dangling pointers: turn some consequences of the definition into notes - #2336
Merged
Conversation
rustbot
added
the
S-waiting-on-review
traviscross
added
the
I-lang-docs-nominated
Our tooling supports link reference definitions of the form `core::ptr#allocation`, so let's use that.
traviscross
approved these changes
Sep 1, 2026
Contributor
|
Thanks @RalfJung. |
traviscross
enabled auto-merge
September 1, 2026 19:36
traviscross
removed
S-waiting-on-review
RalfJung
commented
Sep 1, 2026
| [`const`]: items/constant-items.md | ||
| [abi]: items/external-blocks.md#abi | ||
| [allocation]: ../std/ptr/index.html#allocation | ||
| [allocation]: core::ptr#allocation |
Member
Author
There was a problem hiding this comment.
Oh I had no idea these work here, nice :)
JonathanBrouwer
added a commit
to JonathanBrouwer/rust
that referenced
this pull request
Sep 8, 2026
Update books ## rust-lang/book 1 commits in 917544888a55e4da7109bdba8c88c893c0da70f4..1500248d8f230566e4ec9f27fcbb8fe9e2898ab1 2026-09-02 16:04:34 UTC to 2026-09-02 16:04:34 UTC - Update to Rust 1.98 (rust-lang/book#4823) ## rust-lang/edition-guide 1 commits in f5abcf137698e5ad6ebed359d69654ff705346af..ab8544aeed7b792984366aa122ac19bd47ad9a2f 2026-08-25 19:50:54 UTC to 2026-08-25 19:50:54 UTC - Update never-type-fallback for never type stabilization (rust-lang/edition-guide#384) ## rust-lang/reference 12 commits in 3b38834b39f732c64686f7c64aa29dcf3cd83ba5..e24eecf97b0c9a6dbac67191098204dc8a190aaa 2026-09-02 04:25:27 UTC to 2026-08-25 07:52:18 UTC - Fix nested block comment grammar (rust-lang/reference#2348) - dangling pointers: turn some consequences of the definition into notes (rust-lang/reference#2336) - Fix the nightly grammar validation job (rust-lang/reference#2347) - Order grammar summary deterministically (rust-lang/reference#2346) - Remove leftover `types/textual.md` file (rust-lang/reference#2345) - Fix non-leaf rules with bodies (rust-lang/reference#2344) - Fix rule IDs not following the header hierarchy (rust-lang/reference#2343) - Fix heading level of the `verbatim` modifier section (rust-lang/reference#2342) - Fix `...diagnostics.deprecated...` rule ID (rust-lang/reference#2341) - Update for stabilization of the never type (rust-lang/reference#2283) - Add missing punctuation (rust-lang/reference#2339) - Fix field-less `repr(C)` enum docs (rust-lang/reference#2018)
JonathanBrouwer
added a commit
to JonathanBrouwer/rust
that referenced
this pull request
Sep 8, 2026
Update books ## rust-lang/book 1 commits in 917544888a55e4da7109bdba8c88c893c0da70f4..1500248d8f230566e4ec9f27fcbb8fe9e2898ab1 2026-09-02 16:04:34 UTC to 2026-09-02 16:04:34 UTC - Update to Rust 1.98 (rust-lang/book#4823) ## rust-lang/edition-guide 1 commits in f5abcf137698e5ad6ebed359d69654ff705346af..ab8544aeed7b792984366aa122ac19bd47ad9a2f 2026-08-25 19:50:54 UTC to 2026-08-25 19:50:54 UTC - Update never-type-fallback for never type stabilization (rust-lang/edition-guide#384) ## rust-lang/reference 12 commits in 3b38834b39f732c64686f7c64aa29dcf3cd83ba5..e24eecf97b0c9a6dbac67191098204dc8a190aaa 2026-09-02 04:25:27 UTC to 2026-08-25 07:52:18 UTC - Fix nested block comment grammar (rust-lang/reference#2348) - dangling pointers: turn some consequences of the definition into notes (rust-lang/reference#2336) - Fix the nightly grammar validation job (rust-lang/reference#2347) - Order grammar summary deterministically (rust-lang/reference#2346) - Remove leftover `types/textual.md` file (rust-lang/reference#2345) - Fix non-leaf rules with bodies (rust-lang/reference#2344) - Fix rule IDs not following the header hierarchy (rust-lang/reference#2343) - Fix heading level of the `verbatim` modifier section (rust-lang/reference#2342) - Fix `...diagnostics.deprecated...` rule ID (rust-lang/reference#2341) - Update for stabilization of the never type (rust-lang/reference#2283) - Add missing punctuation (rust-lang/reference#2339) - Fix field-less `repr(C)` enum docs (rust-lang/reference#2018)
JonathanBrouwer
added a commit
to JonathanBrouwer/rust
that referenced
this pull request
Sep 8, 2026
Update books ## rust-lang/book 1 commits in 917544888a55e4da7109bdba8c88c893c0da70f4..1500248d8f230566e4ec9f27fcbb8fe9e2898ab1 2026-09-02 16:04:34 UTC to 2026-09-02 16:04:34 UTC - Update to Rust 1.98 (rust-lang/book#4823) ## rust-lang/edition-guide 1 commits in f5abcf137698e5ad6ebed359d69654ff705346af..ab8544aeed7b792984366aa122ac19bd47ad9a2f 2026-08-25 19:50:54 UTC to 2026-08-25 19:50:54 UTC - Update never-type-fallback for never type stabilization (rust-lang/edition-guide#384) ## rust-lang/reference 12 commits in 3b38834b39f732c64686f7c64aa29dcf3cd83ba5..e24eecf97b0c9a6dbac67191098204dc8a190aaa 2026-09-02 04:25:27 UTC to 2026-08-25 07:52:18 UTC - Fix nested block comment grammar (rust-lang/reference#2348) - dangling pointers: turn some consequences of the definition into notes (rust-lang/reference#2336) - Fix the nightly grammar validation job (rust-lang/reference#2347) - Order grammar summary deterministically (rust-lang/reference#2346) - Remove leftover `types/textual.md` file (rust-lang/reference#2345) - Fix non-leaf rules with bodies (rust-lang/reference#2344) - Fix rule IDs not following the header hierarchy (rust-lang/reference#2343) - Fix heading level of the `verbatim` modifier section (rust-lang/reference#2342) - Fix `...diagnostics.deprecated...` rule ID (rust-lang/reference#2341) - Update for stabilization of the never type (rust-lang/reference#2283) - Add missing punctuation (rust-lang/reference#2339) - Fix field-less `repr(C)` enum docs (rust-lang/reference#2018)
JonathanBrouwer
added a commit
to JonathanBrouwer/rust
that referenced
this pull request
Sep 8, 2026
Update books ## rust-lang/book 1 commits in 917544888a55e4da7109bdba8c88c893c0da70f4..1500248d8f230566e4ec9f27fcbb8fe9e2898ab1 2026-09-02 16:04:34 UTC to 2026-09-02 16:04:34 UTC - Update to Rust 1.98 (rust-lang/book#4823) ## rust-lang/edition-guide 1 commits in f5abcf137698e5ad6ebed359d69654ff705346af..ab8544aeed7b792984366aa122ac19bd47ad9a2f 2026-08-25 19:50:54 UTC to 2026-08-25 19:50:54 UTC - Update never-type-fallback for never type stabilization (rust-lang/edition-guide#384) ## rust-lang/reference 12 commits in 3b38834b39f732c64686f7c64aa29dcf3cd83ba5..e24eecf97b0c9a6dbac67191098204dc8a190aaa 2026-09-02 04:25:27 UTC to 2026-08-25 07:52:18 UTC - Fix nested block comment grammar (rust-lang/reference#2348) - dangling pointers: turn some consequences of the definition into notes (rust-lang/reference#2336) - Fix the nightly grammar validation job (rust-lang/reference#2347) - Order grammar summary deterministically (rust-lang/reference#2346) - Remove leftover `types/textual.md` file (rust-lang/reference#2345) - Fix non-leaf rules with bodies (rust-lang/reference#2344) - Fix rule IDs not following the header hierarchy (rust-lang/reference#2343) - Fix heading level of the `verbatim` modifier section (rust-lang/reference#2342) - Fix `...diagnostics.deprecated...` rule ID (rust-lang/reference#2341) - Update for stabilization of the never type (rust-lang/reference#2283) - Add missing punctuation (rust-lang/reference#2339) - Fix field-less `repr(C)` enum docs (rust-lang/reference#2018)
JonathanBrouwer
added a commit
to JonathanBrouwer/rust
that referenced
this pull request
Sep 8, 2026
Update books ## rust-lang/book 1 commits in 917544888a55e4da7109bdba8c88c893c0da70f4..1500248d8f230566e4ec9f27fcbb8fe9e2898ab1 2026-09-02 16:04:34 UTC to 2026-09-02 16:04:34 UTC - Update to Rust 1.98 (rust-lang/book#4823) ## rust-lang/edition-guide 1 commits in f5abcf137698e5ad6ebed359d69654ff705346af..ab8544aeed7b792984366aa122ac19bd47ad9a2f 2026-08-25 19:50:54 UTC to 2026-08-25 19:50:54 UTC - Update never-type-fallback for never type stabilization (rust-lang/edition-guide#384) ## rust-lang/reference 12 commits in 3b38834b39f732c64686f7c64aa29dcf3cd83ba5..e24eecf97b0c9a6dbac67191098204dc8a190aaa 2026-09-02 04:25:27 UTC to 2026-08-25 07:52:18 UTC - Fix nested block comment grammar (rust-lang/reference#2348) - dangling pointers: turn some consequences of the definition into notes (rust-lang/reference#2336) - Fix the nightly grammar validation job (rust-lang/reference#2347) - Order grammar summary deterministically (rust-lang/reference#2346) - Remove leftover `types/textual.md` file (rust-lang/reference#2345) - Fix non-leaf rules with bodies (rust-lang/reference#2344) - Fix rule IDs not following the header hierarchy (rust-lang/reference#2343) - Fix heading level of the `verbatim` modifier section (rust-lang/reference#2342) - Fix `...diagnostics.deprecated...` rule ID (rust-lang/reference#2341) - Update for stabilization of the never type (rust-lang/reference#2283) - Add missing punctuation (rust-lang/reference#2339) - Fix field-less `repr(C)` enum docs (rust-lang/reference#2018)
rust-bors Bot
pushed a commit
to rust-lang/rust
that referenced
this pull request
Sep 8, 2026
Rollup merge of #162439 - rustbot:docs-update, r=traviscross Update books ## rust-lang/book 1 commits in 917544888a55e4da7109bdba8c88c893c0da70f4..1500248d8f230566e4ec9f27fcbb8fe9e2898ab1 2026-09-02 16:04:34 UTC to 2026-09-02 16:04:34 UTC - Update to Rust 1.98 (rust-lang/book#4823) ## rust-lang/edition-guide 1 commits in f5abcf137698e5ad6ebed359d69654ff705346af..ab8544aeed7b792984366aa122ac19bd47ad9a2f 2026-08-25 19:50:54 UTC to 2026-08-25 19:50:54 UTC - Update never-type-fallback for never type stabilization (rust-lang/edition-guide#384) ## rust-lang/reference 12 commits in 3b38834b39f732c64686f7c64aa29dcf3cd83ba5..e24eecf97b0c9a6dbac67191098204dc8a190aaa 2026-09-02 04:25:27 UTC to 2026-08-25 07:52:18 UTC - Fix nested block comment grammar (rust-lang/reference#2348) - dangling pointers: turn some consequences of the definition into notes (rust-lang/reference#2336) - Fix the nightly grammar validation job (rust-lang/reference#2347) - Order grammar summary deterministically (rust-lang/reference#2346) - Remove leftover `types/textual.md` file (rust-lang/reference#2345) - Fix non-leaf rules with bodies (rust-lang/reference#2344) - Fix rule IDs not following the header hierarchy (rust-lang/reference#2343) - Fix heading level of the `verbatim` modifier section (rust-lang/reference#2342) - Fix `...diagnostics.deprecated...` rule ID (rust-lang/reference#2341) - Update for stabilization of the never type (rust-lang/reference#2283) - Add missing punctuation (rust-lang/reference#2339) - Fix field-less `repr(C)` enum docs (rust-lang/reference#2018)
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
3 participants
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
It seems to me that we have unnecessarily many normative clauses here. Most of this follows from the definitions of "points to" and allocations. Allocations are currently not defined in the Reference so I added a link to the standard library where we have a definition.