Use io::Error::new_const everywhere to avoid allocations.

Author: m-ou-se

library/std/src/ffi/c_str.rs

@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for NulError {
 impl From<NulError> for io::Error {
     /// Converts a [`NulError`] into a [`io::Error`].
     fn from(_: NulError) -> io::Error {
-        io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "data provided contains a nul byte")
+        io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, &"data provided contains a nul byte")
     }
 }
 

library/std/src/fs.rs

@@ -2188,7 +2188,10 @@ impl DirBuilder {
         match path.parent() {
             Some(p) => self.create_dir_all(p)?,
             None => {
-                return Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "failed to create whole tree"));
+                return Err(io::Error::new_const(
+                    io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                    &"failed to create whole tree",
+                ));
             }
         }
         match self.inner.mkdir(path) {

library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs

@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ impl<W: Write> BufWriter<W> {
 
             match r {
                 Ok(0) => {
-                    return Err(Error::new(
+                    return Err(Error::new_const(
                         ErrorKind::WriteZero,
-                        "failed to write the buffered data",
+                        &"failed to write the buffered data",
                     ));
                 }
                 Ok(n) => guard.consume(n),

library/std/src/io/cursor.rs

@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ where
                 self.pos = n;
                 Ok(self.pos)
             }
-            None => Err(Error::new(
+            None => Err(Error::new_const(
                 ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-                "invalid seek to a negative or overflowing position",
+                &"invalid seek to a negative or overflowing position",
             )),
         }
     }
@@ -328,9 +328,9 @@ fn slice_write_vectored(
 // Resizing write implementation
 fn vec_write(pos_mut: &mut u64, vec: &mut Vec<u8>, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
     let pos: usize = (*pos_mut).try_into().map_err(|_| {
-        Error::new(
+        Error::new_const(
             ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
-            "cursor position exceeds maximum possible vector length",
+            &"cursor position exceeds maximum possible vector length",
         )
     })?;
     // Make sure the internal buffer is as least as big as where we

library/std/src/io/impls.rs

@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ impl Read for &[u8] {
     #[inline]
     fn read_exact(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
         if buf.len() > self.len() {
-            return Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, "failed to fill whole buffer"));
+            return Err(Error::new_const(ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, &"failed to fill whole buffer"));
         }
         let (a, b) = self.split_at(buf.len());
 
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ impl Write for &mut [u8] {
         if self.write(data)? == data.len() {
             Ok(())
         } else {
-            Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::WriteZero, "failed to write whole buffer"))
+            Err(Error::new_const(ErrorKind::WriteZero, &"failed to write whole buffer"))
         }
     }
 

library/std/src/io/mod.rs

@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ where
         let ret = f(g.buf);
         if str::from_utf8(&g.buf[g.len..]).is_err() {
             ret.and_then(|_| {
-                Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidData, "stream did not contain valid UTF-8"))
+                Err(Error::new_const(ErrorKind::InvalidData, &"stream did not contain valid UTF-8"))
             })
         } else {
             g.len = g.buf.len();
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ pub(crate) fn default_read_exact<R: Read + ?Sized>(this: &mut R, mut buf: &mut [
         }
     }
     if !buf.is_empty() {
-        Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, "failed to fill whole buffer"))
+        Err(Error::new_const(ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, &"failed to fill whole buffer"))
     } else {
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -1432,7 +1432,10 @@ pub trait Write {
         while !buf.is_empty() {
             match self.write(buf) {
                 Ok(0) => {
-                    return Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::WriteZero, "failed to write whole buffer"));
+                    return Err(Error::new_const(
+                        ErrorKind::WriteZero,
+                        &"failed to write whole buffer",
+                    ));
                 }
                 Ok(n) => buf = &buf[n..],
                 Err(ref e) if e.kind() == ErrorKind::Interrupted => {}
@@ -1497,7 +1500,10 @@ pub trait Write {
         while !bufs.is_empty() {
             match self.write_vectored(bufs) {
                 Ok(0) => {
-                    return Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::WriteZero, "failed to write whole buffer"));
+                    return Err(Error::new_const(
+                        ErrorKind::WriteZero,
+                        &"failed to write whole buffer",
+                    ));
                 }
                 Ok(n) => bufs = IoSlice::advance(bufs, n),
                 Err(ref e) if e.kind() == ErrorKind::Interrupted => {}
@@ -1571,7 +1577,7 @@ pub trait Write {
                 if output.error.is_err() {
                     output.error
                 } else {
-                    Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "formatter error"))
+                    Err(Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"formatter error"))
                 }
             }
         }

library/std/src/io/tests.rs

@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ fn take_eof() {
 
     impl Read for R {
         fn read(&mut self, _: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
-            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, ""))
+            Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::Other, &""))
         }
     }
     impl BufRead for R {
         fn fill_buf(&mut self) -> io::Result<&[u8]> {
-            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, ""))
+            Err(io::Error::new_const(io::ErrorKind::Other, &""))
         }
         fn consume(&mut self, _amt: usize) {}
     }

library/std/src/net/mod.rs

@@ -88,6 +88,6 @@ where
         }
     }
     Err(last_err.unwrap_or_else(|| {
-        Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "could not resolve to any addresses")
+        Error::new_const(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, &"could not resolve to any addresses")
     }))
 }

library/std/src/net/udp.rs

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ impl UdpSocket {
     pub fn send_to<A: ToSocketAddrs>(&self, buf: &[u8], addr: A) -> io::Result<usize> {
         match addr.to_socket_addrs()?.next() {
             Some(addr) => self.0.send_to(buf, &addr),
-            None => Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "no addresses to send data to")),
+            None => Err(Error::new_const(ErrorKind::InvalidInput, &"no addresses to send data to")),
         }
     }
 

library/std/src/sys/hermit/fd.rs

@@ -46,19 +46,19 @@ impl FileDesc {
         self.duplicate_path(&[])
     }
     pub fn duplicate_path(&self, _path: &[u8]) -> io::Result<FileDesc> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "duplicate isn't supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"duplicate isn't supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn nonblocking(&self) -> io::Result<bool> {
         Ok(false)
     }
 
     pub fn set_cloexec(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "cloexec isn't supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"cloexec isn't supported"))
     }
 
     pub fn set_nonblocking(&self, _nonblocking: bool) -> io::Result<()> {
-        Err(io::Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "nonblocking isn't supported"))
+        Err(io::Error::new_const(ErrorKind::Other, &"nonblocking isn't supported"))
     }
 }