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10 
11 #![allow(missing_docs)]
12 
13 use core::{
14     fmt::{Debug, Formatter},
15     marker::PhantomData,
16 };
17 
18 use crate::{
19     pointer::{
20         inner::PtrInner,
21         invariant::*,
22         transmute::{MutationCompatible, SizeEq, TransmuteFromPtr},
23     },
24     AlignmentError, CastError, CastType, KnownLayout, SizeError, TryFromBytes, ValidityError,
25 };
26 
27 /// Module used to gate access to [`Ptr`]'s fields.
28 mod def {
29     #[cfg(doc)]
30     use super::super::invariant;
31     use super::*;
32 
33     /// A raw pointer with more restrictions.
34     ///
35     /// `Ptr<T>` is similar to [`NonNull<T>`], but it is more restrictive in the
36     /// following ways (note that these requirements only hold of non-zero-sized
37     /// referents):
38     /// - It must derive from a valid allocation.
39     /// - It must reference a byte range which is contained inside the
40     ///   allocation from which it derives.
41     ///   - As a consequence, the byte range it references must have a size
42     ///     which does not overflow `isize`.
43     ///
44     /// Depending on how `Ptr` is parameterized, it may have additional
45     /// invariants:
46     /// - `ptr` conforms to the aliasing invariant of
47     ///   [`I::Aliasing`](invariant::Aliasing).
48     /// - `ptr` conforms to the alignment invariant of
49     ///   [`I::Alignment`](invariant::Alignment).
50     /// - `ptr` conforms to the validity invariant of
51     ///   [`I::Validity`](invariant::Validity).
52     ///
53     /// `Ptr<'a, T>` is [covariant] in `'a` and invariant in `T`.
54     ///
55     /// [`NonNull<T>`]: core::ptr::NonNull
56     /// [covariant]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/subtyping.html
57     pub struct Ptr<'a, T, I>
58     where
59         T: ?Sized,
60         I: Invariants,
61     {
62         /// # Invariants
63         ///
64         /// 0. `ptr` conforms to the aliasing invariant of
65         ///    [`I::Aliasing`](invariant::Aliasing).
66         /// 1. `ptr` conforms to the alignment invariant of
67         ///    [`I::Alignment`](invariant::Alignment).
68         /// 2. `ptr` conforms to the validity invariant of
69         ///    [`I::Validity`](invariant::Validity).
70         // SAFETY: `PtrInner<'a, T>` is covariant in `'a` and invariant in `T`.
71         ptr: PtrInner<'a, T>,
72         _invariants: PhantomData<I>,
73     }
74 
75     impl<'a, T, I> Ptr<'a, T, I>
76     where
77         T: 'a + ?Sized,
78         I: Invariants,
79     {
80         /// Constructs a new `Ptr` from a [`PtrInner`].
81         ///
82         /// # Safety
83         ///
84         /// The caller promises that:
85         ///
86         /// 0. `ptr` conforms to the aliasing invariant of
87         ///    [`I::Aliasing`](invariant::Aliasing).
88         /// 1. `ptr` conforms to the alignment invariant of
89         ///    [`I::Alignment`](invariant::Alignment).
90         /// 2. `ptr` conforms to the validity invariant of
91         ///    [`I::Validity`](invariant::Validity).
92         pub(crate) unsafe fn from_inner(ptr: PtrInner<'a, T>) -> Ptr<'a, T, I> {
93             // SAFETY: The caller has promised to satisfy all safety invariants
94             // of `Ptr`.
95             Self { ptr, _invariants: PhantomData }
96         }
97 
98         /// Converts this `Ptr<T>` to a [`PtrInner<T>`].
99         ///
100         /// Note that this method does not consume `self`. The caller should
101         /// watch out for `unsafe` code which uses the returned value in a way
102         /// that violates the safety invariants of `self`.
103         #[inline]
104         #[must_use]
105         pub fn as_inner(&self) -> PtrInner<'a, T> {
106             self.ptr
107         }
108     }
109 }
110 
111 #[allow(unreachable_pub)] // This is a false positive on our MSRV toolchain.
112 pub use def::Ptr;
113 
114 /// External trait implementations on [`Ptr`].
115 mod _external {
116     use super::*;
117 
118     /// SAFETY: Shared pointers are safely `Copy`. `Ptr`'s other invariants
119     /// (besides aliasing) are unaffected by the number of references that exist
120     /// to `Ptr`'s referent. The notable cases are:
121     /// - Alignment is a property of the referent type (`T`) and the address,
122     ///   both of which are unchanged
123     /// - Let `S(T, V)` be the set of bit values permitted to appear in the
124     ///   referent of a `Ptr<T, I: Invariants<Validity = V>>`. Since this copy
125     ///   does not change `I::Validity` or `T`, `S(T, I::Validity)` is also
126     ///   unchanged.
127     ///
128     ///   We are required to guarantee that the referents of the original `Ptr`
129     ///   and of the copy (which, of course, are actually the same since they
130     ///   live in the same byte address range) both remain in the set `S(T,
131     ///   I::Validity)`. Since this invariant holds on the original `Ptr`, it
132     ///   cannot be violated by the original `Ptr`, and thus the original `Ptr`
133     ///   cannot be used to violate this invariant on the copy. The inverse
134     ///   holds as well.
135     impl<'a, T, I> Copy for Ptr<'a, T, I>
136     where
137         T: 'a + ?Sized,
138         I: Invariants<Aliasing = Shared>,
139     {
140     }
141 
142     /// SAFETY: See the safety comment on `Copy`.
143     impl<'a, T, I> Clone for Ptr<'a, T, I>
144     where
145         T: 'a + ?Sized,
146         I: Invariants<Aliasing = Shared>,
147     {
148         #[inline]
149         fn clone(&self) -> Self {
150             *self
151         }
152     }
153 
154     impl<'a, T, I> Debug for Ptr<'a, T, I>
155     where
156         T: 'a + ?Sized,
157         I: Invariants,
158     {
159         #[inline]
160         fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
161             self.as_inner().as_non_null().fmt(f)
162         }
163     }
164 }
165 
166 /// Methods for converting to and from `Ptr` and Rust's safe reference types.
167 mod _conversions {
168     use super::*;
169     use crate::pointer::cast::{CastExact, CastSized, IdCast};
170 
171     /// `&'a T` → `Ptr<'a, T>`
172     impl<'a, T> Ptr<'a, T, (Shared, Aligned, Valid)>
173     where
174         T: 'a + ?Sized,
175     {
176         /// Constructs a `Ptr` from a shared reference.
177         #[inline(always)]
178         pub fn from_ref(ptr: &'a T) -> Self {
179             let inner = PtrInner::from_ref(ptr);
180             // SAFETY:
181             // 0. `ptr`, by invariant on `&'a T`, conforms to the aliasing
182             //    invariant of `Shared`.
183             // 1. `ptr`, by invariant on `&'a T`, conforms to the alignment
184             //    invariant of `Aligned`.
185             // 2. `ptr`'s referent, by invariant on `&'a T`, is a bit-valid `T`.
186             //    This satisfies the requirement that a `Ptr<T, (_, _, Valid)>`
187             //    point to a bit-valid `T`. Even if `T` permits interior
188             //    mutation, this invariant guarantees that the returned `Ptr`
189             //    can only ever be used to modify the referent to store
190             //    bit-valid `T`s, which ensures that the returned `Ptr` cannot
191             //    be used to violate the soundness of the original `ptr: &'a T`
192             //    or of any other references that may exist to the same
193             //    referent.
194             unsafe { Self::from_inner(inner) }
195         }
196     }
197 
198     /// `&'a mut T` → `Ptr<'a, T>`
199     impl<'a, T> Ptr<'a, T, (Exclusive, Aligned, Valid)>
200     where
201         T: 'a + ?Sized,
202     {
203         /// Constructs a `Ptr` from an exclusive reference.
204         #[inline(always)]
205         pub fn from_mut(ptr: &'a mut T) -> Self {
206             let inner = PtrInner::from_mut(ptr);
207             // SAFETY:
208             // 0. `ptr`, by invariant on `&'a mut T`, conforms to the aliasing
209             //    invariant of `Exclusive`.
210             // 1. `ptr`, by invariant on `&'a mut T`, conforms to the alignment
211             //    invariant of `Aligned`.
212             // 2. `ptr`'s referent, by invariant on `&'a mut T`, is a bit-valid
213             //    `T`. This satisfies the requirement that a `Ptr<T, (_, _,
214             //    Valid)>` point to a bit-valid `T`. This invariant guarantees
215             //    that the returned `Ptr` can only ever be used to modify the
216             //    referent to store bit-valid `T`s, which ensures that the
217             //    returned `Ptr` cannot be used to violate the soundness of the
218             //    original `ptr: &'a mut T`.
219             unsafe { Self::from_inner(inner) }
220         }
221     }
222 
223     /// `Ptr<'a, T>` → `&'a T`
224     impl<'a, T, I> Ptr<'a, T, I>
225     where
226         T: 'a + ?Sized,
227         I: Invariants<Alignment = Aligned, Validity = Valid>,
228         I::Aliasing: Reference,
229     {
230         /// Converts `self` to a shared reference.
231         // This consumes `self`, not `&self`, because `self` is, logically, a
232         // pointer. For `I::Aliasing = invariant::Shared`, `Self: Copy`, and so
233         // this doesn't prevent the caller from still using the pointer after
234         // calling `as_ref`.
235         #[allow(clippy::wrong_self_convention)]
236         #[inline]
237         #[must_use]
238         pub fn as_ref(self) -> &'a T {
239             let raw = self.as_inner().as_non_null();
240             // SAFETY: `self` satisfies the `Aligned` invariant, so we know that
241             // `raw` is validly-aligned for `T`.
242             #[cfg(miri)]
243             unsafe {
244                 crate::util::miri_promise_symbolic_alignment(
245                     raw.as_ptr().cast(),
246                     core::mem::align_of_val_raw(raw.as_ptr()),
247                 );
248             }
249             // SAFETY: This invocation of `NonNull::as_ref` satisfies its
250             // documented safety preconditions:
251             //
252             // 1. The pointer is properly aligned. This is ensured by-contract
253             //    on `Ptr`, because the `I::Alignment` is `Aligned`.
254             //
255             // 2. If the pointer's referent is not zero-sized, then the pointer
256             //    must be “dereferenceable” in the sense defined in the module
257             //    documentation; i.e.:
258             //
259             //    > The memory range of the given size starting at the pointer
260             //    > must all be within the bounds of a single allocated object.
261             //    > [2]
262             //
263             //   This is ensured by contract on all `PtrInner`s.
264             //
265             // 3. The pointer must point to a validly-initialized instance of
266             //    `T`. This is ensured by-contract on `Ptr`, because the
267             //    `I::Validity` is `Valid`.
268             //
269             // 4. You must enforce Rust’s aliasing rules. This is ensured by
270             //    contract on `Ptr`, because `I::Aliasing: Reference`. Either it
271             //    is `Shared` or `Exclusive`. If it is `Shared`, other
272             //    references may not mutate the referent outside of
273             //    `UnsafeCell`s.
274             //
275             // [1]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/ptr/struct.NonNull.html#method.as_ref
276             // [2]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/ptr/index.html#safety
277             unsafe { raw.as_ref() }
278         }
279     }
280 
281     impl<'a, T, I> Ptr<'a, T, I>
282     where
283         T: 'a + ?Sized,
284         I: Invariants,
285         I::Aliasing: Reference,
286     {
287         /// Reborrows `self`, producing another `Ptr`.
288         ///
289         /// Since `self` is borrowed mutably, this prevents any methods from
290         /// being called on `self` as long as the returned `Ptr` exists.
291         #[inline]
292         #[must_use]
293         #[allow(clippy::needless_lifetimes)] // Allows us to name the lifetime in the safety comment below.
294         pub fn reborrow<'b>(&'b mut self) -> Ptr<'b, T, I>
295         where
296             'a: 'b,
297         {
298             // SAFETY: The following all hold by invariant on `self`, and thus
299             // hold of `ptr = self.as_inner()`:
300             // 0. SEE BELOW.
301             // 1. `ptr` conforms to the alignment invariant of
302             //    [`I::Alignment`](invariant::Alignment).
303             // 2. `ptr` conforms to the validity invariant of
304             //    [`I::Validity`](invariant::Validity). `self` and the returned
305             //    `Ptr` permit the same bit values in their referents since they
306             //    have the same referent type (`T`) and the same validity
307             //    (`I::Validity`). Thus, regardless of what mutation is
308             //    permitted (`Exclusive` aliasing or `Shared`-aliased interior
309             //    mutation), neither can be used to write a value to the
310             //    referent which violates the other's validity invariant.
311             //
312             // For aliasing (0 above), since `I::Aliasing: Reference`,
313             // there are two cases for `I::Aliasing`:
314             // - For `invariant::Shared`: `'a` outlives `'b`, and so the
315             //   returned `Ptr` does not permit accessing the referent any
316             //   longer than is possible via `self`. For shared aliasing, it is
317             //   sound for multiple `Ptr`s to exist simultaneously which
318             //   reference the same memory, so creating a new one is not
319             //   problematic.
320             // - For `invariant::Exclusive`: Since `self` is `&'b mut` and we
321             //   return a `Ptr` with lifetime `'b`, `self` is inaccessible to
322             //   the caller for the lifetime `'b` - in other words, `self` is
323             //   inaccessible to the caller as long as the returned `Ptr`
324             //   exists. Since `self` is an exclusive `Ptr`, no other live
325             //   references or `Ptr`s may exist which refer to the same memory
326             //   while `self` is live. Thus, as long as the returned `Ptr`
327             //   exists, no other references or `Ptr`s which refer to the same
328             //   memory may be live.
329             unsafe { Ptr::from_inner(self.as_inner()) }
330         }
331 
332         /// Reborrows `self` as shared, producing another `Ptr` with `Shared`
333         /// aliasing.
334         ///
335         /// Since `self` is borrowed mutably, this prevents any methods from
336         /// being called on `self` as long as the returned `Ptr` exists.
337         #[inline]
338         #[must_use]
339         #[allow(clippy::needless_lifetimes)] // Allows us to name the lifetime in the safety comment below.
340         pub fn reborrow_shared<'b>(&'b mut self) -> Ptr<'b, T, (Shared, I::Alignment, I::Validity)>
341         where
342             'a: 'b,
343         {
344             // SAFETY: The following all hold by invariant on `self`, and thus
345             // hold of `ptr = self.as_inner()`:
346             // 0. SEE BELOW.
347             // 1. `ptr` conforms to the alignment invariant of
348             //    [`I::Alignment`](invariant::Alignment).
349             // 2. `ptr` conforms to the validity invariant of
350             //    [`I::Validity`](invariant::Validity). `self` and the returned
351             //    `Ptr` permit the same bit values in their referents since they
352             //    have the same referent type (`T`) and the same validity
353             //    (`I::Validity`). Thus, regardless of what mutation is
354             //    permitted (`Exclusive` aliasing or `Shared`-aliased interior
355             //    mutation), neither can be used to write a value to the
356             //    referent which violates the other's validity invariant.
357             //
358             // For aliasing (0 above), since `I::Aliasing: Reference`,
359             // there are two cases for `I::Aliasing`:
360             // - For `invariant::Shared`: `'a` outlives `'b`, and so the
361             //   returned `Ptr` does not permit accessing the referent any
362             //   longer than is possible via `self`. For shared aliasing, it is
363             //   sound for multiple `Ptr`s to exist simultaneously which
364             //   reference the same memory, so creating a new one is not
365             //   problematic.
366             // - For `invariant::Exclusive`: Since `self` is `&'b mut` and we
367             //   return a `Ptr` with lifetime `'b`, `self` is inaccessible to
368             //   the caller for the lifetime `'b` - in other words, `self` is
369             //   inaccessible to the caller as long as the returned `Ptr`
370             //   exists. Since `self` is an exclusive `Ptr`, no other live
371             //   references or `Ptr`s may exist which refer to the same memory
372             //   while `self` is live. Thus, as long as the returned `Ptr`
373             //   exists, no other references or `Ptr`s which refer to the same
374             //   memory may be live.
375             unsafe { Ptr::from_inner(self.as_inner()) }
376         }
377     }
378 
379     /// `Ptr<'a, T>` → `&'a mut T`
380     impl<'a, T> Ptr<'a, T, (Exclusive, Aligned, Valid)>
381     where
382         T: 'a + ?Sized,
383     {
384         /// Converts `self` to a mutable reference.
385         #[allow(clippy::wrong_self_convention)]
386         #[inline]
387         #[must_use]
388         pub fn as_mut(self) -> &'a mut T {
389             let mut raw = self.as_inner().as_non_null();
390             // SAFETY: `self` satisfies the `Aligned` invariant, so we know that
391             // `raw` is validly-aligned for `T`.
392             #[cfg(miri)]
393             unsafe {
394                 crate::util::miri_promise_symbolic_alignment(
395                     raw.as_ptr().cast(),
396                     core::mem::align_of_val_raw(raw.as_ptr()),
397                 );
398             }
399             // SAFETY: This invocation of `NonNull::as_mut` satisfies its
400             // documented safety preconditions:
401             //
402             // 1. The pointer is properly aligned. This is ensured by-contract
403             //    on `Ptr`, because the `ALIGNMENT_INVARIANT` is `Aligned`.
404             //
405             // 2. If the pointer's referent is not zero-sized, then the pointer
406             //    must be “dereferenceable” in the sense defined in the module
407             //    documentation; i.e.:
408             //
409             //    > The memory range of the given size starting at the pointer
410             //    > must all be within the bounds of a single allocated object.
411             //    > [2]
412             //
413             //   This is ensured by contract on all `PtrInner`s.
414             //
415             // 3. The pointer must point to a validly-initialized instance of
416             //    `T`. This is ensured by-contract on `Ptr`, because the
417             //    validity invariant is `Valid`.
418             //
419             // 4. You must enforce Rust’s aliasing rules. This is ensured by
420             //    contract on `Ptr`, because the `ALIASING_INVARIANT` is
421             //    `Exclusive`.
422             //
423             // [1]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/ptr/struct.NonNull.html#method.as_mut
424             // [2]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/ptr/index.html#safety
425             unsafe { raw.as_mut() }
426         }
427     }
428 
429     /// `Ptr<'a, T>` → `Ptr<'a, U>`
430     impl<'a, T: ?Sized, I> Ptr<'a, T, I>
431     where
432         I: Invariants,
433     {
434         #[must_use]
435         #[inline(always)]
436         pub fn transmute<U, V, R>(self) -> Ptr<'a, U, (I::Aliasing, Unaligned, V)>
437         where
438             V: Validity,
439             U: TransmuteFromPtr<T, I::Aliasing, I::Validity, V, <U as SizeEq<T>>::CastFrom, R>
440                 + SizeEq<T>
441                 + ?Sized,
442         {
443             self.transmute_with::<U, V, <U as SizeEq<T>>::CastFrom, R>()
444         }
445 
446         #[inline]
447         #[must_use]
448         pub fn transmute_with<U, V, C, R>(self) -> Ptr<'a, U, (I::Aliasing, Unaligned, V)>
449         where
450             V: Validity,
451             U: TransmuteFromPtr<T, I::Aliasing, I::Validity, V, C, R> + ?Sized,
452             C: CastExact<T, U>,
453         {
454             // SAFETY:
455             // - By `C: CastExact`, `C` preserves referent address, and so we
456             //   don't need to consider projections in the following safety
457             //   arguments.
458             // - If aliasing is `Shared`, then by `U: TransmuteFromPtr<T>`, at
459             //   least one of the following holds:
460             //   - `T: Immutable` and `U: Immutable`, in which case it is
461             //     trivially sound for shared code to operate on a `&T` and `&U`
462             //     at the same time, as neither can perform interior mutation
463             //   - It is directly guaranteed that it is sound for shared code to
464             //     operate on these references simultaneously
465             // - By `U: TransmuteFromPtr<T, I::Aliasing, I::Validity, C, V>`, it
466             //   is sound to perform this transmute using `C`.
467             unsafe { self.project_transmute_unchecked::<_, _, C>() }
468         }
469 
470         #[inline]
471         #[must_use]
472         pub fn recall_validity<V, R>(self) -> Ptr<'a, T, (I::Aliasing, I::Alignment, V)>
473         where
474             V: Validity,
475             T: TransmuteFromPtr<T, I::Aliasing, I::Validity, V, IdCast, R>,
476         {
477             let ptr = self.transmute_with::<T, V, IdCast, R>();
478             // SAFETY: `self` and `ptr` have the same address and referent type.
479             // Therefore, if `self` satisfies `I::Alignment`, then so does
480             // `ptr`.
481             unsafe { ptr.assume_alignment::<I::Alignment>() }
482         }
483 
484         /// Projects and/or transmutes to a different (unsized) referent type
485         /// without checking interior mutability.
486         ///
487         /// Callers should prefer [`cast`] or [`project`] where possible.
488         ///
489         /// [`cast`]: Ptr::cast
490         /// [`project`]: Ptr::project
491         ///
492         /// # Safety
493         ///
494         /// The caller promises that:
495         /// - If `I::Aliasing` is [`Shared`], it must not be possible for safe
496         ///   code, operating on a `&T` and `&U`, with the referents of `self`
497         ///   and `self.project_transmute_unchecked()`, respectively, to cause
498         ///   undefined behavior.
499         /// - It is sound to project and/or transmute a pointer of type `T` with
500         ///   aliasing `I::Aliasing` and validity `I::Validity` to a pointer of
501         ///   type `U` with aliasing `I::Aliasing` and validity `V`. This is a
502         ///   subtle soundness requirement that is a function of `T`, `U`,
503         ///   `I::Aliasing`, `I::Validity`, and `V`, and may depend upon the
504         ///   presence, absence, or specific location of `UnsafeCell`s in `T`
505         ///   and/or `U`, and on whether interior mutation is ever permitted via
506         ///   those `UnsafeCell`s. See [`Validity`] for more details.
507         #[inline]
508         #[must_use]
509         pub unsafe fn project_transmute_unchecked<U: ?Sized, V, P>(
510             self,
511         ) -> Ptr<'a, U, (I::Aliasing, Unaligned, V)>
512         where
513             V: Validity,
514             P: crate::pointer::cast::Project<T, U>,
515         {
516             let ptr = self.as_inner().project::<_, P>();
517 
518             // SAFETY:
519             //
520             // The following safety arguments rely on the fact that `P: Project`
521             // guarantees that `P` is a referent-preserving or -shrinking
522             // projection. Thus, `ptr` addresses a subset of the bytes of
523             // `*self`, and so certain properties that hold of `*self` also hold
524             // of `*ptr`.
525             //
526             // 0. `ptr` conforms to the aliasing invariant of `I::Aliasing`:
527             //    - `Exclusive`: `self` is the only `Ptr` or reference which is
528             //      permitted to read or modify the referent for the lifetime
529             //      `'a`. Since we consume `self` by value, the returned pointer
530             //      remains the only `Ptr` or reference which is permitted to
531             //      read or modify the referent for the lifetime `'a`.
532             //    - `Shared`: Since `self` has aliasing `Shared`, we know that
533             //      no other code may mutate the referent during the lifetime
534             //      `'a`, except via `UnsafeCell`s, and except as permitted by
535             //      `T`'s library safety invariants. The caller promises that
536             //      any safe operations which can be permitted on a `&T` and a
537             //      `&U` simultaneously must be sound. Thus, no operations on a
538             //      `&U` could violate `&T`'s library safety invariants, and
539             //      vice-versa. Since any mutation via shared references outside
540             //      of `UnsafeCell`s is unsound, this must be impossible using
541             //      `&T` and `&U`.
542             //    - `Inaccessible`: There are no restrictions we need to uphold.
543             // 1. `ptr` trivially satisfies the alignment invariant `Unaligned`.
544             // 2. The caller promises that the returned pointer satisfies the
545             //    validity invariant `V` with respect to its referent type, `U`.
546             unsafe { Ptr::from_inner(ptr) }
547         }
548     }
549 
550     /// `Ptr<'a, T, (_, _, _)>` → `Ptr<'a, Unalign<T>, (_, Aligned, _)>`
551     impl<'a, T, I> Ptr<'a, T, I>
552     where
553         I: Invariants,
554     {
555         /// Converts a `Ptr` an unaligned `T` into a `Ptr` to an aligned
556         /// `Unalign<T>`.
557         #[inline]
558         #[must_use]
559         pub fn into_unalign(
560             self,
561         ) -> Ptr<'a, crate::Unalign<T>, (I::Aliasing, Aligned, I::Validity)> {
562             // FIXME(#1359): This should be a `transmute_with` call.
563             // Unfortunately, to avoid blanket impl conflicts, we only implement
564             // `TransmuteFrom<T>` for `Unalign<T>` (and vice versa) specifically
565             // for `Valid` validity, not for all validity types.
566 
567             // SAFETY:
568             // - By `CastSized: Cast`, `CastSized` preserves referent address,
569             //   and so we don't need to consider projections in the following
570             //   safety arguments.
571             // - Since `Unalign<T>` has the same layout as `T`, the returned
572             //   pointer refers to `UnsafeCell`s at the same locations as
573             //   `self`.
574             // - `Unalign<T>` promises to have the same bit validity as `T`. By
575             //   invariant on `Validity`, the set of bit patterns allowed in the
576             //   referent of a `Ptr<X, (_, _, V)>` is only a function of the
577             //   validity of `X` and of `V`. Thus, the set of bit patterns
578             //   allowed in the referent of a `Ptr<T, (_, _, I::Validity)>` is
579             //   the same as the set of bit patterns allowed in the referent of
580             //   a `Ptr<Unalign<T>, (_, _, I::Validity)>`. As a result, `self`
581             //   and the returned `Ptr` permit the same set of bit patterns in
582             //   their referents, and so neither can be used to violate the
583             //   validity of the other.
584             let ptr = unsafe { self.project_transmute_unchecked::<_, _, CastSized>() };
585             ptr.bikeshed_recall_aligned()
586         }
587     }
588 
589     impl<'a, T, I> Ptr<'a, T, I>
590     where
591         T: ?Sized,
592         I: Invariants<Validity = Valid>,
593         I::Aliasing: Reference,
594     {
595         /// Reads the referent.
596         #[must_use]
597         #[inline(always)]
598         pub fn read<R>(self) -> T
599         where
600             T: Copy,
601             T: Read<I::Aliasing, R>,
602         {
603             <I::Alignment as Alignment>::read(self)
604         }
605 
606         /// Views the value as an aligned reference.
607         ///
608         /// This is only available if `T` is [`Unaligned`].
609         #[must_use]
610         #[inline]
611         pub fn unaligned_as_ref(self) -> &'a T
612         where
613             T: crate::Unaligned,
614         {
615             self.bikeshed_recall_aligned().as_ref()
616         }
617     }
618 }
619 
620 /// State transitions between invariants.
621 mod _transitions {
622     use super::*;
623     use crate::{
624         pointer::{cast::IdCast, transmute::TryTransmuteFromPtr},
625         ReadOnly,
626     };
627 
628     impl<'a, T, I> Ptr<'a, T, I>
629     where
630         T: 'a + ?Sized,
631         I: Invariants,
632     {
633         /// Assumes that `self` satisfies the invariants `H`.
634         ///
635         /// # Safety
636         ///
637         /// The caller promises that `self` satisfies the invariants `H`.
638         unsafe fn assume_invariants<H: Invariants>(self) -> Ptr<'a, T, H> {
639             // SAFETY: The caller has promised to satisfy all parameterized
640             // invariants of `Ptr`. `Ptr`'s other invariants are satisfied
641             // by-contract by the source `Ptr`.
642             unsafe { Ptr::from_inner(self.as_inner()) }
643         }
644 
645         /// Helps the type system unify two distinct invariant types which are
646         /// actually the same.
647         #[inline]
648         #[must_use]
649         pub fn unify_invariants<
650             H: Invariants<Aliasing = I::Aliasing, Alignment = I::Alignment, Validity = I::Validity>,
651         >(
652             self,
653         ) -> Ptr<'a, T, H> {
654             // SAFETY: The associated type bounds on `H` ensure that the
655             // invariants are unchanged.
656             unsafe { self.assume_invariants::<H>() }
657         }
658 
659         /// Assumes that `self`'s referent is validly-aligned for `T` if
660         /// required by `A`.
661         ///
662         /// # Safety
663         ///
664         /// The caller promises that `self`'s referent conforms to the alignment
665         /// invariant of `T` if required by `A`.
666         #[inline]
667         pub(crate) unsafe fn assume_alignment<A: Alignment>(
668             self,
669         ) -> Ptr<'a, T, (I::Aliasing, A, I::Validity)> {
670             // SAFETY: The caller promises that `self`'s referent is
671             // well-aligned for `T` if required by `A` .
672             unsafe { self.assume_invariants() }
673         }
674 
675         /// Checks the `self`'s alignment at runtime, returning an aligned `Ptr`
676         /// on success.
677         #[inline]
678         pub fn try_into_aligned(
679             self,
680         ) -> Result<Ptr<'a, T, (I::Aliasing, Aligned, I::Validity)>, AlignmentError<Self, T>>
681         where
682             T: Sized,
683         {
684             if let Err(err) =
685                 crate::util::validate_aligned_to::<_, T>(self.as_inner().as_non_null())
686             {
687                 return Err(err.with_src(self));
688             }
689 
690             // SAFETY: We just checked the alignment.
691             Ok(unsafe { self.assume_alignment::<Aligned>() })
692         }
693 
694         /// Recalls that `self`'s referent is validly-aligned for `T`.
695         #[inline]
696         // FIXME(#859): Reconsider the name of this method before making it
697         // public.
698         #[must_use]
699         pub fn bikeshed_recall_aligned(self) -> Ptr<'a, T, (I::Aliasing, Aligned, I::Validity)>
700         where
701             T: crate::Unaligned,
702         {
703             // SAFETY: The bound `T: Unaligned` ensures that `T` has no
704             // non-trivial alignment requirement.
705             unsafe { self.assume_alignment::<Aligned>() }
706         }
707 
708         /// Assumes that `self`'s referent conforms to the validity requirement
709         /// of `V`.
710         ///
711         /// # Safety
712         ///
713         /// The caller promises that `self`'s referent conforms to the validity
714         /// requirement of `V`.
715         #[must_use]
716         #[inline]
717         pub unsafe fn assume_validity<V: Validity>(
718             self,
719         ) -> Ptr<'a, T, (I::Aliasing, I::Alignment, V)> {
720             // SAFETY: The caller promises that `self`'s referent conforms to
721             // the validity requirement of `V`.
722             unsafe { self.assume_invariants() }
723         }
724 
725         /// A shorthand for `self.assume_validity<invariant::Initialized>()`.
726         ///
727         /// # Safety
728         ///
729         /// The caller promises to uphold the safety preconditions of
730         /// `self.assume_validity<invariant::Initialized>()`.
731         #[must_use]
732         #[inline]
733         pub unsafe fn assume_initialized(
734             self,
735         ) -> Ptr<'a, T, (I::Aliasing, I::Alignment, Initialized)> {
736             // SAFETY: The caller has promised to uphold the safety
737             // preconditions.
738             unsafe { self.assume_validity::<Initialized>() }
739         }
740 
741         /// A shorthand for `self.assume_validity<Valid>()`.
742         ///
743         /// # Safety
744         ///
745         /// The caller promises to uphold the safety preconditions of
746         /// `self.assume_validity<Valid>()`.
747         #[must_use]
748         #[inline]
749         pub unsafe fn assume_valid(self) -> Ptr<'a, T, (I::Aliasing, I::Alignment, Valid)> {
750             // SAFETY: The caller has promised to uphold the safety
751             // preconditions.
752             unsafe { self.assume_validity::<Valid>() }
753         }
754 
755         /// Checks that `self`'s referent is validly initialized for `T`,
756         /// returning a `Ptr` with `Valid` on success.
757         ///
758         /// # Panics
759         ///
760         /// This method will panic if
761         /// [`T::is_bit_valid`][TryFromBytes::is_bit_valid] panics.
762         ///
763         /// # Safety
764         ///
765         /// On error, unsafe code may rely on this method's returned
766         /// `ValidityError` containing `self`.
767         #[inline]
768         pub fn try_into_valid<R, S>(
769             mut self,
770         ) -> Result<Ptr<'a, T, (I::Aliasing, I::Alignment, Valid)>, ValidityError<Self, T>>
771         where
772             T: TryFromBytes
773                 + Read<I::Aliasing, R>
774                 + TryTransmuteFromPtr<T, I::Aliasing, I::Validity, Valid, IdCast, S>,
775             ReadOnly<T>: Read<I::Aliasing, R>,
776             I::Aliasing: Reference,
777             I: Invariants<Validity = Initialized>,
778         {
779             // This call may panic. If that happens, it doesn't cause any
780             // soundness issues, as we have not generated any invalid state
781             // which we need to fix before returning.
782             if T::is_bit_valid(self.reborrow().transmute::<_, _, _>().reborrow_shared()) {
783                 // SAFETY: If `T::is_bit_valid`, code may assume that `self`
784                 // contains a bit-valid instance of `T`. By `T:
785                 // TryTransmuteFromPtr<T, I::Aliasing, I::Validity, Valid>`, so
786                 // long as `self`'s referent conforms to the `Valid` validity
787                 // for `T` (which we just confirmed), then this transmute is
788                 // sound.
789                 Ok(unsafe { self.assume_valid() })
790             } else {
791                 Err(ValidityError::new(self))
792             }
793         }
794 
795         /// Forgets that `self`'s referent is validly-aligned for `T`.
796         #[inline]
797         #[must_use]
798         pub fn forget_aligned(self) -> Ptr<'a, T, (I::Aliasing, Unaligned, I::Validity)> {
799             // SAFETY: `Unaligned` is less restrictive than `Aligned`.
800             unsafe { self.assume_invariants() }
801         }
802     }
803 }
804 
805 /// Casts of the referent type.
806 #[cfg_attr(not(zerocopy_unstable_ptr), allow(unreachable_pub))]
807 pub use _casts::TryWithError;
808 mod _casts {
809     use core::cell::UnsafeCell;
810 
811     use super::*;
812     use crate::{
813         pointer::cast::{AsBytesCast, Cast},
814         HasTag, ProjectField,
815     };
816 
817     impl<'a, T, I> Ptr<'a, T, I>
818     where
819         T: 'a + ?Sized,
820         I: Invariants,
821     {
822         /// Casts to a different referent type without checking interior
823         /// mutability.
824         ///
825         /// Callers should prefer [`cast`][Ptr::cast] where possible.
826         ///
827         /// # Safety
828         ///
829         /// If `I::Aliasing` is [`Shared`], it must not be possible for safe
830         /// code, operating on a `&T` and `&U` with the same referent
831         /// simultaneously, to cause undefined behavior.
832         #[inline]
833         #[must_use]
834         pub unsafe fn cast_unchecked<U, C: Cast<T, U>>(
835             self,
836         ) -> Ptr<'a, U, (I::Aliasing, Unaligned, I::Validity)>
837         where
838             U: 'a + CastableFrom<T, I::Validity, I::Validity> + ?Sized,
839         {
840             // SAFETY:
841             // - By `C: Cast`, `C` preserves the address of the referent.
842             // - If `I::Aliasing` is [`Shared`], the caller promises that it
843             //   is not possible for safe code, operating on a `&T` and `&U`
844             //   with the same referent simultaneously, to cause undefined
845             //   behavior.
846             // - By `U: CastableFrom<T, I::Validity, I::Validity>`,
847             //   `I::Validity` is either `Uninit` or `Initialized`. In both
848             //   cases, the bit validity `I::Validity` has the same semantics
849             //   regardless of referent type. In other words, the set of allowed
850             //   referent values for `Ptr<T, (_, _, I::Validity)>` and `Ptr<U,
851             //   (_, _, I::Validity)>` are identical. As a consequence, neither
852             //   `self` nor the returned `Ptr` can be used to write values which
853             //   are invalid for the other.
854             unsafe { self.project_transmute_unchecked::<_, _, C>() }
855         }
856 
857         /// Casts to a different referent type.
858         #[inline]
859         #[must_use]
860         pub fn cast<U, C, R>(self) -> Ptr<'a, U, (I::Aliasing, Unaligned, I::Validity)>
861         where
862             T: MutationCompatible<U, I::Aliasing, I::Validity, I::Validity, R>,
863             U: 'a + ?Sized + CastableFrom<T, I::Validity, I::Validity>,
864             C: Cast<T, U>,
865         {
866             // SAFETY: Because `T: MutationCompatible<U, I::Aliasing, R>`, one
867             // of the following holds:
868             // - `T: Read<I::Aliasing>` and `U: Read<I::Aliasing>`, in which
869             //   case one of the following holds:
870             //   - `I::Aliasing` is `Exclusive`
871             //   - `T` and `U` are both `Immutable`
872             // - It is sound for safe code to operate on `&T` and `&U` with the
873             //   same referent simultaneously.
874             unsafe { self.cast_unchecked::<_, C>() }
875         }
876 
877         #[inline(always)]
878         pub fn project<F, const VARIANT_ID: i128, const FIELD_ID: i128>(
879             mut self,
880         ) -> Result<Ptr<'a, T::Type, T::Invariants>, T::Error>
881         where
882             T: ProjectField<F, I, VARIANT_ID, FIELD_ID>,
883             I::Aliasing: Reference,
884         {
885             use crate::pointer::cast::Projection;
886             match T::is_projectable(self.reborrow().project_tag()) {
887                 Ok(()) => {
888                     let inner = self.as_inner();
889                     let projected = inner.project::<_, Projection<F, VARIANT_ID, FIELD_ID>>();
890                     // SAFETY: By `T: ProjectField<F, I, VARIANT_ID, FIELD_ID>`,
891                     // for `self: Ptr<'_, T, I>` such that `T::is_projectable`
892                     // (which we've verified in this match arm),
893                     // `T::project(self.as_inner())` conforms to
894                     // `T::Invariants`. The `projected` pointer satisfies these
895                     // invariants because it is produced by way of an
896                     // abstraction that is equivalent to
897                     // `T::project(ptr.as_inner())`: by invariant on
898                     // `PtrInner::project`, `projected` is guaranteed to address
899                     // the subset of the bytes of `inner`'s referent addressed
900                     // by `Projection::project(inner)`, and by invariant on
901                     // `Projection`, `Projection::project` is implemented by
902                     // delegating to an implementation of `HasField::project`.
903                     Ok(unsafe { Ptr::from_inner(projected) })
904                 }
905                 Err(err) => Err(err),
906             }
907         }
908 
909         #[must_use]
910         #[inline(always)]
911         pub(crate) fn project_tag(self) -> Ptr<'a, T::Tag, I>
912         where
913             T: HasTag,
914         {
915             // SAFETY: By invariant on `Self::ProjectToTag`, this is a sound
916             // projection.
917             let tag = unsafe { self.project_transmute_unchecked::<_, _, T::ProjectToTag>() };
918             // SAFETY: By invariant on `Self::ProjectToTag`, the projected
919             // pointer has the same alignment as `ptr`.
920             let tag = unsafe { tag.assume_alignment() };
921             tag.unify_invariants()
922         }
923 
924         /// Attempts to transform the pointer, restoring the original on
925         /// failure.
926         ///
927         /// # Safety
928         ///
929         /// If `I::Aliasing != Shared`, then if `f` returns `Err(err)`, no copy
930         /// of `f`'s argument must exist outside of `err`.
931         #[inline(always)]
932         pub(crate) unsafe fn try_with_unchecked<U, J, E, F>(
933             self,
934             f: F,
935         ) -> Result<Ptr<'a, U, J>, E::Mapped>
936         where
937             U: 'a + ?Sized,
938             J: Invariants<Aliasing = I::Aliasing>,
939             E: TryWithError<Self>,
940             F: FnOnce(Ptr<'a, T, I>) -> Result<Ptr<'a, U, J>, E>,
941         {
942             let old_inner = self.as_inner();
943             #[rustfmt::skip]
944             let res = f(self).map_err(#[inline(always)] move |err: E| {
945                 err.map(#[inline(always)] |src| {
946                     drop(src);
947 
948                     // SAFETY:
949                     // 0. Aliasing is either `Shared` or `Exclusive`:
950                     //    - If aliasing is `Shared`, then it cannot violate
951                     //      aliasing make another copy of this pointer (in fact,
952                     //      using `I::Aliasing = Shared`, we could have just
953                     //      cloned `self`).
954                     //    - If aliasing is `Exclusive`, then `f` is not allowed
955                     //      to make another copy of `self`. In `map_err`, we are
956                     //      consuming the only value in the returned `Result`.
957                     //      By invariant on `E: TryWithError<Self>`, that `err:
958                     //      E` only contains a single `Self` and no other
959                     //      non-ZST fields which could be `Ptr`s or references
960                     //      to `self`'s referent. By the same invariant, `map`
961                     //      consumes this single `Self` and passes it to this
962                     //      closure. Since `self` was, by invariant on
963                     //      `Exclusive`, the only `Ptr` or reference live for
964                     //      `'a` with this referent, and since we `drop(src)`
965                     //      above, there are no copies left, and so we are
966                     //      creating the only copy.
967                     // 1. `self` conforms to `I::Aliasing` by invariant on
968                     //    `Ptr`, and `old_inner` has the same address, so it
969                     //    does too.
970                     // 2. `f` could not have violated `self`'s validity without
971                     //    itself being unsound. Assuming that `f` is sound, the
972                     //    referent of `self` is still valid for `T`.
973                     unsafe { Ptr::from_inner(old_inner) }
974                 })
975             });
976             res
977         }
978 
979         /// Attempts to transform the pointer, restoring the original on
980         /// failure.
981         #[inline(always)]
982         pub fn try_with<U, J, E, F>(self, f: F) -> Result<Ptr<'a, U, J>, E::Mapped>
983         where
984             U: 'a + ?Sized,
985             J: Invariants<Aliasing = I::Aliasing>,
986             E: TryWithError<Self>,
987             F: FnOnce(Ptr<'a, T, I>) -> Result<Ptr<'a, U, J>, E>,
988             I: Invariants<Aliasing = Shared>,
989         {
990             // SAFETY: `I::Aliasing = Shared`, so the safety condition does not
991             // apply.
992             unsafe { self.try_with_unchecked(f) }
993         }
994     }
995 
996     /// # Safety
997     ///
998     /// `Self` only contains a single `Self::Inner`, and `Self::Mapped` only
999     /// contains a single `MappedInner`. Other than that, `Self` and
1000     /// `Self::Mapped` contain no non-ZST fields.
1001     ///
1002     /// `map` must pass ownership of `self`'s sole `Self::Inner` to `f`.
1003     pub unsafe trait TryWithError<MappedInner> {
1004         type Inner;
1005         type Mapped;
1006         fn map<F: FnOnce(Self::Inner) -> MappedInner>(self, f: F) -> Self::Mapped;
1007     }
1008 
1009     impl<'a, T, I> Ptr<'a, T, I>
1010     where
1011         T: 'a + KnownLayout + ?Sized,
1012         I: Invariants,
1013     {
1014         /// Casts this pointer-to-initialized into a pointer-to-bytes.
1015         #[allow(clippy::wrong_self_convention)]
1016         #[must_use]
1017         #[inline]
1018         pub fn as_bytes<R>(self) -> Ptr<'a, [u8], (I::Aliasing, Aligned, Valid)>
1019         where
1020             [u8]: TransmuteFromPtr<T, I::Aliasing, I::Validity, Valid, AsBytesCast, R>,
1021         {
1022             self.transmute_with::<[u8], Valid, AsBytesCast, _>().bikeshed_recall_aligned()
1023         }
1024     }
1025 
1026     impl<'a, T, I, const N: usize> Ptr<'a, [T; N], I>
1027     where
1028         T: 'a,
1029         I: Invariants,
1030     {
1031         /// Casts this pointer-to-array into a slice.
1032         #[allow(clippy::wrong_self_convention)]
1033         #[inline]
1034         #[must_use]
1035         pub fn as_slice(self) -> Ptr<'a, [T], I> {
1036             let slice = self.as_inner().as_slice();
1037             // SAFETY: Note that, by post-condition on `PtrInner::as_slice`,
1038             // `slice` refers to the same byte range as `self.as_inner()`.
1039             //
1040             // 0. Thus, `slice` conforms to the aliasing invariant of
1041             //    `I::Aliasing` because `self` does.
1042             // 1. By the above lemma, `slice` conforms to the alignment
1043             //    invariant of `I::Alignment` because `self` does.
1044             // 2. Since `[T; N]` and `[T]` have the same bit validity [1][2],
1045             //    and since `self` and the returned `Ptr` have the same validity
1046             //    invariant, neither `self` nor the returned `Ptr` can be used
1047             //    to write a value to the referent which violates the other's
1048             //    validity invariant.
1049             //
1050             // [1] Per https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.81.0/reference/type-layout.html#array-layout:
1051             //
1052             //   An array of `[T; N]` has a size of `size_of::<T>() * N` and the
1053             //   same alignment of `T`. Arrays are laid out so that the
1054             //   zero-based `nth` element of the array is offset from the start
1055             //   of the array by `n * size_of::<T>()` bytes.
1056             //
1057             //   ...
1058             //
1059             //   Slices have the same layout as the section of the array they
1060             //   slice.
1061             //
1062             // [2] Per https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.81.0/reference/types/array.html#array-types:
1063             //
1064             //   All elements of arrays are always initialized
1065             unsafe { Ptr::from_inner(slice) }
1066         }
1067     }
1068 
1069     /// For caller convenience, these methods are generic over alignment
1070     /// invariant. In practice, the referent is always well-aligned, because the
1071     /// alignment of `[u8]` is 1.
1072     impl<'a, I> Ptr<'a, [u8], I>
1073     where
1074         I: Invariants<Validity = Valid>,
1075     {
1076         /// Attempts to cast `self` to a `U` using the given cast type.
1077         ///
1078         /// If `U` is a slice DST and pointer metadata (`meta`) is provided,
1079         /// then the cast will only succeed if it would produce an object with
1080         /// the given metadata.
1081         ///
1082         /// Returns `None` if the resulting `U` would be invalidly-aligned, if
1083         /// no `U` can fit in `self`, or if the provided pointer metadata
1084         /// describes an invalid instance of `U`. On success, returns a pointer
1085         /// to the largest-possible `U` which fits in `self`.
1086         ///
1087         /// # Safety
1088         ///
1089         /// The caller may assume that this implementation is correct, and may
1090         /// rely on that assumption for the soundness of their code. In
1091         /// particular, the caller may assume that, if `try_cast_into` returns
1092         /// `Some((ptr, remainder))`, then `ptr` and `remainder` refer to
1093         /// non-overlapping byte ranges within `self`, and that `ptr` and
1094         /// `remainder` entirely cover `self`. Finally:
1095         /// - If this is a prefix cast, `ptr` has the same address as `self`.
1096         /// - If this is a suffix cast, `remainder` has the same address as
1097         ///   `self`.
1098         #[inline(always)]
1099         pub fn try_cast_into<U, R>(
1100             self,
1101             cast_type: CastType,
1102             meta: Option<U::PointerMetadata>,
1103         ) -> Result<
1104             (Ptr<'a, U, (I::Aliasing, Aligned, Initialized)>, Ptr<'a, [u8], I>),
1105             CastError<Self, U>,
1106         >
1107         where
1108             I::Aliasing: Reference,
1109             U: 'a + ?Sized + KnownLayout + Read<I::Aliasing, R>,
1110         {
1111             let (inner, remainder) = self.as_inner().try_cast_into(cast_type, meta).map_err(
1112                 #[inline(always)]
1113                 |err| {
1114                     err.map_src(
1115                         #[inline(always)]
1116                         |inner|
1117                     // SAFETY: `PtrInner::try_cast_into` promises to return its
1118                     // original argument on error, which was originally produced
1119                     // by `self.as_inner()`, which is guaranteed to satisfy
1120                     // `Ptr`'s invariants.
1121                     unsafe { Ptr::from_inner(inner) },
1122                     )
1123                 },
1124             )?;
1125 
1126             // SAFETY:
1127             // 0. Since `U: Read<I::Aliasing, _>`, either:
1128             //    - `I::Aliasing` is `Exclusive`, in which case both `src` and
1129             //      `ptr` conform to `Exclusive`
1130             //    - `I::Aliasing` is `Shared` and `U` is `Immutable` (we already
1131             //      know that `[u8]: Immutable`). In this case, neither `U` nor
1132             //      `[u8]` permit mutation, and so `Shared` aliasing is
1133             //      satisfied.
1134             // 1. `ptr` conforms to the alignment invariant of `Aligned` because
1135             //    it is derived from `try_cast_into`, which promises that the
1136             //    object described by `target` is validly aligned for `U`.
1137             // 2. By trait bound, `self` - and thus `target` - is a bit-valid
1138             //    `[u8]`. `Ptr<[u8], (_, _, Valid)>` and `Ptr<_, (_, _,
1139             //    Initialized)>` have the same bit validity, and so neither
1140             //    `self` nor `res` can be used to write a value to the referent
1141             //    which violates the other's validity invariant.
1142             let res = unsafe { Ptr::from_inner(inner) };
1143 
1144             // SAFETY:
1145             // 0. `self` and `remainder` both have the type `[u8]`. Thus, they
1146             //    have `UnsafeCell`s at the same locations. Type casting does
1147             //    not affect aliasing.
1148             // 1. `[u8]` has no alignment requirement.
1149             // 2. `self` has validity `Valid` and has type `[u8]`. Since
1150             //    `remainder` references a subset of `self`'s referent, it is
1151             //    also a bit-valid `[u8]`. Thus, neither `self` nor `remainder`
1152             //    can be used to write a value to the referent which violates
1153             //    the other's validity invariant.
1154             let remainder = unsafe { Ptr::from_inner(remainder) };
1155 
1156             Ok((res, remainder))
1157         }
1158 
1159         /// Attempts to cast `self` into a `U`, failing if all of the bytes of
1160         /// `self` cannot be treated as a `U`.
1161         ///
1162         /// In particular, this method fails if `self` is not validly-aligned
1163         /// for `U` or if `self`'s size is not a valid size for `U`.
1164         ///
1165         /// # Safety
1166         ///
1167         /// On success, the caller may assume that the returned pointer
1168         /// references the same byte range as `self`.
1169         #[allow(unused)]
1170         #[inline(always)]
1171         pub fn try_cast_into_no_leftover<U, R>(
1172             self,
1173             meta: Option<U::PointerMetadata>,
1174         ) -> Result<Ptr<'a, U, (I::Aliasing, Aligned, Initialized)>, CastError<Self, U>>
1175         where
1176             I::Aliasing: Reference,
1177             U: 'a + ?Sized + KnownLayout + Read<I::Aliasing, R>,
1178             [u8]: Read<I::Aliasing, R>,
1179         {
1180             // SAFETY: The provided closure returns the only copy of `slf`.
1181             unsafe {
1182                 self.try_with_unchecked(
1183                     #[inline(always)]
1184                     |slf| match slf.try_cast_into(CastType::Prefix, meta) {
1185                         Ok((slf, remainder)) => {
1186                             if remainder.is_empty() {
1187                                 Ok(slf)
1188                             } else {
1189                                 Err(CastError::Size(SizeError::<_, U>::new(())))
1190                             }
1191                         }
1192                         Err(err) => Err(err.map_src(
1193                             #[inline(always)]
1194                             |_slf| (),
1195                         )),
1196                     },
1197                 )
1198             }
1199         }
1200     }
1201 
1202     impl<'a, T, I> Ptr<'a, UnsafeCell<T>, I>
1203     where
1204         T: 'a + ?Sized,
1205         I: Invariants<Aliasing = Exclusive>,
1206     {
1207         /// Converts this `Ptr` into a pointer to the underlying data.
1208         ///
1209         /// This call borrows the `UnsafeCell` mutably (at compile-time) which
1210         /// guarantees that we possess the only reference.
1211         ///
1212         /// This is like [`UnsafeCell::get_mut`], but for `Ptr`.
1213         ///
1214         /// [`UnsafeCell::get_mut`]: core::cell::UnsafeCell::get_mut
1215         #[must_use]
1216         #[inline(always)]
1217         pub fn get_mut(self) -> Ptr<'a, T, I> {
1218             // SAFETY: As described below, `UnsafeCell<T>` has the same size
1219             // as `T: ?Sized` (same static size or same DST layout). Thus,
1220             // `*const UnsafeCell<T> as *const T` is a size-preserving cast.
1221             define_cast!(unsafe { Cast<T: ?Sized> = UnsafeCell<T> => T });
1222 
1223             // SAFETY:
1224             // - Aliasing is `Exclusive`, and so we are not required to promise
1225             //   anything about the locations of `UnsafeCell`s.
1226             // - `UnsafeCell<T>` has the same bit validity as `T` [1].
1227             //   Technically the term "representation" doesn't guarantee this,
1228             //   but the subsequent sentence in the documentation makes it clear
1229             //   that this is the intention.
1230             //
1231             //   By invariant on `Validity`, since `T` and `UnsafeCell<T>` have
1232             //   the same bit validity, then the set of values which may appear
1233             //   in the referent of a `Ptr<T, (_, _, V)>` is the same as the set
1234             //   which may appear in the referent of a `Ptr<UnsafeCell<T>, (_,
1235             //   _, V)>`. Thus, neither `self` nor `ptr` may be used to write a
1236             //   value to the referent which would violate the other's validity
1237             //   invariant.
1238             //
1239             // [1] Per https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.81.0/core/cell/struct.UnsafeCell.html#memory-layout:
1240             //
1241             //   `UnsafeCell<T>` has the same in-memory representation as its
1242             //   inner type `T`. A consequence of this guarantee is that it is
1243             //   possible to convert between `T` and `UnsafeCell<T>`.
1244             let ptr = unsafe { self.project_transmute_unchecked::<_, _, Cast>() };
1245 
1246             // SAFETY: `UnsafeCell<T>` has the same alignment as `T` [1],
1247             // and so if `self` is guaranteed to be aligned, then so is the
1248             // returned `Ptr`.
1249             //
1250             // [1] Per https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.81.0/core/cell/struct.UnsafeCell.html#memory-layout:
1251             //
1252             //   `UnsafeCell<T>` has the same in-memory representation as
1253             //   its inner type `T`. A consequence of this guarantee is that
1254             //   it is possible to convert between `T` and `UnsafeCell<T>`.
1255             let ptr = unsafe { ptr.assume_alignment::<I::Alignment>() };
1256             ptr.unify_invariants()
1257         }
1258     }
1259 }
1260 
1261 /// Projections through the referent.
1262 mod _project {
1263     use super::*;
1264 
1265     impl<'a, T, I> Ptr<'a, [T], I>
1266     where
1267         T: 'a,
1268         I: Invariants,
1269         I::Aliasing: Reference,
1270     {
1271         /// Iteratively projects the elements `Ptr<T>` from `Ptr<[T]>`.
1272         #[inline]
1273         pub fn iter(self) -> impl Iterator<Item = Ptr<'a, T, I>> {
1274             // SAFETY:
1275             // 0. `elem` conforms to the aliasing invariant of `I::Aliasing`:
1276             //    - `Exclusive`: `self` is consumed by value, and therefore
1277             //      cannot be used to access the slice while any yielded
1278             //      element `Ptr` is live. Each non-zero-sized element is a
1279             //      disjoint byte range within the slice, and zero-sized
1280             //      elements address no bytes, so distinct yielded element
1281             //      `Ptr`s do not alias each other.
1282             //    - `Shared`: It is sound for multiple shared `Ptr`s to exist
1283             //      simultaneously which reference the same memory.
1284             // 1. `elem`, conditionally, conforms to the validity invariant of
1285             //    `I::Alignment`. If `elem` is projected from data well-aligned
1286             //    for `[T]`, `elem` will be valid for `T`.
1287             // 2. `elem` conforms to the validity invariant of `I::Validity`.
1288             //    Per https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.81.0/reference/type-layout.html#array-layout:
1289             //
1290             //      Slices have the same layout as the section of the array they
1291             //      slice.
1292             //
1293             //    Arrays are laid out so that the zero-based `nth` element of
1294             //    the array is offset from the start of the array by `n *
1295             //    size_of::<T>()` bytes. Thus, `elem` addresses a valid `T`
1296             //    within the slice. Since `self` satisfies `I::Validity`, `elem`
1297             //    also satisfies `I::Validity`.
1298             self.as_inner().iter().map(
1299                 #[inline(always)]
1300                 |elem| unsafe { Ptr::from_inner(elem) },
1301             )
1302         }
1303     }
1304 
1305     #[allow(clippy::needless_lifetimes)]
1306     impl<'a, T, I> Ptr<'a, T, I>
1307     where
1308         T: 'a + ?Sized + KnownLayout<PointerMetadata = usize>,
1309         I: Invariants,
1310     {
1311         /// The number of slice elements in the object referenced by `self`.
1312         #[inline]
1313         #[must_use]
1314         pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
1315             self.as_inner().meta().get()
1316         }
1317 
1318         /// Returns `true` if the slice pointer has a length of 0.
1319         #[inline]
1320         #[must_use]
1321         pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
1322             self.len() == 0
1323         }
1324     }
1325 }
1326 
1327 #[cfg(test)]
1328 mod tests {
1329     use core::mem::{self, MaybeUninit};
1330 
1331     use super::*;
1332     #[allow(unused)] // Needed on our MSRV, but considered unused on later toolchains.
1333     use crate::util::AsAddress;
1334     use crate::{pointer::BecauseImmutable, util::testutil::AU64, FromBytes, Immutable};
1335 
1336     mod test_ptr_try_cast_into_soundness {
1337         use super::*;
1338 
1339         // This test is designed so that if `Ptr::try_cast_into_xxx` are
1340         // buggy, it will manifest as unsoundness that Miri can detect.
1341 
1342         // - If `size_of::<T>() == 0`, `N == 4`
1343         // - Else, `N == 4 * size_of::<T>()`
1344         //
1345         // Each test will be run for each metadata in `metas`.
1346         fn test<T, I, const N: usize>(metas: I)
1347         where
1348             T: ?Sized + KnownLayout + Immutable + FromBytes,
1349             I: IntoIterator<Item = Option<T::PointerMetadata>> + Clone,
1350         {
1351             let mut bytes = [MaybeUninit::<u8>::uninit(); N];
1352             let initialized = [MaybeUninit::new(0u8); N];
1353             for start in 0..=bytes.len() {
1354                 for end in start..=bytes.len() {
1355                     // Set all bytes to uninitialized other than those in
1356                     // the range we're going to pass to `try_cast_from`.
1357                     // This allows Miri to detect out-of-bounds reads
1358                     // because they read uninitialized memory. Without this,
1359                     // some out-of-bounds reads would still be in-bounds of
1360                     // `bytes`, and so might spuriously be accepted.
1361                     bytes = [MaybeUninit::<u8>::uninit(); N];
1362                     let bytes = &mut bytes[start..end];
1363                     // Initialize only the byte range we're going to pass to
1364                     // `try_cast_from`.
1365                     bytes.copy_from_slice(&initialized[start..end]);
1366 
1367                     let bytes = {
1368                         let bytes: *const [MaybeUninit<u8>] = bytes;
1369                         #[allow(clippy::as_conversions)]
1370                         let bytes = bytes as *const [u8];
1371                         // SAFETY: We just initialized these bytes to valid
1372                         // `u8`s.
1373                         unsafe { &*bytes }
1374                     };
1375 
1376                     // SAFETY: The bytes in `slf` must be initialized.
1377                     unsafe fn validate_and_get_len<
1378                         T: ?Sized + KnownLayout + FromBytes + Immutable,
1379                     >(
1380                         slf: Ptr<'_, T, (Shared, Aligned, Initialized)>,
1381                     ) -> usize {
1382                         let t = slf.recall_validity().as_ref();
1383 
1384                         let bytes = {
1385                             let len = mem::size_of_val(t);
1386                             let t: *const T = t;
1387                             // SAFETY:
1388                             // - We know `t`'s bytes are all initialized
1389                             //   because we just read it from `slf`, which
1390                             //   points to an initialized range of bytes. If
1391                             //   there's a bug and this doesn't hold, then
1392                             //   that's exactly what we're hoping Miri will
1393                             //   catch!
1394                             // - Since `T: FromBytes`, `T` doesn't contain
1395                             //   any `UnsafeCell`s, so it's okay for `t: T`
1396                             //   and a `&[u8]` to the same memory to be
1397                             //   alive concurrently.
1398                             unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(t.cast::<u8>(), len) }
1399                         };
1400 
1401                         // This assertion ensures that `t`'s bytes are read
1402                         // and compared to another value, which in turn
1403                         // ensures that Miri gets a chance to notice if any
1404                         // of `t`'s bytes are uninitialized, which they
1405                         // shouldn't be (see the comment above).
1406                         assert_eq!(bytes, vec![0u8; bytes.len()]);
1407 
1408                         mem::size_of_val(t)
1409                     }
1410 
1411                     for meta in metas.clone().into_iter() {
1412                         for cast_type in [CastType::Prefix, CastType::Suffix] {
1413                             if let Ok((slf, remaining)) = Ptr::from_ref(bytes)
1414                                 .try_cast_into::<T, BecauseImmutable>(cast_type, meta)
1415                             {
1416                                 // SAFETY: All bytes in `bytes` have been
1417                                 // initialized.
1418                                 let len = unsafe { validate_and_get_len(slf) };
1419                                 assert_eq!(remaining.len(), bytes.len() - len);
1420                                 #[allow(unstable_name_collisions)]
1421                                 let bytes_addr = bytes.as_ptr().addr();
1422                                 #[allow(unstable_name_collisions)]
1423                                 let remaining_addr = remaining.as_inner().as_ptr().addr();
1424                                 match cast_type {
1425                                     CastType::Prefix => {
1426                                         assert_eq!(remaining_addr, bytes_addr + len)
1427                                     }
1428                                     CastType::Suffix => assert_eq!(remaining_addr, bytes_addr),
1429                                 }
1430 
1431                                 if let Some(want) = meta {
1432                                     let got =
1433                                         KnownLayout::pointer_to_metadata(slf.as_inner().as_ptr());
1434                                     assert_eq!(got, want);
1435                                 }
1436                             }
1437                         }
1438 
1439                         if let Ok(slf) = Ptr::from_ref(bytes)
1440                             .try_cast_into_no_leftover::<T, BecauseImmutable>(meta)
1441                         {
1442                             // SAFETY: All bytes in `bytes` have been
1443                             // initialized.
1444                             let len = unsafe { validate_and_get_len(slf) };
1445                             assert_eq!(len, bytes.len());
1446 
1447                             if let Some(want) = meta {
1448                                 let got = KnownLayout::pointer_to_metadata(slf.as_inner().as_ptr());
1449                                 assert_eq!(got, want);
1450                             }
1451                         }
1452                     }
1453                 }
1454             }
1455         }
1456 
1457         #[derive(FromBytes, KnownLayout, Immutable)]
1458         #[repr(C)]
1459         struct SliceDst<T> {
1460             a: u8,
1461             trailing: [T],
1462         }
1463 
1464         // Each test case becomes its own `#[test]` function. We do this because
1465         // this test in particular takes far, far longer to execute under Miri
1466         // than all of our other tests combined. Previously, we had these
1467         // execute sequentially in a single test function. We run Miri tests in
1468         // parallel in CI, but this test being sequential meant that most of
1469         // that parallelism was wasted, as all other tests would finish in a
1470         // fraction of the total execution time, leaving this test to execute on
1471         // a single thread for the remainder of the test. By putting each test
1472         // case in its own function, we permit better use of available
1473         // parallelism.
1474         macro_rules! test {
1475             ($test_name:ident: $ty:ty) => {
1476                 #[test]
1477                 #[allow(non_snake_case)]
1478                 fn $test_name() {
1479                     const S: usize = core::mem::size_of::<$ty>();
1480                     const N: usize = if S == 0 { 4 } else { S * 4 };
1481                     test::<$ty, _, N>([None]);
1482 
1483                     // If `$ty` is a ZST, then we can't pass `None` as the
1484                     // pointer metadata, or else computing the correct trailing
1485                     // slice length will panic.
1486                     if S == 0 {
1487                         test::<[$ty], _, N>([Some(0), Some(1), Some(2), Some(3)]);
1488                         test::<SliceDst<$ty>, _, N>([Some(0), Some(1), Some(2), Some(3)]);
1489                     } else {
1490                         test::<[$ty], _, N>([None, Some(0), Some(1), Some(2), Some(3)]);
1491                         test::<SliceDst<$ty>, _, N>([None, Some(0), Some(1), Some(2), Some(3)]);
1492                     }
1493                 }
1494             };
1495             ($ty:ident) => {
1496                 test!($ty: $ty);
1497             };
1498             ($($ty:ident),*) => { $(test!($ty);)* }
1499         }
1500 
1501         test!(empty_tuple: ());
1502         test!(u8, u16, u32, u64, usize, AU64);
1503         test!(i8, i16, i32, i64, isize);
1504         test!(f32, f64);
1505     }
1506 
1507     #[test]
1508     fn test_try_cast_into_explicit_count() {
1509         macro_rules! test {
1510             ($ty:ty, $bytes:expr, $elems:expr, $expect:expr) => {{
1511                 let bytes = [0u8; $bytes];
1512                 let ptr = Ptr::from_ref(&bytes[..]);
1513                 let res =
1514                     ptr.try_cast_into::<$ty, BecauseImmutable>(CastType::Prefix, Some($elems));
1515                 if let Some(expect) = $expect {
1516                     let (ptr, _) = res.unwrap();
1517                     assert_eq!(KnownLayout::pointer_to_metadata(ptr.as_inner().as_ptr()), expect);
1518                 } else {
1519                     let _ = res.unwrap_err();
1520                 }
1521             }};
1522         }
1523 
1524         #[derive(KnownLayout, Immutable)]
1525         #[repr(C)]
1526         struct ZstDst {
1527             u: [u8; 8],
1528             slc: [()],
1529         }
1530 
1531         test!(ZstDst, 8, 0, Some(0));
1532         test!(ZstDst, 7, 0, None);
1533 
1534         test!(ZstDst, 8, usize::MAX, Some(usize::MAX));
1535         test!(ZstDst, 7, usize::MAX, None);
1536 
1537         #[derive(KnownLayout, Immutable)]
1538         #[repr(C)]
1539         struct Dst {
1540             u: [u8; 8],
1541             slc: [u8],
1542         }
1543 
1544         test!(Dst, 8, 0, Some(0));
1545         test!(Dst, 7, 0, None);
1546 
1547         test!(Dst, 9, 1, Some(1));
1548         test!(Dst, 8, 1, None);
1549 
1550         // If we didn't properly check for overflow, this would cause the
1551         // metadata to overflow to 0, and thus the cast would spuriously
1552         // succeed.
1553         test!(Dst, 8, usize::MAX - 8 + 1, None);
1554     }
1555 
1556     #[test]
1557     fn test_try_cast_into_no_leftover_restores_original_slice() {
1558         let bytes = [0u8; 4];
1559         let ptr = Ptr::from_ref(&bytes[..]);
1560         let res = ptr.try_cast_into_no_leftover::<[u8; 2], BecauseImmutable>(None);
1561         match res {
1562             Ok(_) => panic!("should have failed due to leftover bytes"),
1563             Err(CastError::Size(e)) => {
1564                 assert_eq!(e.into_src().len(), 4, "Should return original slice length");
1565             }
1566             Err(e) => panic!("wrong error type: {:?}", e),
1567         }
1568     }
1569 
1570     #[test]
1571     fn test_iter_exclusive_yields_disjoint_ptrs() {
1572         let mut arr = [0u8, 1, 2, 3];
1573 
1574         {
1575             let mut iter = Ptr::from_mut(&mut arr[..]).iter();
1576             let first = iter.next().unwrap().as_mut();
1577             let second = iter.next().unwrap().as_mut();
1578 
1579             *first = 10;
1580             *second = 20;
1581             *first = 30;
1582         }
1583 
1584         assert_eq!(arr, [30, 20, 2, 3]);
1585     }
1586 }
1587