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		bonzini on Dec 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rust in QEMU Roadmap Smart pointers are not really about managing memory, they're about managing lifetimes. Even things like the Rust RefCell are smart pointers.

crabbone on Dec 6, 2024 [–]

Rust lifetimes is a mechanism to manage memory.

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