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ThreadRng::rng should be unsafeThreadRng::rng document why it is safe
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The issue is this: let mut a = thread_rng();
let mut b = a.clone();
let ra = a.rng();
let rb = b.rng();
// both ra and rb are `&mut` to the same thing!But at this point we might as well just take the simplest solution and inline it: let rng = unsafe { &mut *self.rng.get() };
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This method must be used correctly to avoid undefined behavior. Therefore, it should be `unsafe`. Instead, we just inline it and add a comment why the code is safe.
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@dhardy Thanks! I pushed a commit that gets rid of |
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Indeed, that's why the old |
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This method must be used correctly to avoid undefined behavior. Making
it
unsafecommunicates this more clearly. Note that this is a private,internal method that was and is being used soundly.
This is a followup to @RalfJung's comment in #1035.