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Implement RFC 2580: Pointer metadata & VTable#81172

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bors merged 12 commits intorust-lang:masterrust-lang/rust:masterfrom SimonSapin:ptr-metadataSimonSapin/rust:ptr-metadataCopy head branch name to clipboard

Feb 18, 2021

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Add ptr::Pointee trait (for all types) and ptr::metadata function
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Parameterize DynMetadata over its dyn SomeTrait type
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Add size_of, align_of, and layout methods to DynMetadata
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Add ptr::from_raw_parts, ptr::from_raw_parts_mut, and NonNull::from_raw_parts
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Add to_raw_parts methods to *const, *mut, and NonNull
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Use new pointer metadata API inside libcore instead of manual transmutes
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More doc-comments for pointer metadata APIs
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Fix libcore unit tests in stage 0
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Fix intra-doc link to raw pointer method
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Add a ThinBox library as a libcore test for pointer metadata APIs
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Pointer metadata: add tracking issue number
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Use local path for already-imported function

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