Move away from the ad-hoc NoDrop unions

src/libcollections/lib.rs

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #![feature(heap_api)]
 #![feature(inclusive_range)]
 #![feature(lang_items)]
+#![feature(manually_drop)]
 #![feature(nonzero)]
 #![feature(pattern)]
 #![feature(placement_in)]

src/libcollections/slice.rs

@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ fn insert_head<T, F>(v: &mut [T], is_less: &mut F)
             //    performance than with the 2nd method.
             //
             // All methods were benchmarked, and the 3rd showed best results. So we chose that one.
-            let mut tmp = NoDrop { value: ptr::read(&v[0]) };
+            let mut tmp = mem::ManuallyDrop::new(ptr::read(&v[0]));
 
             // Intermediate state of the insertion process is always tracked by `hole`, which
             // serves two purposes:
@@ -1571,13 +1571,13 @@ fn insert_head<T, F>(v: &mut [T], is_less: &mut F)
             // fill the hole in `v` with `tmp`, thus ensuring that `v` still holds every object it
             // initially held exactly once.
             let mut hole = InsertionHole {
-                src: &mut tmp.value,
+                src: &mut *tmp,
                 dest: &mut v[1],
             };
             ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(&v[1], &mut v[0], 1);
 
             for i in 2..v.len() {
-                if !is_less(&v[i], &tmp.value) {
+                if !is_less(&v[i], &*tmp) {
                     break;
                 }
                 ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(&v[i], &mut v[i - 1], 1);
@@ -1587,12 +1587,6 @@ fn insert_head<T, F>(v: &mut [T], is_less: &mut F)
         }
     }
 
-    // Holds a value, but never drops it.
-    #[allow(unions_with_drop_fields)]
-    union NoDrop<T> {
-        value: T
-    }
-
     // When dropped, copies from `src` into `dest`.
     struct InsertionHole<T> {
         src: *mut T,

src/libcore/slice/sort.rs

@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ use cmp;
 use mem;
 use ptr;
 
-/// Holds a value, but never drops it.
-#[allow(unions_with_drop_fields)]
-union NoDrop<T> {
-    value: T
-}
-
 /// When dropped, copies from `src` into `dest`.
 struct CopyOnDrop<T> {
     src: *mut T,
@@ -49,15 +43,15 @@ fn shift_head<T, F>(v: &mut [T], is_less: &mut F)
             // Read the first element into a stack-allocated variable. If a following comparison
             // operation panics, `hole` will get dropped and automatically write the element back
             // into the slice.
-            let mut tmp = NoDrop { value: ptr::read(v.get_unchecked(0)) };
+            let mut tmp = mem::ManuallyDrop::new(ptr::read(v.get_unchecked(0)));
             let mut hole = CopyOnDrop {
-                src: &mut tmp.value,
+                src: &mut *tmp,
                 dest: v.get_unchecked_mut(1),
             };
             ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(v.get_unchecked(1), v.get_unchecked_mut(0), 1);
 
             for i in 2..len {
-                if !is_less(v.get_unchecked(i), &tmp.value) {
+                if !is_less(v.get_unchecked(i), &*tmp) {
                     break;
                 }
 
@@ -81,15 +75,15 @@ fn shift_tail<T, F>(v: &mut [T], is_less: &mut F)
             // Read the last element into a stack-allocated variable. If a following comparison
             // operation panics, `hole` will get dropped and automatically write the element back
             // into the slice.
-            let mut tmp = NoDrop { value: ptr::read(v.get_unchecked(len - 1)) };
+            let mut tmp = mem::ManuallyDrop::new(ptr::read(v.get_unchecked(len - 1)));
             let mut hole = CopyOnDrop {
-                src: &mut tmp.value,
+                src: &mut *tmp,
                 dest: v.get_unchecked_mut(len - 2),
             };
             ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(v.get_unchecked(len - 2), v.get_unchecked_mut(len - 1), 1);
 
             for i in (0..len-2).rev() {
-                if !is_less(&tmp.value, v.get_unchecked(i)) {
+                if !is_less(&*tmp, v.get_unchecked(i)) {
                     break;
                 }
 
@@ -403,12 +397,12 @@ fn partition<T, F>(v: &mut [T], pivot: usize, is_less: &mut F) -> (usize, bool)
 
         // Read the pivot into a stack-allocated variable for efficiency. If a following comparison
         // operation panics, the pivot will be automatically written back into the slice.
-        let mut tmp = NoDrop { value: unsafe { ptr::read(pivot) } };
+        let mut tmp = mem::ManuallyDrop::new(unsafe { ptr::read(pivot) });
         let _pivot_guard = CopyOnDrop {
-            src: unsafe { &mut tmp.value },
+            src: &mut *tmp,
             dest: pivot,
         };
-        let pivot = unsafe { &tmp.value };
+        let pivot = &*tmp;
 
         // Find the first pair of out-of-order elements.
         let mut l = 0;
@@ -452,12 +446,12 @@ fn partition_equal<T, F>(v: &mut [T], pivot: usize, is_less: &mut F) -> usize
 
     // Read the pivot into a stack-allocated variable for efficiency. If a following comparison
     // operation panics, the pivot will be automatically written back into the slice.
-    let mut tmp = NoDrop { value: unsafe { ptr::read(pivot) } };
+    let mut tmp = mem::ManuallyDrop::new(unsafe { ptr::read(pivot) });
     let _pivot_guard = CopyOnDrop {
-        src: unsafe { &mut tmp.value },
+        src: &mut *tmp,
         dest: pivot,
     };
-    let pivot = unsafe { &tmp.value };
+    let pivot = &*tmp;
 
     // Now partition the slice.
     let mut l = 0;

src/librustc_data_structures/array_vec.rs

@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ use std::fmt;
 use std::mem;
 use std::collections::range::RangeArgument;
 use std::collections::Bound::{Excluded, Included, Unbounded};
+use std::mem::ManuallyDrop;
 
 pub unsafe trait Array {
     type Element;
-    type PartialStorage: Default + Unsize<[ManuallyDrop<Self::Element>]>;
+    type PartialStorage: Unsize<[ManuallyDrop<Self::Element>]>;
     const LEN: usize;
 }
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ impl<A: Array> ArrayVec<A> {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         ArrayVec {
             count: 0,
-            values: Default::default(),
+            values: unsafe { ::std::mem::uninitialized() },
         }
     }
 
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ impl<A: Array> ArrayVec<A> {
     /// Panics when the stack vector is full.
     pub fn push(&mut self, el: A::Element) {
         let arr = &mut self.values as &mut [ManuallyDrop<_>];
-        arr[self.count] = ManuallyDrop { value: el };
+        arr[self.count] = ManuallyDrop::new(el);
         self.count += 1;
     }
 
@@ -90,8 +91,8 @@ impl<A: Array> ArrayVec<A> {
             let arr = &mut self.values as &mut [ManuallyDrop<_>];
             self.count -= 1;
             unsafe {
-                let value = ptr::read(&arr[self.count]);
-                Some(value.value)
+                let value = ptr::read(&*arr[self.count]);
+                Some(value)
             }
         } else {
             None
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ impl<A: Array> Iterator for Iter<A> {
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<A::Element> {
         let arr = &self.store as &[ManuallyDrop<_>];
         unsafe {
-            self.indices.next().map(|i| ptr::read(&arr[i]).value)
+            self.indices.next().map(|i| ptr::read(&*arr[i]))
         }
     }
 
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ impl<'a, A: Array> Iterator for Drain<'a, A> {
 
     #[inline]
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<A::Element> {
-        self.iter.next().map(|elt| unsafe { ptr::read(elt as *const ManuallyDrop<_>).value })
+        self.iter.next().map(|elt| unsafe { ptr::read(&**elt) })
     }
 
     fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
@@ -295,25 +296,3 @@ impl<'a, A: Array> IntoIterator for &'a mut ArrayVec<A> {
         self.iter_mut()
     }
 }
-
-// FIXME: This should use repr(transparent) from rust-lang/rfcs#1758.
-#[allow(unions_with_drop_fields)]
-pub union ManuallyDrop<T> {
-    value: T,
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    empty: (),
-}
-
-impl<T> ManuallyDrop<T> {
-    fn new() -> ManuallyDrop<T> {
-        ManuallyDrop {
-            empty: ()
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T> Default for ManuallyDrop<T> {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        ManuallyDrop::new()
-    }
-}

src/librustc_data_structures/lib.rs

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #![feature(conservative_impl_trait)]
 #![feature(discriminant_value)]
 #![feature(specialization)]
+#![feature(manually_drop)]
 
 #![cfg_attr(unix, feature(libc))]
 #![cfg_attr(test, feature(test))]