Traverse-Research / Traverse-Research/gpu-allocator

`Allocator::new` should be unsafe

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Description

Allocator::new should not be safe because there is no guarantee the caller has made sure the ash::Device outlives the allocator.

The AllocatorCreateDesc also needs to be populated so that the instance is the one which created the physical device and the device was created from the physical device.

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Research direction

Locate Allocator::new and AllocatorCreateDesc in the Rust crate, then inspect how the ash::Device, instance, physical device, and device relationships are represented. The work is done when construction requires the appropriate safety contract and AllocatorCreateDesc records the instance and device provenance described in the issue.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
computer-graphics
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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