no more action on ref or cast, but add new MIR statement for escaping a ptr to raw

Author: RalfJung

src/librustc/ich/impls_mir.rs

@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ for mir::StatementKind<'gcx> {
             mir::StatementKind::EndRegion(ref region_scope) => {
                 region_scope.hash_stable(hcx, hasher);
             }
+            mir::StatementKind::EscapeToRaw(ref place) => {
+                place.hash_stable(hcx, hasher);
+            }
             mir::StatementKind::Retag { fn_entry, ref place } => {
                 fn_entry.hash_stable(hcx, hasher);
                 place.hash_stable(hcx, hasher);

src/librustc/mir/mod.rs

@@ -1766,6 +1766,13 @@ pub enum StatementKind<'tcx> {
         place: Place<'tcx>,
     },
 
+    /// Escape the given reference to a raw pointer, so that it can be accessed
+    /// without precise provenance tracking. These statements are currently only interpreted
+    /// by miri and only generated when "-Z mir-emit-retag" is passed.
+    /// See <https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/stacked-borrows-an-aliasing-model-for-rust/8153/>
+    /// for more details.
+    EscapeToRaw(Operand<'tcx>),
+
     /// Mark one terminating point of a region scope (i.e. static region).
     /// (The starting point(s) arise implicitly from borrows.)
     EndRegion(region::Scope),
@@ -1827,6 +1834,7 @@ impl<'tcx> Debug for Statement<'tcx> {
             EndRegion(ref ce) => write!(fmt, "EndRegion({})", ty::ReScope(*ce)),
             Retag { fn_entry, ref place } =>
                 write!(fmt, "Retag({}{:?})", if fn_entry { "[fn entry] " } else { "" }, place),
+            EscapeToRaw(ref place) => write!(fmt, "EscapeToRaw({:?})", place),
             StorageLive(ref place) => write!(fmt, "StorageLive({:?})", place),
             StorageDead(ref place) => write!(fmt, "StorageDead({:?})", place),
             SetDiscriminant {
@@ -2968,6 +2976,7 @@ EnumTypeFoldableImpl! {
         (StatementKind::StorageDead)(a),
         (StatementKind::InlineAsm) { asm, outputs, inputs },
         (StatementKind::Retag) { fn_entry, place },
+        (StatementKind::EscapeToRaw)(place),
         (StatementKind::EndRegion)(a),
         (StatementKind::AscribeUserType)(a, v, b),
         (StatementKind::Nop),

src/librustc/mir/visit.rs

@@ -385,6 +385,9 @@ macro_rules! make_mir_visitor {
                             location
                         );
                     }
+                    StatementKind::EscapeToRaw(ref $($mutability)* op) => {
+                        self.visit_operand(op, location);
+                    }
                     StatementKind::StorageLive(ref $($mutability)* local) => {
                         self.visit_local(
                             local,
@@ -1022,7 +1025,7 @@ pub enum MutatingUseContext<'tcx> {
     ///     f(&mut x.y);
     ///
     Projection,
-    /// Retagging (updating the "Stacked Borrows" tag)
+    /// Retagging, a "Stacked Borrows" shadow state operation
     Retag,
 }
 

src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/statement.rs

@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ impl FunctionCx<'a, 'll, 'tcx> {
                 bx
             }
             mir::StatementKind::FakeRead(..) |
-            mir::StatementKind::EndRegion(_) |
+            mir::StatementKind::EndRegion(..) |
             mir::StatementKind::Retag { .. } |
+            mir::StatementKind::EscapeToRaw { .. } |
             mir::StatementKind::AscribeUserType(..) |
             mir::StatementKind::Nop => bx,
         }

src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/mod.rs

@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'gcx, 'tcx> DataflowResultsConsumer<'cx, 'tcx> for MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx
             StatementKind::Nop
             | StatementKind::AscribeUserType(..)
             | StatementKind::Retag { .. }
+            | StatementKind::EscapeToRaw { .. }
             | StatementKind::StorageLive(..) => {
                 // `Nop`, `AscribeUserType`, `Retag`, and `StorageLive` are irrelevant
                 // to borrow check.

src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/nll/invalidation.rs

@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx, 'gcx> Visitor<'tcx> for InvalidationGenerator<'cx, 'tcx, 'gcx> {
             StatementKind::Nop |
             StatementKind::AscribeUserType(..) |
             StatementKind::Retag { .. } |
+            StatementKind::EscapeToRaw { .. } |
             StatementKind::StorageLive(..) => {
                 // `Nop`, `AscribeUserType`, `Retag`, and `StorageLive` are irrelevant
                 // to borrow check.

src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/nll/type_check/mod.rs

@@ -1290,11 +1290,12 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> TypeChecker<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
                 }
             }
             StatementKind::FakeRead(..)
-            | StatementKind::StorageLive(_)
-            | StatementKind::StorageDead(_)
+            | StatementKind::StorageLive(..)
+            | StatementKind::StorageDead(..)
             | StatementKind::InlineAsm { .. }
             | StatementKind::EndRegion(_)
             | StatementKind::Retag { .. }
+            | StatementKind::EscapeToRaw { .. }
             | StatementKind::Nop => {}
         }
     }

src/librustc_mir/dataflow/impls/borrows.rs

@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> BitDenotation for Borrows<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
             mir::StatementKind::SetDiscriminant { .. } |
             mir::StatementKind::StorageLive(..) |
             mir::StatementKind::Retag { .. } |
+            mir::StatementKind::EscapeToRaw { .. } |
             mir::StatementKind::AscribeUserType(..) |
             mir::StatementKind::Nop => {}
 

src/librustc_mir/dataflow/move_paths/builder.rs

@@ -301,8 +301,9 @@ impl<'b, 'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> Gatherer<'b, 'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
                 span_bug!(stmt.source_info.span,
                           "SetDiscriminant should not exist during borrowck");
             }
-            StatementKind::EndRegion(_) |
+            StatementKind::EndRegion(..) |
             StatementKind::Retag { .. } |
+            StatementKind::EscapeToRaw { .. } |
             StatementKind::AscribeUserType(..) |
             StatementKind::Nop => {}
         }

src/librustc_mir/interpret/cast.rs

@@ -44,40 +44,28 @@ impl<'a, 'mir, 'tcx, M: Machine<'a, 'mir, 'tcx>> EvalContext<'a, 'mir, 'tcx, M>
             }
 
             Misc => {
-                let src_layout = src.layout;
                 let src = self.read_immediate(src)?;
 
-                let src = if M::ENABLE_PTR_TRACKING_HOOKS && src_layout.ty.is_region_ptr() {
-                    // The only `Misc` casts on references are those creating raw pointers.
-                    assert!(dest.layout.ty.is_unsafe_ptr());
-                    // For the purpose of the "ptr tag hooks", treat this as creating
-                    // a new, raw reference.
-                    let place = self.ref_to_mplace(src)?;
-                    self.create_ref(place, None)?
-                } else {
-                    *src
-                };
-
-                if self.type_is_fat_ptr(src_layout.ty) {
-                    match (src, self.type_is_fat_ptr(dest.layout.ty)) {
+                if self.type_is_fat_ptr(src.layout.ty) {
+                    match (*src, self.type_is_fat_ptr(dest.layout.ty)) {
                         // pointers to extern types
                         (Immediate::Scalar(_),_) |
                         // slices and trait objects to other slices/trait objects
                         (Immediate::ScalarPair(..), true) => {
                             // No change to immediate
-                            self.write_immediate(src, dest)?;
+                            self.write_immediate(*src, dest)?;
                         }
                         // slices and trait objects to thin pointers (dropping the metadata)
                         (Immediate::ScalarPair(data, _), false) => {
                             self.write_scalar(data, dest)?;
                         }
                     }
                 } else {
-                    match src_layout.variants {
+                    match src.layout.variants {
                         layout::Variants::Single { index } => {
-                            if let Some(def) = src_layout.ty.ty_adt_def() {
+                            if let Some(def) = src.layout.ty.ty_adt_def() {
                                 // Cast from a univariant enum
-                                assert!(src_layout.is_zst());
+                                assert!(src.layout.is_zst());
                                 let discr_val = def
                                     .discriminant_for_variant(*self.tcx, index)
                                     .val;
@@ -90,8 +78,7 @@ impl<'a, 'mir, 'tcx, M: Machine<'a, 'mir, 'tcx>> EvalContext<'a, 'mir, 'tcx, M>
                         layout::Variants::NicheFilling { .. } => {},
                     }
 
-                    let src = src.to_scalar()?;
-                    let dest_val = self.cast_scalar(src, src_layout, dest.layout)?;
+                    let dest_val = self.cast_scalar(src.to_scalar()?, src.layout, dest.layout)?;
                     self.write_scalar(dest_val, dest)?;
                 }
             }