[pointer] Update requirements for zero-sized types #1614
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Now that [1] is completed, zero-sized accesses no longer require provenance. Per [2], zero-sized references are no longer required to be dereferenceable, and so may not carry provenance.
This commit updates
Ptr
's invariants to not require provenance or a valid allocation when its referent is zero-sized.[1] rust-lang/rust#117945
[2] rust-lang/rust#125021
Closes #874