rust: upgrade to Rust 1.77.1

This is the next upgrade to the Rust toolchain, from 1.76.0 to 1.77.1
(i.e. the latest) [1].

See the upgrade policy [2] and the comments on the first upgrade in
commit 3ed03f4da06e ("rust: upgrade to Rust 1.68.2").

# Unstable features

The `offset_of` feature (single-field `offset_of!`) that we were using
got stabilized in Rust 1.77.0 [3].

Therefore, now the only unstable features allowed to be used outside the
`kernel` crate is `new_uninit`, though other code to be upstreamed may
increase the list.

Please see [4] for details.

# Required changes

Rust 1.77.0 merged the `unused_tuple_struct_fields` lint into `dead_code`,
thus upgrading it from `allow` to `warn` [5]. In turn, this made `rustc`
complain about the `ThisModule`'s pointer field being never read, but
the previous patch adds the `as_ptr` method to it, needed by Binder [6],
so that we do not need to locally `allow` it.

# Other changes

Rust 1.77.0 introduces the `--check-cfg` feature [7], for which there
is a Call for Testing going on [8]. We were requested to test it and
we found it useful [9] -- we will likely enable it in the future.

# `alloc` upgrade and reviewing

The vast majority of changes are due to our `alloc` fork being upgraded
at once.

There are two kinds of changes to be aware of: the ones coming from
upstream, which we should follow as closely as possible, and the updates
needed in our added fallible APIs to keep them matching the newer
infallible APIs coming from upstream.

Instead of taking a look at the diff of this patch, an alternative
approach is reviewing a diff of the changes between upstream `alloc` and
the kernel's. This allows to easily inspect the kernel additions only,
especially to check if the fallible methods we already have still match
the infallible ones in the new version coming from upstream.

Another approach is reviewing the changes introduced in the additions in
the kernel fork between the two versions. This is useful to spot
potentially unintended changes to our additions.

To apply these approaches, one may follow steps similar to the following
to generate a pair of patches that show the differences between upstream
Rust and the kernel (for the subset of `alloc` we use) before and after
applying this patch:

    # Get the difference with respect to the old version.
    git -C rust checkout $(linux/scripts/min-tool-version.sh rustc)
    git -C linux ls-tree -r --name-only HEAD -- rust/alloc |
        cut -d/ -f3- |
        grep -Fv README.md |
        xargs -IPATH cp rust/library/alloc/src/PATH linux/rust/alloc/PATH
    git -C linux diff --patch-with-stat --summary -R > old.patch
    git -C linux restore rust/alloc

    # Apply this patch.
    git -C linux am rust-upgrade.patch

    # Get the difference with respect to the new version.
    git -C rust checkout $(linux/scripts/min-tool-version.sh rustc)
    git -C linux ls-tree -r --name-only HEAD -- rust/alloc |
        cut -d/ -f3- |
        grep -Fv README.md |
        xargs -IPATH cp rust/library/alloc/src/PATH linux/rust/alloc/PATH
    git -C linux diff --patch-with-stat --summary -R > new.patch
    git -C linux restore rust/alloc

Now one may check the `new.patch` to take a look at the additions (first
approach) or at the difference between those two patches (second
approach). For the latter, a side-by-side tool is recommended.

Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/stable/RELEASES.md#version-1770-2024-03-21 [1]
Link: https://rust-for-linux.com/rust-version-policy [2]
Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/118799 [3]
Link: https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux/issues/2 [4]
Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/118297 [5]
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/20231101-rust-binder-v1-2-08ba9197f637@google.com/#Z31rust:kernel:lib.rs [6]
Link: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/unstable-book/compiler-flags/check-cfg.html [7]
Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/3013#issuecomment-1936648479 [8]
Link: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/82450#issuecomment-1947462977 [9]
Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
Tested-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240217002717.57507-1-ojeda@kernel.org
[ Upgraded to 1.77.1. Removed `allow(dead_code)` thanks to the previous
  patch. Reworded accordingly. No changes to `alloc` during the beta. ]
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>

7 files changed, 157 insertions, 86 deletions

diff --git a/rust/alloc/alloc.rs b/rust/alloc/alloc.rs
index abb791cc2371..b1204f87227b 100644
--- a/rust/alloc/alloc.rs
+++ b/rust/alloc/alloc.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #![stable(feature = "alloc_module", since = "1.28.0")]
 
 #[cfg(not(test))]
-use core::intrinsics;
+use core::hint;
 
 #[cfg(not(test))]
 use core::ptr::{self, NonNull};
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ impl Global {
                 let new_size = new_layout.size();
 
                 // `realloc` probably checks for `new_size >= old_layout.size()` or something similar.
-                intrinsics::assume(new_size >= old_layout.size());
+                hint::assert_unchecked(new_size >= old_layout.size());
 
                 let raw_ptr = realloc(ptr.as_ptr(), old_layout, new_size);
                 let ptr = NonNull::new(raw_ptr).ok_or(AllocError)?;
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ unsafe impl Allocator for Global {
             // SAFETY: `new_size` is non-zero. Other conditions must be upheld by the caller
             new_size if old_layout.align() == new_layout.align() => unsafe {
                 // `realloc` probably checks for `new_size <= old_layout.size()` or something similar.
-                intrinsics::assume(new_size <= old_layout.size());
+                hint::assert_unchecked(new_size <= old_layout.size());
 
                 let raw_ptr = realloc(ptr.as_ptr(), old_layout, new_size);
                 let ptr = NonNull::new(raw_ptr).ok_or(AllocError)?;
diff --git a/rust/alloc/boxed.rs b/rust/alloc/boxed.rs
index c93a22a5c97f..5fc39dfeb8e7 100644
--- a/rust/alloc/boxed.rs
+++ b/rust/alloc/boxed.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 //! Creating a recursive data structure:
 //!
 //! ```
+//! ##[allow(dead_code)]
 //! #[derive(Debug)]
 //! enum List<T> {
 //!     Cons(T, Box<List<T>>),
@@ -194,8 +195,7 @@ mod thin;
 #[fundamental]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 // The declaration of the `Box` struct must be kept in sync with the
-// `alloc::alloc::box_free` function or ICEs will happen. See the comment
-// on `box_free` for more details.
+// compiler or ICEs will happen.
 pub struct Box<
     T: ?Sized,
     #[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")] A: Allocator = Global,
diff --git a/rust/alloc/lib.rs b/rust/alloc/lib.rs
index 36f79c075593..39afd55ec074 100644
--- a/rust/alloc/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/alloc/lib.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
 #![feature(allocator_api)]
 #![feature(array_chunks)]
 #![feature(array_into_iter_constructors)]
-#![feature(array_methods)]
 #![feature(array_windows)]
 #![feature(ascii_char)]
 #![feature(assert_matches)]
@@ -122,7 +121,6 @@
 #![feature(const_size_of_val)]
 #![feature(const_waker)]
 #![feature(core_intrinsics)]
-#![feature(core_panic)]
 #![feature(deprecated_suggestion)]
 #![feature(dispatch_from_dyn)]
 #![feature(error_generic_member_access)]
@@ -132,6 +130,7 @@
 #![feature(fmt_internals)]
 #![feature(fn_traits)]
 #![feature(hasher_prefixfree_extras)]
+#![feature(hint_assert_unchecked)]
 #![feature(inline_const)]
 #![feature(inplace_iteration)]
 #![feature(iter_advance_by)]
@@ -141,6 +140,8 @@
 #![feature(maybe_uninit_slice)]
 #![feature(maybe_uninit_uninit_array)]
 #![feature(maybe_uninit_uninit_array_transpose)]
+#![feature(non_null_convenience)]
+#![feature(panic_internals)]
 #![feature(pattern)]
 #![feature(ptr_internals)]
 #![feature(ptr_metadata)]
@@ -149,7 +150,6 @@
 #![feature(set_ptr_value)]
 #![feature(sized_type_properties)]
 #![feature(slice_from_ptr_range)]
-#![feature(slice_group_by)]
 #![feature(slice_ptr_get)]
 #![feature(slice_ptr_len)]
 #![feature(slice_range)]
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
 #![feature(const_ptr_write)]
 #![feature(const_trait_impl)]
 #![feature(const_try)]
+#![feature(decl_macro)]
 #![feature(dropck_eyepatch)]
 #![feature(exclusive_range_pattern)]
 #![feature(fundamental)]
diff --git a/rust/alloc/raw_vec.rs b/rust/alloc/raw_vec.rs
index 98b6abf30af6..1839d1c8ee7a 100644
--- a/rust/alloc/raw_vec.rs
+++ b/rust/alloc/raw_vec.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 use core::alloc::LayoutError;
 use core::cmp;
-use core::intrinsics;
+use core::hint;
 use core::mem::{self, ManuallyDrop, MaybeUninit, SizedTypeProperties};
 use core::ptr::{self, NonNull, Unique};
 use core::slice;
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> RawVec<T, A> {
     ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if the new capacity exceeds `isize::MAX` bytes.
+    /// Panics if the new capacity exceeds `isize::MAX` _bytes_.
     ///
     /// # Aborts
     ///
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> RawVec<T, A> {
         }
         unsafe {
             // Inform the optimizer that the reservation has succeeded or wasn't needed
-            core::intrinsics::assume(!self.needs_to_grow(len, additional));
+            hint::assert_unchecked(!self.needs_to_grow(len, additional));
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> RawVec<T, A> {
     ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if the new capacity exceeds `isize::MAX` bytes.
+    /// Panics if the new capacity exceeds `isize::MAX` _bytes_.
     ///
     /// # Aborts
     ///
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> RawVec<T, A> {
         }
         unsafe {
             // Inform the optimizer that the reservation has succeeded or wasn't needed
-            core::intrinsics::assume(!self.needs_to_grow(len, additional));
+            hint::assert_unchecked(!self.needs_to_grow(len, additional));
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ where
         debug_assert_eq!(old_layout.align(), new_layout.align());
         unsafe {
             // The allocator checks for alignment equality
-            intrinsics::assume(old_layout.align() == new_layout.align());
+            hint::assert_unchecked(old_layout.align() == new_layout.align());
             alloc.grow(ptr, old_layout, new_layout)
         }
     } else {
@@ -591,7 +591,6 @@ fn handle_reserve(result: Result<(), TryReserveError>) {
 // `> isize::MAX` bytes will surely fail. On 32-bit and 16-bit we need to add
 // an extra guard for this in case we're running on a platform which can use
 // all 4GB in user-space, e.g., PAE or x32.
-
 #[inline]
 fn alloc_guard(alloc_size: usize) -> Result<(), TryReserveError> {
     if usize::BITS < 64 && alloc_size > isize::MAX as usize {
diff --git a/rust/alloc/slice.rs b/rust/alloc/slice.rs
index 1181836da5f4..a36b072c9519 100644
--- a/rust/alloc/slice.rs
+++ b/rust/alloc/slice.rs
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ pub use core::slice::{from_mut, from_ref};
 pub use core::slice::{from_mut_ptr_range, from_ptr_range};
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 pub use core::slice::{from_raw_parts, from_raw_parts_mut};
+#[stable(feature = "slice_group_by", since = "1.77.0")]
+pub use core::slice::{ChunkBy, ChunkByMut};
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 pub use core::slice::{Chunks, Windows};
 #[stable(feature = "chunks_exact", since = "1.31.0")]
 pub use core::slice::{ChunksExact, ChunksExactMut};
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 pub use core::slice::{ChunksMut, Split, SplitMut};
-#[unstable(feature = "slice_group_by", issue = "80552")]
-pub use core::slice::{GroupBy, GroupByMut};
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 pub use core::slice::{Iter, IterMut};
 #[stable(feature = "rchunks", since = "1.31.0")]
diff --git a/rust/alloc/vec/into_iter.rs b/rust/alloc/vec/into_iter.rs
index 136bfe94af6c..0f11744c44b3 100644
--- a/rust/alloc/vec/into_iter.rs
+++ b/rust/alloc/vec/into_iter.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ use core::ops::Deref;
 use core::ptr::{self, NonNull};
 use core::slice::{self};
 
+macro non_null {
+    (mut $place:expr, $t:ident) => {{
+        #![allow(unused_unsafe)] // we're sometimes used within an unsafe block
+        unsafe { &mut *(ptr::addr_of_mut!($place) as *mut NonNull<$t>) }
+    }},
+    ($place:expr, $t:ident) => {{
+        #![allow(unused_unsafe)] // we're sometimes used within an unsafe block
+        unsafe { *(ptr::addr_of!($place) as *const NonNull<$t>) }
+    }},
+}
+
 /// An iterator that moves out of a vector.
 ///
 /// This `struct` is created by the `into_iter` method on [`Vec`](super::Vec)
@@ -43,10 +54,12 @@ pub struct IntoIter<
     // the drop impl reconstructs a RawVec from buf, cap and alloc
     // to avoid dropping the allocator twice we need to wrap it into ManuallyDrop
     pub(super) alloc: ManuallyDrop<A>,
-    pub(super) ptr: *const T,
-    pub(super) end: *const T, // If T is a ZST, this is actually ptr+len. This encoding is picked so that
-                              // ptr == end is a quick test for the Iterator being empty, that works
-                              // for both ZST and non-ZST.
+    pub(super) ptr: NonNull<T>,
+    /// If T is a ZST, this is actually ptr+len. This encoding is picked so that
+    /// ptr == end is a quick test for the Iterator being empty, that works
+    /// for both ZST and non-ZST.
+    /// For non-ZSTs the pointer is treated as `NonNull<T>`
+    pub(super) end: *const T,
 }
 
 #[stable(feature = "vec_intoiter_debug", since = "1.13.0")]
@@ -70,7 +83,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> IntoIter<T, A> {
     /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "vec_into_iter_as_slice", since = "1.15.0")]
     pub fn as_slice(&self) -> &[T] {
-        unsafe { slice::from_raw_parts(self.ptr, self.len()) }
+        unsafe { slice::from_raw_parts(self.ptr.as_ptr(), self.len()) }
     }
 
     /// Returns the remaining items of this iterator as a mutable slice.
@@ -99,7 +112,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> IntoIter<T, A> {
     }
 
     fn as_raw_mut_slice(&mut self) -> *mut [T] {
-        ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(self.ptr as *mut T, self.len())
+        ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(self.ptr.as_ptr(), self.len())
     }
 
     /// Drops remaining elements and relinquishes the backing allocation.
@@ -126,7 +139,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> IntoIter<T, A> {
         // this creates less assembly
         self.cap = 0;
         self.buf = unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(RawVec::NEW.ptr()) };
-        self.ptr = self.buf.as_ptr();
+        self.ptr = self.buf;
         self.end = self.buf.as_ptr();
 
         // Dropping the remaining elements can panic, so this needs to be
@@ -138,9 +151,9 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> IntoIter<T, A> {
 
     /// Forgets to Drop the remaining elements while still allowing the backing allocation to be freed.
     pub(crate) fn forget_remaining_elements(&mut self) {
-        // For th ZST case, it is crucial that we mutate `end` here, not `ptr`.
+        // For the ZST case, it is crucial that we mutate `end` here, not `ptr`.
         // `ptr` must stay aligned, while `end` may be unaligned.
-        self.end = self.ptr;
+        self.end = self.ptr.as_ptr();
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
@@ -162,7 +175,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> IntoIter<T, A> {
                 // say that they're all at the beginning of the "allocation".
                 0..this.len()
             } else {
-                this.ptr.sub_ptr(buf)..this.end.sub_ptr(buf)
+                this.ptr.sub_ptr(this.buf)..this.end.sub_ptr(buf)
             };
             let cap = this.cap;
             let alloc = ManuallyDrop::take(&mut this.alloc);
@@ -189,29 +202,35 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Iterator for IntoIter<T, A> {
 
     #[inline]
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<T> {
-        if self.ptr == self.end {
-            None
-        } else if T::IS_ZST {
-            // `ptr` has to stay where it is to remain aligned, so we reduce the length by 1 by
-            // reducing the `end`.
-            self.end = self.end.wrapping_byte_sub(1);
-
-            // Make up a value of this ZST.
-            Some(unsafe { mem::zeroed() })
+        if T::IS_ZST {
+            if self.ptr.as_ptr() == self.end as *mut _ {
+                None
+            } else {
+                // `ptr` has to stay where it is to remain aligned, so we reduce the length by 1 by
+                // reducing the `end`.
+                self.end = self.end.wrapping_byte_sub(1);
+
+                // Make up a value of this ZST.
+                Some(unsafe { mem::zeroed() })
+            }
         } else {
-            let old = self.ptr;
-            self.ptr = unsafe { self.ptr.add(1) };
+            if self.ptr == non_null!(self.end, T) {
+                None
+            } else {
+                let old = self.ptr;
+                self.ptr = unsafe { old.add(1) };
 
-            Some(unsafe { ptr::read(old) })
+                Some(unsafe { ptr::read(old.as_ptr()) })
+            }
         }
     }
 
     #[inline]
     fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
         let exact = if T::IS_ZST {
-            self.end.addr().wrapping_sub(self.ptr.addr())
+            self.end.addr().wrapping_sub(self.ptr.as_ptr().addr())
         } else {
-            unsafe { self.end.sub_ptr(self.ptr) }
+            unsafe { non_null!(self.end, T).sub_ptr(self.ptr) }
         };
         (exact, Some(exact))
     }
@@ -219,7 +238,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Iterator for IntoIter<T, A> {
     #[inline]
     fn advance_by(&mut self, n: usize) -> Result<(), NonZeroUsize> {
         let step_size = self.len().min(n);
-        let to_drop = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(self.ptr as *mut T, step_size);
+        let to_drop = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(self.ptr.as_ptr(), step_size);
         if T::IS_ZST {
             // See `next` for why we sub `end` here.
             self.end = self.end.wrapping_byte_sub(step_size);
@@ -261,7 +280,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Iterator for IntoIter<T, A> {
             // Safety: `len` indicates that this many elements are available and we just checked that
             // it fits into the array.
             unsafe {
-                ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(self.ptr, raw_ary.as_mut_ptr() as *mut T, len);
+                ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(self.ptr.as_ptr(), raw_ary.as_mut_ptr() as *mut T, len);
                 self.forget_remaining_elements();
                 return Err(array::IntoIter::new_unchecked(raw_ary, 0..len));
             }
@@ -270,7 +289,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Iterator for IntoIter<T, A> {
         // Safety: `len` is larger than the array size. Copy a fixed amount here to fully initialize
         // the array.
         return unsafe {
-            ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(self.ptr, raw_ary.as_mut_ptr() as *mut T, N);
+            ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(self.ptr.as_ptr(), raw_ary.as_mut_ptr() as *mut T, N);
             self.ptr = self.ptr.add(N);
             Ok(raw_ary.transpose().assume_init())
         };
@@ -288,7 +307,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Iterator for IntoIter<T, A> {
         // Also note the implementation of `Self: TrustedRandomAccess` requires
         // that `T: Copy` so reading elements from the buffer doesn't invalidate
         // them for `Drop`.
-        unsafe { if T::IS_ZST { mem::zeroed() } else { ptr::read(self.ptr.add(i)) } }
+        unsafe { if T::IS_ZST { mem::zeroed() } else { self.ptr.add(i).read() } }
     }
 }
 
@@ -296,18 +315,25 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Iterator for IntoIter<T, A> {
 impl<T, A: Allocator> DoubleEndedIterator for IntoIter<T, A> {
     #[inline]
     fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<T> {
-        if self.end == self.ptr {
-            None
-        } else if T::IS_ZST {
-            // See above for why 'ptr.offset' isn't used
-            self.end = self.end.wrapping_byte_sub(1);
-
-            // Make up a value of this ZST.
-            Some(unsafe { mem::zeroed() })
+        if T::IS_ZST {
+            if self.end as *mut _ == self.ptr.as_ptr() {
+                None
+            } else {
+                // See above for why 'ptr.offset' isn't used
+                self.end = self.end.wrapping_byte_sub(1);
+
+                // Make up a value of this ZST.
+                Some(unsafe { mem::zeroed() })
+            }
         } else {
-            self.end = unsafe { self.end.sub(1) };
+            if non_null!(self.end, T) == self.ptr {
+                None
+            } else {
+                let new_end = unsafe { non_null!(self.end, T).sub(1) };
+                *non_null!(mut self.end, T) = new_end;
 
-            Some(unsafe { ptr::read(self.end) })
+                Some(unsafe { ptr::read(new_end.as_ptr()) })
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -333,7 +359,11 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> DoubleEndedIterator for IntoIter<T, A> {
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl<T, A: Allocator> ExactSizeIterator for IntoIter<T, A> {
     fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
-        self.ptr == self.end
+        if T::IS_ZST {
+            self.ptr.as_ptr() == self.end as *mut _
+        } else {
+            self.ptr == non_null!(self.end, T)
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/rust/alloc/vec/mod.rs b/rust/alloc/vec/mod.rs
index 220fb9d6f45b..0be27fff4554 100644
--- a/rust/alloc/vec/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/alloc/vec/mod.rs
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ mod spec_extend;
 ///
 /// `vec![x; n]`, `vec![a, b, c, d]`, and
 /// [`Vec::with_capacity(n)`][`Vec::with_capacity`], will all produce a `Vec`
-/// with exactly the requested capacity. If <code>[len] == [capacity]</code>,
+/// with at least the requested capacity. If <code>[len] == [capacity]</code>,
 /// (as is the case for the [`vec!`] macro), then a `Vec<T>` can be converted to
 /// and from a [`Box<[T]>`][owned slice] without reallocating or moving the elements.
 ///
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ impl<T> Vec<T> {
     ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if the new capacity exceeds `isize::MAX` bytes.
+    /// Panics if the new capacity exceeds `isize::MAX` _bytes_.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Vec<T, A> {
     ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if the new capacity exceeds `isize::MAX` bytes.
+    /// Panics if the new capacity exceeds `isize::MAX` _bytes_.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Vec<T, A> {
     ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if the new capacity exceeds `isize::MAX` bytes.
+    /// Panics if the new capacity exceeds `isize::MAX` _bytes_.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Vec<T, A> {
     ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if the new capacity exceeds `isize::MAX` bytes.
+    /// Panics if the new capacity exceeds `isize::MAX` _bytes_.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -1140,8 +1140,11 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Vec<T, A> {
 
     /// Shrinks the capacity of the vector as much as possible.
     ///
-    /// It will drop down as close as possible to the length but the allocator
-    /// may still inform the vector that there is space for a few more elements.
+    /// The behavior of this method depends on the allocator, which may either shrink the vector
+    /// in-place or reallocate. The resulting vector might still have some excess capacity, just as
+    /// is the case for [`with_capacity`]. See [`Allocator::shrink`] for more details.
+    ///
+    /// [`with_capacity`]: Vec::with_capacity
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -1191,10 +1194,10 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Vec<T, A> {
 
     /// Converts the vector into [`Box<[T]>`][owned slice].
     ///
-    /// If the vector has excess capacity, its items will be moved into a
-    /// newly-allocated buffer with exactly the right capacity.
+    /// Before doing the conversion, this method discards excess capacity like [`shrink_to_fit`].
     ///
     /// [owned slice]: Box
+    /// [`shrink_to_fit`]: Vec::shrink_to_fit
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -2017,7 +2020,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Vec<T, A> {
     ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if the new capacity exceeds `isize::MAX` bytes.
+    /// Panics if the new capacity exceeds `isize::MAX` _bytes_.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -2133,7 +2136,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Vec<T, A> {
         } else {
             unsafe {
                 self.len -= 1;
-                core::intrinsics::assume(self.len < self.capacity());
+                core::hint::assert_unchecked(self.len < self.capacity());
                 Some(ptr::read(self.as_ptr().add(self.len())))
             }
         }
@@ -2143,7 +2146,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Vec<T, A> {
     ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if the new capacity exceeds `isize::MAX` bytes.
+    /// Panics if the new capacity exceeds `isize::MAX` _bytes_.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -2315,6 +2318,12 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Vec<T, A> {
     /// `[at, len)`. After the call, the original vector will be left containing
     /// the elements `[0, at)` with its previous capacity unchanged.
     ///
+    /// - If you want to take ownership of the entire contents and capacity of
+    ///   the vector, see [`mem::take`] or [`mem::replace`].
+    /// - If you don't need the returned vector at all, see [`Vec::truncate`].
+    /// - If you want to take ownership of an arbitrary subslice, or you don't
+    ///   necessarily want to store the removed items in a vector, see [`Vec::drain`].
+    ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
     /// Panics if `at > len`.
@@ -2346,14 +2355,6 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Vec<T, A> {
             assert_failed(at, self.len());
         }
 
-        if at == 0 {
-            // the new vector can take over the original buffer and avoid the copy
-            return mem::replace(
-                self,
-                Vec::with_capacity_in(self.capacity(), self.allocator().clone()),
-            );
-        }
-
         let other_len = self.len - at;
         let mut other = Vec::with_capacity_in(other_len, self.allocator().clone());
 
@@ -3027,6 +3028,50 @@ impl<T, I: SliceIndex<[T]>, A: Allocator> IndexMut<I> for Vec<T, A> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Collects an iterator into a Vec, commonly called via [`Iterator::collect()`]
+///
+/// # Allocation behavior
+///
+/// In general `Vec` does not guarantee any particular growth or allocation strategy.
+/// That also applies to this trait impl.
+///
+/// **Note:** This section covers implementation details and is therefore exempt from
+/// stability guarantees.
+///
+/// Vec may use any or none of the following strategies,
+/// depending on the supplied iterator:
+///
+/// * preallocate based on [`Iterator::size_hint()`]
+///   * and panic if the number of items is outside the provided lower/upper bounds
+/// * use an amortized growth strategy similar to `pushing` one item at a time
+/// * perform the iteration in-place on the original allocation backing the iterator
+///
+/// The last case warrants some attention. It is an optimization that in many cases reduces peak memory
+/// consumption and improves cache locality. But when big, short-lived allocations are created,
+/// only a small fraction of their items get collected, no further use is made of the spare capacity
+/// and the resulting `Vec` is moved into a longer-lived structure, then this can lead to the large
+/// allocations having their lifetimes unnecessarily extended which can result in increased memory
+/// footprint.
+///
+/// In cases where this is an issue, the excess capacity can be discarded with [`Vec::shrink_to()`],
+/// [`Vec::shrink_to_fit()`] or by collecting into [`Box<[T]>`][owned slice] instead, which additionally reduces
+/// the size of the long-lived struct.
+///
+/// [owned slice]: Box
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # use std::sync::Mutex;
+/// static LONG_LIVED: Mutex<Vec<Vec<u16>>> = Mutex::new(Vec::new());
+///
+/// for i in 0..10 {
+///     let big_temporary: Vec<u16> = (0..1024).collect();
+///     // discard most items
+///     let mut result: Vec<_> = big_temporary.into_iter().filter(|i| i % 100 == 0).collect();
+///     // without this a lot of unused capacity might be moved into the global
+///     result.shrink_to_fit();
+///     LONG_LIVED.lock().unwrap().push(result);
+/// }
+/// ```
 #[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl<T> FromIterator<T> for Vec<T> {
@@ -3069,14 +3114,8 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> IntoIterator for Vec<T, A> {
                 begin.add(me.len()) as *const T
             };
             let cap = me.buf.capacity();
-            IntoIter {
-                buf: NonNull::new_unchecked(begin),
-                phantom: PhantomData,
-                cap,
-                alloc,
-                ptr: begin,
-                end,
-            }
+            let buf = NonNull::new_unchecked(begin);
+            IntoIter { buf, phantom: PhantomData, cap, alloc, ptr: buf, end }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -3598,8 +3637,10 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> From<Box<[T], A>> for Vec<T, A> {
 impl<T, A: Allocator> From<Vec<T, A>> for Box<[T], A> {
     /// Convert a vector into a boxed slice.
     ///
-    /// If `v` has excess capacity, its items will be moved into a
-    /// newly-allocated buffer with exactly the right capacity.
+    /// Before doing the conversion, this method discards excess capacity like [`Vec::shrink_to_fit`].
+    ///
+    /// [owned slice]: Box
+    /// [`Vec::shrink_to_fit`]: Vec::shrink_to_fit
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///