Rollup merge of #112704 - RalfJung:dont-wrap-slices, r=ChrisDenton

slice::from_raw_parts: mention no-wrap-around condition

Cc https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/83996. This probably needs to be mentioned in more places, so I am not closing that issue, but this here should help at least.

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/library/core/src/slice/raw.rs b/library/core/src/slice/raw.rs
index 052fd34d0b6..48a6eb03b5e 100644
--- a/library/core/src/slice/raw.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/slice/raw.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ use crate::ptr;
 /// * The memory referenced by the returned slice must not be mutated for the duration
 ///   of lifetime `'a`, except inside an `UnsafeCell`.
 ///
-/// * The total size `len * mem::size_of::<T>()` of the slice must be no larger than `isize::MAX`.
+/// * The total size `len * mem::size_of::<T>()` of the slice must be no larger than `isize::MAX`,
+///   and adding that size to `data` must not "wrap around" the address space.
 ///   See the safety documentation of [`pointer::offset`].
 ///
 /// # Caveat
@@ -125,7 +126,8 @@ pub const unsafe fn from_raw_parts<'a, T>(data: *const T, len: usize) -> &'a [T]
 ///   (not derived from the return value) for the duration of lifetime `'a`.
 ///   Both read and write accesses are forbidden.
 ///
-/// * The total size `len * mem::size_of::<T>()` of the slice must be no larger than `isize::MAX`.
+/// * The total size `len * mem::size_of::<T>()` of the slice must be no larger than `isize::MAX`,
+///   and adding that size to `data` must not "wrap around" the address space.
 ///   See the safety documentation of [`pointer::offset`].
 ///
 /// [valid]: ptr#safety
@@ -179,15 +181,16 @@ pub const fn from_mut<T>(s: &mut T) -> &mut [T] {
 ///   the last element, such that the offset from the end to the start pointer is
 ///   the length of the slice.
 ///
-/// * The range must contain `N` consecutive properly initialized values of type `T`:
+/// * The entire memory range of this slice must be contained within a single allocated object!
+///   Slices can never span across multiple allocated objects.
 ///
-///     * The entire memory range of this slice must be contained within a single allocated object!
-///       Slices can never span across multiple allocated objects.
+/// * The range must contain `N` consecutive properly initialized values of type `T`.
 ///
 /// * The memory referenced by the returned slice must not be mutated for the duration
 ///   of lifetime `'a`, except inside an `UnsafeCell`.
 ///
-/// * The total length of the range must be no larger than `isize::MAX`.
+/// * The total length of the range must be no larger than `isize::MAX`,
+///   and adding that size to `data` must not "wrap around" the address space.
 ///   See the safety documentation of [`pointer::offset`].
 ///
 /// Note that a range created from [`slice::as_ptr_range`] fulfills these requirements.
@@ -247,16 +250,17 @@ pub const unsafe fn from_ptr_range<'a, T>(range: Range<*const T>) -> &'a [T] {
 ///   the last element, such that the offset from the end to the start pointer is
 ///   the length of the slice.
 ///
-/// * The range must contain `N` consecutive properly initialized values of type `T`:
+/// * The entire memory range of this slice must be contained within a single allocated object!
+///   Slices can never span across multiple allocated objects.
 ///
-///     * The entire memory range of this slice must be contained within a single allocated object!
-///       Slices can never span across multiple allocated objects.
+/// * The range must contain `N` consecutive properly initialized values of type `T`.
 ///
 /// * The memory referenced by the returned slice must not be accessed through any other pointer
 ///   (not derived from the return value) for the duration of lifetime `'a`.
 ///   Both read and write accesses are forbidden.
 ///
-/// * The total length of the range must be no larger than `isize::MAX`.
+/// * The total length of the range must be no larger than `isize::MAX`,
+///   and adding that size to `data` must not "wrap around" the address space.
 ///   See the safety documentation of [`pointer::offset`].
 ///
 /// Note that a range created from [`slice::as_mut_ptr_range`] fulfills these requirements.