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Re:Examining ARM vs. x86 Memory Models with Rust by zamalek on Saturday June 27, 2020 @12:33PM (#23662798)
> in C that would mean a null pointer

It's a Rust-ism. In Rust there is no null.

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Re:Examining ARM vs. x86 Memory Models with Rust by M2Ys4U on Saturday June 27, 2020 @03:53PM (#23664173)
Raw pointers in Rust can be null.

(star)const T and (star)mut T both have an is_null method and there is std::ptr::null and std::ptr::null_mut available to create null pointers.

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