core/ptr/
mod.rs

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
404#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
405use crate::cmp::Ordering;
406#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
407use crate::intrinsics::const_eval_select;
408#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
409use crate::marker::{Destruct, FnPtr, PointeeSized};
410#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
411use crate::mem::{self, MaybeUninit, SizedTypeProperties};
412#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
413use crate::num::NonZero;
414#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
415use crate::{fmt, hash, intrinsics, ub_checks};
416
417// Ferrocene addition: imports for certified subset
418#[cfg(feature = "ferrocene_certified")]
419#[rustfmt::skip]
420use crate::{
421    intrinsics,
422    marker::{Destruct, PointeeSized},
423    mem::{self, MaybeUninit},
424};
425#[cfg(all(debug_assertions, feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
426#[rustfmt::skip]
427use crate::{mem::SizedTypeProperties, ub_checks};
428
429mod alignment;
430#[unstable(feature = "ptr_alignment_type", issue = "102070")]
431pub use alignment::Alignment;
432
433mod metadata;
434#[unstable(feature = "ptr_metadata", issue = "81513")]
435pub use metadata::{DynMetadata, Pointee, Thin, from_raw_parts, from_raw_parts_mut, metadata};
436
437mod non_null;
438#[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
439pub use non_null::NonNull;
440
441#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
442mod unique;
443#[unstable(feature = "ptr_internals", issue = "none")]
444#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
445pub use unique::Unique;
446
447mod const_ptr;
448mod mut_ptr;
449
450// Some functions are defined here because they accidentally got made
451// available in this module on stable. See <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/15702>.
452// (`transmute` also falls into this category, but it cannot be wrapped due to the
453// check that `T` and `U` have the same size.)
454
455/// Copies `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes from `src` to `dst`. The source
456/// and destination must *not* overlap.
457///
458/// For regions of memory which might overlap, use [`copy`] instead.
459///
460/// `copy_nonoverlapping` is semantically equivalent to C's [`memcpy`], but
461/// with the source and destination arguments swapped,
462/// and `count` counting the number of `T`s instead of bytes.
463///
464/// The copy is "untyped" in the sense that data may be uninitialized or otherwise violate the
465/// requirements of `T`. The initialization state is preserved exactly.
466///
467/// [`memcpy`]: https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/string/byte/memcpy
468///
469/// # Safety
470///
471/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
472///
473/// * `src` must be [valid] for reads of `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes.
474///
475/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes of `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes.
476///
477/// * Both `src` and `dst` must be properly aligned.
478///
479/// * The region of memory beginning at `src` with a size of `count *
480///   size_of::<T>()` bytes must *not* overlap with the region of memory
481///   beginning at `dst` with the same size.
482///
483/// Like [`read`], `copy_nonoverlapping` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of
484/// whether `T` is [`Copy`]. If `T` is not [`Copy`], using *both* the values
485/// in the region beginning at `*src` and the region beginning at `*dst` can
486/// [violate memory safety][read-ownership].
487///
488/// Note that even if the effectively copied size (`count * size_of::<T>()`) is
489/// `0`, the pointers must be properly aligned.
490///
491/// [`read`]: crate::ptr::read
492/// [read-ownership]: crate::ptr::read#ownership-of-the-returned-value
493/// [valid]: crate::ptr#safety
494///
495/// # Examples
496///
497/// Manually implement [`Vec::append`]:
498///
499/// ```
500/// use std::ptr;
501///
502/// /// Moves all the elements of `src` into `dst`, leaving `src` empty.
503/// fn append<T>(dst: &mut Vec<T>, src: &mut Vec<T>) {
504///     let src_len = src.len();
505///     let dst_len = dst.len();
506///
507///     // Ensure that `dst` has enough capacity to hold all of `src`.
508///     dst.reserve(src_len);
509///
510///     unsafe {
511///         // The call to add is always safe because `Vec` will never
512///         // allocate more than `isize::MAX` bytes.
513///         let dst_ptr = dst.as_mut_ptr().add(dst_len);
514///         let src_ptr = src.as_ptr();
515///
516///         // Truncate `src` without dropping its contents. We do this first,
517///         // to avoid problems in case something further down panics.
518///         src.set_len(0);
519///
520///         // The two regions cannot overlap because mutable references do
521///         // not alias, and two different vectors cannot own the same
522///         // memory.
523///         ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(src_ptr, dst_ptr, src_len);
524///
525///         // Notify `dst` that it now holds the contents of `src`.
526///         dst.set_len(dst_len + src_len);
527///     }
528/// }
529///
530/// let mut a = vec!['r'];
531/// let mut b = vec!['u', 's', 't'];
532///
533/// append(&mut a, &mut b);
534///
535/// assert_eq!(a, &['r', 'u', 's', 't']);
536/// assert!(b.is_empty());
537/// ```
538///
539/// [`Vec::append`]: ../../std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.append
540#[doc(alias = "memcpy")]
541#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
542#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_intrinsic_copy", since = "1.83.0")]
543#[inline(always)]
544#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
545#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_copy_nonoverlapping"]
546pub const unsafe fn copy_nonoverlapping<T>(src: *const T, dst: *mut T, count: usize) {
547    ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
548        check_language_ub,
549        "ptr::copy_nonoverlapping requires that both pointer arguments are aligned and non-null \
550        and the specified memory ranges do not overlap",
551        (
552            src: *const () = src as *const (),
553            dst: *mut () = dst as *mut (),
554            size: usize = size_of::<T>(),
555            align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
556            count: usize = count,
557        ) => {
558            let zero_size = count == 0 || size == 0;
559            ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(src, align, zero_size)
560                && ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(dst, align, zero_size)
561                && ub_checks::maybe_is_nonoverlapping(src, dst, size, count)
562        }
563    );
564
565    // SAFETY: the safety contract for `copy_nonoverlapping` must be
566    // upheld by the caller.
567    unsafe { crate::intrinsics::copy_nonoverlapping(src, dst, count) }
568}
569
570/// Copies `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes from `src` to `dst`. The source
571/// and destination may overlap.
572///
573/// If the source and destination will *never* overlap,
574/// [`copy_nonoverlapping`] can be used instead.
575///
576/// `copy` is semantically equivalent to C's [`memmove`], but
577/// with the source and destination arguments swapped,
578/// and `count` counting the number of `T`s instead of bytes.
579/// Copying takes place as if the bytes were copied from `src`
580/// to a temporary array and then copied from the array to `dst`.
581///
582/// The copy is "untyped" in the sense that data may be uninitialized or otherwise violate the
583/// requirements of `T`. The initialization state is preserved exactly.
584///
585/// [`memmove`]: https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/string/byte/memmove
586///
587/// # Safety
588///
589/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
590///
591/// * `src` must be [valid] for reads of `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes.
592///
593/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes of `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes, and must remain valid even
594///   when `src` is read for `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes. (This means if the memory ranges
595///   overlap, the `dst` pointer must not be invalidated by `src` reads.)
596///
597/// * Both `src` and `dst` must be properly aligned.
598///
599/// Like [`read`], `copy` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of
600/// whether `T` is [`Copy`]. If `T` is not [`Copy`], using both the values
601/// in the region beginning at `*src` and the region beginning at `*dst` can
602/// [violate memory safety][read-ownership].
603///
604/// Note that even if the effectively copied size (`count * size_of::<T>()`) is
605/// `0`, the pointers must be properly aligned.
606///
607/// [`read`]: crate::ptr::read
608/// [read-ownership]: crate::ptr::read#ownership-of-the-returned-value
609/// [valid]: crate::ptr#safety
610///
611/// # Examples
612///
613/// Efficiently create a Rust vector from an unsafe buffer:
614///
615/// ```
616/// use std::ptr;
617///
618/// /// # Safety
619/// ///
620/// /// * `ptr` must be correctly aligned for its type and non-zero.
621/// /// * `ptr` must be valid for reads of `elts` contiguous elements of type `T`.
622/// /// * Those elements must not be used after calling this function unless `T: Copy`.
623/// # #[allow(dead_code)]
624/// unsafe fn from_buf_raw<T>(ptr: *const T, elts: usize) -> Vec<T> {
625///     let mut dst = Vec::with_capacity(elts);
626///
627///     // SAFETY: Our precondition ensures the source is aligned and valid,
628///     // and `Vec::with_capacity` ensures that we have usable space to write them.
629///     unsafe { ptr::copy(ptr, dst.as_mut_ptr(), elts); }
630///
631///     // SAFETY: We created it with this much capacity earlier,
632///     // and the previous `copy` has initialized these elements.
633///     unsafe { dst.set_len(elts); }
634///     dst
635/// }
636/// ```
637#[doc(alias = "memmove")]
638#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
639#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_intrinsic_copy", since = "1.83.0")]
640#[inline(always)]
641#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
642#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_copy"]
643pub const unsafe fn copy<T>(src: *const T, dst: *mut T, count: usize) {
644    // SAFETY: the safety contract for `copy` must be upheld by the caller.
645    unsafe {
646        ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
647            check_language_ub,
648            "ptr::copy requires that both pointer arguments are aligned and non-null",
649            (
650                src: *const () = src as *const (),
651                dst: *mut () = dst as *mut (),
652                align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
653                zero_size: bool = T::IS_ZST || count == 0,
654            ) =>
655            ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(src, align, zero_size)
656                && ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(dst, align, zero_size)
657        );
658        crate::intrinsics::copy(src, dst, count)
659    }
660}
661
662/// Sets `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes of memory starting at `dst` to
663/// `val`.
664///
665/// `write_bytes` is similar to C's [`memset`], but sets `count *
666/// size_of::<T>()` bytes to `val`.
667///
668/// [`memset`]: https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/string/byte/memset
669///
670/// # Safety
671///
672/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
673///
674/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes of `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes.
675///
676/// * `dst` must be properly aligned.
677///
678/// Note that even if the effectively copied size (`count * size_of::<T>()`) is
679/// `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
680///
681/// Additionally, note that changing `*dst` in this way can easily lead to undefined behavior (UB)
682/// later if the written bytes are not a valid representation of some `T`. For instance, the
683/// following is an **incorrect** use of this function:
684///
685/// ```rust,no_run
686/// unsafe {
687///     let mut value: u8 = 0;
688///     let ptr: *mut bool = &mut value as *mut u8 as *mut bool;
689///     let _bool = ptr.read(); // This is fine, `ptr` points to a valid `bool`.
690///     ptr.write_bytes(42u8, 1); // This function itself does not cause UB...
691///     let _bool = ptr.read(); // ...but it makes this operation UB! ⚠️
692/// }
693/// ```
694///
695/// [valid]: crate::ptr#safety
696///
697/// # Examples
698///
699/// Basic usage:
700///
701/// ```
702/// use std::ptr;
703///
704/// let mut vec = vec![0u32; 4];
705/// unsafe {
706///     let vec_ptr = vec.as_mut_ptr();
707///     ptr::write_bytes(vec_ptr, 0xfe, 2);
708/// }
709/// assert_eq!(vec, [0xfefefefe, 0xfefefefe, 0, 0]);
710/// ```
711#[doc(alias = "memset")]
712#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
713#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_write", since = "1.83.0")]
714#[inline(always)]
715#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
716#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_write_bytes"]
717pub const unsafe fn write_bytes<T>(dst: *mut T, val: u8, count: usize) {
718    // SAFETY: the safety contract for `write_bytes` must be upheld by the caller.
719    unsafe {
720        ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
721            check_language_ub,
722            "ptr::write_bytes requires that the destination pointer is aligned and non-null",
723            (
724                addr: *const () = dst as *const (),
725                align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
726                zero_size: bool = T::IS_ZST || count == 0,
727            ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(addr, align, zero_size)
728        );
729        crate::intrinsics::write_bytes(dst, val, count)
730    }
731}
732
733/// Executes the destructor (if any) of the pointed-to value.
734///
735/// This is almost the same as calling [`ptr::read`] and discarding
736/// the result, but has the following advantages:
737// FIXME: say something more useful than "almost the same"?
738// There are open questions here: `read` requires the value to be fully valid, e.g. if `T` is a
739// `bool` it must be 0 or 1, if it is a reference then it must be dereferenceable. `drop_in_place`
740// only requires that `*to_drop` be "valid for dropping" and we have not defined what that means. In
741// Miri it currently (May 2024) requires nothing at all for types without drop glue.
742///
743/// * It is *required* to use `drop_in_place` to drop unsized types like
744///   trait objects, because they can't be read out onto the stack and
745///   dropped normally.
746///
747/// * It is friendlier to the optimizer to do this over [`ptr::read`] when
748///   dropping manually allocated memory (e.g., in the implementations of
749///   `Box`/`Rc`/`Vec`), as the compiler doesn't need to prove that it's
750///   sound to elide the copy.
751///
752/// * It can be used to drop [pinned] data when `T` is not `repr(packed)`
753///   (pinned data must not be moved before it is dropped).
754///
755/// Unaligned values cannot be dropped in place, they must be copied to an aligned
756/// location first using [`ptr::read_unaligned`]. For packed structs, this move is
757/// done automatically by the compiler. This means the fields of packed structs
758/// are not dropped in-place.
759///
760/// [`ptr::read`]: self::read
761/// [`ptr::read_unaligned`]: self::read_unaligned
762/// [pinned]: crate::pin
763///
764/// # Safety
765///
766/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
767///
768/// * `to_drop` must be [valid] for both reads and writes.
769///
770/// * `to_drop` must be properly aligned, even if `T` has size 0.
771///
772/// * `to_drop` must be nonnull, even if `T` has size 0.
773///
774/// * The value `to_drop` points to must be valid for dropping, which may mean
775///   it must uphold additional invariants. These invariants depend on the type
776///   of the value being dropped. For instance, when dropping a Box, the box's
777///   pointer to the heap must be valid.
778///
779/// * While `drop_in_place` is executing, the only way to access parts of
780///   `to_drop` is through the `&mut self` references supplied to the
781///   `Drop::drop` methods that `drop_in_place` invokes.
782///
783/// Additionally, if `T` is not [`Copy`], using the pointed-to value after
784/// calling `drop_in_place` can cause undefined behavior. Note that `*to_drop =
785/// foo` counts as a use because it will cause the value to be dropped
786/// again. [`write()`] can be used to overwrite data without causing it to be
787/// dropped.
788///
789/// [valid]: self#safety
790///
791/// # Examples
792///
793/// Manually remove the last item from a vector:
794///
795/// ```
796/// use std::ptr;
797/// use std::rc::Rc;
798///
799/// let last = Rc::new(1);
800/// let weak = Rc::downgrade(&last);
801///
802/// let mut v = vec![Rc::new(0), last];
803///
804/// unsafe {
805///     // Get a raw pointer to the last element in `v`.
806///     let ptr = &mut v[1] as *mut _;
807///     // Shorten `v` to prevent the last item from being dropped. We do that first,
808///     // to prevent issues if the `drop_in_place` below panics.
809///     v.set_len(1);
810///     // Without a call `drop_in_place`, the last item would never be dropped,
811///     // and the memory it manages would be leaked.
812///     ptr::drop_in_place(ptr);
813/// }
814///
815/// assert_eq!(v, &[0.into()]);
816///
817/// // Ensure that the last item was dropped.
818/// assert!(weak.upgrade().is_none());
819/// ```
820#[stable(feature = "drop_in_place", since = "1.8.0")]
821#[lang = "drop_in_place"]
822#[allow(unconditional_recursion)]
823#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_drop_in_place"]
824#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_drop_in_place", issue = "109342")]
825pub const unsafe fn drop_in_place<T: PointeeSized>(to_drop: *mut T)
826where
827    T: [const] Destruct,
828{
829    // Code here does not matter - this is replaced by the
830    // real drop glue by the compiler.
831
832    // SAFETY: see comment above
833    unsafe { drop_in_place(to_drop) }
834}
835
836/// Creates a null raw pointer.
837///
838/// This function is equivalent to zero-initializing the pointer:
839/// `MaybeUninit::<*const T>::zeroed().assume_init()`.
840/// The resulting pointer has the address 0.
841///
842/// # Examples
843///
844/// ```
845/// use std::ptr;
846///
847/// let p: *const i32 = ptr::null();
848/// assert!(p.is_null());
849/// assert_eq!(p as usize, 0); // this pointer has the address 0
850/// ```
851#[inline(always)]
852#[must_use]
853#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
854#[rustc_promotable]
855#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_null", since = "1.24.0")]
856#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_null"]
857pub const fn null<T: PointeeSized + Thin>() -> *const T {
858    from_raw_parts(without_provenance::<()>(0), ())
859}
860
861/// Creates a null mutable raw pointer.
862///
863/// This function is equivalent to zero-initializing the pointer:
864/// `MaybeUninit::<*mut T>::zeroed().assume_init()`.
865/// The resulting pointer has the address 0.
866///
867/// # Examples
868///
869/// ```
870/// use std::ptr;
871///
872/// let p: *mut i32 = ptr::null_mut();
873/// assert!(p.is_null());
874/// assert_eq!(p as usize, 0); // this pointer has the address 0
875/// ```
876#[inline(always)]
877#[must_use]
878#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
879#[rustc_promotable]
880#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_null", since = "1.24.0")]
881#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_null_mut"]
882pub const fn null_mut<T: PointeeSized + Thin>() -> *mut T {
883    from_raw_parts_mut(without_provenance_mut::<()>(0), ())
884}
885
886/// Creates a pointer with the given address and no [provenance][crate::ptr#provenance].
887///
888/// This is equivalent to `ptr::null().with_addr(addr)`.
889///
890/// Without provenance, this pointer is not associated with any actual allocation. Such a
891/// no-provenance pointer may be used for zero-sized memory accesses (if suitably aligned), but
892/// non-zero-sized memory accesses with a no-provenance pointer are UB. No-provenance pointers are
893/// little more than a `usize` address in disguise.
894///
895/// This is different from `addr as *const T`, which creates a pointer that picks up a previously
896/// exposed provenance. See [`with_exposed_provenance`] for more details on that operation.
897///
898/// This is a [Strict Provenance][crate::ptr#strict-provenance] API.
899#[inline(always)]
900#[must_use]
901#[stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
902#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
903pub const fn without_provenance<T>(addr: usize) -> *const T {
904    without_provenance_mut(addr)
905}
906
907/// Creates a new pointer that is dangling, but non-null and well-aligned.
908///
909/// This is useful for initializing types which lazily allocate, like
910/// `Vec::new` does.
911///
912/// Note that the address of the returned pointer may potentially
913/// be that of a valid pointer, which means this must not be used
914/// as a "not yet initialized" sentinel value.
915/// Types that lazily allocate must track initialization by some other means.
916#[inline(always)]
917#[must_use]
918#[stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
919#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
920#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
921pub const fn dangling<T>() -> *const T {
922    dangling_mut()
923}
924
925/// Creates a pointer with the given address and no [provenance][crate::ptr#provenance].
926///
927/// This is equivalent to `ptr::null_mut().with_addr(addr)`.
928///
929/// Without provenance, this pointer is not associated with any actual allocation. Such a
930/// no-provenance pointer may be used for zero-sized memory accesses (if suitably aligned), but
931/// non-zero-sized memory accesses with a no-provenance pointer are UB. No-provenance pointers are
932/// little more than a `usize` address in disguise.
933///
934/// This is different from `addr as *mut T`, which creates a pointer that picks up a previously
935/// exposed provenance. See [`with_exposed_provenance_mut`] for more details on that operation.
936///
937/// This is a [Strict Provenance][crate::ptr#strict-provenance] API.
938#[inline(always)]
939#[must_use]
940#[stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
941#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
942#[allow(integer_to_ptr_transmutes)] // Expected semantics here.
943pub const fn without_provenance_mut<T>(addr: usize) -> *mut T {
944    // An int-to-pointer transmute currently has exactly the intended semantics: it creates a
945    // pointer without provenance. Note that this is *not* a stable guarantee about transmute
946    // semantics, it relies on sysroot crates having special status.
947    // SAFETY: every valid integer is also a valid pointer (as long as you don't dereference that
948    // pointer).
949    unsafe { mem::transmute(addr) }
950}
951
952/// Creates a new pointer that is dangling, but non-null and well-aligned.
953///
954/// This is useful for initializing types which lazily allocate, like
955/// `Vec::new` does.
956///
957/// Note that the address of the returned pointer may potentially
958/// be that of a valid pointer, which means this must not be used
959/// as a "not yet initialized" sentinel value.
960/// Types that lazily allocate must track initialization by some other means.
961#[inline(always)]
962#[must_use]
963#[stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
964#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
965#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
966pub const fn dangling_mut<T>() -> *mut T {
967    NonNull::dangling().as_ptr()
968}
969
970/// Converts an address back to a pointer, picking up some previously 'exposed'
971/// [provenance][crate::ptr#provenance].
972///
973/// This is fully equivalent to `addr as *const T`. The provenance of the returned pointer is that
974/// of *some* pointer that was previously exposed by passing it to
975/// [`expose_provenance`][pointer::expose_provenance], or a `ptr as usize` cast. In addition, memory
976/// which is outside the control of the Rust abstract machine (MMIO registers, for example) is
977/// always considered to be accessible with an exposed provenance, so long as this memory is disjoint
978/// from memory that will be used by the abstract machine such as the stack, heap, and statics.
979///
980/// The exact provenance that gets picked is not specified. The compiler will do its best to pick
981/// the "right" provenance for you (whatever that may be), but currently we cannot provide any
982/// guarantees about which provenance the resulting pointer will have -- and therefore there
983/// is no definite specification for which memory the resulting pointer may access.
984///
985/// If there is *no* previously 'exposed' provenance that justifies the way the returned pointer
986/// will be used, the program has undefined behavior. In particular, the aliasing rules still apply:
987/// pointers and references that have been invalidated due to aliasing accesses cannot be used
988/// anymore, even if they have been exposed!
989///
990/// Due to its inherent ambiguity, this operation may not be supported by tools that help you to
991/// stay conformant with the Rust memory model. It is recommended to use [Strict
992/// Provenance][self#strict-provenance] APIs such as [`with_addr`][pointer::with_addr] wherever
993/// possible.
994///
995/// On most platforms this will produce a value with the same bytes as the address. Platforms
996/// which need to store additional information in a pointer may not support this operation,
997/// since it is generally not possible to actually *compute* which provenance the returned
998/// pointer has to pick up.
999///
1000/// This is an [Exposed Provenance][crate::ptr#exposed-provenance] API.
1001#[must_use]
1002#[inline(always)]
1003#[stable(feature = "exposed_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
1004#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_exposed_provenance", since = "1.91.0")]
1005#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
1006#[allow(fuzzy_provenance_casts)] // this *is* the explicit provenance API one should use instead
1007#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
1008pub const fn with_exposed_provenance<T>(addr: usize) -> *const T {
1009    addr as *const T
1010}
1011
1012/// Converts an address back to a mutable pointer, picking up some previously 'exposed'
1013/// [provenance][crate::ptr#provenance].
1014///
1015/// This is fully equivalent to `addr as *mut T`. The provenance of the returned pointer is that
1016/// of *some* pointer that was previously exposed by passing it to
1017/// [`expose_provenance`][pointer::expose_provenance], or a `ptr as usize` cast. In addition, memory
1018/// which is outside the control of the Rust abstract machine (MMIO registers, for example) is
1019/// always considered to be accessible with an exposed provenance, so long as this memory is disjoint
1020/// from memory that will be used by the abstract machine such as the stack, heap, and statics.
1021///
1022/// The exact provenance that gets picked is not specified. The compiler will do its best to pick
1023/// the "right" provenance for you (whatever that may be), but currently we cannot provide any
1024/// guarantees about which provenance the resulting pointer will have -- and therefore there
1025/// is no definite specification for which memory the resulting pointer may access.
1026///
1027/// If there is *no* previously 'exposed' provenance that justifies the way the returned pointer
1028/// will be used, the program has undefined behavior. In particular, the aliasing rules still apply:
1029/// pointers and references that have been invalidated due to aliasing accesses cannot be used
1030/// anymore, even if they have been exposed!
1031///
1032/// Due to its inherent ambiguity, this operation may not be supported by tools that help you to
1033/// stay conformant with the Rust memory model. It is recommended to use [Strict
1034/// Provenance][self#strict-provenance] APIs such as [`with_addr`][pointer::with_addr] wherever
1035/// possible.
1036///
1037/// On most platforms this will produce a value with the same bytes as the address. Platforms
1038/// which need to store additional information in a pointer may not support this operation,
1039/// since it is generally not possible to actually *compute* which provenance the returned
1040/// pointer has to pick up.
1041///
1042/// This is an [Exposed Provenance][crate::ptr#exposed-provenance] API.
1043#[must_use]
1044#[inline(always)]
1045#[stable(feature = "exposed_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
1046#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_exposed_provenance", since = "1.91.0")]
1047#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
1048#[allow(fuzzy_provenance_casts)] // this *is* the explicit provenance API one should use instead
1049#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
1050pub const fn with_exposed_provenance_mut<T>(addr: usize) -> *mut T {
1051    addr as *mut T
1052}
1053
1054/// Converts a reference to a raw pointer.
1055///
1056/// For `r: &T`, `from_ref(r)` is equivalent to `r as *const T` (except for the caveat noted below),
1057/// but is a bit safer since it will never silently change type or mutability, in particular if the
1058/// code is refactored.
1059///
1060/// The caller must ensure that the pointee outlives the pointer this function returns, or else it
1061/// will end up dangling.
1062///
1063/// The caller must also ensure that the memory the pointer (non-transitively) points to is never
1064/// written to (except inside an `UnsafeCell`) using this pointer or any pointer derived from it. If
1065/// you need to mutate the pointee, use [`from_mut`]. Specifically, to turn a mutable reference `m:
1066/// &mut T` into `*const T`, prefer `from_mut(m).cast_const()` to obtain a pointer that can later be
1067/// used for mutation.
1068///
1069/// ## Interaction with lifetime extension
1070///
1071/// Note that this has subtle interactions with the rules for lifetime extension of temporaries in
1072/// tail expressions. This code is valid, albeit in a non-obvious way:
1073/// ```rust
1074/// # type T = i32;
1075/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1076/// // The temporary holding the return value of `foo` has its lifetime extended,
1077/// // because the surrounding expression involves no function call.
1078/// let p = &foo() as *const T;
1079/// unsafe { p.read() };
1080/// ```
1081/// Naively replacing the cast with `from_ref` is not valid:
1082/// ```rust,no_run
1083/// # use std::ptr;
1084/// # type T = i32;
1085/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1086/// // The temporary holding the return value of `foo` does *not* have its lifetime extended,
1087/// // because the surrounding expression involves a function call.
1088/// let p = ptr::from_ref(&foo());
1089/// unsafe { p.read() }; // UB! Reading from a dangling pointer ⚠️
1090/// ```
1091/// The recommended way to write this code is to avoid relying on lifetime extension
1092/// when raw pointers are involved:
1093/// ```rust
1094/// # use std::ptr;
1095/// # type T = i32;
1096/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1097/// let x = foo();
1098/// let p = ptr::from_ref(&x);
1099/// unsafe { p.read() };
1100/// ```
1101#[inline(always)]
1102#[must_use]
1103#[stable(feature = "ptr_from_ref", since = "1.76.0")]
1104#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "ptr_from_ref", since = "1.76.0")]
1105#[rustc_never_returns_null_ptr]
1106#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_from_ref"]
1107pub const fn from_ref<T: PointeeSized>(r: &T) -> *const T {
1108    r
1109}
1110
1111/// Converts a mutable reference to a raw pointer.
1112///
1113/// For `r: &mut T`, `from_mut(r)` is equivalent to `r as *mut T` (except for the caveat noted
1114/// below), but is a bit safer since it will never silently change type or mutability, in particular
1115/// if the code is refactored.
1116///
1117/// The caller must ensure that the pointee outlives the pointer this function returns, or else it
1118/// will end up dangling.
1119///
1120/// ## Interaction with lifetime extension
1121///
1122/// Note that this has subtle interactions with the rules for lifetime extension of temporaries in
1123/// tail expressions. This code is valid, albeit in a non-obvious way:
1124/// ```rust
1125/// # type T = i32;
1126/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1127/// // The temporary holding the return value of `foo` has its lifetime extended,
1128/// // because the surrounding expression involves no function call.
1129/// let p = &mut foo() as *mut T;
1130/// unsafe { p.write(T::default()) };
1131/// ```
1132/// Naively replacing the cast with `from_mut` is not valid:
1133/// ```rust,no_run
1134/// # use std::ptr;
1135/// # type T = i32;
1136/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1137/// // The temporary holding the return value of `foo` does *not* have its lifetime extended,
1138/// // because the surrounding expression involves a function call.
1139/// let p = ptr::from_mut(&mut foo());
1140/// unsafe { p.write(T::default()) }; // UB! Writing to a dangling pointer ⚠️
1141/// ```
1142/// The recommended way to write this code is to avoid relying on lifetime extension
1143/// when raw pointers are involved:
1144/// ```rust
1145/// # use std::ptr;
1146/// # type T = i32;
1147/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1148/// let mut x = foo();
1149/// let p = ptr::from_mut(&mut x);
1150/// unsafe { p.write(T::default()) };
1151/// ```
1152#[inline(always)]
1153#[must_use]
1154#[stable(feature = "ptr_from_ref", since = "1.76.0")]
1155#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "ptr_from_ref", since = "1.76.0")]
1156#[rustc_never_returns_null_ptr]
1157#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
1158pub const fn from_mut<T: PointeeSized>(r: &mut T) -> *mut T {
1159    r
1160}
1161
1162/// Forms a raw slice from a pointer and a length.
1163///
1164/// The `len` argument is the number of **elements**, not the number of bytes.
1165///
1166/// This function is safe, but actually using the return value is unsafe.
1167/// See the documentation of [`slice::from_raw_parts`] for slice safety requirements.
1168///
1169/// [`slice::from_raw_parts`]: crate::slice::from_raw_parts
1170///
1171/// # Examples
1172///
1173/// ```rust
1174/// use std::ptr;
1175///
1176/// // create a slice pointer when starting out with a pointer to the first element
1177/// let x = [5, 6, 7];
1178/// let raw_pointer = x.as_ptr();
1179/// let slice = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts(raw_pointer, 3);
1180/// assert_eq!(unsafe { &*slice }[2], 7);
1181/// ```
1182///
1183/// You must ensure that the pointer is valid and not null before dereferencing
1184/// the raw slice. A slice reference must never have a null pointer, even if it's empty.
1185///
1186/// ```rust,should_panic
1187/// use std::ptr;
1188/// let danger: *const [u8] = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts(ptr::null(), 0);
1189/// unsafe {
1190///     danger.as_ref().expect("references must not be null");
1191/// }
1192/// ```
1193#[inline]
1194#[stable(feature = "slice_from_raw_parts", since = "1.42.0")]
1195#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_slice_from_raw_parts", since = "1.64.0")]
1196#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_slice_from_raw_parts"]
1197pub const fn slice_from_raw_parts<T>(data: *const T, len: usize) -> *const [T] {
1198    from_raw_parts(data, len)
1199}
1200
1201/// Forms a raw mutable slice from a pointer and a length.
1202///
1203/// The `len` argument is the number of **elements**, not the number of bytes.
1204///
1205/// Performs the same functionality as [`slice_from_raw_parts`], except that a
1206/// raw mutable slice is returned, as opposed to a raw immutable slice.
1207///
1208/// This function is safe, but actually using the return value is unsafe.
1209/// See the documentation of [`slice::from_raw_parts_mut`] for slice safety requirements.
1210///
1211/// [`slice::from_raw_parts_mut`]: crate::slice::from_raw_parts_mut
1212///
1213/// # Examples
1214///
1215/// ```rust
1216/// use std::ptr;
1217///
1218/// let x = &mut [5, 6, 7];
1219/// let raw_pointer = x.as_mut_ptr();
1220/// let slice = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(raw_pointer, 3);
1221///
1222/// unsafe {
1223///     (*slice)[2] = 99; // assign a value at an index in the slice
1224/// };
1225///
1226/// assert_eq!(unsafe { &*slice }[2], 99);
1227/// ```
1228///
1229/// You must ensure that the pointer is valid and not null before dereferencing
1230/// the raw slice. A slice reference must never have a null pointer, even if it's empty.
1231///
1232/// ```rust,should_panic
1233/// use std::ptr;
1234/// let danger: *mut [u8] = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(ptr::null_mut(), 0);
1235/// unsafe {
1236///     danger.as_mut().expect("references must not be null");
1237/// }
1238/// ```
1239#[inline]
1240#[stable(feature = "slice_from_raw_parts", since = "1.42.0")]
1241#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_slice_from_raw_parts_mut", since = "1.83.0")]
1242#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_slice_from_raw_parts_mut"]
1243pub const fn slice_from_raw_parts_mut<T>(data: *mut T, len: usize) -> *mut [T] {
1244    from_raw_parts_mut(data, len)
1245}
1246
1247/// Swaps the values at two mutable locations of the same type, without
1248/// deinitializing either.
1249///
1250/// But for the following exceptions, this function is semantically
1251/// equivalent to [`mem::swap`]:
1252///
1253/// * It operates on raw pointers instead of references. When references are
1254///   available, [`mem::swap`] should be preferred.
1255///
1256/// * The two pointed-to values may overlap. If the values do overlap, then the
1257///   overlapping region of memory from `x` will be used. This is demonstrated
1258///   in the second example below.
1259///
1260/// * The operation is "untyped" in the sense that data may be uninitialized or otherwise violate
1261///   the requirements of `T`. The initialization state is preserved exactly.
1262///
1263/// # Safety
1264///
1265/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1266///
1267/// * Both `x` and `y` must be [valid] for both reads and writes. They must remain valid even when the
1268///   other pointer is written. (This means if the memory ranges overlap, the two pointers must not
1269///   be subject to aliasing restrictions relative to each other.)
1270///
1271/// * Both `x` and `y` must be properly aligned.
1272///
1273/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointers must be properly aligned.
1274///
1275/// [valid]: self#safety
1276///
1277/// # Examples
1278///
1279/// Swapping two non-overlapping regions:
1280///
1281/// ```
1282/// use std::ptr;
1283///
1284/// let mut array = [0, 1, 2, 3];
1285///
1286/// let (x, y) = array.split_at_mut(2);
1287/// let x = x.as_mut_ptr().cast::<[u32; 2]>(); // this is `array[0..2]`
1288/// let y = y.as_mut_ptr().cast::<[u32; 2]>(); // this is `array[2..4]`
1289///
1290/// unsafe {
1291///     ptr::swap(x, y);
1292///     assert_eq!([2, 3, 0, 1], array);
1293/// }
1294/// ```
1295///
1296/// Swapping two overlapping regions:
1297///
1298/// ```
1299/// use std::ptr;
1300///
1301/// let mut array: [i32; 4] = [0, 1, 2, 3];
1302///
1303/// let array_ptr: *mut i32 = array.as_mut_ptr();
1304///
1305/// let x = array_ptr as *mut [i32; 3]; // this is `array[0..3]`
1306/// let y = unsafe { array_ptr.add(1) } as *mut [i32; 3]; // this is `array[1..4]`
1307///
1308/// unsafe {
1309///     ptr::swap(x, y);
1310///     // The indices `1..3` of the slice overlap between `x` and `y`.
1311///     // Reasonable results would be for to them be `[2, 3]`, so that indices `0..3` are
1312///     // `[1, 2, 3]` (matching `y` before the `swap`); or for them to be `[0, 1]`
1313///     // so that indices `1..4` are `[0, 1, 2]` (matching `x` before the `swap`).
1314///     // This implementation is defined to make the latter choice.
1315///     assert_eq!([1, 0, 1, 2], array);
1316/// }
1317/// ```
1318#[inline]
1319#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
1320#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_swap", since = "1.85.0")]
1321#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_swap"]
1322#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
1323pub const unsafe fn swap<T>(x: *mut T, y: *mut T) {
1324    // Give ourselves some scratch space to work with.
1325    // We do not have to worry about drops: `MaybeUninit` does nothing when dropped.
1326    let mut tmp = MaybeUninit::<T>::uninit();
1327
1328    // Perform the swap
1329    // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `x` and `y` are
1330    // valid for writes and properly aligned. `tmp` cannot be
1331    // overlapping either `x` or `y` because `tmp` was just allocated
1332    // on the stack as a separate allocation.
1333    unsafe {
1334        copy_nonoverlapping(x, tmp.as_mut_ptr(), 1);
1335        copy(y, x, 1); // `x` and `y` may overlap
1336        copy_nonoverlapping(tmp.as_ptr(), y, 1);
1337    }
1338}
1339
1340/// Swaps `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes between the two regions of memory
1341/// beginning at `x` and `y`. The two regions must *not* overlap.
1342///
1343/// The operation is "untyped" in the sense that data may be uninitialized or otherwise violate the
1344/// requirements of `T`. The initialization state is preserved exactly.
1345///
1346/// # Safety
1347///
1348/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1349///
1350/// * Both `x` and `y` must be [valid] for both reads and writes of `count *
1351///   size_of::<T>()` bytes.
1352///
1353/// * Both `x` and `y` must be properly aligned.
1354///
1355/// * The region of memory beginning at `x` with a size of `count *
1356///   size_of::<T>()` bytes must *not* overlap with the region of memory
1357///   beginning at `y` with the same size.
1358///
1359/// Note that even if the effectively copied size (`count * size_of::<T>()`) is `0`,
1360/// the pointers must be properly aligned.
1361///
1362/// [valid]: self#safety
1363///
1364/// # Examples
1365///
1366/// Basic usage:
1367///
1368/// ```
1369/// use std::ptr;
1370///
1371/// let mut x = [1, 2, 3, 4];
1372/// let mut y = [7, 8, 9];
1373///
1374/// unsafe {
1375///     ptr::swap_nonoverlapping(x.as_mut_ptr(), y.as_mut_ptr(), 2);
1376/// }
1377///
1378/// assert_eq!(x, [7, 8, 3, 4]);
1379/// assert_eq!(y, [1, 2, 9]);
1380/// ```
1381///
1382/// # Const evaluation limitations
1383///
1384/// If this function is invoked during const-evaluation, the current implementation has a small (and
1385/// rarely relevant) limitation: if `count` is at least 2 and the data pointed to by `x` or `y`
1386/// contains a pointer that crosses the boundary of two `T`-sized chunks of memory, the function may
1387/// fail to evaluate (similar to a panic during const-evaluation). This behavior may change in the
1388/// future.
1389///
1390/// The limitation is illustrated by the following example:
1391///
1392/// ```
1393/// use std::mem::size_of;
1394/// use std::ptr;
1395///
1396/// const { unsafe {
1397///     const PTR_SIZE: usize = size_of::<*const i32>();
1398///     let mut data1 = [0u8; PTR_SIZE];
1399///     let mut data2 = [0u8; PTR_SIZE];
1400///     // Store a pointer in `data1`.
1401///     data1.as_mut_ptr().cast::<*const i32>().write_unaligned(&42);
1402///     // Swap the contents of `data1` and `data2` by swapping `PTR_SIZE` many `u8`-sized chunks.
1403///     // This call will fail, because the pointer in `data1` crosses the boundary
1404///     // between several of the 1-byte chunks that are being swapped here.
1405///     //ptr::swap_nonoverlapping(data1.as_mut_ptr(), data2.as_mut_ptr(), PTR_SIZE);
1406///     // Swap the contents of `data1` and `data2` by swapping a single chunk of size
1407///     // `[u8; PTR_SIZE]`. That works, as there is no pointer crossing the boundary between
1408///     // two chunks.
1409///     ptr::swap_nonoverlapping(&mut data1, &mut data2, 1);
1410///     // Read the pointer from `data2` and dereference it.
1411///     let ptr = data2.as_ptr().cast::<*const i32>().read_unaligned();
1412///     assert!(*ptr == 42);
1413/// } }
1414/// ```
1415#[inline]
1416#[stable(feature = "swap_nonoverlapping", since = "1.27.0")]
1417#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_swap_nonoverlapping", since = "1.88.0")]
1418#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_swap_nonoverlapping"]
1419#[rustc_allow_const_fn_unstable(const_eval_select)] // both implementations behave the same
1420#[track_caller]
1421#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
1422pub const unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping<T>(x: *mut T, y: *mut T, count: usize) {
1423    ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
1424        check_library_ub,
1425        "ptr::swap_nonoverlapping requires that both pointer arguments are aligned and non-null \
1426        and the specified memory ranges do not overlap",
1427        (
1428            x: *mut () = x as *mut (),
1429            y: *mut () = y as *mut (),
1430            size: usize = size_of::<T>(),
1431            align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
1432            count: usize = count,
1433        ) => {
1434            let zero_size = size == 0 || count == 0;
1435            ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(x, align, zero_size)
1436                && ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(y, align, zero_size)
1437                && ub_checks::maybe_is_nonoverlapping(x, y, size, count)
1438        }
1439    );
1440
1441    const_eval_select!(
1442        @capture[T] { x: *mut T, y: *mut T, count: usize }:
1443        if const {
1444            // At compile-time we want to always copy this in chunks of `T`, to ensure that if there
1445            // are pointers inside `T` we will copy them in one go rather than trying to copy a part
1446            // of a pointer (which would not work).
1447            // SAFETY: Same preconditions as this function
1448            unsafe { swap_nonoverlapping_const(x, y, count) }
1449        } else {
1450            // Going though a slice here helps codegen know the size fits in `isize`
1451            let slice = slice_from_raw_parts_mut(x, count);
1452            // SAFETY: This is all readable from the pointer, meaning it's one
1453            // allocation, and thus cannot be more than isize::MAX bytes.
1454            let bytes = unsafe { mem::size_of_val_raw::<[T]>(slice) };
1455            if let Some(bytes) = NonZero::new(bytes) {
1456                // SAFETY: These are the same ranges, just expressed in a different
1457                // type, so they're still non-overlapping.
1458                unsafe { swap_nonoverlapping_bytes(x.cast(), y.cast(), bytes) };
1459            }
1460        }
1461    )
1462}
1463
1464/// Same behavior and safety conditions as [`swap_nonoverlapping`]
1465#[inline]
1466#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
1467const unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping_const<T>(x: *mut T, y: *mut T, count: usize) {
1468    let mut i = 0;
1469    while i < count {
1470        // SAFETY: By precondition, `i` is in-bounds because it's below `n`
1471        let x = unsafe { x.add(i) };
1472        // SAFETY: By precondition, `i` is in-bounds because it's below `n`
1473        // and it's distinct from `x` since the ranges are non-overlapping
1474        let y = unsafe { y.add(i) };
1475
1476        // SAFETY: we're only ever given pointers that are valid to read/write,
1477        // including being aligned, and nothing here panics so it's drop-safe.
1478        unsafe {
1479            // Note that it's critical that these use `copy_nonoverlapping`,
1480            // rather than `read`/`write`, to avoid #134713 if T has padding.
1481            let mut temp = MaybeUninit::<T>::uninit();
1482            copy_nonoverlapping(x, temp.as_mut_ptr(), 1);
1483            copy_nonoverlapping(y, x, 1);
1484            copy_nonoverlapping(temp.as_ptr(), y, 1);
1485        }
1486
1487        i += 1;
1488    }
1489}
1490
1491// Don't let MIR inline this, because we really want it to keep its noalias metadata
1492#[rustc_no_mir_inline]
1493#[inline]
1494#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
1495fn swap_chunk<const N: usize>(x: &mut MaybeUninit<[u8; N]>, y: &mut MaybeUninit<[u8; N]>) {
1496    let a = *x;
1497    let b = *y;
1498    *x = b;
1499    *y = a;
1500}
1501
1502#[inline]
1503#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
1504unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping_bytes(x: *mut u8, y: *mut u8, bytes: NonZero<usize>) {
1505    // Same as `swap_nonoverlapping::<[u8; N]>`.
1506    unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping_chunks<const N: usize>(
1507        x: *mut MaybeUninit<[u8; N]>,
1508        y: *mut MaybeUninit<[u8; N]>,
1509        chunks: NonZero<usize>,
1510    ) {
1511        let chunks = chunks.get();
1512        for i in 0..chunks {
1513            // SAFETY: i is in [0, chunks) so the adds and dereferences are in-bounds.
1514            unsafe { swap_chunk(&mut *x.add(i), &mut *y.add(i)) };
1515        }
1516    }
1517
1518    // Same as `swap_nonoverlapping_bytes`, but accepts at most 1+2+4=7 bytes
1519    #[inline]
1520    unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping_short(x: *mut u8, y: *mut u8, bytes: NonZero<usize>) {
1521        // Tail handling for auto-vectorized code sometimes has element-at-a-time behaviour,
1522        // see <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/134946>.
1523        // By swapping as different sizes, rather than as a loop over bytes,
1524        // we make sure not to end up with, say, seven byte-at-a-time copies.
1525
1526        let bytes = bytes.get();
1527        let mut i = 0;
1528        macro_rules! swap_prefix {
1529            ($($n:literal)+) => {$(
1530                if (bytes & $n) != 0 {
1531                    // SAFETY: `i` can only have the same bits set as those in bytes,
1532                    // so these `add`s are in-bounds of `bytes`.  But the bit for
1533                    // `$n` hasn't been set yet, so the `$n` bytes that `swap_chunk`
1534                    // will read and write are within the usable range.
1535                    unsafe { swap_chunk::<$n>(&mut*x.add(i).cast(), &mut*y.add(i).cast()) };
1536                    i |= $n;
1537                }
1538            )+};
1539        }
1540        swap_prefix!(4 2 1);
1541        debug_assert_eq!(i, bytes);
1542    }
1543
1544    const CHUNK_SIZE: usize = size_of::<*const ()>();
1545    let bytes = bytes.get();
1546
1547    let chunks = bytes / CHUNK_SIZE;
1548    let tail = bytes % CHUNK_SIZE;
1549    if let Some(chunks) = NonZero::new(chunks) {
1550        // SAFETY: this is bytes/CHUNK_SIZE*CHUNK_SIZE bytes, which is <= bytes,
1551        // so it's within the range of our non-overlapping bytes.
1552        unsafe { swap_nonoverlapping_chunks::<CHUNK_SIZE>(x.cast(), y.cast(), chunks) };
1553    }
1554    if let Some(tail) = NonZero::new(tail) {
1555        const { assert!(CHUNK_SIZE <= 8) };
1556        let delta = chunks * CHUNK_SIZE;
1557        // SAFETY: the tail length is below CHUNK SIZE because of the remainder,
1558        // and CHUNK_SIZE is at most 8 by the const assert, so tail <= 7
1559        unsafe { swap_nonoverlapping_short(x.add(delta), y.add(delta), tail) };
1560    }
1561}
1562
1563/// Moves `src` into the pointed `dst`, returning the previous `dst` value.
1564///
1565/// Neither value is dropped.
1566///
1567/// This function is semantically equivalent to [`mem::replace`] except that it
1568/// operates on raw pointers instead of references. When references are
1569/// available, [`mem::replace`] should be preferred.
1570///
1571/// # Safety
1572///
1573/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1574///
1575/// * `dst` must be [valid] for both reads and writes.
1576///
1577/// * `dst` must be properly aligned.
1578///
1579/// * `dst` must point to a properly initialized value of type `T`.
1580///
1581/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
1582///
1583/// [valid]: self#safety
1584///
1585/// # Examples
1586///
1587/// ```
1588/// use std::ptr;
1589///
1590/// let mut rust = vec!['b', 'u', 's', 't'];
1591///
1592/// // `mem::replace` would have the same effect without requiring the unsafe
1593/// // block.
1594/// let b = unsafe {
1595///     ptr::replace(&mut rust[0], 'r')
1596/// };
1597///
1598/// assert_eq!(b, 'b');
1599/// assert_eq!(rust, &['r', 'u', 's', 't']);
1600/// ```
1601#[inline]
1602#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
1603#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_replace", since = "1.83.0")]
1604#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_replace"]
1605#[track_caller]
1606#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
1607pub const unsafe fn replace<T>(dst: *mut T, src: T) -> T {
1608    // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `dst` is valid to be
1609    // cast to a mutable reference (valid for writes, aligned, initialized),
1610    // and cannot overlap `src` since `dst` must point to a distinct
1611    // allocation.
1612    unsafe {
1613        ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
1614            check_language_ub,
1615            "ptr::replace requires that the pointer argument is aligned and non-null",
1616            (
1617                addr: *const () = dst as *const (),
1618                align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
1619                is_zst: bool = T::IS_ZST,
1620            ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(addr, align, is_zst)
1621        );
1622        mem::replace(&mut *dst, src)
1623    }
1624}
1625
1626/// Reads the value from `src` without moving it. This leaves the
1627/// memory in `src` unchanged.
1628///
1629/// # Safety
1630///
1631/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1632///
1633/// * `src` must be [valid] for reads.
1634///
1635/// * `src` must be properly aligned. Use [`read_unaligned`] if this is not the
1636///   case.
1637///
1638/// * `src` must point to a properly initialized value of type `T`.
1639///
1640/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
1641///
1642/// # Examples
1643///
1644/// Basic usage:
1645///
1646/// ```
1647/// let x = 12;
1648/// let y = &x as *const i32;
1649///
1650/// unsafe {
1651///     assert_eq!(std::ptr::read(y), 12);
1652/// }
1653/// ```
1654///
1655/// Manually implement [`mem::swap`]:
1656///
1657/// ```
1658/// use std::ptr;
1659///
1660/// fn swap<T>(a: &mut T, b: &mut T) {
1661///     unsafe {
1662///         // Create a bitwise copy of the value at `a` in `tmp`.
1663///         let tmp = ptr::read(a);
1664///
1665///         // Exiting at this point (either by explicitly returning or by
1666///         // calling a function which panics) would cause the value in `tmp` to
1667///         // be dropped while the same value is still referenced by `a`. This
1668///         // could trigger undefined behavior if `T` is not `Copy`.
1669///
1670///         // Create a bitwise copy of the value at `b` in `a`.
1671///         // This is safe because mutable references cannot alias.
1672///         ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(b, a, 1);
1673///
1674///         // As above, exiting here could trigger undefined behavior because
1675///         // the same value is referenced by `a` and `b`.
1676///
1677///         // Move `tmp` into `b`.
1678///         ptr::write(b, tmp);
1679///
1680///         // `tmp` has been moved (`write` takes ownership of its second argument),
1681///         // so nothing is dropped implicitly here.
1682///     }
1683/// }
1684///
1685/// let mut foo = "foo".to_owned();
1686/// let mut bar = "bar".to_owned();
1687///
1688/// swap(&mut foo, &mut bar);
1689///
1690/// assert_eq!(foo, "bar");
1691/// assert_eq!(bar, "foo");
1692/// ```
1693///
1694/// ## Ownership of the Returned Value
1695///
1696/// `read` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of whether `T` is [`Copy`].
1697/// If `T` is not [`Copy`], using both the returned value and the value at
1698/// `*src` can violate memory safety. Note that assigning to `*src` counts as a
1699/// use because it will attempt to drop the value at `*src`.
1700///
1701/// [`write()`] can be used to overwrite data without causing it to be dropped.
1702///
1703/// ```
1704/// use std::ptr;
1705///
1706/// let mut s = String::from("foo");
1707/// unsafe {
1708///     // `s2` now points to the same underlying memory as `s`.
1709///     let mut s2: String = ptr::read(&s);
1710///
1711///     assert_eq!(s2, "foo");
1712///
1713///     // Assigning to `s2` causes its original value to be dropped. Beyond
1714///     // this point, `s` must no longer be used, as the underlying memory has
1715///     // been freed.
1716///     s2 = String::default();
1717///     assert_eq!(s2, "");
1718///
1719///     // Assigning to `s` would cause the old value to be dropped again,
1720///     // resulting in undefined behavior.
1721///     // s = String::from("bar"); // ERROR
1722///
1723///     // `ptr::write` can be used to overwrite a value without dropping it.
1724///     ptr::write(&mut s, String::from("bar"));
1725/// }
1726///
1727/// assert_eq!(s, "bar");
1728/// ```
1729///
1730/// [valid]: self#safety
1731#[inline]
1732#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
1733#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_read", since = "1.71.0")]
1734#[track_caller]
1735#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_read"]
1736pub const unsafe fn read<T>(src: *const T) -> T {
1737    // It would be semantically correct to implement this via `copy_nonoverlapping`
1738    // and `MaybeUninit`, as was done before PR #109035. Calling `assume_init`
1739    // provides enough information to know that this is a typed operation.
1740
1741    // However, as of March 2023 the compiler was not capable of taking advantage
1742    // of that information. Thus, the implementation here switched to an intrinsic,
1743    // which lowers to `_0 = *src` in MIR, to address a few issues:
1744    //
1745    // - Using `MaybeUninit::assume_init` after a `copy_nonoverlapping` was not
1746    //   turning the untyped copy into a typed load. As such, the generated
1747    //   `load` in LLVM didn't get various metadata, such as `!range` (#73258),
1748    //   `!nonnull`, and `!noundef`, resulting in poorer optimization.
1749    // - Going through the extra local resulted in multiple extra copies, even
1750    //   in optimized MIR.  (Ignoring StorageLive/Dead, the intrinsic is one
1751    //   MIR statement, while the previous implementation was eight.)  LLVM
1752    //   could sometimes optimize them away, but because `read` is at the core
1753    //   of so many things, not having them in the first place improves what we
1754    //   hand off to the backend.  For example, `mem::replace::<Big>` previously
1755    //   emitted 4 `alloca` and 6 `memcpy`s, but is now 1 `alloc` and 3 `memcpy`s.
1756    // - In general, this approach keeps us from getting any more bugs (like
1757    //   #106369) that boil down to "`read(p)` is worse than `*p`", as this
1758    //   makes them look identical to the backend (or other MIR consumers).
1759    //
1760    // Future enhancements to MIR optimizations might well allow this to return
1761    // to the previous implementation, rather than using an intrinsic.
1762
1763    // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `src` is valid for reads.
1764    unsafe {
1765        #[cfg(debug_assertions)] // Too expensive to always enable (for now?)
1766        ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
1767            check_language_ub,
1768            "ptr::read requires that the pointer argument is aligned and non-null",
1769            (
1770                addr: *const () = src as *const (),
1771                align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
1772                is_zst: bool = T::IS_ZST,
1773            ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(addr, align, is_zst)
1774        );
1775        crate::intrinsics::read_via_copy(src)
1776    }
1777}
1778
1779/// Reads the value from `src` without moving it. This leaves the
1780/// memory in `src` unchanged.
1781///
1782/// Unlike [`read`], `read_unaligned` works with unaligned pointers.
1783///
1784/// # Safety
1785///
1786/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1787///
1788/// * `src` must be [valid] for reads.
1789///
1790/// * `src` must point to a properly initialized value of type `T`.
1791///
1792/// Like [`read`], `read_unaligned` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of
1793/// whether `T` is [`Copy`]. If `T` is not [`Copy`], using both the returned
1794/// value and the value at `*src` can [violate memory safety][read-ownership].
1795///
1796/// [read-ownership]: read#ownership-of-the-returned-value
1797/// [valid]: self#safety
1798///
1799/// ## On `packed` structs
1800///
1801/// Attempting to create a raw pointer to an `unaligned` struct field with
1802/// an expression such as `&packed.unaligned as *const FieldType` creates an
1803/// intermediate unaligned reference before converting that to a raw pointer.
1804/// That this reference is temporary and immediately cast is inconsequential
1805/// as the compiler always expects references to be properly aligned.
1806/// As a result, using `&packed.unaligned as *const FieldType` causes immediate
1807/// *undefined behavior* in your program.
1808///
1809/// Instead you must use the `&raw const` syntax to create the pointer.
1810/// You may use that constructed pointer together with this function.
1811///
1812/// An example of what not to do and how this relates to `read_unaligned` is:
1813///
1814/// ```
1815/// #[repr(packed, C)]
1816/// struct Packed {
1817///     _padding: u8,
1818///     unaligned: u32,
1819/// }
1820///
1821/// let packed = Packed {
1822///     _padding: 0x00,
1823///     unaligned: 0x01020304,
1824/// };
1825///
1826/// // Take the address of a 32-bit integer which is not aligned.
1827/// // In contrast to `&packed.unaligned as *const _`, this has no undefined behavior.
1828/// let unaligned = &raw const packed.unaligned;
1829///
1830/// let v = unsafe { std::ptr::read_unaligned(unaligned) };
1831/// assert_eq!(v, 0x01020304);
1832/// ```
1833///
1834/// Accessing unaligned fields directly with e.g. `packed.unaligned` is safe however.
1835///
1836/// # Examples
1837///
1838/// Read a `usize` value from a byte buffer:
1839///
1840/// ```
1841/// fn read_usize(x: &[u8]) -> usize {
1842///     assert!(x.len() >= size_of::<usize>());
1843///
1844///     let ptr = x.as_ptr() as *const usize;
1845///
1846///     unsafe { ptr.read_unaligned() }
1847/// }
1848/// ```
1849#[inline]
1850#[stable(feature = "ptr_unaligned", since = "1.17.0")]
1851#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_read", since = "1.71.0")]
1852#[track_caller]
1853#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_read_unaligned"]
1854pub const unsafe fn read_unaligned<T>(src: *const T) -> T {
1855    let mut tmp = MaybeUninit::<T>::uninit();
1856    // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `src` is valid for reads.
1857    // `src` cannot overlap `tmp` because `tmp` was just allocated on
1858    // the stack as a separate allocation.
1859    //
1860    // Also, since we just wrote a valid value into `tmp`, it is guaranteed
1861    // to be properly initialized.
1862    unsafe {
1863        copy_nonoverlapping(src as *const u8, tmp.as_mut_ptr() as *mut u8, size_of::<T>());
1864        tmp.assume_init()
1865    }
1866}
1867
1868/// Overwrites a memory location with the given value without reading or
1869/// dropping the old value.
1870///
1871/// `write` does not drop the contents of `dst`. This is safe, but it could leak
1872/// allocations or resources, so care should be taken not to overwrite an object
1873/// that should be dropped.
1874///
1875/// Additionally, it does not drop `src`. Semantically, `src` is moved into the
1876/// location pointed to by `dst`.
1877///
1878/// This is appropriate for initializing uninitialized memory, or overwriting
1879/// memory that has previously been [`read`] from.
1880///
1881/// # Safety
1882///
1883/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1884///
1885/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes.
1886///
1887/// * `dst` must be properly aligned. Use [`write_unaligned`] if this is not the
1888///   case.
1889///
1890/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
1891///
1892/// [valid]: self#safety
1893///
1894/// # Examples
1895///
1896/// Basic usage:
1897///
1898/// ```
1899/// let mut x = 0;
1900/// let y = &mut x as *mut i32;
1901/// let z = 12;
1902///
1903/// unsafe {
1904///     std::ptr::write(y, z);
1905///     assert_eq!(std::ptr::read(y), 12);
1906/// }
1907/// ```
1908///
1909/// Manually implement [`mem::swap`]:
1910///
1911/// ```
1912/// use std::ptr;
1913///
1914/// fn swap<T>(a: &mut T, b: &mut T) {
1915///     unsafe {
1916///         // Create a bitwise copy of the value at `a` in `tmp`.
1917///         let tmp = ptr::read(a);
1918///
1919///         // Exiting at this point (either by explicitly returning or by
1920///         // calling a function which panics) would cause the value in `tmp` to
1921///         // be dropped while the same value is still referenced by `a`. This
1922///         // could trigger undefined behavior if `T` is not `Copy`.
1923///
1924///         // Create a bitwise copy of the value at `b` in `a`.
1925///         // This is safe because mutable references cannot alias.
1926///         ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(b, a, 1);
1927///
1928///         // As above, exiting here could trigger undefined behavior because
1929///         // the same value is referenced by `a` and `b`.
1930///
1931///         // Move `tmp` into `b`.
1932///         ptr::write(b, tmp);
1933///
1934///         // `tmp` has been moved (`write` takes ownership of its second argument),
1935///         // so nothing is dropped implicitly here.
1936///     }
1937/// }
1938///
1939/// let mut foo = "foo".to_owned();
1940/// let mut bar = "bar".to_owned();
1941///
1942/// swap(&mut foo, &mut bar);
1943///
1944/// assert_eq!(foo, "bar");
1945/// assert_eq!(bar, "foo");
1946/// ```
1947#[inline]
1948#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
1949#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_write", since = "1.83.0")]
1950#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_write"]
1951#[track_caller]
1952pub const unsafe fn write<T>(dst: *mut T, src: T) {
1953    // Semantically, it would be fine for this to be implemented as a
1954    // `copy_nonoverlapping` and appropriate drop suppression of `src`.
1955
1956    // However, implementing via that currently produces more MIR than is ideal.
1957    // Using an intrinsic keeps it down to just the simple `*dst = move src` in
1958    // MIR (11 statements shorter, at the time of writing), and also allows
1959    // `src` to stay an SSA value in codegen_ssa, rather than a memory one.
1960
1961    // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `dst` is valid for writes.
1962    // `dst` cannot overlap `src` because the caller has mutable access
1963    // to `dst` while `src` is owned by this function.
1964    unsafe {
1965        #[cfg(debug_assertions)] // Too expensive to always enable (for now?)
1966        ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
1967            check_language_ub,
1968            "ptr::write requires that the pointer argument is aligned and non-null",
1969            (
1970                addr: *mut () = dst as *mut (),
1971                align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
1972                is_zst: bool = T::IS_ZST,
1973            ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(addr, align, is_zst)
1974        );
1975        intrinsics::write_via_move(dst, src)
1976    }
1977}
1978
1979/// Overwrites a memory location with the given value without reading or
1980/// dropping the old value.
1981///
1982/// Unlike [`write()`], the pointer may be unaligned.
1983///
1984/// `write_unaligned` does not drop the contents of `dst`. This is safe, but it
1985/// could leak allocations or resources, so care should be taken not to overwrite
1986/// an object that should be dropped.
1987///
1988/// Additionally, it does not drop `src`. Semantically, `src` is moved into the
1989/// location pointed to by `dst`.
1990///
1991/// This is appropriate for initializing uninitialized memory, or overwriting
1992/// memory that has previously been read with [`read_unaligned`].
1993///
1994/// # Safety
1995///
1996/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1997///
1998/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes.
1999///
2000/// [valid]: self#safety
2001///
2002/// ## On `packed` structs
2003///
2004/// Attempting to create a raw pointer to an `unaligned` struct field with
2005/// an expression such as `&packed.unaligned as *const FieldType` creates an
2006/// intermediate unaligned reference before converting that to a raw pointer.
2007/// That this reference is temporary and immediately cast is inconsequential
2008/// as the compiler always expects references to be properly aligned.
2009/// As a result, using `&packed.unaligned as *const FieldType` causes immediate
2010/// *undefined behavior* in your program.
2011///
2012/// Instead, you must use the `&raw mut` syntax to create the pointer.
2013/// You may use that constructed pointer together with this function.
2014///
2015/// An example of how to do it and how this relates to `write_unaligned` is:
2016///
2017/// ```
2018/// #[repr(packed, C)]
2019/// struct Packed {
2020///     _padding: u8,
2021///     unaligned: u32,
2022/// }
2023///
2024/// let mut packed: Packed = unsafe { std::mem::zeroed() };
2025///
2026/// // Take the address of a 32-bit integer which is not aligned.
2027/// // In contrast to `&packed.unaligned as *mut _`, this has no undefined behavior.
2028/// let unaligned = &raw mut packed.unaligned;
2029///
2030/// unsafe { std::ptr::write_unaligned(unaligned, 42) };
2031///
2032/// assert_eq!({packed.unaligned}, 42); // `{...}` forces copying the field instead of creating a reference.
2033/// ```
2034///
2035/// Accessing unaligned fields directly with e.g. `packed.unaligned` is safe however
2036/// (as can be seen in the `assert_eq!` above).
2037///
2038/// # Examples
2039///
2040/// Write a `usize` value to a byte buffer:
2041///
2042/// ```
2043/// fn write_usize(x: &mut [u8], val: usize) {
2044///     assert!(x.len() >= size_of::<usize>());
2045///
2046///     let ptr = x.as_mut_ptr() as *mut usize;
2047///
2048///     unsafe { ptr.write_unaligned(val) }
2049/// }
2050/// ```
2051#[inline]
2052#[stable(feature = "ptr_unaligned", since = "1.17.0")]
2053#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_write", since = "1.83.0")]
2054#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_write_unaligned"]
2055#[track_caller]
2056#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
2057pub const unsafe fn write_unaligned<T>(dst: *mut T, src: T) {
2058    // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `dst` is valid for writes.
2059    // `dst` cannot overlap `src` because the caller has mutable access
2060    // to `dst` while `src` is owned by this function.
2061    unsafe {
2062        copy_nonoverlapping((&raw const src) as *const u8, dst as *mut u8, size_of::<T>());
2063        // We are calling the intrinsic directly to avoid function calls in the generated code.
2064        intrinsics::forget(src);
2065    }
2066}
2067
2068/// Performs a volatile read of the value from `src` without moving it.
2069///
2070/// Volatile operations are intended to act on I/O memory. As such, they are considered externally
2071/// observable events (just like syscalls, but less opaque), and are guaranteed to not be elided or
2072/// reordered by the compiler across other externally observable events. With this in mind, there
2073/// are two cases of usage that need to be distinguished:
2074///
2075/// - When a volatile operation is used for memory inside an [allocation], it behaves exactly like
2076///   [`read`], except for the additional guarantee that it won't be elided or reordered (see
2077///   above). This implies that the operation will actually access memory and not e.g. be lowered to
2078///   reusing data from a previous read. Other than that, all the usual rules for memory accesses
2079///   apply (including provenance).  In particular, just like in C, whether an operation is volatile
2080///   has no bearing whatsoever on questions involving concurrent accesses from multiple threads.
2081///   Volatile accesses behave exactly like non-atomic accesses in that regard.
2082///
2083/// - Volatile operations, however, may also be used to access memory that is _outside_ of any Rust
2084///   allocation. In this use-case, the pointer does *not* have to be [valid] for reads. This is
2085///   typically used for CPU and peripheral registers that must be accessed via an I/O memory
2086///   mapping, most commonly at fixed addresses reserved by the hardware. These often have special
2087///   semantics associated to their manipulation, and cannot be used as general purpose memory.
2088///   Here, any address value is possible, including 0 and [`usize::MAX`], so long as the semantics
2089///   of such a read are well-defined by the target hardware. The provenance of the pointer is
2090///   irrelevant, and it can be created with [`without_provenance`]. The access must not trap. It
2091///   can cause side-effects, but those must not affect Rust-allocated memory in any way. This
2092///   access is still not considered [atomic], and as such it cannot be used for inter-thread
2093///   synchronization.
2094///
2095/// Note that volatile memory operations where T is a zero-sized type are noops and may be ignored.
2096///
2097/// [allocation]: crate::ptr#allocated-object
2098/// [atomic]: crate::sync::atomic#memory-model-for-atomic-accesses
2099///
2100/// # Safety
2101///
2102/// Like [`read`], `read_volatile` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of whether `T` is
2103/// [`Copy`]. If `T` is not [`Copy`], using both the returned value and the value at `*src` can
2104/// [violate memory safety][read-ownership]. However, storing non-[`Copy`] types in volatile memory
2105/// is almost certainly incorrect.
2106///
2107/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
2108///
2109/// * `src` must be either [valid] for reads, or it must point to memory outside of all Rust
2110///   allocations and reading from that memory must:
2111///   - not trap, and
2112///   - not cause any memory inside a Rust allocation to be modified.
2113///
2114/// * `src` must be properly aligned.
2115///
2116/// * Reading from `src` must produce a properly initialized value of type `T`.
2117///
2118/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
2119///
2120/// [valid]: self#safety
2121/// [read-ownership]: read#ownership-of-the-returned-value
2122///
2123/// # Examples
2124///
2125/// Basic usage:
2126///
2127/// ```
2128/// let x = 12;
2129/// let y = &x as *const i32;
2130///
2131/// unsafe {
2132///     assert_eq!(std::ptr::read_volatile(y), 12);
2133/// }
2134/// ```
2135#[inline]
2136#[stable(feature = "volatile", since = "1.9.0")]
2137#[track_caller]
2138#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_read_volatile"]
2139pub unsafe fn read_volatile<T>(src: *const T) -> T {
2140    // SAFETY: the caller must uphold the safety contract for `volatile_load`.
2141    unsafe {
2142        ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
2143            check_language_ub,
2144            "ptr::read_volatile requires that the pointer argument is aligned",
2145            (
2146                addr: *const () = src as *const (),
2147                align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
2148            ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned(addr, align)
2149        );
2150        intrinsics::volatile_load(src)
2151    }
2152}
2153
2154/// Performs a volatile write of a memory location with the given value without reading or dropping
2155/// the old value.
2156///
2157/// Volatile operations are intended to act on I/O memory. As such, they are considered externally
2158/// observable events (just like syscalls), and are guaranteed to not be elided or reordered by the
2159/// compiler across other externally observable events. With this in mind, there are two cases of
2160/// usage that need to be distinguished:
2161///
2162/// - When a volatile operation is used for memory inside an [allocation], it behaves exactly like
2163///   [`write`][write()], except for the additional guarantee that it won't be elided or reordered
2164///   (see above). This implies that the operation will actually access memory and not e.g. be
2165///   lowered to a register access. Other than that, all the usual rules for memory accesses apply
2166///   (including provenance). In particular, just like in C, whether an operation is volatile has no
2167///   bearing whatsoever on questions involving concurrent access from multiple threads. Volatile
2168///   accesses behave exactly like non-atomic accesses in that regard.
2169///
2170/// - Volatile operations, however, may also be used to access memory that is _outside_ of any Rust
2171///   allocation. In this use-case, the pointer does *not* have to be [valid] for writes. This is
2172///   typically used for CPU and peripheral registers that must be accessed via an I/O memory
2173///   mapping, most commonly at fixed addresses reserved by the hardware. These often have special
2174///   semantics associated to their manipulation, and cannot be used as general purpose memory.
2175///   Here, any address value is possible, including 0 and [`usize::MAX`], so long as the semantics
2176///   of such a write are well-defined by the target hardware. The provenance of the pointer is
2177///   irrelevant, and it can be created with [`without_provenance`]. The access must not trap. It
2178///   can cause side-effects, but those must not affect Rust-allocated memory in any way. This
2179///   access is still not considered [atomic], and as such it cannot be used for inter-thread
2180///   synchronization.
2181///
2182/// Note that volatile memory operations on zero-sized types (e.g., if a zero-sized type is passed
2183/// to `write_volatile`) are noops and may be ignored.
2184///
2185/// `write_volatile` does not drop the contents of `dst`. This is safe, but it could leak
2186/// allocations or resources, so care should be taken not to overwrite an object that should be
2187/// dropped when operating on Rust memory. Additionally, it does not drop `src`. Semantically, `src`
2188/// is moved into the location pointed to by `dst`.
2189///
2190/// [allocation]: crate::ptr#allocated-object
2191/// [atomic]: crate::sync::atomic#memory-model-for-atomic-accesses
2192///
2193/// # Safety
2194///
2195/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
2196///
2197/// * `dst` must be either [valid] for writes, or it must point to memory outside of all Rust
2198///   allocations and writing to that memory must:
2199///   - not trap, and
2200///   - not cause any memory inside a Rust allocation to be modified.
2201///
2202/// * `dst` must be properly aligned.
2203///
2204/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
2205///
2206/// [valid]: self#safety
2207///
2208/// # Examples
2209///
2210/// Basic usage:
2211///
2212/// ```
2213/// let mut x = 0;
2214/// let y = &mut x as *mut i32;
2215/// let z = 12;
2216///
2217/// unsafe {
2218///     std::ptr::write_volatile(y, z);
2219///     assert_eq!(std::ptr::read_volatile(y), 12);
2220/// }
2221/// ```
2222#[inline]
2223#[stable(feature = "volatile", since = "1.9.0")]
2224#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_write_volatile"]
2225#[track_caller]
2226pub unsafe fn write_volatile<T>(dst: *mut T, src: T) {
2227    // SAFETY: the caller must uphold the safety contract for `volatile_store`.
2228    unsafe {
2229        ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
2230            check_language_ub,
2231            "ptr::write_volatile requires that the pointer argument is aligned",
2232            (
2233                addr: *mut () = dst as *mut (),
2234                align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
2235            ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned(addr, align)
2236        );
2237        intrinsics::volatile_store(dst, src);
2238    }
2239}
2240
2241/// Calculate an element-offset that increases a pointer's alignment.
2242///
2243/// 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`.
2244///
2245/// # Safety
2246/// `a` must be a power of two.
2247///
2248/// # Notes
2249/// This implementation has been carefully tailored to not panic. It is UB for this to panic.
2250/// The only real change that can be made here is change of `INV_TABLE_MOD_16` and associated
2251/// constants.
2252///
2253/// If we ever decide to make it possible to call the intrinsic with `a` that is not a
2254/// power-of-two, it will probably be more prudent to just change to a naive implementation rather
2255/// than trying to adapt this to accommodate that change.
2256///
2257/// Any questions go to @nagisa.
2258#[allow(ptr_to_integer_transmute_in_consts)]
2259pub(crate) unsafe fn align_offset<T: Sized>(p: *const T, a: usize) -> usize {
2260    // FIXME(#75598): Direct use of these intrinsics improves codegen significantly at opt-level <=
2261    // 1, where the method versions of these operations are not inlined.
2262    use intrinsics::{
2263        assume, cttz_nonzero, exact_div, mul_with_overflow, unchecked_rem, unchecked_shl,
2264        unchecked_shr, unchecked_sub, wrapping_add, wrapping_mul, wrapping_sub,
2265    };
2266
2267    /// Calculate multiplicative modular inverse of `x` modulo `m`.
2268    ///
2269    /// This implementation is tailored for `align_offset` and has following preconditions:
2270    ///
2271    /// * `m` is a power-of-two;
2272    /// * `x < m`; (if `x ≥ m`, pass in `x % m` instead)
2273    ///
2274    /// Implementation of this function shall not panic. Ever.
2275    #[inline]
2276    const unsafe fn mod_inv(x: usize, m: usize) -> usize {
2277        /// Multiplicative modular inverse table modulo 2⁴ = 16.
2278        ///
2279        /// Note, that this table does not contain values where inverse does not exist (i.e., for
2280        /// `0⁻¹ mod 16`, `2⁻¹ mod 16`, etc.)
2281        const INV_TABLE_MOD_16: [u8; 8] = [1, 11, 13, 7, 9, 3, 5, 15];
2282        /// Modulo for which the `INV_TABLE_MOD_16` is intended.
2283        const INV_TABLE_MOD: usize = 16;
2284
2285        // SAFETY: `m` is required to be a power-of-two, hence non-zero.
2286        let m_minus_one = unsafe { unchecked_sub(m, 1) };
2287        let mut inverse = INV_TABLE_MOD_16[(x & (INV_TABLE_MOD - 1)) >> 1] as usize;
2288        let mut mod_gate = INV_TABLE_MOD;
2289        // We iterate "up" using the following formula:
2290        //
2291        // $$ xy ≡ 1 (mod 2ⁿ) → xy (2 - xy) ≡ 1 (mod 2²ⁿ) $$
2292        //
2293        // This application needs to be applied at least until `2²ⁿ ≥ m`, at which point we can
2294        // finally reduce the computation to our desired `m` by taking `inverse mod m`.
2295        //
2296        // This computation is `O(log log m)`, which is to say, that on 64-bit machines this loop
2297        // will always finish in at most 4 iterations.
2298        loop {
2299            // y = y * (2 - xy) mod n
2300            //
2301            // Note, that we use wrapping operations here intentionally – the original formula
2302            // uses e.g., subtraction `mod n`. It is entirely fine to do them `mod
2303            // usize::MAX` instead, because we take the result `mod n` at the end
2304            // anyway.
2305            if mod_gate >= m {
2306                break;
2307            }
2308            inverse = wrapping_mul(inverse, wrapping_sub(2usize, wrapping_mul(x, inverse)));
2309            let (new_gate, overflow) = mul_with_overflow(mod_gate, mod_gate);
2310            if overflow {
2311                break;
2312            }
2313            mod_gate = new_gate;
2314        }
2315        inverse & m_minus_one
2316    }
2317
2318    let stride = size_of::<T>();
2319
2320    let addr: usize = p.addr();
2321
2322    // SAFETY: `a` is a power-of-two, therefore non-zero.
2323    let a_minus_one = unsafe { unchecked_sub(a, 1) };
2324
2325    if stride == 0 {
2326        // SPECIAL_CASE: handle 0-sized types. No matter how many times we step, the address will
2327        // stay the same, so no offset will be able to align the pointer unless it is already
2328        // aligned. This branch _will_ be optimized out as `stride` is known at compile-time.
2329        let p_mod_a = addr & a_minus_one;
2330        return if p_mod_a == 0 { 0 } else { usize::MAX };
2331    }
2332
2333    // SAFETY: `stride == 0` case has been handled by the special case above.
2334    let a_mod_stride = unsafe { unchecked_rem(a, stride) };
2335    if a_mod_stride == 0 {
2336        // SPECIAL_CASE: In cases where the `a` is divisible by `stride`, byte offset to align a
2337        // pointer can be computed more simply through `-p (mod a)`. In the off-chance the byte
2338        // offset is not a multiple of `stride`, the input pointer was misaligned and no pointer
2339        // offset will be able to produce a `p` aligned to the specified `a`.
2340        //
2341        // The naive `-p (mod a)` equation inhibits LLVM's ability to select instructions
2342        // like `lea`. We compute `(round_up_to_next_alignment(p, a) - p)` instead. This
2343        // redistributes operations around the load-bearing, but pessimizing `and` instruction
2344        // sufficiently for LLVM to be able to utilize the various optimizations it knows about.
2345        //
2346        // LLVM handles the branch here particularly nicely. If this branch needs to be evaluated
2347        // at runtime, it will produce a mask `if addr_mod_stride == 0 { 0 } else { usize::MAX }`
2348        // in a branch-free way and then bitwise-OR it with whatever result the `-p mod a`
2349        // computation produces.
2350
2351        let aligned_address = wrapping_add(addr, a_minus_one) & wrapping_sub(0, a);
2352        let byte_offset = wrapping_sub(aligned_address, addr);
2353        // FIXME: Remove the assume after <https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/62502>
2354        // SAFETY: Masking by `-a` can only affect the low bits, and thus cannot have reduced
2355        // the value by more than `a-1`, so even though the intermediate values might have
2356        // wrapped, the byte_offset is always in `[0, a)`.
2357        unsafe { assume(byte_offset < a) };
2358
2359        // SAFETY: `stride == 0` case has been handled by the special case above.
2360        let addr_mod_stride = unsafe { unchecked_rem(addr, stride) };
2361
2362        return if addr_mod_stride == 0 {
2363            // SAFETY: `stride` is non-zero. This is guaranteed to divide exactly as well, because
2364            // addr has been verified to be aligned to the original type’s alignment requirements.
2365            unsafe { exact_div(byte_offset, stride) }
2366        } else {
2367            usize::MAX
2368        };
2369    }
2370
2371    // GENERAL_CASE: From here on we’re handling the very general case where `addr` may be
2372    // misaligned, there isn’t an obvious relationship between `stride` and `a` that we can take an
2373    // advantage of, etc. This case produces machine code that isn’t particularly high quality,
2374    // compared to the special cases above. The code produced here is still within the realm of
2375    // miracles, given the situations this case has to deal with.
2376
2377    // SAFETY: a is power-of-two hence non-zero. stride == 0 case is handled above.
2378    // FIXME(const-hack) replace with min
2379    let gcdpow = unsafe {
2380        let x = cttz_nonzero(stride);
2381        let y = cttz_nonzero(a);
2382        if x < y { x } else { y }
2383    };
2384    // SAFETY: gcdpow has an upper-bound that’s at most the number of bits in a `usize`.
2385    let gcd = unsafe { unchecked_shl(1usize, gcdpow) };
2386    // SAFETY: gcd is always greater or equal to 1.
2387    if addr & unsafe { unchecked_sub(gcd, 1) } == 0 {
2388        // This branch solves for the following linear congruence equation:
2389        //
2390        // ` p + so = 0 mod a `
2391        //
2392        // `p` here is the pointer value, `s` - stride of `T`, `o` offset in `T`s, and `a` - the
2393        // requested alignment.
2394        //
2395        // With `g = gcd(a, s)`, and the above condition asserting that `p` is also divisible by
2396        // `g`, we can denote `a' = a/g`, `s' = s/g`, `p' = p/g`, then this becomes equivalent to:
2397        //
2398        // ` p' + s'o = 0 mod a' `
2399        // ` o = (a' - (p' mod a')) * (s'^-1 mod a') `
2400        //
2401        // The first term is "the relative alignment of `p` to `a`" (divided by the `g`), the
2402        // second term is "how does incrementing `p` by `s` bytes change the relative alignment of
2403        // `p`" (again divided by `g`). Division by `g` is necessary to make the inverse well
2404        // formed if `a` and `s` are not co-prime.
2405        //
2406        // Furthermore, the result produced by this solution is not "minimal", so it is necessary
2407        // to take the result `o mod lcm(s, a)`. This `lcm(s, a)` is the same as `a'`.
2408
2409        // SAFETY: `gcdpow` has an upper-bound not greater than the number of trailing 0-bits in
2410        // `a`.
2411        let a2 = unsafe { unchecked_shr(a, gcdpow) };
2412        // SAFETY: `a2` is non-zero. Shifting `a` by `gcdpow` cannot shift out any of the set bits
2413        // in `a` (of which it has exactly one).
2414        let a2minus1 = unsafe { unchecked_sub(a2, 1) };
2415        // SAFETY: `gcdpow` has an upper-bound not greater than the number of trailing 0-bits in
2416        // `a`.
2417        let s2 = unsafe { unchecked_shr(stride & a_minus_one, gcdpow) };
2418        // SAFETY: `gcdpow` has an upper-bound not greater than the number of trailing 0-bits in
2419        // `a`. Furthermore, the subtraction cannot overflow, because `a2 = a >> gcdpow` will
2420        // always be strictly greater than `(p % a) >> gcdpow`.
2421        let minusp2 = unsafe { unchecked_sub(a2, unchecked_shr(addr & a_minus_one, gcdpow)) };
2422        // SAFETY: `a2` is a power-of-two, as proven above. `s2` is strictly less than `a2`
2423        // because `(s % a) >> gcdpow` is strictly less than `a >> gcdpow`.
2424        return wrapping_mul(minusp2, unsafe { mod_inv(s2, a2) }) & a2minus1;
2425    }
2426
2427    // Cannot be aligned at all.
2428    usize::MAX
2429}
2430
2431/// Compares raw pointers for equality.
2432///
2433/// This is the same as using the `==` operator, but less generic:
2434/// the arguments have to be `*const T` raw pointers,
2435/// not anything that implements `PartialEq`.
2436///
2437/// This can be used to compare `&T` references (which coerce to `*const T` implicitly)
2438/// by their address rather than comparing the values they point to
2439/// (which is what the `PartialEq for &T` implementation does).
2440///
2441/// When comparing wide pointers, both the address and the metadata are tested for equality.
2442/// However, note that comparing trait object pointers (`*const dyn Trait`) is unreliable: pointers
2443/// to values of the same underlying type can compare inequal (because vtables are duplicated in
2444/// multiple codegen units), and pointers to values of *different* underlying type can compare equal
2445/// (since identical vtables can be deduplicated within a codegen unit).
2446///
2447/// # Examples
2448///
2449/// ```
2450/// use std::ptr;
2451///
2452/// let five = 5;
2453/// let other_five = 5;
2454/// let five_ref = &five;
2455/// let same_five_ref = &five;
2456/// let other_five_ref = &other_five;
2457///
2458/// assert!(five_ref == same_five_ref);
2459/// assert!(ptr::eq(five_ref, same_five_ref));
2460///
2461/// assert!(five_ref == other_five_ref);
2462/// assert!(!ptr::eq(five_ref, other_five_ref));
2463/// ```
2464///
2465/// Slices are also compared by their length (fat pointers):
2466///
2467/// ```
2468/// let a = [1, 2, 3];
2469/// assert!(std::ptr::eq(&a[..3], &a[..3]));
2470/// assert!(!std::ptr::eq(&a[..2], &a[..3]));
2471/// assert!(!std::ptr::eq(&a[0..2], &a[1..3]));
2472/// ```
2473#[stable(feature = "ptr_eq", since = "1.17.0")]
2474#[inline(always)]
2475#[must_use = "pointer comparison produces a value"]
2476#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_eq"]
2477#[allow(ambiguous_wide_pointer_comparisons)] // it's actually clear here
2478#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
2479pub fn eq<T: PointeeSized>(a: *const T, b: *const T) -> bool {
2480    a == b
2481}
2482
2483/// Compares the *addresses* of the two pointers for equality,
2484/// ignoring any metadata in fat pointers.
2485///
2486/// If the arguments are thin pointers of the same type,
2487/// then this is the same as [`eq`].
2488///
2489/// # Examples
2490///
2491/// ```
2492/// use std::ptr;
2493///
2494/// let whole: &[i32; 3] = &[1, 2, 3];
2495/// let first: &i32 = &whole[0];
2496///
2497/// assert!(ptr::addr_eq(whole, first));
2498/// assert!(!ptr::eq::<dyn std::fmt::Debug>(whole, first));
2499/// ```
2500#[stable(feature = "ptr_addr_eq", since = "1.76.0")]
2501#[inline(always)]
2502#[must_use = "pointer comparison produces a value"]
2503#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
2504pub fn addr_eq<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized>(p: *const T, q: *const U) -> bool {
2505    (p as *const ()) == (q as *const ())
2506}
2507
2508/// Compares the *addresses* of the two function pointers for equality.
2509///
2510/// This is the same as `f == g`, but using this function makes clear that the potentially
2511/// surprising semantics of function pointer comparison are involved.
2512///
2513/// There are **very few guarantees** about how functions are compiled and they have no intrinsic
2514/// “identity”; in particular, this comparison:
2515///
2516/// * May return `true` unexpectedly, in cases where functions are equivalent.
2517///
2518///   For example, the following program is likely (but not guaranteed) to print `(true, true)`
2519///   when compiled with optimization:
2520///
2521///   ```
2522///   let f: fn(i32) -> i32 = |x| x;
2523///   let g: fn(i32) -> i32 = |x| x + 0;  // different closure, different body
2524///   let h: fn(u32) -> u32 = |x| x + 0;  // different signature too
2525///   dbg!(std::ptr::fn_addr_eq(f, g), std::ptr::fn_addr_eq(f, h)); // not guaranteed to be equal
2526///   ```
2527///
2528/// * May return `false` in any case.
2529///
2530///   This is particularly likely with generic functions but may happen with any function.
2531///   (From an implementation perspective, this is possible because functions may sometimes be
2532///   processed more than once by the compiler, resulting in duplicate machine code.)
2533///
2534/// Despite these false positives and false negatives, this comparison can still be useful.
2535/// Specifically, if
2536///
2537/// * `T` is the same type as `U`, `T` is a [subtype] of `U`, or `U` is a [subtype] of `T`, and
2538/// * `ptr::fn_addr_eq(f, g)` returns true,
2539///
2540/// then calling `f` and calling `g` will be equivalent.
2541///
2542///
2543/// # Examples
2544///
2545/// ```
2546/// use std::ptr;
2547///
2548/// fn a() { println!("a"); }
2549/// fn b() { println!("b"); }
2550/// assert!(!ptr::fn_addr_eq(a as fn(), b as fn()));
2551/// ```
2552///
2553/// [subtype]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/subtyping.html
2554#[stable(feature = "ptr_fn_addr_eq", since = "1.85.0")]
2555#[inline(always)]
2556#[must_use = "function pointer comparison produces a value"]
2557#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
2558pub fn fn_addr_eq<T: FnPtr, U: FnPtr>(f: T, g: U) -> bool {
2559    f.addr() == g.addr()
2560}
2561
2562/// Hash a raw pointer.
2563///
2564/// This can be used to hash a `&T` reference (which coerces to `*const T` implicitly)
2565/// by its address rather than the value it points to
2566/// (which is what the `Hash for &T` implementation does).
2567///
2568/// # Examples
2569///
2570/// ```
2571/// use std::hash::{DefaultHasher, Hash, Hasher};
2572/// use std::ptr;
2573///
2574/// let five = 5;
2575/// let five_ref = &five;
2576///
2577/// let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
2578/// ptr::hash(five_ref, &mut hasher);
2579/// let actual = hasher.finish();
2580///
2581/// let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
2582/// (five_ref as *const i32).hash(&mut hasher);
2583/// let expected = hasher.finish();
2584///
2585/// assert_eq!(actual, expected);
2586/// ```
2587#[stable(feature = "ptr_hash", since = "1.35.0")]
2588#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
2589pub fn hash<T: PointeeSized, S: hash::Hasher>(hashee: *const T, into: &mut S) {
2590    use crate::hash::Hash;
2591    hashee.hash(into);
2592}
2593
2594#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2595#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
2596impl<F: FnPtr> PartialEq for F {
2597    #[inline]
2598    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
2599        self.addr() == other.addr()
2600    }
2601}
2602#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2603#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
2604impl<F: FnPtr> Eq for F {}
2605
2606#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2607#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
2608impl<F: FnPtr> PartialOrd for F {
2609    #[inline]
2610    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
2611        self.addr().partial_cmp(&other.addr())
2612    }
2613}
2614#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2615#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
2616impl<F: FnPtr> Ord for F {
2617    #[inline]
2618    fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
2619        self.addr().cmp(&other.addr())
2620    }
2621}
2622
2623#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2624#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
2625impl<F: FnPtr> hash::Hash for F {
2626    fn hash<HH: hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut HH) {
2627        state.write_usize(self.addr() as _)
2628    }
2629}
2630
2631#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2632#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
2633impl<F: FnPtr> fmt::Pointer for F {
2634    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
2635        fmt::pointer_fmt_inner(self.addr() as _, f)
2636    }
2637}
2638
2639#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2640#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
2641impl<F: FnPtr> fmt::Debug for F {
2642    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
2643        fmt::pointer_fmt_inner(self.addr() as _, f)
2644    }
2645}
2646
2647/// Creates a `const` raw pointer to a place, without creating an intermediate reference.
2648///
2649/// `addr_of!(expr)` is equivalent to `&raw const expr`. The macro is *soft-deprecated*;
2650/// use `&raw const` instead.
2651///
2652/// It is still an open question under which conditions writing through an `addr_of!`-created
2653/// pointer is permitted. If the place `expr` evaluates to is based on a raw pointer, then the
2654/// result of `addr_of!` inherits all permissions from that raw pointer. However, if the place is
2655/// based on a reference, local variable, or `static`, then until all details are decided, the same
2656/// rules as for shared references apply: it is UB to write through a pointer created with this
2657/// operation, except for bytes located inside an `UnsafeCell`. Use `&raw mut` (or [`addr_of_mut`])
2658/// to create a raw pointer that definitely permits mutation.
2659///
2660/// Creating a reference with `&`/`&mut` is only allowed if the pointer is properly aligned
2661/// and points to initialized data. For cases where those requirements do not hold,
2662/// raw pointers should be used instead. However, `&expr as *const _` creates a reference
2663/// before casting it to a raw pointer, and that reference is subject to the same rules
2664/// as all other references. This macro can create a raw pointer *without* creating
2665/// a reference first.
2666///
2667/// See [`addr_of_mut`] for how to create a pointer to uninitialized data.
2668/// Doing that with `addr_of` would not make much sense since one could only
2669/// read the data, and that would be Undefined Behavior.
2670///
2671/// # Safety
2672///
2673/// The `expr` in `addr_of!(expr)` is evaluated as a place expression, but never loads from the
2674/// place or requires the place to be dereferenceable. This means that `addr_of!((*ptr).field)`
2675/// still requires the projection to `field` to be in-bounds, using the same rules as [`offset`].
2676/// However, `addr_of!(*ptr)` is defined behavior even if `ptr` is null, dangling, or misaligned.
2677///
2678/// Note that `Deref`/`Index` coercions (and their mutable counterparts) are applied inside
2679/// `addr_of!` like everywhere else, in which case a reference is created to call `Deref::deref` or
2680/// `Index::index`, respectively. The statements above only apply when no such coercions are
2681/// applied.
2682///
2683/// [`offset`]: pointer::offset
2684///
2685/// # Example
2686///
2687/// **Correct usage: Creating a pointer to unaligned data**
2688///
2689/// ```
2690/// use std::ptr;
2691///
2692/// #[repr(packed)]
2693/// struct Packed {
2694///     f1: u8,
2695///     f2: u16,
2696/// }
2697///
2698/// let packed = Packed { f1: 1, f2: 2 };
2699/// // `&packed.f2` would create an unaligned reference, and thus be Undefined Behavior!
2700/// let raw_f2 = ptr::addr_of!(packed.f2);
2701/// assert_eq!(unsafe { raw_f2.read_unaligned() }, 2);
2702/// ```
2703///
2704/// **Incorrect usage: Out-of-bounds fields projection**
2705///
2706/// ```rust,no_run
2707/// use std::ptr;
2708///
2709/// #[repr(C)]
2710/// struct MyStruct {
2711///     field1: i32,
2712///     field2: i32,
2713/// }
2714///
2715/// let ptr: *const MyStruct = ptr::null();
2716/// let fieldptr = unsafe { ptr::addr_of!((*ptr).field2) }; // Undefined Behavior ⚠️
2717/// ```
2718///
2719/// The field projection `.field2` would offset the pointer by 4 bytes,
2720/// but the pointer is not in-bounds of an allocation for 4 bytes,
2721/// so this offset is Undefined Behavior.
2722/// See the [`offset`] docs for a full list of requirements for inbounds pointer arithmetic; the
2723/// same requirements apply to field projections, even inside `addr_of!`. (In particular, it makes
2724/// no difference whether the pointer is null or dangling.)
2725#[stable(feature = "raw_ref_macros", since = "1.51.0")]
2726#[rustc_macro_transparency = "semitransparent"]
2727#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
2728pub macro addr_of($place:expr) {
2729    &raw const $place
2730}
2731
2732/// Creates a `mut` raw pointer to a place, without creating an intermediate reference.
2733///
2734/// `addr_of_mut!(expr)` is equivalent to `&raw mut expr`. The macro is *soft-deprecated*;
2735/// use `&raw mut` instead.
2736///
2737/// Creating a reference with `&`/`&mut` is only allowed if the pointer is properly aligned
2738/// and points to initialized data. For cases where those requirements do not hold,
2739/// raw pointers should be used instead. However, `&mut expr as *mut _` creates a reference
2740/// before casting it to a raw pointer, and that reference is subject to the same rules
2741/// as all other references. This macro can create a raw pointer *without* creating
2742/// a reference first.
2743///
2744/// # Safety
2745///
2746/// The `expr` in `addr_of_mut!(expr)` is evaluated as a place expression, but never loads from the
2747/// place or requires the place to be dereferenceable. This means that `addr_of_mut!((*ptr).field)`
2748/// still requires the projection to `field` to be in-bounds, using the same rules as [`offset`].
2749/// However, `addr_of_mut!(*ptr)` is defined behavior even if `ptr` is null, dangling, or misaligned.
2750///
2751/// Note that `Deref`/`Index` coercions (and their mutable counterparts) are applied inside
2752/// `addr_of_mut!` like everywhere else, in which case a reference is created to call `Deref::deref`
2753/// or `Index::index`, respectively. The statements above only apply when no such coercions are
2754/// applied.
2755///
2756/// [`offset`]: pointer::offset
2757///
2758/// # Examples
2759///
2760/// **Correct usage: Creating a pointer to unaligned data**
2761///
2762/// ```
2763/// use std::ptr;
2764///
2765/// #[repr(packed)]
2766/// struct Packed {
2767///     f1: u8,
2768///     f2: u16,
2769/// }
2770///
2771/// let mut packed = Packed { f1: 1, f2: 2 };
2772/// // `&mut packed.f2` would create an unaligned reference, and thus be Undefined Behavior!
2773/// let raw_f2 = ptr::addr_of_mut!(packed.f2);
2774/// unsafe { raw_f2.write_unaligned(42); }
2775/// assert_eq!({packed.f2}, 42); // `{...}` forces copying the field instead of creating a reference.
2776/// ```
2777///
2778/// **Correct usage: Creating a pointer to uninitialized data**
2779///
2780/// ```rust
2781/// use std::{ptr, mem::MaybeUninit};
2782///
2783/// struct Demo {
2784///     field: bool,
2785/// }
2786///
2787/// let mut uninit = MaybeUninit::<Demo>::uninit();
2788/// // `&uninit.as_mut().field` would create a reference to an uninitialized `bool`,
2789/// // and thus be Undefined Behavior!
2790/// let f1_ptr = unsafe { ptr::addr_of_mut!((*uninit.as_mut_ptr()).field) };
2791/// unsafe { f1_ptr.write(true); }
2792/// let init = unsafe { uninit.assume_init() };
2793/// ```
2794///
2795/// **Incorrect usage: Out-of-bounds fields projection**
2796///
2797/// ```rust,no_run
2798/// use std::ptr;
2799///
2800/// #[repr(C)]
2801/// struct MyStruct {
2802///     field1: i32,
2803///     field2: i32,
2804/// }
2805///
2806/// let ptr: *mut MyStruct = ptr::null_mut();
2807/// let fieldptr = unsafe { ptr::addr_of_mut!((*ptr).field2) }; // Undefined Behavior ⚠️
2808/// ```
2809///
2810/// The field projection `.field2` would offset the pointer by 4 bytes,
2811/// but the pointer is not in-bounds of an allocation for 4 bytes,
2812/// so this offset is Undefined Behavior.
2813/// See the [`offset`] docs for a full list of requirements for inbounds pointer arithmetic; the
2814/// same requirements apply to field projections, even inside `addr_of_mut!`. (In particular, it
2815/// makes no difference whether the pointer is null or dangling.)
2816#[stable(feature = "raw_ref_macros", since = "1.51.0")]
2817#[rustc_macro_transparency = "semitransparent"]
2818#[cfg(not(feature = "ferrocene_certified"))]
2819pub macro addr_of_mut($place:expr) {
2820    &raw mut $place
2821}