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adds [*mut|*const] ptr::set_ptr_value I propose the addition of these two functions to `*mut T` and `*const T`, respectively. The motivation for this is primarily byte-wise pointer arithmetic on (potentially) fat pointers, i.e. for types with a `T: ?Sized` bound. A concrete use-case has been discussed in [this](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/byte-wise-fat-pointer-arithmetic/12739) thread. TL;DR: Currently, byte-wise pointer arithmetic with potentially fat pointers in not possible in either stable or nightly Rust without making assumptions about the layout of fat pointers, which is currently still an implementation detail and not formally stabilized. This PR adds one function to `*mut T` and `*const T` each, allowing to circumvent this restriction without exposing any internal implementation details. One possible alternative would be to add specific byte-wise pointer arithmetic functions to the two pointer types in addition to the already existing count-wise functions. However, I feel this fairly niche use case does not warrant adding a whole set of new functions like `add_bytes`, `offset_bytes`, `wrapping_offset_bytes`, etc. (times two, one for each pointer type) to `libcore`. |
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