Use super let in format_args!().

This makes it posisble to do:

    let f = format_args!("Hello, {name}!");

Author: m-ou-se

compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/format.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-use core::ops::ControlFlow;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
-use rustc_ast::visit::Visitor;
 use rustc_ast::*;
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxIndexMap;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
@@ -476,77 +474,32 @@ fn expand_format_args<'hir>(
         return hir::ExprKind::Call(new, new_args);
     }
 
-    // If the args array contains exactly all the original arguments once,
-    // in order, we can use a simple array instead of a `match` construction.
-    // However, if there's a yield point in any argument except the first one,
-    // we don't do this, because an Argument cannot be kept across yield points.
-    //
-    // This is an optimization, speeding up compilation about 1-2% in some cases.
-    // See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/106770#issuecomment-1380790609
-    let use_simple_array = argmap.len() == arguments.len()
-        && argmap.iter().enumerate().all(|(i, (&(j, _), _))| i == j)
-        && arguments.iter().skip(1).all(|arg| !may_contain_yield_point(&arg.expr));
-
-    let args = if arguments.is_empty() {
+    let (let_statements, args) = if arguments.is_empty() {
         // Generate:
-        //    &<core::fmt::Argument>::none()
-        //
-        // Note:
-        //     `none()` just returns `[]`. We use `none()` rather than `[]` to limit the lifetime.
-        //
-        //     This makes sure that this still fails to compile, even when the argument is inlined:
-        //
-        //     ```
-        //     let f = format_args!("{}", "a");
-        //     println!("{f}"); // error E0716
-        //     ```
-        //
-        //     Cases where keeping the object around is allowed, such as `format_args!("a")`,
-        //     are handled above by the `allow_const` case.
-        let none_fn = ctx.arena.alloc(ctx.expr_lang_item_type_relative(
-            macsp,
-            hir::LangItem::FormatArgument,
-            sym::none,
-        ));
-        let none = ctx.expr_call(macsp, none_fn, &[]);
-        ctx.expr(macsp, hir::ExprKind::AddrOf(hir::BorrowKind::Ref, hir::Mutability::Not, none))
-    } else if use_simple_array {
-        // Generate:
-        //     &[
-        //         <core::fmt::Argument>::new_display(&arg0),
-        //         <core::fmt::Argument>::new_lower_hex(&arg1),
-        //         <core::fmt::Argument>::new_debug(&arg2),
-        //         …
-        //     ]
-        let elements = ctx.arena.alloc_from_iter(arguments.iter().zip(argmap).map(
-            |(arg, ((_, ty), placeholder_span))| {
-                let placeholder_span =
-                    placeholder_span.unwrap_or(arg.expr.span).with_ctxt(macsp.ctxt());
-                let arg_span = match arg.kind {
-                    FormatArgumentKind::Captured(_) => placeholder_span,
-                    _ => arg.expr.span.with_ctxt(macsp.ctxt()),
-                };
-                let arg = ctx.lower_expr(&arg.expr);
-                let ref_arg = ctx.arena.alloc(ctx.expr(
-                    arg_span,
-                    hir::ExprKind::AddrOf(hir::BorrowKind::Ref, hir::Mutability::Not, arg),
-                ));
-                make_argument(ctx, placeholder_span, ref_arg, ty)
-            },
-        ));
-        ctx.expr_array_ref(macsp, elements)
+        //     []
+        (None, ctx.arena.alloc(ctx.expr(macsp, hir::ExprKind::Array(&[]))))
     } else {
         // Generate:
-        //     &match (&arg0, &arg1, &…) {
-        //         args => [
-        //             <core::fmt::Argument>::new_display(args.0),
-        //             <core::fmt::Argument>::new_lower_hex(args.1),
-        //             <core::fmt::Argument>::new_debug(args.0),
-        //             …
-        //         ]
-        //     }
+        //     super let args = (&arg0, &arg1, &…);
         let args_ident = Ident::new(sym::args, macsp);
         let (args_pat, args_hir_id) = ctx.pat_ident(macsp, args_ident);
+        let elements = ctx.arena.alloc_from_iter(arguments.iter().map(|arg| {
+            let arg_expr = ctx.lower_expr(&arg.expr);
+            ctx.expr(
+                arg.expr.span.with_ctxt(macsp.ctxt()),
+                hir::ExprKind::AddrOf(hir::BorrowKind::Ref, hir::Mutability::Not, arg_expr),
+            )
+        }));
+        let args_tuple = ctx.arena.alloc(ctx.expr(macsp, hir::ExprKind::Tup(elements)));
+        let let_statement_1 = ctx.stmt_super_let_pat(macsp, args_pat, Some(args_tuple));
+
+        // Generate:
+        //     super let args = [
+        //         <core::fmt::Argument>::new_display(args.0),
+        //         <core::fmt::Argument>::new_lower_hex(args.1),
+        //         <core::fmt::Argument>::new_debug(args.0),
+        //         …
+        //     ];
         let args = ctx.arena.alloc_from_iter(argmap.iter().map(
             |(&(arg_index, ty), &placeholder_span)| {
                 let arg = &arguments[arg_index];
@@ -567,29 +520,21 @@ fn expand_format_args<'hir>(
                 make_argument(ctx, placeholder_span, arg, ty)
             },
         ));
-        let elements = ctx.arena.alloc_from_iter(arguments.iter().map(|arg| {
-            let arg_expr = ctx.lower_expr(&arg.expr);
-            ctx.expr(
-                arg.expr.span.with_ctxt(macsp.ctxt()),
-                hir::ExprKind::AddrOf(hir::BorrowKind::Ref, hir::Mutability::Not, arg_expr),
-            )
-        }));
-        let args_tuple = ctx.arena.alloc(ctx.expr(macsp, hir::ExprKind::Tup(elements)));
-        let array = ctx.arena.alloc(ctx.expr(macsp, hir::ExprKind::Array(args)));
-        let match_arms = ctx.arena.alloc_from_iter([ctx.arm(args_pat, array)]);
-        let match_expr = ctx.arena.alloc(ctx.expr_match(
-            macsp,
-            args_tuple,
-            match_arms,
-            hir::MatchSource::FormatArgs,
-        ));
-        ctx.expr(
-            macsp,
-            hir::ExprKind::AddrOf(hir::BorrowKind::Ref, hir::Mutability::Not, match_expr),
+        let args = ctx.arena.alloc(ctx.expr(macsp, hir::ExprKind::Array(args)));
+        let (args_pat, args_hir_id) = ctx.pat_ident(macsp, args_ident);
+        let let_statement_2 = ctx.stmt_super_let_pat(macsp, args_pat, Some(args));
+        (
+            Some([let_statement_1, let_statement_2]),
+            ctx.arena.alloc(ctx.expr_ident_mut(macsp, args_ident, args_hir_id)),
         )
     };
 
-    if let Some(format_options) = format_options {
+    // Generate:
+    //     &args
+    let args =
+        ctx.expr(macsp, hir::ExprKind::AddrOf(hir::BorrowKind::Ref, hir::Mutability::Not, args));
+
+    let call = if let Some(format_options) = format_options {
         // Generate:
         //     <core::fmt::Arguments>::new_v1_formatted(
         //         lit_pieces,
@@ -632,35 +577,21 @@ fn expand_format_args<'hir>(
         ));
         let new_args = ctx.arena.alloc_from_iter([lit_pieces, args]);
         hir::ExprKind::Call(new_v1, new_args)
-    }
-}
-
-fn may_contain_yield_point(e: &ast::Expr) -> bool {
-    struct MayContainYieldPoint;
-
-    impl Visitor<'_> for MayContainYieldPoint {
-        type Result = ControlFlow<()>;
-
-        fn visit_expr(&mut self, e: &ast::Expr) -> ControlFlow<()> {
-            if let ast::ExprKind::Await(_, _) | ast::ExprKind::Yield(_) = e.kind {
-                ControlFlow::Break(())
-            } else {
-                visit::walk_expr(self, e)
-            }
-        }
-
-        fn visit_mac_call(&mut self, _: &ast::MacCall) -> ControlFlow<()> {
-            // Macros should be expanded at this point.
-            unreachable!("unexpanded macro in ast lowering");
-        }
+    };
 
-        fn visit_item(&mut self, _: &ast::Item) -> ControlFlow<()> {
-            // Do not recurse into nested items.
-            ControlFlow::Continue(())
-        }
+    if let Some(let_statements) = let_statements {
+        // Generate:
+        //     {
+        //         super let …
+        //         super let …
+        //         <core::fmt::Arguments>::new_…(…)
+        //     }
+        let call = ctx.arena.alloc(ctx.expr(macsp, call));
+        let block = ctx.block_all(macsp, ctx.arena.alloc_from_iter(let_statements), Some(call));
+        hir::ExprKind::Block(block, None)
+    } else {
+        call
     }
-
-    MayContainYieldPoint.visit_expr(e).is_break()
 }
 
 fn for_all_argument_indexes(template: &mut [FormatArgsPiece], mut f: impl FnMut(&mut usize)) {

compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/lib.rs

@@ -2230,6 +2230,26 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
         self.stmt(span, hir::StmtKind::Let(self.arena.alloc(local)))
     }
 
+    fn stmt_super_let_pat(
+        &mut self,
+        span: Span,
+        pat: &'hir hir::Pat<'hir>,
+        init: Option<&'hir hir::Expr<'hir>>,
+    ) -> hir::Stmt<'hir> {
+        let hir_id = self.next_id();
+        let local = hir::LetStmt {
+            super_: Some(span),
+            hir_id,
+            init,
+            pat,
+            els: None,
+            source: hir::LocalSource::Normal,
+            span: self.lower_span(span),
+            ty: None,
+        };
+        self.stmt(span, hir::StmtKind::Let(self.arena.alloc(local)))
+    }
+
     fn block_expr(&mut self, expr: &'hir hir::Expr<'hir>) -> &'hir hir::Block<'hir> {
         self.block_all(expr.span, &[], Some(expr))
     }

library/core/src/fmt/mod.rs

@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ impl<'a> Arguments<'a> {
     /// When using the format_args!() macro, this function is used to generate the
     /// Arguments structure.
     #[inline]
-    pub const fn new_v1<const P: usize, const A: usize>(
+    pub fn new_v1<const P: usize, const A: usize>(
         pieces: &'a [&'static str; P],
         args: &'a [rt::Argument<'a>; A],
     ) -> Arguments<'a> {
@@ -651,6 +651,18 @@ impl<'a> Arguments<'a> {
     /// 2. Every `rt::Placeholder::position` value within `fmt` must be a valid index of `args`.
     /// 3. Every `rt::Count::Param` within `fmt` must contain a valid index of `args`.
     #[inline]
+    #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+    pub unsafe fn new_v1_formatted(
+        pieces: &'a [&'static str],
+        args: &'a [rt::Argument<'a>],
+        fmt: &'a [rt::Placeholder],
+    ) -> Arguments<'a> {
+        Arguments { pieces, fmt: Some(fmt), args }
+    }
+
+    /// Bootstrap only.
+    #[cfg(bootstrap)]
+    #[inline]
     pub const fn new_v1_formatted(
         pieces: &'a [&'static str],
         args: &'a [rt::Argument<'a>],

library/core/src/fmt/rt.rs

@@ -190,16 +190,8 @@ impl Argument<'_> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Used by `format_args` when all arguments are gone after inlining,
-    /// when using `&[]` would incorrectly allow for a bigger lifetime.
-    ///
-    /// This fails without format argument inlining, and that shouldn't be different
-    /// when the argument is inlined:
-    ///
-    /// ```compile_fail,E0716
-    /// let f = format_args!("{}", "a");
-    /// println!("{f}");
-    /// ```
+    /// Bootstrap only.
+    #[cfg(bootstrap)]
     #[inline]
     pub const fn none() -> [Self; 0] {
         []

library/coretests/tests/fmt/mod.rs

@@ -2,6 +2,22 @@ mod builders;
 mod float;
 mod num;
 
+#[test]
+#[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+fn test_lifetime() {
+    // Trigger all different forms of expansion,
+    // and check that each of them can be stored as a variable.
+    let a = format_args!("hello");
+    let a = format_args!("hello {a}");
+    let a = format_args!("hello {a:1}");
+    let a = format_args!("hello {a} {a:?}");
+    assert_eq!(a.to_string(), "hello hello hello hello hello hello hello");
+
+    // Without arguments, it should also work in consts.
+    const A: std::fmt::Arguments<'static> = format_args!("hello");
+    assert_eq!(A.to_string(), "hello");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_format_flags() {
     // No residual flags left by pointer formatting

src/tools/tidy/src/issues.txt

@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ ui/borrowck/issue-104639-lifetime-order.rs
 ui/borrowck/issue-10876.rs
 ui/borrowck/issue-109271-pass-self-into-closure.rs
 ui/borrowck/issue-111554.rs
-ui/borrowck/issue-114374-invalid-help-fmt-args.rs
 ui/borrowck/issue-11493.rs
 ui/borrowck/issue-115259-suggest-iter-mut.rs
 ui/borrowck/issue-119915-bad-clone-suggestion.rs

tests/coverage/closure.cov-map

@@ -83,58 +83,60 @@ Number of file 0 mappings: 1
 Highest counter ID seen: (none)
 
 Function name: closure::main::{closure#14}
-Raw bytes (22): 0x[01, 01, 01, 01, 05, 03, 01, b3, 01, 0d, 02, 1b, 05, 02, 1e, 00, 25, 02, 00, 2f, 00, 33]
+Raw bytes (27): 0x[01, 01, 01, 01, 05, 04, 01, b4, 01, 11, 00, 21, 01, 01, 14, 00, 1b, 05, 00, 1e, 00, 25, 02, 00, 2f, 00, 33]
 Number of files: 1
 - file 0 => global file 1
 Number of expressions: 1
 - expression 0 operands: lhs = Counter(0), rhs = Counter(1)
-Number of file 0 mappings: 3
-- Code(Counter(0)) at (prev + 179, 13) to (start + 2, 27)
-- Code(Counter(1)) at (prev + 2, 30) to (start + 0, 37)
+Number of file 0 mappings: 4
+- Code(Counter(0)) at (prev + 180, 17) to (start + 0, 33)
+- Code(Counter(0)) at (prev + 1, 20) to (start + 0, 27)
+- Code(Counter(1)) at (prev + 0, 30) to (start + 0, 37)
 - Code(Expression(0, Sub)) at (prev + 0, 47) to (start + 0, 51)
     = (c0 - c1)
 Highest counter ID seen: c1
 
 Function name: closure::main::{closure#15}
-Raw bytes (37): 0x[01, 01, 01, 01, 05, 06, 01, bb, 01, 09, 00, 0a, 01, 01, 0d, 00, 15, 01, 01, 11, 01, 1b, 05, 01, 1e, 00, 25, 02, 00, 2f, 00, 33, 01, 02, 09, 00, 0a]
+Raw bytes (37): 0x[01, 01, 01, 01, 05, 06, 01, bb, 01, 09, 00, 0a, 01, 01, 0d, 01, 21, 01, 02, 14, 00, 1b, 05, 00, 1e, 00, 25, 02, 00, 2f, 00, 33, 01, 02, 09, 00, 0a]
 Number of files: 1
 - file 0 => global file 1
 Number of expressions: 1
 - expression 0 operands: lhs = Counter(0), rhs = Counter(1)
 Number of file 0 mappings: 6
 - Code(Counter(0)) at (prev + 187, 9) to (start + 0, 10)
-- Code(Counter(0)) at (prev + 1, 13) to (start + 0, 21)
-- Code(Counter(0)) at (prev + 1, 17) to (start + 1, 27)
-- Code(Counter(1)) at (prev + 1, 30) to (start + 0, 37)
+- Code(Counter(0)) at (prev + 1, 13) to (start + 1, 33)
+- Code(Counter(0)) at (prev + 2, 20) to (start + 0, 27)
+- Code(Counter(1)) at (prev + 0, 30) to (start + 0, 37)
 - Code(Expression(0, Sub)) at (prev + 0, 47) to (start + 0, 51)
     = (c0 - c1)
 - Code(Counter(0)) at (prev + 2, 9) to (start + 0, 10)
 Highest counter ID seen: c1
 
 Function name: closure::main::{closure#16}
-Raw bytes (22): 0x[01, 01, 01, 01, 05, 03, 01, c5, 01, 0d, 02, 1b, 05, 02, 1e, 00, 25, 02, 00, 2f, 00, 33]
+Raw bytes (27): 0x[01, 01, 01, 01, 05, 04, 01, c6, 01, 11, 00, 21, 01, 01, 14, 00, 1b, 05, 00, 1e, 00, 25, 02, 00, 2f, 00, 33]
 Number of files: 1
 - file 0 => global file 1
 Number of expressions: 1
 - expression 0 operands: lhs = Counter(0), rhs = Counter(1)
-Number of file 0 mappings: 3
-- Code(Counter(0)) at (prev + 197, 13) to (start + 2, 27)
-- Code(Counter(1)) at (prev + 2, 30) to (start + 0, 37)
+Number of file 0 mappings: 4
+- Code(Counter(0)) at (prev + 198, 17) to (start + 0, 33)
+- Code(Counter(0)) at (prev + 1, 20) to (start + 0, 27)
+- Code(Counter(1)) at (prev + 0, 30) to (start + 0, 37)
 - Code(Expression(0, Sub)) at (prev + 0, 47) to (start + 0, 51)
     = (c0 - c1)
 Highest counter ID seen: c1
 
 Function name: closure::main::{closure#17}
-Raw bytes (37): 0x[01, 01, 01, 01, 05, 06, 01, cd, 01, 09, 00, 0a, 01, 01, 0d, 00, 15, 01, 01, 11, 01, 1b, 05, 01, 1e, 00, 25, 02, 00, 2f, 00, 33, 01, 02, 09, 00, 0a]
+Raw bytes (37): 0x[01, 01, 01, 01, 05, 06, 01, cd, 01, 09, 00, 0a, 01, 01, 0d, 01, 21, 01, 02, 14, 00, 1b, 05, 00, 1e, 00, 25, 02, 00, 2f, 00, 33, 01, 02, 09, 00, 0a]
 Number of files: 1
 - file 0 => global file 1
 Number of expressions: 1
 - expression 0 operands: lhs = Counter(0), rhs = Counter(1)
 Number of file 0 mappings: 6
 - Code(Counter(0)) at (prev + 205, 9) to (start + 0, 10)
-- Code(Counter(0)) at (prev + 1, 13) to (start + 0, 21)
-- Code(Counter(0)) at (prev + 1, 17) to (start + 1, 27)
-- Code(Counter(1)) at (prev + 1, 30) to (start + 0, 37)
+- Code(Counter(0)) at (prev + 1, 13) to (start + 1, 33)
+- Code(Counter(0)) at (prev + 2, 20) to (start + 0, 27)
+- Code(Counter(1)) at (prev + 0, 30) to (start + 0, 37)
 - Code(Expression(0, Sub)) at (prev + 0, 47) to (start + 0, 51)
     = (c0 - c1)
 - Code(Counter(0)) at (prev + 2, 9) to (start + 0, 10)