#![feature(core_intrinsics)] use std::mem; fn main() { let x: Option> = unsafe { let z = std::intrinsics::add_with_overflow(0usize, 0usize); std::mem::transmute::<(usize, bool), Option>>(z) }; let y = &x; // Now read this bytewise. There should be (ptr_size+1) def bytes followed by (ptr_size-1) undef bytes (the padding after the bool) in there. let z : *const u8 = y as *const _ as *const _; let first_undef = mem::size_of::() as isize + 1; for i in 0..first_undef { let byte = unsafe { *z.offset(i) }; assert_eq!(byte, 0); } let v = unsafe { *z.offset(first_undef) }; if v == 0 {} //~ ERROR attempted to read undefined bytes }