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+//! Basic functions for dealing with memory.
+//!
+//! This module contains functions for querying the size and alignment of
+//! types, initializing and manipulating memory.
+
+#![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+
+use crate::clone;
+use crate::cmp;
+use crate::fmt;
+use crate::hash;
+use crate::intrinsics;
+use crate::marker::{Copy, DiscriminantKind, Sized};
+use crate::ptr;
+
+mod manually_drop;
+#[stable(feature = "manually_drop", since = "1.20.0")]
+pub use manually_drop::ManuallyDrop;
+
+mod maybe_uninit;
+#[stable(feature = "maybe_uninit", since = "1.36.0")]
+pub use maybe_uninit::MaybeUninit;
+
+mod valid_align;
+// For now this type is left crate-local. It could potentially make sense to expose
+// it publicly, as it would be a nice parameter type for methods which need to take
+// alignment as a parameter, such as `Layout::padding_needed_for`.
+pub(crate) use valid_align::ValidAlign;
+
+mod transmutability;
+#[unstable(feature = "transmutability", issue = "99571")]
+pub use transmutability::{Assume, BikeshedIntrinsicFrom};
+
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+#[doc(inline)]
+pub use crate::intrinsics::transmute;
+
+/// Takes ownership and "forgets" about the value **without running its destructor**.
+///
+/// Any resources the value manages, such as heap memory or a file handle, will linger
+/// forever in an unreachable state. However, it does not guarantee that pointers
+/// to this memory will remain valid.
+///
+/// * If you want to leak memory, see [`Box::leak`].
+/// * If you want to obtain a raw pointer to the memory, see [`Box::into_raw`].
+/// * If you want to dispose of a value properly, running its destructor, see
+/// [`mem::drop`].
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// `forget` is not marked as `unsafe`, because Rust's safety guarantees
+/// do not include a guarantee that destructors will always run. For example,
+/// a program can create a reference cycle using [`Rc`][rc], or call
+/// [`process::exit`][exit] to exit without running destructors. Thus, allowing
+/// `mem::forget` from safe code does not fundamentally change Rust's safety
+/// guarantees.
+///
+/// That said, leaking resources such as memory or I/O objects is usually undesirable.
+/// The need comes up in some specialized use cases for FFI or unsafe code, but even
+/// then, [`ManuallyDrop`] is typically preferred.
+///
+/// Because forgetting a value is allowed, any `unsafe` code you write must
+/// allow for this possibility. You cannot return a value and expect that the
+/// caller will necessarily run the value's destructor.
+///
+/// [rc]: ../../std/rc/struct.Rc.html
+/// [exit]: ../../std/process/fn.exit.html
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// The canonical safe use of `mem::forget` is to circumvent a value's destructor
+/// implemented by the `Drop` trait. For example, this will leak a `File`, i.e. reclaim
+/// the space taken by the variable but never close the underlying system resource:
+///
+/// ```no_run
+/// use std::mem;
+/// use std::fs::File;
+///
+/// let file = File::open("foo.txt").unwrap();
+/// mem::forget(file);
+/// ```
+///
+/// This is useful when the ownership of the underlying resource was previously
+/// transferred to code outside of Rust, for example by transmitting the raw
+/// file descriptor to C code.
+///
+/// # Relationship with `ManuallyDrop`
+///
+/// While `mem::forget` can also be used to transfer *memory* ownership, doing so is error-prone.
+/// [`ManuallyDrop`] should be used instead. Consider, for example, this code:
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// let mut v = vec![65, 122];
+/// // Build a `String` using the contents of `v`
+/// let s = unsafe { String::from_raw_parts(v.as_mut_ptr(), v.len(), v.capacity()) };
+/// // leak `v` because its memory is now managed by `s`
+/// mem::forget(v); // ERROR - v is invalid and must not be passed to a function
+/// assert_eq!(s, "Az");
+/// // `s` is implicitly dropped and its memory deallocated.
+/// ```
+///
+/// There are two issues with the above example:
+///
+/// * If more code were added between the construction of `String` and the invocation of
+/// `mem::forget()`, a panic within it would cause a double free because the same memory
+/// is handled by both `v` and `s`.
+/// * After calling `v.as_mut_ptr()` and transmitting the ownership of the data to `s`,
+/// the `v` value is invalid. Even when a value is just moved to `mem::forget` (which won't
+/// inspect it), some types have strict requirements on their values that
+/// make them invalid when dangling or no longer owned. Using invalid values in any
+/// way, including passing them to or returning them from functions, constitutes
+/// undefined behavior and may break the assumptions made by the compiler.
+///
+/// Switching to `ManuallyDrop` avoids both issues:
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::mem::ManuallyDrop;
+///
+/// let v = vec![65, 122];
+/// // Before we disassemble `v` into its raw parts, make sure it
+/// // does not get dropped!
+/// let mut v = ManuallyDrop::new(v);
+/// // Now disassemble `v`. These operations cannot panic, so there cannot be a leak.
+/// let (ptr, len, cap) = (v.as_mut_ptr(), v.len(), v.capacity());
+/// // Finally, build a `String`.
+/// let s = unsafe { String::from_raw_parts(ptr, len, cap) };
+/// assert_eq!(s, "Az");
+/// // `s` is implicitly dropped and its memory deallocated.
+/// ```
+///
+/// `ManuallyDrop` robustly prevents double-free because we disable `v`'s destructor
+/// before doing anything else. `mem::forget()` doesn't allow this because it consumes its
+/// argument, forcing us to call it only after extracting anything we need from `v`. Even
+/// if a panic were introduced between construction of `ManuallyDrop` and building the
+/// string (which cannot happen in the code as shown), it would result in a leak and not a
+/// double free. In other words, `ManuallyDrop` errs on the side of leaking instead of
+/// erring on the side of (double-)dropping.
+///
+/// Also, `ManuallyDrop` prevents us from having to "touch" `v` after transferring the
+/// ownership to `s` — the final step of interacting with `v` to dispose of it without
+/// running its destructor is entirely avoided.
+///
+/// [`Box`]: ../../std/boxed/struct.Box.html
+/// [`Box::leak`]: ../../std/boxed/struct.Box.html#method.leak
+/// [`Box::into_raw`]: ../../std/boxed/struct.Box.html#method.into_raw
+/// [`mem::drop`]: drop
+/// [ub]: ../../reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html
+#[inline]
+#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_forget", since = "1.46.0")]
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+#[cfg_attr(not(test), rustc_diagnostic_item = "mem_forget")]
+pub const fn forget<T>(t: T) {
+ let _ = ManuallyDrop::new(t);
+}
+
+/// Like [`forget`], but also accepts unsized values.
+///
+/// This function is just a shim intended to be removed when the `unsized_locals` feature gets
+/// stabilized.
+#[inline]
+#[unstable(feature = "forget_unsized", issue = "none")]
+pub fn forget_unsized<T: ?Sized>(t: T) {
+ intrinsics::forget(t)
+}
+
+/// Returns the size of a type in bytes.
+///
+/// More specifically, this is the offset in bytes between successive elements
+/// in an array with that item type including alignment padding. Thus, for any
+/// type `T` and length `n`, `[T; n]` has a size of `n * size_of::<T>()`.
+///
+/// In general, the size of a type is not stable across compilations, but
+/// specific types such as primitives are.
+///
+/// The following table gives the size for primitives.
+///
+/// Type | size_of::\<Type>()
+/// ---- | ---------------
+/// () | 0
+/// bool | 1
+/// u8 | 1
+/// u16 | 2
+/// u32 | 4
+/// u64 | 8
+/// u128 | 16
+/// i8 | 1
+/// i16 | 2
+/// i32 | 4
+/// i64 | 8
+/// i128 | 16
+/// f32 | 4
+/// f64 | 8
+/// char | 4
+///
+/// Furthermore, `usize` and `isize` have the same size.
+///
+/// The types `*const T`, `&T`, `Box<T>`, `Option<&T>`, and `Option<Box<T>>` all have
+/// the same size. If `T` is Sized, all of those types have the same size as `usize`.
+///
+/// The mutability of a pointer does not change its size. As such, `&T` and `&mut T`
+/// have the same size. Likewise for `*const T` and `*mut T`.
+///
+/// # Size of `#[repr(C)]` items
+///
+/// The `C` representation for items has a defined layout. With this layout,
+/// the size of items is also stable as long as all fields have a stable size.
+///
+/// ## Size of Structs
+///
+/// For `structs`, the size is determined by the following algorithm.
+///
+/// For each field in the struct ordered by declaration order:
+///
+/// 1. Add the size of the field.
+/// 2. Round up the current size to the nearest multiple of the next field's [alignment].
+///
+/// Finally, round the size of the struct to the nearest multiple of its [alignment].
+/// The alignment of the struct is usually the largest alignment of all its
+/// fields; this can be changed with the use of `repr(align(N))`.
+///
+/// Unlike `C`, zero sized structs are not rounded up to one byte in size.
+///
+/// ## Size of Enums
+///
+/// Enums that carry no data other than the discriminant have the same size as C enums
+/// on the platform they are compiled for.
+///
+/// ## Size of Unions
+///
+/// The size of a union is the size of its largest field.
+///
+/// Unlike `C`, zero sized unions are not rounded up to one byte in size.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// // Some primitives
+/// assert_eq!(4, mem::size_of::<i32>());
+/// assert_eq!(8, mem::size_of::<f64>());
+/// assert_eq!(0, mem::size_of::<()>());
+///
+/// // Some arrays
+/// assert_eq!(8, mem::size_of::<[i32; 2]>());
+/// assert_eq!(12, mem::size_of::<[i32; 3]>());
+/// assert_eq!(0, mem::size_of::<[i32; 0]>());
+///
+///
+/// // Pointer size equality
+/// assert_eq!(mem::size_of::<&i32>(), mem::size_of::<*const i32>());
+/// assert_eq!(mem::size_of::<&i32>(), mem::size_of::<Box<i32>>());
+/// assert_eq!(mem::size_of::<&i32>(), mem::size_of::<Option<&i32>>());
+/// assert_eq!(mem::size_of::<Box<i32>>(), mem::size_of::<Option<Box<i32>>>());
+/// ```
+///
+/// Using `#[repr(C)]`.
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// #[repr(C)]
+/// struct FieldStruct {
+/// first: u8,
+/// second: u16,
+/// third: u8
+/// }
+///
+/// // The size of the first field is 1, so add 1 to the size. Size is 1.
+/// // The alignment of the second field is 2, so add 1 to the size for padding. Size is 2.
+/// // The size of the second field is 2, so add 2 to the size. Size is 4.
+/// // The alignment of the third field is 1, so add 0 to the size for padding. Size is 4.
+/// // The size of the third field is 1, so add 1 to the size. Size is 5.
+/// // Finally, the alignment of the struct is 2 (because the largest alignment amongst its
+/// // fields is 2), so add 1 to the size for padding. Size is 6.
+/// assert_eq!(6, mem::size_of::<FieldStruct>());
+///
+/// #[repr(C)]
+/// struct TupleStruct(u8, u16, u8);
+///
+/// // Tuple structs follow the same rules.
+/// assert_eq!(6, mem::size_of::<TupleStruct>());
+///
+/// // Note that reordering the fields can lower the size. We can remove both padding bytes
+/// // by putting `third` before `second`.
+/// #[repr(C)]
+/// struct FieldStructOptimized {
+/// first: u8,
+/// third: u8,
+/// second: u16
+/// }
+///
+/// assert_eq!(4, mem::size_of::<FieldStructOptimized>());
+///
+/// // Union size is the size of the largest field.
+/// #[repr(C)]
+/// union ExampleUnion {
+/// smaller: u8,
+/// larger: u16
+/// }
+///
+/// assert_eq!(2, mem::size_of::<ExampleUnion>());
+/// ```
+///
+/// [alignment]: align_of
+#[inline(always)]
+#[must_use]
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+#[rustc_promotable]
+#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_mem_size_of", since = "1.24.0")]
+#[cfg_attr(not(test), rustc_diagnostic_item = "mem_size_of")]
+pub const fn size_of<T>() -> usize {
+ intrinsics::size_of::<T>()
+}
+
+/// Returns the size of the pointed-to value in bytes.
+///
+/// This is usually the same as `size_of::<T>()`. However, when `T` *has* no
+/// statically-known size, e.g., a slice [`[T]`][slice] or a [trait object],
+/// then `size_of_val` can be used to get the dynamically-known size.
+///
+/// [trait object]: ../../book/ch17-02-trait-objects.html
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// assert_eq!(4, mem::size_of_val(&5i32));
+///
+/// let x: [u8; 13] = [0; 13];
+/// let y: &[u8] = &x;
+/// assert_eq!(13, mem::size_of_val(y));
+/// ```
+#[inline]
+#[must_use]
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_size_of_val", issue = "46571")]
+#[cfg_attr(not(test), rustc_diagnostic_item = "mem_size_of_val")]
+pub const fn size_of_val<T: ?Sized>(val: &T) -> usize {
+ // SAFETY: `val` is a reference, so it's a valid raw pointer
+ unsafe { intrinsics::size_of_val(val) }
+}
+
+/// Returns the size of the pointed-to value in bytes.
+///
+/// This is usually the same as `size_of::<T>()`. However, when `T` *has* no
+/// statically-known size, e.g., a slice [`[T]`][slice] or a [trait object],
+/// then `size_of_val_raw` can be used to get the dynamically-known size.
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// This function is only safe to call if the following conditions hold:
+///
+/// - If `T` is `Sized`, this function is always safe to call.
+/// - If the unsized tail of `T` is:
+/// - a [slice], then the length of the slice tail must be an initialized
+/// integer, and the size of the *entire value*
+/// (dynamic tail length + statically sized prefix) must fit in `isize`.
+/// - a [trait object], then the vtable part of the pointer must point
+/// to a valid vtable acquired by an unsizing coercion, and the size
+/// of the *entire value* (dynamic tail length + statically sized prefix)
+/// must fit in `isize`.
+/// - an (unstable) [extern type], then this function is always safe to
+/// call, but may panic or otherwise return the wrong value, as the
+/// extern type's layout is not known. This is the same behavior as
+/// [`size_of_val`] on a reference to a type with an extern type tail.
+/// - otherwise, it is conservatively not allowed to call this function.
+///
+/// [trait object]: ../../book/ch17-02-trait-objects.html
+/// [extern type]: ../../unstable-book/language-features/extern-types.html
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// #![feature(layout_for_ptr)]
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// assert_eq!(4, mem::size_of_val(&5i32));
+///
+/// let x: [u8; 13] = [0; 13];
+/// let y: &[u8] = &x;
+/// assert_eq!(13, unsafe { mem::size_of_val_raw(y) });
+/// ```
+#[inline]
+#[must_use]
+#[unstable(feature = "layout_for_ptr", issue = "69835")]
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_size_of_val_raw", issue = "46571")]
+pub const unsafe fn size_of_val_raw<T: ?Sized>(val: *const T) -> usize {
+ // SAFETY: the caller must provide a valid raw pointer
+ unsafe { intrinsics::size_of_val(val) }
+}
+
+/// Returns the [ABI]-required minimum alignment of a type in bytes.
+///
+/// Every reference to a value of the type `T` must be a multiple of this number.
+///
+/// This is the alignment used for struct fields. It may be smaller than the preferred alignment.
+///
+/// [ABI]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_binary_interface
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// # #![allow(deprecated)]
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// assert_eq!(4, mem::min_align_of::<i32>());
+/// ```
+#[inline]
+#[must_use]
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+#[deprecated(note = "use `align_of` instead", since = "1.2.0")]
+pub fn min_align_of<T>() -> usize {
+ intrinsics::min_align_of::<T>()
+}
+
+/// Returns the [ABI]-required minimum alignment of the type of the value that `val` points to in
+/// bytes.
+///
+/// Every reference to a value of the type `T` must be a multiple of this number.
+///
+/// [ABI]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_binary_interface
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// # #![allow(deprecated)]
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// assert_eq!(4, mem::min_align_of_val(&5i32));
+/// ```
+#[inline]
+#[must_use]
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+#[deprecated(note = "use `align_of_val` instead", since = "1.2.0")]
+pub fn min_align_of_val<T: ?Sized>(val: &T) -> usize {
+ // SAFETY: val is a reference, so it's a valid raw pointer
+ unsafe { intrinsics::min_align_of_val(val) }
+}
+
+/// Returns the [ABI]-required minimum alignment of a type in bytes.
+///
+/// Every reference to a value of the type `T` must be a multiple of this number.
+///
+/// This is the alignment used for struct fields. It may be smaller than the preferred alignment.
+///
+/// [ABI]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_binary_interface
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// assert_eq!(4, mem::align_of::<i32>());
+/// ```
+#[inline(always)]
+#[must_use]
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+#[rustc_promotable]
+#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_align_of", since = "1.24.0")]
+pub const fn align_of<T>() -> usize {
+ intrinsics::min_align_of::<T>()
+}
+
+/// Returns the [ABI]-required minimum alignment of the type of the value that `val` points to in
+/// bytes.
+///
+/// Every reference to a value of the type `T` must be a multiple of this number.
+///
+/// [ABI]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_binary_interface
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// assert_eq!(4, mem::align_of_val(&5i32));
+/// ```
+#[inline]
+#[must_use]
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_align_of_val", issue = "46571")]
+#[allow(deprecated)]
+pub const fn align_of_val<T: ?Sized>(val: &T) -> usize {
+ // SAFETY: val is a reference, so it's a valid raw pointer
+ unsafe { intrinsics::min_align_of_val(val) }
+}
+
+/// Returns the [ABI]-required minimum alignment of the type of the value that `val` points to in
+/// bytes.
+///
+/// Every reference to a value of the type `T` must be a multiple of this number.
+///
+/// [ABI]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_binary_interface
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// This function is only safe to call if the following conditions hold:
+///
+/// - If `T` is `Sized`, this function is always safe to call.
+/// - If the unsized tail of `T` is:
+/// - a [slice], then the length of the slice tail must be an initialized
+/// integer, and the size of the *entire value*
+/// (dynamic tail length + statically sized prefix) must fit in `isize`.
+/// - a [trait object], then the vtable part of the pointer must point
+/// to a valid vtable acquired by an unsizing coercion, and the size
+/// of the *entire value* (dynamic tail length + statically sized prefix)
+/// must fit in `isize`.
+/// - an (unstable) [extern type], then this function is always safe to
+/// call, but may panic or otherwise return the wrong value, as the
+/// extern type's layout is not known. This is the same behavior as
+/// [`align_of_val`] on a reference to a type with an extern type tail.
+/// - otherwise, it is conservatively not allowed to call this function.
+///
+/// [trait object]: ../../book/ch17-02-trait-objects.html
+/// [extern type]: ../../unstable-book/language-features/extern-types.html
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// #![feature(layout_for_ptr)]
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// assert_eq!(4, unsafe { mem::align_of_val_raw(&5i32) });
+/// ```
+#[inline]
+#[must_use]
+#[unstable(feature = "layout_for_ptr", issue = "69835")]
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_align_of_val_raw", issue = "46571")]
+pub const unsafe fn align_of_val_raw<T: ?Sized>(val: *const T) -> usize {
+ // SAFETY: the caller must provide a valid raw pointer
+ unsafe { intrinsics::min_align_of_val(val) }
+}
+
+/// Returns `true` if dropping values of type `T` matters.
+///
+/// This is purely an optimization hint, and may be implemented conservatively:
+/// it may return `true` for types that don't actually need to be dropped.
+/// As such always returning `true` would be a valid implementation of
+/// this function. However if this function actually returns `false`, then you
+/// can be certain dropping `T` has no side effect.
+///
+/// Low level implementations of things like collections, which need to manually
+/// drop their data, should use this function to avoid unnecessarily
+/// trying to drop all their contents when they are destroyed. This might not
+/// make a difference in release builds (where a loop that has no side-effects
+/// is easily detected and eliminated), but is often a big win for debug builds.
+///
+/// Note that [`drop_in_place`] already performs this check, so if your workload
+/// can be reduced to some small number of [`drop_in_place`] calls, using this is
+/// unnecessary. In particular note that you can [`drop_in_place`] a slice, and that
+/// will do a single needs_drop check for all the values.
+///
+/// Types like Vec therefore just `drop_in_place(&mut self[..])` without using
+/// `needs_drop` explicitly. Types like [`HashMap`], on the other hand, have to drop
+/// values one at a time and should use this API.
+///
+/// [`drop_in_place`]: crate::ptr::drop_in_place
+/// [`HashMap`]: ../../std/collections/struct.HashMap.html
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// Here's an example of how a collection might make use of `needs_drop`:
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::{mem, ptr};
+///
+/// pub struct MyCollection<T> {
+/// # data: [T; 1],
+/// /* ... */
+/// }
+/// # impl<T> MyCollection<T> {
+/// # fn iter_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [T] { &mut self.data }
+/// # fn free_buffer(&mut self) {}
+/// # }
+///
+/// impl<T> Drop for MyCollection<T> {
+/// fn drop(&mut self) {
+/// unsafe {
+/// // drop the data
+/// if mem::needs_drop::<T>() {
+/// for x in self.iter_mut() {
+/// ptr::drop_in_place(x);
+/// }
+/// }
+/// self.free_buffer();
+/// }
+/// }
+/// }
+/// ```
+#[inline]
+#[must_use]
+#[stable(feature = "needs_drop", since = "1.21.0")]
+#[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_mem_needs_drop", since = "1.36.0")]
+#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "needs_drop"]
+pub const fn needs_drop<T: ?Sized>() -> bool {
+ intrinsics::needs_drop::<T>()
+}
+
+/// Returns the value of type `T` represented by the all-zero byte-pattern.
+///
+/// This means that, for example, the padding byte in `(u8, u16)` is not
+/// necessarily zeroed.
+///
+/// There is no guarantee that an all-zero byte-pattern represents a valid value
+/// of some type `T`. For example, the all-zero byte-pattern is not a valid value
+/// for reference types (`&T`, `&mut T`) and functions pointers. Using `zeroed`
+/// on such types causes immediate [undefined behavior][ub] because [the Rust
+/// compiler assumes][inv] that there always is a valid value in a variable it
+/// considers initialized.
+///
+/// This has the same effect as [`MaybeUninit::zeroed().assume_init()`][zeroed].
+/// It is useful for FFI sometimes, but should generally be avoided.
+///
+/// [zeroed]: MaybeUninit::zeroed
+/// [ub]: ../../reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html
+/// [inv]: MaybeUninit#initialization-invariant
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// Correct usage of this function: initializing an integer with zero.
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// let x: i32 = unsafe { mem::zeroed() };
+/// assert_eq!(0, x);
+/// ```
+///
+/// *Incorrect* usage of this function: initializing a reference with zero.
+///
+/// ```rust,no_run
+/// # #![allow(invalid_value)]
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// let _x: &i32 = unsafe { mem::zeroed() }; // Undefined behavior!
+/// let _y: fn() = unsafe { mem::zeroed() }; // And again!
+/// ```
+#[inline(always)]
+#[must_use]
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+#[allow(deprecated_in_future)]
+#[allow(deprecated)]
+#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "mem_zeroed"]
+#[track_caller]
+pub unsafe fn zeroed<T>() -> T {
+ // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that an all-zero value is valid for `T`.
+ unsafe {
+ intrinsics::assert_zero_valid::<T>();
+ MaybeUninit::zeroed().assume_init()
+ }
+}
+
+/// Bypasses Rust's normal memory-initialization checks by pretending to
+/// produce a value of type `T`, while doing nothing at all.
+///
+/// **This function is deprecated.** Use [`MaybeUninit<T>`] instead.
+/// It also might be slower than using `MaybeUninit<T>` due to mitigations that were put in place to
+/// limit the potential harm caused by incorrect use of this function in legacy code.
+///
+/// The reason for deprecation is that the function basically cannot be used
+/// correctly: it has the same effect as [`MaybeUninit::uninit().assume_init()`][uninit].
+/// As the [`assume_init` documentation][assume_init] explains,
+/// [the Rust compiler assumes][inv] that values are properly initialized.
+/// As a consequence, calling e.g. `mem::uninitialized::<bool>()` causes immediate
+/// undefined behavior for returning a `bool` that is not definitely either `true`
+/// or `false`. Worse, truly uninitialized memory like what gets returned here
+/// is special in that the compiler knows that it does not have a fixed value.
+/// This makes it undefined behavior to have uninitialized data in a variable even
+/// if that variable has an integer type.
+/// (Notice that the rules around uninitialized integers are not finalized yet, but
+/// until they are, it is advisable to avoid them.)
+///
+/// [uninit]: MaybeUninit::uninit
+/// [assume_init]: MaybeUninit::assume_init
+/// [inv]: MaybeUninit#initialization-invariant
+#[inline(always)]
+#[must_use]
+#[deprecated(since = "1.39.0", note = "use `mem::MaybeUninit` instead")]
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+#[allow(deprecated_in_future)]
+#[allow(deprecated)]
+#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "mem_uninitialized"]
+#[track_caller]
+pub unsafe fn uninitialized<T>() -> T {
+ // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that an uninitialized value is valid for `T`.
+ unsafe {
+ intrinsics::assert_uninit_valid::<T>();
+ let mut val = MaybeUninit::<T>::uninit();
+
+ // Fill memory with 0x01, as an imperfect mitigation for old code that uses this function on
+ // bool, nonnull, and noundef types. But don't do this if we actively want to detect UB.
+ if !cfg!(any(miri, sanitize = "memory")) {
+ val.as_mut_ptr().write_bytes(0x01, 1);
+ }
+
+ val.assume_init()
+ }
+}
+
+/// Swaps the values at two mutable locations, without deinitializing either one.
+///
+/// * If you want to swap with a default or dummy value, see [`take`].
+/// * If you want to swap with a passed value, returning the old value, see [`replace`].
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// let mut x = 5;
+/// let mut y = 42;
+///
+/// mem::swap(&mut x, &mut y);
+///
+/// assert_eq!(42, x);
+/// assert_eq!(5, y);
+/// ```
+#[inline]
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_swap", issue = "83163")]
+pub const fn swap<T>(x: &mut T, y: &mut T) {
+ // NOTE(eddyb) SPIR-V's Logical addressing model doesn't allow for arbitrary
+ // reinterpretation of values as (chunkable) byte arrays, and the loop in the
+ // block optimization in `swap_slice` is hard to rewrite back
+ // into the (unoptimized) direct swapping implementation, so we disable it.
+ // FIXME(eddyb) the block optimization also prevents MIR optimizations from
+ // understanding `mem::replace`, `Option::take`, etc. - a better overall
+ // solution might be to make `ptr::swap_nonoverlapping` into an intrinsic, which
+ // a backend can choose to implement using the block optimization, or not.
+ // NOTE(scottmcm) MIRI is disabled here as reading in smaller units is a
+ // pessimization for it. Also, if the type contains any unaligned pointers,
+ // copying those over multiple reads is difficult to support.
+ #[cfg(not(any(target_arch = "spirv", miri)))]
+ {
+ // For types that are larger multiples of their alignment, the simple way
+ // tends to copy the whole thing to stack rather than doing it one part
+ // at a time, so instead treat them as one-element slices and piggy-back
+ // the slice optimizations that will split up the swaps.
+ if size_of::<T>() / align_of::<T>() > 4 {
+ // SAFETY: exclusive references always point to one non-overlapping
+ // element and are non-null and properly aligned.
+ return unsafe { ptr::swap_nonoverlapping(x, y, 1) };
+ }
+ }
+
+ // If a scalar consists of just a small number of alignment units, let
+ // the codegen just swap those pieces directly, as it's likely just a
+ // few instructions and anything else is probably overcomplicated.
+ //
+ // Most importantly, this covers primitives and simd types that tend to
+ // have size=align where doing anything else can be a pessimization.
+ // (This will also be used for ZSTs, though any solution works for them.)
+ swap_simple(x, y);
+}
+
+/// Same as [`swap`] semantically, but always uses the simple implementation.
+///
+/// Used elsewhere in `mem` and `ptr` at the bottom layer of calls.
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_swap", issue = "83163")]
+#[inline]
+pub(crate) const fn swap_simple<T>(x: &mut T, y: &mut T) {
+ // We arrange for this to typically be called with small types,
+ // so this reads-and-writes approach is actually better than using
+ // copy_nonoverlapping as it easily puts things in LLVM registers
+ // directly and doesn't end up inlining allocas.
+ // And LLVM actually optimizes it to 3×memcpy if called with
+ // a type larger than it's willing to keep in a register.
+ // Having typed reads and writes in MIR here is also good as
+ // it lets MIRI and CTFE understand them better, including things
+ // like enforcing type validity for them.
+ // Importantly, read+copy_nonoverlapping+write introduces confusing
+ // asymmetry to the behaviour where one value went through read+write
+ // whereas the other was copied over by the intrinsic (see #94371).
+
+ // SAFETY: exclusive references are always valid to read/write,
+ // including being aligned, and nothing here panics so it's drop-safe.
+ unsafe {
+ let a = ptr::read(x);
+ let b = ptr::read(y);
+ ptr::write(x, b);
+ ptr::write(y, a);
+ }
+}
+
+/// Replaces `dest` with the default value of `T`, returning the previous `dest` value.
+///
+/// * If you want to replace the values of two variables, see [`swap`].
+/// * If you want to replace with a passed value instead of the default value, see [`replace`].
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// A simple example:
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// let mut v: Vec<i32> = vec![1, 2];
+///
+/// let old_v = mem::take(&mut v);
+/// assert_eq!(vec![1, 2], old_v);
+/// assert!(v.is_empty());
+/// ```
+///
+/// `take` allows taking ownership of a struct field by replacing it with an "empty" value.
+/// Without `take` you can run into issues like these:
+///
+/// ```compile_fail,E0507
+/// struct Buffer<T> { buf: Vec<T> }
+///
+/// impl<T> Buffer<T> {
+/// fn get_and_reset(&mut self) -> Vec<T> {
+/// // error: cannot move out of dereference of `&mut`-pointer
+/// let buf = self.buf;
+/// self.buf = Vec::new();
+/// buf
+/// }
+/// }
+/// ```
+///
+/// Note that `T` does not necessarily implement [`Clone`], so it can't even clone and reset
+/// `self.buf`. But `take` can be used to disassociate the original value of `self.buf` from
+/// `self`, allowing it to be returned:
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// # struct Buffer<T> { buf: Vec<T> }
+/// impl<T> Buffer<T> {
+/// fn get_and_reset(&mut self) -> Vec<T> {
+/// mem::take(&mut self.buf)
+/// }
+/// }
+///
+/// let mut buffer = Buffer { buf: vec![0, 1] };
+/// assert_eq!(buffer.buf.len(), 2);
+///
+/// assert_eq!(buffer.get_and_reset(), vec![0, 1]);
+/// assert_eq!(buffer.buf.len(), 0);
+/// ```
+#[inline]
+#[stable(feature = "mem_take", since = "1.40.0")]
+pub fn take<T: Default>(dest: &mut T) -> T {
+ replace(dest, T::default())
+}
+
+/// Moves `src` into the referenced `dest`, returning the previous `dest` value.
+///
+/// Neither value is dropped.
+///
+/// * If you want to replace the values of two variables, see [`swap`].
+/// * If you want to replace with a default value, see [`take`].
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// A simple example:
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// let mut v: Vec<i32> = vec![1, 2];
+///
+/// let old_v = mem::replace(&mut v, vec![3, 4, 5]);
+/// assert_eq!(vec![1, 2], old_v);
+/// assert_eq!(vec![3, 4, 5], v);
+/// ```
+///
+/// `replace` allows consumption of a struct field by replacing it with another value.
+/// Without `replace` you can run into issues like these:
+///
+/// ```compile_fail,E0507
+/// struct Buffer<T> { buf: Vec<T> }
+///
+/// impl<T> Buffer<T> {
+/// fn replace_index(&mut self, i: usize, v: T) -> T {
+/// // error: cannot move out of dereference of `&mut`-pointer
+/// let t = self.buf[i];
+/// self.buf[i] = v;
+/// t
+/// }
+/// }
+/// ```
+///
+/// Note that `T` does not necessarily implement [`Clone`], so we can't even clone `self.buf[i]` to
+/// avoid the move. But `replace` can be used to disassociate the original value at that index from
+/// `self`, allowing it to be returned:
+///
+/// ```
+/// # #![allow(dead_code)]
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// # struct Buffer<T> { buf: Vec<T> }
+/// impl<T> Buffer<T> {
+/// fn replace_index(&mut self, i: usize, v: T) -> T {
+/// mem::replace(&mut self.buf[i], v)
+/// }
+/// }
+///
+/// let mut buffer = Buffer { buf: vec![0, 1] };
+/// assert_eq!(buffer.buf[0], 0);
+///
+/// assert_eq!(buffer.replace_index(0, 2), 0);
+/// assert_eq!(buffer.buf[0], 2);
+/// ```
+#[inline]
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+#[must_use = "if you don't need the old value, you can just assign the new value directly"]
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_replace", issue = "83164")]
+#[cfg_attr(not(test), rustc_diagnostic_item = "mem_replace")]
+pub const fn replace<T>(dest: &mut T, src: T) -> T {
+ // SAFETY: We read from `dest` but directly write `src` into it afterwards,
+ // such that the old value is not duplicated. Nothing is dropped and
+ // nothing here can panic.
+ unsafe {
+ let result = ptr::read(dest);
+ ptr::write(dest, src);
+ result
+ }
+}
+
+/// Disposes of a value.
+///
+/// This does so by calling the argument's implementation of [`Drop`][drop].
+///
+/// This effectively does nothing for types which implement `Copy`, e.g.
+/// integers. Such values are copied and _then_ moved into the function, so the
+/// value persists after this function call.
+///
+/// This function is not magic; it is literally defined as
+///
+/// ```
+/// pub fn drop<T>(_x: T) { }
+/// ```
+///
+/// Because `_x` is moved into the function, it is automatically dropped before
+/// the function returns.
+///
+/// [drop]: Drop
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// Basic usage:
+///
+/// ```
+/// let v = vec![1, 2, 3];
+///
+/// drop(v); // explicitly drop the vector
+/// ```
+///
+/// Since [`RefCell`] enforces the borrow rules at runtime, `drop` can
+/// release a [`RefCell`] borrow:
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::cell::RefCell;
+///
+/// let x = RefCell::new(1);
+///
+/// let mut mutable_borrow = x.borrow_mut();
+/// *mutable_borrow = 1;
+///
+/// drop(mutable_borrow); // relinquish the mutable borrow on this slot
+///
+/// let borrow = x.borrow();
+/// println!("{}", *borrow);
+/// ```
+///
+/// Integers and other types implementing [`Copy`] are unaffected by `drop`.
+///
+/// ```
+/// #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+/// struct Foo(u8);
+///
+/// let x = 1;
+/// let y = Foo(2);
+/// drop(x); // a copy of `x` is moved and dropped
+/// drop(y); // a copy of `y` is moved and dropped
+///
+/// println!("x: {}, y: {}", x, y.0); // still available
+/// ```
+///
+/// [`RefCell`]: crate::cell::RefCell
+#[inline]
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+#[cfg_attr(not(test), rustc_diagnostic_item = "mem_drop")]
+pub fn drop<T>(_x: T) {}
+
+/// Bitwise-copies a value.
+///
+/// This function is not magic; it is literally defined as
+/// ```
+/// pub fn copy<T: Copy>(x: &T) -> T { *x }
+/// ```
+///
+/// It is useful when you want to pass a function pointer to a combinator, rather than defining a new closure.
+///
+/// Example:
+/// ```
+/// #![feature(mem_copy_fn)]
+/// use core::mem::copy;
+/// let result_from_ffi_function: Result<(), &i32> = Err(&1);
+/// let result_copied: Result<(), i32> = result_from_ffi_function.map_err(copy);
+/// ```
+#[inline]
+#[unstable(feature = "mem_copy_fn", issue = "98262")]
+pub fn copy<T: Copy>(x: &T) -> T {
+ *x
+}
+
+/// Interprets `src` as having type `&U`, and then reads `src` without moving
+/// the contained value.
+///
+/// This function will unsafely assume the pointer `src` is valid for [`size_of::<U>`][size_of]
+/// bytes by transmuting `&T` to `&U` and then reading the `&U` (except that this is done in a way
+/// that is correct even when `&U` has stricter alignment requirements than `&T`). It will also
+/// unsafely create a copy of the contained value instead of moving out of `src`.
+///
+/// It is not a compile-time error if `T` and `U` have different sizes, but it
+/// is highly encouraged to only invoke this function where `T` and `U` have the
+/// same size. This function triggers [undefined behavior][ub] if `U` is larger than
+/// `T`.
+///
+/// [ub]: ../../reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// #[repr(packed)]
+/// struct Foo {
+/// bar: u8,
+/// }
+///
+/// let foo_array = [10u8];
+///
+/// unsafe {
+/// // Copy the data from 'foo_array' and treat it as a 'Foo'
+/// let mut foo_struct: Foo = mem::transmute_copy(&foo_array);
+/// assert_eq!(foo_struct.bar, 10);
+///
+/// // Modify the copied data
+/// foo_struct.bar = 20;
+/// assert_eq!(foo_struct.bar, 20);
+/// }
+///
+/// // The contents of 'foo_array' should not have changed
+/// assert_eq!(foo_array, [10]);
+/// ```
+#[inline]
+#[must_use]
+#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_transmute_copy", issue = "83165")]
+pub const unsafe fn transmute_copy<T, U>(src: &T) -> U {
+ assert!(size_of::<T>() >= size_of::<U>(), "cannot transmute_copy if U is larger than T");
+
+ // If U has a higher alignment requirement, src might not be suitably aligned.
+ if align_of::<U>() > align_of::<T>() {
+ // SAFETY: `src` is a reference which is guaranteed to be valid for reads.
+ // The caller must guarantee that the actual transmutation is safe.
+ unsafe { ptr::read_unaligned(src as *const T as *const U) }
+ } else {
+ // SAFETY: `src` is a reference which is guaranteed to be valid for reads.
+ // We just checked that `src as *const U` was properly aligned.
+ // The caller must guarantee that the actual transmutation is safe.
+ unsafe { ptr::read(src as *const T as *const U) }
+ }
+}
+
+/// Opaque type representing the discriminant of an enum.
+///
+/// See the [`discriminant`] function in this module for more information.
+#[stable(feature = "discriminant_value", since = "1.21.0")]
+pub struct Discriminant<T>(<T as DiscriminantKind>::Discriminant);
+
+// N.B. These trait implementations cannot be derived because we don't want any bounds on T.
+
+#[stable(feature = "discriminant_value", since = "1.21.0")]
+impl<T> Copy for Discriminant<T> {}
+
+#[stable(feature = "discriminant_value", since = "1.21.0")]
+impl<T> clone::Clone for Discriminant<T> {
+ fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+ *self
+ }
+}
+
+#[stable(feature = "discriminant_value", since = "1.21.0")]
+impl<T> cmp::PartialEq for Discriminant<T> {
+ fn eq(&self, rhs: &Self) -> bool {
+ self.0 == rhs.0
+ }
+}
+
+#[stable(feature = "discriminant_value", since = "1.21.0")]
+impl<T> cmp::Eq for Discriminant<T> {}
+
+#[stable(feature = "discriminant_value", since = "1.21.0")]
+impl<T> hash::Hash for Discriminant<T> {
+ fn hash<H: hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
+ self.0.hash(state);
+ }
+}
+
+#[stable(feature = "discriminant_value", since = "1.21.0")]
+impl<T> fmt::Debug for Discriminant<T> {
+ fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+ fmt.debug_tuple("Discriminant").field(&self.0).finish()
+ }
+}
+
+/// Returns a value uniquely identifying the enum variant in `v`.
+///
+/// If `T` is not an enum, calling this function will not result in undefined behavior, but the
+/// return value is unspecified.
+///
+/// # Stability
+///
+/// The discriminant of an enum variant may change if the enum definition changes. A discriminant
+/// of some variant will not change between compilations with the same compiler.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// This can be used to compare enums that carry data, while disregarding
+/// the actual data:
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// enum Foo { A(&'static str), B(i32), C(i32) }
+///
+/// assert_eq!(mem::discriminant(&Foo::A("bar")), mem::discriminant(&Foo::A("baz")));
+/// assert_eq!(mem::discriminant(&Foo::B(1)), mem::discriminant(&Foo::B(2)));
+/// assert_ne!(mem::discriminant(&Foo::B(3)), mem::discriminant(&Foo::C(3)));
+/// ```
+#[stable(feature = "discriminant_value", since = "1.21.0")]
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_discriminant", issue = "69821")]
+#[cfg_attr(not(test), rustc_diagnostic_item = "mem_discriminant")]
+#[cfg_attr(miri, track_caller)] // even without panics, this helps for Miri backtraces
+pub const fn discriminant<T>(v: &T) -> Discriminant<T> {
+ Discriminant(intrinsics::discriminant_value(v))
+}
+
+/// Returns the number of variants in the enum type `T`.
+///
+/// If `T` is not an enum, calling this function will not result in undefined behavior, but the
+/// return value is unspecified. Equally, if `T` is an enum with more variants than `usize::MAX`
+/// the return value is unspecified. Uninhabited variants will be counted.
+///
+/// Note that an enum may be expanded with additional variants in the future
+/// as a non-breaking change, for example if it is marked `#[non_exhaustive]`,
+/// which will change the result of this function.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// # #![feature(never_type)]
+/// # #![feature(variant_count)]
+///
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// enum Void {}
+/// enum Foo { A(&'static str), B(i32), C(i32) }
+///
+/// assert_eq!(mem::variant_count::<Void>(), 0);
+/// assert_eq!(mem::variant_count::<Foo>(), 3);
+///
+/// assert_eq!(mem::variant_count::<Option<!>>(), 2);
+/// assert_eq!(mem::variant_count::<Result<!, !>>(), 2);
+/// ```
+#[inline(always)]
+#[must_use]
+#[unstable(feature = "variant_count", issue = "73662")]
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "variant_count", issue = "73662")]
+#[rustc_diagnostic_item = "mem_variant_count"]
+pub const fn variant_count<T>() -> usize {
+ intrinsics::variant_count::<T>()
+}