Add a note to cast_ref_to_mut lint

Author: sugar700

clippy_lints/src/types.rs

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ use crate::utils::paths;
 use crate::utils::{
     clip, comparisons, differing_macro_contexts, higher, in_constant, in_macro, int_bits, last_path_segment,
     match_def_path, match_path, multispan_sugg, opt_def_id, same_tys, sext, snippet, snippet_opt,
-    snippet_with_applicability, span_help_and_lint, span_lint, span_lint_and_sugg, span_lint_and_then, unsext,
-    AbsolutePathBuffer,
+    snippet_with_applicability, span_help_and_lint, span_lint, span_lint_and_sugg, span_lint_and_then,
+    span_note_and_lint, unsext, AbsolutePathBuffer,
 };
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc::hir;
@@ -2291,11 +2291,13 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for RefToMut {
             if let TyKind::Ptr(MutTy { mutbl: Mutability::MutImmutable, .. }) = t.node;
             if let Ref(..) = cx.tables.node_id_to_type(e.hir_id).sty;
             then {
-                span_lint(
+                span_note_and_lint(
                     cx,
                     CAST_REF_TO_MUT,
                     expr.span,
-                    "casting immutable reference to a mutable reference"
+                    "casting immutable reference to a mutable reference",
+                    expr.span,
+                    "consider implementing `UnsafeCell` instead",
                 );
             }
         }

tests/ui/cast_ref_to_mut.stderr

@@ -5,18 +5,23 @@ LL |         (*(a as *const _ as *mut String)).push_str(" world");
    |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    |
    = note: `-D clippy::cast-ref-to-mut` implied by `-D warnings`
+   = note: consider implementing `UnsafeCell` instead
 
 error: casting immutable reference to a mutable reference
   --> $DIR/cast_ref_to_mut.rs:19:9
    |
 LL |         *(a as *const _ as *mut _) = String::from("Replaced");
    |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: consider implementing `UnsafeCell` instead
 
 error: casting immutable reference to a mutable reference
   --> $DIR/cast_ref_to_mut.rs:20:9
    |
 LL |         *(a as *const _ as *mut String) += " world";
    |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: consider implementing `UnsafeCell` instead
 
 error: aborting due to 3 previous errors