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Idea / Pre-RFC: Null-free pointer and Zeroable reference

Rust Internals [Unofficial] March 7, 2026
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There already exists a mechanism to access address 0, so "there needs to be a way to access address 0" is not a rationale for adding something new. Anything beyond that is a matter of tradeoffs (ergonomics, performance, etc) for various groups of users.

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