Simplify pointer usage in Buffer::format method#67
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Perhaps this could have been expressed more naturally as a reference transmute: mem::transmute::<&mut Buffer, &mut <I as private::Sealed>::Buffer>(self) |
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Reference transmutes are discouraged by clippy. warning: transmute from a reference to a reference
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108 | mem::transmute::<&mut Buffer, &mut <I as private::Sealed>::Buffer>(self)
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `&mut *(self as *mut Buffer as *mut <I as private::Sealed>::Buffer)`
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= help: for further information visit https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#transmute_ptr_to_ptr |
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We are basically doing a reference transmute here, just via a raw pointer. If this is somehow unsound, the code should be refactored. |
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