# Single-Bit Volatile Write This writes a bit into `dst` directly, using a volatile I/O intrinsic to prevent compiler reördering or removal. You should not use `bitvec` to perform any volatile I/O operations. You should instead do volatile I/O work on integer values directly, or use a crate like [`voladdress`][0] to perform I/O transactions, and use `bitvec` only on stack locals that have no additional memory semantics. ## Original [`ptr::write_volatile](core::ptr::write_volatile) ## Safety Because this performs a dereference of memory, it inherits the original `ptr::write_volatile`’s requirements: - `dst` must be valid to write - `dst` must be properly aligned. This is an invariant of the `BitPtr` type as well as of the memory access. Additionally, `dst` must point to an initialized value of `T`. Integers cannot be initialized one bit at a time. ## Behavior This is required to perform a read/modify/write cycle on the memory location. LLVM *may or may not* emit a bit-write instruction on targets that have them in the ISA, but this is not specified in any way. ## Examples ```rust use bitvec::prelude::*; use bitvec::ptr as bv_ptr; let mut data = 0u8; let ptr = BitPtr::<_, _, Lsb0>::from_mut(&mut data); unsafe { bv_ptr::write_volatile(ptr.add(2), true); } assert_eq!(data, 4); ``` [0]: https://docs.rs/voladdress/latest/voladdress