Forbid (or lint) shared references in statics to mutable statics.
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Description
Given:
static mut A: u8 = 0;
static B: &'static u8 = unsafe { &A };
Unless static variables are a special case, &mut A is UB (it aliases B) so the mut is moot.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100