[ARROW-7813] [Rust] Fix undefined behaviour and and remove unsafe

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.17.0
• Component/s: Rust
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/24044
• Assignee: Markus Westerlind
• Reporter: Markus Westerlind
• Created: 10/Feb/20 10:17
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:56
• Resolved: 14/Apr/20 23:20

Description

The rust implementation contains a lot more unsafe than is necessary and in many of these instances it is possible to invoke undefined behaviour from safe code.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #6395