Broken Unsize bound in generic function in nightly-2026-08-22.
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Description
The following code snippet compiled with nightly-2026-08-21 but does not since 2026-08-22.
In the std::ptr::write() line, the compiler pretends it gets a U while o is a T.
There is no error without the Unsize<> bound on from_sized.
#![feature(unsize)]
use std::marker::{PhantomData, Unsize};
pub struct Ptr<T: ?Sized> {
_phantom: PhantomData<T>,
}
impl<U: ?Sized> Ptr<U> {
unsafe fn get(&self) -> *mut () {
unimplemented!()
}
pub fn from_sized<T: Unsize<U>>(self, o: T) -> Self {
unsafe {
let data = self.get() as *mut T;
std::ptr::write(data, o);
todo!()
}
}
}
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Start with the provided minimal reproducer, comparing nightly-2026-08-21 and nightly-2026-08-22, and inspect the handling of the Unsize bound around std::ptr::write(). Trace why the compiler treats the pointer as U while the value is T. Done means the reproducer has consistent, correct type checking and a regression test covers the behavior.
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- rust
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- compilers
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- Bug
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