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Document that slices cannot be larger than isize::MAX bytes
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Fixes #53676.
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tbu- committed Sep 4, 2018
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/// them from other data. You can obtain a pointer that is usable as `data`
/// for zero-length slices using [`NonNull::dangling()`].
///
/// The total size of the slice must be no larger than `isize::MAX` **bytes**
/// in memory. See the safety documentation of [`pointer::offset`].
///
/// # Caveat
///
/// The lifetime for the returned slice is inferred from its usage. To
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/// ```
///
/// [`NonNull::dangling()`]: ../../std/ptr/struct.NonNull.html#method.dangling
/// [`pointer::offset`]: ../../std/primitive.pointer.html#method.offset
#[inline]
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub unsafe fn from_raw_parts<'a, T>(data: *const T, len: usize) -> &'a [T] {
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