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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion library/core/src/hint.rs
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Expand Up @@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ pub fn spin_loop() {
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/// Note however, that `black_box` is only (and can only be) provided on a "best-effort" basis. The
/// extent to which it can block optimisations may vary depending upon the platform and code-gen
/// backend used. Programs cannot rely on `black_box` for *correctness* in any way.
/// backend used. Programs cannot rely on `black_box` for *correctness*, beyond it behaving as the
/// identity function.
///
/// [`std::convert::identity`]: crate::convert::identity
///
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