Introduce ~const

 - [x] Removed `?const` and change uses of `?const`
 - [x] Added `~const` to the AST. It is gated behind const_trait_impl.
 - [x] Validate `~const` in ast_validation.
 - [ ] Add enum `BoundConstness` to the HIR. (With variants `NotConst` and
 `ConstIfConst` allowing future extensions)
 - [ ] Adjust trait selection and pre-existing code to use `BoundConstness`.
 - [ ] Optional steps (*for this PR, obviously*)
      - [ ] Fix #88155
      - [ ] Do something with constness bounds in chalk

Author: fee1-dead

compiler/rustc_ast/src/ast.rs

@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ impl ParenthesizedArgs {
 
 pub use crate::node_id::{NodeId, CRATE_NODE_ID, DUMMY_NODE_ID};
 
-/// A modifier on a bound, e.g., `?Sized` or `?const Trait`.
+/// A modifier on a bound, e.g., `?Sized` or `~const Trait`.
 ///
 /// Negative bounds should also be handled here.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Encodable, Decodable, Debug)]
@@ -295,10 +295,10 @@ pub enum TraitBoundModifier {
     /// `?Trait`
     Maybe,
 
-    /// `?const Trait`
+    /// `~const Trait`
     MaybeConst,
 
-    /// `?const ?Trait`
+    /// `~const ?Trait`
     //
     // This parses but will be rejected during AST validation.
     MaybeConstMaybe,

compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/lib.rs

@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
                                     ref ty,
                                     TraitBoundModifier::None | TraitBoundModifier::MaybeConst,
                                 ) => Some(this.lower_poly_trait_ref(ty, itctx.reborrow())),
-                                // `?const ?Bound` will cause an error during AST validation
+                                // `~const ?Bound` will cause an error during AST validation
                                 // anyways, so treat it like `?Bound` as compilation proceeds.
                                 GenericBound::Trait(
                                     _,

compiler/rustc_ast_passes/src/ast_validation.rs

@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ use rustc_errors::{error_code, pluralize, struct_span_err, Applicability};
 use rustc_parse::validate_attr;
 use rustc_session::lint::builtin::PATTERNS_IN_FNS_WITHOUT_BODY;
 use rustc_session::lint::{BuiltinLintDiagnostics, LintBuffer};
-use rustc_session::Session;
+use rustc_session::{DiagnosticMessageId, Session};
 use rustc_span::source_map::Spanned;
 use rustc_span::symbol::{kw, sym, Ident};
 use rustc_span::Span;
+use std::convert::TryInto;
 use std::mem;
 use std::ops::DerefMut;
 
@@ -33,24 +34,6 @@ enum SelfSemantic {
     No,
 }
 
-/// A syntactic context that disallows certain kinds of bounds (e.g., `?Trait` or `?const Trait`).
-#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
-enum BoundContext {
-    ImplTrait,
-    TraitBounds,
-    TraitObject,
-}
-
-impl BoundContext {
-    fn description(&self) -> &'static str {
-        match self {
-            Self::ImplTrait => "`impl Trait`",
-            Self::TraitBounds => "supertraits",
-            Self::TraitObject => "trait objects",
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 struct AstValidator<'a> {
     session: &'a Session,
 
@@ -60,18 +43,16 @@ struct AstValidator<'a> {
     /// Are we inside a trait impl?
     in_trait_impl: bool,
 
+    in_const_trait_impl: bool,
+
     has_proc_macro_decls: bool,
 
     /// Used to ban nested `impl Trait`, e.g., `impl Into<impl Debug>`.
     /// Nested `impl Trait` _is_ allowed in associated type position,
     /// e.g., `impl Iterator<Item = impl Debug>`.
     outer_impl_trait: Option<Span>,
 
-    /// Keeps track of the `BoundContext` as we recurse.
-    ///
-    /// This is used to forbid `?const Trait` bounds in, e.g.,
-    /// `impl Iterator<Item = Box<dyn ?const Trait>`.
-    bound_context: Option<BoundContext>,
+    is_tilde_const_allowed: bool,
 
     /// Used to ban `impl Trait` in path projections like `<impl Iterator>::Item`
     /// or `Foo::Bar<impl Trait>`
@@ -88,10 +69,18 @@ struct AstValidator<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> AstValidator<'a> {
-    fn with_in_trait_impl(&mut self, is_in: bool, f: impl FnOnce(&mut Self)) {
+    fn with_in_trait_impl(
+        &mut self,
+        is_in: bool,
+        constness: Option<Const>,
+        f: impl FnOnce(&mut Self),
+    ) {
         let old = mem::replace(&mut self.in_trait_impl, is_in);
+        let old_const =
+            mem::replace(&mut self.in_const_trait_impl, matches!(constness, Some(Const::Yes(_))));
         f(self);
         self.in_trait_impl = old;
+        self.in_const_trait_impl = old_const;
     }
 
     fn with_banned_impl_trait(&mut self, f: impl FnOnce(&mut Self)) {
@@ -100,6 +89,18 @@ impl<'a> AstValidator<'a> {
         self.is_impl_trait_banned = old;
     }
 
+    fn with_tilde_const_allowed(&mut self, f: impl FnOnce(&mut Self)) {
+        let old = mem::replace(&mut self.is_tilde_const_allowed, true);
+        f(self);
+        self.is_tilde_const_allowed = old;
+    }
+
+    fn with_banned_tilde_const(&mut self, f: impl FnOnce(&mut Self)) {
+        let old = mem::replace(&mut self.is_tilde_const_allowed, false);
+        f(self);
+        self.is_tilde_const_allowed = old;
+    }
+
     fn with_let_allowed(&mut self, allowed: bool, f: impl FnOnce(&mut Self, bool)) {
         let old = mem::replace(&mut self.is_let_allowed, allowed);
         f(self, old);
@@ -130,19 +131,13 @@ impl<'a> AstValidator<'a> {
     fn with_impl_trait(&mut self, outer: Option<Span>, f: impl FnOnce(&mut Self)) {
         let old = mem::replace(&mut self.outer_impl_trait, outer);
         if outer.is_some() {
-            self.with_bound_context(BoundContext::ImplTrait, |this| f(this));
+            self.with_banned_tilde_const(f);
         } else {
-            f(self)
+            f(self);
         }
         self.outer_impl_trait = old;
     }
 
-    fn with_bound_context(&mut self, ctx: BoundContext, f: impl FnOnce(&mut Self)) {
-        let old = self.bound_context.replace(ctx);
-        f(self);
-        self.bound_context = old;
-    }
-
     fn visit_assoc_ty_constraint_from_generic_args(&mut self, constraint: &'a AssocTyConstraint) {
         match constraint.kind {
             AssocTyConstraintKind::Equality { .. } => {}
@@ -164,9 +159,7 @@ impl<'a> AstValidator<'a> {
             TyKind::ImplTrait(..) => {
                 self.with_impl_trait(Some(t.span), |this| visit::walk_ty(this, t))
             }
-            TyKind::TraitObject(..) => {
-                self.with_bound_context(BoundContext::TraitObject, |this| visit::walk_ty(this, t));
-            }
+            TyKind::TraitObject(..) => self.with_banned_tilde_const(|this| visit::walk_ty(this, t)),
             TyKind::Path(ref qself, ref path) => {
                 // We allow these:
                 //  - `Option<impl Trait>`
@@ -1083,13 +1076,13 @@ impl<'a> Visitor<'a> for AstValidator<'a> {
                 unsafety,
                 polarity,
                 defaultness: _,
-                constness: _,
-                generics: _,
+                constness,
+                ref generics,
                 of_trait: Some(ref t),
                 ref self_ty,
-                items: _,
+                ref items,
             }) => {
-                self.with_in_trait_impl(true, |this| {
+                self.with_in_trait_impl(true, Some(constness), |this| {
                     this.invalid_visibility(&item.vis, None);
                     if let TyKind::Err = self_ty.kind {
                         this.err_handler()
@@ -1112,7 +1105,17 @@ impl<'a> Visitor<'a> for AstValidator<'a> {
                         .emit();
                     }
 
-                    visit::walk_item(this, item);
+                    this.visit_vis(&item.vis);
+                    this.visit_ident(item.ident);
+                    if let Const::Yes(_) = constness {
+                        this.with_tilde_const_allowed(|this| this.visit_generics(generics));
+                    } else {
+                        this.visit_generics(generics);
+                    }
+                    this.visit_trait_ref(t);
+                    this.visit_ty(self_ty);
+
+                    walk_list!(this, visit_assoc_item, items, AssocCtxt::Impl);
                 });
                 return; // Avoid visiting again.
             }
@@ -1157,13 +1160,23 @@ impl<'a> Visitor<'a> for AstValidator<'a> {
                         .emit();
                 }
             }
-            ItemKind::Fn(box FnKind(def, _, _, ref body)) => {
+            ItemKind::Fn(box FnKind(def, ref sig, ref generics, ref body)) => {
                 self.check_defaultness(item.span, def);
 
                 if body.is_none() {
                     let msg = "free function without a body";
                     self.error_item_without_body(item.span, "function", msg, " { <body> }");
                 }
+                self.visit_vis(&item.vis);
+                self.visit_ident(item.ident);
+                if let Const::Yes(_) = sig.header.constness {
+                    self.with_tilde_const_allowed(|this| this.visit_generics(generics));
+                } else {
+                    self.visit_generics(generics);
+                }
+                let kind = FnKind::Fn(FnCtxt::Free, item.ident, sig, &item.vis, body.as_deref());
+                self.visit_fn(kind, item.span, item.id);
+                walk_list!(self, visit_attribute, &item.attrs);
             }
             ItemKind::ForeignMod(ForeignMod { unsafety, .. }) => {
                 let old_item = mem::replace(&mut self.extern_mod, Some(item));
@@ -1206,9 +1219,7 @@ impl<'a> Visitor<'a> for AstValidator<'a> {
                 self.visit_vis(&item.vis);
                 self.visit_ident(item.ident);
                 self.visit_generics(generics);
-                self.with_bound_context(BoundContext::TraitBounds, |this| {
-                    walk_list!(this, visit_param_bound, bounds);
-                });
+                self.with_banned_tilde_const(|this| walk_list!(this, visit_param_bound, bounds));
                 walk_list!(self, visit_assoc_item, trait_items, AssocCtxt::Trait);
                 walk_list!(self, visit_attribute, &item.attrs);
                 return;
@@ -1281,7 +1292,7 @@ impl<'a> Visitor<'a> for AstValidator<'a> {
             _ => {}
         }
 
-        visit::walk_item(self, item)
+        visit::walk_item(self, item);
     }
 
     fn visit_foreign_item(&mut self, fi: &'a ForeignItem) {
@@ -1428,15 +1439,26 @@ impl<'a> Visitor<'a> for AstValidator<'a> {
     fn visit_param_bound(&mut self, bound: &'a GenericBound) {
         match bound {
             GenericBound::Trait(_, TraitBoundModifier::MaybeConst) => {
-                if let Some(ctx) = self.bound_context {
-                    let msg = format!("`?const` is not permitted in {}", ctx.description());
-                    self.err_handler().span_err(bound.span(), &msg);
+                if !self.is_tilde_const_allowed {
+                    let msg = "`~const` is not allowed here";
+                    let id_span_msg = (
+                        DiagnosticMessageId::StabilityId(67792.try_into().ok()),
+                        Some(bound.span()),
+                        msg.to_owned(),
+                    );
+                    let fresh = self.session.one_time_diagnostics.borrow_mut().insert(id_span_msg);
+                    if fresh {
+                        self.err_handler()
+                            .struct_span_err(bound.span(), msg)
+                            .note("only allowed on bounds on traits' associated types, const fns, const impls and its associated functions")
+                            .emit();
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
             GenericBound::Trait(_, TraitBoundModifier::MaybeConstMaybe) => {
                 self.err_handler()
-                    .span_err(bound.span(), "`?const` and `?` are mutually exclusive");
+                    .span_err(bound.span(), "`~const` and `?` are mutually exclusive");
             }
 
             _ => {}
@@ -1589,7 +1611,32 @@ impl<'a> Visitor<'a> for AstValidator<'a> {
             self.check_item_named(item.ident, "const");
         }
 
-        self.with_in_trait_impl(false, |this| visit::walk_assoc_item(this, item, ctxt));
+        match item.kind {
+            AssocItemKind::TyAlias(box TyAliasKind(_, ref generics, ref bounds, ref ty))
+                if ctxt == AssocCtxt::Trait =>
+            {
+                self.visit_vis(&item.vis);
+                self.visit_ident(item.ident);
+                walk_list!(self, visit_attribute, &item.attrs);
+                self.with_tilde_const_allowed(|this| {
+                    this.visit_generics(generics);
+                    walk_list!(this, visit_param_bound, bounds);
+                });
+                walk_list!(self, visit_ty, ty);
+            }
+            AssocItemKind::Fn(box FnKind(_, ref sig, ref generics, ref body))
+                if self.in_const_trait_impl =>
+            {
+                self.visit_vis(&item.vis);
+                self.visit_ident(item.ident);
+                self.with_tilde_const_allowed(|this| this.visit_generics(generics));
+                let kind =
+                    FnKind::Fn(FnCtxt::Assoc(ctxt), item.ident, sig, &item.vis, body.as_deref());
+                self.visit_fn(kind, item.span, item.id);
+            }
+            _ => self
+                .with_in_trait_impl(false, None, |this| visit::walk_assoc_item(this, item, ctxt)),
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -1683,9 +1730,10 @@ pub fn check_crate(session: &Session, krate: &Crate, lints: &mut LintBuffer) ->
         session,
         extern_mod: None,
         in_trait_impl: false,
+        in_const_trait_impl: false,
         has_proc_macro_decls: false,
         outer_impl_trait: None,
-        bound_context: None,
+        is_tilde_const_allowed: false,
         is_impl_trait_banned: false,
         is_assoc_ty_bound_banned: false,
         is_let_allowed: false,

compiler/rustc_ast_passes/src/feature_gate.rs

@@ -656,7 +656,6 @@ pub fn check_crate(krate: &ast::Crate, sess: &Session) {
     gate_all!(more_qualified_paths, "usage of qualified paths in this context is experimental");
     gate_all!(generators, "yield syntax is experimental");
     gate_all!(raw_ref_op, "raw address of syntax is experimental");
-    gate_all!(const_trait_bound_opt_out, "`?const` on trait bounds is experimental");
     gate_all!(const_trait_impl, "const trait impls are experimental");
     gate_all!(half_open_range_patterns, "half-open range patterns are unstable");
     gate_all!(inline_const, "inline-const is experimental");

compiler/rustc_feature/src/active.rs

@@ -515,9 +515,6 @@ declare_features! (
     /// Allows `impl const Trait for T` syntax.
     (active, const_trait_impl, "1.42.0", Some(67792), None),
 
-    /// Allows `T: ?const Trait` syntax in bounds.
-    (incomplete, const_trait_bound_opt_out, "1.42.0", Some(67794), None),
-
     /// Allows the use of `no_sanitize` attribute.
     (active, no_sanitize, "1.42.0", Some(39699), None),
 

compiler/rustc_feature/src/removed.rs

@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ declare_features! (
     /// Allows overlapping impls of marker traits.
     (removed, overlapping_marker_traits, "1.42.0", Some(29864), None,
      Some("removed in favor of `#![feature(marker_trait_attr)]`")),
+    /// Allows `T: ?const Trait` syntax in bounds.
+    (removed, const_trait_bound_opt_out, "1.42.0", Some(67794), None,
+     Some("Removed in favor of `~const` bound in #![feature(const_trait_impl)]")),
     /// Allows `#[no_debug]`.
     (removed, no_debug, "1.43.0", Some(29721), None, Some("removed due to lack of demand")),
     /// Allows comparing raw pointers during const eval.

compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/mod.rs

@@ -457,10 +457,6 @@ pub enum PredicateKind<'tcx> {
     /// Corresponds to `where Foo: Bar<A, B, C>`. `Foo` here would be
     /// the `Self` type of the trait reference and `A`, `B`, and `C`
     /// would be the type parameters.
-    ///
-    /// A trait predicate will have `Constness::Const` if it originates
-    /// from a bound on a `const fn` without the `?const` opt-out (e.g.,
-    /// `const fn foobar<Foo: Bar>() {}`).
     Trait(TraitPredicate<'tcx>),
 
     /// `where 'a: 'b`
@@ -633,8 +629,7 @@ pub struct TraitPredicate<'tcx> {
     pub trait_ref: TraitRef<'tcx>,
 
     /// A trait predicate will have `Constness::Const` if it originates
-    /// from a bound on a `const fn` without the `?const` opt-out (e.g.,
-    /// `const fn foobar<Foo: Bar>() {}`).
+    /// from a bound marked with `~const`.
     pub constness: hir::Constness,
 }