ptr::replace: make calls on ZST null ptr not UB

Author: RalfJung

library/core/src/ptr/mod.rs

@@ -1552,6 +1552,13 @@ pub const unsafe fn replace<T>(dst: *mut T, src: T) -> T {
                 is_zst: bool = T::IS_ZST,
             ) => ub_checks::maybe_is_aligned_and_not_null(addr, align, is_zst)
         );
+        if T::IS_ZST {
+            // `dst` may be valid for read and writes while also being null, in which case we cannot
+            // call `mem::replace`. However, we also don't have to actually do anything since there
+            // isn't actually any data to be copied anyway. All values of type `T` are
+            // bit-identical, so we can just return `src`` here.
+            return src;
+        }
         mem::replace(&mut *dst, src)
     }
 }