Allow comparisons between CStr, CString, and Cow<CStr>.

library/alloc/src/ffi/c_str.rs

@@ -1095,6 +1095,46 @@ impl From<&CStr> for CString {
     }
 }
 
+#[stable(feature = "c_string_eq_c_str", since = "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION")]
+impl PartialEq<CStr> for CString {
+    #[inline]
+    fn eq(&self, other: &CStr) -> bool {
+        **self == *other
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn ne(&self, other: &CStr) -> bool {
+        **self != *other
+    }
+}
+
+#[stable(feature = "c_string_eq_c_str", since = "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION")]
+impl PartialEq<&CStr> for CString {
+    #[inline]
+    fn eq(&self, other: &&CStr) -> bool {
+        **self == **other
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn ne(&self, other: &&CStr) -> bool {
+        **self != **other
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
+#[stable(feature = "c_string_eq_c_str", since = "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION")]
+impl PartialEq<Cow<'_, CStr>> for CString {
+    #[inline]
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Cow<'_, CStr>) -> bool {
+        **self == **other
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn ne(&self, other: &Cow<'_, CStr>) -> bool {
+        **self != **other
+    }
+}
+
 #[stable(feature = "cstring_asref", since = "1.7.0")]
 impl ops::Index<ops::RangeFull> for CString {
     type Output = CStr;
@@ -1178,6 +1218,75 @@ impl CStr {
     }
 }
 
+#[stable(feature = "c_string_eq_c_str", since = "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION")]
+impl PartialEq<CString> for CStr {
+    #[inline]
+    fn eq(&self, other: &CString) -> bool {
+        *self == **other
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn ne(&self, other: &CString) -> bool {
+        *self != **other
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
+#[stable(feature = "c_string_eq_c_str", since = "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION")]
+impl PartialEq<Cow<'_, Self>> for CStr {
+    #[inline]
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Cow<'_, Self>) -> bool {
+        *self == **other
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn ne(&self, other: &Cow<'_, Self>) -> bool {
+        *self != **other
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
+#[stable(feature = "c_string_eq_c_str", since = "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION")]
+impl PartialEq<CStr> for Cow<'_, CStr> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn eq(&self, other: &CStr) -> bool {
+        **self == *other
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn ne(&self, other: &CStr) -> bool {
+        **self != *other
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
+#[stable(feature = "c_string_eq_c_str", since = "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION")]
+impl PartialEq<&CStr> for Cow<'_, CStr> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn eq(&self, other: &&CStr) -> bool {
+        **self == **other
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn ne(&self, other: &&CStr) -> bool {
+        **self != **other
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(no_global_oom_handling))]
+#[stable(feature = "c_string_eq_c_str", since = "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION")]
+impl PartialEq<CString> for Cow<'_, CStr> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn eq(&self, other: &CString) -> bool {
+        **self == **other
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn ne(&self, other: &CString) -> bool {
+        **self != **other
+    }
+}
+
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl core::error::Error for NulError {
     #[allow(deprecated)]

library/core/src/ffi/c_str.rs

@@ -660,6 +660,19 @@ impl CStr {
     }
 }
 
+#[stable(feature = "c_string_eq_c_str", since = "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION")]
+impl PartialEq<&Self> for CStr {
+    #[inline]
+    fn eq(&self, other: &&Self) -> bool {
+        *self == **other
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn ne(&self, other: &&Self) -> bool {
+        *self != **other
+    }
+}
+
 // `.to_bytes()` representations are compared instead of the inner `[c_char]`s,
 // because `c_char` is `i8` (not `u8`) on some platforms.
 // That is why this is implemented manually and not derived.
@@ -670,6 +683,7 @@ impl PartialOrd for CStr {
         self.to_bytes().partial_cmp(&other.to_bytes())
     }
 }
+
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl Ord for CStr {
     #[inline]