safety: Mark new_direct_byte_buffer
as unsafe
#320
Merged
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Overview
Currently, undefined behavior may be invoked with
JNIEnv::new_direct_byte_buffer
because it does not verify the lifetime of the received byte slice. Unfortunately, since the JVM may maintain a reference to theByteBuffer
for an unknown amount of time, it's not possible to statically enforce this.Since we cannot lean on the borrow checker, this method is marked unsafe which is a breaking change.
An argument can be made that
JNIEnv:: get_direct_buffer_address
should also be marked unsafe. However, this method is safe assuming the invariants ofNewDirectByteBuffer
are held. It's typical practice in Rust to mark these methods safe.Resolves #303
Definition of Done