size_of_val_raw: for length 0 this is safe to call

library/core/src/alloc/layout.rs

@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ impl Layout {
     ///     - a [slice], then the length of the slice tail must be an initialized
     ///       integer, and the size of the *entire value*
     ///       (dynamic tail length + statically sized prefix) must fit in `isize`.
+    ///       For the special case where the dynamic tail length is 0, this function
+    ///       is safe to call.
     ///     - a [trait object], then the vtable part of the pointer must point
     ///       to a valid vtable for the type `T` acquired by an unsizing coercion,
     ///       and the size of the *entire value*