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11 //! # The Rust core allocation library
13 //! This is the lowest level library through which allocation in Rust can be
16 //! This library, like libcore, is not intended for general usage, but rather as
17 //! a building block of other libraries. The types and interfaces in this
18 //! library are reexported through the [standard library](../std/index.html),
19 //! and should not be used through this library.
21 //! Currently, there are four major definitions in this library.
25 //! The [`Box`](boxed/index.html) type is a smart pointer type. There can
26 //! only be one owner of a `Box`, and the owner can decide to mutate the
27 //! contents, which live on the heap.
29 //! This type can be sent among threads efficiently as the size of a `Box` value
30 //! is the same as that of a pointer. Tree-like data structures are often built
31 //! with boxes because each node often has only one owner, the parent.
33 //! ## Reference counted pointers
35 //! The [`Rc`](rc/index.html) type is a non-threadsafe reference-counted pointer
36 //! type intended for sharing memory within a thread. An `Rc` pointer wraps a
37 //! type, `T`, and only allows access to `&T`, a shared reference.
39 //! This type is useful when inherited mutability (such as using `Box`) is too
40 //! constraining for an application, and is often paired with the `Cell` or
41 //! `RefCell` types in order to allow mutation.
43 //! ## Atomically reference counted pointers
45 //! The [`Arc`](arc/index.html) type is the threadsafe equivalent of the `Rc`
46 //! type. It provides all the same functionality of `Rc`, except it requires
47 //! that the contained type `T` is shareable. Additionally, `Arc<T>` is itself
48 //! sendable while `Rc<T>` is not.
50 //! This types allows for shared access to the contained data, and is often
51 //! paired with synchronization primitives such as mutexes to allow mutation of
54 //! ## Heap interfaces
56 //! The [`heap`](heap/index.html) module defines the low-level interface to the
57 //! default global allocator. It is not compatible with the libc allocator API.
59 #![crate_name = "alloc"]
60 #![crate_type = "rlib"]
61 #![allow(unused_attributes)]
62 #![unstable(feature = "alloc",
63 reason
= "this library is unlikely to be stabilized in its current \
66 #![doc(html_logo_url = "https://www.rust-lang.org/logos/rust-logo-128x128-blk-v2.png",
67 html_favicon_url
= "https://doc.rust-lang.org/favicon.ico",
68 html_root_url
= "https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/",
69 issue_tracker_base_url
= "https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/",
70 test(no_crate_inject
, attr(allow(unused_variables
), deny(warnings
))))]
73 #![cfg_attr(not(stage0), deny(warnings))]
75 #![feature(allocator)]
76 #![feature(box_syntax)]
77 #![feature(coerce_unsized)]
79 #![feature(core_intrinsics)]
80 #![feature(custom_attribute)]
81 #![feature(dropck_parametricity)]
82 #![feature(fundamental)]
83 #![feature(lang_items)]
84 #![feature(needs_allocator)]
85 #![feature(optin_builtin_traits)]
86 #![feature(placement_in_syntax)]
88 #![feature(staged_api)]
89 #![feature(unboxed_closures)]
91 #![feature(unsafe_no_drop_flag, filling_drop)]
93 #![feature(extended_compare_and_swap)]
95 #![cfg_attr(not(test), feature(raw, fn_traits, placement_new_protocol))]
96 #![cfg_attr(test, feature(test, box_heap))]
98 // Allow testing this library
104 // Heaps provided for low-level allocation strategies
108 // Primitive types using the heaps above
110 // Need to conditionally define the mod from `boxed.rs` to avoid
111 // duplicating the lang-items when building in test cfg; but also need
112 // to allow code to have `use boxed::HEAP;`
113 // and `use boxed::Box;` declarations.
118 pub use std
::boxed
::{Box, HEAP}
;