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-### What it does
-Checks for the usage of `&expr as *const T` or
-`&mut expr as *mut T`, and suggest using `ptr::addr_of` or
-`ptr::addr_of_mut` instead.
-
-### Why is this bad?
-This would improve readability and avoid creating a reference
-that points to an uninitialized value or unaligned place.
-Read the `ptr::addr_of` docs for more information.
-
-### Example
-```
-let val = 1;
-let p = &val as *const i32;
-
-let mut val_mut = 1;
-let p_mut = &mut val_mut as *mut i32;
-```
-Use instead:
-```
-let val = 1;
-let p = std::ptr::addr_of!(val);
-
-let mut val_mut = 1;
-let p_mut = std::ptr::addr_of_mut!(val_mut);
-``` \ No newline at end of file