diff --git a/library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs b/library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs index ac905eceaa803..ec569291853a5 100644 --- a/library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs +++ b/library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs @@ -12,14 +12,17 @@ impl *const T { /// Therefore, two pointers that are null may still not compare equal to /// each other. /// - /// ## Behavior during const evaluation + /// # Panics during const evaluation /// - /// When this function is used during const evaluation, it may return `false` for pointers - /// that turn out to be null at runtime. Specifically, when a pointer to some memory - /// is offset beyond its bounds in such a way that the resulting pointer is null, - /// the function will still return `false`. There is no way for CTFE to know - /// the absolute position of that memory, so we cannot tell if the pointer is - /// null or not. + /// If this method is used during const evaluation, and `self` is a pointer + /// that is offset beyond the bounds of the memory it initially pointed to, + /// then there might not be enough information to determine whether the + /// pointer is null. This is because the absolute address in memory is not + /// known at compile time. If the nullness of the pointer cannot be + /// determined, this method will panic. + /// + /// In-bounds pointers are never null, so the method will never panic for + /// such pointers. /// /// # Examples /// @@ -254,6 +257,13 @@ impl *const T { /// When calling this method, you have to ensure that *either* the pointer is null *or* /// the pointer is [convertible to a reference](crate::ptr#pointer-to-reference-conversion). /// + /// # Panics during const evaluation + /// + /// This method will panic during const evaluation if the pointer cannot be + /// determined to be null or not. See [`is_null`] for more information. + /// + /// [`is_null`]: #method.is_null + /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` @@ -331,6 +341,13 @@ impl *const T { /// When calling this method, you have to ensure that *either* the pointer is null *or* /// the pointer is [convertible to a reference](crate::ptr#pointer-to-reference-conversion). /// + /// # Panics during const evaluation + /// + /// This method will panic during const evaluation if the pointer cannot be + /// determined to be null or not. See [`is_null`] for more information. + /// + /// [`is_null`]: #method.is_null + /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` @@ -1607,6 +1624,13 @@ impl *const [T] { /// /// [valid]: crate::ptr#safety /// [allocated object]: crate::ptr#allocated-object + /// + /// # Panics during const evaluation + /// + /// This method will panic during const evaluation if the pointer cannot be + /// determined to be null or not. See [`is_null`] for more information. + /// + /// [`is_null`]: #method.is_null #[inline] #[unstable(feature = "ptr_as_uninit", issue = "75402")] pub const unsafe fn as_uninit_slice<'a>(self) -> Option<&'a [MaybeUninit]> { diff --git a/library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs b/library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs index 3639feaacf3ab..34567917b523a 100644 --- a/library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs +++ b/library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs @@ -12,14 +12,17 @@ impl *mut T { /// Therefore, two pointers that are null may still not compare equal to /// each other. /// - /// ## Behavior during const evaluation + /// # Panics during const evaluation /// - /// When this function is used during const evaluation, it may return `false` for pointers - /// that turn out to be null at runtime. Specifically, when a pointer to some memory - /// is offset beyond its bounds in such a way that the resulting pointer is null, - /// the function will still return `false`. There is no way for CTFE to know - /// the absolute position of that memory, so we cannot tell if the pointer is - /// null or not. + /// If this method is used during const evaluation, and `self` is a pointer + /// that is offset beyond the bounds of the memory it initially pointed to, + /// then there might not be enough information to determine whether the + /// pointer is null. This is because the absolute address in memory is not + /// known at compile time. If the nullness of the pointer cannot be + /// determined, this method will panic. + /// + /// In-bounds pointers are never null, so the method will never panic for + /// such pointers. /// /// # Examples /// @@ -243,6 +246,13 @@ impl *mut T { /// When calling this method, you have to ensure that *either* the pointer is null *or* /// the pointer is [convertible to a reference](crate::ptr#pointer-to-reference-conversion). /// + /// # Panics during const evaluation + /// + /// This method will panic during const evaluation if the pointer cannot be + /// determined to be null or not. See [`is_null`] for more information. + /// + /// [`is_null`]: #method.is_null-1 + /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` @@ -327,6 +337,13 @@ impl *mut T { /// Note that because the created reference is to `MaybeUninit`, the /// source pointer can point to uninitialized memory. /// + /// # Panics during const evaluation + /// + /// This method will panic during const evaluation if the pointer cannot be + /// determined to be null or not. See [`is_null`] for more information. + /// + /// [`is_null`]: #method.is_null-1 + /// /// # Examples /// /// ``` @@ -590,6 +607,12 @@ impl *mut T { /// the pointer is null *or* /// the pointer is [convertible to a reference](crate::ptr#pointer-to-reference-conversion). /// + /// # Panics during const evaluation + /// + /// This method will panic during const evaluation if the pointer cannot be + /// determined to be null or not. See [`is_null`] for more information. + /// + /// [`is_null`]: #method.is_null-1 /// /// # Examples /// @@ -673,6 +696,13 @@ impl *mut T { /// /// When calling this method, you have to ensure that *either* the pointer is null *or* /// the pointer is [convertible to a reference](crate::ptr#pointer-to-reference-conversion). + /// + /// # Panics during const evaluation + /// + /// This method will panic during const evaluation if the pointer cannot be + /// determined to be null or not. See [`is_null`] for more information. + /// + /// [`is_null`]: #method.is_null-1 #[inline] #[unstable(feature = "ptr_as_uninit", issue = "75402")] pub const unsafe fn as_uninit_mut<'a>(self) -> Option<&'a mut MaybeUninit> @@ -1949,6 +1979,13 @@ impl *mut [T] { /// /// [valid]: crate::ptr#safety /// [allocated object]: crate::ptr#allocated-object + /// + /// # Panics during const evaluation + /// + /// This method will panic during const evaluation if the pointer cannot be + /// determined to be null or not. See [`is_null`] for more information. + /// + /// [`is_null`]: #method.is_null-1 #[inline] #[unstable(feature = "ptr_as_uninit", issue = "75402")] pub const unsafe fn as_uninit_slice<'a>(self) -> Option<&'a [MaybeUninit]> { @@ -2000,6 +2037,13 @@ impl *mut [T] { /// /// [valid]: crate::ptr#safety /// [allocated object]: crate::ptr#allocated-object + /// + /// # Panics during const evaluation + /// + /// This method will panic during const evaluation if the pointer cannot be + /// determined to be null or not. See [`is_null`] for more information. + /// + /// [`is_null`]: #method.is_null-1 #[inline] #[unstable(feature = "ptr_as_uninit", issue = "75402")] pub const unsafe fn as_uninit_slice_mut<'a>(self) -> Option<&'a mut [MaybeUninit]> { diff --git a/library/core/src/ptr/non_null.rs b/library/core/src/ptr/non_null.rs index 6b601405e1c2a..3eeb9129347f5 100644 --- a/library/core/src/ptr/non_null.rs +++ b/library/core/src/ptr/non_null.rs @@ -204,6 +204,13 @@ impl NonNull { /// Creates a new `NonNull` if `ptr` is non-null. /// + /// # Panics during const evaluation + /// + /// This method will panic during const evaluation if the pointer cannot be + /// determined to be null or not. See [`is_null`] for more information. + /// + /// [`is_null`]: ../primitive.pointer.html#method.is_null-1 + /// /// # Examples /// /// ```