From eb5acc9b9b520092cc667a810a18498b28d052ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Martin Habovstiak <martin.habovstiak@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:47:24 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Rename `<*{mut,const} T>::as_{const,mut}` to `cast_`

This renames the methods to use the `cast_` prefix instead of `as_` to
make it more readable and avoid confusion with `<*mut T>::as_mut()`
which is `unsafe` and returns a reference.

See #92675
---
 library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs | 2 +-
 library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs   | 8 +++++---
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs b/library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs
index 74aa0d9c7bcb2..55f781ce0222a 100644
--- a/library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> *const T {
     /// refactored.
     #[unstable(feature = "ptr_const_cast", issue = "92675")]
     #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "ptr_const_cast", issue = "92675")]
-    pub const fn as_mut(self) -> *mut T {
+    pub const fn cast_mut(self) -> *mut T {
         self as _
     }
 
diff --git a/library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs b/library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs
index b988090f4bc4c..27e8b20b3c52d 100644
--- a/library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs
@@ -96,11 +96,13 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> *mut T {
     /// refactored.
     ///
     /// While not strictly required (`*mut T` coerces to `*const T`), this is provided for symmetry
-    /// with `as_mut()` on `*const T` and may have documentation value if used instead of implicit
+    /// with [`cast_mut`] on `*const T` and may have documentation value if used instead of implicit
     /// coercion.
+    ///
+    /// [`cast_mut`]: #method.cast_mut
     #[unstable(feature = "ptr_const_cast", issue = "92675")]
     #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "ptr_const_cast", issue = "92675")]
-    pub const fn as_const(self) -> *const T {
+    pub const fn cast_const(self) -> *const T {
         self as _
     }
 
@@ -289,7 +291,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> *mut T {
     /// For the mutable counterpart see [`as_mut`].
     ///
     /// [`as_uninit_ref`]: #method.as_uninit_ref-1
-    /// [`as_mut`]: #method.as_mut-1
+    /// [`as_mut`]: #method.as_mut
     ///
     /// # Safety
     ///