other-reprs: `Option` is FFI-safe, even though it's an enum

See also the improper_ctypes lint, specifically is_repr_nullable_ptr in
src/librustc_lint/types.rs.
pull/13/head
Geoffrey Thomas 8 years ago
parent 616b98444f
commit 7753a3cc8a

@ -23,8 +23,15 @@ passed through the FFI boundary.
C, and is explicitly contrary to the behavior of an empty type in C++, which
still consumes a byte of space.
* DSTs, tuples, and tagged unions are not a concept in C and as such are never
FFI safe.
* DST pointers (fat pointers), tuples, and enums with data (that is, non-C-like
enums) are not a concept in C, and as such are never FFI-safe.
* As an exception to the rule on enum with data, `Option<&T>` is
FFI-safe if `*const T` is FFI-safe, and they have the same
representation, using the null-pointer optimization: `Some<&T>` is
represented as the pointer, and `None` is represented as a null
pointer. (This rule applies to any enum defined the same way as
libcore's `Option` type, and using the default repr.)
* Tuple structs are like structs with regards to `repr(C)`, as the only
difference from a struct is that the fields arent named.

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