std: fix aliasing bug in UNIX process implementation #138896
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`CStringArray` contained both `CString`s and their pointers. Unfortunately, since `CString` uses `Box`, moving the `CString`s into the `Vec` can (under stacked borrows) invalidate the pointer to the string, meaning the resulting `Vec<*const c_char>` was, from an opsem perspective, unusable. This PR removes removes the `Vec<CString>` from `CStringArray`, instead recreating the `CString`/`CStr` from the pointers when necessary. Also,`CStringArray` is now used for the process args as well, the old implementation was suffering from the same kind of bug.
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std: fix aliasing bug in UNIX process implementation `CStringArray` contained both `CString`s and their pointers. Unfortunately, since `CString` uses `Box`, moving the `CString`s into the `Vec` can (under stacked borrows) invalidate the pointer to the string, meaning the resulting `Vec<*const c_char>` was, from an opsem perspective, unusable. This PR removes removes the `Vec<CString>` from `CStringArray`, instead recreating the `CString`/`CStr` from the pointers when necessary. Also,`CStringArray` is now used for the process args as well, the old implementation was suffering from the same kind of bug.
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Rollup of 7 pull requests Successful merges: - #138896 (std: fix aliasing bug in UNIX process implementation) - #140832 (aarch64-linux: Default to FramePointer::NonLeaf) - #141065 (Updated std doctests for wasm) - #141369 (Simplify `format_integer_with_underscore_sep`) - #141374 (make shared_helpers exe function work for both cygwin and non-cygwin hosts) - #141398 (chore: fix typos in comment) - #141457 (Update mdbook to 0.4.50) Failed merges: - #141405 (GetUserProfileDirectoryW is now documented to always store the size) r? `@ghost` `@rustbot` modify labels: rollup
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Rollup merge of #138896 - joboet:process_noalias, r=Noratrieb std: fix aliasing bug in UNIX process implementation `CStringArray` contained both `CString`s and their pointers. Unfortunately, since `CString` uses `Box`, moving the `CString`s into the `Vec` can (under stacked borrows) invalidate the pointer to the string, meaning the resulting `Vec<*const c_char>` was, from an opsem perspective, unusable. This PR removes removes the `Vec<CString>` from `CStringArray`, instead recreating the `CString`/`CStr` from the pointers when necessary. Also,`CStringArray` is now used for the process args as well, the old implementation was suffering from the same kind of bug.
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CStringArraycontained bothCStrings and their pointers. Unfortunately, sinceCStringusesBox, moving theCStrings into theVeccan (under stacked borrows) invalidate the pointer to the string, meaning the resultingVec<*const c_char>was, from an opsem perspective, unusable. This PR removes removes theVec<CString>fromCStringArray, instead recreating theCString/CStrfrom the pointers when necessary. Also,CStringArrayis now used for the process args as well, the old implementation was suffering from the same kind of bug.