rust/tests/fail/branchless-select-i128-pointer.rs
2022-06-29 21:31:27 -04:00

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Rust

use std::mem::transmute;
#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
type TwoPtrs = i64;
#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "64")]
type TwoPtrs = i128;
fn main() {
for &my_bool in &[true, false] {
let mask = -(my_bool as TwoPtrs); // false -> 0, true -> -1 aka !0
// This is branchless code to select one or the other pointer.
// However, it drops provenance when transmuting to TwoPtrs, so this is UB.
let val = unsafe {
transmute::<_, &str>(
//~^ ERROR constructing invalid value: encountered a dangling reference
!mask & transmute::<_, TwoPtrs>("false !")
| mask & transmute::<_, TwoPtrs>("true !"),
)
};
println!("{}", val);
}
}