Replace zeroing-on-drop with filling-on-drop.

src/liballoc/arc.rs

@@ -354,7 +354,8 @@ impl<T> Drop for Arc<T> {
         // more than once (but it is guaranteed to be zeroed after the first if
         // it's run more than once)
         let ptr = *self._ptr;
-        if ptr.is_null() { return }
+        // if ptr.is_null() { return }
+        if ptr.is_null() || ptr as usize == mem::POST_DROP_USIZE { return }
 
         // Because `fetch_sub` is already atomic, we do not need to synchronize
         // with other threads unless we are going to delete the object. This
@@ -485,7 +486,7 @@ impl<T> Drop for Weak<T> {
         let ptr = *self._ptr;
 
         // see comments above for why this check is here
-        if ptr.is_null() { return }
+        if ptr.is_null() || ptr as usize == mem::POST_DROP_USIZE { return }
 
         // If we find out that we were the last weak pointer, then its time to
         // deallocate the data entirely. See the discussion in Arc::drop() about

src/liballoc/lib.rs

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 #![feature(box_syntax)]
 #![feature(optin_builtin_traits)]
 #![feature(unboxed_closures)]
-#![feature(unsafe_no_drop_flag)]
+#![feature(unsafe_no_drop_flag, filling_drop)]
 #![feature(core)]
 #![feature(unique)]
 #![cfg_attr(test, feature(test, alloc, rustc_private))]

src/liballoc/rc.rs

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ use core::default::Default;
 use core::fmt;
 use core::hash::{Hasher, Hash};
 use core::marker;
-use core::mem::{min_align_of, size_of, forget};
+use core::mem::{self, min_align_of, size_of, forget};
 use core::nonzero::NonZero;
 use core::ops::{Deref, Drop};
 use core::option::Option;
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ impl<T> Drop for Rc<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
             let ptr = *self._ptr;
-            if !ptr.is_null() {
+            if !ptr.is_null() && ptr as usize != mem::POST_DROP_USIZE {
                 self.dec_strong();
                 if self.strong() == 0 {
                     ptr::read(&**self); // destroy the contained object
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ impl<T> Drop for Weak<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
             let ptr = *self._ptr;
-            if !ptr.is_null() {
+            if !ptr.is_null() && ptr as usize != mem::POST_DROP_USIZE {
                 self.dec_weak();
                 // the weak count starts at 1, and will only go to zero if all
                 // the strong pointers have disappeared.

src/libcollections/btree/node.rs

@@ -280,9 +280,11 @@ impl<T> Drop for RawItems<T> {
 #[unsafe_destructor]
 impl<K, V> Drop for Node<K, V> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        if self.keys.is_null() {
+        if self.keys.is_null() ||
+            (unsafe { self.keys.get() as *const K as usize == mem::POST_DROP_USIZE })
+        {
             // Since we have #[unsafe_no_drop_flag], we have to watch
-            // out for a null value being stored in self.keys. (Using
+            // out for the sentinel value being stored in self.keys. (Using
             // null is technically a violation of the `Unique`
             // requirements, though.)
             return;

src/libcollections/lib.rs

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #![feature(unicode)]
 #![feature(unsafe_destructor)]
 #![feature(unique)]
-#![feature(unsafe_no_drop_flag)]
+#![feature(unsafe_no_drop_flag, filling_drop)]
 #![feature(step_by)]
 #![feature(str_char)]
 #![feature(convert)]

src/libcollections/vec.rs

@@ -1694,7 +1694,7 @@ impl<T> Drop for Vec<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         // This is (and should always remain) a no-op if the fields are
         // zeroed (when moving out, because of #[unsafe_no_drop_flag]).
-        if self.cap != 0 {
+        if self.cap != 0 && self.cap != mem::POST_DROP_USIZE {
             unsafe {
                 for x in &*self {
                     ptr::read(x);
@@ -1977,7 +1977,7 @@ impl<'a, T> ExactSizeIterator for Drain<'a, T> {}
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl<'a, T> Drop for Drain<'a, T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        // self.ptr == self.end == null if drop has already been called,
+        // self.ptr == self.end == mem::POST_DROP_USIZE if drop has already been called,
         // so we can use #[unsafe_no_drop_flag].
 
         // destroy the remaining elements

src/libcore/intrinsics.rs

@@ -191,13 +191,35 @@ extern "rust-intrinsic" {
     /// crate it is invoked in.
     pub fn type_id<T: ?Sized + 'static>() -> u64;
 
+    /// Create a value initialized to so that its drop flag,
+    /// if any, says that it has been dropped.
+    ///
+    /// `init_dropped` is unsafe because it returns a datum with all
+    /// of its bytes set to the drop flag, which generally does not
+    /// correspond to a valid value.
+    ///
+    /// This intrinsic is likely to be deprecated in the future when
+    /// Rust moves to non-zeroing dynamic drop (and thus removes the
+    /// embedded drop flags that are being established by this
+    /// intrinsic).
+    #[cfg(not(stage0))]
+    pub fn init_dropped<T>() -> T;
+
     /// Create a value initialized to zero.
     ///
     /// `init` is unsafe because it returns a zeroed-out datum,
-    /// which is unsafe unless T is Copy.
+    /// which is unsafe unless T is `Copy`.  Also, even if T is
+    /// `Copy`, an all-zero value may not correspond to any legitimate
+    /// state for the type in question.
     pub fn init<T>() -> T;
 
     /// Create an uninitialized value.
+    ///
+    /// `uninit` is unsafe because there is no guarantee of what its
+    /// contents are. In particular its drop-flag may be set to any
+    /// state, which means it may claim either dropped or
+    /// undropped. In the general case one must use `ptr::write` to
+    /// initialize memory previous set to the result of `uninit`.
     pub fn uninit<T>() -> T;
 
     /// Move a value out of scope without running drop glue.

src/libcore/mem.rs

@@ -158,6 +158,32 @@ pub unsafe fn zeroed<T>() -> T {
     intrinsics::init()
 }
 
+/// Create a value initialized to an unspecified series of bytes.
+///
+/// The byte sequence usually indicates that the value at the memory
+/// in question has been dropped. Thus, *if* T carries a drop flag,
+/// any associated destructor will not be run when the value falls out
+/// of scope.
+///
+/// Some code at one time used the `zeroed` function above to
+/// accomplish this goal.
+///
+/// This function is expected to be deprecated with the transition
+/// to non-zeroing drop.
+#[inline]
+#[unstable(feature = "filling_drop")]
+pub unsafe fn dropped<T>() -> T {
+    #[cfg(stage0)]
+    #[inline(always)]
+    unsafe fn dropped_impl<T>() -> T { zeroed() }
+
+    #[cfg(not(stage0))]
+    #[inline(always)]
+    unsafe fn dropped_impl<T>() -> T { intrinsics::init_dropped() }
+
+    dropped_impl()
+}
+
 /// Create an uninitialized value.
 ///
 /// Care must be taken when using this function, if the type `T` has a destructor and the value
@@ -291,6 +317,49 @@ pub fn replace<T>(dest: &mut T, mut src: T) -> T {
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 pub fn drop<T>(_x: T) { }
 
+macro_rules! repeat_u8_as_u32 {
+    ($name:expr) => { (($name as u32) << 24 |
+                       ($name as u32) << 16 |
+                       ($name as u32) <<  8 |
+                       ($name as u32)) }
+}
+macro_rules! repeat_u8_as_u64 {
+    ($name:expr) => { ((repeat_u8_as_u32!($name) as u64) << 32 |
+                       (repeat_u8_as_u32!($name) as u64)) }
+}
+
+// NOTE: Keep synchronized with values used in librustc_trans::trans::adt.
+//
+// In particular, the POST_DROP_U8 marker must never equal the
+// DTOR_NEEDED_U8 marker.
+//
+// For a while pnkfelix was using 0xc1 here.
+// But having the sign bit set is a pain, so 0x1d is probably better.
+//
+// And of course, 0x00 brings back the old world of zero'ing on drop.
+#[cfg(not(stage0))] #[unstable(feature = "filling_drop")]
+pub const POST_DROP_U8: u8 = 0x1d;
+#[cfg(not(stage0))] #[unstable(feature = "filling_drop")]
+pub const POST_DROP_U32: u32 = repeat_u8_as_u32!(POST_DROP_U8);
+#[cfg(not(stage0))]  #[unstable(feature = "filling_drop")]
+pub const POST_DROP_U64: u64 = repeat_u8_as_u64!(POST_DROP_U8);
+
+#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
+#[cfg(not(stage0))]  #[unstable(feature = "filling_drop")]
+pub const POST_DROP_USIZE: usize = POST_DROP_U32 as usize;
+#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "64")]
+#[cfg(not(stage0))]  #[unstable(feature = "filling_drop")]
+pub const POST_DROP_USIZE: usize = POST_DROP_U64 as usize;
+
+#[cfg(stage0)]  #[unstable(feature = "filling_drop")]
+pub const POST_DROP_U8: u8 = 0;
+#[cfg(stage0)]  #[unstable(feature = "filling_drop")]
+pub const POST_DROP_U32: u32 = 0;
+#[cfg(stage0)]  #[unstable(feature = "filling_drop")]
+pub const POST_DROP_U64: u64 = 0;
+#[cfg(stage0)]  #[unstable(feature = "filling_drop")]
+pub const POST_DROP_USIZE: usize = 0;
+
 /// Interprets `src` as `&U`, and then reads `src` without moving the contained value.
 ///
 /// This function will unsafely assume the pointer `src` is valid for `sizeof(U)` bytes by

src/libcore/ptr.rs

@@ -230,6 +230,21 @@ pub unsafe fn read_and_zero<T>(dest: *mut T) -> T {
     tmp
 }
 
+/// Variant of read_and_zero that writes the specific drop-flag byte
+/// (which may be more appropriate than zero).
+#[inline(always)]
+#[unstable(feature = "core",
+           reason = "may play a larger role in std::ptr future extensions")]
+pub unsafe fn read_and_drop<T>(dest: *mut T) -> T {
+    // Copy the data out from `dest`:
+    let tmp = read(&*dest);
+
+    // Now mark `dest` as dropped:
+    write_bytes(dest, mem::POST_DROP_U8, 1);
+
+    tmp
+}
+
 /// Overwrites a memory location with the given value without reading or
 /// dropping the old value.
 ///

src/librustc/session/config.rs

@@ -605,6 +605,8 @@ options! {DebuggingOptions, DebuggingSetter, basic_debugging_options,
           "Print the size of enums and their variants"),
     force_overflow_checks: Option<bool> = (None, parse_opt_bool,
           "Force overflow checks on or off"),
+    force_dropflag_checks: Option<bool> = (None, parse_opt_bool,
+          "Force drop flag checks on or off"),
 }
 
 pub fn default_lib_output() -> CrateType {

src/librustc_trans/trans/_match.rs

@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ pub fn store_local<'blk, 'tcx>(bcx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>,
             let scope = cleanup::var_scope(tcx, p_id);
             bcx = mk_binding_alloca(
                 bcx, p_id, &path1.node, scope, (),
-                |(), bcx, llval, ty| { zero_mem(bcx, llval, ty); bcx });
+                |(), bcx, llval, ty| { drop_done_fill_mem(bcx, llval, ty); bcx });
         });
         bcx
     }