Use while let slice_pattern instead of carrying an index around

Author: spastorino

src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/conflict_errors.rs

@@ -614,8 +614,9 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
                     projection,
                 } = first_borrowed_place;
 
-                for (i, elem) in projection.iter().enumerate().rev() {
-                    let proj_base = &projection[..i];
+                let mut cursor = &**projection;
+                while let [proj_base @ .., elem] = cursor {
+                    cursor = proj_base;
 
                     match elem {
                         ProjectionElem::Field(field, _) if union_ty(base, proj_base).is_some() => {
@@ -637,8 +638,9 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
                     projection,
                 } = second_borrowed_place;
 
-                for (i, elem) in projection.iter().enumerate().rev() {
-                    let proj_base = &projection[..i];
+                let mut cursor = &**projection;
+                while let [proj_base @ .., elem] = cursor {
+                    cursor = proj_base;
 
                     if let ProjectionElem::Field(field, _) = elem {
                         if let Some(union_ty) = union_ty(base, proj_base) {

src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/mod.rs

@@ -1758,7 +1758,10 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
         debug!("check_if_assigned_path_is_moved place: {:?}", place);
 
         // None case => assigning to `x` does not require `x` be initialized.
-        for (i, elem) in place.projection.iter().enumerate().rev() {
+        let mut cursor = &*place.projection;
+        while let [proj_base @ .., elem] = cursor {
+            cursor = proj_base;
+
             match elem {
                 ProjectionElem::Index(_/*operand*/) |
                 ProjectionElem::ConstantIndex { .. } |
@@ -1771,8 +1774,6 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
 
                 // assigning to (*P) requires P to be initialized
                 ProjectionElem::Deref => {
-                    let proj_base = &place.projection[..i];
-
                     self.check_if_full_path_is_moved(
                         location, InitializationRequiringAction::Use,
                         (PlaceRef {
@@ -1790,7 +1791,6 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
                 }
 
                 ProjectionElem::Field(..) => {
-                    let proj_base = &place.projection[..i];
                     // if type of `P` has a dtor, then
                     // assigning to `P.f` requires `P` itself
                     // be already initialized

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

@@ -2417,9 +2417,12 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeChecker<'a, 'tcx> {
             "add_reborrow_constraint({:?}, {:?}, {:?})",
             location, borrow_region, borrowed_place
         );
-        for (i, elem) in borrowed_place.projection.iter().enumerate().rev() {
+
+        let mut cursor = &*borrowed_place.projection;
+        while let [proj_base @ .., elem] = cursor {
+            cursor = proj_base;
+
             debug!("add_reborrow_constraint - iteration {:?}", elem);
-            let proj_base = &borrowed_place.projection[..i];
 
             match elem {
                 ProjectionElem::Deref => {

src/librustc_mir/build/matches/mod.rs

@@ -1296,8 +1296,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
         // Insert a Shallow borrow of the prefixes of any fake borrows.
         for place in fake_borrows
         {
-            for (i, elem) in place.projection.iter().enumerate().rev() {
-                let proj_base = &place.projection[..i];
+            let mut cursor = &*place.projection;
+            while let [proj_base @ .., elem] = cursor {
+                cursor = proj_base;
 
                 if let ProjectionElem::Deref = elem {
                     // Insert a shallow borrow after a deref. For other

src/librustc_mir/transform/check_unsafety.rs

@@ -407,8 +407,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> UnsafetyChecker<'a, 'tcx> {
         place: &Place<'tcx>,
         is_mut_use: bool,
     ) {
-        for (i, elem) in place.projection.iter().enumerate().rev() {
-            let proj_base = &place.projection[..i];
+        let mut cursor = &*place.projection;
+        while let [proj_base @ .., elem] = cursor {
+            cursor = proj_base;
 
             match elem {
                 ProjectionElem::Field(..) => {

src/librustc_mir/util/alignment.rs

@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ fn is_within_packed<'tcx, L>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, local_decls: &L, place: &Place<'
 where
     L: HasLocalDecls<'tcx>,
 {
-    for (i, elem) in place.projection.iter().enumerate().rev() {
-        let proj_base = &place.projection[..i];
+    let mut cursor = &*place.projection;
+    while let [proj_base @ .., elem] = cursor {
+        cursor = proj_base;
 
         match elem {
             // encountered a Deref, which is ABI-aligned