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r: 32333
b: refs/heads/dist-snap
c: f03ed73
h: refs/heads/master
i:
  32331: a175774
v: v3

Author: pcwalton

[refs]

@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ refs/tags/release-0.1: 1f5c5126e96c79d22cb7862f75304136e204f105
 refs/heads/ndm: f3868061cd7988080c30d6d5bf352a5a5fe2460b
 refs/heads/try2: d0c6ce338884ee21843f4b40bf6bf18d222ce5df
 refs/heads/incoming: d9317a174e434d4c99fc1a37fd7dc0d2f5328d37
-refs/heads/dist-snap: 1397c83f11c647ba6f9e1362ac551d4454682947
+refs/heads/dist-snap: f03ed73c5efdd209907ad353b334a0c6cf474bc7
 refs/tags/release-0.2: c870d2dffb391e14efb05aa27898f1f6333a9596
 refs/tags/release-0.3: b5f0d0f648d9a6153664837026ba1be43d3e2503

branches/dist-snap/src/libcore/ptr.rs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 export addr_of;
 export to_unsafe_ptr;
+export to_mut_unsafe_ptr;
 export mut_addr_of;
 export offset;
 export const_offset;
@@ -132,14 +133,22 @@ unsafe fn memset<T>(dst: *mut T, c: int, count: uint)  {
   Transform a region pointer - &T - to an unsafe pointer - *T.
   This is safe, but is implemented with an unsafe block due to
   reinterpret_cast.
-
-  ("assimilate" because it makes the pointer forget its region.)
 */
 #[inline(always)]
 fn to_unsafe_ptr<T>(thing: &T) -> *T unsafe {
     unsafe::reinterpret_cast(&thing)
 }
 
+/**
+  Transform a mutable region pointer - &mut T - to a mutable unsafe pointer -
+  *mut T. This is safe, but is implemented with an unsafe block due to
+  reinterpret_cast.
+*/
+#[inline(always)]
+fn to_mut_unsafe_ptr<T>(thing: &mut T) -> *mut T unsafe {
+    unsafe::reinterpret_cast(thing)
+}
+
 /**
   Cast a region pointer - &T - to a uint.
   This is safe, but is implemented with an unsafe block due to