adds [*mut|*const] ptr::set_ptr_value
I propose the addition of these two functions to `*mut T` and `*const T`, respectively. The motivation for this is primarily byte-wise pointer arithmetic on (potentially) fat pointers, i.e. for types with a `T: ?Sized` bound. A concrete use-case has been discussed in [this](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/byte-wise-fat-pointer-arithmetic/12739) thread.
TL;DR: Currently, byte-wise pointer arithmetic with potentially fat pointers in not possible in either stable or nightly Rust without making assumptions about the layout of fat pointers, which is currently still an implementation detail and not formally stabilized. This PR adds one function to `*mut T` and `*const T` each, allowing to circumvent this restriction without exposing any internal implementation details.
One possible alternative would be to add specific byte-wise pointer arithmetic functions to the two pointer types in addition to the already existing count-wise functions. However, I feel this fairly niche use case does not warrant adding a whole set of new functions like `add_bytes`, `offset_bytes`, `wrapping_offset_bytes`, etc. (times two, one for each pointer type) to `libcore`.
Completes support for coverage in external crates
Follow-up to #74959 :
The prior PR corrected for errors encountered when trying to generate
the coverage map on source code inlined from external crates (including
macros and generics) by avoiding adding external DefIds to the coverage
map.
This made it possible to generate a coverage report including external
crates, but the external crate coverage was incomplete (did not include
coverage for the DefIds that were eliminated.
The root issue was that the coverage map was converting Span locations
to source file and locations, using the SourceMap for the current crate,
and this would not work for spans from external crates (compliled with a
different SourceMap).
The solution was to convert the Spans to filename and location during
MIR generation instead, so precompiled external crates would already
have the correct source code locations embedded in their MIR, when
imported into another crate.
@wesleywiser FYI
r? @tmandry
The prior PR corrected for errors encountered when trying to generate
the coverage map on source code inlined from external crates (including
macros and generics) by avoiding adding external DefIds to the coverage
map.
This made it possible to generate a coverage report including external
crates, but the external crate coverage was incomplete (did not include
coverage for the DefIds that were eliminated.
The root issue was that the coverage map was converting Span locations
to source file and locations, using the SourceMap for the current crate,
and this would not work for spans from external crates (compliled with a
different SourceMap).
The solution was to convert the Spans to filename and location during
MIR generation instead, so precompiled external crates would already
have the correct source code locations embedded in their MIR, when
imported into another crate.
add `unsigned_abs` to signed integers
Mentioned on rust-lang/rfcs#2914
This PR simply adds an `unsigned_abs` to signed integers function which returns the correct absolute value as a unsigned integer.
Stabilize `Result::as_deref` and `as_deref_mut`
FCP completed in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/50264#issuecomment-645681400.
This PR stabilizes two new APIs for `std::result::Result`:
```rust
fn as_deref(&self) -> Result<&T::Target, &E> where T: Deref;
fn as_deref_mut(&mut self) -> Result<&mut T::Target, &mut E> where T: DerefMut;
```
This PR also removes two rarely used unstable APIs from `Result`:
```rust
fn as_deref_err(&self) -> Result<&T, &E::Target> where E: Deref;
fn as_deref_mut_err(&mut self) -> Result<&mut T, &mut E::Target> where E: DerefMut;
```
Closes#50264
add `slice::array_chunks` to std
Now that #74113 has landed, these methods are suddenly usable. A rebirth of #72334
Tests are directly copied from `chunks_exact` and some additional tests for type inference.
r? @withoutboats as you are both part of t-libs and working on const generics. closes#60735
Make `Option::unwrap` unstably const
This is lumped into the `const_option` feature gate (#67441), which enables a potpourri of `Option` methods.
cc @rust-lang/wg-const-eval
r? @oli-obk
`Result::unwrap` is not eligible becuase it formats the contents of the
`Err` variant. `unwrap_or`, `unwrap_or_else` and friends are not
eligible because they drop things or invoke closures.
Make `mem::size_of_val` and `mem::align_of_val` unstably const
Implements #46571 but does not stabilize it. I wanted this while working on something today.
The only reason not to immediately stabilize are concerns around [custom DSTs](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/46571#issuecomment-387669352). That proposal has made zero progress in the last two years and const eval is rich enough to support pretty much any user-defined `len` function as long as nightly features are allowed (`raw_ptr_deref`).
Currently, this raises a `const_err` lint when passed an `extern type`.
r? @oli-obk
cc @rust-lang/wg-const-eval
Stabilize const_type_id feature
The tracking issue for `const_type_id` points to the ill-fated #41875. So I'm re-energizing `TypeId` shenanigans by opening this one up to see if there's anything blocking us from stabilizing the constification of type ids.
Will wait for CI before pinging teams/groups.
-----
This PR stabilizes the `const_type_id` feature, which allows `TypeId::of` (and the underlying unstable intrinsic) to be called in constant contexts.
There are some [sanity tests](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/src/test/ui/consts/const-typeid-of-rpass.rs) that demonstrate its usage, but I’ve included some more below.
As a simple example, you could create a constant item that contains some type ids:
```rust
use std::any::TypeId;
const TYPE_IDS: [TypeId; 2] = [
TypeId::of::<u32>(),
TypeId::of::<i32>(),
];
assert_eq!(TypeId::of::<u32>(), TYPE_IDS[0]);
```
Type ids can also now appear in associated constants. You could create a trait that associates each type with its constant type id:
```rust
trait Any where Self: 'static {
const TYPE_ID: TypeId = TypeId::of::<Self>();
}
impl<T: 'static> Any for T { }
assert_eq!(TypeId::of::<usize>(), usize::TYPE_ID);
```
`TypeId::of` is generic, which we saw above in the way the generic `Self` argument was used. This has some implications for const evaluation. It means we can make trait impls evaluate differently depending on information that wasn't directly passed through the trait system. This violates the _parametricity_ property, which requires all instances of a generic function to behave the same way with respect to its generic parameters. That's not unique to `TypeId::of`, other generic const functions based on compiler intrinsics like `mem::align_of` can also violate parametricity. In practice Rust doesn't really have type parametricity anyway since it monomorphizes generics into concrete functions, so violating it using type ids isn’t new.
As an example of how impls can behave differently, you could combine constant type ids with the `const_if_match` feature to dispatch calls based on the type id of the generic `Self`, rather than based on information about `Self` that was threaded through trait bounds. It's like a rough-and-ready form of specialization:
```rust
#![feature(const_if_match)]
trait Specialized where Self: 'static {
// An associated constant that determines the function to call
// at compile-time based on `TypeId::of::<Self>`.
const CALL: fn(&Self) = {
const USIZE: TypeId = TypeId::of::<usize>();
match TypeId::of::<Self>() {
// Use a closure for `usize` that transmutes the generic `Self` to
// a concrete `usize` and dispatches to `Self::usize`.
USIZE => |x| Self::usize(unsafe { &*(x as *const Self as *const usize) }),
// For other types, dispatch to the generic `Self::default`.
_ => Self::default,
}
};
fn call(&self) {
// Call the function we determined at compile-time
(Self::CALL)(self)
}
fn default(x: &Self);
fn usize(x: &usize);
}
// Implement our `Specialized` trait for any `Debug` type.
impl<T: fmt::Debug + 'static> Specialized for T {
fn default(x: &Self) {
println!("default: {:?}", x);
}
fn usize(x: &usize) {
println!("usize: {:?}", x);
}
}
// Will print "usize: 42"
Specialized::call(&42usize);
// Will print "default: ()"
Specialized::call(&());
```
Type ids have some edges that this stabilization exposes to more contexts. It's possible for type ids to collide (but this is a bug). Since they can change between compiler versions, it's never valid to cast a type id to its underlying value.
