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32 changes: 17 additions & 15 deletions src/liballoc/arc.rs
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/// [`RwLock`][rwlock], or one of the [`Atomic`][atomic] types.
///
/// `Arc` uses atomic operations for reference counting, so `Arc`s can be
/// sent between threads. In other words, `Arc<T>` implements [`Send`][send]
/// as long as `T` implements `Send` and [`Sync`][sync]. The disadvantage is
/// sent between threads. In other words, `Arc<T>` implements [`Send`]
/// as long as `T` implements [`Send`] and [`Sync`][sync]. The disadvantage is
/// that atomic operations are more expensive than ordinary memory accesses.
/// If you are not sharing reference-counted values between threads, consider
/// using [`rc::Rc`][rc] for lower overhead. `Rc` is a safe default, because
/// the compiler will catch any attempt to send an `Rc` between threads.
/// using [`rc::Rc`] for lower overhead. [`Rc`] is a safe default, because
/// the compiler will catch any attempt to send an [`Rc`] between threads.
/// However, a library might choose `Arc` in order to give library consumers
/// more flexibility.
///
/// The [`downgrade`][downgrade] method can be used to create a non-owning
/// [`Weak`][weak] pointer. A `Weak` pointer can be [`upgrade`][upgrade]d
/// to an `Arc`, but this will return [`None`][option] if the value has
/// already been dropped.
/// [`Weak`][weak] pointer. A [`Weak`][weak] pointer can be [`upgrade`][upgrade]d
/// to an `Arc`, but this will return [`None`] if the value has already been
/// dropped.
///
/// A cycle between `Arc` pointers will never be deallocated. For this reason,
/// `Weak` is used to break cycles. For example, a tree could have strong
/// `Arc` pointers from parent nodes to children, and `Weak` pointers from
/// children back to their parents.
/// [`Weak`][weak] is used to break cycles. For example, a tree could have
/// strong `Arc` pointers from parent nodes to children, and [`Weak`][weak]
/// pointers from children back to their parents.
///
/// `Arc<T>` automatically dereferences to `T` (via the [`Deref`][deref] trait),
/// so you can call `T`'s methods on a value of type `Arc<T>`. To avoid name
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/// Arc::downgrade(&my_arc);
/// ```
///
/// `Weak<T>` does not auto-dereference to `T`, because the value may have
/// [`Weak<T>`][weak] does not auto-dereference to `T`, because the value may have
/// already been destroyed.
///
/// [arc]: struct.Arc.html
/// [weak]: struct.Weak.html
/// [rc]: ../../std/rc/struct.Rc.html
/// [`Rc`]: ../../std/rc/struct.Rc.html
/// [clone]: ../../std/clone/trait.Clone.html#tymethod.clone
/// [mutex]: ../../std/sync/struct.Mutex.html
/// [rwlock]: ../../std/sync/struct.RwLock.html
/// [atomic]: ../../std/sync/atomic/index.html
/// [send]: ../../std/marker/trait.Send.html
/// [`Send`]: ../../std/marker/trait.Send.html
/// [sync]: ../../std/marker/trait.Sync.html
/// [deref]: ../../std/ops/trait.Deref.html
/// [downgrade]: struct.Arc.html#method.downgrade
/// [upgrade]: struct.Weak.html#method.upgrade
/// [option]: ../../std/option/enum.Option.html
/// [`None`]: ../../std/option/enum.Option.html#variant.None
/// [assoc]: ../../book/method-syntax.html#associated-functions
///
/// # Examples
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/// }
/// ```
///
/// Sharing a mutable `AtomicUsize`:
/// Sharing a mutable [`AtomicUsize`]:
///
/// [`AtomicUsize`]: ../../std/sync/atomic/struct.AtomicUsize.html
///
/// ```no_run
/// use std::sync::Arc;
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