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Stabilize box_into_pin #97397

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23 changes: 21 additions & 2 deletions library/alloc/src/boxed.rs
Expand Up @@ -1175,14 +1175,33 @@ impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> Box<T, A> {
/// This conversion does not allocate on the heap and happens in place.
///
/// This is also available via [`From`].
#[unstable(feature = "box_into_pin", issue = "62370")]
///
/// # Notes
///
/// It's not recommended that crates add an impl like `From<Box<T>> for Pin<T>`,
/// as it'll introduce an ambiguity when calling `Pin::from`.
/// A demonstration of such a poor impl is shown below.
///
/// ```compile_fail
/// # use std::pin::Pin;
/// struct Foo; // A type defined in this crate.
/// impl From<Box<()>> for Pin<Foo> {
/// fn from(_: Box<()>) -> Pin<Foo> {
/// Pin::new(Foo)
/// }
/// }
///
/// let foo = Box::new(());
/// let bar = Pin::from(foo);
/// ```
#[stable(feature = "box_into_pin", since = "1.63.0")]
#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_box", issue = "92521")]
pub const fn into_pin(boxed: Self) -> Pin<Self>
where
A: 'static,
{
// It's not possible to move or replace the insides of a `Pin<Box<T>>`
// when `T: !Unpin`, so it's safe to pin it directly without any
// when `T: !Unpin`, so it's safe to pin it directly without any
// additional requirements.
unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(boxed) }
}
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