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Unify guarantees about the default allocator
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`std::alloc` said that the default allocator is unspecified for all
crrate types except `cdylib` and `staticlib`. Adjust
`std::alloc::System` documentation to say the same.

Fixes rust-lang#125870.
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tbu- committed Jun 11, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ pub use alloc_crate::alloc::*;
/// work, such as to serve alignment requests greater than the alignment
/// provided directly by the backing system allocator.
///
/// This type implements the `GlobalAlloc` trait and Rust programs by default
/// This type implements the [`GlobalAlloc`] trait. Currently the default
/// global allocator is unspecified. Libraries, however, like `cdylib`s and
/// `staticlib`s are guaranteed to use the [`System`] by default and as such
/// work as if they had this definition:
///
/// ```rust
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