rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-clippy
`missing_safety_doc` lint doesn't trigger on `extern` block function declarations
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Description
extern "C" {
pub fn __aeabi_memcpy(dest: *mut u8, src: *const u8, byte_count: usize);
}
This doesn't trigger the missing_safety_doc lint, though it probably should.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the shown Rust example with the missing_safety_doc lint and inspect the lint's handling of extern block function declarations. Done means the declaration triggers the lint with the expected safety-documentation diagnostic, with coverage in the relevant Clippy lint tests.
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- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 1-2 days
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