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//! * A [null] pointer is *never* valid for reads/writes.
19//! * For memory accesses of [size zero][zst], *every* non-null pointer is valid for reads/writes.
20//! The following points are only concerned with non-zero-sized accesses.
21//! * For a pointer to be valid for reads/writes, it is necessary, but not always sufficient, that
22//! the pointer be *dereferenceable*. The [provenance] of the pointer is used to determine which
23//! [allocation] it is derived from; a pointer is dereferenceable if the memory range of the given
24//! size 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.
30//! * The result of casting a reference to a pointer is valid for reads/writes for as long as the
31//! underlying allocation is live and no reference (just raw pointers) is used to
32//! access the same memory. That is, reference and pointer accesses cannot be
33//! interleaved.
34//!
35//! These axioms, along with careful use of [`offset`] for pointer arithmetic,
36//! are enough to correctly implement many useful things in unsafe code. Stronger guarantees
37//! will be provided eventually, as the [aliasing] rules are being determined. For more
38//! information, see the [book] as well as the section in the reference devoted
39//! to [undefined behavior][ub].
40//!
41//! Note that some operations such as [`read`] and [`write`][`write()`] do allow null pointers if
42//! the total size of the access is zero. However, other operations internally convert pointers into
43//! references. Therefore, the general notion of "valid for reads/writes" excludes null pointers,
44//! and the specific operations that permit null pointers mention that as an exception. Furthermore,
45//! [`read_volatile`] and [`write_volatile`] can be used in even more situations; see their
46//! documentation for details.
47//!
48//! We say that a pointer is "dangling" if it is not valid for any non-zero-sized accesses. This
49//! means out-of-bounds pointers, pointers to freed memory, null pointers, and pointers created with
50//! [`NonNull::dangling`] are all dangling.
51//!
52//! ## Alignment
53//!
54//! Valid raw pointers as defined above are not necessarily properly aligned (where
55//! "proper" alignment is defined by the pointee type, i.e., `*const T` must be
56//! aligned to `align_of::<T>()`). However, most functions require their
57//! arguments to be properly aligned, and will explicitly state
58//! this requirement in their documentation. Notable exceptions to this are
59//! [`read_unaligned`] and [`write_unaligned`].
60//!
61//! When a function requires proper alignment, it does so even if the access
62//! has size 0, i.e., even if memory is not actually touched. Consider using
63//! [`NonNull::dangling`] in such cases.
64//!
65//! ## Pointer to reference conversion
66//!
67//! When converting a pointer to a reference (e.g. via `&*ptr` or `&mut *ptr`),
68//! there are several rules that must be followed:
69//!
70//! * The pointer must be properly aligned.
71//!
72//! * It must be non-null.
73//!
74//! * It must be "dereferenceable" in the sense defined above.
75//!
76//! * The pointer must point to a [valid value] of type `T`.
77//!
78//! * You must enforce Rust's aliasing rules. The exact aliasing rules are not decided yet, so we
79//! only give a rough overview here. The rules also depend on whether a mutable or a shared
80//! reference is being created.
81//! * When creating a mutable reference, then while this reference exists, the memory it points to
82//! must not get accessed (read or written) through any other pointer or reference not derived
83//! from this reference.
84//! * When creating a shared reference, then while this reference exists, the memory it points to
85//! must not get mutated (except inside `UnsafeCell`).
86//!
87//! If a pointer follows all of these rules, it is said to be
88//! *convertible to a (mutable or shared) reference*.
89// ^ we use this term instead of saying that the produced reference must
90// be valid, as the validity of a reference is easily confused for the
91// validity of the thing it refers to, and while the two concepts are
92// closely related, they are not identical.
93//!
94//! These rules apply even if the result is unused!
95//! (The part about being initialized is not yet fully decided, but until
96//! it is, the only safe approach is to ensure that they are indeed initialized.)
97//!
98//! An example of the implications of the above rules is that an expression such
99//! as `unsafe { &*(0 as *const u8) }` is Immediate Undefined Behavior.
100//!
101//! [valid value]: ../../reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html#invalid-values
102//!
103//! ## Allocation
104//!
105//! <a id="allocated-object"></a> <!-- keep old URLs working -->
106//!
107//! An *allocation* is a subset of program memory which is addressable
108//! from Rust, and within which pointer arithmetic is possible. Examples of
109//! allocations include heap allocations, stack-allocated variables,
110//! statics, and consts. The safety preconditions of some Rust operations -
111//! such as `offset` and field projections (`expr.field`) - are defined in
112//! terms of the allocations on which they operate.
113//!
114//! An allocation has a base address, a size, and a set of memory
115//! addresses. It is possible for an allocation to have zero size, but
116//! such an allocation will still have a base address. The base address
117//! of an allocation is not necessarily unique. While it is currently the
118//! case that an allocation always has a set of memory addresses which is
119//! fully contiguous (i.e., has no "holes"), there is no guarantee that this
120//! will not change in the future.
121//!
122//! Allocations must behave like "normal" memory: in particular, reads must not have
123//! side-effects, and writes must become visible to other threads using the usual synchronization
124//! primitives.
125//!
126//! For any allocation with `base` address, `size`, and a set of
127//! `addresses`, the following are guaranteed:
128//! - For all addresses `a` in `addresses`, `a` is in the range `base .. (base +
129//! size)` (note that this requires `a < base + size`, not `a <= base + size`)
130//! - `base` is not equal to [`null()`] (i.e., the address with the numerical
131//! value 0)
132//! - `base + size <= usize::MAX`
133//! - `size <= isize::MAX`
134//!
135//! As a consequence of these guarantees, given any address `a` within the set
136//! of addresses of an allocation:
137//! - It is guaranteed that `a - base` does not overflow `isize`
138//! - It is guaranteed that `a - base` is non-negative
139//! - It is guaranteed that, given `o = a - base` (i.e., the offset of `a` within
140//! the allocation), `base + o` will not wrap around the address space (in
141//! other words, will not overflow `usize`)
142//!
143//! [`null()`]: null
144//!
145//! # Provenance
146//!
147//! Pointers are not *simply* an "integer" or "address". For instance, it's uncontroversial
148//! to say that a Use After Free is clearly Undefined Behavior, even if you "get lucky"
149//! and the freed memory gets reallocated before your read/write (in fact this is the
150//! worst-case scenario, UAFs would be much less concerning if this didn't happen!).
151//! As another example, consider that [`wrapping_offset`] is documented to "remember"
152//! the allocation that the original pointer points to, even if it is offset far
153//! outside the memory range occupied by that allocation.
154//! To rationalize claims like this, pointers need to somehow be *more* than just their addresses:
155//! they must have **provenance**.
156//!
157//! A pointer value in Rust semantically contains the following information:
158//!
159//! * The **address** it points to, which can be represented by a `usize`.
160//! * The **provenance** it has, defining the memory it has permission to access. Provenance can be
161//! absent, in which case the pointer does not have permission to access any memory.
162//!
163//! The exact structure of provenance is not yet specified, but the permission defined by a
164//! pointer's provenance have a *spatial* component, a *temporal* component, and a *mutability*
165//! component:
166//!
167//! * Spatial: The set of memory addresses that the pointer is allowed to access.
168//! * Temporal: The timespan during which the pointer is allowed to access those memory addresses.
169//! * Mutability: Whether the pointer may only access the memory for reads, or also access it for
170//! writes. Note that this can interact with the other components, e.g. a pointer might permit
171//! mutation only for a subset of addresses, or only for a subset of its maximal timespan.
172//!
173//! When an [allocation] is created, it has a unique Original Pointer. For alloc
174//! APIs this is literally the pointer the call returns, and for local variables and statics,
175//! this is the name of the variable/static. (This is mildly overloading the term "pointer"
176//! for the sake of brevity/exposition.)
177//!
178//! The Original Pointer for an allocation has provenance that constrains the *spatial*
179//! permissions of this pointer to the memory range of the allocation, and the *temporal*
180//! permissions to the lifetime of the allocation. Provenance is implicitly inherited by all
181//! pointers transitively derived from the Original Pointer through operations like [`offset`],
182//! borrowing, and pointer casts. Some operations may *shrink* the permissions of the derived
183//! provenance, limiting how much memory it can access or how long it's valid for (i.e. borrowing a
184//! subfield and subslicing can shrink the spatial component of provenance, and all borrowing can
185//! shrink the temporal component of provenance). However, no operation can ever *grow* the
186//! permissions of the derived provenance: even if you "know" there is a larger allocation, you
187//! can't derive a pointer with a larger provenance. Similarly, you cannot "recombine" two
188//! contiguous provenances back into one (i.e. with a `fn merge(&[T], &[T]) -> &[T]`).
189//!
190//! A reference to a place always has provenance over at least the memory that place occupies.
191//! A reference to a slice always has provenance over at least the range that slice describes.
192//! Whether and when exactly the provenance of a reference gets "shrunk" to *exactly* fit
193//! the memory it points to is not yet determined.
194//!
195//! A *shared* reference only ever has provenance that permits reading from memory,
196//! and never permits writes, except inside [`UnsafeCell`].
197//!
198//! Provenance can affect whether a program has undefined behavior:
199//!
200//! * It is undefined behavior to access memory through a pointer that does not have provenance over
201//! that memory. Note that a pointer "at the end" of its provenance is not actually outside its
202//! provenance, it just has 0 bytes it can load/store. Zero-sized accesses do not require any
203//! provenance since they access an empty range of memory.
204//!
205//! * It is undefined behavior to [`offset`] a pointer across a memory range that is not contained
206//! in the allocation it is derived from, or to [`offset_from`] two pointers not derived
207//! from the same allocation. Provenance is used to say what exactly "derived from" even
208//! means: the lineage of a pointer is traced back to the Original Pointer it descends from, and
209//! that identifies the relevant allocation. In particular, it's always UB to offset a
210//! pointer derived from something that is now deallocated, except if the offset is 0.
211//!
212//! But it *is* still sound to:
213//!
214//! * Create a pointer without provenance from just an address (see [`without_provenance`]). Such a
215//! pointer cannot be used for memory accesses (except for zero-sized accesses). This can still be
216//! useful for sentinel values like `null` *or* to represent a tagged pointer that will never be
217//! dereferenceable. In general, it is always sound for an integer to pretend to be a pointer "for
218//! fun" as long as you don't use operations on it which require it to be valid (non-zero-sized
219//! offset, read, write, etc).
220//!
221//! * Forge an allocation of size zero at any sufficiently aligned non-null address.
222//! i.e. the usual "ZSTs are fake, do what you want" rules apply.
223//!
224//! * [`wrapping_offset`] a pointer outside its provenance. This includes pointers
225//! which have "no" provenance. In particular, this makes it sound to do pointer tagging tricks.
226//!
227//! * Compare arbitrary pointers by address. Pointer comparison ignores provenance and addresses
228//! *are* just integers, so there is always a coherent answer, even if the pointers are dangling
229//! or from different provenances. Note that if you get "lucky" and notice that a pointer at the
230//! end of one allocation is the "same" address as the start of another allocation,
231//! anything you do with that fact is *probably* going to be gibberish. The scope of that
232//! gibberish is kept under control by the fact that the two pointers *still* aren't allowed to
233//! access the other's allocation (bytes), because they still have different provenance.
234//!
235//! Note that the full definition of provenance in Rust is not decided yet, as this interacts
236//! with the as-yet undecided [aliasing] rules.
237//!
238//! ## Pointers Vs Integers
239//!
240//! From this discussion, it becomes very clear that a `usize` *cannot* accurately represent a pointer,
241//! and converting from a pointer to a `usize` is generally an operation which *only* extracts the
242//! address. Converting this address back into pointer requires somehow answering the question:
243//! which provenance should the resulting pointer have?
244//!
245//! Rust provides two ways of dealing with this situation: *Strict Provenance* and *Exposed Provenance*.
246//!
247//! Note that a pointer *can* represent a `usize` (via [`without_provenance`]), so the right type to
248//! use in situations where a value is "sometimes a pointer and sometimes a bare `usize`" is a
249//! pointer type.
250//!
251//! ## Strict Provenance
252//!
253//! "Strict Provenance" refers to a set of APIs designed to make working with provenance more
254//! explicit. They are intended as substitutes for casting a pointer to an integer and back.
255//!
256//! Entirely avoiding integer-to-pointer casts successfully side-steps the inherent ambiguity of
257//! that operation. This benefits compiler optimizations, and it is pretty much a requirement for
258//! using tools like [Miri] and architectures like [CHERI] that aim to detect and diagnose pointer
259//! misuse.
260//!
261//! The key insight to making programming without integer-to-pointer casts *at all* viable is the
262//! [`with_addr`] method:
263//!
264//! ```text
265//! /// Creates a new pointer with the given address.
266//! ///
267//! /// This performs the same operation as an `addr as ptr` cast, but copies
268//! /// the *provenance* of `self` to the new pointer.
269//! /// This allows us to dynamically preserve and propagate this important
270//! /// information in a way that is otherwise impossible with a unary cast.
271//! ///
272//! /// This is equivalent to using `wrapping_offset` to offset `self` to the
273//! /// given address, and therefore has all the same capabilities and restrictions.
274//! pub fn with_addr(self, addr: usize) -> Self;
275//! ```
276//!
277//! So you're still able to drop down to the address representation and do whatever
278//! clever bit tricks you want *as long as* you're able to keep around a pointer
279//! into the allocation you care about that can "reconstitute" the provenance.
280//! Usually this is very easy, because you only are taking a pointer, messing with the address,
281//! and then immediately converting back to a pointer. To make this use case more ergonomic,
282//! we provide the [`map_addr`] method.
283//!
284//! To help make it clear that code is "following" Strict Provenance semantics, we also provide an
285//! [`addr`] method which promises that the returned address is not part of a
286//! pointer-integer-pointer roundtrip. In the future we may provide a lint for pointer<->integer
287//! casts to help you audit if your code conforms to strict provenance.
288//!
289//! ### Using Strict Provenance
290//!
291//! Most code needs no changes to conform to strict provenance, as the only really concerning
292//! operation is casts from `usize` to a pointer. For code which *does* cast a `usize` to a pointer,
293//! the scope of the change depends on exactly what you're doing.
294//!
295//! In general, you just need to make sure that if you want to convert a `usize` address to a
296//! pointer and then use that pointer to read/write memory, you need to keep around a pointer
297//! that has sufficient provenance to perform that read/write itself. In this way all of your
298//! casts from an address to a pointer are essentially just applying offsets/indexing.
299//!
300//! This is generally trivial to do for simple cases like tagged pointers *as long as you
301//! represent the tagged pointer as an actual pointer and not a `usize`*. For instance:
302//!
303//! ```
304//! unsafe {
305//! // A flag we want to pack into our pointer
306//! static HAS_DATA: usize = 0x1;
307//! static FLAG_MASK: usize = !HAS_DATA;
308//!
309//! // Our value, which must have enough alignment to have spare least-significant-bits.
310//! let my_precious_data: u32 = 17;
311//! assert!(align_of::<u32>() > 1);
312//!
313//! // Create a tagged pointer
314//! let ptr = &my_precious_data as *const u32;
315//! let tagged = ptr.map_addr(|addr| addr | HAS_DATA);
316//!
317//! // Check the flag:
318//! if tagged.addr() & HAS_DATA != 0 {
319//! // Untag and read the pointer
320//! let data = *tagged.map_addr(|addr| addr & FLAG_MASK);
321//! assert_eq!(data, 17);
322//! } else {
323//! unreachable!()
324//! }
325//! }
326//! ```
327//!
328//! (Yes, if you've been using [`AtomicUsize`] for pointers in concurrent datastructures, you should
329//! be using [`AtomicPtr`] instead. If that messes up the way you atomically manipulate pointers,
330//! we would like to know why, and what needs to be done to fix it.)
331//!
332//! Situations where a valid pointer *must* be created from just an address, such as baremetal code
333//! accessing a memory-mapped interface at a fixed address, cannot currently be handled with strict
334//! provenance APIs and should use [exposed provenance](#exposed-provenance).
335//!
336//! ## Exposed Provenance
337//!
338//! As discussed above, integer-to-pointer casts are not possible with Strict Provenance APIs.
339//! This is by design: the goal of Strict Provenance is to provide a clear specification that we are
340//! confident can be formalized unambiguously and can be subject to precise formal reasoning.
341//! Integer-to-pointer casts do not (currently) have such a clear specification.
342//!
343//! However, there exist situations where integer-to-pointer casts cannot be avoided, or
344//! where avoiding them would require major refactoring. Legacy platform APIs also regularly assume
345//! that `usize` can capture all the information that makes up a pointer.
346//! Bare-metal platforms can also require the synthesis of a pointer "out of thin air" without
347//! anywhere to obtain proper provenance from.
348//!
349//! Rust's model for dealing with integer-to-pointer casts is called *Exposed Provenance*. However,
350//! the semantics of Exposed Provenance are on much less solid footing than Strict Provenance, and
351//! at this point it is not yet clear whether a satisfying unambiguous semantics can be defined for
352//! Exposed Provenance. (If that sounds bad, be reassured that other popular languages that provide
353//! integer-to-pointer casts are not faring any better.) Furthermore, Exposed Provenance will not
354//! work (well) with tools like [Miri] and [CHERI].
355//!
356//! Exposed Provenance is provided by the [`expose_provenance`] and [`with_exposed_provenance`] methods,
357//! which are equivalent to `as` casts between pointers and integers.
358//! - [`expose_provenance`] is a lot like [`addr`], but additionally adds the provenance of the
359//! pointer to a global list of 'exposed' provenances. (This list is purely conceptual, it exists
360//! for the purpose of specifying Rust but is not materialized in actual executions, except in
361//! tools like [Miri].)
362//! Memory which is outside the control of the Rust abstract machine (MMIO registers, for example)
363//! is always considered to be exposed, so long as this memory is disjoint from memory that will
364//! be used by the abstract machine such as the stack, heap, and statics.
365//! - [`with_exposed_provenance`] can be used to construct a pointer with one of these previously
366//! 'exposed' provenances. [`with_exposed_provenance`] takes only `addr: usize` as arguments, so
367//! unlike in [`with_addr`] there is no indication of what the correct provenance for the returned
368//! pointer is -- and that is exactly what makes integer-to-pointer casts so tricky to rigorously
369//! specify! The compiler will do its best to pick the right provenance for you, but currently we
370//! cannot provide any guarantees about which provenance the resulting pointer will have. Only one
371//! thing is clear: if there is *no* previously 'exposed' provenance that justifies the way the
372//! returned pointer will be used, the program has undefined behavior.
373//!
374//! If at all possible, we encourage code to be ported to [Strict Provenance] APIs, thus avoiding
375//! the need for Exposed Provenance. Maximizing the amount of such code is a major win for avoiding
376//! specification complexity and to facilitate adoption of tools like [CHERI] and [Miri] that can be
377//! a big help in increasing the confidence in (unsafe) Rust code. However, we acknowledge that this
378//! is not always possible, and offer Exposed Provenance as a way to explicit "opt out" of the
379//! well-defined semantics of Strict Provenance, and "opt in" to the unclear semantics of
380//! integer-to-pointer casts.
381//!
382//! [aliasing]: ../../nomicon/aliasing.html
383//! [allocation]: #allocation
384//! [provenance]: #provenance
385//! [book]: ../../book/ch19-01-unsafe-rust.html#dereferencing-a-raw-pointer
386//! [ub]: ../../reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html
387//! [zst]: ../../nomicon/exotic-sizes.html#zero-sized-types-zsts
388//! [atomic operations]: crate::sync::atomic
389//! [`offset`]: pointer::offset
390//! [`offset_from`]: pointer::offset_from
391//! [`wrapping_offset`]: pointer::wrapping_offset
392//! [`with_addr`]: pointer::with_addr
393//! [`map_addr`]: pointer::map_addr
394//! [`addr`]: pointer::addr
395//! [`AtomicUsize`]: crate::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize
396//! [`AtomicPtr`]: crate::sync::atomic::AtomicPtr
397//! [`expose_provenance`]: pointer::expose_provenance
398//! [`with_exposed_provenance`]: with_exposed_provenance
399//! [Miri]: https://github.com/rust-lang/miri
400//! [CHERI]: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/security/ctsrd/cheri/
401//! [Strict Provenance]: #strict-provenance
402//! [`UnsafeCell`]: core::cell::UnsafeCell
403
404#![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
405// There are many unsafe functions taking pointers that don't dereference them.
406#![allow(clippy::not_unsafe_ptr_arg_deref)]
407
408use crate::cmp::Ordering;
409use crate::intrinsics::const_eval_select;
410use crate::marker::{Destruct, FnPtr, PointeeSized};
411use crate::mem::{self, MaybeUninit, SizedTypeProperties};
412use crate::num::NonZero;
413use crate::{fmt, hash, intrinsics, ub_checks};
414
415mod alignment;
416#[unstable(feature = "ptr_alignment_type", issue = "102070")]
417pub use alignment::Alignment;
418
419mod metadata;
420#[unstable(feature = "ptr_metadata", issue = "81513")]
421pub use metadata::{DynMetadata, Pointee, Thin, from_raw_parts, from_raw_parts_mut, metadata};
422
423mod non_null;
424#[stable(feature = "nonnull", since = "1.25.0")]
425pub use non_null::NonNull;
426
427mod unique;
428#[unstable(feature = "ptr_internals", issue = "none")]
429pub use unique::Unique;
430
431mod const_ptr;
432mod mut_ptr;
433
434// Some functions are defined here because they accidentally got made
435// available in this module on stable. See <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/15702>.
436// (`transmute` also falls into this category, but it cannot be wrapped due to the
437// check that `T` and `U` have the same size.)
438
439/// Copies `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes from `src` to `dst`. The source
440/// and destination must *not* overlap.
441///
442/// For regions of memory which might overlap, use [`copy`] instead.
443///
444/// `copy_nonoverlapping` is semantically equivalent to C's [`memcpy`], but
445/// with the source and destination arguments swapped,
446/// and `count` counting the number of `T`s instead of bytes.
447///
448/// The copy is "untyped" in the sense that data may be uninitialized or otherwise violate the
449/// requirements of `T`. The initialization state is preserved exactly.
450///
451/// [`memcpy`]: https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/string/byte/memcpy
452///
453/// # Safety
454///
455/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
456///
457/// * `src` must be [valid] for reads of `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes or that number must be 0.
458///
459/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes of `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes or that number must be 0.
460///
461/// * Both `src` and `dst` must be properly aligned.
462///
463/// * The region of memory beginning at `src` with a size of `count *
464/// size_of::<T>()` bytes must *not* overlap with the region of memory
465/// beginning at `dst` with the same size.
466///
467/// Like [`read`], `copy_nonoverlapping` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of
468/// whether `T` is [`Copy`]. If `T` is not [`Copy`], using *both* the values
469/// in the region beginning at `*src` and the region beginning at `*dst` can
470/// [violate memory safety][read-ownership].
471///
472/// Note that even if the effectively copied size (`count * size_of::<T>()`) is
473/// `0`, the pointers must be properly aligned.
474///
475/// [`read`]: crate::ptr::read
476/// [read-ownership]: crate::ptr::read#ownership-of-the-returned-value
477/// [valid]: crate::ptr#safety
478///
479/// # Examples
480///
481/// Manually implement [`Vec::append`]:
482///
483/// ```
484/// use std::ptr;
485///
486/// /// Moves all the elements of `src` into `dst`, leaving `src` empty.
487/// fn append<T>(dst: &mut Vec<T>, src: &mut Vec<T>) {
488/// let src_len = src.len();
489/// let dst_len = dst.len();
490///
491/// // Ensure that `dst` has enough capacity to hold all of `src`.
492/// dst.reserve(src_len);
493///
494/// unsafe {
495/// // The call to add is always safe because `Vec` will never
496/// // allocate more than `isize::MAX` bytes.
497/// let dst_ptr = dst.as_mut_ptr().add(dst_len);
498/// let src_ptr = src.as_ptr();
499///
500/// // Truncate `src` without dropping its contents. We do this first,
501/// // to avoid problems in case something further down panics.
502/// src.set_len(0);
503///
504/// // The two regions cannot overlap because mutable references do
505/// // not alias, and two different vectors cannot own the same
506/// // memory.
507/// ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(src_ptr, dst_ptr, src_len);
508///
509/// // Notify `dst` that it now holds the contents of `src`.
510/// dst.set_len(dst_len + src_len);
511/// }
512/// }
513///
514/// let mut a = vec!['r'];
515/// let mut b = vec!['u', 's', 't'];
516///
517/// append(&mut a, &mut b);
518///
519/// assert_eq!(a, &['r', 'u', 's', 't']);
520/// assert!(b.is_empty());
521/// ```
522///
523/// [`Vec::append`]: ../../std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.append
524#[doc(alias = "memcpy")]
525#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
526#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_intrinsic_copy", since = "1.83.0")]
527#[inline(always)]
528#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
529#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_copy_nonoverlapping"]
530#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
531pub const unsafe fn copy_nonoverlapping<T>(src: *const T, dst: *mut T, count: usize) {
532 ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
533 check_language_ub,
534 "ptr::copy_nonoverlapping requires that both pointer arguments are aligned and non-null \
535 and the specified memory ranges do not overlap",
536 (
537 src: *const () = src as *const (),
538 dst: *mut () = dst as *mut (),
539 size: usize = size_of::<T>(),
540 align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
541 count: usize = count,
542 ) => {
543 let zero_size = count == 0 || size == 0;
544 ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(src, align, zero_size)
545 && ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(dst, align, zero_size)
546 && ub_checks::maybe_is_nonoverlapping(src, dst, size, count)
547 }
548 );
549
550 // SAFETY: the safety contract for `copy_nonoverlapping` must be
551 // upheld by the caller.
552 unsafe { crate::intrinsics::copy_nonoverlapping(src, dst, count) }
553}
554
555/// Copies `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes from `src` to `dst`. The source
556/// and destination may overlap.
557///
558/// If the source and destination will *never* overlap,
559/// [`copy_nonoverlapping`] can be used instead.
560///
561/// `copy` is semantically equivalent to C's [`memmove`], but
562/// with the source and destination arguments swapped,
563/// and `count` counting the number of `T`s instead of bytes.
564/// Copying takes place as if the bytes were copied from `src`
565/// to a temporary array and then copied from the array to `dst`.
566///
567/// The copy is "untyped" in the sense that data may be uninitialized or otherwise violate the
568/// requirements of `T`. The initialization state is preserved exactly.
569///
570/// [`memmove`]: https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/string/byte/memmove
571///
572/// # Safety
573///
574/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
575///
576/// * `src` must be [valid] for reads of `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes or that number must be 0.
577///
578/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes of `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes or that number must be 0,
579/// and `dst` must remain valid even when `src` is read for `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes. (This
580/// means if the memory ranges overlap, the `dst` pointer must not be invalidated by `src` reads.)
581///
582/// * Both `src` and `dst` must be properly aligned.
583///
584/// Like [`read`], `copy` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of
585/// whether `T` is [`Copy`]. If `T` is not [`Copy`], using both the values
586/// in the region beginning at `*src` and the region beginning at `*dst` can
587/// [violate memory safety][read-ownership].
588///
589/// Note that even if the effectively copied size (`count * size_of::<T>()`) is
590/// `0`, the pointers must be properly aligned.
591///
592/// [`read`]: crate::ptr::read
593/// [read-ownership]: crate::ptr::read#ownership-of-the-returned-value
594/// [valid]: crate::ptr#safety
595///
596/// # Examples
597///
598/// Efficiently create a Rust vector from an unsafe buffer:
599///
600/// ```
601/// use std::ptr;
602///
603/// /// # Safety
604/// ///
605/// /// * `ptr` must be correctly aligned for its type and non-zero.
606/// /// * `ptr` must be valid for reads of `elts` contiguous elements of type `T`.
607/// /// * Those elements must not be used after calling this function unless `T: Copy`.
608/// # #[allow(dead_code)]
609/// unsafe fn from_buf_raw<T>(ptr: *const T, elts: usize) -> Vec<T> {
610/// let mut dst = Vec::with_capacity(elts);
611///
612/// // SAFETY: Our precondition ensures the source is aligned and valid,
613/// // and `Vec::with_capacity` ensures that we have usable space to write them.
614/// unsafe { ptr::copy(ptr, dst.as_mut_ptr(), elts); }
615///
616/// // SAFETY: We created it with this much capacity earlier,
617/// // and the previous `copy` has initialized these elements.
618/// unsafe { dst.set_len(elts); }
619/// dst
620/// }
621/// ```
622#[doc(alias = "memmove")]
623#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
624#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_intrinsic_copy", since = "1.83.0")]
625#[inline(always)]
626#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
627#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_copy"]
628#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
629pub const unsafe fn copy<T>(src: *const T, dst: *mut T, count: usize) {
630 // SAFETY: the safety contract for `copy` must be upheld by the caller.
631 unsafe {
632 ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
633 check_language_ub,
634 "ptr::copy requires that both pointer arguments are aligned and non-null",
635 (
636 src: *const () = src as *const (),
637 dst: *mut () = dst as *mut (),
638 align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
639 zero_size: bool = T::IS_ZST || count == 0,
640 ) =>
641 ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(src, align, zero_size)
642 && ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(dst, align, zero_size)
643 );
644 crate::intrinsics::copy(src, dst, count)
645 }
646}
647
648/// Sets `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes of memory starting at `dst` to
649/// `val`.
650///
651/// `write_bytes` is similar to C's [`memset`], but sets `count *
652/// size_of::<T>()` bytes to `val`.
653///
654/// [`memset`]: https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/string/byte/memset
655///
656/// # Safety
657///
658/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
659///
660/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes of `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes.
661///
662/// * `dst` must be properly aligned.
663///
664/// Note that even if the effectively copied size (`count * size_of::<T>()`) is
665/// `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
666///
667/// Additionally, note that changing `*dst` in this way can easily lead to undefined behavior (UB)
668/// later if the written bytes are not a valid representation of some `T`. For instance, the
669/// following is an **incorrect** use of this function:
670///
671/// ```rust,no_run
672/// unsafe {
673/// let mut value: u8 = 0;
674/// let ptr: *mut bool = &mut value as *mut u8 as *mut bool;
675/// let _bool = ptr.read(); // This is fine, `ptr` points to a valid `bool`.
676/// ptr.write_bytes(42u8, 1); // This function itself does not cause UB...
677/// let _bool = ptr.read(); // ...but it makes this operation UB! ⚠️
678/// }
679/// ```
680///
681/// [valid]: crate::ptr#safety
682///
683/// # Examples
684///
685/// Basic usage:
686///
687/// ```
688/// use std::ptr;
689///
690/// let mut vec = vec![0u32; 4];
691/// unsafe {
692/// let vec_ptr = vec.as_mut_ptr();
693/// ptr::write_bytes(vec_ptr, 0xfe, 2);
694/// }
695/// assert_eq!(vec, [0xfefefefe, 0xfefefefe, 0, 0]);
696/// ```
697#[doc(alias = "memset")]
698#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
699#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_write", since = "1.83.0")]
700#[inline(always)]
701#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
702#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_write_bytes"]
703#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
704pub const unsafe fn write_bytes<T>(dst: *mut T, val: u8, count: usize) {
705 // SAFETY: the safety contract for `write_bytes` must be upheld by the caller.
706 unsafe {
707 ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
708 check_language_ub,
709 "ptr::write_bytes requires that the destination pointer is aligned and non-null",
710 (
711 addr: *const () = dst as *const (),
712 align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
713 zero_size: bool = T::IS_ZST || count == 0,
714 ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(addr, align, zero_size)
715 );
716 crate::intrinsics::write_bytes(dst, val, count)
717 }
718}
719
720/// Executes the destructor (if any) of the pointed-to value.
721///
722/// This is almost the same as calling [`ptr::read`] and discarding
723/// the result, but has the following advantages:
724// FIXME: say something more useful than "almost the same"?
725// There are open questions here: `read` requires the value to be fully valid, e.g. if `T` is a
726// `bool` it must be 0 or 1, if it is a reference then it must be dereferenceable. `drop_in_place`
727// only requires that `*to_drop` be "valid for dropping" and we have not defined what that means. In
728// Miri it currently (May 2024) requires nothing at all for types without drop glue.
729///
730/// * It is *required* to use `drop_in_place` to drop unsized types like
731/// trait objects, because they can't be read out onto the stack and
732/// dropped normally.
733///
734/// * It is friendlier to the optimizer to do this over [`ptr::read`] when
735/// dropping manually allocated memory (e.g., in the implementations of
736/// `Box`/`Rc`/`Vec`), as the compiler doesn't need to prove that it's
737/// sound to elide the copy.
738///
739/// * It can be used to drop [pinned] data when `T` is not `repr(packed)`
740/// (pinned data must not be moved before it is dropped).
741///
742/// Unaligned values cannot be dropped in place, they must be copied to an aligned
743/// location first using [`ptr::read_unaligned`]. For packed structs, this move is
744/// done automatically by the compiler. This means the fields of packed structs
745/// are not dropped in-place.
746///
747/// [`ptr::read`]: self::read
748/// [`ptr::read_unaligned`]: self::read_unaligned
749/// [pinned]: crate::pin
750///
751/// # Safety
752///
753/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
754///
755/// * `to_drop` must be [valid] for both reads and writes.
756///
757/// * `to_drop` must be properly aligned, even if `T` has size 0.
758///
759/// * `to_drop` must be nonnull, even if `T` has size 0.
760///
761/// * The value `to_drop` points to must be valid for dropping, which may mean
762/// it must uphold additional invariants. These invariants depend on the type
763/// of the value being dropped. For instance, when dropping a Box, the box's
764/// pointer to the heap must be valid.
765///
766/// * While `drop_in_place` is executing, the only way to access parts of
767/// `to_drop` is through the `&mut self` references supplied to the
768/// `Drop::drop` methods that `drop_in_place` invokes.
769///
770/// Additionally, if `T` is not [`Copy`], using the pointed-to value after
771/// calling `drop_in_place` can cause undefined behavior. Note that `*to_drop =
772/// foo` counts as a use because it will cause the value to be dropped
773/// again. [`write()`] can be used to overwrite data without causing it to be
774/// dropped.
775///
776/// [valid]: self#safety
777///
778/// # Examples
779///
780/// Manually remove the last item from a vector:
781///
782/// ```
783/// use std::ptr;
784/// use std::rc::Rc;
785///
786/// let last = Rc::new(1);
787/// let weak = Rc::downgrade(&last);
788///
789/// let mut v = vec![Rc::new(0), last];
790///
791/// unsafe {
792/// // Get a raw pointer to the last element in `v`.
793/// let ptr = &mut v[1] as *mut _;
794/// // Shorten `v` to prevent the last item from being dropped. We do that first,
795/// // to prevent issues if the `drop_in_place` below panics.
796/// v.set_len(1);
797/// // Without a call `drop_in_place`, the last item would never be dropped,
798/// // and the memory it manages would be leaked.
799/// ptr::drop_in_place(ptr);
800/// }
801///
802/// assert_eq!(v, &[0.into()]);
803///
804/// // Ensure that the last item was dropped.
805/// assert!(weak.upgrade().is_none());
806/// ```
807#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
808#[stable(feature = "drop_in_place", since = "1.8.0")]
809#[lang = "drop_in_place"]
810#[allow(unconditional_recursion)]
811#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_drop_in_place"]
812#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_drop_in_place", issue = "109342")]
813#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
814pub const unsafe fn drop_in_place<T: PointeeSized>(to_drop: *mut T)
815where
816 T: [const] Destruct,
817{
818 // Code here does not matter - this is replaced by the
819 // real drop glue by the compiler.
820
821 // SAFETY: see comment above
822 unsafe { drop_in_place(to_drop) }
823}
824
825/// Creates a null raw pointer.
826///
827/// This function is equivalent to zero-initializing the pointer:
828/// `MaybeUninit::<*const T>::zeroed().assume_init()`.
829/// The resulting pointer has the address 0.
830///
831/// # Examples
832///
833/// ```
834/// use std::ptr;
835///
836/// let p: *const i32 = ptr::null();
837/// assert!(p.is_null());
838/// assert_eq!(p as usize, 0); // this pointer has the address 0
839/// ```
840#[inline(always)]
841#[must_use]
842#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
843#[rustc_promotable]
844#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_null", since = "1.24.0")]
845#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_null"]
846#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
847pub const fn null<T: PointeeSized + Thin>() -> *const T {
848 from_raw_parts(without_provenance::<()>(0), ())
849}
850
851/// Creates a null mutable raw pointer.
852///
853/// This function is equivalent to zero-initializing the pointer:
854/// `MaybeUninit::<*mut T>::zeroed().assume_init()`.
855/// The resulting pointer has the address 0.
856///
857/// # Examples
858///
859/// ```
860/// use std::ptr;
861///
862/// let p: *mut i32 = ptr::null_mut();
863/// assert!(p.is_null());
864/// assert_eq!(p as usize, 0); // this pointer has the address 0
865/// ```
866#[inline(always)]
867#[must_use]
868#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
869#[rustc_promotable]
870#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_null", since = "1.24.0")]
871#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_null_mut"]
872#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
873pub const fn null_mut<T: PointeeSized + Thin>() -> *mut T {
874 from_raw_parts_mut(without_provenance_mut::<()>(0), ())
875}
876
877/// Creates a pointer with the given address and no [provenance][crate::ptr#provenance].
878///
879/// This is equivalent to `ptr::null().with_addr(addr)`.
880///
881/// Without provenance, this pointer is not associated with any actual allocation. Such a
882/// no-provenance pointer may be used for zero-sized memory accesses (if suitably aligned), but
883/// non-zero-sized memory accesses with a no-provenance pointer are UB. No-provenance pointers are
884/// little more than a `usize` address in disguise.
885///
886/// This is different from `addr as *const T`, which creates a pointer that picks up a previously
887/// exposed provenance. See [`with_exposed_provenance`] for more details on that operation.
888///
889/// This is a [Strict Provenance][crate::ptr#strict-provenance] API.
890#[inline(always)]
891#[must_use]
892#[stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
893#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
894#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_without_provenance"]
895#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
896pub const fn without_provenance<T>(addr: usize) -> *const T {
897 without_provenance_mut(addr)
898}
899
900/// Creates a new pointer that is dangling, but non-null and well-aligned.
901///
902/// This is useful for initializing types which lazily allocate, like
903/// `Vec::new` does.
904///
905/// Note that the address of the returned pointer may potentially
906/// be that of a valid pointer, which means this must not be used
907/// as a "not yet initialized" sentinel value.
908/// Types that lazily allocate must track initialization by some other means.
909#[inline(always)]
910#[must_use]
911#[stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
912#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
913pub const fn dangling<T>() -> *const T {
914 dangling_mut()
915}
916
917/// Creates a pointer with the given address and no [provenance][crate::ptr#provenance].
918///
919/// This is equivalent to `ptr::null_mut().with_addr(addr)`.
920///
921/// Without provenance, this pointer is not associated with any actual allocation. Such a
922/// no-provenance pointer may be used for zero-sized memory accesses (if suitably aligned), but
923/// non-zero-sized memory accesses with a no-provenance pointer are UB. No-provenance pointers are
924/// little more than a `usize` address in disguise.
925///
926/// This is different from `addr as *mut T`, which creates a pointer that picks up a previously
927/// exposed provenance. See [`with_exposed_provenance_mut`] for more details on that operation.
928///
929/// This is a [Strict Provenance][crate::ptr#strict-provenance] API.
930#[inline(always)]
931#[must_use]
932#[stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
933#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
934#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_without_provenance_mut"]
935#[allow(integer_to_ptr_transmutes)] // Expected semantics here.
936#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
937pub const fn without_provenance_mut<T>(addr: usize) -> *mut T {
938 // An int-to-pointer transmute currently has exactly the intended semantics: it creates a
939 // pointer without provenance. Note that this is *not* a stable guarantee about transmute
940 // semantics, it relies on sysroot crates having special status.
941 // SAFETY: every valid integer is also a valid pointer (as long as you don't dereference that
942 // pointer).
943 unsafe { mem::transmute(addr) }
944}
945
946/// Creates a new pointer that is dangling, but non-null and well-aligned.
947///
948/// This is useful for initializing types which lazily allocate, like
949/// `Vec::new` does.
950///
951/// Note that the address of the returned pointer may potentially
952/// be that of a valid pointer, which means this must not be used
953/// as a "not yet initialized" sentinel value.
954/// Types that lazily allocate must track initialization by some other means.
955#[inline(always)]
956#[must_use]
957#[stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
958#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
959pub const fn dangling_mut<T>() -> *mut T {
960 NonNull::dangling().as_ptr()
961}
962
963/// Converts an address back to a pointer, picking up some previously 'exposed'
964/// [provenance][crate::ptr#provenance].
965///
966/// This is fully equivalent to `addr as *const T`. The provenance of the returned pointer is that
967/// of *some* pointer that was previously exposed by passing it to
968/// [`expose_provenance`][pointer::expose_provenance], or a `ptr as usize` cast. In addition, memory
969/// which is outside the control of the Rust abstract machine (MMIO registers, for example) is
970/// always considered to be accessible with an exposed provenance, so long as this memory is disjoint
971/// from memory that will be used by the abstract machine such as the stack, heap, and statics.
972///
973/// The exact provenance that gets picked is not specified. The compiler will do its best to pick
974/// the "right" provenance for you (whatever that may be), but currently we cannot provide any
975/// guarantees about which provenance the resulting pointer will have -- and therefore there
976/// is no definite specification for which memory the resulting pointer may access.
977///
978/// If there is *no* previously 'exposed' provenance that justifies the way the returned pointer
979/// will be used, the program has undefined behavior. In particular, the aliasing rules still apply:
980/// pointers and references that have been invalidated due to aliasing accesses cannot be used
981/// anymore, even if they have been exposed!
982///
983/// Due to its inherent ambiguity, this operation may not be supported by tools that help you to
984/// stay conformant with the Rust memory model. It is recommended to use [Strict
985/// Provenance][self#strict-provenance] APIs such as [`with_addr`][pointer::with_addr] wherever
986/// possible.
987///
988/// On most platforms this will produce a value with the same bytes as the address. Platforms
989/// which need to store additional information in a pointer may not support this operation,
990/// since it is generally not possible to actually *compute* which provenance the returned
991/// pointer has to pick up.
992///
993/// This is an [Exposed Provenance][crate::ptr#exposed-provenance] API.
994#[must_use]
995#[inline(always)]
996#[stable(feature = "exposed_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
997#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_exposed_provenance", since = "1.91.0")]
998#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
999#[allow(fuzzy_provenance_casts)] // this *is* the explicit provenance API one should use instead
1000pub const fn with_exposed_provenance<T>(addr: usize) -> *const T {
1001 addr as *const T
1002}
1003
1004/// Converts an address back to a mutable pointer, picking up some previously 'exposed'
1005/// [provenance][crate::ptr#provenance].
1006///
1007/// This is fully equivalent to `addr as *mut T`. The provenance of the returned pointer is that
1008/// of *some* pointer that was previously exposed by passing it to
1009/// [`expose_provenance`][pointer::expose_provenance], or a `ptr as usize` cast. In addition, memory
1010/// which is outside the control of the Rust abstract machine (MMIO registers, for example) is
1011/// always considered to be accessible with an exposed provenance, so long as this memory is disjoint
1012/// from memory that will be used by the abstract machine such as the stack, heap, and statics.
1013///
1014/// The exact provenance that gets picked is not specified. The compiler will do its best to pick
1015/// the "right" provenance for you (whatever that may be), but currently we cannot provide any
1016/// guarantees about which provenance the resulting pointer will have -- and therefore there
1017/// is no definite specification for which memory the resulting pointer may access.
1018///
1019/// If there is *no* previously 'exposed' provenance that justifies the way the returned pointer
1020/// will be used, the program has undefined behavior. In particular, the aliasing rules still apply:
1021/// pointers and references that have been invalidated due to aliasing accesses cannot be used
1022/// anymore, even if they have been exposed!
1023///
1024/// Due to its inherent ambiguity, this operation may not be supported by tools that help you to
1025/// stay conformant with the Rust memory model. It is recommended to use [Strict
1026/// Provenance][self#strict-provenance] APIs such as [`with_addr`][pointer::with_addr] wherever
1027/// possible.
1028///
1029/// On most platforms this will produce a value with the same bytes as the address. Platforms
1030/// which need to store additional information in a pointer may not support this operation,
1031/// since it is generally not possible to actually *compute* which provenance the returned
1032/// pointer has to pick up.
1033///
1034/// This is an [Exposed Provenance][crate::ptr#exposed-provenance] API.
1035#[must_use]
1036#[inline(always)]
1037#[stable(feature = "exposed_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
1038#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_exposed_provenance", since = "1.91.0")]
1039#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
1040#[allow(fuzzy_provenance_casts)] // this *is* the explicit provenance API one should use instead
1041pub const fn with_exposed_provenance_mut<T>(addr: usize) -> *mut T {
1042 addr as *mut T
1043}
1044
1045/// Converts a reference to a raw pointer.
1046///
1047/// For `r: &T`, `from_ref(r)` is equivalent to `r as *const T` (except for the caveat noted below),
1048/// but is a bit safer since it will never silently change type or mutability, in particular if the
1049/// code is refactored.
1050///
1051/// The caller must ensure that the pointee outlives the pointer this function returns, or else it
1052/// will end up dangling.
1053///
1054/// The caller must also ensure that the memory the pointer (non-transitively) points to is never
1055/// written to (except inside an `UnsafeCell`) using this pointer or any pointer derived from it. If
1056/// you need to mutate the pointee, use [`from_mut`]. Specifically, to turn a mutable reference `m:
1057/// &mut T` into `*const T`, prefer `from_mut(m).cast_const()` to obtain a pointer that can later be
1058/// used for mutation.
1059///
1060/// ## Interaction with lifetime extension
1061///
1062/// Note that this has subtle interactions with the rules for lifetime extension of temporaries in
1063/// tail expressions. This code is valid, albeit in a non-obvious way:
1064/// ```rust
1065/// # type T = i32;
1066/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1067/// // The temporary holding the return value of `foo` has its lifetime extended,
1068/// // because the surrounding expression involves no function call.
1069/// let p = &foo() as *const T;
1070/// unsafe { p.read() };
1071/// ```
1072/// Naively replacing the cast with `from_ref` is not valid:
1073/// ```rust,no_run
1074/// # use std::ptr;
1075/// # type T = i32;
1076/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1077/// // The temporary holding the return value of `foo` does *not* have its lifetime extended,
1078/// // because the surrounding expression involves a function call.
1079/// let p = ptr::from_ref(&foo());
1080/// unsafe { p.read() }; // UB! Reading from a dangling pointer ⚠️
1081/// ```
1082/// The recommended way to write this code is to avoid relying on lifetime extension
1083/// when raw pointers are involved:
1084/// ```rust
1085/// # use std::ptr;
1086/// # type T = i32;
1087/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1088/// let x = foo();
1089/// let p = ptr::from_ref(&x);
1090/// unsafe { p.read() };
1091/// ```
1092#[inline(always)]
1093#[must_use]
1094#[stable(feature = "ptr_from_ref", since = "1.76.0")]
1095#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "ptr_from_ref", since = "1.76.0")]
1096#[rustc_never_returns_null_ptr]
1097#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_from_ref"]
1098#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
1099pub const fn from_ref<T: PointeeSized>(r: &T) -> *const T {
1100 r
1101}
1102
1103/// Converts a mutable reference to a raw pointer.
1104///
1105/// For `r: &mut T`, `from_mut(r)` is equivalent to `r as *mut T` (except for the caveat noted
1106/// below), but is a bit safer since it will never silently change type or mutability, in particular
1107/// if the code is refactored.
1108///
1109/// The caller must ensure that the pointee outlives the pointer this function returns, or else it
1110/// will end up dangling.
1111///
1112/// ## Interaction with lifetime extension
1113///
1114/// Note that this has subtle interactions with the rules for lifetime extension of temporaries in
1115/// tail expressions. This code is valid, albeit in a non-obvious way:
1116/// ```rust
1117/// # type T = i32;
1118/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1119/// // The temporary holding the return value of `foo` has its lifetime extended,
1120/// // because the surrounding expression involves no function call.
1121/// let p = &mut foo() as *mut T;
1122/// unsafe { p.write(T::default()) };
1123/// ```
1124/// Naively replacing the cast with `from_mut` is not valid:
1125/// ```rust,no_run
1126/// # use std::ptr;
1127/// # type T = i32;
1128/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1129/// // The temporary holding the return value of `foo` does *not* have its lifetime extended,
1130/// // because the surrounding expression involves a function call.
1131/// let p = ptr::from_mut(&mut foo());
1132/// unsafe { p.write(T::default()) }; // UB! Writing to a dangling pointer ⚠️
1133/// ```
1134/// The recommended way to write this code is to avoid relying on lifetime extension
1135/// when raw pointers are involved:
1136/// ```rust
1137/// # use std::ptr;
1138/// # type T = i32;
1139/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1140/// let mut x = foo();
1141/// let p = ptr::from_mut(&mut x);
1142/// unsafe { p.write(T::default()) };
1143/// ```
1144#[inline(always)]
1145#[must_use]
1146#[stable(feature = "ptr_from_ref", since = "1.76.0")]
1147#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "ptr_from_ref", since = "1.76.0")]
1148#[rustc_never_returns_null_ptr]
1149pub const fn from_mut<T: PointeeSized>(r: &mut T) -> *mut T {
1150 r
1151}
1152
1153/// Forms a raw slice from a pointer and a length.
1154///
1155/// The `len` argument is the number of **elements**, not the number of bytes.
1156///
1157/// This function is safe, but actually using the return value is unsafe.
1158/// See the documentation of [`slice::from_raw_parts`] for slice safety requirements.
1159///
1160/// [`slice::from_raw_parts`]: crate::slice::from_raw_parts
1161///
1162/// # Examples
1163///
1164/// ```rust
1165/// use std::ptr;
1166///
1167/// // create a slice pointer when starting out with a pointer to the first element
1168/// let x = [5, 6, 7];
1169/// let raw_pointer = x.as_ptr();
1170/// let slice = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts(raw_pointer, 3);
1171/// assert_eq!(unsafe { &*slice }[2], 7);
1172/// ```
1173///
1174/// You must ensure that the pointer is valid and not null before dereferencing
1175/// the raw slice. A slice reference must never have a null pointer, even if it's empty.
1176///
1177/// ```rust,should_panic
1178/// use std::ptr;
1179/// let danger: *const [u8] = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts(ptr::null(), 0);
1180/// unsafe {
1181/// danger.as_ref().expect("references must not be null");
1182/// }
1183/// ```
1184#[inline]
1185#[stable(feature = "slice_from_raw_parts", since = "1.42.0")]
1186#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_slice_from_raw_parts", since = "1.64.0")]
1187#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_slice_from_raw_parts"]
1188#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
1189pub const fn slice_from_raw_parts<T>(data: *const T, len: usize) -> *const [T] {
1190 from_raw_parts(data, len)
1191}
1192
1193/// Forms a raw mutable slice from a pointer and a length.
1194///
1195/// The `len` argument is the number of **elements**, not the number of bytes.
1196///
1197/// Performs the same functionality as [`slice_from_raw_parts`], except that a
1198/// raw mutable slice is returned, as opposed to a raw immutable slice.
1199///
1200/// This function is safe, but actually using the return value is unsafe.
1201/// See the documentation of [`slice::from_raw_parts_mut`] for slice safety requirements.
1202///
1203/// [`slice::from_raw_parts_mut`]: crate::slice::from_raw_parts_mut
1204///
1205/// # Examples
1206///
1207/// ```rust
1208/// use std::ptr;
1209///
1210/// let x = &mut [5, 6, 7];
1211/// let raw_pointer = x.as_mut_ptr();
1212/// let slice = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(raw_pointer, 3);
1213///
1214/// unsafe {
1215/// (*slice)[2] = 99; // assign a value at an index in the slice
1216/// };
1217///
1218/// assert_eq!(unsafe { &*slice }[2], 99);
1219/// ```
1220///
1221/// You must ensure that the pointer is valid and not null before dereferencing
1222/// the raw slice. A slice reference must never have a null pointer, even if it's empty.
1223///
1224/// ```rust,should_panic
1225/// use std::ptr;
1226/// let danger: *mut [u8] = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(ptr::null_mut(), 0);
1227/// unsafe {
1228/// danger.as_mut().expect("references must not be null");
1229/// }
1230/// ```
1231#[inline]
1232#[stable(feature = "slice_from_raw_parts", since = "1.42.0")]
1233#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_slice_from_raw_parts_mut", since = "1.83.0")]
1234#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_slice_from_raw_parts_mut"]
1235#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
1236pub const fn slice_from_raw_parts_mut<T>(data: *mut T, len: usize) -> *mut [T] {
1237 from_raw_parts_mut(data, len)
1238}
1239
1240/// Swaps the values at two mutable locations of the same type, without
1241/// deinitializing either.
1242///
1243/// But for the following exceptions, this function is semantically
1244/// equivalent to [`mem::swap`]:
1245///
1246/// * It operates on raw pointers instead of references. When references are
1247/// available, [`mem::swap`] should be preferred.
1248///
1249/// * The two pointed-to values may overlap. If the values do overlap, then the
1250/// overlapping region of memory from `x` will be used. This is demonstrated
1251/// in the second example below.
1252///
1253/// * The operation is "untyped" in the sense that data may be uninitialized or otherwise violate
1254/// the requirements of `T`. The initialization state is preserved exactly.
1255///
1256/// # Safety
1257///
1258/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1259///
1260/// * Both `x` and `y` must be [valid] for both reads and writes. They must remain valid even when the
1261/// other pointer is written. (This means if the memory ranges overlap, the two pointers must not
1262/// be subject to aliasing restrictions relative to each other.)
1263///
1264/// * Both `x` and `y` must be properly aligned.
1265///
1266/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointers must be properly aligned.
1267///
1268/// [valid]: self#safety
1269///
1270/// # Examples
1271///
1272/// Swapping two non-overlapping regions:
1273///
1274/// ```
1275/// use std::ptr;
1276///
1277/// let mut array = [0, 1, 2, 3];
1278///
1279/// let (x, y) = array.split_at_mut(2);
1280/// let x = x.as_mut_ptr().cast::<[u32; 2]>(); // this is `array[0..2]`
1281/// let y = y.as_mut_ptr().cast::<[u32; 2]>(); // this is `array[2..4]`
1282///
1283/// unsafe {
1284/// ptr::swap(x, y);
1285/// assert_eq!([2, 3, 0, 1], array);
1286/// }
1287/// ```
1288///
1289/// Swapping two overlapping regions:
1290///
1291/// ```
1292/// use std::ptr;
1293///
1294/// let mut array: [i32; 4] = [0, 1, 2, 3];
1295///
1296/// let array_ptr: *mut i32 = array.as_mut_ptr();
1297///
1298/// let x = array_ptr as *mut [i32; 3]; // this is `array[0..3]`
1299/// let y = unsafe { array_ptr.add(1) } as *mut [i32; 3]; // this is `array[1..4]`
1300///
1301/// unsafe {
1302/// ptr::swap(x, y);
1303/// // The indices `1..3` of the slice overlap between `x` and `y`.
1304/// // Reasonable results would be for to them be `[2, 3]`, so that indices `0..3` are
1305/// // `[1, 2, 3]` (matching `y` before the `swap`); or for them to be `[0, 1]`
1306/// // so that indices `1..4` are `[0, 1, 2]` (matching `x` before the `swap`).
1307/// // This implementation is defined to make the latter choice.
1308/// assert_eq!([1, 0, 1, 2], array);
1309/// }
1310/// ```
1311#[inline]
1312#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
1313#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_swap", since = "1.85.0")]
1314#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_swap"]
1315#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
1316pub const unsafe fn swap<T>(x: *mut T, y: *mut T) {
1317 // Give ourselves some scratch space to work with.
1318 // We do not have to worry about drops: `MaybeUninit` does nothing when dropped.
1319 let mut tmp = MaybeUninit::<T>::uninit();
1320
1321 // Perform the swap
1322 // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `x` and `y` are
1323 // valid for writes and properly aligned. `tmp` cannot be
1324 // overlapping either `x` or `y` because `tmp` was just allocated
1325 // on the stack as a separate allocation.
1326 unsafe {
1327 copy_nonoverlapping(x, tmp.as_mut_ptr(), 1);
1328 copy(y, x, 1); // `x` and `y` may overlap
1329 copy_nonoverlapping(tmp.as_ptr(), y, 1);
1330 }
1331}
1332
1333/// Swaps `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes between the two regions of memory
1334/// beginning at `x` and `y`. The two regions must *not* overlap.
1335///
1336/// The operation is "untyped" in the sense that data may be uninitialized or otherwise violate the
1337/// requirements of `T`. The initialization state is preserved exactly.
1338///
1339/// # Safety
1340///
1341/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1342///
1343/// * Both `x` and `y` must be [valid] for both reads and writes of `count *
1344/// size_of::<T>()` bytes.
1345///
1346/// * Both `x` and `y` must be properly aligned.
1347///
1348/// * The region of memory beginning at `x` with a size of `count *
1349/// size_of::<T>()` bytes must *not* overlap with the region of memory
1350/// beginning at `y` with the same size.
1351///
1352/// Note that even if the effectively copied size (`count * size_of::<T>()`) is `0`,
1353/// the pointers must be properly aligned.
1354///
1355/// [valid]: self#safety
1356///
1357/// # Examples
1358///
1359/// Basic usage:
1360///
1361/// ```
1362/// use std::ptr;
1363///
1364/// let mut x = [1, 2, 3, 4];
1365/// let mut y = [7, 8, 9];
1366///
1367/// unsafe {
1368/// ptr::swap_nonoverlapping(x.as_mut_ptr(), y.as_mut_ptr(), 2);
1369/// }
1370///
1371/// assert_eq!(x, [7, 8, 3, 4]);
1372/// assert_eq!(y, [1, 2, 9]);
1373/// ```
1374#[inline]
1375#[stable(feature = "swap_nonoverlapping", since = "1.27.0")]
1376#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_swap_nonoverlapping", since = "1.88.0")]
1377#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_swap_nonoverlapping"]
1378#[rustc_allow_const_fn_unstable(const_eval_select)] // both implementations behave the same
1379#[track_caller]
1380#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
1381pub const unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping<T>(x: *mut T, y: *mut T, count: usize) {
1382 ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
1383 check_library_ub,
1384 "ptr::swap_nonoverlapping requires that both pointer arguments are aligned and non-null \
1385 and the specified memory ranges do not overlap",
1386 (
1387 x: *mut () = x as *mut (),
1388 y: *mut () = y as *mut (),
1389 size: usize = size_of::<T>(),
1390 align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
1391 count: usize = count,
1392 ) => {
1393 let zero_size = size == 0 || count == 0;
1394 ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(x, align, zero_size)
1395 && ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(y, align, zero_size)
1396 && ub_checks::maybe_is_nonoverlapping(x, y, size, count)
1397 }
1398 );
1399
1400 const_eval_select!(
1401 @capture[T] { x: *mut T, y: *mut T, count: usize }:
1402 if const {
1403 // At compile-time we don't need all the special code below.
1404 // SAFETY: Same preconditions as this function
1405 unsafe { swap_nonoverlapping_const(x, y, count) }
1406 } else {
1407 // Going though a slice here helps codegen know the size fits in `isize`
1408 let slice = slice_from_raw_parts_mut(x, count);
1409 // SAFETY: This is all readable from the pointer, meaning it's one
1410 // allocation, and thus cannot be more than isize::MAX bytes.
1411 let bytes = unsafe { mem::size_of_val_raw::<[T]>(slice) };
1412 if let Some(bytes) = NonZero::new(bytes) {
1413 // SAFETY: These are the same ranges, just expressed in a different
1414 // type, so they're still non-overlapping.
1415 unsafe { swap_nonoverlapping_bytes(x.cast(), y.cast(), bytes) };
1416 }
1417 }
1418 )
1419}
1420
1421/// Same behavior and safety conditions as [`swap_nonoverlapping`]
1422#[ferrocene::annotation(
1423 "This function is only called inside `swap_nonoverlapping` as the `const` arm of a `const_eval_select!` so it cannot be covered"
1424)]
1425#[inline]
1426#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
1427const unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping_const<T>(x: *mut T, y: *mut T, count: usize) {
1428 let mut i = 0;
1429 while i < count {
1430 // SAFETY: By precondition, `i` is in-bounds because it's below `n`
1431 let x = unsafe { x.add(i) };
1432 // SAFETY: By precondition, `i` is in-bounds because it's below `n`
1433 // and it's distinct from `x` since the ranges are non-overlapping
1434 let y = unsafe { y.add(i) };
1435
1436 // SAFETY: we're only ever given pointers that are valid to read/write,
1437 // including being aligned, and nothing here panics so it's drop-safe.
1438 unsafe {
1439 // Note that it's critical that these use `copy_nonoverlapping`,
1440 // rather than `read`/`write`, to avoid #134713 if T has padding.
1441 let mut temp = MaybeUninit::<T>::uninit();
1442 copy_nonoverlapping(x, temp.as_mut_ptr(), 1);
1443 copy_nonoverlapping(y, x, 1);
1444 copy_nonoverlapping(temp.as_ptr(), y, 1);
1445 }
1446
1447 i += 1;
1448 }
1449}
1450
1451// Don't let MIR inline this, because we really want it to keep its noalias metadata
1452#[rustc_no_mir_inline]
1453#[inline]
1454#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
1455fn swap_chunk<const N: usize>(x: &mut MaybeUninit<[u8; N]>, y: &mut MaybeUninit<[u8; N]>) {
1456 let a = *x;
1457 let b = *y;
1458 *x = b;
1459 *y = a;
1460}
1461
1462#[inline]
1463#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
1464unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping_bytes(x: *mut u8, y: *mut u8, bytes: NonZero<usize>) {
1465 // Same as `swap_nonoverlapping::<[u8; N]>`.
1466 #[ferrocene::prevalidated]
1467 unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping_chunks<const N: usize>(
1468 x: *mut MaybeUninit<[u8; N]>,
1469 y: *mut MaybeUninit<[u8; N]>,
1470 chunks: NonZero<usize>,
1471 ) {
1472 let chunks = chunks.get();
1473 for i in 0..chunks {
1474 // SAFETY: i is in [0, chunks) so the adds and dereferences are in-bounds.
1475 unsafe { swap_chunk(&mut *x.add(i), &mut *y.add(i)) };
1476 }
1477 }
1478
1479 // Same as `swap_nonoverlapping_bytes`, but accepts at most 1+2+4=7 bytes
1480 #[inline]
1481 #[ferrocene::prevalidated]
1482 unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping_short(x: *mut u8, y: *mut u8, bytes: NonZero<usize>) {
1483 // Tail handling for auto-vectorized code sometimes has element-at-a-time behaviour,
1484 // see <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/134946>.
1485 // By swapping as different sizes, rather than as a loop over bytes,
1486 // we make sure not to end up with, say, seven byte-at-a-time copies.
1487
1488 let bytes = bytes.get();
1489 let mut i = 0;
1490 macro_rules! swap_prefix {
1491 ($($n:literal)+) => {$(
1492 if (bytes & $n) != 0 {
1493 // SAFETY: `i` can only have the same bits set as those in bytes,
1494 // so these `add`s are in-bounds of `bytes`. But the bit for
1495 // `$n` hasn't been set yet, so the `$n` bytes that `swap_chunk`
1496 // will read and write are within the usable range.
1497 unsafe { swap_chunk::<$n>(&mut*x.add(i).cast(), &mut*y.add(i).cast()) };
1498 i |= $n;
1499 }
1500 )+};
1501 }
1502 swap_prefix!(4 2 1);
1503 debug_assert_eq!(i, bytes);
1504 }
1505
1506 const CHUNK_SIZE: usize = size_of::<*const ()>();
1507 let bytes = bytes.get();
1508
1509 let chunks = bytes / CHUNK_SIZE;
1510 let tail = bytes % CHUNK_SIZE;
1511 if let Some(chunks) = NonZero::new(chunks) {
1512 // SAFETY: this is bytes/CHUNK_SIZE*CHUNK_SIZE bytes, which is <= bytes,
1513 // so it's within the range of our non-overlapping bytes.
1514 unsafe { swap_nonoverlapping_chunks::<CHUNK_SIZE>(x.cast(), y.cast(), chunks) };
1515 }
1516 if let Some(tail) = NonZero::new(tail) {
1517 const { assert!(CHUNK_SIZE <= 8) };
1518 let delta = chunks * CHUNK_SIZE;
1519 // SAFETY: the tail length is below CHUNK SIZE because of the remainder,
1520 // and CHUNK_SIZE is at most 8 by the const assert, so tail <= 7
1521 unsafe { swap_nonoverlapping_short(x.add(delta), y.add(delta), tail) };
1522 }
1523}
1524
1525/// Moves `src` into the pointed `dst`, returning the previous `dst` value.
1526///
1527/// Neither value is dropped.
1528///
1529/// This function is semantically equivalent to [`mem::replace`] except that it
1530/// operates on raw pointers instead of references. When references are
1531/// available, [`mem::replace`] should be preferred.
1532///
1533/// # Safety
1534///
1535/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1536///
1537/// * `dst` must be [valid] for both reads and writes or `T` must be a ZST.
1538///
1539/// * `dst` must be properly aligned.
1540///
1541/// * `dst` must point to a properly initialized value of type `T`.
1542///
1543/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
1544///
1545/// [valid]: self#safety
1546///
1547/// # Examples
1548///
1549/// ```
1550/// use std::ptr;
1551///
1552/// let mut rust = vec!['b', 'u', 's', 't'];
1553///
1554/// // `mem::replace` would have the same effect without requiring the unsafe
1555/// // block.
1556/// let b = unsafe {
1557/// ptr::replace(&mut rust[0], 'r')
1558/// };
1559///
1560/// assert_eq!(b, 'b');
1561/// assert_eq!(rust, &['r', 'u', 's', 't']);
1562/// ```
1563#[inline]
1564#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
1565#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_replace", since = "1.83.0")]
1566#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_replace"]
1567#[track_caller]
1568#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
1569pub const unsafe fn replace<T>(dst: *mut T, src: T) -> T {
1570 // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `dst` is valid to be
1571 // cast to a mutable reference (valid for writes, aligned, initialized),
1572 // and cannot overlap `src` since `dst` must point to a distinct
1573 // allocation. We are excluding null (with a ZST check) before creating a reference.
1574 unsafe {
1575 ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
1576 check_language_ub,
1577 "ptr::replace requires that the pointer argument is aligned and non-null",
1578 (
1579 addr: *const () = dst as *const (),
1580 align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
1581 is_zst: bool = T::IS_ZST,
1582 ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(addr, align, is_zst)
1583 );
1584 if T::IS_ZST {
1585 // If `T` is a ZST, `dst` is allowed to be null. However, we also don't have to actually
1586 // do anything since there isn't actually any data to be copied anyway. All values of
1587 // type `T` are bit-identical, so we can just return `src` here.
1588 return src;
1589 }
1590 mem::replace(&mut *dst, src)
1591 }
1592}
1593
1594/// Reads the value from `src` without moving it. This leaves the
1595/// memory in `src` unchanged.
1596///
1597/// # Safety
1598///
1599/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1600///
1601/// * `src` must be [valid] for reads or `T` must be a ZST.
1602///
1603/// * `src` must be properly aligned. Use [`read_unaligned`] if this is not the
1604/// case.
1605///
1606/// * `src` must point to a properly initialized value of type `T`.
1607///
1608/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
1609///
1610/// # Examples
1611///
1612/// Basic usage:
1613///
1614/// ```
1615/// let x = 12;
1616/// let y = &x as *const i32;
1617///
1618/// unsafe {
1619/// assert_eq!(std::ptr::read(y), 12);
1620/// }
1621/// ```
1622///
1623/// Manually implement [`mem::swap`]:
1624///
1625/// ```
1626/// use std::ptr;
1627///
1628/// fn swap<T>(a: &mut T, b: &mut T) {
1629/// unsafe {
1630/// // Create a bitwise copy of the value at `a` in `tmp`.
1631/// let tmp = ptr::read(a);
1632///
1633/// // Exiting at this point (either by explicitly returning or by
1634/// // calling a function which panics) would cause the value in `tmp` to
1635/// // be dropped while the same value is still referenced by `a`. This
1636/// // could trigger undefined behavior if `T` is not `Copy`.
1637///
1638/// // Create a bitwise copy of the value at `b` in `a`.
1639/// // This is safe because mutable references cannot alias.
1640/// ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(b, a, 1);
1641///
1642/// // As above, exiting here could trigger undefined behavior because
1643/// // the same value is referenced by `a` and `b`.
1644///
1645/// // Move `tmp` into `b`.
1646/// ptr::write(b, tmp);
1647///
1648/// // `tmp` has been moved (`write` takes ownership of its second argument),
1649/// // so nothing is dropped implicitly here.
1650/// }
1651/// }
1652///
1653/// let mut foo = "foo".to_owned();
1654/// let mut bar = "bar".to_owned();
1655///
1656/// swap(&mut foo, &mut bar);
1657///
1658/// assert_eq!(foo, "bar");
1659/// assert_eq!(bar, "foo");
1660/// ```
1661///
1662/// ## Ownership of the Returned Value
1663///
1664/// `read` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of whether `T` is [`Copy`].
1665/// If `T` is not [`Copy`], using both the returned value and the value at
1666/// `*src` can violate memory safety. Note that assigning to `*src` counts as a
1667/// use because it will attempt to drop the value at `*src`.
1668///
1669/// [`write()`] can be used to overwrite data without causing it to be dropped.
1670///
1671/// ```
1672/// use std::ptr;
1673///
1674/// let mut s = String::from("foo");
1675/// unsafe {
1676/// // `s2` now points to the same underlying memory as `s`.
1677/// let mut s2: String = ptr::read(&s);
1678///
1679/// assert_eq!(s2, "foo");
1680///
1681/// // Assigning to `s2` causes its original value to be dropped. Beyond
1682/// // this point, `s` must no longer be used, as the underlying memory has
1683/// // been freed.
1684/// s2 = String::default();
1685/// assert_eq!(s2, "");
1686///
1687/// // Assigning to `s` would cause the old value to be dropped again,
1688/// // resulting in undefined behavior.
1689/// // s = String::from("bar"); // ERROR
1690///
1691/// // `ptr::write` can be used to overwrite a value without dropping it.
1692/// ptr::write(&mut s, String::from("bar"));
1693/// }
1694///
1695/// assert_eq!(s, "bar");
1696/// ```
1697///
1698/// [valid]: self#safety
1699#[inline]
1700#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
1701#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_read", since = "1.71.0")]
1702#[track_caller]
1703#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_read"]
1704#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
1705pub const unsafe fn read<T>(src: *const T) -> T {
1706 // It would be semantically correct to implement this via `copy_nonoverlapping`
1707 // and `MaybeUninit`, as was done before PR #109035. Calling `assume_init`
1708 // provides enough information to know that this is a typed operation.
1709
1710 // However, as of March 2023 the compiler was not capable of taking advantage
1711 // of that information. Thus, the implementation here switched to an intrinsic,
1712 // which lowers to `_0 = *src` in MIR, to address a few issues:
1713 //
1714 // - Using `MaybeUninit::assume_init` after a `copy_nonoverlapping` was not
1715 // turning the untyped copy into a typed load. As such, the generated
1716 // `load` in LLVM didn't get various metadata, such as `!range` (#73258),
1717 // `!nonnull`, and `!noundef`, resulting in poorer optimization.
1718 // - Going through the extra local resulted in multiple extra copies, even
1719 // in optimized MIR. (Ignoring StorageLive/Dead, the intrinsic is one
1720 // MIR statement, while the previous implementation was eight.) LLVM
1721 // could sometimes optimize them away, but because `read` is at the core
1722 // of so many things, not having them in the first place improves what we
1723 // hand off to the backend. For example, `mem::replace::<Big>` previously
1724 // emitted 4 `alloca` and 6 `memcpy`s, but is now 1 `alloc` and 3 `memcpy`s.
1725 // - In general, this approach keeps us from getting any more bugs (like
1726 // #106369) that boil down to "`read(p)` is worse than `*p`", as this
1727 // makes them look identical to the backend (or other MIR consumers).
1728 //
1729 // Future enhancements to MIR optimizations might well allow this to return
1730 // to the previous implementation, rather than using an intrinsic.
1731
1732 // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `src` is valid for reads.
1733 unsafe {
1734 #[cfg(debug_assertions)] // Too expensive to always enable (for now?)
1735 ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
1736 check_language_ub,
1737 "ptr::read requires that the pointer argument is aligned and non-null",
1738 (
1739 addr: *const () = src as *const (),
1740 align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
1741 is_zst: bool = T::IS_ZST,
1742 ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(addr, align, is_zst)
1743 );
1744 crate::intrinsics::read_via_copy(src)
1745 }
1746}
1747
1748/// Reads the value from `src` without moving it. This leaves the
1749/// memory in `src` unchanged.
1750///
1751/// Unlike [`read`], `read_unaligned` works with unaligned pointers.
1752///
1753/// # Safety
1754///
1755/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1756///
1757/// * `src` must be [valid] for reads.
1758///
1759/// * `src` must point to a properly initialized value of type `T`.
1760///
1761/// Like [`read`], `read_unaligned` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of
1762/// whether `T` is [`Copy`]. If `T` is not [`Copy`], using both the returned
1763/// value and the value at `*src` can [violate memory safety][read-ownership].
1764///
1765/// [read-ownership]: read#ownership-of-the-returned-value
1766/// [valid]: self#safety
1767///
1768/// ## On `packed` structs
1769///
1770/// Attempting to create a raw pointer to an `unaligned` struct field with
1771/// an expression such as `&packed.unaligned as *const FieldType` creates an
1772/// intermediate unaligned reference before converting that to a raw pointer.
1773/// That this reference is temporary and immediately cast is inconsequential
1774/// as the compiler always expects references to be properly aligned.
1775/// As a result, using `&packed.unaligned as *const FieldType` causes immediate
1776/// *undefined behavior* in your program.
1777///
1778/// Instead you must use the `&raw const` syntax to create the pointer.
1779/// You may use that constructed pointer together with this function.
1780///
1781/// An example of what not to do and how this relates to `read_unaligned` is:
1782///
1783/// ```
1784/// #[repr(packed, C)]
1785/// struct Packed {
1786/// _padding: u8,
1787/// unaligned: u32,
1788/// }
1789///
1790/// let packed = Packed {
1791/// _padding: 0x00,
1792/// unaligned: 0x01020304,
1793/// };
1794///
1795/// // Take the address of a 32-bit integer which is not aligned.
1796/// // In contrast to `&packed.unaligned as *const _`, this has no undefined behavior.
1797/// let unaligned = &raw const packed.unaligned;
1798///
1799/// let v = unsafe { std::ptr::read_unaligned(unaligned) };
1800/// assert_eq!(v, 0x01020304);
1801/// ```
1802///
1803/// Accessing unaligned fields directly with e.g. `packed.unaligned` is safe however.
1804///
1805/// # Examples
1806///
1807/// Read a `usize` value from a byte buffer:
1808///
1809/// ```
1810/// fn read_usize(x: &[u8]) -> usize {
1811/// assert!(x.len() >= size_of::<usize>());
1812///
1813/// let ptr = x.as_ptr() as *const usize;
1814///
1815/// unsafe { ptr.read_unaligned() }
1816/// }
1817/// ```
1818#[inline]
1819#[stable(feature = "ptr_unaligned", since = "1.17.0")]
1820#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_read", since = "1.71.0")]
1821#[track_caller]
1822#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_read_unaligned"]
1823#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
1824pub const unsafe fn read_unaligned<T>(src: *const T) -> T {
1825 let mut tmp = MaybeUninit::<T>::uninit();
1826 // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `src` is valid for reads.
1827 // `src` cannot overlap `tmp` because `tmp` was just allocated on
1828 // the stack as a separate allocation.
1829 //
1830 // Also, since we just wrote a valid value into `tmp`, it is guaranteed
1831 // to be properly initialized.
1832 unsafe {
1833 copy_nonoverlapping(src as *const u8, tmp.as_mut_ptr() as *mut u8, size_of::<T>());
1834 tmp.assume_init()
1835 }
1836}
1837
1838/// Overwrites a memory location with the given value without reading or
1839/// dropping the old value.
1840///
1841/// `write` does not drop the contents of `dst`. This is safe, but it could leak
1842/// allocations or resources, so care should be taken not to overwrite an object
1843/// that should be dropped.
1844///
1845/// Additionally, it does not drop `src`. Semantically, `src` is moved into the
1846/// location pointed to by `dst`.
1847///
1848/// This is appropriate for initializing uninitialized memory, or overwriting
1849/// memory that has previously been [`read`] from.
1850///
1851/// # Safety
1852///
1853/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1854///
1855/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes or `T` must be a ZST.
1856///
1857/// * `dst` must be properly aligned. Use [`write_unaligned`] if this is not the
1858/// case.
1859///
1860/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
1861///
1862/// [valid]: self#safety
1863///
1864/// # Examples
1865///
1866/// Basic usage:
1867///
1868/// ```
1869/// let mut x = 0;
1870/// let y = &mut x as *mut i32;
1871/// let z = 12;
1872///
1873/// unsafe {
1874/// std::ptr::write(y, z);
1875/// assert_eq!(std::ptr::read(y), 12);
1876/// }
1877/// ```
1878///
1879/// Manually implement [`mem::swap`]:
1880///
1881/// ```
1882/// use std::ptr;
1883///
1884/// fn swap<T>(a: &mut T, b: &mut T) {
1885/// unsafe {
1886/// // Create a bitwise copy of the value at `a` in `tmp`.
1887/// let tmp = ptr::read(a);
1888///
1889/// // Exiting at this point (either by explicitly returning or by
1890/// // calling a function which panics) would cause the value in `tmp` to
1891/// // be dropped while the same value is still referenced by `a`. This
1892/// // could trigger undefined behavior if `T` is not `Copy`.
1893///
1894/// // Create a bitwise copy of the value at `b` in `a`.
1895/// // This is safe because mutable references cannot alias.
1896/// ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(b, a, 1);
1897///
1898/// // As above, exiting here could trigger undefined behavior because
1899/// // the same value is referenced by `a` and `b`.
1900///
1901/// // Move `tmp` into `b`.
1902/// ptr::write(b, tmp);
1903///
1904/// // `tmp` has been moved (`write` takes ownership of its second argument),
1905/// // so nothing is dropped implicitly here.
1906/// }
1907/// }
1908///
1909/// let mut foo = "foo".to_owned();
1910/// let mut bar = "bar".to_owned();
1911///
1912/// swap(&mut foo, &mut bar);
1913///
1914/// assert_eq!(foo, "bar");
1915/// assert_eq!(bar, "foo");
1916/// ```
1917#[inline]
1918#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
1919#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_write", since = "1.83.0")]
1920#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_write"]
1921#[track_caller]
1922#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
1923pub const unsafe fn write<T>(dst: *mut T, src: T) {
1924 // Semantically, it would be fine for this to be implemented as a
1925 // `copy_nonoverlapping` and appropriate drop suppression of `src`.
1926
1927 // However, implementing via that currently produces more MIR than is ideal.
1928 // Using an intrinsic keeps it down to just the simple `*dst = move src` in
1929 // MIR (11 statements shorter, at the time of writing), and also allows
1930 // `src` to stay an SSA value in codegen_ssa, rather than a memory one.
1931
1932 // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `dst` is valid for writes.
1933 // `dst` cannot overlap `src` because the caller has mutable access
1934 // to `dst` while `src` is owned by this function.
1935 unsafe {
1936 #[cfg(debug_assertions)] // Too expensive to always enable (for now?)
1937 ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
1938 check_language_ub,
1939 "ptr::write requires that the pointer argument is aligned and non-null",
1940 (
1941 addr: *mut () = dst as *mut (),
1942 align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
1943 is_zst: bool = T::IS_ZST,
1944 ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(addr, align, is_zst)
1945 );
1946 intrinsics::write_via_move(dst, src)
1947 }
1948}
1949
1950/// Overwrites a memory location with the given value without reading or
1951/// dropping the old value.
1952///
1953/// Unlike [`write()`], the pointer may be unaligned.
1954///
1955/// `write_unaligned` does not drop the contents of `dst`. This is safe, but it
1956/// could leak allocations or resources, so care should be taken not to overwrite
1957/// an object that should be dropped.
1958///
1959/// Additionally, it does not drop `src`. Semantically, `src` is moved into the
1960/// location pointed to by `dst`.
1961///
1962/// This is appropriate for initializing uninitialized memory, or overwriting
1963/// memory that has previously been read with [`read_unaligned`].
1964///
1965/// # Safety
1966///
1967/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1968///
1969/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes.
1970///
1971/// [valid]: self#safety
1972///
1973/// ## On `packed` structs
1974///
1975/// Attempting to create a raw pointer to an `unaligned` struct field with
1976/// an expression such as `&packed.unaligned as *const FieldType` creates an
1977/// intermediate unaligned reference before converting that to a raw pointer.
1978/// That this reference is temporary and immediately cast is inconsequential
1979/// as the compiler always expects references to be properly aligned.
1980/// As a result, using `&packed.unaligned as *const FieldType` causes immediate
1981/// *undefined behavior* in your program.
1982///
1983/// Instead, you must use the `&raw mut` syntax to create the pointer.
1984/// You may use that constructed pointer together with this function.
1985///
1986/// An example of how to do it and how this relates to `write_unaligned` is:
1987///
1988/// ```
1989/// #[repr(packed, C)]
1990/// struct Packed {
1991/// _padding: u8,
1992/// unaligned: u32,
1993/// }
1994///
1995/// let mut packed: Packed = unsafe { std::mem::zeroed() };
1996///
1997/// // Take the address of a 32-bit integer which is not aligned.
1998/// // In contrast to `&packed.unaligned as *mut _`, this has no undefined behavior.
1999/// let unaligned = &raw mut packed.unaligned;
2000///
2001/// unsafe { std::ptr::write_unaligned(unaligned, 42) };
2002///
2003/// assert_eq!({packed.unaligned}, 42); // `{...}` forces copying the field instead of creating a reference.
2004/// ```
2005///
2006/// Accessing unaligned fields directly with e.g. `packed.unaligned` is safe however
2007/// (as can be seen in the `assert_eq!` above).
2008///
2009/// # Examples
2010///
2011/// Write a `usize` value to a byte buffer:
2012///
2013/// ```
2014/// fn write_usize(x: &mut [u8], val: usize) {
2015/// assert!(x.len() >= size_of::<usize>());
2016///
2017/// let ptr = x.as_mut_ptr() as *mut usize;
2018///
2019/// unsafe { ptr.write_unaligned(val) }
2020/// }
2021/// ```
2022#[inline]
2023#[stable(feature = "ptr_unaligned", since = "1.17.0")]
2024#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_write", since = "1.83.0")]
2025#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_write_unaligned"]
2026#[track_caller]
2027#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
2028pub const unsafe fn write_unaligned<T>(dst: *mut T, src: T) {
2029 // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `dst` is valid for writes.
2030 // `dst` cannot overlap `src` because the caller has mutable access
2031 // to `dst` while `src` is owned by this function.
2032 unsafe {
2033 copy_nonoverlapping((&raw const src) as *const u8, dst as *mut u8, size_of::<T>());
2034 // We are calling the intrinsic directly to avoid function calls in the generated code.
2035 intrinsics::forget(src);
2036 }
2037}
2038
2039/// Performs a volatile read of the value from `src` without moving it.
2040///
2041/// Volatile operations are intended to act on I/O memory. As such, they are considered externally
2042/// observable events (just like syscalls, but less opaque), and are guaranteed to not be elided or
2043/// reordered by the compiler across other externally observable events. With this in mind, there
2044/// are two cases of usage that need to be distinguished:
2045///
2046/// - When a volatile operation is used for memory inside an [allocation], it behaves exactly like
2047/// [`read`], except for the additional guarantee that it won't be elided or reordered (see
2048/// above). This implies that the operation will actually access memory and not e.g. be lowered to
2049/// reusing data from a previous read. Other than that, all the usual rules for memory accesses
2050/// apply (including provenance). In particular, just like in C, whether an operation is volatile
2051/// has no bearing whatsoever on questions involving concurrent accesses from multiple threads.
2052/// Volatile accesses behave exactly like non-atomic accesses in that regard.
2053///
2054/// - Volatile operations, however, may also be used to access memory that is _outside_ of any Rust
2055/// allocation. In this use-case, the pointer does *not* have to be [valid] for reads. This is
2056/// typically used for CPU and peripheral registers that must be accessed via an I/O memory
2057/// mapping, most commonly at fixed addresses reserved by the hardware. These often have special
2058/// semantics associated to their manipulation, and cannot be used as general purpose memory.
2059/// Here, any address value is possible, including 0 and [`usize::MAX`], so long as the semantics
2060/// of such a read are well-defined by the target hardware. The provenance of the pointer is
2061/// irrelevant, and it can be created with [`without_provenance`]. The access must not trap. It
2062/// can cause side-effects, but those must not affect Rust-allocated memory in any way. This
2063/// access is still not considered [atomic], and as such it cannot be used for inter-thread
2064/// synchronization.
2065///
2066/// Note that volatile memory operations where T is a zero-sized type are noops and may be ignored.
2067///
2068/// [allocation]: crate::ptr#allocated-object
2069/// [atomic]: crate::sync::atomic#memory-model-for-atomic-accesses
2070///
2071/// # Safety
2072///
2073/// Like [`read`], `read_volatile` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of whether `T` is
2074/// [`Copy`]. If `T` is not [`Copy`], using both the returned value and the value at `*src` can
2075/// [violate memory safety][read-ownership]. However, storing non-[`Copy`] types in volatile memory
2076/// is almost certainly incorrect.
2077///
2078/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
2079///
2080/// * `src` must be either [valid] for reads, or `T` must be a ZST, or `src` must point to memory
2081/// outside of all Rust allocations and reading from that memory must:
2082/// - not trap, and
2083/// - not cause any memory inside a Rust allocation to be modified.
2084///
2085/// * `src` must be properly aligned.
2086///
2087/// * Reading from `src` must produce a properly initialized value of type `T`.
2088///
2089/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
2090///
2091/// [valid]: self#safety
2092/// [read-ownership]: read#ownership-of-the-returned-value
2093///
2094/// # Examples
2095///
2096/// Basic usage:
2097///
2098/// ```
2099/// let x = 12;
2100/// let y = &x as *const i32;
2101///
2102/// unsafe {
2103/// assert_eq!(std::ptr::read_volatile(y), 12);
2104/// }
2105/// ```
2106#[inline]
2107#[stable(feature = "volatile", since = "1.9.0")]
2108#[track_caller]
2109#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_read_volatile"]
2110#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
2111pub unsafe fn read_volatile<T>(src: *const T) -> T {
2112 // SAFETY: the caller must uphold the safety contract for `volatile_load`.
2113 unsafe {
2114 ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
2115 check_language_ub,
2116 "ptr::read_volatile requires that the pointer argument is aligned",
2117 (
2118 addr: *const () = src as *const (),
2119 align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
2120 ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned(addr, align)
2121 );
2122 intrinsics::volatile_load(src)
2123 }
2124}
2125
2126/// Performs a volatile write of a memory location with the given value without reading or dropping
2127/// the old value.
2128///
2129/// Volatile operations are intended to act on I/O memory. As such, they are considered externally
2130/// observable events (just like syscalls), and are guaranteed to not be elided or reordered by the
2131/// compiler across other externally observable events. With this in mind, there are two cases of
2132/// usage that need to be distinguished:
2133///
2134/// - When a volatile operation is used for memory inside an [allocation], it behaves exactly like
2135/// [`write`][write()], except for the additional guarantee that it won't be elided or reordered
2136/// (see above). This implies that the operation will actually access memory and not e.g. be
2137/// lowered to a register access. Other than that, all the usual rules for memory accesses apply
2138/// (including provenance). In particular, just like in C, whether an operation is volatile has no
2139/// bearing whatsoever on questions involving concurrent access from multiple threads. Volatile
2140/// accesses behave exactly like non-atomic accesses in that regard.
2141///
2142/// - Volatile operations, however, may also be used to access memory that is _outside_ of any Rust
2143/// allocation. In this use-case, the pointer does *not* have to be [valid] for writes. This is
2144/// typically used for CPU and peripheral registers that must be accessed via an I/O memory
2145/// mapping, most commonly at fixed addresses reserved by the hardware. These often have special
2146/// semantics associated to their manipulation, and cannot be used as general purpose memory.
2147/// Here, any address value is possible, including 0 and [`usize::MAX`], so long as the semantics
2148/// of such a write are well-defined by the target hardware. The provenance of the pointer is
2149/// irrelevant, and it can be created with [`without_provenance`]. The access must not trap. It
2150/// can cause side-effects, but those must not affect Rust-allocated memory in any way. This
2151/// access is still not considered [atomic], and as such it cannot be used for inter-thread
2152/// synchronization.
2153///
2154/// Note that volatile memory operations on zero-sized types (e.g., if a zero-sized type is passed
2155/// to `write_volatile`) are noops and may be ignored.
2156///
2157/// `write_volatile` does not drop the contents of `dst`. This is safe, but it could leak
2158/// allocations or resources, so care should be taken not to overwrite an object that should be
2159/// dropped when operating on Rust memory. Additionally, it does not drop `src`. Semantically, `src`
2160/// is moved into the location pointed to by `dst`.
2161///
2162/// [allocation]: crate::ptr#allocated-object
2163/// [atomic]: crate::sync::atomic#memory-model-for-atomic-accesses
2164///
2165/// # Safety
2166///
2167/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
2168///
2169/// * `dst` must be either [valid] for writes, or `T` must be a ZST, or `dst` must point to memory
2170/// outside of all Rust allocations and writing to that memory must:
2171/// - not trap, and
2172/// - not cause any memory inside a Rust allocation to be modified.
2173///
2174/// * `dst` must be properly aligned.
2175///
2176/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
2177///
2178/// [valid]: self#safety
2179///
2180/// # Examples
2181///
2182/// Basic usage:
2183///
2184/// ```
2185/// let mut x = 0;
2186/// let y = &mut x as *mut i32;
2187/// let z = 12;
2188///
2189/// unsafe {
2190/// std::ptr::write_volatile(y, z);
2191/// assert_eq!(std::ptr::read_volatile(y), 12);
2192/// }
2193/// ```
2194#[inline]
2195#[stable(feature = "volatile", since = "1.9.0")]
2196#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_write_volatile"]
2197#[track_caller]
2198#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
2199pub unsafe fn write_volatile<T>(dst: *mut T, src: T) {
2200 // SAFETY: the caller must uphold the safety contract for `volatile_store`.
2201 unsafe {
2202 ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
2203 check_language_ub,
2204 "ptr::write_volatile requires that the pointer argument is aligned",
2205 (
2206 addr: *mut () = dst as *mut (),
2207 align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
2208 ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned(addr, align)
2209 );
2210 intrinsics::volatile_store(dst, src);
2211 }
2212}
2213
2214/// Calculate an element-offset that increases a pointer's alignment.
2215///
2216/// 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`.
2217///
2218/// # Safety
2219/// `a` must be a power of two.
2220///
2221/// # Notes
2222/// This implementation has been carefully tailored to not panic. It is UB for this to panic.
2223/// The only real change that can be made here is change of `INV_TABLE_MOD_16` and associated
2224/// constants.
2225///
2226/// If we ever decide to make it possible to call the intrinsic with `a` that is not a
2227/// power-of-two, it will probably be more prudent to just change to a naive implementation rather
2228/// than trying to adapt this to accommodate that change.
2229///
2230/// Any questions go to @nagisa.
2231#[allow(ptr_to_integer_transmute_in_consts)]
2232#[ferrocene::prevalidated]
2233pub(crate) unsafe fn align_offset<T: Sized>(p: *const T, a: usize) -> usize {
2234 // FIXME(#75598): Direct use of these intrinsics improves codegen significantly at opt-level <=
2235 // 1, where the method versions of these operations are not inlined.
2236 use intrinsics::{
2237 assume, cttz_nonzero, exact_div, mul_with_overflow, unchecked_rem, unchecked_shl,
2238 unchecked_shr, unchecked_sub, wrapping_add, wrapping_mul, wrapping_sub,
2239 };
2240
2241 /// Calculate multiplicative modular inverse of `x` modulo `m`.
2242 ///
2243 /// This implementation is tailored for `align_offset` and has following preconditions:
2244 ///
2245 /// * `m` is a power-of-two;
2246 /// * `x < m`; (if `x ≥ m`, pass in `x % m` instead)
2247 ///
2248 /// Implementation of this function shall not panic. Ever.
2249 #[inline]
2250 #[ferrocene::prevalidated]
2251 const unsafe fn mod_inv(x: usize, m: usize) -> usize {
2252 /// Multiplicative modular inverse table modulo 2⁴ = 16.
2253 ///
2254 /// Note, that this table does not contain values where inverse does not exist (i.e., for
2255 /// `0⁻¹ mod 16`, `2⁻¹ mod 16`, etc.)
2256 const INV_TABLE_MOD_16: [u8; 8] = [1, 11, 13, 7, 9, 3, 5, 15];
2257 /// Modulo for which the `INV_TABLE_MOD_16` is intended.
2258 const INV_TABLE_MOD: usize = 16;
2259
2260 // SAFETY: `m` is required to be a power-of-two, hence non-zero.
2261 let m_minus_one = unsafe { unchecked_sub(m, 1) };
2262 let mut inverse = INV_TABLE_MOD_16[(x & (INV_TABLE_MOD - 1)) >> 1] as usize;
2263 let mut mod_gate = INV_TABLE_MOD;
2264 // We iterate "up" using the following formula:
2265 //
2266 // $$ xy ≡ 1 (mod 2ⁿ) → xy (2 - xy) ≡ 1 (mod 2²ⁿ) $$
2267 //
2268 // This application needs to be applied at least until `2²ⁿ ≥ m`, at which point we can
2269 // finally reduce the computation to our desired `m` by taking `inverse mod m`.
2270 //
2271 // This computation is `O(log log m)`, which is to say, that on 64-bit machines this loop
2272 // will always finish in at most 4 iterations.
2273 loop {
2274 // y = y * (2 - xy) mod n
2275 //
2276 // Note, that we use wrapping operations here intentionally – the original formula
2277 // uses e.g., subtraction `mod n`. It is entirely fine to do them `mod
2278 // usize::MAX` instead, because we take the result `mod n` at the end
2279 // anyway.
2280 if mod_gate >= m {
2281 break;
2282 }
2283 inverse = wrapping_mul(inverse, wrapping_sub(2usize, wrapping_mul(x, inverse)));
2284 let (new_gate, overflow) = mul_with_overflow(mod_gate, mod_gate);
2285 if overflow {
2286 break;
2287 }
2288 mod_gate = new_gate;
2289 }
2290 inverse & m_minus_one
2291 }
2292
2293 let stride = size_of::<T>();
2294
2295 let addr: usize = p.addr();
2296
2297 // SAFETY: `a` is a power-of-two, therefore non-zero.
2298 let a_minus_one = unsafe { unchecked_sub(a, 1) };
2299
2300 if stride == 0 {
2301 // SPECIAL_CASE: handle 0-sized types. No matter how many times we step, the address will
2302 // stay the same, so no offset will be able to align the pointer unless it is already
2303 // aligned. This branch _will_ be optimized out as `stride` is known at compile-time.
2304 let p_mod_a = addr & a_minus_one;
2305 return if p_mod_a == 0 { 0 } else { usize::MAX };
2306 }
2307
2308 // SAFETY: `stride == 0` case has been handled by the special case above.
2309 let a_mod_stride = unsafe { unchecked_rem(a, stride) };
2310 if a_mod_stride == 0 {
2311 // SPECIAL_CASE: In cases where the `a` is divisible by `stride`, byte offset to align a
2312 // pointer can be computed more simply through `-p (mod a)`. In the off-chance the byte
2313 // offset is not a multiple of `stride`, the input pointer was misaligned and no pointer
2314 // offset will be able to produce a `p` aligned to the specified `a`.
2315 //
2316 // The naive `-p (mod a)` equation inhibits LLVM's ability to select instructions
2317 // like `lea`. We compute `(round_up_to_next_alignment(p, a) - p)` instead. This
2318 // redistributes operations around the load-bearing, but pessimizing `and` instruction
2319 // sufficiently for LLVM to be able to utilize the various optimizations it knows about.
2320 //
2321 // LLVM handles the branch here particularly nicely. If this branch needs to be evaluated
2322 // at runtime, it will produce a mask `if addr_mod_stride == 0 { 0 } else { usize::MAX }`
2323 // in a branch-free way and then bitwise-OR it with whatever result the `-p mod a`
2324 // computation produces.
2325
2326 let aligned_address = wrapping_add(addr, a_minus_one) & wrapping_sub(0, a);
2327 let byte_offset = wrapping_sub(aligned_address, addr);
2328 // FIXME: Remove the assume after <https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/62502>
2329 // SAFETY: Masking by `-a` can only affect the low bits, and thus cannot have reduced
2330 // the value by more than `a-1`, so even though the intermediate values might have
2331 // wrapped, the byte_offset is always in `[0, a)`.
2332 unsafe { assume(byte_offset < a) };
2333
2334 // SAFETY: `stride == 0` case has been handled by the special case above.
2335 let addr_mod_stride = unsafe { unchecked_rem(addr, stride) };
2336
2337 return if addr_mod_stride == 0 {
2338 // SAFETY: `stride` is non-zero. This is guaranteed to divide exactly as well, because
2339 // addr has been verified to be aligned to the original type’s alignment requirements.
2340 unsafe { exact_div(byte_offset, stride) }
2341 } else {
2342 usize::MAX
2343 };
2344 }
2345
2346 // GENERAL_CASE: From here on we’re handling the very general case where `addr` may be
2347 // misaligned, there isn’t an obvious relationship between `stride` and `a` that we can take an
2348 // advantage of, etc. This case produces machine code that isn’t particularly high quality,
2349 // compared to the special cases above. The code produced here is still within the realm of
2350 // miracles, given the situations this case has to deal with.
2351
2352 // SAFETY: a is power-of-two hence non-zero. stride == 0 case is handled above.
2353 // FIXME(const-hack) replace with min
2354 let gcdpow = unsafe {
2355 let x = cttz_nonzero(stride);
2356 let y = cttz_nonzero(a);
2357 if x < y { x } else { y }
2358 };
2359 // SAFETY: gcdpow has an upper-bound that’s at most the number of bits in a `usize`.
2360 let gcd = unsafe { unchecked_shl(1usize, gcdpow) };
2361 // SAFETY: gcd is always greater or equal to 1.
2362 if addr & unsafe { unchecked_sub(gcd, 1) } == 0 {
2363 // This branch solves for the following linear congruence equation:
2364 //
2365 // ` p + so = 0 mod a `
2366 //
2367 // `p` here is the pointer value, `s` - stride of `T`, `o` offset in `T`s, and `a` - the
2368 // requested alignment.
2369 //
2370 // With `g = gcd(a, s)`, and the above condition asserting that `p` is also divisible by
2371 // `g`, we can denote `a' = a/g`, `s' = s/g`, `p' = p/g`, then this becomes equivalent to:
2372 //
2373 // ` p' + s'o = 0 mod a' `
2374 // ` o = (a' - (p' mod a')) * (s'^-1 mod a') `
2375 //
2376 // The first term is "the relative alignment of `p` to `a`" (divided by the `g`), the
2377 // second term is "how does incrementing `p` by `s` bytes change the relative alignment of
2378 // `p`" (again divided by `g`). Division by `g` is necessary to make the inverse well
2379 // formed if `a` and `s` are not co-prime.
2380 //
2381 // Furthermore, the result produced by this solution is not "minimal", so it is necessary
2382 // to take the result `o mod lcm(s, a)`. This `lcm(s, a)` is the same as `a'`.
2383
2384 // SAFETY: `gcdpow` has an upper-bound not greater than the number of trailing 0-bits in
2385 // `a`.
2386 let a2 = unsafe { unchecked_shr(a, gcdpow) };
2387 // SAFETY: `a2` is non-zero. Shifting `a` by `gcdpow` cannot shift out any of the set bits
2388 // in `a` (of which it has exactly one).
2389 let a2minus1 = unsafe { unchecked_sub(a2, 1) };
2390 // SAFETY: `gcdpow` has an upper-bound not greater than the number of trailing 0-bits in
2391 // `a`.
2392 let s2 = unsafe { unchecked_shr(stride & a_minus_one, gcdpow) };
2393 // SAFETY: `gcdpow` has an upper-bound not greater than the number of trailing 0-bits in
2394 // `a`. Furthermore, the subtraction cannot overflow, because `a2 = a >> gcdpow` will
2395 // always be strictly greater than `(p % a) >> gcdpow`.
2396 let minusp2 = unsafe { unchecked_sub(a2, unchecked_shr(addr & a_minus_one, gcdpow)) };
2397 // SAFETY: `a2` is a power-of-two, as proven above. `s2` is strictly less than `a2`
2398 // because `(s % a) >> gcdpow` is strictly less than `a >> gcdpow`.
2399 return wrapping_mul(minusp2, unsafe { mod_inv(s2, a2) }) & a2minus1;
2400 }
2401
2402 // Cannot be aligned at all.
2403 usize::MAX
2404}
2405
2406/// Compares raw pointers for equality.
2407///
2408/// This is the same as using the `==` operator, but less generic:
2409/// the arguments have to be `*const T` raw pointers,
2410/// not anything that implements `PartialEq`.
2411///
2412/// This can be used to compare `&T` references (which coerce to `*const T` implicitly)
2413/// by their address rather than comparing the values they point to
2414/// (which is what the `PartialEq for &T` implementation does).
2415///
2416/// When comparing wide pointers, both the address and the metadata are tested for equality.
2417/// However, note that comparing trait object pointers (`*const dyn Trait`) is unreliable: pointers
2418/// to values of the same underlying type can compare inequal (because vtables are duplicated in
2419/// multiple codegen units), and pointers to values of *different* underlying type can compare equal
2420/// (since identical vtables can be deduplicated within a codegen unit).
2421///
2422/// # Examples
2423///
2424/// ```
2425/// use std::ptr;
2426///
2427/// let five = 5;
2428/// let other_five = 5;
2429/// let five_ref = &five;
2430/// let same_five_ref = &five;
2431/// let other_five_ref = &other_five;
2432///
2433/// assert!(five_ref == same_five_ref);
2434/// assert!(ptr::eq(five_ref, same_five_ref));
2435///
2436/// assert!(five_ref == other_five_ref);
2437/// assert!(!ptr::eq(five_ref, other_five_ref));
2438/// ```
2439///
2440/// Slices are also compared by their length (fat pointers):
2441///
2442/// ```
2443/// let a = [1, 2, 3];
2444/// assert!(std::ptr::eq(&a[..3], &a[..3]));
2445/// assert!(!std::ptr::eq(&a[..2], &a[..3]));
2446/// assert!(!std::ptr::eq(&a[0..2], &a[1..3]));
2447/// ```
2448#[stable(feature = "ptr_eq", since = "1.17.0")]
2449#[inline(always)]
2450#[must_use = "pointer comparison produces a value"]
2451#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_eq"]
2452#[allow(ambiguous_wide_pointer_comparisons)] // it's actually clear here
2453pub fn eq<T: PointeeSized>(a: *const T, b: *const T) -> bool {
2454 a == b
2455}
2456
2457/// Compares the *addresses* of the two pointers for equality,
2458/// ignoring any metadata in fat pointers.
2459///
2460/// If the arguments are thin pointers of the same type,
2461/// then this is the same as [`eq`].
2462///
2463/// # Examples
2464///
2465/// ```
2466/// use std::ptr;
2467///
2468/// let whole: &[i32; 3] = &[1, 2, 3];
2469/// let first: &i32 = &whole[0];
2470///
2471/// assert!(ptr::addr_eq(whole, first));
2472/// assert!(!ptr::eq::<dyn std::fmt::Debug>(whole, first));
2473/// ```
2474#[stable(feature = "ptr_addr_eq", since = "1.76.0")]
2475#[inline(always)]
2476#[must_use = "pointer comparison produces a value"]
2477pub fn addr_eq<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized>(p: *const T, q: *const U) -> bool {
2478 (p as *const ()) == (q as *const ())
2479}
2480
2481/// Compares the *addresses* of the two function pointers for equality.
2482///
2483/// This is the same as `f == g`, but using this function makes clear that the potentially
2484/// surprising semantics of function pointer comparison are involved.
2485///
2486/// There are **very few guarantees** about how functions are compiled and they have no intrinsic
2487/// “identity”; in particular, this comparison:
2488///
2489/// * May return `true` unexpectedly, in cases where functions are equivalent.
2490///
2491/// For example, the following program is likely (but not guaranteed) to print `(true, true)`
2492/// when compiled with optimization:
2493///
2494/// ```
2495/// let f: fn(i32) -> i32 = |x| x;
2496/// let g: fn(i32) -> i32 = |x| x + 0; // different closure, different body
2497/// let h: fn(u32) -> u32 = |x| x + 0; // different signature too
2498/// dbg!(std::ptr::fn_addr_eq(f, g), std::ptr::fn_addr_eq(f, h)); // not guaranteed to be equal
2499/// ```
2500///
2501/// * May return `false` in any case.
2502///
2503/// This is particularly likely with generic functions but may happen with any function.
2504/// (From an implementation perspective, this is possible because functions may sometimes be
2505/// processed more than once by the compiler, resulting in duplicate machine code.)
2506///
2507/// Despite these false positives and false negatives, this comparison can still be useful.
2508/// Specifically, if
2509///
2510/// * `T` is the same type as `U`, `T` is a [subtype] of `U`, or `U` is a [subtype] of `T`, and
2511/// * `ptr::fn_addr_eq(f, g)` returns true,
2512///
2513/// then calling `f` and calling `g` will be equivalent.
2514///
2515///
2516/// # Examples
2517///
2518/// ```
2519/// use std::ptr;
2520///
2521/// fn a() { println!("a"); }
2522/// fn b() { println!("b"); }
2523/// assert!(!ptr::fn_addr_eq(a as fn(), b as fn()));
2524/// ```
2525///
2526/// [subtype]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/subtyping.html
2527#[stable(feature = "ptr_fn_addr_eq", since = "1.85.0")]
2528#[inline(always)]
2529#[must_use = "function pointer comparison produces a value"]
2530pub fn fn_addr_eq<T: FnPtr, U: FnPtr>(f: T, g: U) -> bool {
2531 f.addr() == g.addr()
2532}
2533
2534/// Hash a raw pointer.
2535///
2536/// This can be used to hash a `&T` reference (which coerces to `*const T` implicitly)
2537/// by its address rather than the value it points to
2538/// (which is what the `Hash for &T` implementation does).
2539///
2540/// # Examples
2541///
2542/// ```
2543/// use std::hash::{DefaultHasher, Hash, Hasher};
2544/// use std::ptr;
2545///
2546/// let five = 5;
2547/// let five_ref = &five;
2548///
2549/// let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
2550/// ptr::hash(five_ref, &mut hasher);
2551/// let actual = hasher.finish();
2552///
2553/// let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
2554/// (five_ref as *const i32).hash(&mut hasher);
2555/// let expected = hasher.finish();
2556///
2557/// assert_eq!(actual, expected);
2558/// ```
2559#[stable(feature = "ptr_hash", since = "1.35.0")]
2560pub fn hash<T: PointeeSized, S: hash::Hasher>(hashee: *const T, into: &mut S) {
2561 use crate::hash::Hash;
2562 hashee.hash(into);
2563}
2564
2565#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2566#[diagnostic::on_const(
2567 message = "pointers cannot be reliably compared during const eval",
2568 note = "see issue #53020 <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/53020> for more information"
2569)]
2570impl<F: FnPtr> PartialEq for F {
2571 #[inline]
2572 fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
2573 self.addr() == other.addr()
2574 }
2575}
2576#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2577#[diagnostic::on_const(
2578 message = "pointers cannot be reliably compared during const eval",
2579 note = "see issue #53020 <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/53020> for more information"
2580)]
2581impl<F: FnPtr> Eq for F {}
2582
2583#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2584#[diagnostic::on_const(
2585 message = "pointers cannot be reliably compared during const eval",
2586 note = "see issue #53020 <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/53020> for more information"
2587)]
2588impl<F: FnPtr> PartialOrd for F {
2589 #[inline]
2590 fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
2591 self.addr().partial_cmp(&other.addr())
2592 }
2593}
2594#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2595#[diagnostic::on_const(
2596 message = "pointers cannot be reliably compared during const eval",
2597 note = "see issue #53020 <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/53020> for more information"
2598)]
2599impl<F: FnPtr> Ord for F {
2600 #[inline]
2601 fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
2602 self.addr().cmp(&other.addr())
2603 }
2604}
2605
2606#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2607impl<F: FnPtr> hash::Hash for F {
2608 fn hash<HH: hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut HH) {
2609 state.write_usize(self.addr() as _)
2610 }
2611}
2612
2613#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2614impl<F: FnPtr> fmt::Pointer for F {
2615 fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
2616 fmt::pointer_fmt_inner(self.addr() as _, f)
2617 }
2618}
2619
2620#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2621impl<F: FnPtr> fmt::Debug for F {
2622 fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
2623 fmt::pointer_fmt_inner(self.addr() as _, f)
2624 }
2625}
2626
2627/// Creates a `const` raw pointer to a place, without creating an intermediate reference.
2628///
2629/// `addr_of!(expr)` is equivalent to `&raw const expr`. The macro is *soft-deprecated*;
2630/// use `&raw const` instead.
2631///
2632/// It is still an open question under which conditions writing through an `addr_of!`-created
2633/// pointer is permitted. If the place `expr` evaluates to is based on a raw pointer, then the
2634/// result of `addr_of!` inherits all permissions from that raw pointer. However, if the place is
2635/// based on a reference, local variable, or `static`, then until all details are decided, the same
2636/// rules as for shared references apply: it is UB to write through a pointer created with this
2637/// operation, except for bytes located inside an `UnsafeCell`. Use `&raw mut` (or [`addr_of_mut`])
2638/// to create a raw pointer that definitely permits mutation.
2639///
2640/// Creating a reference with `&`/`&mut` is only allowed if the pointer is properly aligned
2641/// and points to initialized data. For cases where those requirements do not hold,
2642/// raw pointers should be used instead. However, `&expr as *const _` creates a reference
2643/// before casting it to a raw pointer, and that reference is subject to the same rules
2644/// as all other references. This macro can create a raw pointer *without* creating
2645/// a reference first.
2646///
2647/// See [`addr_of_mut`] for how to create a pointer to uninitialized data.
2648/// Doing that with `addr_of` would not make much sense since one could only
2649/// read the data, and that would be Undefined Behavior.
2650///
2651/// # Safety
2652///
2653/// The `expr` in `addr_of!(expr)` is evaluated as a place expression, but never loads from the
2654/// place or requires the place to be dereferenceable. This means that `addr_of!((*ptr).field)`
2655/// still requires the projection to `field` to be in-bounds, using the same rules as [`offset`].
2656/// However, `addr_of!(*ptr)` is defined behavior even if `ptr` is null, dangling, or misaligned.
2657///
2658/// Note that `Deref`/`Index` coercions (and their mutable counterparts) are applied inside
2659/// `addr_of!` like everywhere else, in which case a reference is created to call `Deref::deref` or
2660/// `Index::index`, respectively. The statements above only apply when no such coercions are
2661/// applied.
2662///
2663/// [`offset`]: pointer::offset
2664///
2665/// # Example
2666///
2667/// **Correct usage: Creating a pointer to unaligned data**
2668///
2669/// ```
2670/// use std::ptr;
2671///
2672/// #[repr(packed)]
2673/// struct Packed {
2674/// f1: u8,
2675/// f2: u16,
2676/// }
2677///
2678/// let packed = Packed { f1: 1, f2: 2 };
2679/// // `&packed.f2` would create an unaligned reference, and thus be Undefined Behavior!
2680/// let raw_f2 = ptr::addr_of!(packed.f2);
2681/// assert_eq!(unsafe { raw_f2.read_unaligned() }, 2);
2682/// ```
2683///
2684/// **Incorrect usage: Out-of-bounds fields projection**
2685///
2686/// ```rust,no_run
2687/// use std::ptr;
2688///
2689/// #[repr(C)]
2690/// struct MyStruct {
2691/// field1: i32,
2692/// field2: i32,
2693/// }
2694///
2695/// let ptr: *const MyStruct = ptr::null();
2696/// let fieldptr = unsafe { ptr::addr_of!((*ptr).field2) }; // Undefined Behavior ⚠️
2697/// ```
2698///
2699/// The field projection `.field2` would offset the pointer by 4 bytes,
2700/// but the pointer is not in-bounds of an allocation for 4 bytes,
2701/// so this offset is Undefined Behavior.
2702/// See the [`offset`] docs for a full list of requirements for inbounds pointer arithmetic; the
2703/// same requirements apply to field projections, even inside `addr_of!`. (In particular, it makes
2704/// no difference whether the pointer is null or dangling.)
2705#[stable(feature = "raw_ref_macros", since = "1.51.0")]
2706#[rustc_macro_transparency = "semiopaque"]
2707pub macro addr_of($place:expr) {
2708 &raw const $place
2709}
2710
2711/// Creates a `mut` raw pointer to a place, without creating an intermediate reference.
2712///
2713/// `addr_of_mut!(expr)` is equivalent to `&raw mut expr`. The macro is *soft-deprecated*;
2714/// use `&raw mut` instead.
2715///
2716/// Creating a reference with `&`/`&mut` is only allowed if the pointer is properly aligned
2717/// and points to initialized data. For cases where those requirements do not hold,
2718/// raw pointers should be used instead. However, `&mut expr as *mut _` creates a reference
2719/// before casting it to a raw pointer, and that reference is subject to the same rules
2720/// as all other references. This macro can create a raw pointer *without* creating
2721/// a reference first.
2722///
2723/// # Safety
2724///
2725/// The `expr` in `addr_of_mut!(expr)` is evaluated as a place expression, but never loads from the
2726/// place or requires the place to be dereferenceable. This means that `addr_of_mut!((*ptr).field)`
2727/// still requires the projection to `field` to be in-bounds, using the same rules as [`offset`].
2728/// However, `addr_of_mut!(*ptr)` is defined behavior even if `ptr` is null, dangling, or misaligned.
2729///
2730/// Note that `Deref`/`Index` coercions (and their mutable counterparts) are applied inside
2731/// `addr_of_mut!` like everywhere else, in which case a reference is created to call `Deref::deref`
2732/// or `Index::index`, respectively. The statements above only apply when no such coercions are
2733/// applied.
2734///
2735/// [`offset`]: pointer::offset
2736///
2737/// # Examples
2738///
2739/// **Correct usage: Creating a pointer to unaligned data**
2740///
2741/// ```
2742/// use std::ptr;
2743///
2744/// #[repr(packed)]
2745/// struct Packed {
2746/// f1: u8,
2747/// f2: u16,
2748/// }
2749///
2750/// let mut packed = Packed { f1: 1, f2: 2 };
2751/// // `&mut packed.f2` would create an unaligned reference, and thus be Undefined Behavior!
2752/// let raw_f2 = ptr::addr_of_mut!(packed.f2);
2753/// unsafe { raw_f2.write_unaligned(42); }
2754/// assert_eq!({packed.f2}, 42); // `{...}` forces copying the field instead of creating a reference.
2755/// ```
2756///
2757/// **Correct usage: Creating a pointer to uninitialized data**
2758///
2759/// ```rust
2760/// use std::{ptr, mem::MaybeUninit};
2761///
2762/// struct Demo {
2763/// field: bool,
2764/// }
2765///
2766/// let mut uninit = MaybeUninit::<Demo>::uninit();
2767/// // `&uninit.as_mut().field` would create a reference to an uninitialized `bool`,
2768/// // and thus be Undefined Behavior!
2769/// let f1_ptr = unsafe { ptr::addr_of_mut!((*uninit.as_mut_ptr()).field) };
2770/// unsafe { f1_ptr.write(true); }
2771/// let init = unsafe { uninit.assume_init() };
2772/// ```
2773///
2774/// **Incorrect usage: Out-of-bounds fields projection**
2775///
2776/// ```rust,no_run
2777/// use std::ptr;
2778///
2779/// #[repr(C)]
2780/// struct MyStruct {
2781/// field1: i32,
2782/// field2: i32,
2783/// }
2784///
2785/// let ptr: *mut MyStruct = ptr::null_mut();
2786/// let fieldptr = unsafe { ptr::addr_of_mut!((*ptr).field2) }; // Undefined Behavior ⚠️
2787/// ```
2788///
2789/// The field projection `.field2` would offset the pointer by 4 bytes,
2790/// but the pointer is not in-bounds of an allocation for 4 bytes,
2791/// so this offset is Undefined Behavior.
2792/// See the [`offset`] docs for a full list of requirements for inbounds pointer arithmetic; the
2793/// same requirements apply to field projections, even inside `addr_of_mut!`. (In particular, it
2794/// makes no difference whether the pointer is null or dangling.)
2795#[stable(feature = "raw_ref_macros", since = "1.51.0")]
2796#[rustc_macro_transparency = "semiopaque"]
2797pub macro addr_of_mut($place:expr) {
2798 &raw mut $place
2799}