Re: [PATCH 1/5] rust: transmute: add `from_bytes_copy` method to `FromBytes` trait

[Alice Ryhl]

On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> `FromBytes::from_bytes` comes with a few practical limitations:
>
> - It requires the bytes slice to have the same alignment as the returned
>   type, which might not be guaranteed in the case of a byte stream,
> - It returns a reference, requiring the returned type to implement
>   `Clone` if one wants to keep the value for longer than the lifetime of
>   the slice.
>
> To overcome these when needed, add a `from_bytes_copy` with a default
> implementation in the trait. `from_bytes_copy` returns an owned value
> that is populated using an unaligned read, removing the lifetime
> constraint and making it usable even on non-aligned byte slices.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@xxxxxxxxxx>