impl From<T> for RwLock<T>

src/libstd/sync/rwlock.rs

@@ -457,6 +457,17 @@ impl<T: Default> Default for RwLock<T> {
     }
 }
 
+#[stable(feature = "rw_lock_from", since = "1.22.0")]
+impl<T> From<T> for RwLock<T> {
+    /// Creates a new instance of an `RwLock<T>` which is unlocked.
+    /// This is equivalent to [`RwLock::new`].
+    ///
+    /// [`RwLock::new`]: #method.new
+    fn from(t: T) -> Self {
+        RwLock::new(t)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'rwlock, T: ?Sized> RwLockReadGuard<'rwlock, T> {
     unsafe fn new(lock: &'rwlock RwLock<T>)
                   -> LockResult<RwLockReadGuard<'rwlock, T>> {