two cases of
2115/// usage that need to be distinguished:
2116///
2117/// - When a volatile operation is used for memory inside an [allocation], it behaves exactly like
2118///   [`write`][write()], except for the additional guarantee that it won't be elided or reordered
2119///   (see above). This implies that the operation will actually access memory and not e.g. be
2120///   lowered to a register access. Other than that, all the usual rules for memory accesses apply
2121///   (including provenance). In particular, just like in C, whether an operation is volatile has no
2122///   bearing whatsoever on questions involving concurrent access from multiple threads. Volatile
2123///   accesses behave exactly like non-atomic accesses in that regard.
2124///
2125/// - Volatile operations, however, may also be used to access memory that is _outside_ of any Rust
2126///   allocation. In this use-case, the pointer does *not* have to be [valid] for writes. This is
2127///   typically used for CPU and peripheral registers that must be accessed via an I/O memory
2128///   mapping, most commonly at fixed addresses reserved by the hardware. These often have special
2129///   semantics associated to their manipulation, and cannot be used as general purpose memory.
2130///   Here, any address value is possible, including 0 and [`usize::MAX`], so long as the semantics
2131///   of such a write are well-defined by the target hardware. The provenance of the pointer is
2132///   irrelevant, and it can be created with [`without_provenance`]. The access must not trap. It
2133///   can cause side-effects, but those must not affect Rust-allocated memory in any way. This
2134///   access is still not considered [atomic], and as such it cannot be used for inter-thread
2135///   synchronization.
2136///
2137/// Note that volatile memory operations on zero-sized types (e.g., if a zero-sized type is passed
2138/// to `write_volatile`) are noops and may be ignored.
2139///
2140/// `write_volatile` does not drop the contents of `dst`. This is safe, but it could leak
2141/// allocations or resources, so care should be taken not to overwrite an object that should be
2142/// dropped when operating on Rust memory. Additionally, it does not drop `src`. Semantically, `src`
2143/// is moved into the location pointed to by `dst`.
2144///
2145/// [allocation]: crate::ptr#allocated-object
2146/// [atomic]: crate::sync::atomic#memory-model-for-atomic-accesses
2147///
2148/// # Safety
2149///
2150/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
2151///
2152/// * `dst` must be either [valid] for writes, or it must point to memory outside of all Rust
2153///   allocations and writing to that memory must:
2154///   - not trap, and
2155///   - not cause any memory inside a Rust allocation to be modified.
2156///
2157/// * `dst` must be properly aligned.
2158///
2159/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
2160///
2161/// [valid]: self#safety
2162///
2163/// # Examples
2164///
2165/// Basic usage:
2166///
2167/// ```
2168/// let mut x = 0;
2169/// let y = &mut x as *mut i32;
2170/// let z = 12;
2171///
2172/// unsafe {
2173///     std::ptr::write_volatile(y, z);
2174///     assert_eq!(std::ptr::read_volatile(y), 12);
2175/// }
2176/// ```
2177#[inline]
2178#[stable(feature = "volatile", since = "1.9.0")]
2179#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_write_volatile"]
2180#[track_caller]
2181pub unsafe fn write_volatile<T>(dst: *mut T, src: T) {
2182    // SAFETY: the caller must uphold the safety contract for `volatile_store`.
2183    unsafe {
2184        ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
2185            check_language_ub,
2186            "ptr::write_volatile requires that the pointer argument is aligned",
2187            (
2188                addr: *mut () = dst as *mut (),
2189                align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
2190            ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned(addr, align)
2191        );
2192        intrinsics::volatile_store(dst, src);
2193    }
2194}
2195
2196/// Calculate an element-offset that increases a pointer's alignment.
2197///
2198/// Calculate an element-offset (not byte-offset) that when added to a given pointer `p`, increases `p`'s alignment to at least the given alignment `a`.
2199///
2200/// # Safety
2201/// `a` must be a power of two.
2202///
2203/// # Notes
2204/// This implementation has been carefully tailored to not panic. It is UB for this to panic.
2205/// The only real change that can be made here is change of `INV_TABLE_MOD_16` and associated
2206/// constants.
2207///
2208/// If we ever decide to make it possible to call the intrinsic with `a` that is not a
2209/// power-of-two, it will probably be more prudent to just change to a naive implementation rather
2210/// than trying to adapt this to accommodate that change.
2211///
2212/// Any questions go to @nagisa.
2213#[allow(ptr_to_integer_transmute_in_consts)]
2214pub(crate) unsafe fn align_offset<T: Sized>(p: *const T, a: usize) -> usize {
2215    // FIXME(#75598): Direct use of these intrinsics improves codegen significantly at opt-level <=
2216    // 1, where the method versions of these operations are not inlined.
2217    use intrinsics::{
2218        assume, cttz_nonzero, exact_div, mul_with_overflow, unchecked_rem, unchecked_shl,
2219        unchecked_shr, unchecked_sub, wrapping_add, wrapping_mul, wrapping_sub,
2220    };
2221
2222    /// Calculate multiplicative modular inverse of `x` modulo `m`.
2223    ///
2224    /// This implementation is tailored for `align_offset` and has following preconditions:
2225    ///
2226    /// * `m` is a power-of-two;
2227    /// * `x < m`; (if `x ≥ m`, pass in `x % m` instead)
2228    ///
2229    /// Implementation of this function shall not panic. Ever.
2230    #[inline]
2231    const unsafe fn mod_inv(x: usize, m: usize) -> usize {
2232        /// Multiplicative modular inverse table modulo 2⁴ = 16.
2233        ///
2234        /// Note, that this table does not contain values where inverse does not exist (i.e., for
2235        /// `0⁻¹ mod 16`, `2⁻¹ mod 16`, etc.)
2236        const INV_TABLE_MOD_16: [u8; 8] = [1, 11, 13, 7, 9, 3, 5, 15];
2237        /// Modulo for which the `INV_TABLE_MOD_16` is intended.
2238        const INV_TABLE_MOD: usize = 16;
2239
2240        // SAFETY: `m` is required to be a power-of-two, hence non-zero.
2241        let m_minus_one = unsafe { unchecked_sub(m, 1) };
2242        let mut inverse = INV_TABLE_MOD_16[(x & (INV_TABLE_MOD - 1)) >> 1] as usize;
2243        let mut mod_gate = INV_TABLE_MOD;
2244        // We iterate "up" using the following formula:
2245        //
2246        // $$ xy ≡ 1 (mod 2ⁿ) → xy (2 - xy) ≡ 1 (mod 2²ⁿ) $$
2247        //
2248        // This application needs to be applied at least until `2²ⁿ ≥ m`, at which point we can
2249        // finally reduce the computation to our desired `m` by taking `inverse mod m`.
2250        //
2251        // This computation is `O(log log m)`, which is to say, that on 64-bit machines this loop
2252        // will always finish in at most 4 iterations.
2253        loop {
2254            // y = y * (2 - xy) mod n
2255            //
2256            // Note, that we use wrapping operations here intentionally – the original formula
2257            // uses e.g., subtraction `mod n`. It is entirely fine to do them `mod
2258            // usize::MAX` instead, because we take the result `mod n` at the end
2259            // anyway.
2260            if mod_gate >= m {
2261                break;
2262            }
2263            inverse = wrapping_mul(inverse, wrapping_sub(2usize, wrapping_mul(x, inverse)));
2264            let (new_gate, overflow) = mul_with_overflow(mod_gate, mod_gate);
2265            if overflow {
2266                break;
2267            }
2268            mod_gate = new_gate;
2269        }
2270        inverse & m_minus_one
2271    }
2272
2273    let stride = size_of::<T>();
2274
2275    let addr: usize = p.addr();
2276
2277    // SAFETY: `a` is a power-of-two, therefore non-zero.
2278    let a_minus_one = unsafe { unchecked_sub(a, 1) };
2279
2280    if stride == 0 {
2281        // SPECIAL_CASE: handle 0-sized types. No matter how many times we step, the address will
2282        // stay the same, so no offset will be able to align the pointer unless it is already
2283        // aligned. This branch _will_ be optimized out as `stride` is known at compile-time.
2284        let p_mod_a = addr & a_minus_one;
2285        return if p_mod_a == 0 { 0 } else { usize::MAX };
2286    }
2287
2288    // SAFETY: `stride == 0` case has been handled by the special case above.
2289    let a_mod_stride = unsafe { unchecked_rem(a, stride) };
2290    if a_mod_stride == 0 {
2291        // SPECIAL_CASE: In cases where the `a` is divisible by `stride`, byte offset to align a
2292        // pointer can be computed more simply through `-p (mod a)`. In the off-chance the byte
2293        // offset is not a multiple of `stride`, the input pointer was misaligned and no pointer
2294        // offset will be able to produce a `p` aligned to the specified `a`.
2295        //
2296        // The naive `-p (mod a)` equation inhibits LLVM's ability to select instructions
2297        // like `lea`. We compute `(round_up_to_next_alignment(p, a) - p)` instead. This
2298        // redistributes operations around the load-bearing, but pessimizing `and` instruction
2299        // sufficiently for LLVM to be able to utilize the various optimizations it knows about.
2300        //
2301        // LLVM handles the branch here particularly nicely. If this branch needs to be evaluated
2302        // at runtime, it will produce a mask `if addr_mod_stride == 0 { 0 } else { usize::MAX }`
2303        // in a branch-free way and then bitwise-OR it with whatever result the `-p mod a`
2304        // computation produces.
2305
2306        let aligned_address = wrapping_add(addr, a_minus_one) & wrapping_sub(0, a);
2307        let byte_offset = wrapping_sub(aligned_address, addr);
2308        // FIXME: Remove the assume after <https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/62502>
2309        // SAFETY: Masking by `-a` can only affect the low bits, and thus cannot have reduced
2310        // the value by more than `a-1`, so even though the intermediate values might have
2311        // wrapped, the byte_offset is always in `[0, a)`.
2312        unsafe { assume(byte_offset < a) };
2313
2314        // SAFETY: `stride == 0` case has been handled by the special case above.
2315        let addr_mod_stride = unsafe { unchecked_rem(addr, stride) };
2316
2317        return if addr_mod_stride == 0 {
2318            // SAFETY: `stride` is non-zero. This is guaranteed to divide exactly as well, because
2319            // addr has been verified to be aligned to the original type’s alignment requirements.
2320            unsafe { exact_div(byte_offset, stride) }
2321        } else {
2322            usize::MAX
2323        };
2324    }
2325
2326    // GENERAL_CASE: From here on we’re handling the very general case where `addr` may be
2327    // misaligned, there isn’t an obvious relationship between `stride` and `a` that we can take an
2328    // advantage of, etc. This case produces machine code that isn’t particularly high quality,
2329    // compared to the special cases above. The code produced here is still within the realm of
2330    // miracles, given the situations this case has to deal with.
2331
2332    // SAFETY: a is power-of-two hence non-zero. stride == 0 case is handled above.
2333    // FIXME(const-hack) replace with min
2334    let gcdpow = unsafe {
2335        let x = cttz_nonzero(stride);
2336        let y = cttz_nonzero(a);
2337        if x < y { x } else { y }
2338    };
2339    // SAFETY: gcdpow has an upper-bound that’s at most the number of bits in a `usize`.
2340    let gcd = unsafe { unchecked_shl(1usize, gcdpow) };
2341    // SAFETY: gcd is always greater or equal to 1.
2342    if addr & unsafe { unchecked_sub(gcd, 1) } == 0 {
2343        // This branch solves for the following linear congruence equation:
2344        //
2345        // ` p + so = 0 mod a `
2346        //
2347        // `p` here is the pointer value, `s` - stride of `T`, `o` offset in `T`s, and `a` - the
2348        // requested alignment.
2349        //
2350        // With `g = gcd(a, s)`, and the above condition asserting that `p` is also divisible by
2351        // `g`, we can denote `a' = a/g`, `s' = s/g`, `p' = p/g`, then this becomes equivalent to:
2352        //
2353        // ` p' + s'o = 0 mod a' `
2354        // ` o = (a' - (p' mod a')) * (s'^-1 mod a') `
2355        //
2356        // The first term is "the relative alignment of `p` to `a`" (divided by the `g`), the
2357        // second term is "how does incrementing `p` by `s` bytes change the relative alignment of
2358        // `p`" (again divided by `g`). Division by `g` is necessary to make the inverse well
2359        // formed if `a` and `s` are not co-prime.
2360        //
2361        // Furthermore, the result produced by this solution is not "minimal", so it is necessary
2362        // to take the result `o mod lcm(s, a)`. This `lcm(s, a)` is the same as `a'`.
2363
2364        // SAFETY: `gcdpow` has an upper-bound not greater than the number of trailing 0-bits in
2365        // `a`.
2366        let a2 = unsafe { unchecked_shr(a, gcdpow) };
2367        // SAFETY: `a2` is non-zero. Shifting `a` by `gcdpow` cannot shift out any of the set bits
2368        // in `a` (of which it has exactly one).
2369        let a2minus1 = unsafe { unchecked_sub(a2, 1) };
2370        // SAFETY: `gcdpow` has an upper-bound not greater than the number of trailing 0-bits in
2371        // `a`.
2372        let s2 = unsafe { unchecked_shr(stride & a_minus_one, gcdpow) };
2373        // SAFETY: `gcdpow` has an upper-bound not greater than the number of trailing 0-bits in
2374        // `a`. Furthermore, the subtraction cannot overflow, because `a2 = a >> gcdpow` will
2375        // always be strictly greater than `(p % a) >> gcdpow`.
2376        let minusp2 = unsafe { unchecked_sub(a2, unchecked_shr(addr & a_minus_one, gcdpow)) };
2377        // SAFETY: `a2` is a power-of-two, as proven above. `s2` is strictly less than `a2`
2378        // because `(s % a) >> gcdpow` is strictly less than `a >> gcdpow`.
2379        return wrapping_mul(minusp2, unsafe { mod_inv(s2, a2) }) & a2minus1;
2380    }
2381
2382    // Cannot be aligned at all.
2383    usize::MAX
2384}
2385
2386/// Compares raw pointers for equality.
2387///
2388/// This is the same as using the `==` operator, but less generic:
2389/// the arguments have to be `*const T` raw pointers,
2390/// not anything that implements `PartialEq`.
2391///
2392/// This can be used to compare `&T` references (which coerce to `*const T` implicitly)
2393/// by their address rather than comparing the values they point to
2394/// (which is what the `PartialEq for &T` implementation does).
2395///
2396/// When comparing wide pointers, both the address and the metadata are tested for equality.
2397/// However, note that comparing trait object pointers (`*const dyn Trait`) is unreliable: pointers
2398/// to values of the same underlying type can compare inequal (because vtables are duplicated in
2399/// multiple codegen units), and pointers to values of *different* underlying type can compare equal
2400/// (since identical vtables can be deduplicated within a codegen unit).
2401///
2402/// # Examples
2403///
2404/// ```
2405/// use std::ptr;
2406///
2407/// let five = 5;
2408/// let other_five = 5;
2409/// let five_ref = &five;
2410/// let same_five_ref = &five;
2411/// let other_five_ref = &other_five;
2412///
2413/// assert!(five_ref == same_five_ref);
2414/// assert!(ptr::eq(five_ref, same_five_ref));
2415///
2416/// assert!(five_ref == other_five_ref);
2417/// assert!(!ptr::eq(five_ref, other_five_ref));
2418/// ```
2419///
2420/// Slices are also compared by their length (fat pointers):
2421///
2422/// ```
2423/// let a = [1, 2, 3];
2424/// assert!(std::ptr::eq(&a[..3], &a[..3]));
2425/// assert!(!std::ptr::eq(&a[..2], &a[..3]));
2426/// assert!(!std::ptr::eq(&a[0..2], &a[1..3]));
2427/// ```
2428#[stable(feature = "ptr_eq", since = "1.17.0")]
2429#[inline(always)]
2430#[must_use = "pointer comparison produces a value"]
2431#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_eq"]
2432#[allow(ambiguous_wide_pointer_comparisons)] // it's actually clear here
2433#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
2434pub fn eq<T: PointeeSized>(a: *const T, b: *const T) -> bool {
2435    a == b
2436}
2437
2438/// Compares the *addresses* of the two pointers for equality,
2439/// ignoring any metadata in fat pointers.
2440///
2441/// If the arguments are thin pointers of the same type,
2442/// then this is the same as [`eq`].
2443///
2444/// # Examples
2445///
2446/// ```
2447/// use std::ptr;
2448///
2449/// let whole: &[i32; 3] = &[1, 2, 3];
2450/// let first: &i32 = &whole[0];
2451///
2452/// assert!(ptr::addr_eq(whole, first));
2453/// assert!(!ptr::eq::<dyn std::fmt::Debug>(whole, first));
2454/// ```
2455#[stable(feature = "ptr_addr_eq", since = "1.76.0")]
2456#[inline(always)]
2457#[must_use = "pointer comparison produces a value"]
2458#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
2459pub fn addr_eq<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized>(p: *const T, q: *const U) -> bool {
2460    (p as *const ()) == (q as *const ())
2461}
2462
2463/// Compares the *addresses* of the two function pointers for equality.
2464///
2465/// This is the same as `f == g`, but using this function makes clear that the potentially
2466/// surprising semantics of function pointer comparison are involved.
2467///
2468/// There are **very few guarantees** about how functions are compiled and they have no intrinsic
2469/// “identity”; in particular, this comparison:
2470///
2471/// * May return `true` unexpectedly, in cases where functions are equivalent.
2472///
2473///   For example, the following program is likely (but not guaranteed) to print `(true, true)`
2474///   when compiled with optimization:
2475///
2476///   ```
2477///   let f: fn(i32) -> i32 = |x| x;
2478///   let g: fn(i32) -> i32 = |x| x + 0;  // different closure, different body
2479///   let h: fn(u32) -> u32 = |x| x + 0;  // different signature too
2480///   dbg!(std::ptr::fn_addr_eq(f, g), std::ptr::fn_addr_eq(f, h)); // not guaranteed to be equal
2481///   ```
2482///
2483/// * May return `false` in any case.
2484///
2485///   This is particularly likely with generic functions but may happen with any function.
2486///   (From an implementation perspective, this is possible because functions may sometimes be
2487///   processed more than once by the compiler, resulting in duplicate machine code.)
2488///
2489/// Despite these false positives and false negatives, this comparison can still be useful.
2490/// Specifically, if
2491///
2492/// * `T` is the same type as `U`, `T` is a [subtype] of `U`, or `U` is a [subtype] of `T`, and
2493/// * `ptr::fn_addr_eq(f, g)` returns true,
2494///
2495/// then calling `f` and calling `g` will be equivalent.
2496///
2497///
2498/// # Examples
2499///
2500/// ```
2501/// use std::ptr;
2502///
2503/// fn a() { println!("a"); }
2504/// fn b() { println!("b"); }
2505/// assert!(!ptr::fn_addr_eq(a as fn(), b as fn()));
2506/// ```
2507///
2508/// [subtype]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/subtyping.html
2509#[stable(feature = "ptr_fn_addr_eq", since = "1.85.0")]
2510#[inline(always)]
2511#[must_use = "function pointer comparison produces a value"]
2512#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
2513pub fn fn_addr_eq<T: FnPtr, U: FnPtr>(f: T, g: U) -> bool {
2514    f.addr() == g.addr()
2515}
2516
2517/// Hash a raw pointer.
2518///
2519/// This can be used to hash a `&T` reference (which coerces to `*const T` implicitly)
2520/// by its address rather than the value it points to
2521/// (which is what the `Hash for &T` implementation does).
2522///
2523/// # Examples
2524///
2525/// ```
2526/// use std::hash::{DefaultHasher, Hash, Hasher};
2527/// use std::ptr;
2528///
2529/// let five = 5;
2530/// let five_ref = &five;
2531///
2532/// let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
2533/// ptr::hash(five_ref, &mut hasher);
2534/// let actual = hasher.finish();
2535///
2536/// let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
2537/// (five_ref as *const i32).hash(&mut hasher);
2538/// let expected = hasher.finish();
2539///
2540/// assert_eq!(actual, expected);
2541/// ```
2542#[stable(feature = "ptr_hash", since = "1.35.0")]
2543#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
2544pub fn hash<T: PointeeSized, S: hash::Hasher>(hashee: *const T, into: &mut S) {
2545    use crate::hash::Hash;
2546    hashee.hash(into);
2547}
2548
2549#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
2550#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2551#[diagnostic::on_const(
2552    message = "pointers cannot be reliably compared during const eval",
2553    note = "see issue #53020 <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/53020> for more information"
2554)]
2555impl<F: FnPtr> PartialEq for F {
2556    #[inline]
2557    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
2558        self.addr() == other.addr()
2559    }
2560}
2561#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
2562#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2563#[diagnostic::on_const(
2564    message = "pointers cannot be reliably compared during const eval",
2565    note = "see issue #53020 <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/53020> for more information"
2566)]
2567impl<F: FnPtr> Eq for F {}
2568
2569#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
2570#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2571#[diagnostic::on_const(
2572    message = "pointers cannot be reliably compared during const eval",
2573    note = "see issue #53020 <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/53020> for more information"
2574)]
2575impl<F: FnPtr> PartialOrd for F {
2576    #[inline]
2577    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
2578        self.addr().partial_cmp(&other.addr())
2579    }
2580}
2581#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
2582#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2583#[diagnostic::on_const(
2584    message = "pointers cannot be reliably compared during const eval",
2585    note = "see issue #53020 <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/53020> for more information"
2586)]
2587impl<F: FnPtr> Ord for F {
2588    #[inline]
2589    fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
2590        self.addr().cmp(&other.addr())
2591    }
2592}
2593
2594#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2595#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
2596impl<F: FnPtr> hash::Hash for F {
2597    fn hash<HH: hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut HH) {
2598        state.write_usize(self.addr() as _)
2599    }
2600}
2601
2602#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2603#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
2604impl<F: FnPtr> fmt::Pointer for F {
2605    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
2606        fmt::pointer_fmt_inner(self.addr() as _, f)
2607    }
2608}
2609
2610#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2611#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_subset"))]
2612impl<F: FnPtr> fmt::Debug for F {
2613    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
2614        fmt::pointer_fmt_inner(self.addr() as _, f)
2615    }
2616}
2617
2618/// Creates a `const` raw pointer to a place, without creating an intermediate reference.
2619///
2620/// `addr_of!(expr)` is equivalent to `&raw const expr`. The macro is *soft-deprecated*;
2621/// use `&raw const` instead.
2622///
2623/// It is still an open question under which conditions writing through an `addr_of!`-created
2624/// pointer is permitted. If the place `expr` evaluates to is based on a raw pointer, then the
2625/// result of `addr_of!` inherits all permissions from that raw pointer. However, if the place is
2626/// based on a reference, local variable, or `static`, then until all details are decided, the same
2627/// rules as for shared references apply: it is UB to write through a pointer created with this
2628/// operation, except for bytes located inside an `UnsafeCell`. Use `&raw mut` (or [`addr_of_mut`])
2629/// to create a raw pointer that definitely permits mutation.
2630///
2631/// Creating a reference with `&`/`&mut` is only allowed if the pointer is properly aligned
2632/// and points to initialized data. For cases where those requirements do not hold,
2633/// raw pointers should be used instead. However, `&expr as *const _` creates a reference
2634/// before casting it to a raw pointer, and that reference is subject to the same rules
2635/// as all other references. This macro can create a raw pointer *without* creating
2636/// a reference first.
2637///
2638/// See [`addr_of_mut`] for how to create a pointer to uninitialized data.
2639/// Doing that with `addr_of` would not make much sense since one could only
2640/// read the data, and that would be Undefined Behavior.
2641///
2642/// # Safety
2643///
2644/// The `expr` in `addr_of!(expr)` is evaluated as a place expression, but never loads from the
2645/// place or requires the place to be dereferenceable. This means that `addr_of!((*ptr).field)`
2646/// still requires the projection to `field` to be in-bounds, using the same rules as [`offset`].
2647/// However, `addr_of!(*ptr)` is defined behavior even if `ptr` is null, dangling, or misaligned.
2648///
2649/// Note that `Deref`/`Index` coercions (and their mutable counterparts) are applied inside
2650/// `addr_of!` like everywhere else, in which case a reference is created to call `Deref::deref` or
2651/// `Index::index`, respectively. The statements above only apply when no such coercions are
2652/// applied.
2653///
2654/// [`offset`]: pointer::offset
2655///
2656/// # Example
2657///
2658/// **Correct usage: Creating a pointer to unaligned data**
2659///
2660/// ```
2661/// use std::ptr;
2662///
2663/// #[repr(packed)]
2664/// struct Packed {
2665///     f1: u8,
2666///     f2: u16,
2667/// }
2668///
2669/// let packed = Packed { f1: 1, f2: 2 };
2670/// // `&packed.f2` would create an unaligned reference, and thus be Undefined Behavior!
2671/// let raw_f2 = ptr::addr_of!(packed.f2);
2672/// assert_eq!(unsafe { raw_f2.read_unaligned() }, 2);
2673/// ```
2674///
2675/// **Incorrect usage: Out-of-bounds fields projection**
2676///
2677/// ```rust,no_run
2678/// use std::ptr;
2679///
2680/// #[repr(C)]
2681/// struct MyStruct {
2682///     field1: i32,
2683///     field2: i32,
2684/// }
2685///
2686/// let ptr: *const MyStruct = ptr::null();
2687/// let fieldptr = unsafe { ptr::addr_of!((*ptr).field2) }; // Undefined Behavior ⚠️
2688/// ```
2689///
2690/// The field projection `.field2` would offset the pointer by 4 bytes,
2691/// but the pointer is not in-bounds of an allocation for 4 bytes,
2692/// so this offset is Undefined Behavior.
2693/// See the [`offset`] docs for a full list of requirements for inbounds pointer arithmetic; the
2694/// same requirements apply to field projections, even inside `addr_of!`. (In particular, it makes
2695/// no difference whether the pointer is null or dangling.)
2696#[stable(feature = "raw_ref_macros", since = "1.51.0")]
2697#[rustc_macro_transparency = "semiopaque"]
2698pub macro addr_of($place:expr) {
2699    &raw const $place
2700}
2701
2702/// Creates a `mut` raw pointer to a place, without creating an intermediate reference.
2703///
2704/// `addr_of_mut!(expr)` is equivalent to `&raw mut expr`. The macro is *soft-deprecated*;
2705/// use `&raw mut` instead.
2706///
2707/// Creating a reference with `&`/`&mut` is only allowed if the pointer is properly aligned
2708/// and points to initialized data. For cases where those requirements do not hold,
2709/// raw pointers should be used instead. However, `&mut expr as *mut _` creates a reference
2710/// before casting it to a raw pointer, and that reference is subject to the same rules
2711/// as all other references. This macro can create a raw pointer *without* creating
2712/// a reference first.
2713///
2714/// # Safety
2715///
2716/// The `expr` in `addr_of_mut!(expr)` is evaluated as a place expression, but never loads from the
2717/// place or requires the place to be dereferenceable. This means that `addr_of_mut!((*ptr).field)`
2718/// still requires the projection to `field` to be in-bounds, using the same rules as [`offset`].
2719/// However, `addr_of_mut!(*ptr)` is defined behavior even if `ptr` is null, dangling, or misaligned.
2720///
2721/// Note that `Deref`/`Index` coercions (and their mutable counterparts) are applied inside
2722/// `addr_of_mut!` like everywhere else, in which case a reference is created to call `Deref::deref`
2723/// or `Index::index`, respectively. The statements above only apply when no such coercions are
2724/// applied.
2725///
2726/// [`offset`]: pointer::offset
2727///
2728/// # Examples
2729///
2730/// **Correct usage: Creating a pointer to unaligned data**
2731///
2732/// ```
2733/// use std::ptr;
2734///
2735/// #[repr(packed)]
2736/// struct Packed {
2737///     f1: u8,
2738///     f2: u16,
2739/// }
2740///
2741/// let mut packed = Packed { f1: 1, f2: 2 };
2742/// // `&mut packed.f2` would create an unaligned reference, and thus be Undefined Behavior!
2743/// let raw_f2 = ptr::addr_of_mut!(packed.f2);
2744/// unsafe { raw_f2.write_unaligned(42); }
2745/// assert_eq!({packed.f2}, 42); // `{...}` forces copying the field instead of creating a reference.
2746/// ```
2747///
2748/// **Correct usage: Creating a pointer to uninitialized data**
2749///
2750/// ```rust
2751/// use std::{ptr, mem::MaybeUninit};
2752///
2753/// struct Demo {
2754///     field: bool,
2755/// }
2756///
2757/// let mut uninit = MaybeUninit::<Demo>::uninit();
2758/// // `&uninit.as_mut().field` would create a reference to an uninitialized `bool`,
2759/// // and thus be Undefined Behavior!
2760/// let f1_ptr = unsafe { ptr::addr_of_mut!((*uninit.as_mut_ptr()).field) };
2761/// unsafe { f1_ptr.write(true); }
2762/// let init = unsafe { uninit.assume_init() };
2763/// ```
2764///
2765/// **Incorrect usage: Out-of-bounds fields projection**
2766///
2767/// ```rust,no_run
2768/// use std::ptr;
2769///
2770/// #[repr(C)]
2771/// struct MyStruct {
2772///     field1: i32,
2773///     field2: i32,
2774/// }
2775///
2776/// let ptr: *mut MyStruct = ptr::null_mut();
2777/// let fieldptr = unsafe { ptr::addr_of_mut!((*ptr).field2) }; // Undefined Behavior ⚠️
2778/// ```
2779///
2780/// The field projection `.field2` would offset the pointer by 4 bytes,
2781/// but the pointer is not in-bounds of an allocation for 4 bytes,
2782/// so this offset is Undefined Behavior.
2783/// See the [`offset`] docs for a full list of requirements for inbounds pointer arithmetic; the
2784/// same requirements apply to field projections, even inside `addr_of_mut!`. (In particular, it
2785/// makes no difference whether the pointer is null or dangling.)
2786#[stable(feature = "raw_ref_macros", since = "1.51.0")]
2787#[rustc_macro_transparency = "semiopaque"]
2788pub macro addr_of_mut($place:expr) {
2789    &raw mut $place
2790}