Add support for emitting functions with coldcc in LLVM

The eventual goal is to try using this for things like the internal panicking stuff, to see whether it helps.

Author: scottmcm

compiler/rustc_ast_passes/src/feature_gate.rs

@@ -113,6 +113,14 @@ impl<'a> PostExpansionVisitor<'a> {
                     "rust-call ABI is subject to change"
                 );
             }
+            "rust-cold" => {
+                gate_feature_post!(
+                    &self,
+                    rust_cold_cc,
+                    span,
+                    "rust-cold is experimental and subject to change"
+                );
+            }
             "ptx-kernel" => {
                 gate_feature_post!(
                     &self,

compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/src/abi/mod.rs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fn clif_sig_from_fn_abi<'tcx>(
     fn_abi: &FnAbi<'tcx, Ty<'tcx>>,
 ) -> Signature {
     let call_conv = match fn_abi.conv {
-        Conv::Rust | Conv::C => default_call_conv,
+        Conv::Rust | Conv::C | Conv::RustCold => default_call_conv,
         Conv::X86_64SysV => CallConv::SystemV,
         Conv::X86_64Win64 => CallConv::WindowsFastcall,
         Conv::ArmAapcs

compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/abi.rs

@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ impl<'ll, 'tcx> FnAbiLlvmExt<'ll, 'tcx> for FnAbi<'tcx, Ty<'tcx>> {
     fn llvm_cconv(&self) -> llvm::CallConv {
         match self.conv {
             Conv::C | Conv::Rust | Conv::CCmseNonSecureCall => llvm::CCallConv,
+            Conv::RustCold => llvm::ColdCallConv,
             Conv::AmdGpuKernel => llvm::AmdGpuKernel,
             Conv::AvrInterrupt => llvm::AvrInterrupt,
             Conv::AvrNonBlockingInterrupt => llvm::AvrNonBlockingInterrupt,

compiler/rustc_feature/src/active.rs

@@ -496,6 +496,8 @@ declare_features! (
     (incomplete, repr128, "1.16.0", Some(56071), None),
     /// Allows `repr(simd)` and importing the various simd intrinsics.
     (active, repr_simd, "1.4.0", Some(27731), None),
+    /// Allows `extern "rust-cold"`.
+    (active, rust_cold_cc, "1.63.0", Some(97544), None),
     /// Allows the use of SIMD types in functions declared in `extern` blocks.
     (active, simd_ffi, "1.0.0", Some(27731), None),
     /// Allows specialization of implementations (RFC 1210).

compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/layout.rs

@@ -2971,7 +2971,7 @@ pub fn fn_can_unwind<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, fn_def_id: Option<DefId>, abi: Spe
         | RustIntrinsic
         | PlatformIntrinsic
         | Unadjusted => false,
-        Rust | RustCall => tcx.sess.panic_strategy() == PanicStrategy::Unwind,
+        Rust | RustCall | RustCold => tcx.sess.panic_strategy() == PanicStrategy::Unwind,
     }
 }
 
@@ -2980,6 +2980,7 @@ pub fn conv_from_spec_abi(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, abi: SpecAbi) -> Conv {
     use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi::*;
     match tcx.sess.target.adjust_abi(abi) {
         RustIntrinsic | PlatformIntrinsic | Rust | RustCall => Conv::Rust,
+        RustCold => Conv::RustCold,
 
         // It's the ABI's job to select this, not ours.
         System { .. } => bug!("system abi should be selected elsewhere"),

compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs

@@ -1160,6 +1160,7 @@ symbols! {
         rust_2024,
         rust_2024_preview,
         rust_begin_unwind,
+        rust_cold_cc,
         rust_eh_catch_typeinfo,
         rust_eh_personality,
         rust_eh_register_frames,

compiler/rustc_target/src/abi/call/mod.rs

@@ -580,6 +580,11 @@ pub enum Conv {
     C,
     Rust,
 
+    /// For things unlikely to be called, where smaller caller codegen is
+    /// preferred over raw speed.
+    /// Stronger than just `#[cold]` because `fn` pointers might be incompatible.
+    RustCold,
+
     // Target-specific calling conventions.
     ArmAapcs,
     CCmseNonSecureCall,

compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/abi.rs

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pub enum Abi {
     RustCall,
     PlatformIntrinsic,
     Unadjusted,
+    RustCold,
 }
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ const AbiDatas: &[AbiData] = &[
     AbiData { abi: Abi::RustCall, name: "rust-call" },
     AbiData { abi: Abi::PlatformIntrinsic, name: "platform-intrinsic" },
     AbiData { abi: Abi::Unadjusted, name: "unadjusted" },
+    AbiData { abi: Abi::RustCold, name: "rust-cold" },
 ];
 
 /// Returns the ABI with the given name (if any).
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ impl Abi {
             RustCall => 31,
             PlatformIntrinsic => 32,
             Unadjusted => 33,
+            RustCold => 34,
         };
         debug_assert!(
             AbiDatas

compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mod.rs

@@ -1618,7 +1618,8 @@ impl Target {
             | PlatformIntrinsic
             | Unadjusted
             | Cdecl { .. }
-            | EfiApi => true,
+            | EfiApi
+            | RustCold => true,
             X86Interrupt => ["x86", "x86_64"].contains(&&self.arch[..]),
             Aapcs { .. } => "arm" == self.arch,
             CCmseNonSecureCall => ["arm", "aarch64"].contains(&&self.arch[..]),

src/test/codegen/cold-call-declare-and-call.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// compile-flags: -C no-prepopulate-passes
+
+#![crate_type = "lib"]
+#![feature(rust_cold_cc)]
+
+// CHECK: define coldcc void @this_should_never_happen(i16
+// CHECK: call coldcc void @this_should_never_happen(i16
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "rust-cold" fn this_should_never_happen(x: u16) {}
+
+pub fn do_things(x: u16) {
+    if x == 12345 {
+        this_should_never_happen(54321);
+    }
+}