@@ -1050,10 +1050,6 @@ pub type PlaceElem<'tcx> = ProjectionElem<Local, Ty<'tcx>>;
10501050/// there may be other effects: if the type has a validity constraint loading the place might be UB
10511051/// if the validity constraint is not met.
10521052///
1053- /// **Needs clarification:** Ralf proposes that loading a place not have side-effects.
1054- /// This is what is implemented in miri today. Are these the semantics we want for MIR? Is this
1055- /// something we can even decide without knowing more about Rust's memory model?
1056- ///
10571053/// **Needs clarification:** Is loading a place that has its variant index set well-formed? Miri
10581054/// currently implements it, but it seems like this may be something to check against in the
10591055/// validator.
@@ -1071,6 +1067,16 @@ pub enum Operand<'tcx> {
10711067 /// in [UCG#188]. You should not emit MIR that may attempt a subsequent second load of this
10721068 /// place without first re-initializing it.
10731069 ///
1070+ /// **Needs clarification:** The operational impact of `Move` is unclear. Currently (both in
1071+ /// Miri and codegen) it has no effect at all unless it appears in an argument to `Call`; for
1072+ /// `Call` it allows the argument to be passed to the callee "in-place", i.e. the callee might
1073+ /// just get a reference to this place instead of a full copy. Miri implements this with a
1074+ /// combination of aliasing model "protectors" and putting `uninit` into the place. Ralf
1075+ /// proposes that we don't want these semantics for `Move` in regular assignments, because
1076+ /// loading a place should not have side-effects, and the aliasing model "protectors" are
1077+ /// inherently tied to a function call. Are these the semantics we want for MIR? Is this
1078+ /// something we can even decide without knowing more about Rust's memory model?
1079+ ///
10741080 /// [UCG#188]: https://github.com/rust-lang/unsafe-code-guidelines/issues/188
10751081 Move ( Place < ' tcx > ) ,
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