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1 //! Types that pin data to its location in memory.
2 //!
3 //! It is sometimes useful to have objects that are guaranteed not to move,
4 //! in the sense that their placement in memory does not change, and can thus be relied upon.
5 //! A prime example of such a scenario would be building self-referential structs,
6 //! as moving an object with pointers to itself will invalidate them, which could cause undefined
7 //! behavior.
8 //!
9 //! At a high level, a <code>[Pin]\<P></code> ensures that the pointee of any pointer type
10 //! `P` has a stable location in memory, meaning it cannot be moved elsewhere
11 //! and its memory cannot be deallocated until it gets dropped. We say that the
12 //! pointee is "pinned". Things get more subtle when discussing types that
13 //! combine pinned with non-pinned data; [see below](#projections-and-structural-pinning)
14 //! for more details.
15 //!
16 //! By default, all types in Rust are movable. Rust allows passing all types by-value,
17 //! and common smart-pointer types such as <code>[Box]\<T></code> and <code>[&mut] T</code> allow
18 //! replacing and moving the values they contain: you can move out of a <code>[Box]\<T></code>,
19 //! or you can use [`mem::swap`]. <code>[Pin]\<P></code> wraps a pointer type `P`, so
20 //! <code>[Pin]<[Box]\<T>></code> functions much like a regular <code>[Box]\<T></code>:
21 //! when a <code>[Pin]<[Box]\<T>></code> gets dropped, so do its contents, and the memory gets
22 //! deallocated. Similarly, <code>[Pin]<[&mut] T></code> is a lot like <code>[&mut] T</code>.
23 //! However, <code>[Pin]\<P></code> does not let clients actually obtain a <code>[Box]\<T></code>
24 //! or <code>[&mut] T</code> to pinned data, which implies that you cannot use operations such
25 //! as [`mem::swap`]:
26 //!
27 //! ```
28 //! use std::pin::Pin;
29 //! fn swap_pins<T>(x: Pin<&mut T>, y: Pin<&mut T>) {
30 //!     // `mem::swap` needs `&mut T`, but we cannot get it.
31 //!     // We are stuck, we cannot swap the contents of these references.
32 //!     // We could use `Pin::get_unchecked_mut`, but that is unsafe for a reason:
33 //!     // we are not allowed to use it for moving things out of the `Pin`.
34 //! }
35 //! ```
36 //!
37 //! It is worth reiterating that <code>[Pin]\<P></code> does *not* change the fact that a Rust
38 //! compiler considers all types movable. [`mem::swap`] remains callable for any `T`. Instead,
39 //! <code>[Pin]\<P></code> prevents certain *values* (pointed to by pointers wrapped in
40 //! <code>[Pin]\<P></code>) from being moved by making it impossible to call methods that require
41 //! <code>[&mut] T</code> on them (like [`mem::swap`]).
42 //!
43 //! <code>[Pin]\<P></code> can be used to wrap any pointer type `P`, and as such it interacts with
44 //! [`Deref`] and [`DerefMut`]. A <code>[Pin]\<P></code> where <code>P: [Deref]</code> should be
45 //! considered as a "`P`-style pointer" to a pinned <code>P::[Target]</code> – so, a
46 //! <code>[Pin]<[Box]\<T>></code> is an owned pointer to a pinned `T`, and a
47 //! <code>[Pin]<[Rc]\<T>></code> is a reference-counted pointer to a pinned `T`.
48 //! For correctness, <code>[Pin]\<P></code> relies on the implementations of [`Deref`] and
49 //! [`DerefMut`] not to move out of their `self` parameter, and only ever to
50 //! return a pointer to pinned data when they are called on a pinned pointer.
51 //!
52 //! # `Unpin`
53 //!
54 //! Many types are always freely movable, even when pinned, because they do not
55 //! rely on having a stable address. This includes all the basic types (like
56 //! [`bool`], [`i32`], and references) as well as types consisting solely of these
57 //! types. Types that do not care about pinning implement the [`Unpin`]
58 //! auto-trait, which cancels the effect of <code>[Pin]\<P></code>. For <code>T: [Unpin]</code>,
59 //! <code>[Pin]<[Box]\<T>></code> and <code>[Box]\<T></code> function identically, as do
60 //! <code>[Pin]<[&mut] T></code> and <code>[&mut] T</code>.
61 //!
62 //! Note that pinning and [`Unpin`] only affect the pointed-to type <code>P::[Target]</code>,
63 //! not the pointer type `P` itself that got wrapped in <code>[Pin]\<P></code>. For example,
64 //! whether or not <code>[Box]\<T></code> is [`Unpin`] has no effect on the behavior of
65 //! <code>[Pin]<[Box]\<T>></code> (here, `T` is the pointed-to type).
66 //!
67 //! # Example: self-referential struct
68 //!
69 //! Before we go into more details to explain the guarantees and choices
70 //! associated with <code>[Pin]\<P></code>, we discuss some examples for how it might be used.
71 //! Feel free to [skip to where the theoretical discussion continues](#drop-guarantee).
72 //!
73 //! ```rust
74 //! use std::pin::Pin;
75 //! use std::marker::PhantomPinned;
76 //! use std::ptr::NonNull;
77 //!
78 //! // This is a self-referential struct because the slice field points to the data field.
79 //! // We cannot inform the compiler about that with a normal reference,
80 //! // as this pattern cannot be described with the usual borrowing rules.
81 //! // Instead we use a raw pointer, though one which is known not to be null,
82 //! // as we know it's pointing at the string.
83 //! struct Unmovable {
84 //!     data: String,
85 //!     slice: NonNull<String>,
86 //!     _pin: PhantomPinned,
87 //! }
88 //!
89 //! impl Unmovable {
90 //!     // To ensure the data doesn't move when the function returns,
91 //!     // we place it in the heap where it will stay for the lifetime of the object,
92 //!     // and the only way to access it would be through a pointer to it.
93 //!     fn new(data: String) -> Pin<Box<Self>> {
94 //!         let res = Unmovable {
95 //!             data,
96 //!             // we only create the pointer once the data is in place
97 //!             // otherwise it will have already moved before we even started
98 //!             slice: NonNull::dangling(),
99 //!             _pin: PhantomPinned,
100 //!         };
101 //!         let mut boxed = Box::pin(res);
102 //!
103 //!         let slice = NonNull::from(&boxed.data);
104 //!         // we know this is safe because modifying a field doesn't move the whole struct
105 //!         unsafe {
106 //!             let mut_ref: Pin<&mut Self> = Pin::as_mut(&mut boxed);
107 //!             Pin::get_unchecked_mut(mut_ref).slice = slice;
108 //!         }
109 //!         boxed
110 //!     }
111 //! }
112 //!
113 //! let unmoved = Unmovable::new("hello".to_string());
114 //! // The pointer should point to the correct location,
115 //! // so long as the struct hasn't moved.
116 //! // Meanwhile, we are free to move the pointer around.
117 //! # #[allow(unused_mut)]
118 //! let mut still_unmoved = unmoved;
119 //! assert_eq!(still_unmoved.slice, NonNull::from(&still_unmoved.data));
120 //!
121 //! // Since our type doesn't implement Unpin, this will fail to compile:
122 //! // let mut new_unmoved = Unmovable::new("world".to_string());
123 //! // std::mem::swap(&mut *still_unmoved, &mut *new_unmoved);
124 //! ```
125 //!
126 //! # Example: intrusive doubly-linked list
127 //!
128 //! In an intrusive doubly-linked list, the collection does not actually allocate
129 //! the memory for the elements itself. Allocation is controlled by the clients,
130 //! and elements can live on a stack frame that lives shorter than the collection does.
131 //!
132 //! To make this work, every element has pointers to its predecessor and successor in
133 //! the list. Elements can only be added when they are pinned, because moving the elements
134 //! around would invalidate the pointers. Moreover, the [`Drop`][Drop] implementation of a linked
135 //! list element will patch the pointers of its predecessor and successor to remove itself
136 //! from the list.
137 //!
138 //! Crucially, we have to be able to rely on [`drop`] being called. If an element
139 //! could be deallocated or otherwise invalidated without calling [`drop`], the pointers into it
140 //! from its neighboring elements would become invalid, which would break the data structure.
141 //!
142 //! Therefore, pinning also comes with a [`drop`]-related guarantee.
143 //!
144 //! # `Drop` guarantee
145 //!
146 //! The purpose of pinning is to be able to rely on the placement of some data in memory.
147 //! To make this work, not just moving the data is restricted; deallocating, repurposing, or
148 //! otherwise invalidating the memory used to store the data is restricted, too.
149 //! Concretely, for pinned data you have to maintain the invariant
150 //! that *its memory will not get invalidated or repurposed from the moment it gets pinned until
151 //! when [`drop`] is called*.  Only once [`drop`] returns or panics, the memory may be reused.
152 //!
153 //! Memory can be "invalidated" by deallocation, but also by
154 //! replacing a <code>[Some]\(v)</code> by [`None`], or calling [`Vec::set_len`] to "kill" some
155 //! elements off of a vector. It can be repurposed by using [`ptr::write`] to overwrite it without
156 //! calling the destructor first. None of this is allowed for pinned data without calling [`drop`].
157 //!
158 //! This is exactly the kind of guarantee that the intrusive linked list from the previous
159 //! section needs to function correctly.
160 //!
161 //! Notice that this guarantee does *not* mean that memory does not leak! It is still
162 //! completely okay to not ever call [`drop`] on a pinned element (e.g., you can still
163 //! call [`mem::forget`] on a <code>[Pin]<[Box]\<T>></code>). In the example of the doubly-linked
164 //! list, that element would just stay in the list. However you must not free or reuse the storage
165 //! *without calling [`drop`]*.
166 //!
167 //! # `Drop` implementation
168 //!
169 //! If your type uses pinning (such as the two examples above), you have to be careful
170 //! when implementing [`Drop`][Drop]. The [`drop`] function takes <code>[&mut] self</code>, but this
171 //! is called *even if your type was previously pinned*! It is as if the
172 //! compiler automatically called [`Pin::get_unchecked_mut`].
173 //!
174 //! This can never cause a problem in safe code because implementing a type that
175 //! relies on pinning requires unsafe code, but be aware that deciding to make
176 //! use of pinning in your type (for example by implementing some operation on
177 //! <code>[Pin]<[&]Self></code> or <code>[Pin]<[&mut] Self></code>) has consequences for your
178 //! [`Drop`][Drop] implementation as well: if an element of your type could have been pinned,
179 //! you must treat [`Drop`][Drop] as implicitly taking <code>[Pin]<[&mut] Self></code>.
180 //!
181 //! For example, you could implement [`Drop`][Drop] as follows:
182 //!
183 //! ```rust,no_run
184 //! # use std::pin::Pin;
185 //! # struct Type { }
186 //! impl Drop for Type {
187 //!     fn drop(&mut self) {
188 //!         // `new_unchecked` is okay because we know this value is never used
189 //!         // again after being dropped.
190 //!         inner_drop(unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(self)});
191 //!         fn inner_drop(this: Pin<&mut Type>) {
192 //!             // Actual drop code goes here.
193 //!         }
194 //!     }
195 //! }
196 //! ```
197 //!
198 //! The function `inner_drop` has the type that [`drop`] *should* have, so this makes sure that
199 //! you do not accidentally use `self`/`this` in a way that is in conflict with pinning.
200 //!
201 //! Moreover, if your type is `#[repr(packed)]`, the compiler will automatically
202 //! move fields around to be able to drop them. It might even do
203 //! that for fields that happen to be sufficiently aligned. As a consequence, you cannot use
204 //! pinning with a `#[repr(packed)]` type.
205 //!
206 //! # Projections and Structural Pinning
207 //!
208 //! When working with pinned structs, the question arises how one can access the
209 //! fields of that struct in a method that takes just <code>[Pin]<[&mut] Struct></code>.
210 //! The usual approach is to write helper methods (so called *projections*)
211 //! that turn <code>[Pin]<[&mut] Struct></code> into a reference to the field, but what type should
212 //! that reference have? Is it <code>[Pin]<[&mut] Field></code> or <code>[&mut] Field</code>?
213 //! The same question arises with the fields of an `enum`, and also when considering
214 //! container/wrapper types such as <code>[Vec]\<T></code>, <code>[Box]\<T></code>,
215 //! or <code>[RefCell]\<T></code>. (This question applies to both mutable and shared references,
216 //! we just use the more common case of mutable references here for illustration.)
217 //!
218 //! It turns out that it is actually up to the author of the data structure to decide whether
219 //! the pinned projection for a particular field turns <code>[Pin]<[&mut] Struct></code>
220 //! into <code>[Pin]<[&mut] Field></code> or <code>[&mut] Field</code>. There are some
221 //! constraints though, and the most important constraint is *consistency*:
222 //! every field can be *either* projected to a pinned reference, *or* have
223 //! pinning removed as part of the projection. If both are done for the same field,
224 //! that will likely be unsound!
225 //!
226 //! As the author of a data structure you get to decide for each field whether pinning
227 //! "propagates" to this field or not. Pinning that propagates is also called "structural",
228 //! because it follows the structure of the type.
229 //! In the following subsections, we describe the considerations that have to be made
230 //! for either choice.
231 //!
232 //! ## Pinning *is not* structural for `field`
233 //!
234 //! It may seem counter-intuitive that the field of a pinned struct might not be pinned,
235 //! but that is actually the easiest choice: if a <code>[Pin]<[&mut] Field></code> is never created,
236 //! nothing can go wrong! So, if you decide that some field does not have structural pinning,
237 //! all you have to ensure is that you never create a pinned reference to that field.
238 //!
239 //! Fields without structural pinning may have a projection method that turns
240 //! <code>[Pin]<[&mut] Struct></code> into <code>[&mut] Field</code>:
241 //!
242 //! ```rust,no_run
243 //! # use std::pin::Pin;
244 //! # type Field = i32;
245 //! # struct Struct { field: Field }
246 //! impl Struct {
247 //!     fn pin_get_field(self: Pin<&mut Self>) -> &mut Field {
248 //!         // This is okay because `field` is never considered pinned.
249 //!         unsafe { &mut self.get_unchecked_mut().field }
250 //!     }
251 //! }
252 //! ```
253 //!
254 //! You may also <code>impl [Unpin] for Struct</code> *even if* the type of `field`
255 //! is not [`Unpin`]. What that type thinks about pinning is not relevant
256 //! when no <code>[Pin]<[&mut] Field></code> is ever created.
257 //!
258 //! ## Pinning *is* structural for `field`
259 //!
260 //! The other option is to decide that pinning is "structural" for `field`,
261 //! meaning that if the struct is pinned then so is the field.
262 //!
263 //! This allows writing a projection that creates a <code>[Pin]<[&mut] Field></code>, thus
264 //! witnessing that the field is pinned:
265 //!
266 //! ```rust,no_run
267 //! # use std::pin::Pin;
268 //! # type Field = i32;
269 //! # struct Struct { field: Field }
270 //! impl Struct {
271 //!     fn pin_get_field(self: Pin<&mut Self>) -> Pin<&mut Field> {
272 //!         // This is okay because `field` is pinned when `self` is.
273 //!         unsafe { self.map_unchecked_mut(|s| &mut s.field) }
274 //!     }
275 //! }
276 //! ```
277 //!
278 //! However, structural pinning comes with a few extra requirements:
279 //!
280 //! 1.  The struct must only be [`Unpin`] if all the structural fields are
281 //!     [`Unpin`]. This is the default, but [`Unpin`] is a safe trait, so as the author of
282 //!     the struct it is your responsibility *not* to add something like
283 //!     <code>impl\<T> [Unpin] for Struct\<T></code>. (Notice that adding a projection operation
284 //!     requires unsafe code, so the fact that [`Unpin`] is a safe trait does not break
285 //!     the principle that you only have to worry about any of this if you use [`unsafe`].)
286 //! 2.  The destructor of the struct must not move structural fields out of its argument. This
287 //!     is the exact point that was raised in the [previous section][drop-impl]: [`drop`] takes
288 //!     <code>[&mut] self</code>, but the struct (and hence its fields) might have been pinned
289 //!     before. You have to guarantee that you do not move a field inside your [`Drop`][Drop]
290 //!     implementation. In particular, as explained previously, this means that your struct
291 //!     must *not* be `#[repr(packed)]`.
292 //!     See that section for how to write [`drop`] in a way that the compiler can help you
293 //!     not accidentally break pinning.
294 //! 3.  You must make sure that you uphold the [`Drop` guarantee][drop-guarantee]:
295 //!     once your struct is pinned, the memory that contains the
296 //!     content is not overwritten or deallocated without calling the content's destructors.
297 //!     This can be tricky, as witnessed by <code>[VecDeque]\<T></code>: the destructor of
298 //!     <code>[VecDeque]\<T></code> can fail to call [`drop`] on all elements if one of the
299 //!     destructors panics. This violates the [`Drop`][Drop] guarantee, because it can lead to
300 //!     elements being deallocated without their destructor being called.
301 //!     (<code>[VecDeque]\<T></code> has no pinning projections, so this
302 //!     does not cause unsoundness.)
303 //! 4.  You must not offer any other operations that could lead to data being moved out of
304 //!     the structural fields when your type is pinned. For example, if the struct contains an
305 //!     <code>[Option]\<T></code> and there is a [`take`][Option::take]-like operation with type
306 //!     <code>fn([Pin]<[&mut] Struct\<T>>) -> [Option]\<T></code>,
307 //!     that operation can be used to move a `T` out of a pinned `Struct<T>` – which means
308 //!     pinning cannot be structural for the field holding this data.
309 //!
310 //!     For a more complex example of moving data out of a pinned type,
311 //!     imagine if <code>[RefCell]\<T></code> had a method
312 //!     <code>fn get_pin_mut(self: [Pin]<[&mut] Self>) -> [Pin]<[&mut] T></code>.
313 //!     Then we could do the following:
314 //!     ```compile_fail
315 //!     fn exploit_ref_cell<T>(rc: Pin<&mut RefCell<T>>) {
316 //!         { let p = rc.as_mut().get_pin_mut(); } // Here we get pinned access to the `T`.
317 //!         let rc_shr: &RefCell<T> = rc.into_ref().get_ref();
318 //!         let b = rc_shr.borrow_mut();
319 //!         let content = &mut *b; // And here we have `&mut T` to the same data.
320 //!     }
321 //!     ```
322 //!     This is catastrophic, it means we can first pin the content of the
323 //!     <code>[RefCell]\<T></code> (using <code>[RefCell]::get_pin_mut</code>) and then move that
324 //!     content using the mutable reference we got later.
325 //!
326 //! ## Examples
327 //!
328 //! For a type like <code>[Vec]\<T></code>, both possibilities (structural pinning or not) make
329 //! sense. A <code>[Vec]\<T></code> with structural pinning could have `get_pin`/`get_pin_mut`
330 //! methods to get pinned references to elements. However, it could *not* allow calling
331 //! [`pop`][Vec::pop] on a pinned <code>[Vec]\<T></code> because that would move the (structurally
332 //! pinned) contents! Nor could it allow [`push`][Vec::push], which might reallocate and thus also
333 //! move the contents.
334 //!
335 //! A <code>[Vec]\<T></code> without structural pinning could
336 //! <code>impl\<T> [Unpin] for [Vec]\<T></code>, because the contents are never pinned
337 //! and the <code>[Vec]\<T></code> itself is fine with being moved as well.
338 //! At that point pinning just has no effect on the vector at all.
339 //!
340 //! In the standard library, pointer types generally do not have structural pinning,
341 //! and thus they do not offer pinning projections. This is why <code>[Box]\<T>: [Unpin]</code>
342 //! holds for all `T`. It makes sense to do this for pointer types, because moving the
343 //! <code>[Box]\<T></code> does not actually move the `T`: the <code>[Box]\<T></code> can be freely
344 //! movable (aka [`Unpin`]) even if the `T` is not. In fact, even <code>[Pin]<[Box]\<T>></code> and
345 //! <code>[Pin]<[&mut] T></code> are always [`Unpin`] themselves, for the same reason:
346 //! their contents (the `T`) are pinned, but the pointers themselves can be moved without moving
347 //! the pinned data. For both <code>[Box]\<T></code> and <code>[Pin]<[Box]\<T>></code>,
348 //! whether the content is pinned is entirely independent of whether the
349 //! pointer is pinned, meaning pinning is *not* structural.
350 //!
351 //! When implementing a [`Future`] combinator, you will usually need structural pinning
352 //! for the nested futures, as you need to get pinned references to them to call [`poll`].
353 //! But if your combinator contains any other data that does not need to be pinned,
354 //! you can make those fields not structural and hence freely access them with a
355 //! mutable reference even when you just have <code>[Pin]<[&mut] Self></code> (such as in your own
356 //! [`poll`] implementation).
357 //!
358 //! [Deref]: crate::ops::Deref "ops::Deref"
359 //! [`Deref`]: crate::ops::Deref "ops::Deref"
360 //! [Target]: crate::ops::Deref::Target "ops::Deref::Target"
361 //! [`DerefMut`]: crate::ops::DerefMut "ops::DerefMut"
362 //! [`mem::swap`]: crate::mem::swap "mem::swap"
363 //! [`mem::forget`]: crate::mem::forget "mem::forget"
364 //! [Vec]: ../../std/vec/struct.Vec.html "Vec"
365 //! [`Vec::set_len`]: ../../std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.set_len "Vec::set_len"
366 //! [Box]: ../../std/boxed/struct.Box.html "Box"
367 //! [Vec::pop]: ../../std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.pop "Vec::pop"
368 //! [Vec::push]: ../../std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.push "Vec::push"
369 //! [Rc]: ../../std/rc/struct.Rc.html "rc::Rc"
370 //! [RefCell]: crate::cell::RefCell "cell::RefCell"
371 //! [`drop`]: Drop::drop
372 //! [VecDeque]: ../../std/collections/struct.VecDeque.html "collections::VecDeque"
373 //! [`ptr::write`]: crate::ptr::write "ptr::write"
374 //! [`Future`]: crate::future::Future "future::Future"
375 //! [drop-impl]: #drop-implementation
376 //! [drop-guarantee]: #drop-guarantee
377 //! [`poll`]: crate::future::Future::poll "future::Future::poll"
378 //! [&]: reference "shared reference"
379 //! [&mut]: reference "mutable reference"
380 //! [`unsafe`]: ../../std/keyword.unsafe.html "keyword unsafe"
381 
382 #![stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
383 
384 use crate::cmp::{self, PartialEq, PartialOrd};
385 use crate::fmt;
386 use crate::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
387 use crate::marker::{Sized, Unpin};
388 use crate::ops::{CoerceUnsized, Deref, DerefMut, DispatchFromDyn, Receiver};
389 
390 /// A pinned pointer.
391 ///
392 /// This is a wrapper around a kind of pointer which makes that pointer "pin" its
393 /// value in place, preventing the value referenced by that pointer from being moved
394 /// unless it implements [`Unpin`].
395 ///
396 /// `Pin<P>` is guaranteed to have the same memory layout and ABI as `P`.
397 ///
398 /// *See the [`pin` module] documentation for an explanation of pinning.*
399 ///
400 /// [`pin` module]: self
401 //
402 // Note: the `Clone` derive below causes unsoundness as it's possible to implement
403 // `Clone` for mutable references.
404 // See <https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/unsoundness-in-pin/11311> for more details.
405 #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
406 #[lang = "pin"]
407 #[fundamental]
408 #[repr(transparent)]
409 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
410 pub struct Pin<P> {
411     // FIXME(#93176): this field is made `#[unstable] #[doc(hidden)] pub` to:
412     //   - deter downstream users from accessing it (which would be unsound!),
413     //   - let the `pin!` macro access it (such a macro requires using struct
414     //     literal syntax in order to benefit from lifetime extension).
415     // Long-term, `unsafe` fields or macro hygiene are expected to offer more robust alternatives.
416     #[unstable(feature = "unsafe_pin_internals", issue = "none")]
417     #[doc(hidden)]
418     pub pointer: P,
419 }
420 
421 // The following implementations aren't derived in order to avoid soundness
422 // issues. `&self.pointer` should not be accessible to untrusted trait
423 // implementations.
424 //
425 // See <https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/unsoundness-in-pin/11311/73> for more details.
426 
427 #[stable(feature = "pin_trait_impls", since = "1.41.0")]
428 impl<P: Deref, Q: Deref> PartialEq<Pin<Q>> for Pin<P>
429 where
430     P::Target: PartialEq<Q::Target>,
431 {
eq(&self, other: &Pin<Q>) -> bool432     fn eq(&self, other: &Pin<Q>) -> bool {
433         P::Target::eq(self, other)
434     }
435 
ne(&self, other: &Pin<Q>) -> bool436     fn ne(&self, other: &Pin<Q>) -> bool {
437         P::Target::ne(self, other)
438     }
439 }
440 
441 #[stable(feature = "pin_trait_impls", since = "1.41.0")]
442 impl<P: Deref<Target: Eq>> Eq for Pin<P> {}
443 
444 #[stable(feature = "pin_trait_impls", since = "1.41.0")]
445 impl<P: Deref, Q: Deref> PartialOrd<Pin<Q>> for Pin<P>
446 where
447     P::Target: PartialOrd<Q::Target>,
448 {
partial_cmp(&self, other: &Pin<Q>) -> Option<cmp::Ordering>449     fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Pin<Q>) -> Option<cmp::Ordering> {
450         P::Target::partial_cmp(self, other)
451     }
452 
lt(&self, other: &Pin<Q>) -> bool453     fn lt(&self, other: &Pin<Q>) -> bool {
454         P::Target::lt(self, other)
455     }
456 
le(&self, other: &Pin<Q>) -> bool457     fn le(&self, other: &Pin<Q>) -> bool {
458         P::Target::le(self, other)
459     }
460 
gt(&self, other: &Pin<Q>) -> bool461     fn gt(&self, other: &Pin<Q>) -> bool {
462         P::Target::gt(self, other)
463     }
464 
ge(&self, other: &Pin<Q>) -> bool465     fn ge(&self, other: &Pin<Q>) -> bool {
466         P::Target::ge(self, other)
467     }
468 }
469 
470 #[stable(feature = "pin_trait_impls", since = "1.41.0")]
471 impl<P: Deref<Target: Ord>> Ord for Pin<P> {
cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> cmp::Ordering472     fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> cmp::Ordering {
473         P::Target::cmp(self, other)
474     }
475 }
476 
477 #[stable(feature = "pin_trait_impls", since = "1.41.0")]
478 impl<P: Deref<Target: Hash>> Hash for Pin<P> {
hash<H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H)479     fn hash<H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
480         P::Target::hash(self, state);
481     }
482 }
483 
484 impl<P: Deref<Target: Unpin>> Pin<P> {
485     /// Construct a new `Pin<P>` around a pointer to some data of a type that
486     /// implements [`Unpin`].
487     ///
488     /// Unlike `Pin::new_unchecked`, this method is safe because the pointer
489     /// `P` dereferences to an [`Unpin`] type, which cancels the pinning guarantees.
490     ///
491     /// # Examples
492     ///
493     /// ```
494     /// use std::pin::Pin;
495     ///
496     /// let mut val: u8 = 5;
497     /// // We can pin the value, since it doesn't care about being moved
498     /// let mut pinned: Pin<&mut u8> = Pin::new(&mut val);
499     /// ```
500     #[inline(always)]
501     #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_pin", issue = "76654")]
502     #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
new(pointer: P) -> Pin<P>503     pub const fn new(pointer: P) -> Pin<P> {
504         // SAFETY: the value pointed to is `Unpin`, and so has no requirements
505         // around pinning.
506         unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(pointer) }
507     }
508 
509     /// Unwraps this `Pin<P>` returning the underlying pointer.
510     ///
511     /// This requires that the data inside this `Pin` implements [`Unpin`] so that we
512     /// can ignore the pinning invariants when unwrapping it.
513     ///
514     /// # Examples
515     ///
516     /// ```
517     /// use std::pin::Pin;
518     ///
519     /// let mut val: u8 = 5;
520     /// let pinned: Pin<&mut u8> = Pin::new(&mut val);
521     /// // Unwrap the pin to get a reference to the value
522     /// let r = Pin::into_inner(pinned);
523     /// assert_eq!(*r, 5);
524     /// ```
525     #[inline(always)]
526     #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_pin", issue = "76654")]
527     #[stable(feature = "pin_into_inner", since = "1.39.0")]
into_inner(pin: Pin<P>) -> P528     pub const fn into_inner(pin: Pin<P>) -> P {
529         pin.pointer
530     }
531 }
532 
533 impl<P: Deref> Pin<P> {
534     /// Construct a new `Pin<P>` around a reference to some data of a type that
535     /// may or may not implement `Unpin`.
536     ///
537     /// If `pointer` dereferences to an `Unpin` type, `Pin::new` should be used
538     /// instead.
539     ///
540     /// # Safety
541     ///
542     /// This constructor is unsafe because we cannot guarantee that the data
543     /// pointed to by `pointer` is pinned, meaning that the data will not be moved or
544     /// its storage invalidated until it gets dropped. If the constructed `Pin<P>` does
545     /// not guarantee that the data `P` points to is pinned, that is a violation of
546     /// the API contract and may lead to undefined behavior in later (safe) operations.
547     ///
548     /// By using this method, you are making a promise about the `P::Deref` and
549     /// `P::DerefMut` implementations, if they exist. Most importantly, they
550     /// must not move out of their `self` arguments: `Pin::as_mut` and `Pin::as_ref`
551     /// will call `DerefMut::deref_mut` and `Deref::deref` *on the pinned pointer*
552     /// and expect these methods to uphold the pinning invariants.
553     /// Moreover, by calling this method you promise that the reference `P`
554     /// dereferences to will not be moved out of again; in particular, it
555     /// must not be possible to obtain a `&mut P::Target` and then
556     /// move out of that reference (using, for example [`mem::swap`]).
557     ///
558     /// For example, calling `Pin::new_unchecked` on an `&'a mut T` is unsafe because
559     /// while you are able to pin it for the given lifetime `'a`, you have no control
560     /// over whether it is kept pinned once `'a` ends:
561     /// ```
562     /// use std::mem;
563     /// use std::pin::Pin;
564     ///
565     /// fn move_pinned_ref<T>(mut a: T, mut b: T) {
566     ///     unsafe {
567     ///         let p: Pin<&mut T> = Pin::new_unchecked(&mut a);
568     ///         // This should mean the pointee `a` can never move again.
569     ///     }
570     ///     mem::swap(&mut a, &mut b); // Potential UB down the road ⚠️
571     ///     // The address of `a` changed to `b`'s stack slot, so `a` got moved even
572     ///     // though we have previously pinned it! We have violated the pinning API contract.
573     /// }
574     /// ```
575     /// A value, once pinned, must remain pinned forever (unless its type implements `Unpin`).
576     ///
577     /// Similarly, calling `Pin::new_unchecked` on an `Rc<T>` is unsafe because there could be
578     /// aliases to the same data that are not subject to the pinning restrictions:
579     /// ```
580     /// use std::rc::Rc;
581     /// use std::pin::Pin;
582     ///
583     /// fn move_pinned_rc<T>(mut x: Rc<T>) {
584     ///     let pinned = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(Rc::clone(&x)) };
585     ///     {
586     ///         let p: Pin<&T> = pinned.as_ref();
587     ///         // This should mean the pointee can never move again.
588     ///     }
589     ///     drop(pinned);
590     ///     let content = Rc::get_mut(&mut x).unwrap(); // Potential UB down the road ⚠️
591     ///     // Now, if `x` was the only reference, we have a mutable reference to
592     ///     // data that we pinned above, which we could use to move it as we have
593     ///     // seen in the previous example. We have violated the pinning API contract.
594     ///  }
595     ///  ```
596     ///
597     /// ## Pinning of closure captures
598     ///
599     /// Particular care is required when using `Pin::new_unchecked` in a closure:
600     /// `Pin::new_unchecked(&mut var)` where `var` is a by-value (moved) closure capture
601     /// implicitly makes the promise that the closure itself is pinned, and that *all* uses
602     /// of this closure capture respect that pinning.
603     /// ```
604     /// use std::pin::Pin;
605     /// use std::task::Context;
606     /// use std::future::Future;
607     ///
608     /// fn move_pinned_closure(mut x: impl Future, cx: &mut Context<'_>) {
609     ///     // Create a closure that moves `x`, and then internally uses it in a pinned way.
610     ///     let mut closure = move || unsafe {
611     ///         let _ignore = Pin::new_unchecked(&mut x).poll(cx);
612     ///     };
613     ///     // Call the closure, so the future can assume it has been pinned.
614     ///     closure();
615     ///     // Move the closure somewhere else. This also moves `x`!
616     ///     let mut moved = closure;
617     ///     // Calling it again means we polled the future from two different locations,
618     ///     // violating the pinning API contract.
619     ///     moved(); // Potential UB ⚠️
620     /// }
621     /// ```
622     /// When passing a closure to another API, it might be moving the closure any time, so
623     /// `Pin::new_unchecked` on closure captures may only be used if the API explicitly documents
624     /// that the closure is pinned.
625     ///
626     /// The better alternative is to avoid all that trouble and do the pinning in the outer function
627     /// instead (here using the [`pin!`][crate::pin::pin] macro):
628     /// ```
629     /// use std::pin::pin;
630     /// use std::task::Context;
631     /// use std::future::Future;
632     ///
633     /// fn move_pinned_closure(mut x: impl Future, cx: &mut Context<'_>) {
634     ///     let mut x = pin!(x);
635     ///     // Create a closure that captures `x: Pin<&mut _>`, which is safe to move.
636     ///     let mut closure = move || {
637     ///         let _ignore = x.as_mut().poll(cx);
638     ///     };
639     ///     // Call the closure, so the future can assume it has been pinned.
640     ///     closure();
641     ///     // Move the closure somewhere else.
642     ///     let mut moved = closure;
643     ///     // Calling it again here is fine (except that we might be polling a future that already
644     ///     // returned `Poll::Ready`, but that is a separate problem).
645     ///     moved();
646     /// }
647     /// ```
648     ///
649     /// [`mem::swap`]: crate::mem::swap
650     #[lang = "new_unchecked"]
651     #[inline(always)]
652     #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_pin", issue = "76654")]
653     #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
new_unchecked(pointer: P) -> Pin<P>654     pub const unsafe fn new_unchecked(pointer: P) -> Pin<P> {
655         Pin { pointer }
656     }
657 
658     /// Gets a pinned shared reference from this pinned pointer.
659     ///
660     /// This is a generic method to go from `&Pin<Pointer<T>>` to `Pin<&T>`.
661     /// It is safe because, as part of the contract of `Pin::new_unchecked`,
662     /// the pointee cannot move after `Pin<Pointer<T>>` got created.
663     /// "Malicious" implementations of `Pointer::Deref` are likewise
664     /// ruled out by the contract of `Pin::new_unchecked`.
665     #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
666     #[inline(always)]
as_ref(&self) -> Pin<&P::Target>667     pub fn as_ref(&self) -> Pin<&P::Target> {
668         // SAFETY: see documentation on this function
669         unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(&*self.pointer) }
670     }
671 
672     /// Unwraps this `Pin<P>` returning the underlying pointer.
673     ///
674     /// # Safety
675     ///
676     /// This function is unsafe. You must guarantee that you will continue to
677     /// treat the pointer `P` as pinned after you call this function, so that
678     /// the invariants on the `Pin` type can be upheld. If the code using the
679     /// resulting `P` does not continue to maintain the pinning invariants that
680     /// is a violation of the API contract and may lead to undefined behavior in
681     /// later (safe) operations.
682     ///
683     /// If the underlying data is [`Unpin`], [`Pin::into_inner`] should be used
684     /// instead.
685     #[inline(always)]
686     #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_pin", issue = "76654")]
687     #[stable(feature = "pin_into_inner", since = "1.39.0")]
into_inner_unchecked(pin: Pin<P>) -> P688     pub const unsafe fn into_inner_unchecked(pin: Pin<P>) -> P {
689         pin.pointer
690     }
691 }
692 
693 impl<P: DerefMut> Pin<P> {
694     /// Gets a pinned mutable reference from this pinned pointer.
695     ///
696     /// This is a generic method to go from `&mut Pin<Pointer<T>>` to `Pin<&mut T>`.
697     /// It is safe because, as part of the contract of `Pin::new_unchecked`,
698     /// the pointee cannot move after `Pin<Pointer<T>>` got created.
699     /// "Malicious" implementations of `Pointer::DerefMut` are likewise
700     /// ruled out by the contract of `Pin::new_unchecked`.
701     ///
702     /// This method is useful when doing multiple calls to functions that consume the pinned type.
703     ///
704     /// # Example
705     ///
706     /// ```
707     /// use std::pin::Pin;
708     ///
709     /// # struct Type {}
710     /// impl Type {
711     ///     fn method(self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
712     ///         // do something
713     ///     }
714     ///
715     ///     fn call_method_twice(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
716     ///         // `method` consumes `self`, so reborrow the `Pin<&mut Self>` via `as_mut`.
717     ///         self.as_mut().method();
718     ///         self.as_mut().method();
719     ///     }
720     /// }
721     /// ```
722     #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
723     #[inline(always)]
as_mut(&mut self) -> Pin<&mut P::Target>724     pub fn as_mut(&mut self) -> Pin<&mut P::Target> {
725         // SAFETY: see documentation on this function
726         unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(&mut *self.pointer) }
727     }
728 
729     /// Assigns a new value to the memory behind the pinned reference.
730     ///
731     /// This overwrites pinned data, but that is okay: its destructor gets
732     /// run before being overwritten, so no pinning guarantee is violated.
733     ///
734     /// # Example
735     ///
736     /// ```
737     /// use std::pin::Pin;
738     ///
739     /// let mut val: u8 = 5;
740     /// let mut pinned: Pin<&mut u8> = Pin::new(&mut val);
741     /// println!("{}", pinned); // 5
742     /// pinned.as_mut().set(10);
743     /// println!("{}", pinned); // 10
744     /// ```
745     #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
746     #[inline(always)]
set(&mut self, value: P::Target) where P::Target: Sized,747     pub fn set(&mut self, value: P::Target)
748     where
749         P::Target: Sized,
750     {
751         *(self.pointer) = value;
752     }
753 }
754 
755 impl<'a, T: ?Sized> Pin<&'a T> {
756     /// Constructs a new pin by mapping the interior value.
757     ///
758     /// For example, if you wanted to get a `Pin` of a field of something,
759     /// you could use this to get access to that field in one line of code.
760     /// However, there are several gotchas with these "pinning projections";
761     /// see the [`pin` module] documentation for further details on that topic.
762     ///
763     /// # Safety
764     ///
765     /// This function is unsafe. You must guarantee that the data you return
766     /// will not move so long as the argument value does not move (for example,
767     /// because it is one of the fields of that value), and also that you do
768     /// not move out of the argument you receive to the interior function.
769     ///
770     /// [`pin` module]: self#projections-and-structural-pinning
771     #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
map_unchecked<U, F>(self, func: F) -> Pin<&'a U> where U: ?Sized, F: FnOnce(&T) -> &U,772     pub unsafe fn map_unchecked<U, F>(self, func: F) -> Pin<&'a U>
773     where
774         U: ?Sized,
775         F: FnOnce(&T) -> &U,
776     {
777         let pointer = &*self.pointer;
778         let new_pointer = func(pointer);
779 
780         // SAFETY: the safety contract for `new_unchecked` must be
781         // upheld by the caller.
782         unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(new_pointer) }
783     }
784 
785     /// Gets a shared reference out of a pin.
786     ///
787     /// This is safe because it is not possible to move out of a shared reference.
788     /// It may seem like there is an issue here with interior mutability: in fact,
789     /// it *is* possible to move a `T` out of a `&RefCell<T>`. However, this is
790     /// not a problem as long as there does not also exist a `Pin<&T>` pointing
791     /// to the same data, and `RefCell<T>` does not let you create a pinned reference
792     /// to its contents. See the discussion on ["pinning projections"] for further
793     /// details.
794     ///
795     /// Note: `Pin` also implements `Deref` to the target, which can be used
796     /// to access the inner value. However, `Deref` only provides a reference
797     /// that lives for as long as the borrow of the `Pin`, not the lifetime of
798     /// the `Pin` itself. This method allows turning the `Pin` into a reference
799     /// with the same lifetime as the original `Pin`.
800     ///
801     /// ["pinning projections"]: self#projections-and-structural-pinning
802     #[inline(always)]
803     #[must_use]
804     #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_pin", issue = "76654")]
805     #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
get_ref(self) -> &'a T806     pub const fn get_ref(self) -> &'a T {
807         self.pointer
808     }
809 }
810 
811 impl<'a, T: ?Sized> Pin<&'a mut T> {
812     /// Converts this `Pin<&mut T>` into a `Pin<&T>` with the same lifetime.
813     #[inline(always)]
814     #[must_use = "`self` will be dropped if the result is not used"]
815     #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_pin", issue = "76654")]
816     #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
into_ref(self) -> Pin<&'a T>817     pub const fn into_ref(self) -> Pin<&'a T> {
818         Pin { pointer: self.pointer }
819     }
820 
821     /// Gets a mutable reference to the data inside of this `Pin`.
822     ///
823     /// This requires that the data inside this `Pin` is `Unpin`.
824     ///
825     /// Note: `Pin` also implements `DerefMut` to the data, which can be used
826     /// to access the inner value. However, `DerefMut` only provides a reference
827     /// that lives for as long as the borrow of the `Pin`, not the lifetime of
828     /// the `Pin` itself. This method allows turning the `Pin` into a reference
829     /// with the same lifetime as the original `Pin`.
830     #[inline(always)]
831     #[must_use = "`self` will be dropped if the result is not used"]
832     #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
833     #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_pin", issue = "76654")]
get_mut(self) -> &'a mut T where T: Unpin,834     pub const fn get_mut(self) -> &'a mut T
835     where
836         T: Unpin,
837     {
838         self.pointer
839     }
840 
841     /// Gets a mutable reference to the data inside of this `Pin`.
842     ///
843     /// # Safety
844     ///
845     /// This function is unsafe. You must guarantee that you will never move
846     /// the data out of the mutable reference you receive when you call this
847     /// function, so that the invariants on the `Pin` type can be upheld.
848     ///
849     /// If the underlying data is `Unpin`, `Pin::get_mut` should be used
850     /// instead.
851     #[inline(always)]
852     #[must_use = "`self` will be dropped if the result is not used"]
853     #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
854     #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_pin", issue = "76654")]
get_unchecked_mut(self) -> &'a mut T855     pub const unsafe fn get_unchecked_mut(self) -> &'a mut T {
856         self.pointer
857     }
858 
859     /// Construct a new pin by mapping the interior value.
860     ///
861     /// For example, if you wanted to get a `Pin` of a field of something,
862     /// you could use this to get access to that field in one line of code.
863     /// However, there are several gotchas with these "pinning projections";
864     /// see the [`pin` module] documentation for further details on that topic.
865     ///
866     /// # Safety
867     ///
868     /// This function is unsafe. You must guarantee that the data you return
869     /// will not move so long as the argument value does not move (for example,
870     /// because it is one of the fields of that value), and also that you do
871     /// not move out of the argument you receive to the interior function.
872     ///
873     /// [`pin` module]: self#projections-and-structural-pinning
874     #[must_use = "`self` will be dropped if the result is not used"]
875     #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
map_unchecked_mut<U, F>(self, func: F) -> Pin<&'a mut U> where U: ?Sized, F: FnOnce(&mut T) -> &mut U,876     pub unsafe fn map_unchecked_mut<U, F>(self, func: F) -> Pin<&'a mut U>
877     where
878         U: ?Sized,
879         F: FnOnce(&mut T) -> &mut U,
880     {
881         // SAFETY: the caller is responsible for not moving the
882         // value out of this reference.
883         let pointer = unsafe { Pin::get_unchecked_mut(self) };
884         let new_pointer = func(pointer);
885         // SAFETY: as the value of `this` is guaranteed to not have
886         // been moved out, this call to `new_unchecked` is safe.
887         unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(new_pointer) }
888     }
889 }
890 
891 impl<T: ?Sized> Pin<&'static T> {
892     /// Get a pinned reference from a static reference.
893     ///
894     /// This is safe, because `T` is borrowed for the `'static` lifetime, which
895     /// never ends.
896     #[stable(feature = "pin_static_ref", since = "1.61.0")]
897     #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_pin", issue = "76654")]
static_ref(r: &'static T) -> Pin<&'static T>898     pub const fn static_ref(r: &'static T) -> Pin<&'static T> {
899         // SAFETY: The 'static borrow guarantees the data will not be
900         // moved/invalidated until it gets dropped (which is never).
901         unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(r) }
902     }
903 }
904 
905 impl<'a, P: DerefMut> Pin<&'a mut Pin<P>> {
906     /// Gets a pinned mutable reference from this nested pinned pointer.
907     ///
908     /// This is a generic method to go from `Pin<&mut Pin<Pointer<T>>>` to `Pin<&mut T>`. It is
909     /// safe because the existence of a `Pin<Pointer<T>>` ensures that the pointee, `T`, cannot
910     /// move in the future, and this method does not enable the pointee to move. "Malicious"
911     /// implementations of `P::DerefMut` are likewise ruled out by the contract of
912     /// `Pin::new_unchecked`.
913     #[unstable(feature = "pin_deref_mut", issue = "86918")]
914     #[must_use = "`self` will be dropped if the result is not used"]
915     #[inline(always)]
as_deref_mut(self) -> Pin<&'a mut P::Target>916     pub fn as_deref_mut(self) -> Pin<&'a mut P::Target> {
917         // SAFETY: What we're asserting here is that going from
918         //
919         //     Pin<&mut Pin<P>>
920         //
921         // to
922         //
923         //     Pin<&mut P::Target>
924         //
925         // is safe.
926         //
927         // We need to ensure that two things hold for that to be the case:
928         //
929         // 1) Once we give out a `Pin<&mut P::Target>`, an `&mut P::Target` will not be given out.
930         // 2) By giving out a `Pin<&mut P::Target>`, we do not risk of violating `Pin<&mut Pin<P>>`
931         //
932         // The existence of `Pin<P>` is sufficient to guarantee #1: since we already have a
933         // `Pin<P>`, it must already uphold the pinning guarantees, which must mean that
934         // `Pin<&mut P::Target>` does as well, since `Pin::as_mut` is safe. We do not have to rely
935         // on the fact that P is _also_ pinned.
936         //
937         // For #2, we need to ensure that code given a `Pin<&mut P::Target>` cannot cause the
938         // `Pin<P>` to move? That is not possible, since `Pin<&mut P::Target>` no longer retains
939         // any access to the `P` itself, much less the `Pin<P>`.
940         unsafe { self.get_unchecked_mut() }.as_mut()
941     }
942 }
943 
944 impl<T: ?Sized> Pin<&'static mut T> {
945     /// Get a pinned mutable reference from a static mutable reference.
946     ///
947     /// This is safe, because `T` is borrowed for the `'static` lifetime, which
948     /// never ends.
949     #[stable(feature = "pin_static_ref", since = "1.61.0")]
950     #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_pin", issue = "76654")]
static_mut(r: &'static mut T) -> Pin<&'static mut T>951     pub const fn static_mut(r: &'static mut T) -> Pin<&'static mut T> {
952         // SAFETY: The 'static borrow guarantees the data will not be
953         // moved/invalidated until it gets dropped (which is never).
954         unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(r) }
955     }
956 }
957 
958 #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
959 impl<P: Deref> Deref for Pin<P> {
960     type Target = P::Target;
deref(&self) -> &P::Target961     fn deref(&self) -> &P::Target {
962         Pin::get_ref(Pin::as_ref(self))
963     }
964 }
965 
966 #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
967 impl<P: DerefMut<Target: Unpin>> DerefMut for Pin<P> {
deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut P::Target968     fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut P::Target {
969         Pin::get_mut(Pin::as_mut(self))
970     }
971 }
972 
973 #[unstable(feature = "receiver_trait", issue = "none")]
974 impl<P: Receiver> Receiver for Pin<P> {}
975 
976 #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
977 impl<P: fmt::Debug> fmt::Debug for Pin<P> {
fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result978     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
979         fmt::Debug::fmt(&self.pointer, f)
980     }
981 }
982 
983 #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
984 impl<P: fmt::Display> fmt::Display for Pin<P> {
fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result985     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
986         fmt::Display::fmt(&self.pointer, f)
987     }
988 }
989 
990 #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
991 impl<P: fmt::Pointer> fmt::Pointer for Pin<P> {
fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result992     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
993         fmt::Pointer::fmt(&self.pointer, f)
994     }
995 }
996 
997 // Note: this means that any impl of `CoerceUnsized` that allows coercing from
998 // a type that impls `Deref<Target=impl !Unpin>` to a type that impls
999 // `Deref<Target=Unpin>` is unsound. Any such impl would probably be unsound
1000 // for other reasons, though, so we just need to take care not to allow such
1001 // impls to land in std.
1002 #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
1003 impl<P, U> CoerceUnsized<Pin<U>> for Pin<P> where P: CoerceUnsized<U> {}
1004 
1005 #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
1006 impl<P, U> DispatchFromDyn<Pin<U>> for Pin<P> where P: DispatchFromDyn<U> {}
1007 
1008 /// Constructs a <code>[Pin]<[&mut] T></code>, by pinning a `value: T` locally.
1009 ///
1010 /// Unlike [`Box::pin`], this does not create a new heap allocation. As explained
1011 /// below, the element might still end up on the heap however.
1012 ///
1013 /// The local pinning performed by this macro is usually dubbed "stack"-pinning.
1014 /// Outside of `async` contexts locals do indeed get stored on the stack. In
1015 /// `async` functions or blocks however, any locals crossing an `.await` point
1016 /// are part of the state captured by the `Future`, and will use the storage of
1017 /// those. That storage can either be on the heap or on the stack. Therefore,
1018 /// local pinning is a more accurate term.
1019 ///
1020 /// If the type of the given value does not implement [`Unpin`], then this macro
1021 /// pins the value in memory in a way that prevents moves. On the other hand,
1022 /// if the type does implement [`Unpin`], <code>[Pin]<[&mut] T></code> behaves
1023 /// like <code>[&mut] T</code>, and operations such as
1024 /// [`mem::replace()`][crate::mem::replace] or [`mem::take()`](crate::mem::take)
1025 /// will allow moves of the value.
1026 /// See [the `Unpin` section of the `pin` module][self#unpin] for details.
1027 ///
1028 /// ## Examples
1029 ///
1030 /// ### Basic usage
1031 ///
1032 /// ```rust
1033 /// # use core::marker::PhantomPinned as Foo;
1034 /// use core::pin::{pin, Pin};
1035 ///
1036 /// fn stuff(foo: Pin<&mut Foo>) {
1037 ///     // …
1038 ///     # let _ = foo;
1039 /// }
1040 ///
1041 /// let pinned_foo = pin!(Foo { /* … */ });
1042 /// stuff(pinned_foo);
1043 /// // or, directly:
1044 /// stuff(pin!(Foo { /* … */ }));
1045 /// ```
1046 ///
1047 /// ### Manually polling a `Future` (without `Unpin` bounds)
1048 ///
1049 /// ```rust
1050 /// use std::{
1051 ///     future::Future,
1052 ///     pin::pin,
1053 ///     task::{Context, Poll},
1054 ///     thread,
1055 /// };
1056 /// # use std::{sync::Arc, task::Wake, thread::Thread};
1057 ///
1058 /// # /// A waker that wakes up the current thread when called.
1059 /// # struct ThreadWaker(Thread);
1060 /// #
1061 /// # impl Wake for ThreadWaker {
1062 /// #     fn wake(self: Arc<Self>) {
1063 /// #         self.0.unpark();
1064 /// #     }
1065 /// # }
1066 /// #
1067 /// /// Runs a future to completion.
1068 /// fn block_on<Fut: Future>(fut: Fut) -> Fut::Output {
1069 ///     let waker_that_unparks_thread = // …
1070 ///         # Arc::new(ThreadWaker(thread::current())).into();
1071 ///     let mut cx = Context::from_waker(&waker_that_unparks_thread);
1072 ///     // Pin the future so it can be polled.
1073 ///     let mut pinned_fut = pin!(fut);
1074 ///     loop {
1075 ///         match pinned_fut.as_mut().poll(&mut cx) {
1076 ///             Poll::Pending => thread::park(),
1077 ///             Poll::Ready(res) => return res,
1078 ///         }
1079 ///     }
1080 /// }
1081 /// #
1082 /// # assert_eq!(42, block_on(async { 42 }));
1083 /// ```
1084 ///
1085 /// ### With `Generator`s
1086 ///
1087 /// ```rust
1088 /// #![feature(generators, generator_trait)]
1089 /// use core::{
1090 ///     ops::{Generator, GeneratorState},
1091 ///     pin::pin,
1092 /// };
1093 ///
1094 /// fn generator_fn() -> impl Generator<Yield = usize, Return = ()> /* not Unpin */ {
1095 ///  // Allow generator to be self-referential (not `Unpin`)
1096 ///  // vvvvvv        so that locals can cross yield points.
1097 ///     static || {
1098 ///         let foo = String::from("foo");
1099 ///         let foo_ref = &foo; // ------+
1100 ///         yield 0;                  // | <- crosses yield point!
1101 ///         println!("{foo_ref}"); // <--+
1102 ///         yield foo.len();
1103 ///     }
1104 /// }
1105 ///
1106 /// fn main() {
1107 ///     let mut generator = pin!(generator_fn());
1108 ///     match generator.as_mut().resume(()) {
1109 ///         GeneratorState::Yielded(0) => {},
1110 ///         _ => unreachable!(),
1111 ///     }
1112 ///     match generator.as_mut().resume(()) {
1113 ///         GeneratorState::Yielded(3) => {},
1114 ///         _ => unreachable!(),
1115 ///     }
1116 ///     match generator.resume(()) {
1117 ///         GeneratorState::Yielded(_) => unreachable!(),
1118 ///         GeneratorState::Complete(()) => {},
1119 ///     }
1120 /// }
1121 /// ```
1122 ///
1123 /// ## Remarks
1124 ///
1125 /// Precisely because a value is pinned to local storage, the resulting <code>[Pin]<[&mut] T></code>
1126 /// reference ends up borrowing a local tied to that block: it can't escape it.
1127 ///
1128 /// The following, for instance, fails to compile:
1129 ///
1130 /// ```rust,compile_fail
1131 /// use core::pin::{pin, Pin};
1132 /// # use core::{marker::PhantomPinned as Foo, mem::drop as stuff};
1133 ///
1134 /// let x: Pin<&mut Foo> = {
1135 ///     let x: Pin<&mut Foo> = pin!(Foo { /* … */ });
1136 ///     x
1137 /// }; // <- Foo is dropped
1138 /// stuff(x); // Error: use of dropped value
1139 /// ```
1140 ///
1141 /// <details><summary>Error message</summary>
1142 ///
1143 /// ```console
1144 /// error[E0716]: temporary value dropped while borrowed
1145 ///   --> src/main.rs:9:28
1146 ///    |
1147 /// 8  | let x: Pin<&mut Foo> = {
1148 ///    |     - borrow later stored here
1149 /// 9  |     let x: Pin<&mut Foo> = pin!(Foo { /* … */ });
1150 ///    |                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ creates a temporary value which is freed while still in use
1151 /// 10 |     x
1152 /// 11 | }; // <- Foo is dropped
1153 ///    | - temporary value is freed at the end of this statement
1154 ///    |
1155 ///    = note: consider using a `let` binding to create a longer lived value
1156 /// ```
1157 ///
1158 /// </details>
1159 ///
1160 /// This makes [`pin!`] **unsuitable to pin values when intending to _return_ them**. Instead, the
1161 /// value is expected to be passed around _unpinned_ until the point where it is to be consumed,
1162 /// where it is then useful and even sensible to pin the value locally using [`pin!`].
1163 ///
1164 /// If you really need to return a pinned value, consider using [`Box::pin`] instead.
1165 ///
1166 /// On the other hand, local pinning using [`pin!`] is likely to be cheaper than
1167 /// pinning into a fresh heap allocation using [`Box::pin`]. Moreover, by virtue of not
1168 /// requiring an allocator, [`pin!`] is the main non-`unsafe` `#![no_std]`-compatible [`Pin`]
1169 /// constructor.
1170 ///
1171 /// [`Box::pin`]: ../../std/boxed/struct.Box.html#method.pin
1172 #[stable(feature = "pin_macro", since = "1.68.0")]
1173 #[rustc_macro_transparency = "semitransparent"]
1174 #[allow_internal_unstable(unsafe_pin_internals)]
1175 pub macro pin($value:expr $(,)?) {
1176     // This is `Pin::new_unchecked(&mut { $value })`, so, for starters, let's
1177     // review such a hypothetical macro (that any user-code could define):
1178     //
1179     // ```rust
1180     // macro_rules! pin {( $value:expr ) => (
1181     //     match &mut { $value } { at_value => unsafe { // Do not wrap `$value` in an `unsafe` block.
1182     //         $crate::pin::Pin::<&mut _>::new_unchecked(at_value)
1183     //     }}
1184     // )}
1185     // ```
1186     //
1187     // Safety:
1188     //   - `type P = &mut _`. There are thus no pathological `Deref{,Mut}` impls
1189     //     that would break `Pin`'s invariants.
1190     //   - `{ $value }` is braced, making it a _block expression_, thus **moving**
1191     //     the given `$value`, and making it _become an **anonymous** temporary_.
1192     //     By virtue of being anonymous, it can no longer be accessed, thus
1193     //     preventing any attempts to `mem::replace` it or `mem::forget` it, _etc._
1194     //
1195     // This gives us a `pin!` definition that is sound, and which works, but only
1196     // in certain scenarios:
1197     //   - If the `pin!(value)` expression is _directly_ fed to a function call:
1198     //     `let poll = pin!(fut).poll(cx);`
1199     //   - If the `pin!(value)` expression is part of a scrutinee:
1200     //     ```rust
1201     //     match pin!(fut) { pinned_fut => {
1202     //         pinned_fut.as_mut().poll(...);
1203     //         pinned_fut.as_mut().poll(...);
1204     //     }} // <- `fut` is dropped here.
1205     //     ```
1206     // Alas, it doesn't work for the more straight-forward use-case: `let` bindings.
1207     // ```rust
1208     // let pinned_fut = pin!(fut); // <- temporary value is freed at the end of this statement
1209     // pinned_fut.poll(...) // error[E0716]: temporary value dropped while borrowed
1210     //                      // note: consider using a `let` binding to create a longer lived value
1211     // ```
1212     //   - Issues such as this one are the ones motivating https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/66
1213     //
1214     // This makes such a macro incredibly unergonomic in practice, and the reason most macros
1215     // out there had to take the path of being a statement/binding macro (_e.g._, `pin!(future);`)
1216     // instead of featuring the more intuitive ergonomics of an expression macro.
1217     //
1218     // Luckily, there is a way to avoid the problem. Indeed, the problem stems from the fact that a
1219     // temporary is dropped at the end of its enclosing statement when it is part of the parameters
1220     // given to function call, which has precisely been the case with our `Pin::new_unchecked()`!
1221     // For instance,
1222     // ```rust
1223     // let p = Pin::new_unchecked(&mut <temporary>);
1224     // ```
1225     // becomes:
1226     // ```rust
1227     // let p = { let mut anon = <temporary>; &mut anon };
1228     // ```
1229     //
1230     // However, when using a literal braced struct to construct the value, references to temporaries
1231     // can then be taken. This makes Rust change the lifespan of such temporaries so that they are,
1232     // instead, dropped _at the end of the enscoping block_.
1233     // For instance,
1234     // ```rust
1235     // let p = Pin { pointer: &mut <temporary> };
1236     // ```
1237     // becomes:
1238     // ```rust
1239     // let mut anon = <temporary>;
1240     // let p = Pin { pointer: &mut anon };
1241     // ```
1242     // which is *exactly* what we want.
1243     //
1244     // See https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.58.1/reference/destructors.html#temporary-lifetime-extension
1245     // for more info.
1246     $crate::pin::Pin::<&mut _> { pointer: &mut { $value } }
1247 }
1248