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 and the provenance of `self`.
266//! ///
267//! /// This is similar to a `addr as *const T` cast,
268//! /// but copies the provenance of `self` to the new pointer.
269//! /// This avoids the inherent ambiguity of the unary cast.
270//! ///
271//! /// This is equivalent to using `wrapping_offset` to offset `self` to the given address,
272//! /// and therefore has all the same capabilities and restrictions.
273//! pub fn with_addr(self, addr: usize) -> Self;
274//! ```
275//!
276//! So you're still able to drop down to the address representation and do whatever
277//! clever bit tricks you want *as long as* you're able to keep around a pointer
278//! into the allocation you care about that can "reconstitute" the provenance.
279//! Usually this is very easy, because you only are taking a pointer, messing with the address,
280//! and then immediately converting back to a pointer. To make this use case more ergonomic,
281//! we provide the [`map_addr`] method.
282//!
283//! To help make it clear that code is "following" Strict Provenance semantics, we also provide an
284//! [`addr`] method which promises that the returned address is not part of a
285//! pointer-integer-pointer roundtrip. In the future we may provide a lint for pointer<->integer
286//! casts to help you audit if your code conforms to strict provenance.
287//!
288//! ### Using Strict Provenance
289//!
290//! Most code needs no changes to conform to strict provenance, as the only really concerning
291//! operation is casts from `usize` to a pointer. For code which *does* cast a `usize` to a pointer,
292//! the scope of the change depends on exactly what you're doing.
293//!
294//! In general, you just need to make sure that if you want to convert a `usize` address to a
295//! pointer and then use that pointer to read/write memory, you need to keep around a pointer
296//! that has sufficient provenance to perform that read/write itself. In this way all of your
297//! casts from an address to a pointer are essentially just applying offsets/indexing.
298//!
299//! This is generally trivial to do for simple cases like tagged pointers *as long as you
300//! represent the tagged pointer as an actual pointer and not a `usize`*. For instance:
301//!
302//! ```
303//! unsafe {
304//! // A flag we want to pack into our pointer
305//! static HAS_DATA: usize = 0x1;
306//! static FLAG_MASK: usize = !HAS_DATA;
307//!
308//! // Our value, which must have enough alignment to have spare least-significant-bits.
309//! let my_precious_data: u32 = 17;
310//! assert!(align_of::<u32>() > 1);
311//!
312//! // Create a tagged pointer
313//! let ptr = &my_precious_data as *const u32;
314//! let tagged = ptr.map_addr(|addr| addr | HAS_DATA);
315//!
316//! // Check the flag:
317//! if tagged.addr() & HAS_DATA != 0 {
318//! // Untag and read the pointer
319//! let data = *tagged.map_addr(|addr| addr & FLAG_MASK);
320//! assert_eq!(data, 17);
321//! } else {
322//! unreachable!()
323//! }
324//! }
325//! ```
326//!
327//! (Yes, if you've been using [`AtomicUsize`] for pointers in concurrent datastructures, you should
328//! be using [`AtomicPtr`] instead. If that messes up the way you atomically manipulate pointers,
329//! we would like to know why, and what needs to be done to fix it.)
330//!
331//! Situations where a valid pointer *must* be created from just an address, such as baremetal code
332//! accessing a memory-mapped interface at a fixed address, cannot currently be handled with strict
333//! provenance APIs and should use [exposed provenance](#exposed-provenance).
334//!
335//! ## Exposed Provenance
336//!
337//! As discussed above, integer-to-pointer casts are not possible with Strict Provenance APIs.
338//! This is by design: the goal of Strict Provenance is to provide a clear specification that we are
339//! confident can be formalized unambiguously and can be subject to precise formal reasoning.
340//! Integer-to-pointer casts do not (currently) have such a clear specification.
341//!
342//! However, there exist situations where integer-to-pointer casts cannot be avoided, or
343//! where avoiding them would require major refactoring. Legacy platform APIs also regularly assume
344//! that `usize` can capture all the information that makes up a pointer.
345//! Bare-metal platforms can also require the synthesis of a pointer "out of thin air" without
346//! anywhere to obtain proper provenance from.
347//!
348//! Rust's model for dealing with integer-to-pointer casts is called *Exposed Provenance*. However,
349//! the semantics of Exposed Provenance are on much less solid footing than Strict Provenance, and
350//! at this point it is not yet clear whether a satisfying unambiguous semantics can be defined for
351//! Exposed Provenance. (If that sounds bad, be reassured that other popular languages that provide
352//! integer-to-pointer casts are not faring any better.) Furthermore, Exposed Provenance will not
353//! work (well) with tools like [Miri] and [CHERI].
354//!
355//! Exposed Provenance is provided by the [`expose_provenance`] and [`with_exposed_provenance`] methods,
356//! which are equivalent to `as` casts between pointers and integers.
357//! - [`expose_provenance`] is a lot like [`addr`], but additionally adds the provenance of the
358//! pointer to a global list of 'exposed' provenances. (This list is purely conceptual, it exists
359//! for the purpose of specifying Rust but is not materialized in actual executions, except in
360//! tools like [Miri].)
361//! Memory which is outside the control of the Rust abstract machine (MMIO registers, for example)
362//! is always considered to be exposed, so long as this memory is disjoint from memory that will
363//! be used by the abstract machine such as the stack, heap, and statics.
364//! - [`with_exposed_provenance`] can be used to construct a pointer with one of these previously
365//! 'exposed' provenances. [`with_exposed_provenance`] takes only `addr: usize` as arguments, so
366//! unlike in [`with_addr`] there is no indication of what the correct provenance for the returned
367//! pointer is -- and that is exactly what makes integer-to-pointer casts so tricky to rigorously
368//! specify! The compiler will do its best to pick the right provenance for you, but currently we
369//! cannot provide any guarantees about which provenance the resulting pointer will have. Only one
370//! thing is clear: if there is *no* previously 'exposed' provenance that justifies the way the
371//! returned pointer will be used, the program has undefined behavior.
372//!
373//! If at all possible, we encourage code to be ported to [Strict Provenance] APIs, thus avoiding
374//! the need for Exposed Provenance. Maximizing the amount of such code is a major win for avoiding
375//! specification complexity and to facilitate adoption of tools like [CHERI] and [Miri] that can be
376//! a big help in increasing the confidence in (unsafe) Rust code. However, we acknowledge that this
377//! is not always possible, and offer Exposed Provenance as a way to explicit "opt out" of the
378//! well-defined semantics of Strict Provenance, and "opt in" to the unclear semantics of
379//! integer-to-pointer casts.
380//!
381//! [aliasing]: ../../nomicon/aliasing.html
382//! [allocation]: #allocation
383//! [provenance]: #provenance
384//! [book]: ../../book/ch19-01-unsafe-rust.html#dereferencing-a-raw-pointer
385//! [ub]: ../../reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html
386//! [zst]: ../../nomicon/exotic-sizes.html#zero-sized-types-zsts
387//! [atomic operations]: crate::sync::atomic
388//! [`offset`]: pointer::offset
389//! [`offset_from`]: pointer::offset_from
390//! [`wrapping_offset`]: pointer::wrapping_offset
391//! [`with_addr`]: pointer::with_addr
392//! [`map_addr`]: pointer::map_addr
393//! [`addr`]: pointer::addr
394//! [`AtomicUsize`]: crate::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize
395//! [`AtomicPtr`]: crate::sync::atomic::AtomicPtr
396//! [`expose_provenance`]: pointer::expose_provenance
397//! [`with_exposed_provenance`]: with_exposed_provenance
398//! [Miri]: https://github.com/rust-lang/miri
399//! [CHERI]: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/security/ctsrd/cheri/
400//! [Strict Provenance]: #strict-provenance
401//! [`UnsafeCell`]: core::cell::UnsafeCell
402
403#![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
404// There are many unsafe functions taking pointers that don't dereference them.
405#![allow(clippy::not_unsafe_ptr_arg_deref)]
406
407use crate::cmp::Ordering;
408use crate::intrinsics::const_eval_select;
409use crate::marker::{Destruct, FnPtr, PointeeSized};
410use crate::mem::{self, MaybeUninit, SizedTypeProperties};
411use crate::num::NonZero;
412use crate::{fmt, hash, intrinsics, ub_checks};
413
414#[unstable(feature = "ptr_alignment_type", issue = "102070")]
415#[deprecated(since = "1.96.0", note = "moved from `ptr` to `mem`")]
416/// Deprecated re-export of [mem::Alignment].
417pub type Alignment = mem::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"]
530pub const unsafe fn copy_nonoverlapping<T>(src: *const T, dst: *mut T, count: usize) {
531 ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
532 check_language_ub,
533 "ptr::copy_nonoverlapping requires that both pointer arguments are aligned and non-null \
534 and the specified memory ranges do not overlap",
535 (
536 src: *const () = src as *const (),
537 dst: *mut () = dst as *mut (),
538 size: usize = size_of::<T>(),
539 align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
540 count: usize = count,
541 ) => {
542 let zero_size = count == 0 || size == 0;
543 ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(src, align, zero_size)
544 && ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(dst, align, zero_size)
545 && ub_checks::maybe_is_nonoverlapping(src, dst, size, count)
546 }
547 );
548
549 // SAFETY: the safety contract for `copy_nonoverlapping` must be
550 // upheld by the caller.
551 unsafe { crate::intrinsics::copy_nonoverlapping(src, dst, count) }
552}
553
554/// Copies `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes from `src` to `dst`. The source
555/// and destination may overlap.
556///
557/// If the source and destination will *never* overlap,
558/// [`copy_nonoverlapping`] can be used instead.
559///
560/// `copy` is semantically equivalent to C's [`memmove`], but
561/// with the source and destination arguments swapped,
562/// and `count` counting the number of `T`s instead of bytes.
563/// Copying takes place as if the bytes were copied from `src`
564/// to a temporary array and then copied from the array to `dst`.
565///
566/// The copy is "untyped" in the sense that data may be uninitialized or otherwise violate the
567/// requirements of `T`. The initialization state is preserved exactly.
568///
569/// [`memmove`]: https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/string/byte/memmove
570///
571/// # Safety
572///
573/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
574///
575/// * `src` must be [valid] for reads of `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes or that number must be 0.
576///
577/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes of `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes or that number must be 0,
578/// and `dst` must remain valid even when `src` is read for `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes. (This
579/// means if the memory ranges overlap, the `dst` pointer must not be invalidated by `src` reads.)
580///
581/// * Both `src` and `dst` must be properly aligned.
582///
583/// Like [`read`], `copy` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of
584/// whether `T` is [`Copy`]. If `T` is not [`Copy`], using both the values
585/// in the region beginning at `*src` and the region beginning at `*dst` can
586/// [violate memory safety][read-ownership].
587///
588/// Note that even if the effectively copied size (`count * size_of::<T>()`) is
589/// `0`, the pointers must be properly aligned.
590///
591/// [`read`]: crate::ptr::read
592/// [read-ownership]: crate::ptr::read#ownership-of-the-returned-value
593/// [valid]: crate::ptr#safety
594///
595/// # Examples
596///
597/// Efficiently create a Rust vector from an unsafe buffer:
598///
599/// ```
600/// use std::ptr;
601///
602/// /// # Safety
603/// ///
604/// /// * `ptr` must be correctly aligned for its type and non-zero.
605/// /// * `ptr` must be valid for reads of `elts` contiguous elements of type `T`.
606/// /// * Those elements must not be used after calling this function unless `T: Copy`.
607/// # #[allow(dead_code)]
608/// unsafe fn from_buf_raw<T>(ptr: *const T, elts: usize) -> Vec<T> {
609/// let mut dst = Vec::with_capacity(elts);
610///
611/// // SAFETY: Our precondition ensures the source is aligned and valid,
612/// // and `Vec::with_capacity` ensures that we have usable space to write them.
613/// unsafe { ptr::copy(ptr, dst.as_mut_ptr(), elts); }
614///
615/// // SAFETY: We created it with this much capacity earlier,
616/// // and the previous `copy` has initialized these elements.
617/// unsafe { dst.set_len(elts); }
618/// dst
619/// }
620/// ```
621#[doc(alias = "memmove")]
622#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
623#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_intrinsic_copy", since = "1.83.0")]
624#[inline(always)]
625#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
626#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_copy"]
627pub const unsafe fn copy<T>(src: *const T, dst: *mut T, count: usize) {
628 // SAFETY: the safety contract for `copy` must be upheld by the caller.
629 unsafe {
630 ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
631 check_language_ub,
632 "ptr::copy requires that both pointer arguments are aligned and non-null",
633 (
634 src: *const () = src as *const (),
635 dst: *mut () = dst as *mut (),
636 align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
637 zero_size: bool = T::IS_ZST || count == 0,
638 ) =>
639 ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(src, align, zero_size)
640 && ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(dst, align, zero_size)
641 );
642 crate::intrinsics::copy(src, dst, count)
643 }
644}
645
646/// Sets `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes of memory starting at `dst` to
647/// `val`.
648///
649/// `write_bytes` is similar to C's [`memset`], but sets `count *
650/// size_of::<T>()` bytes to `val`.
651///
652/// [`memset`]: https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/string/byte/memset
653///
654/// # Safety
655///
656/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
657///
658/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes of `count * size_of::<T>()` bytes.
659///
660/// * `dst` must be properly aligned.
661///
662/// Note that even if the effectively copied size (`count * size_of::<T>()`) is
663/// `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
664///
665/// Additionally, note that changing `*dst` in this way can easily lead to undefined behavior (UB)
666/// later if the written bytes are not a valid representation of some `T`. For instance, the
667/// following is an **incorrect** use of this function:
668///
669/// ```rust,no_run
670/// unsafe {
671/// let mut value: u8 = 0;
672/// let ptr: *mut bool = &mut value as *mut u8 as *mut bool;
673/// let _bool = ptr.read(); // This is fine, `ptr` points to a valid `bool`.
674/// ptr.write_bytes(42u8, 1); // This function itself does not cause UB...
675/// let _bool = ptr.read(); // ...but it makes this operation UB! ⚠️
676/// }
677/// ```
678///
679/// [valid]: crate::ptr#safety
680///
681/// # Examples
682///
683/// Basic usage:
684///
685/// ```
686/// use std::ptr;
687///
688/// let mut vec = vec![0u32; 4];
689/// unsafe {
690/// let vec_ptr = vec.as_mut_ptr();
691/// ptr::write_bytes(vec_ptr, 0xfe, 2);
692/// }
693/// assert_eq!(vec, [0xfefefefe, 0xfefefefe, 0, 0]);
694/// ```
695#[doc(alias = "memset")]
696#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
697#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_write", since = "1.83.0")]
698#[inline(always)]
699#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
700#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_write_bytes"]
701pub const unsafe fn write_bytes<T>(dst: *mut T, val: u8, count: usize) {
702 // SAFETY: the safety contract for `write_bytes` must be upheld by the caller.
703 unsafe {
704 ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
705 check_language_ub,
706 "ptr::write_bytes requires that the destination pointer is aligned and non-null",
707 (
708 addr: *const () = dst as *const (),
709 align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
710 zero_size: bool = T::IS_ZST || count == 0,
711 ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(addr, align, zero_size)
712 );
713 crate::intrinsics::write_bytes(dst, val, count)
714 }
715}
716
717/// Executes the destructor (if any) of the pointed-to value.
718///
719/// This is almost the same as calling [`ptr::read`] and discarding
720/// the result, but has the following advantages:
721// FIXME: say something more useful than "almost the same"?
722// There are open questions here: `read` requires the value to be fully valid, e.g. if `T` is a
723// `bool` it must be 0 or 1, if it is a reference then it must be dereferenceable. `drop_in_place`
724// only requires that `*to_drop` be "valid for dropping" and we have not defined what that means. In
725// Miri it currently (May 2024) requires nothing at all for types without drop glue.
726///
727/// * It is *required* to use `drop_in_place` to drop unsized types like
728/// trait objects, because they can't be read out onto the stack and
729/// dropped normally.
730///
731/// * It is friendlier to the optimizer to do this over [`ptr::read`] when
732/// dropping manually allocated memory (e.g., in the implementations of
733/// `Box`/`Rc`/`Vec`), as the compiler doesn't need to prove that it's
734/// sound to elide the copy.
735///
736/// * It can be used to drop [pinned] data when `T` is not `repr(packed)`
737/// (pinned data must not be moved before it is dropped).
738///
739/// Unaligned values cannot be dropped in place, they must be copied to an aligned
740/// location first using [`ptr::read_unaligned`]. For packed structs, this move is
741/// done automatically by the compiler. This means the fields of packed structs
742/// are not dropped in-place.
743///
744/// [`ptr::read`]: self::read
745/// [`ptr::read_unaligned`]: self::read_unaligned
746/// [pinned]: crate::pin
747///
748/// # Safety
749///
750/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
751///
752/// * `to_drop` must be [valid] for both reads and writes.
753///
754/// * `to_drop` must be properly aligned, even if `T` has size 0.
755///
756/// * `to_drop` must be nonnull, even if `T` has size 0.
757///
758/// * The value `to_drop` points to must be valid for dropping, which may mean
759/// it must uphold additional invariants. These invariants depend on the type
760/// of the value being dropped. For instance, when dropping a Box, the box's
761/// pointer to the heap must be valid.
762///
763/// * While `drop_in_place` is executing, the only way to access parts of
764/// `to_drop` is through the `&mut self` references supplied to the
765/// `Drop::drop` methods that `drop_in_place` invokes.
766///
767/// Additionally, if `T` is not [`Copy`], using the pointed-to value after
768/// calling `drop_in_place` can cause undefined behavior. Note that `*to_drop =
769/// foo` counts as a use because it will cause the value to be dropped
770/// again. [`write()`] can be used to overwrite data without causing it to be
771/// dropped.
772///
773/// [valid]: self#safety
774///
775/// # Examples
776///
777/// Manually remove the last item from a vector:
778///
779/// ```
780/// use std::ptr;
781/// use std::rc::Rc;
782///
783/// let last = Rc::new(1);
784/// let weak = Rc::downgrade(&last);
785///
786/// let mut v = vec![Rc::new(0), last];
787///
788/// unsafe {
789/// // Get a raw pointer to the last element in `v`.
790/// let ptr = &mut v[1] as *mut _;
791/// // Shorten `v` to prevent the last item from being dropped. We do that first,
792/// // to prevent issues if the `drop_in_place` below panics.
793/// v.set_len(1);
794/// // Without a call `drop_in_place`, the last item would never be dropped,
795/// // and the memory it manages would be leaked.
796/// ptr::drop_in_place(ptr);
797/// }
798///
799/// assert_eq!(v, &[0.into()]);
800///
801/// // Ensure that the last item was dropped.
802/// assert!(weak.upgrade().is_none());
803/// ```
804#[inline(always)]
805#[stable(feature = "drop_in_place", since = "1.8.0")]
806#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_drop_in_place"]
807#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_drop_in_place", issue = "109342")]
808pub const unsafe fn drop_in_place<T: PointeeSized>(to_drop: *mut T)
809where
810 T: [const] Destruct,
811{
812 // Due to historic reasons, `drop_in_place` takes a pointer rather than a reference,
813 // which results in worse codegen since we don't apply noalias/dereferenceable llvm
814 // attributes to pointer arguments. To workaround this without breaking public
815 // interface, `drop_in_place` calls the lang item, rather than being one directly.
816
817 // SAFETY:
818 // - compiler glue has the same safety requirements as this function
819 // - the pointer must be valid as per the safety requirement of this function
820 unsafe { drop_glue(&mut *to_drop) }
821}
822
823/// Helper function for `drop_in_place`. The compiler replaces this by the actual drop glue.
824#[lang = "drop_glue"]
825pub(crate) const unsafe fn drop_glue<T: PointeeSized>(_: &mut T)
826where
827 T: [const] Destruct,
828{
829 // Code here does not matter - this is replaced by the
830 // real drop glue by the compiler.
831}
832
833/// Creates a null raw pointer.
834///
835/// This function is equivalent to zero-initializing the pointer:
836/// `MaybeUninit::<*const T>::zeroed().assume_init()`.
837/// The resulting pointer has the address 0.
838///
839/// # Examples
840///
841/// ```
842/// use std::ptr;
843///
844/// let p: *const i32 = ptr::null();
845/// assert!(p.is_null());
846/// assert_eq!(p as usize, 0); // this pointer has the address 0
847/// ```
848#[inline(always)]
849#[must_use]
850#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
851#[rustc_promotable]
852#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_null", since = "1.24.0")]
853#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_null"]
854pub const fn null<T: PointeeSized + Thin>() -> *const T {
855 from_raw_parts(without_provenance::<()>(0), ())
856}
857
858/// Creates a null mutable raw pointer.
859///
860/// This function is equivalent to zero-initializing the pointer:
861/// `MaybeUninit::<*mut T>::zeroed().assume_init()`.
862/// The resulting pointer has the address 0.
863///
864/// # Examples
865///
866/// ```
867/// use std::ptr;
868///
869/// let p: *mut i32 = ptr::null_mut();
870/// assert!(p.is_null());
871/// assert_eq!(p as usize, 0); // this pointer has the address 0
872/// ```
873#[inline(always)]
874#[must_use]
875#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
876#[rustc_promotable]
877#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_null", since = "1.24.0")]
878#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_null_mut"]
879pub const fn null_mut<T: PointeeSized + Thin>() -> *mut T {
880 from_raw_parts_mut(without_provenance_mut::<()>(0), ())
881}
882
883/// Creates a pointer with the given address and no [provenance][crate::ptr#provenance].
884///
885/// This is equivalent to `ptr::null().with_addr(addr)`.
886///
887/// Without provenance, this pointer is not associated with any actual allocation. Such a
888/// no-provenance pointer may be used for zero-sized memory accesses (if suitably aligned), but
889/// non-zero-sized memory accesses with a no-provenance pointer are UB. No-provenance pointers are
890/// little more than a `usize` address in disguise.
891///
892/// This is different from `addr as *const T`, which creates a pointer that picks up a previously
893/// exposed provenance. See [`with_exposed_provenance`] for more details on that operation.
894///
895/// This is a [Strict Provenance][crate::ptr#strict-provenance] API.
896#[inline(always)]
897#[must_use]
898#[stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
899#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
900#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_without_provenance"]
901pub const fn without_provenance<T>(addr: usize) -> *const T {
902 without_provenance_mut(addr)
903}
904
905/// Creates a new pointer that is dangling, but non-null and well-aligned.
906///
907/// This is useful for initializing types which lazily allocate, like
908/// `Vec::new` does.
909///
910/// Note that the address of the returned pointer may potentially
911/// be that of a valid pointer, which means this must not be used
912/// as a "not yet initialized" sentinel value.
913/// Types that lazily allocate must track initialization by some other means.
914#[inline(always)]
915#[must_use]
916#[stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
917#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
918pub const fn dangling<T>() -> *const T {
919 dangling_mut()
920}
921
922/// Creates a pointer with the given address and no [provenance][crate::ptr#provenance].
923///
924/// This is equivalent to `ptr::null_mut().with_addr(addr)`.
925///
926/// Without provenance, this pointer is not associated with any actual allocation. Such a
927/// no-provenance pointer may be used for zero-sized memory accesses (if suitably aligned), but
928/// non-zero-sized memory accesses with a no-provenance pointer are UB. No-provenance pointers are
929/// little more than a `usize` address in disguise.
930///
931/// This is different from `addr as *mut T`, which creates a pointer that picks up a previously
932/// exposed provenance. See [`with_exposed_provenance_mut`] for more details on that operation.
933///
934/// This is a [Strict Provenance][crate::ptr#strict-provenance] API.
935#[inline(always)]
936#[must_use]
937#[stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
938#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
939#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_without_provenance_mut"]
940#[allow(integer_to_ptr_transmutes)] // Expected semantics here.
941pub const fn without_provenance_mut<T>(addr: usize) -> *mut T {
942 // An int-to-pointer transmute currently has exactly the intended semantics: it creates a
943 // pointer without provenance. Note that this is *not* a stable guarantee about transmute
944 // semantics, it relies on sysroot crates having special status.
945 // SAFETY: every valid integer is also a valid pointer (as long as you don't dereference that
946 // pointer).
947 unsafe { mem::transmute(addr) }
948}
949
950/// Creates a new pointer that is dangling, but non-null and well-aligned.
951///
952/// This is useful for initializing types which lazily allocate, like
953/// `Vec::new` does.
954///
955/// Note that the address of the returned pointer may potentially
956/// be that of a valid pointer, which means this must not be used
957/// as a "not yet initialized" sentinel value.
958/// Types that lazily allocate must track initialization by some other means.
959#[inline(always)]
960#[must_use]
961#[stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
962#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "strict_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
963pub const fn dangling_mut<T>() -> *mut T {
964 NonNull::dangling().as_ptr()
965}
966
967/// Converts an address back to a pointer, picking up some previously 'exposed'
968/// [provenance][crate::ptr#provenance].
969///
970/// This is fully equivalent to `addr as *const T`. The provenance of the returned pointer is that
971/// of *some* pointer that was previously exposed by passing it to
972/// [`expose_provenance`][pointer::expose_provenance], or a `ptr as usize` cast. In addition, memory
973/// which is outside the control of the Rust abstract machine (MMIO registers, for example) is
974/// always considered to be accessible with an exposed provenance, so long as this memory is disjoint
975/// from memory that will be used by the abstract machine such as the stack, heap, and statics.
976///
977/// The exact provenance that gets picked is not specified. The compiler will do its best to pick
978/// the "right" provenance for you (whatever that may be), but currently we cannot provide any
979/// guarantees about which provenance the resulting pointer will have -- and therefore there
980/// is no definite specification for which memory the resulting pointer may access.
981///
982/// If there is *no* previously 'exposed' provenance that justifies the way the returned pointer
983/// will be used, the program has undefined behavior. In particular, the aliasing rules still apply:
984/// pointers and references that have been invalidated due to aliasing accesses cannot be used
985/// anymore, even if they have been exposed!
986///
987/// Due to its inherent ambiguity, this operation may not be supported by tools that help you to
988/// stay conformant with the Rust memory model. It is recommended to use [Strict
989/// Provenance][self#strict-provenance] APIs such as [`with_addr`][pointer::with_addr] wherever
990/// possible.
991///
992/// On most platforms this will produce a value with the same bytes as the address. Platforms
993/// which need to store additional information in a pointer may not support this operation,
994/// since it is generally not possible to actually *compute* which provenance the returned
995/// pointer has to pick up.
996///
997/// This is an [Exposed Provenance][crate::ptr#exposed-provenance] API.
998#[must_use]
999#[inline(always)]
1000#[stable(feature = "exposed_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
1001#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_exposed_provenance", since = "1.91.0")]
1002#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
1003#[allow(fuzzy_provenance_casts)] // this *is* the explicit provenance API one should use instead
1004pub const fn with_exposed_provenance<T>(addr: usize) -> *const T {
1005 addr as *const T
1006}
1007
1008/// Converts an address back to a mutable pointer, picking up some previously 'exposed'
1009/// [provenance][crate::ptr#provenance].
1010///
1011/// This is fully equivalent to `addr as *mut T`. The provenance of the returned pointer is that
1012/// of *some* pointer that was previously exposed by passing it to
1013/// [`expose_provenance`][pointer::expose_provenance], or a `ptr as usize` cast. In addition, memory
1014/// which is outside the control of the Rust abstract machine (MMIO registers, for example) is
1015/// always considered to be accessible with an exposed provenance, so long as this memory is disjoint
1016/// from memory that will be used by the abstract machine such as the stack, heap, and statics.
1017///
1018/// The exact provenance that gets picked is not specified. The compiler will do its best to pick
1019/// the "right" provenance for you (whatever that may be), but currently we cannot provide any
1020/// guarantees about which provenance the resulting pointer will have -- and therefore there
1021/// is no definite specification for which memory the resulting pointer may access.
1022///
1023/// If there is *no* previously 'exposed' provenance that justifies the way the returned pointer
1024/// will be used, the program has undefined behavior. In particular, the aliasing rules still apply:
1025/// pointers and references that have been invalidated due to aliasing accesses cannot be used
1026/// anymore, even if they have been exposed!
1027///
1028/// Due to its inherent ambiguity, this operation may not be supported by tools that help you to
1029/// stay conformant with the Rust memory model. It is recommended to use [Strict
1030/// Provenance][self#strict-provenance] APIs such as [`with_addr`][pointer::with_addr] wherever
1031/// possible.
1032///
1033/// On most platforms this will produce a value with the same bytes as the address. Platforms
1034/// which need to store additional information in a pointer may not support this operation,
1035/// since it is generally not possible to actually *compute* which provenance the returned
1036/// pointer has to pick up.
1037///
1038/// This is an [Exposed Provenance][crate::ptr#exposed-provenance] API.
1039#[must_use]
1040#[inline(always)]
1041#[stable(feature = "exposed_provenance", since = "1.84.0")]
1042#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_exposed_provenance", since = "1.91.0")]
1043#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
1044#[allow(fuzzy_provenance_casts)] // this *is* the explicit provenance API one should use instead
1045pub const fn with_exposed_provenance_mut<T>(addr: usize) -> *mut T {
1046 addr as *mut T
1047}
1048
1049/// Converts a reference to a raw pointer.
1050///
1051/// For `r: &T`, `from_ref(r)` is equivalent to `r as *const T` (except for the caveat noted below),
1052/// but is a bit safer since it will never silently change type or mutability, in particular if the
1053/// code is refactored.
1054///
1055/// The caller must ensure that the pointee outlives the pointer this function returns, or else it
1056/// will end up dangling.
1057///
1058/// The caller must also ensure that the memory the pointer (non-transitively) points to is never
1059/// written to (except inside an `UnsafeCell`) using this pointer or any pointer derived from it. If
1060/// you need to mutate the pointee, use [`from_mut`]. Specifically, to turn a mutable reference `m:
1061/// &mut T` into `*const T`, prefer `from_mut(m).cast_const()` to obtain a pointer that can later be
1062/// used for mutation.
1063///
1064/// ## Interaction with lifetime extension
1065///
1066/// Note that this has subtle interactions with the rules for lifetime extension of temporaries in
1067/// tail expressions. This code is valid, albeit in a non-obvious way:
1068/// ```rust
1069/// # type T = i32;
1070/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1071/// // The temporary holding the return value of `foo` has its lifetime extended,
1072/// // because the surrounding expression involves no function call.
1073/// let p = &foo() as *const T;
1074/// unsafe { p.read() };
1075/// ```
1076/// Naively replacing the cast with `from_ref` is not valid:
1077/// ```rust,no_run
1078/// # use std::ptr;
1079/// # type T = i32;
1080/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1081/// // The temporary holding the return value of `foo` does *not* have its lifetime extended,
1082/// // because the surrounding expression involves a function call.
1083/// let p = ptr::from_ref(&foo());
1084/// unsafe { p.read() }; // UB! Reading from a dangling pointer ⚠️
1085/// ```
1086/// The recommended way to write this code is to avoid relying on lifetime extension
1087/// when raw pointers are involved:
1088/// ```rust
1089/// # use std::ptr;
1090/// # type T = i32;
1091/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1092/// let x = foo();
1093/// let p = ptr::from_ref(&x);
1094/// unsafe { p.read() };
1095/// ```
1096#[inline(always)]
1097#[must_use]
1098#[stable(feature = "ptr_from_ref", since = "1.76.0")]
1099#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "ptr_from_ref", since = "1.76.0")]
1100#[rustc_never_returns_null_ptr]
1101#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_from_ref"]
1102pub const fn from_ref<T: PointeeSized>(r: &T) -> *const T {
1103 r
1104}
1105
1106/// Converts a mutable reference to a raw pointer.
1107///
1108/// For `r: &mut T`, `from_mut(r)` is equivalent to `r as *mut T` (except for the caveat noted
1109/// below), but is a bit safer since it will never silently change type or mutability, in particular
1110/// if the code is refactored.
1111///
1112/// The caller must ensure that the pointee outlives the pointer this function returns, or else it
1113/// will end up dangling.
1114///
1115/// ## Interaction with lifetime extension
1116///
1117/// Note that this has subtle interactions with the rules for lifetime extension of temporaries in
1118/// tail expressions. This code is valid, albeit in a non-obvious way:
1119/// ```rust
1120/// # type T = i32;
1121/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1122/// // The temporary holding the return value of `foo` has its lifetime extended,
1123/// // because the surrounding expression involves no function call.
1124/// let p = &mut foo() as *mut T;
1125/// unsafe { p.write(T::default()) };
1126/// ```
1127/// Naively replacing the cast with `from_mut` is not valid:
1128/// ```rust,no_run
1129/// # use std::ptr;
1130/// # type T = i32;
1131/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1132/// // The temporary holding the return value of `foo` does *not* have its lifetime extended,
1133/// // because the surrounding expression involves a function call.
1134/// let p = ptr::from_mut(&mut foo());
1135/// unsafe { p.write(T::default()) }; // UB! Writing to a dangling pointer ⚠️
1136/// ```
1137/// The recommended way to write this code is to avoid relying on lifetime extension
1138/// when raw pointers are involved:
1139/// ```rust
1140/// # use std::ptr;
1141/// # type T = i32;
1142/// # fn foo() -> T { 42 }
1143/// let mut x = foo();
1144/// let p = ptr::from_mut(&mut x);
1145/// unsafe { p.write(T::default()) };
1146/// ```
1147#[inline(always)]
1148#[must_use]
1149#[stable(feature = "ptr_from_ref", since = "1.76.0")]
1150#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "ptr_from_ref", since = "1.76.0")]
1151#[rustc_never_returns_null_ptr]
1152pub const fn from_mut<T: PointeeSized>(r: &mut T) -> *mut T {
1153 r
1154}
1155
1156/// Forms a raw slice from a pointer and a length.
1157///
1158/// The `len` argument is the number of **elements**, not the number of bytes.
1159///
1160/// This function is safe, but actually using the return value is unsafe.
1161/// See the documentation of [`slice::from_raw_parts`] for slice safety requirements.
1162///
1163/// [`slice::from_raw_parts`]: crate::slice::from_raw_parts
1164///
1165/// # Examples
1166///
1167/// ```rust
1168/// use std::ptr;
1169///
1170/// // create a slice pointer when starting out with a pointer to the first element
1171/// let x = [5, 6, 7];
1172/// let raw_pointer = x.as_ptr();
1173/// let slice = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts(raw_pointer, 3);
1174/// assert_eq!(unsafe { &*slice }[2], 7);
1175/// ```
1176///
1177/// You must ensure that the pointer is valid and not null before dereferencing
1178/// the raw slice. A slice reference must never have a null pointer, even if it's empty.
1179///
1180/// ```rust,should_panic
1181/// use std::ptr;
1182/// let danger: *const [u8] = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts(ptr::null(), 0);
1183/// unsafe {
1184/// danger.as_ref().expect("references must not be null");
1185/// }
1186/// ```
1187#[inline]
1188#[stable(feature = "slice_from_raw_parts", since = "1.42.0")]
1189#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_slice_from_raw_parts", since = "1.64.0")]
1190#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_slice_from_raw_parts"]
1191pub const fn slice_from_raw_parts<T>(data: *const T, len: usize) -> *const [T] {
1192 from_raw_parts(data, len)
1193}
1194
1195/// Forms a raw mutable slice from a pointer and a length.
1196///
1197/// The `len` argument is the number of **elements**, not the number of bytes.
1198///
1199/// Performs the same functionality as [`slice_from_raw_parts`], except that a
1200/// raw mutable slice is returned, as opposed to a raw immutable slice.
1201///
1202/// This function is safe, but actually using the return value is unsafe.
1203/// See the documentation of [`slice::from_raw_parts_mut`] for slice safety requirements.
1204///
1205/// [`slice::from_raw_parts_mut`]: crate::slice::from_raw_parts_mut
1206///
1207/// # Examples
1208///
1209/// ```rust
1210/// use std::ptr;
1211///
1212/// let x = &mut [5, 6, 7];
1213/// let raw_pointer = x.as_mut_ptr();
1214/// let slice = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(raw_pointer, 3);
1215///
1216/// unsafe {
1217/// (*slice)[2] = 99; // assign a value at an index in the slice
1218/// };
1219///
1220/// assert_eq!(unsafe { &*slice }[2], 99);
1221/// ```
1222///
1223/// You must ensure that the pointer is valid and not null before dereferencing
1224/// the raw slice. A slice reference must never have a null pointer, even if it's empty.
1225///
1226/// ```rust,should_panic
1227/// use std::ptr;
1228/// let danger: *mut [u8] = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(ptr::null_mut(), 0);
1229/// unsafe {
1230/// danger.as_mut().expect("references must not be null");
1231/// }
1232/// ```
1233#[inline]
1234#[stable(feature = "slice_from_raw_parts", since = "1.42.0")]
1235#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_slice_from_raw_parts_mut", since = "1.83.0")]
1236#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_slice_from_raw_parts_mut"]
1237pub const fn slice_from_raw_parts_mut<T>(data: *mut T, len: usize) -> *mut [T] {
1238 from_raw_parts_mut(data, len)
1239}
1240
1241/// Swaps the values at two mutable locations of the same type, without
1242/// deinitializing either.
1243///
1244/// But for the following exceptions, this function is semantically
1245/// equivalent to [`mem::swap`]:
1246///
1247/// * It operates on raw pointers instead of references. When references are
1248/// available, [`mem::swap`] should be preferred.
1249///
1250/// * The two pointed-to values may overlap. If the values do overlap, then the
1251/// overlapping region of memory from `x` will be used. This is demonstrated
1252/// in the second example below.
1253///
1254/// * The operation is "untyped" in the sense that data may be uninitialized or otherwise violate
1255/// the requirements of `T`. The initialization state is preserved exactly.
1256///
1257/// # Safety
1258///
1259/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1260///
1261/// * Both `x` and `y` must be [valid] for both reads and writes. They must remain valid even when the
1262/// other pointer is written. (This means if the memory ranges overlap, the two pointers must not
1263/// be subject to aliasing restrictions relative to each other.)
1264///
1265/// * Both `x` and `y` must be properly aligned.
1266///
1267/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointers must be properly aligned.
1268///
1269/// [valid]: self#safety
1270///
1271/// # Examples
1272///
1273/// Swapping two non-overlapping regions:
1274///
1275/// ```
1276/// use std::ptr;
1277///
1278/// let mut array = [0, 1, 2, 3];
1279///
1280/// let (x, y) = array.split_at_mut(2);
1281/// let x = x.as_mut_ptr().cast::<[u32; 2]>(); // this is `array[0..2]`
1282/// let y = y.as_mut_ptr().cast::<[u32; 2]>(); // this is `array[2..4]`
1283///
1284/// unsafe {
1285/// ptr::swap(x, y);
1286/// assert_eq!([2, 3, 0, 1], array);
1287/// }
1288/// ```
1289///
1290/// Swapping two overlapping regions:
1291///
1292/// ```
1293/// use std::ptr;
1294///
1295/// let mut array: [i32; 4] = [0, 1, 2, 3];
1296///
1297/// let array_ptr: *mut i32 = array.as_mut_ptr();
1298///
1299/// let x = array_ptr as *mut [i32; 3]; // this is `array[0..3]`
1300/// let y = unsafe { array_ptr.add(1) } as *mut [i32; 3]; // this is `array[1..4]`
1301///
1302/// unsafe {
1303/// ptr::swap(x, y);
1304/// // The indices `1..3` of the slice overlap between `x` and `y`.
1305/// // Reasonable results would be for to them be `[2, 3]`, so that indices `0..3` are
1306/// // `[1, 2, 3]` (matching `y` before the `swap`); or for them to be `[0, 1]`
1307/// // so that indices `1..4` are `[0, 1, 2]` (matching `x` before the `swap`).
1308/// // This implementation is defined to make the latter choice.
1309/// assert_eq!([1, 0, 1, 2], array);
1310/// }
1311/// ```
1312#[inline]
1313#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
1314#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_swap", since = "1.85.0")]
1315#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_swap"]
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]
1380pub const unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping<T>(x: *mut T, y: *mut T, count: usize) {
1381 ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
1382 check_library_ub,
1383 "ptr::swap_nonoverlapping requires that both pointer arguments are aligned and non-null \
1384 and the specified memory ranges do not overlap",
1385 (
1386 x: *mut () = x as *mut (),
1387 y: *mut () = y as *mut (),
1388 size: usize = size_of::<T>(),
1389 align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
1390 count: usize = count,
1391 ) => {
1392 let zero_size = size == 0 || count == 0;
1393 ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(x, align, zero_size)
1394 && ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(y, align, zero_size)
1395 && ub_checks::maybe_is_nonoverlapping(x, y, size, count)
1396 }
1397 );
1398
1399 const_eval_select!(
1400 @capture[T] { x: *mut T, y: *mut T, count: usize }:
1401 if const {
1402 // At compile-time we don't need all the special code below.
1403 // SAFETY: Same preconditions as this function
1404 unsafe { swap_nonoverlapping_const(x, y, count) }
1405 } else {
1406 // Going though a slice here helps codegen know the size fits in `isize`
1407 let slice = slice_from_raw_parts_mut(x, count);
1408 // SAFETY: This is all readable from the pointer, meaning it's one
1409 // allocation, and thus cannot be more than isize::MAX bytes.
1410 let bytes = unsafe { mem::size_of_val_raw::<[T]>(slice) };
1411 if let Some(bytes) = NonZero::new(bytes) {
1412 // SAFETY: These are the same ranges, just expressed in a different
1413 // type, so they're still non-overlapping.
1414 unsafe { swap_nonoverlapping_bytes(x.cast(), y.cast(), bytes) };
1415 }
1416 }
1417 )
1418}
1419
1420/// Same behavior and safety conditions as [`swap_nonoverlapping`]
1421#[inline]
1422const unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping_const<T>(x: *mut T, y: *mut T, count: usize) {
1423 let mut i = 0;
1424 while i < count {
1425 // SAFETY: By precondition, `i` is in-bounds because it's below `n`
1426 let x = unsafe { x.add(i) };
1427 // SAFETY: By precondition, `i` is in-bounds because it's below `n`
1428 // and it's distinct from `x` since the ranges are non-overlapping
1429 let y = unsafe { y.add(i) };
1430
1431 // SAFETY: we're only ever given pointers that are valid to read/write,
1432 // including being aligned, and nothing here panics so it's drop-safe.
1433 unsafe {
1434 // Note that it's critical that these use `copy_nonoverlapping`,
1435 // rather than `read`/`write`, to avoid #134713 if T has padding.
1436 let mut temp = MaybeUninit::<T>::uninit();
1437 copy_nonoverlapping(x, temp.as_mut_ptr(), 1);
1438 copy_nonoverlapping(y, x, 1);
1439 copy_nonoverlapping(temp.as_ptr(), y, 1);
1440 }
1441
1442 i += 1;
1443 }
1444}
1445
1446// Don't let MIR inline this, because we really want it to keep its noalias metadata
1447#[rustc_no_mir_inline]
1448#[inline]
1449fn swap_chunk<const N: usize>(x: &mut MaybeUninit<[u8; N]>, y: &mut MaybeUninit<[u8; N]>) {
1450 let a = *x;
1451 let b = *y;
1452 *x = b;
1453 *y = a;
1454}
1455
1456#[inline]
1457unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping_bytes(x: *mut u8, y: *mut u8, bytes: NonZero<usize>) {
1458 // Same as `swap_nonoverlapping::<[u8; N]>`.
1459 unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping_chunks<const N: usize>(
1460 x: *mut MaybeUninit<[u8; N]>,
1461 y: *mut MaybeUninit<[u8; N]>,
1462 chunks: NonZero<usize>,
1463 ) {
1464 let chunks = chunks.get();
1465 for i in 0..chunks {
1466 // SAFETY: i is in [0, chunks) so the adds and dereferences are in-bounds.
1467 unsafe { swap_chunk(&mut *x.add(i), &mut *y.add(i)) };
1468 }
1469 }
1470
1471 // Same as `swap_nonoverlapping_bytes`, but accepts at most 1+2+4=7 bytes
1472 #[inline]
1473 unsafe fn swap_nonoverlapping_short(x: *mut u8, y: *mut u8, bytes: NonZero<usize>) {
1474 // Tail handling for auto-vectorized code sometimes has element-at-a-time behaviour,
1475 // see <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/134946>.
1476 // By swapping as different sizes, rather than as a loop over bytes,
1477 // we make sure not to end up with, say, seven byte-at-a-time copies.
1478
1479 let bytes = bytes.get();
1480 let mut i = 0;
1481 macro_rules! swap_prefix {
1482 ($($n:literal)+) => {$(
1483 if (bytes & $n) != 0 {
1484 // SAFETY: `i` can only have the same bits set as those in bytes,
1485 // so these `add`s are in-bounds of `bytes`. But the bit for
1486 // `$n` hasn't been set yet, so the `$n` bytes that `swap_chunk`
1487 // will read and write are within the usable range.
1488 unsafe { swap_chunk::<$n>(&mut*x.add(i).cast(), &mut*y.add(i).cast()) };
1489 i |= $n;
1490 }
1491 )+};
1492 }
1493 swap_prefix!(4 2 1);
1494 debug_assert_eq!(i, bytes);
1495 }
1496
1497 const CHUNK_SIZE: usize = size_of::<*const ()>();
1498 let bytes = bytes.get();
1499
1500 let chunks = bytes / CHUNK_SIZE;
1501 let tail = bytes % CHUNK_SIZE;
1502 if let Some(chunks) = NonZero::new(chunks) {
1503 // SAFETY: this is bytes/CHUNK_SIZE*CHUNK_SIZE bytes, which is <= bytes,
1504 // so it's within the range of our non-overlapping bytes.
1505 unsafe { swap_nonoverlapping_chunks::<CHUNK_SIZE>(x.cast(), y.cast(), chunks) };
1506 }
1507 if let Some(tail) = NonZero::new(tail) {
1508 const { assert!(CHUNK_SIZE <= 8) };
1509 let delta = chunks * CHUNK_SIZE;
1510 // SAFETY: the tail length is below CHUNK SIZE because of the remainder,
1511 // and CHUNK_SIZE is at most 8 by the const assert, so tail <= 7
1512 unsafe { swap_nonoverlapping_short(x.add(delta), y.add(delta), tail) };
1513 }
1514}
1515
1516/// Moves `src` into the pointed `dst`, returning the previous `dst` value.
1517///
1518/// Neither value is dropped.
1519///
1520/// This function is semantically equivalent to [`mem::replace`] except that it
1521/// operates on raw pointers instead of references. When references are
1522/// available, [`mem::replace`] should be preferred.
1523///
1524/// # Safety
1525///
1526/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1527///
1528/// * `dst` must be [valid] for both reads and writes or `T` must be a ZST.
1529///
1530/// * `dst` must be properly aligned.
1531///
1532/// * `dst` must point to a properly initialized value of type `T`.
1533///
1534/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
1535///
1536/// [valid]: self#safety
1537///
1538/// # Examples
1539///
1540/// ```
1541/// use std::ptr;
1542///
1543/// let mut rust = vec!['b', 'u', 's', 't'];
1544///
1545/// // `mem::replace` would have the same effect without requiring the unsafe
1546/// // block.
1547/// let b = unsafe {
1548/// ptr::replace(&mut rust[0], 'r')
1549/// };
1550///
1551/// assert_eq!(b, 'b');
1552/// assert_eq!(rust, &['r', 'u', 's', 't']);
1553/// ```
1554#[inline]
1555#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
1556#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_replace", since = "1.83.0")]
1557#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_replace"]
1558#[track_caller]
1559pub const unsafe fn replace<T>(dst: *mut T, src: T) -> T {
1560 // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `dst` is valid to be
1561 // cast to a mutable reference (valid for writes, aligned, initialized),
1562 // and cannot overlap `src` since `dst` must point to a distinct
1563 // allocation. We are excluding null (with a ZST check) before creating a reference.
1564 unsafe {
1565 ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
1566 check_language_ub,
1567 "ptr::replace requires that the pointer argument is aligned and non-null",
1568 (
1569 addr: *const () = dst as *const (),
1570 align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
1571 is_zst: bool = T::IS_ZST,
1572 ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(addr, align, is_zst)
1573 );
1574 if T::IS_ZST {
1575 // If `T` is a ZST, `dst` is allowed to be null. However, we also don't have to actually
1576 // do anything since there isn't actually any data to be copied anyway. All values of
1577 // type `T` are bit-identical, so we can just return `src` here.
1578 return src;
1579 }
1580 mem::replace(&mut *dst, src)
1581 }
1582}
1583
1584/// Reads the value from `src` without moving it. This leaves the
1585/// memory in `src` unchanged.
1586///
1587/// # Safety
1588///
1589/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1590///
1591/// * `src` must be [valid] for reads or `T` must be a ZST.
1592///
1593/// * `src` must be properly aligned. Use [`read_unaligned`] if this is not the
1594/// case.
1595///
1596/// * `src` must point to a properly initialized value of type `T`.
1597///
1598/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
1599///
1600/// # Examples
1601///
1602/// Basic usage:
1603///
1604/// ```
1605/// let x = 12;
1606/// let y = &x as *const i32;
1607///
1608/// unsafe {
1609/// assert_eq!(std::ptr::read(y), 12);
1610/// }
1611/// ```
1612///
1613/// Manually implement [`mem::swap`]:
1614///
1615/// ```
1616/// use std::ptr;
1617///
1618/// fn swap<T>(a: &mut T, b: &mut T) {
1619/// unsafe {
1620/// // Create a bitwise copy of the value at `a` in `tmp`.
1621/// let tmp = ptr::read(a);
1622///
1623/// // Exiting at this point (either by explicitly returning or by
1624/// // calling a function which panics) would cause the value in `tmp` to
1625/// // be dropped while the same value is still referenced by `a`. This
1626/// // could trigger undefined behavior if `T` is not `Copy`.
1627///
1628/// // Create a bitwise copy of the value at `b` in `a`.
1629/// // This is safe because mutable references cannot alias.
1630/// ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(b, a, 1);
1631///
1632/// // As above, exiting here could trigger undefined behavior because
1633/// // the same value is referenced by `a` and `b`.
1634///
1635/// // Move `tmp` into `b`.
1636/// ptr::write(b, tmp);
1637///
1638/// // `tmp` has been moved (`write` takes ownership of its second argument),
1639/// // so nothing is dropped implicitly here.
1640/// }
1641/// }
1642///
1643/// let mut foo = "foo".to_owned();
1644/// let mut bar = "bar".to_owned();
1645///
1646/// swap(&mut foo, &mut bar);
1647///
1648/// assert_eq!(foo, "bar");
1649/// assert_eq!(bar, "foo");
1650/// ```
1651///
1652/// ## Ownership of the Returned Value
1653///
1654/// `read` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of whether `T` is [`Copy`].
1655/// If `T` is not [`Copy`], using both the returned value and the value at
1656/// `*src` can violate memory safety. Note that assigning to `*src` counts as a
1657/// use because it will attempt to drop the value at `*src`.
1658///
1659/// [`write()`] can be used to overwrite data without causing it to be dropped.
1660///
1661/// ```
1662/// use std::ptr;
1663///
1664/// let mut s = String::from("foo");
1665/// unsafe {
1666/// // `s2` now points to the same underlying memory as `s`.
1667/// let mut s2: String = ptr::read(&s);
1668///
1669/// assert_eq!(s2, "foo");
1670///
1671/// // Assigning to `s2` causes its original value to be dropped. Beyond
1672/// // this point, `s` must no longer be used, as the underlying memory has
1673/// // been freed.
1674/// s2 = String::default();
1675/// assert_eq!(s2, "");
1676///
1677/// // Assigning to `s` would cause the old value to be dropped again,
1678/// // resulting in undefined behavior.
1679/// // s = String::from("bar"); // ERROR
1680///
1681/// // `ptr::write` can be used to overwrite a value without dropping it.
1682/// ptr::write(&mut s, String::from("bar"));
1683/// }
1684///
1685/// assert_eq!(s, "bar");
1686/// ```
1687///
1688/// [valid]: self#safety
1689#[inline]
1690#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
1691#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_read", since = "1.71.0")]
1692#[track_caller]
1693#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_read"]
1694pub const unsafe fn read<T>(src: *const T) -> T {
1695 // It would be semantically correct to implement this via `copy_nonoverlapping`
1696 // and `MaybeUninit`, as was done before PR #109035. Calling `assume_init`
1697 // provides enough information to know that this is a typed operation.
1698
1699 // However, as of March 2023 the compiler was not capable of taking advantage
1700 // of that information. Thus, the implementation here switched to an intrinsic,
1701 // which lowers to `_0 = *src` in MIR, to address a few issues:
1702 //
1703 // - Using `MaybeUninit::assume_init` after a `copy_nonoverlapping` was not
1704 // turning the untyped copy into a typed load. As such, the generated
1705 // `load` in LLVM didn't get various metadata, such as `!range` (#73258),
1706 // `!nonnull`, and `!noundef`, resulting in poorer optimization.
1707 // - Going through the extra local resulted in multiple extra copies, even
1708 // in optimized MIR. (Ignoring StorageLive/Dead, the intrinsic is one
1709 // MIR statement, while the previous implementation was eight.) LLVM
1710 // could sometimes optimize them away, but because `read` is at the core
1711 // of so many things, not having them in the first place improves what we
1712 // hand off to the backend. For example, `mem::replace::<Big>` previously
1713 // emitted 4 `alloca` and 6 `memcpy`s, but is now 1 `alloc` and 3 `memcpy`s.
1714 // - In general, this approach keeps us from getting any more bugs (like
1715 // #106369) that boil down to "`read(p)` is worse than `*p`", as this
1716 // makes them look identical to the backend (or other MIR consumers).
1717 //
1718 // Future enhancements to MIR optimizations might well allow this to return
1719 // to the previous implementation, rather than using an intrinsic.
1720
1721 // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `src` is valid for reads.
1722 unsafe {
1723 #[cfg(debug_assertions)] // Too expensive to always enable (for now?)
1724 ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
1725 check_language_ub,
1726 "ptr::read requires that the pointer argument is aligned and non-null",
1727 (
1728 addr: *const () = src as *const (),
1729 align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
1730 is_zst: bool = T::IS_ZST,
1731 ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(addr, align, is_zst)
1732 );
1733 crate::intrinsics::read_via_copy(src)
1734 }
1735}
1736
1737/// Reads the value from `src` without moving it. This leaves the
1738/// memory in `src` unchanged.
1739///
1740/// Unlike [`read`], `read_unaligned` works with unaligned pointers.
1741///
1742/// # Safety
1743///
1744/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1745///
1746/// * `src` must be [valid] for reads.
1747///
1748/// * `src` must point to a properly initialized value of type `T`.
1749///
1750/// Like [`read`], `read_unaligned` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of
1751/// whether `T` is [`Copy`]. If `T` is not [`Copy`], using both the returned
1752/// value and the value at `*src` can [violate memory safety][read-ownership].
1753///
1754/// [read-ownership]: read#ownership-of-the-returned-value
1755/// [valid]: self#safety
1756///
1757/// ## On `packed` structs
1758///
1759/// Attempting to create a raw pointer to an `unaligned` struct field with
1760/// an expression such as `&packed.unaligned as *const FieldType` creates an
1761/// intermediate unaligned reference before converting that to a raw pointer.
1762/// That this reference is temporary and immediately cast is inconsequential
1763/// as the compiler always expects references to be properly aligned.
1764/// As a result, using `&packed.unaligned as *const FieldType` causes immediate
1765/// *undefined behavior* in your program.
1766///
1767/// Instead you must use the `&raw const` syntax to create the pointer.
1768/// You may use that constructed pointer together with this function.
1769///
1770/// An example of what not to do and how this relates to `read_unaligned` is:
1771///
1772/// ```
1773/// #[repr(packed, C)]
1774/// struct Packed {
1775/// _padding: u8,
1776/// unaligned: u32,
1777/// }
1778///
1779/// let packed = Packed {
1780/// _padding: 0x00,
1781/// unaligned: 0x01020304,
1782/// };
1783///
1784/// // Take the address of a 32-bit integer which is not aligned.
1785/// // In contrast to `&packed.unaligned as *const _`, this has no undefined behavior.
1786/// let unaligned = &raw const packed.unaligned;
1787///
1788/// let v = unsafe { std::ptr::read_unaligned(unaligned) };
1789/// assert_eq!(v, 0x01020304);
1790/// ```
1791///
1792/// Accessing unaligned fields directly with e.g. `packed.unaligned` is safe however.
1793///
1794/// # Examples
1795///
1796/// Read a `usize` value from a byte buffer:
1797///
1798/// ```
1799/// fn read_usize(x: &[u8]) -> usize {
1800/// assert!(x.len() >= size_of::<usize>());
1801///
1802/// let ptr = x.as_ptr() as *const usize;
1803///
1804/// unsafe { ptr.read_unaligned() }
1805/// }
1806/// ```
1807#[inline]
1808#[stable(feature = "ptr_unaligned", since = "1.17.0")]
1809#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_read", since = "1.71.0")]
1810#[track_caller]
1811#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_read_unaligned"]
1812pub const unsafe fn read_unaligned<T>(src: *const T) -> T {
1813 let mut tmp = MaybeUninit::<T>::uninit();
1814 // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `src` is valid for reads.
1815 // `src` cannot overlap `tmp` because `tmp` was just allocated on
1816 // the stack as a separate allocation.
1817 //
1818 // Also, since we just wrote a valid value into `tmp`, it is guaranteed
1819 // to be properly initialized.
1820 unsafe {
1821 copy_nonoverlapping(src as *const u8, tmp.as_mut_ptr() as *mut u8, size_of::<T>());
1822 tmp.assume_init()
1823 }
1824}
1825
1826/// Overwrites a memory location with the given value without reading or
1827/// dropping the old value.
1828///
1829/// `write` does not drop the contents of `dst`. This is safe, but it could leak
1830/// allocations or resources, so care should be taken not to overwrite an object
1831/// that should be dropped.
1832///
1833/// Additionally, it does not drop `src`. Semantically, `src` is moved into the
1834/// location pointed to by `dst`.
1835///
1836/// This is appropriate for initializing uninitialized memory, or overwriting
1837/// memory that has previously been [`read`] from.
1838///
1839/// # Safety
1840///
1841/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1842///
1843/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes or `T` must be a ZST.
1844///
1845/// * `dst` must be properly aligned. Use [`write_unaligned`] if this is not the
1846/// case.
1847///
1848/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
1849///
1850/// [valid]: self#safety
1851///
1852/// # Examples
1853///
1854/// Basic usage:
1855///
1856/// ```
1857/// let mut x = 0;
1858/// let y = &mut x as *mut i32;
1859/// let z = 12;
1860///
1861/// unsafe {
1862/// std::ptr::write(y, z);
1863/// assert_eq!(std::ptr::read(y), 12);
1864/// }
1865/// ```
1866///
1867/// Manually implement [`mem::swap`]:
1868///
1869/// ```
1870/// use std::ptr;
1871///
1872/// fn swap<T>(a: &mut T, b: &mut T) {
1873/// unsafe {
1874/// // Create a bitwise copy of the value at `a` in `tmp`.
1875/// let tmp = ptr::read(a);
1876///
1877/// // Exiting at this point (either by explicitly returning or by
1878/// // calling a function which panics) would cause the value in `tmp` to
1879/// // be dropped while the same value is still referenced by `a`. This
1880/// // could trigger undefined behavior if `T` is not `Copy`.
1881///
1882/// // Create a bitwise copy of the value at `b` in `a`.
1883/// // This is safe because mutable references cannot alias.
1884/// ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(b, a, 1);
1885///
1886/// // As above, exiting here could trigger undefined behavior because
1887/// // the same value is referenced by `a` and `b`.
1888///
1889/// // Move `tmp` into `b`.
1890/// ptr::write(b, tmp);
1891///
1892/// // `tmp` has been moved (`write` takes ownership of its second argument),
1893/// // so nothing is dropped implicitly here.
1894/// }
1895/// }
1896///
1897/// let mut foo = "foo".to_owned();
1898/// let mut bar = "bar".to_owned();
1899///
1900/// swap(&mut foo, &mut bar);
1901///
1902/// assert_eq!(foo, "bar");
1903/// assert_eq!(bar, "foo");
1904/// ```
1905#[inline]
1906#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
1907#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_write", since = "1.83.0")]
1908#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_write"]
1909#[track_caller]
1910pub const unsafe fn write<T>(dst: *mut T, src: T) {
1911 // Semantically, it would be fine for this to be implemented as a
1912 // `copy_nonoverlapping` and appropriate drop suppression of `src`.
1913
1914 // However, implementing via that currently produces more MIR than is ideal.
1915 // Using an intrinsic keeps it down to just the simple `*dst = move src` in
1916 // MIR (11 statements shorter, at the time of writing), and also allows
1917 // `src` to stay an SSA value in codegen_ssa, rather than a memory one.
1918
1919 // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `dst` is valid for writes.
1920 // `dst` cannot overlap `src` because the caller has mutable access
1921 // to `dst` while `src` is owned by this function.
1922 unsafe {
1923 #[cfg(debug_assertions)] // Too expensive to always enable (for now?)
1924 ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
1925 check_language_ub,
1926 "ptr::write requires that the pointer argument is aligned and non-null",
1927 (
1928 addr: *mut () = dst as *mut (),
1929 align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
1930 is_zst: bool = T::IS_ZST,
1931 ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(addr, align, is_zst)
1932 );
1933 intrinsics::write_via_move(dst, src)
1934 }
1935}
1936
1937/// Overwrites a memory location with the given value without reading or
1938/// dropping the old value.
1939///
1940/// Unlike [`write()`], the pointer may be unaligned.
1941///
1942/// `write_unaligned` does not drop the contents of `dst`. This is safe, but it
1943/// could leak allocations or resources, so care should be taken not to overwrite
1944/// an object that should be dropped.
1945///
1946/// Additionally, it does not drop `src`. Semantically, `src` is moved into the
1947/// location pointed to by `dst`.
1948///
1949/// This is appropriate for initializing uninitialized memory, or overwriting
1950/// memory that has previously been read with [`read_unaligned`].
1951///
1952/// # Safety
1953///
1954/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
1955///
1956/// * `dst` must be [valid] for writes.
1957///
1958/// [valid]: self#safety
1959///
1960/// ## On `packed` structs
1961///
1962/// Attempting to create a raw pointer to an `unaligned` struct field with
1963/// an expression such as `&packed.unaligned as *const FieldType` creates an
1964/// intermediate unaligned reference before converting that to a raw pointer.
1965/// That this reference is temporary and immediately cast is inconsequential
1966/// as the compiler always expects references to be properly aligned.
1967/// As a result, using `&packed.unaligned as *const FieldType` causes immediate
1968/// *undefined behavior* in your program.
1969///
1970/// Instead, you must use the `&raw mut` syntax to create the pointer.
1971/// You may use that constructed pointer together with this function.
1972///
1973/// An example of how to do it and how this relates to `write_unaligned` is:
1974///
1975/// ```
1976/// #[repr(packed, C)]
1977/// struct Packed {
1978/// _padding: u8,
1979/// unaligned: u32,
1980/// }
1981///
1982/// let mut packed: Packed = unsafe { std::mem::zeroed() };
1983///
1984/// // Take the address of a 32-bit integer which is not aligned.
1985/// // In contrast to `&packed.unaligned as *mut _`, this has no undefined behavior.
1986/// let unaligned = &raw mut packed.unaligned;
1987///
1988/// unsafe { std::ptr::write_unaligned(unaligned, 42) };
1989///
1990/// assert_eq!({packed.unaligned}, 42); // `{...}` forces copying the field instead of creating a reference.
1991/// ```
1992///
1993/// Accessing unaligned fields directly with e.g. `packed.unaligned` is safe however
1994/// (as can be seen in the `assert_eq!` above).
1995///
1996/// # Examples
1997///
1998/// Write a `usize` value to a byte buffer:
1999///
2000/// ```
2001/// fn write_usize(x: &mut [u8], val: usize) {
2002/// assert!(x.len() >= size_of::<usize>());
2003///
2004/// let ptr = x.as_mut_ptr() as *mut usize;
2005///
2006/// unsafe { ptr.write_unaligned(val) }
2007/// }
2008/// ```
2009#[inline]
2010#[stable(feature = "ptr_unaligned", since = "1.17.0")]
2011#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_ptr_write", since = "1.83.0")]
2012#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_write_unaligned"]
2013#[track_caller]
2014pub const unsafe fn write_unaligned<T>(dst: *mut T, src: T) {
2015 // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that `dst` is valid for writes.
2016 // `dst` cannot overlap `src` because the caller has mutable access
2017 // to `dst` while `src` is owned by this function.
2018 unsafe {
2019 copy_nonoverlapping((&raw const src) as *const u8, dst as *mut u8, size_of::<T>());
2020 // We are calling the intrinsic directly to avoid function calls in the generated code.
2021 intrinsics::forget(src);
2022 }
2023}
2024
2025/// Performs a volatile read of the value from `src` without moving it.
2026///
2027/// Volatile operations are intended to act on I/O memory. As such, they are considered externally
2028/// observable events (just like syscalls, but less opaque), and are guaranteed to not be elided or
2029/// reordered by the compiler across other externally observable events. With this in mind, there
2030/// are two cases of usage that need to be distinguished:
2031///
2032/// - When a volatile operation is used for memory inside an [allocation], it behaves exactly like
2033/// [`read`], except for the additional guarantee that it won't be elided or reordered (see
2034/// above). This implies that the operation will actually access memory and not e.g. be lowered to
2035/// reusing data from a previous read. Other than that, all the usual rules for memory accesses
2036/// apply (including provenance). In particular, just like in C, whether an operation is volatile
2037/// has no bearing whatsoever on questions involving concurrent accesses from multiple threads.
2038/// Volatile accesses behave exactly like non-atomic accesses in that regard.
2039///
2040/// - Volatile operations, however, may also be used to access memory that is _outside_ of any Rust
2041/// allocation. In this use-case, the pointer does *not* have to be [valid] for reads. This is
2042/// typically used for CPU and peripheral registers that must be accessed via an I/O memory
2043/// mapping, most commonly at fixed addresses reserved by the hardware. These often have special
2044/// semantics associated to their manipulation, and cannot be used as general purpose memory.
2045/// Here, any address value is possible, including 0 and [`usize::MAX`], so long as the semantics
2046/// of such a read are well-defined by the target hardware. The provenance of the pointer is
2047/// irrelevant, and it can be created with [`without_provenance`]. The access must not trap. It
2048/// can cause side-effects, but those must not affect Rust-allocated memory in any way. This
2049/// access is still not considered [atomic], and as such it cannot be used for inter-thread
2050/// synchronization.
2051///
2052/// Note that volatile memory operations where T is a zero-sized type are noops and may be ignored.
2053///
2054/// [allocation]: crate::ptr#allocated-object
2055/// [atomic]: crate::sync::atomic#memory-model-for-atomic-accesses
2056///
2057/// # Safety
2058///
2059/// Like [`read`], `read_volatile` creates a bitwise copy of `T`, regardless of whether `T` is
2060/// [`Copy`]. If `T` is not [`Copy`], using both the returned value and the value at `*src` can
2061/// [violate memory safety][read-ownership]. However, storing non-[`Copy`] types in volatile memory
2062/// is almost certainly incorrect.
2063///
2064/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
2065///
2066/// * `src` must be either [valid] for reads, or `T` must be a ZST, or `src` must point to memory
2067/// outside of all Rust allocations and reading from that memory must:
2068/// - not trap, and
2069/// - not cause any memory inside a Rust allocation to be modified.
2070///
2071/// * `src` must be properly aligned.
2072///
2073/// * Reading from `src` must produce a properly initialized value of type `T`.
2074///
2075/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
2076///
2077/// [valid]: self#safety
2078/// [read-ownership]: read#ownership-of-the-returned-value
2079///
2080/// # Examples
2081///
2082/// Basic usage:
2083///
2084/// ```
2085/// let x = 12;
2086/// let y = &x as *const i32;
2087///
2088/// unsafe {
2089/// assert_eq!(std::ptr::read_volatile(y), 12);
2090/// }
2091/// ```
2092#[inline]
2093#[stable(feature = "volatile", since = "1.9.0")]
2094#[track_caller]
2095#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_read_volatile"]
2096pub unsafe fn read_volatile<T>(src: *const T) -> T {
2097 // SAFETY: the caller must uphold the safety contract for `volatile_load`.
2098 unsafe {
2099 ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
2100 check_language_ub,
2101 "ptr::read_volatile requires that the pointer argument is aligned",
2102 (
2103 addr: *const () = src as *const (),
2104 align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
2105 ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned(addr, align)
2106 );
2107 intrinsics::volatile_load(src)
2108 }
2109}
2110
2111/// Performs a volatile write of a memory location with the given value without reading or dropping
2112/// the old value.
2113///
2114/// Volatile operations are intended to act on I/O memory. As such, they are considered externally
2115/// observable events (just like syscalls), and are guaranteed to not be elided or reordered by the
2116/// compiler across other externally observable events. With this in mind, there are two cases of
2117/// usage that need to be distinguished:
2118///
2119/// - When a volatile operation is used for memory inside an [allocation], it behaves exactly like
2120/// [`write`][write()], except for the additional guarantee that it won't be elided or reordered
2121/// (see above). This implies that the operation will actually access memory and not e.g. be
2122/// lowered to a register access. Other than that, all the usual rules for memory accesses apply
2123/// (including provenance). In particular, just like in C, whether an operation is volatile has no
2124/// bearing whatsoever on questions involving concurrent access from multiple threads. Volatile
2125/// accesses behave exactly like non-atomic accesses in that regard.
2126///
2127/// - Volatile operations, however, may also be used to access memory that is _outside_ of any Rust
2128/// allocation. In this use-case, the pointer does *not* have to be [valid] for writes. This is
2129/// typically used for CPU and peripheral registers that must be accessed via an I/O memory
2130/// mapping, most commonly at fixed addresses reserved by the hardware. These often have special
2131/// semantics associated to their manipulation, and cannot be used as general purpose memory.
2132/// Here, any address value is possible, including 0 and [`usize::MAX`], so long as the semantics
2133/// of such a write are well-defined by the target hardware. The provenance of the pointer is
2134/// irrelevant, and it can be created with [`without_provenance`]. The access must not trap. It
2135/// can cause side-effects, but those must not affect Rust-allocated memory in any way. This
2136/// access is still not considered [atomic], and as such it cannot be used for inter-thread
2137/// synchronization.
2138///
2139/// Note that volatile memory operations on zero-sized types (e.g., if a zero-sized type is passed
2140/// to `write_volatile`) are noops and may be ignored.
2141///
2142/// `write_volatile` does not drop the contents of `dst`. This is safe, but it could leak
2143/// allocations or resources, so care should be taken not to overwrite an object that should be
2144/// dropped when operating on Rust memory. Additionally, it does not drop `src`. Semantically, `src`
2145/// is moved into the location pointed to by `dst`.
2146///
2147/// [allocation]: crate::ptr#allocated-object
2148/// [atomic]: crate::sync::atomic#memory-model-for-atomic-accesses
2149///
2150/// # Safety
2151///
2152/// Behavior is undefined if any of the following conditions are violated:
2153///
2154/// * `dst` must be either [valid] for writes, or `T` must be a ZST, or `dst` must point to memory
2155/// outside of all Rust allocations and writing to that memory must:
2156/// - not trap, and
2157/// - not cause any memory inside a Rust allocation to be modified.
2158///
2159/// * `dst` must be properly aligned.
2160///
2161/// Note that even if `T` has size `0`, the pointer must be properly aligned.
2162///
2163/// [valid]: self#safety
2164///
2165/// # Examples
2166///
2167/// Basic usage:
2168///
2169/// ```
2170/// let mut x = 0;
2171/// let y = &mut x as *mut i32;
2172/// let z = 12;
2173///
2174/// unsafe {
2175/// std::ptr::write_volatile(y, z);
2176/// assert_eq!(std::ptr::read_volatile(y), 12);
2177/// }
2178/// ```
2179#[inline]
2180#[stable(feature = "volatile", since = "1.9.0")]
2181#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_write_volatile"]
2182#[track_caller]
2183pub unsafe fn write_volatile<T>(dst: *mut T, src: T) {
2184 // SAFETY: the caller must uphold the safety contract for `volatile_store`.
2185 unsafe {
2186 ub_checks::assert_unsafe_precondition!(
2187 check_language_ub,
2188 "ptr::write_volatile requires that the pointer argument is aligned",
2189 (
2190 addr: *mut () = dst as *mut (),
2191 align: usize = align_of::<T>(),
2192 ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned(addr, align)
2193 );
2194 intrinsics::volatile_store(dst, src);
2195 }
2196}
2197
2198/// Calculate an element-offset that increases a pointer's alignment.
2199///
2200/// 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`.
2201///
2202/// # Safety
2203/// `a` must be a power of two.
2204///
2205/// # Notes
2206/// This implementation has been carefully tailored to not panic. It is UB for this to panic.
2207/// The only real change that can be made here is change of `INV_TABLE_MOD_16` and associated
2208/// constants.
2209///
2210/// If we ever decide to make it possible to call the intrinsic with `a` that is not a
2211/// power-of-two, it will probably be more prudent to just change to a naive implementation rather
2212/// than trying to adapt this to accommodate that change.
2213///
2214/// Any questions go to @nagisa.
2215#[allow(ptr_to_integer_transmute_in_consts)]
2216pub(crate) unsafe fn align_offset<T: Sized>(p: *const T, a: usize) -> usize {
2217 // FIXME(#75598): Direct use of these intrinsics improves codegen significantly at opt-level <=
2218 // 1, where the method versions of these operations are not inlined.
2219 use intrinsics::{
2220 assume, cttz_nonzero, exact_div, mul_with_overflow, unchecked_rem, unchecked_shl,
2221 unchecked_shr, unchecked_sub, wrapping_add, wrapping_mul, wrapping_sub,
2222 };
2223
2224 /// Calculate multiplicative modular inverse of `x` modulo `m`.
2225 ///
2226 /// This implementation is tailored for `align_offset` and has following preconditions:
2227 ///
2228 /// * `m` is a power-of-two;
2229 /// * `x < m`; (if `x ≥ m`, pass in `x % m` instead)
2230 ///
2231 /// Implementation of this function shall not panic. Ever.
2232 #[inline]
2233 const unsafe fn mod_inv(x: usize, m: usize) -> usize {
2234 /// Multiplicative modular inverse table modulo 2⁴ = 16.
2235 ///
2236 /// Note, that this table does not contain values where inverse does not exist (i.e., for
2237 /// `0⁻¹ mod 16`, `2⁻¹ mod 16`, etc.)
2238 const INV_TABLE_MOD_16: [u8; 8] = [1, 11, 13, 7, 9, 3, 5, 15];
2239 /// Modulo for which the `INV_TABLE_MOD_16` is intended.
2240 const INV_TABLE_MOD: usize = 16;
2241
2242 // SAFETY: `m` is required to be a power-of-two, hence non-zero.
2243 let m_minus_one = unsafe { unchecked_sub(m, 1) };
2244 let mut inverse = INV_TABLE_MOD_16[(x & (INV_TABLE_MOD - 1)) >> 1] as usize;
2245 let mut mod_gate = INV_TABLE_MOD;
2246 // We iterate "up" using the following formula:
2247 //
2248 // $$ xy ≡ 1 (mod 2ⁿ) → xy (2 - xy) ≡ 1 (mod 2²ⁿ) $$
2249 //
2250 // This application needs to be applied at least until `2²ⁿ ≥ m`, at which point we can
2251 // finally reduce the computation to our desired `m` by taking `inverse mod m`.
2252 //
2253 // This computation is `O(log log m)`, which is to say, that on 64-bit machines this loop
2254 // will always finish in at most 4 iterations.
2255 loop {
2256 // y = y * (2 - xy) mod n
2257 //
2258 // Note, that we use wrapping operations here intentionally – the original formula
2259 // uses e.g., subtraction `mod n`. It is entirely fine to do them `mod
2260 // usize::MAX` instead, because we take the result `mod n` at the end
2261 // anyway.
2262 if mod_gate >= m {
2263 break;
2264 }
2265 inverse = wrapping_mul(inverse, wrapping_sub(2usize, wrapping_mul(x, inverse)));
2266 let (new_gate, overflow) = mul_with_overflow(mod_gate, mod_gate);
2267 if overflow {
2268 break;
2269 }
2270 mod_gate = new_gate;
2271 }
2272 inverse & m_minus_one
2273 }
2274
2275 let stride = size_of::<T>();
2276
2277 let addr: usize = p.addr();
2278
2279 // SAFETY: `a` is a power-of-two, therefore non-zero.
2280 let a_minus_one = unsafe { unchecked_sub(a, 1) };
2281
2282 if stride == 0 {
2283 // SPECIAL_CASE: handle 0-sized types. No matter how many times we step, the address will
2284 // stay the same, so no offset will be able to align the pointer unless it is already
2285 // aligned. This branch _will_ be optimized out as `stride` is known at compile-time.
2286 let p_mod_a = addr & a_minus_one;
2287 return if p_mod_a == 0 { 0 } else { usize::MAX };
2288 }
2289
2290 // SAFETY: `stride == 0` case has been handled by the special case above.
2291 let a_mod_stride = unsafe { unchecked_rem(a, stride) };
2292 if a_mod_stride == 0 {
2293 // SPECIAL_CASE: In cases where the `a` is divisible by `stride`, byte offset to align a
2294 // pointer can be computed more simply through `-p (mod a)`. In the off-chance the byte
2295 // offset is not a multiple of `stride`, the input pointer was misaligned and no pointer
2296 // offset will be able to produce a `p` aligned to the specified `a`.
2297 //
2298 // The naive `-p (mod a)` equation inhibits LLVM's ability to select instructions
2299 // like `lea`. We compute `(round_up_to_next_alignment(p, a) - p)` instead. This
2300 // redistributes operations around the load-bearing, but pessimizing `and` instruction
2301 // sufficiently for LLVM to be able to utilize the various optimizations it knows about.
2302 //
2303 // LLVM handles the branch here particularly nicely. If this branch needs to be evaluated
2304 // at runtime, it will produce a mask `if addr_mod_stride == 0 { 0 } else { usize::MAX }`
2305 // in a branch-free way and then bitwise-OR it with whatever result the `-p mod a`
2306 // computation produces.
2307
2308 let aligned_address = wrapping_add(addr, a_minus_one) & wrapping_sub(0, a);
2309 let byte_offset = wrapping_sub(aligned_address, addr);
2310 // FIXME: Remove the assume after <https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/62502>
2311 // SAFETY: Masking by `-a` can only affect the low bits, and thus cannot have reduced
2312 // the value by more than `a-1`, so even though the intermediate values might have
2313 // wrapped, the byte_offset is always in `[0, a)`.
2314 unsafe { assume(byte_offset < a) };
2315
2316 // SAFETY: `stride == 0` case has been handled by the special case above.
2317 let addr_mod_stride = unsafe { unchecked_rem(addr, stride) };
2318
2319 return if addr_mod_stride == 0 {
2320 // SAFETY: `stride` is non-zero. This is guaranteed to divide exactly as well, because
2321 // addr has been verified to be aligned to the original type’s alignment requirements.
2322 unsafe { exact_div(byte_offset, stride) }
2323 } else {
2324 usize::MAX
2325 };
2326 }
2327
2328 // GENERAL_CASE: From here on we’re handling the very general case where `addr` may be
2329 // misaligned, there isn’t an obvious relationship between `stride` and `a` that we can take an
2330 // advantage of, etc. This case produces machine code that isn’t particularly high quality,
2331 // compared to the special cases above. The code produced here is still within the realm of
2332 // miracles, given the situations this case has to deal with.
2333
2334 // SAFETY: a is power-of-two hence non-zero. stride == 0 case is handled above.
2335 // FIXME(const-hack) replace with min
2336 let gcdpow = unsafe {
2337 let x = cttz_nonzero(stride);
2338 let y = cttz_nonzero(a);
2339 if x < y { x } else { y }
2340 };
2341 // SAFETY: gcdpow has an upper-bound that’s at most the number of bits in a `usize`.
2342 let gcd = unsafe { unchecked_shl(1usize, gcdpow) };
2343 // SAFETY: gcd is always greater or equal to 1.
2344 if addr & unsafe { unchecked_sub(gcd, 1) } == 0 {
2345 // This branch solves for the following linear congruence equation:
2346 //
2347 // ` p + so = 0 mod a `
2348 //
2349 // `p` here is the pointer value, `s` - stride of `T`, `o` offset in `T`s, and `a` - the
2350 // requested alignment.
2351 //
2352 // With `g = gcd(a, s)`, and the above condition asserting that `p` is also divisible by
2353 // `g`, we can denote `a' = a/g`, `s' = s/g`, `p' = p/g`, then this becomes equivalent to:
2354 //
2355 // ` p' + s'o = 0 mod a' `
2356 // ` o = (a' - (p' mod a')) * (s'^-1 mod a') `
2357 //
2358 // The first term is "the relative alignment of `p` to `a`" (divided by the `g`), the
2359 // second term is "how does incrementing `p` by `s` bytes change the relative alignment of
2360 // `p`" (again divided by `g`). Division by `g` is necessary to make the inverse well
2361 // formed if `a` and `s` are not co-prime.
2362 //
2363 // Furthermore, the result produced by this solution is not "minimal", so it is necessary
2364 // to take the result `o mod lcm(s, a)`. This `lcm(s, a)` is the same as `a'`.
2365
2366 // SAFETY: `gcdpow` has an upper-bound not greater than the number of trailing 0-bits in
2367 // `a`.
2368 let a2 = unsafe { unchecked_shr(a, gcdpow) };
2369 // SAFETY: `a2` is non-zero. Shifting `a` by `gcdpow` cannot shift out any of the set bits
2370 // in `a` (of which it has exactly one).
2371 let a2minus1 = unsafe { unchecked_sub(a2, 1) };
2372 // SAFETY: `gcdpow` has an upper-bound not greater than the number of trailing 0-bits in
2373 // `a`.
2374 let s2 = unsafe { unchecked_shr(stride & a_minus_one, gcdpow) };
2375 // SAFETY: `gcdpow` has an upper-bound not greater than the number of trailing 0-bits in
2376 // `a`. Furthermore, the subtraction cannot overflow, because `a2 = a >> gcdpow` will
2377 // always be strictly greater than `(p % a) >> gcdpow`.
2378 let minusp2 = unsafe { unchecked_sub(a2, unchecked_shr(addr & a_minus_one, gcdpow)) };
2379 // SAFETY: `a2` is a power-of-two, as proven above. `s2` is strictly less than `a2`
2380 // because `(s % a) >> gcdpow` is strictly less than `a >> gcdpow`.
2381 return wrapping_mul(minusp2, unsafe { mod_inv(s2, a2) }) & a2minus1;
2382 }
2383
2384 // Cannot be aligned at all.
2385 usize::MAX
2386}
2387
2388/// Compares raw pointers for equality.
2389///
2390/// This is the same as using the `==` operator, but less generic:
2391/// the arguments have to be `*const T` raw pointers,
2392/// not anything that implements `PartialEq`.
2393///
2394/// This can be used to compare `&T` references (which coerce to `*const T` implicitly)
2395/// by their address rather than comparing the values they point to
2396/// (which is what the `PartialEq for &T` implementation does).
2397///
2398/// When comparing wide pointers, both the address and the metadata are tested for equality.
2399/// However, note that comparing trait object pointers (`*const dyn Trait`) is unreliable: pointers
2400/// to values of the same underlying type can compare inequal (because vtables are duplicated in
2401/// multiple codegen units), and pointers to values of *different* underlying type can compare equal
2402/// (since identical vtables can be deduplicated within a codegen unit).
2403///
2404/// # Examples
2405///
2406/// ```
2407/// use std::ptr;
2408///
2409/// let five = 5;
2410/// let other_five = 5;
2411/// let five_ref = &five;
2412/// let same_five_ref = &five;
2413/// let other_five_ref = &other_five;
2414///
2415/// assert!(five_ref == same_five_ref);
2416/// assert!(ptr::eq(five_ref, same_five_ref));
2417///
2418/// assert!(five_ref == other_five_ref);
2419/// assert!(!ptr::eq(five_ref, other_five_ref));
2420/// ```
2421///
2422/// Slices are also compared by their length (fat pointers):
2423///
2424/// ```
2425/// let a = [1, 2, 3];
2426/// assert!(std::ptr::eq(&a[..3], &a[..3]));
2427/// assert!(!std::ptr::eq(&a[..2], &a[..3]));
2428/// assert!(!std::ptr::eq(&a[0..2], &a[1..3]));
2429/// ```
2430#[stable(feature = "ptr_eq", since = "1.17.0")]
2431#[inline(always)]
2432#[must_use = "pointer comparison produces a value"]
2433#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_eq"]
2434#[allow(ambiguous_wide_pointer_comparisons)] // it's actually clear here
2435pub fn eq<T: PointeeSized>(a: *const T, b: *const T) -> bool {
2436 a == b
2437}
2438
2439/// Compares the *addresses* of the two pointers for equality,
2440/// ignoring any metadata in fat pointers.
2441///
2442/// If the arguments are thin pointers of the same type,
2443/// then this is the same as [`eq`].
2444///
2445/// # Examples
2446///
2447/// ```
2448/// use std::ptr;
2449///
2450/// let whole: &[i32; 3] = &[1, 2, 3];
2451/// let first: &i32 = &whole[0];
2452///
2453/// assert!(ptr::addr_eq(whole, first));
2454/// assert!(!ptr::eq::<dyn std::fmt::Debug>(whole, first));
2455/// ```
2456#[stable(feature = "ptr_addr_eq", since = "1.76.0")]
2457#[inline(always)]
2458#[must_use = "pointer comparison produces a value"]
2459pub fn addr_eq<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized>(p: *const T, q: *const U) -> bool {
2460 (p as *const ()) == (q as *const ())
2461}
2462
2463/// Compares the *addresses* of the two function pointers for equality.
2464///
2465/// This is the same as `f == g`, but using this function makes clear that the potentially
2466/// surprising semantics of function pointer comparison are involved.
2467///
2468/// There are **very few guarantees** about how functions are compiled and they have no intrinsic
2469/// “identity”; in particular, this comparison:
2470///
2471/// * May return `true` unexpectedly, in cases where functions are equivalent.
2472///
2473/// For example, the following program is likely (but not guaranteed) to print `(true, true)`
2474/// when compiled with optimization:
2475///
2476/// ```
2477/// let f: fn(i32) -> i32 = |x| x;
2478/// let g: fn(i32) -> i32 = |x| x + 0; // different closure, different body
2479/// let h: fn(u32) -> u32 = |x| x + 0; // different signature too
2480/// dbg!(std::ptr::fn_addr_eq(f, g), std::ptr::fn_addr_eq(f, h)); // not guaranteed to be equal
2481/// ```
2482///
2483/// * May return `false` in any case.
2484///
2485/// This is particularly likely with generic functions but may happen with any function.
2486/// (From an implementation perspective, this is possible because functions may sometimes be
2487/// processed more than once by the compiler, resulting in duplicate machine code.)
2488///
2489/// Despite these false positives and false negatives, this comparison can still be useful.
2490/// Specifically, if
2491///
2492/// * `T` is the same type as `U`, `T` is a [subtype] of `U`, or `U` is a [subtype] of `T`, and
2493/// * `ptr::fn_addr_eq(f, g)` returns true,
2494///
2495/// then calling `f` and calling `g` will be equivalent.
2496///
2497///
2498/// # Examples
2499///
2500/// ```
2501/// use std::ptr;
2502///
2503/// fn a() { println!("a"); }
2504/// fn b() { println!("b"); }
2505/// assert!(!ptr::fn_addr_eq(a as fn(), b as fn()));
2506/// ```
2507///
2508/// [subtype]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/subtyping.html
2509#[stable(feature = "ptr_fn_addr_eq", since = "1.85.0")]
2510#[inline(always)]
2511#[must_use = "function pointer comparison produces a value"]
2512pub fn fn_addr_eq<T: FnPtr, U: FnPtr>(f: T, g: U) -> bool {
2513 f.addr() == g.addr()
2514}
2515
2516/// Hash a raw pointer.
2517///
2518/// This can be used to hash a `&T` reference (which coerces to `*const T` implicitly)
2519/// by its address rather than the value it points to
2520/// (which is what the `Hash for &T` implementation does).
2521///
2522/// # Examples
2523///
2524/// ```
2525/// use std::hash::{DefaultHasher, Hash, Hasher};
2526/// use std::ptr;
2527///
2528/// let five = 5;
2529/// let five_ref = &five;
2530///
2531/// let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
2532/// ptr::hash(five_ref, &mut hasher);
2533/// let actual = hasher.finish();
2534///
2535/// let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
2536/// (five_ref as *const i32).hash(&mut hasher);
2537/// let expected = hasher.finish();
2538///
2539/// assert_eq!(actual, expected);
2540/// ```
2541#[stable(feature = "ptr_hash", since = "1.35.0")]
2542pub fn hash<T: PointeeSized, S: hash::Hasher>(hashee: *const T, into: &mut S) {
2543 use crate::hash::Hash;
2544 hashee.hash(into);
2545}
2546
2547#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2548#[diagnostic::on_const(
2549 message = "pointers cannot be reliably compared during const eval",
2550 note = "see issue #53020 <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/53020> for more information"
2551)]
2552impl<F: FnPtr> PartialEq for F {
2553 #[inline]
2554 fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
2555 self.addr() == other.addr()
2556 }
2557}
2558#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2559#[diagnostic::on_const(
2560 message = "pointers cannot be reliably compared during const eval",
2561 note = "see issue #53020 <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/53020> for more information"
2562)]
2563impl<F: FnPtr> Eq for F {}
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> PartialOrd for F {
2571 #[inline]
2572 fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
2573 self.addr().partial_cmp(&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> Ord for F {
2582 #[inline]
2583 fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
2584 self.addr().cmp(&other.addr())
2585 }
2586}
2587
2588#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2589impl<F: FnPtr> hash::Hash for F {
2590 fn hash<HH: hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut HH) {
2591 state.write_usize(self.addr() as _)
2592 }
2593}
2594
2595#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2596impl<F: FnPtr> fmt::Pointer for F {
2597 fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
2598 fmt::pointer_fmt_inner(self.addr() as _, f)
2599 }
2600}
2601
2602#[stable(feature = "fnptr_impls", since = "1.4.0")]
2603impl<F: FnPtr> fmt::Debug for F {
2604 fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
2605 fmt::pointer_fmt_inner(self.addr() as _, f)
2606 }
2607}
2608
2609/// Creates a `const` raw pointer to a place, without creating an intermediate reference.
2610///
2611/// `addr_of!(expr)` is equivalent to `&raw const expr`. The macro is *soft-deprecated*;
2612/// use `&raw const` instead.
2613///
2614/// It is still an open question under which conditions writing through an `addr_of!`-created
2615/// pointer is permitted. If the place `expr` evaluates to is based on a raw pointer, then the
2616/// result of `addr_of!` inherits all permissions from that raw pointer. However, if the place is
2617/// based on a reference, local variable, or `static`, then until all details are decided, the same
2618/// rules as for shared references apply: it is UB to write through a pointer created with this
2619/// operation, except for bytes located inside an `UnsafeCell`. Use `&raw mut` (or [`addr_of_mut`])
2620/// to create a raw pointer that definitely permits mutation.
2621///
2622/// Creating a reference with `&`/`&mut` is only allowed if the pointer is properly aligned
2623/// and points to initialized data. For cases where those requirements do not hold,
2624/// raw pointers should be used instead. However, `&expr as *const _` creates a reference
2625/// before casting it to a raw pointer, and that reference is subject to the same rules
2626/// as all other references. This macro can create a raw pointer *without* creating
2627/// a reference first.
2628///
2629/// See [`addr_of_mut`] for how to create a pointer to uninitialized data.
2630/// Doing that with `addr_of` would not make much sense since one could only
2631/// read the data, and that would be Undefined Behavior.
2632///
2633/// # Safety
2634///
2635/// The `expr` in `addr_of!(expr)` is evaluated as a place expression, but never loads from the
2636/// place or requires the place to be dereferenceable. This means that `addr_of!((*ptr).field)`
2637/// still requires the projection to `field` to be in-bounds, using the same rules as [`offset`].
2638/// However, `addr_of!(*ptr)` is defined behavior even if `ptr` is null, dangling, or misaligned.
2639///
2640/// Note that `Deref`/`Index` coercions (and their mutable counterparts) are applied inside
2641/// `addr_of!` like everywhere else, in which case a reference is created to call `Deref::deref` or
2642/// `Index::index`, respectively. The statements above only apply when no such coercions are
2643/// applied.
2644///
2645/// [`offset`]: pointer::offset
2646///
2647/// # Example
2648///
2649/// **Correct usage: Creating a pointer to unaligned data**
2650///
2651/// ```
2652/// use std::ptr;
2653///
2654/// #[repr(packed)]
2655/// struct Packed {
2656/// f1: u8,
2657/// f2: u16,
2658/// }
2659///
2660/// let packed = Packed { f1: 1, f2: 2 };
2661/// // `&packed.f2` would create an unaligned reference, and thus be Undefined Behavior!
2662/// let raw_f2 = ptr::addr_of!(packed.f2);
2663/// assert_eq!(unsafe { raw_f2.read_unaligned() }, 2);
2664/// ```
2665///
2666/// **Incorrect usage: Out-of-bounds fields projection**
2667///
2668/// ```rust,no_run
2669/// use std::ptr;
2670///
2671/// #[repr(C)]
2672/// struct MyStruct {
2673/// field1: i32,
2674/// field2: i32,
2675/// }
2676///
2677/// let ptr: *const MyStruct = ptr::null();
2678/// let fieldptr = unsafe { ptr::addr_of!((*ptr).field2) }; // Undefined Behavior ⚠️
2679/// ```
2680///
2681/// The field projection `.field2` would offset the pointer by 4 bytes,
2682/// but the pointer is not in-bounds of an allocation for 4 bytes,
2683/// so this offset is Undefined Behavior.
2684/// See the [`offset`] docs for a full list of requirements for inbounds pointer arithmetic; the
2685/// same requirements apply to field projections, even inside `addr_of!`. (In particular, it makes
2686/// no difference whether the pointer is null or dangling.)
2687#[stable(feature = "raw_ref_macros", since = "1.51.0")]
2688#[rustc_macro_transparency = "semiopaque"]
2689pub macro addr_of($place:expr) {
2690 &raw const $place
2691}
2692
2693/// Creates a `mut` raw pointer to a place, without creating an intermediate reference.
2694///
2695/// `addr_of_mut!(expr)` is equivalent to `&raw mut expr`. The macro is *soft-deprecated*;
2696/// use `&raw mut` instead.
2697///
2698/// Creating a reference with `&`/`&mut` is only allowed if the pointer is properly aligned
2699/// and points to initialized data. For cases where those requirements do not hold,
2700/// raw pointers should be used instead. However, `&mut expr as *mut _` creates a reference
2701/// before casting it to a raw pointer, and that reference is subject to the same rules
2702/// as all other references. This macro can create a raw pointer *without* creating
2703/// a reference first.
2704///
2705/// # Safety
2706///
2707/// The `expr` in `addr_of_mut!(expr)` is evaluated as a place expression, but never loads from the
2708/// place or requires the place to be dereferenceable. This means that `addr_of_mut!((*ptr).field)`
2709/// still requires the projection to `field` to be in-bounds, using the same rules as [`offset`].
2710/// However, `addr_of_mut!(*ptr)` is defined behavior even if `ptr` is null, dangling, or misaligned.
2711///
2712/// Note that `Deref`/`Index` coercions (and their mutable counterparts) are applied inside
2713/// `addr_of_mut!` like everywhere else, in which case a reference is created to call `Deref::deref`
2714/// or `Index::index`, respectively. The statements above only apply when no such coercions are
2715/// applied.
2716///
2717/// [`offset`]: pointer::offset
2718///
2719/// # Examples
2720///
2721/// **Correct usage: Creating a pointer to unaligned data**
2722///
2723/// ```
2724/// use std::ptr;
2725///
2726/// #[repr(packed)]
2727/// struct Packed {
2728/// f1: u8,
2729/// f2: u16,
2730/// }
2731///
2732/// let mut packed = Packed { f1: 1, f2: 2 };
2733/// // `&mut packed.f2` would create an unaligned reference, and thus be Undefined Behavior!
2734/// let raw_f2 = ptr::addr_of_mut!(packed.f2);
2735/// unsafe { raw_f2.write_unaligned(42); }
2736/// assert_eq!({packed.f2}, 42); // `{...}` forces copying the field instead of creating a reference.
2737/// ```
2738///
2739/// **Correct usage: Creating a pointer to uninitialized data**
2740///
2741/// ```rust
2742/// use std::{ptr, mem::MaybeUninit};
2743///
2744/// struct Demo {
2745/// field: bool,
2746/// }
2747///
2748/// let mut uninit = MaybeUninit::<Demo>::uninit();
2749/// // `&uninit.as_mut().field` would create a reference to an uninitialized `bool`,
2750/// // and thus be Undefined Behavior!
2751/// let f1_ptr = unsafe { ptr::addr_of_mut!((*uninit.as_mut_ptr()).field) };
2752/// unsafe { f1_ptr.write(true); }
2753/// let init = unsafe { uninit.assume_init() };
2754/// ```
2755///
2756/// **Incorrect usage: Out-of-bounds fields projection**
2757///
2758/// ```rust,no_run
2759/// use std::ptr;
2760///
2761/// #[repr(C)]
2762/// struct MyStruct {
2763/// field1: i32,
2764/// field2: i32,
2765/// }
2766///
2767/// let ptr: *mut MyStruct = ptr::null_mut();
2768/// let fieldptr = unsafe { ptr::addr_of_mut!((*ptr).field2) }; // Undefined Behavior ⚠️
2769/// ```
2770///
2771/// The field projection `.field2` would offset the pointer by 4 bytes,
2772/// but the pointer is not in-bounds of an allocation for 4 bytes,
2773/// so this offset is Undefined Behavior.
2774/// See the [`offset`] docs for a full list of requirements for inbounds pointer arithmetic; the
2775/// same requirements apply to field projections, even inside `addr_of_mut!`. (In particular, it
2776/// makes no difference whether the pointer is null or dangling.)
2777#[stable(feature = "raw_ref_macros", since = "1.51.0")]
2778#[rustc_macro_transparency = "semiopaque"]
2779pub macro addr_of_mut($place:expr) {
2780 &raw mut $place
2781}