@@ -363,12 +363,12 @@ mod prim_unit { }
363363/// *[See also the `std::ptr` module](ptr/index.html).*
364364///
365365/// Working with raw pointers in Rust is uncommon, typically limited to a few patterns.
366- /// Raw pointers can be unaligned or [`null`] when unused . However, when a raw pointer is
366+ /// Raw pointers can be unaligned or [`null`]. However, when a raw pointer is
367367/// dereferenced (using the `*` operator), it must be non-null and aligned.
368368///
369369/// Storing through a raw pointer using `*ptr = data` calls `drop` on the old value, so
370370/// [`write`] must be used if the type has drop glue and memory is not already
371- /// initialized--- otherwise `drop` would be called on the uninitialized memory.
371+ /// initialized - otherwise `drop` would be called on the uninitialized memory.
372372///
373373/// Use the [`null`] and [`null_mut`] functions to create null pointers, and the
374374/// [`is_null`] method of the `*const T` and `*mut T` types to check for null.
@@ -898,7 +898,10 @@ mod prim_usize { }
898898/// operators on a value, or by using a `ref` or `ref mut` pattern.
899899///
900900/// For those familiar with pointers, a reference is just a pointer that is assumed to be
901- /// aligned, not null, and pointing to valid (initialized) memory.
901+ /// aligned, not null, and pointing to memory containing a valid value of `T` - for example,
902+ /// `&bool` can only point to an allocation containing the integer values `1` (`true`) or `0`
903+ /// (`false`), but the behavior of creating a `&bool` that points to an allocation containing
904+ /// the value `3` is undefined.
902905/// In fact, `Option<&T>` has the same memory representation as a
903906/// nullable but aligned pointer, and can be passed across FFI boundaries as such.
904907///
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