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12 changes: 6 additions & 6 deletions src/libcore/mem/maybe_uninit.rs
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Expand Up @@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ use crate::mem::ManuallyDrop;
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/// # Initialization invariant
///
/// The compiler, in general, assumes that variables are properly initialized
/// at their respective type. For example, a variable of reference type must
/// be aligned and non-NULL. This is an invariant that must *always* be upheld,
/// even in unsafe code. As a consequence, zero-initializing a variable of reference
/// type causes instantaneous [undefined behavior][ub], no matter whether that reference
/// ever gets used to access memory:
/// The compiler, in general, assumes that a variable is properly initialized
/// according to the requirements of the variable's type. For example, a variable of
/// reference type must be aligned and non-NULL. This is an invariant that must
/// *always* be upheld, even in unsafe code. As a consequence, zero-initializing a
/// variable of reference type causes instantaneous [undefined behavior][ub],
/// no matter whether that reference ever gets used to access memory:
///
/// ```rust,no_run
/// # #![allow(invalid_value)]
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