`KnownLayout` violates private-in-public rules in some cases
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Description
In some cases, `#[derive(KnownLayout)]` generates [code like this](https://play.rust-lang.org/?version=stable&mode=debug&edition=2021&gist=6eab52187622f8ff35e0f641aea6eb47):
```rust
trait KnownLayout {
type PointerMetadata;
}
mod foo {
use super::*;
pub struct Foo {
bar: Bar,
}
impl KnownLayout for Foo {
type PointerMetadata = ::PointerMetadata;
}
struct Bar;
impl KnownLayout for Bar {
type PointerMetadata = ();
}
}
```
This causes a private-in-public error:
```text
error[E0446]: private type `Bar` in public interface
--> src/lib.rs:13:9
|
13 | type PointerMetadata = ::PointerMetadata;
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ can't leak private type
...
16 | struct Bar;
| ---------- `Bar` declared as private
```
This is probably a rustc bug.
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