doc: explain why it is unsafe to construct Vec<u8> from Vec<u16> #65873
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| /// to build a `Vec<u8>` from a pointer to a C `char` array with length `size_t`, | ||
| /// or a `Vec<u16>` and its length. Because the allocator cares about the alignment. | ||
| /// The buffer was allocated with alignment 2 (for `u16`), but after | ||
| /// turning it into a `Vec<u8>` it'll be deallocated with alignment 1. |
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This reads just a little off; I would say
/// to build a `Vec<u8>` from a pointer to a C `char` array with length `size_t`.
/// It's also not safe to build one from a `Vec<u16>` and its length, because
/// the allocator cares about the alignment, and these two types have different
/// alignments. The buffer was allocated with alignment 2 (for `u16`), but after
/// turning it into a `Vec<u8>` it'll be deallocated with alignment 1.
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Rollup of 6 pull requests Successful merges: - #64747 (Stabilize `Option::flatten`) - #65664 (`std::panic::Location` is a lang_item, add `core::intrinsics::caller_location` (RFC 2091 3/N)) - #65792 (rustc, rustc_passes: reduce deps on rustc_expand) - #65849 (librustc_lexer: Enhance documentation) - #65873 (doc: explain why it is unsafe to construct Vec<u8> from Vec<u16>) - #65880 (Gather together usefulness tests) Failed merges: r? @ghost
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