Trait nom::lib::std::prelude::v1::v1::Sync1.0.0[][src]

#[lang = "sync"]
pub unsafe auto trait Sync { }

Types for which it is safe to share references between threads.

This trait is automatically implemented when the compiler determines it's appropriate.

The precise definition is: a type T is Sync if and only if &T is Send. In other words, if there is no possibility of undefined behavior (including data races) when passing &T references between threads.

As one would expect, primitive types like u8 and f64 are all Sync, and so are simple aggregate types containing them, like tuples, structs and enums. More examples of basic Sync types include "immutable" types like &T, and those with simple inherited mutability, such as Box<T>, Vec<T> and most other collection types. (Generic parameters need to be Sync for their container to be Sync.)

A somewhat surprising consequence of the definition is that &mut T is Sync (if T is Sync) even though it seems like that might provide unsynchronized mutation. The trick is that a mutable reference behind a shared reference (that is, & &mut T) becomes read-only, as if it were a & &T. Hence there is no risk of a data race.

Types that are not Sync are those that have "interior mutability" in a non-thread-safe form, such as cell::Cell and cell::RefCell. These types allow for mutation of their contents even through an immutable, shared reference. For example the set method on Cell<T> takes &self, so it requires only a shared reference &Cell<T>. The method performs no synchronization, thus Cell cannot be Sync.

Another example of a non-Sync type is the reference-counting pointer rc::Rc. Given any reference &Rc<T>, you can clone a new Rc<T>, modifying the reference counts in a non-atomic way.

For cases when one does need thread-safe interior mutability, Rust provides atomic data types, as well as explicit locking via sync::Mutex and sync::RwLock. These types ensure that any mutation cannot cause data races, hence the types are Sync. Likewise, sync::Arc provides a thread-safe analogue of Rc.

Any types with interior mutability must also use the cell::UnsafeCell wrapper around the value(s) which can be mutated through a shared reference. Failing to doing this is undefined behavior. For example, transmute-ing from &T to &mut T is invalid.

See the Nomicon for more details about Sync.

Implementations on Foreign Types

impl<'a, T> Sync for RwLockReadGuard<'a, T> where
    T: Sync + ?Sized
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impl<T> !Sync for Receiver<T>
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impl<'a, T> Sync for MutexGuard<'a, T> where
    T: Sync + ?Sized
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impl<'a, T> Sync for RwLockWriteGuard<'a, T> where
    T: Sync + ?Sized
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impl<T> Sync for RwLock<T> where
    T: Send + Sync + ?Sized
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impl<T> Sync for Mutex<T> where
    T: Send + ?Sized
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impl Sync for Once
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impl !Sync for ArgsOs
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impl<T> Sync for Key<T>
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impl<T> !Sync for Sender<T>
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impl !Sync for Args
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impl Sync for AtomicBool
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impl<T> !Sync for Cell<T>
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impl Sync for AtomicU8
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impl Sync for AtomicU16
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impl Sync for AtomicUsize
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impl Sync for AtomicI16
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impl Sync for AtomicI64
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impl<T> !Sync for NonNull<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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NonNull pointers are not Sync because the data they reference may be aliased.

impl<T> !Sync for *const T where
    T: ?Sized
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impl Sync for AtomicIsize
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impl Sync for AtomicI32
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impl Sync for AtomicI8
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impl Sync for AtomicU32
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impl Sync for AtomicU64
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impl<T> !Sync for *mut T where
    T: ?Sized
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impl<T> !Sync for UnsafeCell<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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impl<T> Sync for AtomicPtr<T>
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impl<T> !Sync for RefCell<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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impl<T> Sync for Arc<T> where
    T: Send + Sync + ?Sized
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impl<T> !Sync for Weak<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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impl<T> Sync for Weak<T> where
    T: Send + Sync + ?Sized
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impl<T> !Sync for Rc<T> where
    T: ?Sized
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impl<T> Sync for ThreadLocal<T> where
    T: Send + ?Sized

impl<T> Sync for CachedThreadLocal<T> where
    T: Send + ?Sized

impl Sync for isize

impl Sync for i8

impl Sync for i16

impl Sync for i32

impl Sync for i64

impl Sync for i128

impl Sync for usize

impl Sync for u8

impl Sync for u16

impl Sync for u32

impl Sync for u64

impl Sync for u128

impl Sync for f32

impl Sync for f64

impl Sync for f32

impl Sync for f64

impl Sync for char

impl Sync for str

impl Sync for str

impl Sync for Argument

impl Sync for FormatSpec

impl Sync for Alignment

impl Sync for Count

impl Sync for Position

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