# Objective
#19047 added an `MaybeUninit` field to `EntityMeta`, but did not
guarantee that it will be initialized before access:
```rust
let mut world = World::new();
let id = world.entities().reserve_entity();
world.flush();
world.entity(id);
```
<details>
<summary>Miri Error</summary>
```
error: Undefined Behavior: using uninitialized data, but this operation requires initialized memory
--> /home/vj/workspace/rust/bevy/crates/bevy_ecs/src/entity/mod.rs:1121:26
|
1121 | unsafe { meta.spawned_or_despawned.assume_init() }
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ using uninitialized data, but this operation requires initialized memory
|
= help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
= help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
= note: BACKTRACE:
= note: inside closure at /home/vj/workspace/rust/bevy/crates/bevy_ecs/src/entity/mod.rs:1121:26: 1121:65
= note: inside `std::option::Option::<&bevy_ecs::entity::EntityMeta>::map::<bevy_ecs::entity::SpawnedOrDespawned, {closure@bevy_ecs::entity::Entities::entity_get_spawned_or_despawned::{closure#1}}>` at /home/vj/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/core/src/option.rs:1144:29: 1144:33
= note: inside `bevy_ecs::entity::Entities::entity_get_spawned_or_despawned` at /home/vj/workspace/rust/bevy/crates/bevy_ecs/src/entity/mod.rs:1112:9: 1122:15
= note: inside closure at /home/vj/workspace/rust/bevy/crates/bevy_ecs/src/entity/mod.rs:1094:13: 1094:57
= note: inside `bevy_ecs::change_detection::MaybeLocation::<std::option::Option<&std::panic::Location<'_>>>::new_with_flattened::<{closure@bevy_ecs::entity::Entities::entity_get_spawned_or_despawned_by::{closure#0}}>` at /home/vj/workspace/rust/bevy/crates/bevy_ecs/src/change_detection.rs:1371:20: 1371:24
= note: inside `bevy_ecs::entity::Entities::entity_get_spawned_or_despawned_by` at /home/vj/workspace/rust/bevy/crates/bevy_ecs/src/entity/mod.rs:1093:9: 1096:11
= note: inside `bevy_ecs::entity::Entities::entity_does_not_exist_error_details` at /home/vj/workspace/rust/bevy/crates/bevy_ecs/src/entity/mod.rs:1163:23: 1163:70
= note: inside `bevy_ecs::entity::EntityDoesNotExistError::new` at /home/vj/workspace/rust/bevy/crates/bevy_ecs/src/entity/mod.rs:1182:22: 1182:74
= note: inside `bevy_ecs::world::unsafe_world_cell::UnsafeWorldCell::<'_>::get_entity` at /home/vj/workspace/rust/bevy/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/unsafe_world_cell.rs:368:20: 368:73
= note: inside `<bevy_ecs::entity::Entity as bevy_ecs::world::WorldEntityFetch>::fetch_ref` at /home/vj/workspace/rust/bevy/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/entity_fetch.rs:207:21: 207:42
= note: inside `bevy_ecs::world::World::get_entity::<bevy_ecs::entity::Entity>` at /home/vj/workspace/rust/bevy/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs:911:18: 911:42
note: inside `main`
--> src/main.rs:12:15
|
12 | world.entity(id);
|
```
</details>
## Solution
- remove the existing `MaybeUninit` in `EntityMeta.spawned_or_despawned`
- initialize during flush. This is not needed for soundness, but not
doing this means we can't return a sensible location/tick for flushed
entities.
## Testing
Test via the snippet above (also added equivalent test).
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Co-authored-by: urben1680 <55257931+urben1680@users.noreply.github.com>
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