Auto merge of #127722 - BoxyUwU:new_adt_const_params_limitations, r=c…

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Forbid borrows and unsized types from being used as the type of a const generic under `adt_const_params`

Fixes #112219
Fixes #112124
Fixes #112125

### Motivation

Currently the `adt_const_params` feature allows writing `Foo<const N: [u8]>` this is entirely useless as it is not possible to write an expression which evaluates to a type that is not `Sized`. In order to actually use unsized types in const generics they are typically written as `const N: &[u8]` which *is* possible to provide a value of.

Unfortunately allowing the types of const parameters to contain references is non trivial (#120961) as it introduces a number of difficult questions about how equality of references in the type system should behave. References in the types of const generics is largely only useful for using unsized types in const generics.

This PR introduces a new feature gate `unsized_const_parameters` and moves support for `const N: [u8]` and `const N: &...` from `adt_const_params` into it. The goal here hopefully is to experiment with allowing `const N: [u8]` to work without references and then eventually completely forbid references in const generics.

Splitting this out into a new feature gate means that stabilization of `adt_const_params` does not have to resolve #120961 which is the only remaining "big" blocker for the feature. Remaining issues after this are a few ICEs and naming bikeshed for `ConstParamTy`.

### Implementation

The implementation is slightly subtle here as we would like to ensure that a stabilization of `adt_const_params` is forwards compatible with any outcome of `unsized_const_parameters`. This is inherently tricky as we do not support unstable trait implementations and we determine whether a type is valid as the type of a const parameter via a trait bound.

There are a few constraints here:
- We would like to *allow for the possibility* of adding a `Sized` supertrait to `ConstParamTy` in the event that we wind up opting to not support unsized types and instead requiring people to write the 'sized version', e.g. `const N: [u8; M]` instead of `const N: [u8]`.
- Crates should be able to enable `unsized_const_parameters` and write trait implementations of `ConstParamTy` for `!Sized` types without downstream crates that only enable `adt_const_params` being able to observe this (required for std to be able to `impl<T> ConstParamTy for [T]`

Ultimately the way this is accomplished is via having two traits (sad), `ConstParamTy` and `UnsizedConstParamTy`. Depending on whether `unsized_const_parameters` is enabled or not we change which trait is used to check whether a type is allowed to be a const parameter.

Long term (when stabilizing `UnsizedConstParamTy`) it should be possible to completely merge these traits (and derive macros), only having a single `trait ConstParamTy` and `macro ConstParamTy`.

Under `adt_const_params` it is now illegal to directly refer to `ConstParamTy` it is only used as an internal impl detail by `derive(ConstParamTy)` and checking const parameters are well formed. This is necessary in order to ensure forwards compatibility with all possible future directions for `feature(unsized_const_parameters)`.

Generally the intuition here should be that `ConstParamTy` is the stable trait that everything uses, and `UnsizedConstParamTy` is that plus unstable implementations (well, I suppose `ConstParamTy` isn't stable yet :P).

compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/deriving/bounds.rs

@@ -38,7 +38,44 @@ pub(crate) fn expand_deriving_const_param_ty(
 ) {
     let trait_def = TraitDef {
         span,
-        path: path_std!(marker::ConstParamTy),
+        path: path_std!(marker::ConstParamTy_),
+        skip_path_as_bound: false,
+        needs_copy_as_bound_if_packed: false,
+        additional_bounds: vec![ty::Ty::Path(path_std!(cmp::Eq))],
+        supports_unions: false,
+        methods: Vec::new(),
+        associated_types: Vec::new(),
+        is_const,
+    };
+
+    trait_def.expand(cx, mitem, item, push);
+
+    let trait_def = TraitDef {
+        span,
+        path: path_std!(marker::UnsizedConstParamTy),
+        skip_path_as_bound: false,
+        needs_copy_as_bound_if_packed: false,
+        additional_bounds: vec![ty::Ty::Path(path_std!(cmp::Eq))],
+        supports_unions: false,
+        methods: Vec::new(),
+        associated_types: Vec::new(),
+        is_const,
+    };
+
+    trait_def.expand(cx, mitem, item, push);
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn expand_deriving_unsized_const_param_ty(
+    cx: &ExtCtxt<'_>,
+    span: Span,
+    mitem: &MetaItem,
+    item: &Annotatable,
+    push: &mut dyn FnMut(Annotatable),
+    is_const: bool,
+) {
+    let trait_def = TraitDef {
+        span,
+        path: path_std!(marker::UnsizedConstParamTy),
         skip_path_as_bound: false,
         needs_copy_as_bound_if_packed: false,
         additional_bounds: vec![ty::Ty::Path(path_std!(cmp::Eq))],

compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/lib.rs

@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ pub fn register_builtin_macros(resolver: &mut dyn ResolverExpand) {
         Clone: clone::expand_deriving_clone,
         Copy: bounds::expand_deriving_copy,
         ConstParamTy: bounds::expand_deriving_const_param_ty,
+        UnsizedConstParamTy: bounds::expand_deriving_unsized_const_param_ty,
         Debug: debug::expand_deriving_debug,
         Default: default::expand_deriving_default,
         Eq: eq::expand_deriving_eq,

compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0771.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ allowed.
 Erroneous code example:
 
 ```compile_fail,E0770
-#![feature(adt_const_params)]
+#![feature(adt_const_params, unsized_const_params)]
 
 fn function_with_str<'a, const STRING: &'a str>() {} // error!
 ```
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ To fix this issue, the lifetime in the const generic need to be changed to
 `'static`:
 
 ```
-#![feature(adt_const_params)]
+#![feature(adt_const_params, unsized_const_params)]
 
 fn function_with_str<const STRING: &'static str>() {} // ok!
 ```

compiler/rustc_feature/src/unstable.rs

@@ -339,8 +339,8 @@ declare_features! (
     (unstable, abi_riscv_interrupt, "1.73.0", Some(111889)),
     /// Allows `extern "x86-interrupt" fn()`.
     (unstable, abi_x86_interrupt, "1.17.0", Some(40180)),
-    /// Allows additional const parameter types, such as `&'static str` or user defined types
-    (incomplete, adt_const_params, "1.56.0", Some(95174)),
+    /// Allows additional const parameter types, such as `[u8; 10]` or user defined types
+    (unstable, adt_const_params, "1.56.0", Some(95174)),
     /// Allows defining an `#[alloc_error_handler]`.
     (unstable, alloc_error_handler, "1.29.0", Some(51540)),
     /// Allows trait methods with arbitrary self types.
@@ -630,6 +630,9 @@ declare_features! (
     (unstable, unsafe_attributes, "1.80.0", Some(123757)),
     /// Allows unsafe on extern declarations and safety qualifiers over internal items.
     (unstable, unsafe_extern_blocks, "1.80.0", Some(123743)),
+    /// Allows const generic parameters to be defined with types that
+    /// are not `Sized`, e.g. `fn foo<const N: [u8]>() {`.
+    (incomplete, unsized_const_params, "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION", Some(95174)),
     /// Allows unsized fn parameters.
     (internal, unsized_fn_params, "1.49.0", Some(48055)),
     /// Allows unsized rvalues at arguments and parameters.

compiler/rustc_hir/src/lang_items.rs

@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ language_item_table! {
     PointerLike,             sym::pointer_like,        pointer_like,               Target::Trait,          GenericRequirement::Exact(0);
 
     ConstParamTy,            sym::const_param_ty,      const_param_ty_trait,       Target::Trait,          GenericRequirement::Exact(0);
+    UnsizedConstParamTy,     sym::unsized_const_param_ty, unsized_const_param_ty_trait, Target::Trait, GenericRequirement::Exact(0);
 
     Poll,                    sym::Poll,                poll,                       Target::Enum,           GenericRequirement::None;
     PollReady,               sym::Ready,               poll_ready_variant,         Target::Variant,        GenericRequirement::None;

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/messages.ftl

@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ hir_analysis_const_param_ty_impl_on_non_adt =
     the trait `ConstParamTy` may not be implemented for this type
     .label = type is not a structure or enumeration
 
+hir_analysis_const_param_ty_impl_on_unsized =
+    the trait `ConstParamTy` may not be implemented for this type
+    .label = type is not `Sized`
+
 hir_analysis_const_specialize = cannot specialize on const impl with non-const impl
 
 hir_analysis_copy_impl_on_non_adt =

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs

@@ -922,10 +922,8 @@ fn check_param_wf(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, param: &hir::GenericParam<'_>) -> Result<(),
         } => {
             let ty = tcx.type_of(param.def_id).instantiate_identity();
 
-            if tcx.features().adt_const_params {
+            if tcx.features().unsized_const_params {
                 enter_wf_checking_ctxt(tcx, hir_ty.span, param.def_id, |wfcx| {
-                    let trait_def_id =
-                        tcx.require_lang_item(LangItem::ConstParamTy, Some(hir_ty.span));
                     wfcx.register_bound(
                         ObligationCause::new(
                             hir_ty.span,
@@ -934,7 +932,21 @@ fn check_param_wf(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, param: &hir::GenericParam<'_>) -> Result<(),
                         ),
                         wfcx.param_env,
                         ty,
-                        trait_def_id,
+                        tcx.require_lang_item(LangItem::UnsizedConstParamTy, Some(hir_ty.span)),
+                    );
+                    Ok(())
+                })
+            } else if tcx.features().adt_const_params {
+                enter_wf_checking_ctxt(tcx, hir_ty.span, param.def_id, |wfcx| {
+                    wfcx.register_bound(
+                        ObligationCause::new(
+                            hir_ty.span,
+                            param.def_id,
+                            ObligationCauseCode::ConstParam(ty),
+                        ),
+                        wfcx.param_env,
+                        ty,
+                        tcx.require_lang_item(LangItem::ConstParamTy, Some(hir_ty.span)),
                     );
                     Ok(())
                 })
@@ -958,14 +970,29 @@ fn check_param_wf(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, param: &hir::GenericParam<'_>) -> Result<(),
                 diag.note("the only supported types are integers, `bool` and `char`");
 
                 let cause = ObligationCause::misc(hir_ty.span, param.def_id);
+                let adt_const_params_feature_string =
+                    " more complex and user defined types".to_string();
                 let may_suggest_feature = match type_allowed_to_implement_const_param_ty(
                     tcx,
                     tcx.param_env(param.def_id),
                     ty,
+                    LangItem::ConstParamTy,
                     cause,
                 ) {
                     // Can never implement `ConstParamTy`, don't suggest anything.
-                    Err(ConstParamTyImplementationError::NotAnAdtOrBuiltinAllowed) => false,
+                    Err(
+                        ConstParamTyImplementationError::NotAnAdtOrBuiltinAllowed
+                        | ConstParamTyImplementationError::InvalidInnerTyOfBuiltinTy(..),
+                    ) => None,
+                    Err(ConstParamTyImplementationError::UnsizedConstParamsFeatureRequired) => {
+                        Some(vec![
+                            (adt_const_params_feature_string, sym::adt_const_params),
+                            (
+                                " references to implement the `ConstParamTy` trait".into(),
+                                sym::unsized_const_params,
+                            ),
+                        ])
+                    }
                     // May be able to implement `ConstParamTy`. Only emit the feature help
                     // if the type is local, since the user may be able to fix the local type.
                     Err(ConstParamTyImplementationError::InfrigingFields(..)) => {
@@ -985,20 +1012,16 @@ fn check_param_wf(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, param: &hir::GenericParam<'_>) -> Result<(),
                             }
                         }
 
-                        ty_is_local(ty)
+                        ty_is_local(ty).then_some(vec![(
+                            adt_const_params_feature_string,
+                            sym::adt_const_params,
+                        )])
                     }
                     // Implments `ConstParamTy`, suggest adding the feature to enable.
-                    Ok(..) => true,
+                    Ok(..) => Some(vec![(adt_const_params_feature_string, sym::adt_const_params)]),
                 };
-                if may_suggest_feature {
-                    tcx.disabled_nightly_features(
-                        &mut diag,
-                        Some(param.hir_id),
-                        [(
-                            " more complex and user defined types".to_string(),
-                            sym::adt_const_params,
-                        )],
-                    );
+                if let Some(features) = may_suggest_feature {
+                    tcx.disabled_nightly_features(&mut diag, Some(param.hir_id), features);
                 }
 
                 Err(diag.emit())

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/coherence/builtin.rs

@@ -36,9 +36,13 @@ pub(super) fn check_trait<'tcx>(
     let checker = Checker { tcx, trait_def_id, impl_def_id, impl_header };
     let mut res = checker.check(lang_items.drop_trait(), visit_implementation_of_drop);
     res = res.and(checker.check(lang_items.copy_trait(), visit_implementation_of_copy));
-    res = res.and(
-        checker.check(lang_items.const_param_ty_trait(), visit_implementation_of_const_param_ty),
-    );
+    res = res.and(checker.check(lang_items.const_param_ty_trait(), |checker| {
+        visit_implementation_of_const_param_ty(checker, LangItem::ConstParamTy)
+    }));
+    res = res.and(checker.check(lang_items.unsized_const_param_ty_trait(), |checker| {
+        visit_implementation_of_const_param_ty(checker, LangItem::UnsizedConstParamTy)
+    }));
+
     res = res.and(
         checker.check(lang_items.coerce_unsized_trait(), visit_implementation_of_coerce_unsized),
     );
@@ -103,7 +107,13 @@ fn visit_implementation_of_copy(checker: &Checker<'_>) -> Result<(), ErrorGuaran
         Ok(()) => Ok(()),
         Err(CopyImplementationError::InfringingFields(fields)) => {
             let span = tcx.hir().expect_item(impl_did).expect_impl().self_ty.span;
-            Err(infringing_fields_error(tcx, fields, LangItem::Copy, impl_did, span))
+            Err(infringing_fields_error(
+                tcx,
+                fields.into_iter().map(|(field, ty, reason)| (tcx.def_span(field.did), ty, reason)),
+                LangItem::Copy,
+                impl_did,
+                span,
+            ))
         }
         Err(CopyImplementationError::NotAnAdt) => {
             let span = tcx.hir().expect_item(impl_did).expect_impl().self_ty.span;
@@ -116,7 +126,12 @@ fn visit_implementation_of_copy(checker: &Checker<'_>) -> Result<(), ErrorGuaran
     }
 }
 
-fn visit_implementation_of_const_param_ty(checker: &Checker<'_>) -> Result<(), ErrorGuaranteed> {
+fn visit_implementation_of_const_param_ty(
+    checker: &Checker<'_>,
+    kind: LangItem,
+) -> Result<(), ErrorGuaranteed> {
+    assert!(matches!(kind, LangItem::ConstParamTy | LangItem::UnsizedConstParamTy));
+
     let tcx = checker.tcx;
     let header = checker.impl_header;
     let impl_did = checker.impl_def_id;
@@ -125,21 +140,41 @@ fn visit_implementation_of_const_param_ty(checker: &Checker<'_>) -> Result<(), E
 
     let param_env = tcx.param_env(impl_did);
 
-    if let ty::ImplPolarity::Negative = header.polarity {
+    if let ty::ImplPolarity::Negative | ty::ImplPolarity::Reservation = header.polarity {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
     let cause = traits::ObligationCause::misc(DUMMY_SP, impl_did);
-    match type_allowed_to_implement_const_param_ty(tcx, param_env, self_type, cause) {
+    match type_allowed_to_implement_const_param_ty(tcx, param_env, self_type, kind, cause) {
         Ok(()) => Ok(()),
         Err(ConstParamTyImplementationError::InfrigingFields(fields)) => {
             let span = tcx.hir().expect_item(impl_did).expect_impl().self_ty.span;
-            Err(infringing_fields_error(tcx, fields, LangItem::ConstParamTy, impl_did, span))
+            Err(infringing_fields_error(
+                tcx,
+                fields.into_iter().map(|(field, ty, reason)| (tcx.def_span(field.did), ty, reason)),
+                LangItem::ConstParamTy,
+                impl_did,
+                span,
+            ))
         }
         Err(ConstParamTyImplementationError::NotAnAdtOrBuiltinAllowed) => {
             let span = tcx.hir().expect_item(impl_did).expect_impl().self_ty.span;
             Err(tcx.dcx().emit_err(errors::ConstParamTyImplOnNonAdt { span }))
         }
+        Err(ConstParamTyImplementationError::InvalidInnerTyOfBuiltinTy(infringing_tys)) => {
+            let span = tcx.hir().expect_item(impl_did).expect_impl().self_ty.span;
+            Err(infringing_fields_error(
+                tcx,
+                infringing_tys.into_iter().map(|(ty, reason)| (span, ty, reason)),
+                LangItem::ConstParamTy,
+                impl_did,
+                span,
+            ))
+        }
+        Err(ConstParamTyImplementationError::UnsizedConstParamsFeatureRequired) => {
+            let span = tcx.hir().expect_item(impl_did).expect_impl().self_ty.span;
+            Err(tcx.dcx().emit_err(errors::ConstParamTyImplOnUnsized { span }))
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -501,9 +536,9 @@ pub fn coerce_unsized_info<'tcx>(
     Ok(CoerceUnsizedInfo { custom_kind: kind })
 }
 
-fn infringing_fields_error(
-    tcx: TyCtxt<'_>,
-    fields: Vec<(&ty::FieldDef, Ty<'_>, InfringingFieldsReason<'_>)>,
+fn infringing_fields_error<'tcx>(
+    tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
+    infringing_tys: impl Iterator<Item = (Span, Ty<'tcx>, InfringingFieldsReason<'tcx>)>,
     lang_item: LangItem,
     impl_did: LocalDefId,
     impl_span: Span,
@@ -521,13 +556,13 @@ fn infringing_fields_error(
 
     let mut label_spans = Vec::new();
 
-    for (field, ty, reason) in fields {
+    for (span, ty, reason) in infringing_tys {
         // Only report an error once per type.
         if !seen_tys.insert(ty) {
             continue;
         }
 
-        label_spans.push(tcx.def_span(field.did));
+        label_spans.push(span);
 
         match reason {
             InfringingFieldsReason::Fulfill(fulfillment_errors) => {

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/errors.rs

@@ -278,6 +278,14 @@ pub struct CopyImplOnNonAdt {
     pub span: Span,
 }
 
+#[derive(Diagnostic)]
+#[diag(hir_analysis_const_param_ty_impl_on_unsized)]
+pub struct ConstParamTyImplOnUnsized {
+    #[primary_span]
+    #[label]
+    pub span: Span,
+}
+
 #[derive(Diagnostic)]
 #[diag(hir_analysis_const_param_ty_impl_on_non_adt)]
 pub struct ConstParamTyImplOnNonAdt {

compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs

@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ symbols! {
         CoerceUnsized,
         Command,
         ConstParamTy,
+        ConstParamTy_,
         Context,
         Continue,
         Copy,
@@ -336,6 +337,7 @@ symbols! {
         TyKind,
         Unknown,
         Unsize,
+        UnsizedConstParamTy,
         Upvars,
         Vec,
         VecDeque,
@@ -2001,6 +2003,8 @@ symbols! {
         unsafe_no_drop_flag,
         unsafe_pin_internals,
         unsize,
+        unsized_const_param_ty,
+        unsized_const_params,
         unsized_fn_params,
         unsized_locals,
         unsized_tuple_coercion,