Allow calculating the layout behind a pointer

src/libcore/alloc.rs

@@ -140,6 +140,42 @@ impl Layout {
         unsafe { Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(size, align) }
     }
 
+    /// Produces layout describing a record that could be used to
+    /// allocate backing structure for `T` (which could be a trait
+    /// or other unsized type like a slice).
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// This function is only safe to call if the following conditions hold:
+    ///
+    /// - If `T` is `Sized`, this function is always safe to call.
+    /// - If the unsized tail of `T` is:
+    ///     - a [slice], then the length of the slice tail must be an intialized
+    ///       integer, and the size of the *entire value*
+    ///       (dynamic tail length + statically sized prefix) must fit in `isize`.
+    ///     - a [trait object], then the vtable part of the pointer must point
+    ///       to a valid vtable acquired by an unsizing coersion, and the size
+    ///       of the *entire value* (dynamic tail length + statically sized prefix)
+    ///       must fit in `isize`.
+    ///     - an (unstable) [extern type], then this function is always safe to
+    ///       call, but may panic or otherwise return the wrong value, as the
+    ///       extern type's layout is not known. This is the same behavior as
+    ///       [`Layout::for_value`] on a reference to an extern type tail.
+    ///     - otherwise, it is conservatively not allowed to call this function.
+    ///
+    /// [slice]: ../../std/primitive.slice.html
+    /// [trait object]: ../../book/ch17-02-trait-objects.html
+    /// [extern type]: ../../unstable-book/language-features/extern-types.html
+    #[inline]
+    #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+    #[unstable(feature = "layout_for_ptr", issue = "69835")]
+    pub unsafe fn for_value_raw<T: ?Sized>(t: *const T) -> Self {
+        let (size, align) = (mem::size_of_val_raw(t), mem::align_of_val_raw(t));
+        // See rationale in `new` for why this is using an unsafe variant below
+        debug_assert!(Layout::from_size_align(size, align).is_ok());
+        Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(size, align)
+    }
+
     /// Creates a `NonNull` that is dangling, but well-aligned for this Layout.
     ///
     /// Note that the pointer value may potentially represent a valid pointer,

src/libcore/intrinsics.rs

@@ -980,13 +980,24 @@ extern "rust-intrinsic" {
     ///
     /// The stabilized version of this intrinsic is
     /// [`std::mem::size_of_val`](../../std/mem/fn.size_of_val.html).
+    #[cfg(bootstrap)]
     pub fn size_of_val<T: ?Sized>(_: &T) -> usize;
     /// The minimum alignment of the type of the value that `val` points to.
     ///
     /// The stabilized version of this intrinsic is
     /// [`std::mem::min_align_of_val`](../../std/mem/fn.min_align_of_val.html).
+    #[cfg(bootstrap)]
     pub fn min_align_of_val<T: ?Sized>(_: &T) -> usize;
 
+    /// The size of the referenced value in bytes.
+    ///
+    /// The stabilized version of this intrinsic is
+    /// [`std::mem::size_of_val`](../../std/mem/fn.size_of_val.html).
+    #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+    pub fn size_of_val<T: ?Sized>(_: *const T) -> usize;
+    #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+    pub fn min_align_of_val<T: ?Sized>(_: *const T) -> usize;
+
     /// Gets a static string slice containing the name of a type.
     ///
     /// The stabilized version of this intrinsic is

src/libcore/mem/mod.rs

@@ -303,6 +303,54 @@ pub fn size_of_val<T: ?Sized>(val: &T) -> usize {
     intrinsics::size_of_val(val)
 }
 
+/// Returns the size of the pointed-to value in bytes.
+///
+/// This is usually the same as `size_of::<T>()`. However, when `T` *has* no
+/// statically-known size, e.g., a slice [`[T]`][slice] or a [trait object],
+/// then `size_of_val_raw` can be used to get the dynamically-known size.
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// This function is only safe to call if the following conditions hold:
+///
+/// - If `T` is `Sized`, this function is always safe to call.
+/// - If the unsized tail of `T` is:
+///     - a [slice], then the length of the slice tail must be an intialized
+///       integer, and the size of the *entire value*
+///       (dynamic tail length + statically sized prefix) must fit in `isize`.
+///     - a [trait object], then the vtable part of the pointer must point
+///       to a valid vtable acquired by an unsizing coersion, and the size
+///       of the *entire value* (dynamic tail length + statically sized prefix)
+///       must fit in `isize`.
+///     - an (unstable) [extern type], then this function is always safe to
+///       call, but may panic or otherwise return the wrong value, as the
+///       extern type's layout is not known. This is the same behavior as
+///       [`size_of_val`] on a reference to an extern type tail.
+///     - otherwise, it is conservatively not allowed to call this function.
+///
+/// [slice]: ../../std/primitive.slice.html
+/// [trait object]: ../../book/ch17-02-trait-objects.html
+/// [extern type]: ../../unstable-book/language-features/extern-types.html
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// #![feature(layout_for_ptr)]
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// assert_eq!(4, mem::size_of_val(&5i32));
+///
+/// let x: [u8; 13] = [0; 13];
+/// let y: &[u8] = &x;
+/// assert_eq!(13, unsafe { mem::size_of_val_raw(y) });
+/// ```
+#[inline]
+#[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+#[unstable(feature = "layout_for_ptr", issue = "69835")]
+pub unsafe fn size_of_val_raw<T: ?Sized>(val: *const T) -> usize {
+    intrinsics::size_of_val(val)
+}
+
 /// Returns the [ABI]-required minimum alignment of a type.
 ///
 /// Every reference to a value of the type `T` must be a multiple of this number.
@@ -390,6 +438,50 @@ pub fn align_of_val<T: ?Sized>(val: &T) -> usize {
     min_align_of_val(val)
 }
 
+/// Returns the [ABI]-required minimum alignment of the type of the value that `val` points to.
+///
+/// Every reference to a value of the type `T` must be a multiple of this number.
+///
+/// [ABI]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_binary_interface
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// This function is only safe to call if the following conditions hold:
+///
+/// - If `T` is `Sized`, this function is always safe to call.
+/// - If the unsized tail of `T` is:
+///     - a [slice], then the length of the slice tail must be an intialized
+///       integer, and the size of the *entire value*
+///       (dynamic tail length + statically sized prefix) must fit in `isize`.
+///     - a [trait object], then the vtable part of the pointer must point
+///       to a valid vtable acquired by an unsizing coersion, and the size
+///       of the *entire value* (dynamic tail length + statically sized prefix)
+///       must fit in `isize`.
+///     - an (unstable) [extern type], then this function is always safe to
+///       call, but may panic or otherwise return the wrong value, as the
+///       extern type's layout is not known. This is the same behavior as
+///       [`align_of_val`] on a reference to an extern type tail.
+///     - otherwise, it is conservatively not allowed to call this function.
+///
+/// [slice]: ../../std/primitive.slice.html
+/// [trait object]: ../../book/ch17-02-trait-objects.html
+/// [extern type]: ../../unstable-book/language-features/extern-types.html
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// #![feature(layout_for_ptr)]
+/// use std::mem;
+///
+/// assert_eq!(4, unsafe { mem::align_of_val_raw(&5i32) });
+/// ```
+#[inline]
+#[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+#[unstable(feature = "layout_for_ptr", issue = "69835")]
+pub unsafe fn align_of_val_raw<T: ?Sized>(val: *const T) -> usize {
+    intrinsics::min_align_of_val(val)
+}
+
 /// Returns `true` if dropping values of type `T` matters.
 ///
 /// This is purely an optimization hint, and may be implemented conservatively:

src/librustc_typeck/check/intrinsic.rs

@@ -137,14 +137,9 @@ pub fn check_intrinsic_type(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, it: &hir::ForeignItem<'_>) {
         let (n_tps, inputs, output) = match &name[..] {
             "breakpoint" => (0, Vec::new(), tcx.mk_unit()),
             "size_of" | "pref_align_of" | "min_align_of" => (1, Vec::new(), tcx.types.usize),
-            "size_of_val" | "min_align_of_val" => (
-                1,
-                vec![tcx.mk_imm_ref(
-                    tcx.mk_region(ty::ReLateBound(ty::INNERMOST, ty::BrAnon(0))),
-                    param(0),
-                )],
-                tcx.types.usize,
-            ),
+            "size_of_val" | "min_align_of_val" => {
+                (1, vec![tcx.mk_imm_ptr(param(0))], tcx.types.usize)
+            }
             "rustc_peek" => (1, vec![param(0)], param(0)),
             "caller_location" => (0, vec![], tcx.caller_location_ty()),
             "panic_if_uninhabited" => (1, Vec::new(), tcx.mk_unit()),