spec, unsafe: clarify unsafe.Slice docs

For #19367

Change-Id: If0ff8ddba3b6b48e2e198cf3653e73284c7572a3
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/332409
Trust: Ian Lance Taylor <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Matthew Dempsky <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Robert Griesemer <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Keith Randall <[email protected]>

Author: ianlancetaylor

doc/go_spec.html

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!--{
 	"Title": "The Go Programming Language Specification",
-	"Subtitle": "Version of Jun 28, 2021",
+	"Subtitle": "Version of Jul 1, 2021",
 	"Path": "/ref/spec"
 }-->
 
@@ -6782,15 +6782,17 @@ <h3 id="Package_unsafe">Package <code>unsafe</code></h3>
 
 <p>
 The function <code>Slice</code> returns a slice whose underlying array starts at <code>ptr</code>
-and whose length and capacity are <code>len</code>:
+and whose length and capacity are <code>len</code>.
+<code>Slice(ptr, len)</code> is equivalent to
 </p>
 
 <pre>
 (*[len]ArbitraryType)(unsafe.Pointer(ptr))[:]
 </pre>
 
 <p>
-As a special case, if <code>ptr</code> is <code>nil</code> and <code>len</code> is zero,
+except that, as a special case, if <code>ptr</code>
+is <code>nil</code> and <code>len</code> is zero,
 <code>Slice</code> returns <code>nil</code>.
 </p>
 

src/unsafe/unsafe.go

@@ -217,11 +217,13 @@ func Alignof(x ArbitraryType) uintptr
 func Add(ptr Pointer, len IntegerType) Pointer
 
 // The function Slice returns a slice whose underlying array starts at ptr
-// and whose length and capacity are len:
+// and whose length and capacity are len.
+// Slice(ptr, len) is equivalent to
 //
 //	(*[len]ArbitraryType)(unsafe.Pointer(ptr))[:]
 //
-// As a special case, if ptr is nil and len is zero, Slice returns nil.
+// except that, as a special case, if ptr is nil and len is zero,
+// Slice returns nil.
 //
 // The len argument must be of integer type or an untyped constant.
 // A constant len argument must be non-negative and representable by a value of type int;