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Rollup merge of #62469 - czipperz:liballoc-add-doc-links, r=GuillaumeGomez

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Add doc links to liballoc crate page
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//!
//! ## Boxed values
//!
//! The [`Box`](boxed/index.html) type is a smart pointer type. There can
//! only be one owner of a `Box`, and the owner can decide to mutate the
//! contents, which live on the heap.
//! The [`Box`] type is a smart pointer type. There can only be one owner of a
//! [`Box`], and the owner can decide to mutate the contents, which live on the
//! heap.
//!
//! This type can be sent among threads efficiently as the size of a `Box` value
//! is the same as that of a pointer. Tree-like data structures are often built
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//!
//! ## Reference counted pointers
//!
//! The [`Rc`](rc/index.html) type is a non-threadsafe reference-counted pointer
//! type intended for sharing memory within a thread. An `Rc` pointer wraps a
//! type, `T`, and only allows access to `&T`, a shared reference.
//! The [`Rc`] type is a non-threadsafe reference-counted pointer type intended
//! for sharing memory within a thread. An [`Rc`] pointer wraps a type, `T`, and
//! only allows access to `&T`, a shared reference.
//!
//! This type is useful when inherited mutability (such as using `Box`) is too
//! constraining for an application, and is often paired with the `Cell` or
//! `RefCell` types in order to allow mutation.
//! This type is useful when inherited mutability (such as using [`Box`]) is too
//! constraining for an application, and is often paired with the [`Cell`] or
//! [`RefCell`] types in order to allow mutation.
//!
//! ## Atomically reference counted pointers
//!
//! The [`Arc`](sync/index.html) type is the threadsafe equivalent of the `Rc`
//! type. It provides all the same functionality of `Rc`, except it requires
//! that the contained type `T` is shareable. Additionally, `Arc<T>` is itself
//! sendable while `Rc<T>` is not.
//! The [`Arc`] type is the threadsafe equivalent of the [`Rc`] type. It
//! provides all the same functionality of [`Rc`], except it requires that the
//! contained type `T` is shareable. Additionally, [`Arc<T>`][`Arc`] is itself
//! sendable while [`Rc<T>`][`Rc`] is not.
//!
//! This type allows for shared access to the contained data, and is often
//! paired with synchronization primitives such as mutexes to allow mutation of
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//!
//! The [`alloc`](alloc/index.html) module defines the low-level interface to the
//! default global allocator. It is not compatible with the libc allocator API.
//!
//! [`Arc`]: sync/index.html
//! [`Box`]: boxed/index.html
//! [`Cell`]: ../core/cell/index.html
//! [`Rc`]: rc/index.html
//! [`RefCell`]: ../core/cell/index.html
#![allow(unused_attributes)]
#![stable(feature = "alloc", since = "1.36.0")]