Remove or document Unsafe.AsPointer uses in tests and miscellaneous code

src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.Tests/UnsafeTests.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class UnsafeTests
         public static unsafe void ReadInt32()
         {
             int expected = 10;
-            void* address = Unsafe.AsPointer(ref expected);
+            void* address = &expected;
             int ret = Unsafe.Read<int>(address);
             Assert.Equal(expected, ret);
         }
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public static unsafe void ReadInt32()
         public static unsafe void WriteInt32()
         {
             int value = 10;
-            int* address = (int*)Unsafe.AsPointer(ref value);
+            int* address = &value;
             int expected = 20;
             Unsafe.Write(address, expected);
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public static unsafe void WriteInt32()
         public static unsafe void WriteBytesIntoInt32()
         {
             int value = 20;
-            int* intAddress = (int*)Unsafe.AsPointer(ref value);
+            int* intAddress = &value;
             byte* byteAddress = (byte*)intAddress;
             for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
             {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public static unsafe void WriteBytesIntoInt32()
         public static unsafe void LongIntoCompoundStruct()
         {
             long value = 1234567891011121314L;
-            long* longAddress = (long*)Unsafe.AsPointer(ref value);
+            long* longAddress = &value;
             Byte4Short2 b4s2 = Unsafe.Read<Byte4Short2>(longAddress);
             if (BitConverter.IsLittleEndian)
             {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public static unsafe void ReadWriteDoublePointer()
         {
             int value1 = 10;
             int value2 = 20;
-            int* valueAddress = (int*)Unsafe.AsPointer(ref value1);
+            int* valueAddress = &value1;
             int** valueAddressPtr = &valueAddress;
             Unsafe.Write(valueAddressPtr, new IntPtr(&value2));
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public static unsafe void CopyToRef()
         {
             int value = 10;
             int destination = -1;
-            Unsafe.Copy(ref destination, Unsafe.AsPointer(ref value));
+            Unsafe.Copy(ref destination, &value);
             Assert.Equal(10, destination);
             Assert.Equal(10, value);
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public static unsafe void CopyToVoidPtr()
         {
             int value = 10;
             int destination = -1;
-            Unsafe.Copy(Unsafe.AsPointer(ref destination), ref value);
+            Unsafe.Copy(&destination, ref value);
             Assert.Equal(10, destination);
             Assert.Equal(10, value);
 
@@ -157,13 +157,14 @@ public static unsafe void CopyToVoidPtr()
             Assert.Equal(10, value);
         }
 
+#pragma warning disable CS8500 // takes address of managed type
         [Fact]
         public static unsafe void CopyToRefGenericStruct()
         {
             Int32Generic<string> destination = default;
             Int32Generic<string> value = new() { Int32 = 5, Value = "a" };
 
-            Unsafe.Copy(ref destination, Unsafe.AsPointer(ref value));
+            Unsafe.Copy(ref destination, &value);
 
             Assert.Equal(5, destination.Int32);
             Assert.Equal("a", destination.Value);
@@ -175,11 +176,12 @@ public static unsafe void CopyToVoidPtrGenericStruct()
             Int32Generic<string> destination = default;
             Int32Generic<string> value = new() { Int32 = 5, Value = "a" };
 
-            Unsafe.Copy(Unsafe.AsPointer(ref destination), ref value);
+            Unsafe.Copy(&destination, ref value);
 
             Assert.Equal(5, destination.Int32);
             Assert.Equal("a", destination.Value);
         }
+#pragma warning restore CS8500
 
         [Fact]
         public static unsafe void SizeOf()

src/mono/browser/debugger/BrowserDebugProxy/MonoSDBHelper.cs

@@ -525,7 +525,9 @@ private unsafe T ReadBigEndian<T>() where T : struct
             {
                 data.Reverse();
             }
-            data.CopyTo(new Span<byte>(Unsafe.AsPointer(ref ret), data.Length));
+#pragma warning disable CS8500 // takes address of managed type
+            data.CopyTo(new Span<byte>(&ret, data.Length));
+#pragma warning restore CS8500
             return ret;
         }
     }
@@ -546,7 +548,9 @@ public override void Write(string val)
         private unsafe void WriteBigEndian<T>(T val) where T : struct
         {
             Span<byte> data = stackalloc byte[Unsafe.SizeOf<T>()];
-            new Span<byte>(Unsafe.AsPointer(ref val), data.Length).CopyTo(data);
+#pragma warning disable CS8500 // takes address of managed type
+            new Span<byte>(&val, data.Length).CopyTo(data);
+#pragma warning restore CS8500
             if (BitConverter.IsLittleEndian)
             {
                 data.Reverse();

src/mono/sample/wasm/simple-raytracer/Program.cs

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ private static void renderPixel (int i, int j, ref Vec3f light, Intersector inte
             if (didHitZ && (hitZ > sphere.Center.z))
                 continue;
 
-            if (intersector.Intersect(ref pos, ref dir, Unsafe.AsPointer(ref sphere), ref intersection_normal)) {
+            if (intersector.Intersect(ref pos, ref dir, &sphere, ref intersection_normal)) {
                 sampleEnv(ref intersection_normal, ref color);
 
                 const float ambientScale = 0.2f;

src/tests/JIT/Directed/debugging/poisoning/poison.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ public class Program
     [Fact]
     public static unsafe int TestEntryPoint()
     {
+#pragma warning disable CS8500 // takes address of managed type
         bool result = true;
 
         int poisoned;
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ public static unsafe int TestEntryPoint()
 
         GCRef zeroed;
         Unsafe.SkipInit(out zeroed);
-        result &= VerifyZero(Unsafe.AsPointer(ref zeroed), Unsafe.SizeOf<GCRef>());
+        result &= VerifyZero(&zeroed, sizeof(GCRef));
 
         WithoutGCRef poisoned2;
         Unsafe.SkipInit(out poisoned2);
@@ -36,9 +37,10 @@ public static unsafe int TestEntryPoint()
 
         GCRef zeroed2;
         Unsafe.SkipInit(out zeroed2);
-        result &= VerifyZero(Unsafe.AsPointer(ref zeroed2), Unsafe.SizeOf<GCRef>());
+        result &= VerifyZero(&zeroed2, sizeof(GCRef));
 
         return result ? 100 : 101;
+#pragma warning restore CS8500
     }
 
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]

src/tests/JIT/Regression/JitBlue/Runtime_61510/Runtime_61510.cs

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ public unsafe class Runtime_61510
     [Fact]
     public static int TestEntryPoint()
     {
+        // Unsafe.AsPointer is safe since static field is marked with [FixedAddressValueType]
         ref byte result = ref AddZeroByrefToNativeInt((nint)Unsafe.AsPointer(ref s_field));
 
         return Unsafe.AreSame(ref s_field, ref result) ? 100 : 101;

src/tests/JIT/Regression/JitBlue/Runtime_92349/Runtime_92349.cs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public unsafe static void EntryPoint()
         if (Sse2.IsSupported)
         {
             ulong value = 0;
-            Test((byte*)Unsafe.AsPointer(ref value));
+            Test((byte*)&value);
             Assert.True(value == 246);
         }
     }

src/tests/Loader/classloader/generics/Pointers/Pointers.cs

@@ -106,18 +106,20 @@ public static void PointerArray()
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
     private static void PointerArrayImpl()
     {
-        int*[] intPtrArray = new int*[5];
-        Span<int> intSpan = stackalloc int[intPtrArray.Length];
-        int* intArray = (int*)Unsafe.AsPointer(ref intSpan.GetPinnableReference());
+        int intAllocationSize = 5;
+        int*[] intPtrArray = new int*[intAllocationSize];
+        int* intArray = stackalloc int[intAllocationSize];
+        Span<int> intSpan = new Span<int>(intArray, intAllocationSize);
         for (int i = 0; i < intPtrArray.Length; i++)
         {
             intArray[i] = i;
             intPtrArray[i] = &intArray[i];
         }
 
-        Struct*[] structPtrArray = new Struct*[5];
-        Span<Struct> structSpan = stackalloc Struct[structPtrArray.Length];
-        Struct* structArray = (Struct*)Unsafe.AsPointer(ref structSpan.GetPinnableReference());
+        int structAllocationSize = 5;
+        Struct*[] structPtrArray = new Struct*[structAllocationSize];
+        Struct* structArray = stackalloc Struct[structAllocationSize];
+        Span<Struct> structSpan = new Span<Struct>(structArray, structAllocationSize);
         for (int i = 0; i < structPtrArray.Length; i++)
         {
             structArray[i] = new Struct() { Num = i };

src/tests/nativeaot/SmokeTests/DynamicGenerics/universal_generics.cs

@@ -461,7 +461,9 @@ public class UnmanagedByRef<T> : Base where T : struct, IGetValue
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
         public unsafe void TestAsPointer(T x)
         {
-            IntPtr unsafeValuePtr = (IntPtr)Unsafe.AsPointer(ref x);
+#pragma warning disable CS8500 // takes address of managed type
+            IntPtr unsafeValuePtr = (IntPtr)&x;
+#pragma warning restore CS8500
             GC.Collect();
             GC.Collect();
             GC.Collect();
@@ -487,6 +489,7 @@ public unsafe void TestGeneralFunction(T x)
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
         unsafe IntPtr someFuncWithByRefArgs(ref T x)
         {
+            // Unsafe.AsPointer is safe since the reference is expected to be pinned
             return (IntPtr)Unsafe.AsPointer(ref x);
         }