Stabilize ptr::slice_from_raw_parts[_mut] #68234

CAD97 · 2020-01-14T21:47:47Z

Closes #36925, the tracking issue.
Initial impl: #60667

r? @rust-lang/libs

In addition to stabilizing, I've adjusted the example of ptr::slice_from_raw_parts to use slice_from_raw_parts instead of slice_from_raw_parts_mut, which was unnecessary for the example as written.

CAD97 · 2020-01-14T21:48:18Z

Hm right let's inform the bots about the review assignee properly

I confused it by asking for a group 😅

So I just picked who GitHub recommended

r? @oli-obk

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SimonSapin · 2020-01-15T05:48:58Z

This is two free functions in the ptr module:

pub const fn slice_from_raw_parts<T>(data: *const T, len: usize) -> *const [T] {…}
pub const fn slice_from_raw_parts_mut<T>(data: *mut T, len: usize) -> *mut [T] {…}

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Amanieu · 2020-01-15T11:38:47Z

@rfcbot concern &raw

I feel that the usefulness of this feature is tied with that of &raw: if in the end we decide to allow references to uninitialized data (as long as you don't deref them) then this function becomes much less useful since you can do the same thing with the existing slice::from_raw_parts(_mut) methods.

cc rust-lang/unsafe-code-guidelines#77

CAD97 · 2020-01-15T15:21:45Z

@Amanieu the reason I want these methods actually has nothing to do with &raw; in fact, I know the allocation to be valid and initialized already and can use the reference functions freely, in theory. (I'm working with type erasing.)

The problem I'm dealing with is pointer provinence. I don't know (in my current generic API setup) whether the raw pointer I'm working with is from a &T or a &mut T.

If I use slice::from_raw_parts, then I'm manifesting a shared &_ reference. Any pointer derived from this reference also has shared provenance, and cannot be used to write. This is obviously incorrect if the actual pointer I'm reconstructing should be able to write. You are never ever allowed to go &_ -> &mut _. This one is definitely wrong no matter the decision around &raw and references to trash.

If I use slice::from_raw_parts_mut, then I'm manifesting a unique &mut _ reference. This one you might be able to argue is potentially fine under a potential memory model, but that would require saying &mut isn't unique until it's dereferenced at a minimum.

And this is ignoring the case of potentially misaligned or null pointers, which are instant UB to use with the reference functions.

Ultimately, I think there are enough reasons to have these functions, even if they aren't strictly required by the memory model (for aligned non-null pointers), because they're a simple helper API when you're working with pointers to begin with that sidestep all of the thorny questions around references in pointer workloads that will remain no matter the specific memory model.

TL;DR: these functions are mainly useful when you don't know provenance (dependent on memory model), alignment, or null (definitely UB today).

Amanieu · 2020-01-15T15:24:35Z

I'm convinced!

@rfcbot resolve &raw

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CAD97 · 2020-01-15T15:40:29Z

I'm just going to go ahead and cc @rust-lang/wg-unsafe-code-guidelines just in case. This is an FCP-merge with some implication on unsafe guidelines.

nikomatsakis · 2020-01-15T17:05:09Z

For the record I think this stabilization makes sense. It doesn't seem to have many deep implications to me -- it is simply saying that one can construct a slice given a *const T and a usize. It's hard to imagine that not being true through various means (e.g., transmute etc), even if using them would otherwise be relying on unspecified implementation details. So yeah 👍 from me.

RalfJung · 2020-01-15T18:46:07Z

I feel that the usefulness of this feature is tied with that of &raw: if in the end we decide to allow references to uninitialized data (as long as you don't deref them) then this function becomes much less useful since you can do the same thing with the existing slice::from_raw_parts(_mut) methods.

It still has some uses though -- you still need the raw methods for potentially dangling or out-of-bounds or NULL or unaligned pointers. That seems like a good enough motivation to me.

src/libcore/ptr/mod.rs

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Stabilize ptr::slice_from_raw_parts[_mut] Closes #36925, the tracking issue. Initial impl: #60667 r? @rust-lang/libs In addition to stabilizing, I've adjusted the example of `ptr::slice_from_raw_parts` to use `slice_from_raw_parts` instead of `slice_from_raw_parts_mut`, which was unnecessary for the example as written.

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