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[Merged by Bors] - Add safe constructors for untyped pointers Ptr and PtrMut #6539

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Objective

Currently, Ptr and PtrMut can only be constructed via unsafe code. This means that downgrading a reference to an untyped pointer is very cumbersome, despite being a very simple operation.

Solution

Define conversions for easily and safely constructing untyped pointers. This is the non-owned counterpart to OwningPtr::make.

Before:

let ptr = unsafe { PtrMut::new(NonNull::from(&mut value).cast()) };

After:

let ptr = PtrMut::from(&mut value);

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DJMcNab commented Nov 10, 2022

This looks reasonable to me, but I've added S-Controversial so it doesn't get merged before @TheRawMeatball has given their input.

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@alice-i-cecile alice-i-cecile added D-Complex Quite challenging from either a design or technical perspective. Ask for help! and removed X-Controversial There is active debate or serious implications around merging this PR labels Nov 10, 2022
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This looks correct, but yes, I want verification from one of the pointer wizards.

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Looks good to me.

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Generally LGTM. Some small nits.

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# Objective

Currently, `Ptr` and `PtrMut` can only be constructed via unsafe code. This means that downgrading a reference to an untyped pointer is very cumbersome, despite being a very simple operation.

## Solution

Define conversions for easily and safely constructing untyped pointers. This is the non-owned counterpart to `OwningPtr::make`.

Before:

```rust
let ptr = unsafe { PtrMut::new(NonNull::from(&mut value).cast()) };
```

After:

```rust
let ptr = PtrMut::from(&mut value);
```


Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
@bors bors bot changed the title Add safe constructors for untyped pointers Ptr and PtrMut [Merged by Bors] - Add safe constructors for untyped pointers Ptr and PtrMut Nov 14, 2022
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taiyoungjang pushed a commit to taiyoungjang/bevy that referenced this pull request Dec 15, 2022
…gine#6539)

# Objective

Currently, `Ptr` and `PtrMut` can only be constructed via unsafe code. This means that downgrading a reference to an untyped pointer is very cumbersome, despite being a very simple operation.

## Solution

Define conversions for easily and safely constructing untyped pointers. This is the non-owned counterpart to `OwningPtr::make`.

Before:

```rust
let ptr = unsafe { PtrMut::new(NonNull::from(&mut value).cast()) };
```

After:

```rust
let ptr = PtrMut::from(&mut value);
```


Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
alradish pushed a commit to alradish/bevy that referenced this pull request Jan 22, 2023
…gine#6539)

# Objective

Currently, `Ptr` and `PtrMut` can only be constructed via unsafe code. This means that downgrading a reference to an untyped pointer is very cumbersome, despite being a very simple operation.

## Solution

Define conversions for easily and safely constructing untyped pointers. This is the non-owned counterpart to `OwningPtr::make`.

Before:

```rust
let ptr = unsafe { PtrMut::new(NonNull::from(&mut value).cast()) };
```

After:

```rust
let ptr = PtrMut::from(&mut value);
```


Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
ItsDoot pushed a commit to ItsDoot/bevy that referenced this pull request Feb 1, 2023
…gine#6539)

# Objective

Currently, `Ptr` and `PtrMut` can only be constructed via unsafe code. This means that downgrading a reference to an untyped pointer is very cumbersome, despite being a very simple operation.

## Solution

Define conversions for easily and safely constructing untyped pointers. This is the non-owned counterpart to `OwningPtr::make`.

Before:

```rust
let ptr = unsafe { PtrMut::new(NonNull::from(&mut value).cast()) };
```

After:

```rust
let ptr = PtrMut::from(&mut value);
```


Co-authored-by: Carter Anderson <mcanders1@gmail.com>
@JoJoJet JoJoJet deleted the ptr-from branch September 20, 2023 05:19
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