Auto merge of #138677 - shepmaster:consistent-elided-lifetime-syntax, r=traviscross,jieyouxu

Add a new `mismatched-lifetime-syntaxes` lint

The lang-team [discussed this](https://hackmd.io/nf4ZUYd7Rp6rq-1svJZSaQ) and I attempted to [summarize](#120808 (comment)) their decision. The summary-of-the-summary is:

- Using two different kinds of syntax for elided lifetimes is confusing. In rare cases, it may even [lead to unsound code](#48686)! Some examples:

    ```rust
    // Lint will warn about these
    fn(v: ContainsLifetime) -> ContainsLifetime<'_>;
    fn(&'static u8) -> &u8;
    ```

- Matching up references with no lifetime syntax, references with anonymous lifetime syntax, and paths with anonymous lifetime syntax is an exception to the simplest possible rule:

    ```rust
    // Lint will not warn about these
    fn(&u8) -> &'_ u8;
    fn(&'_ u8) -> &u8;
    fn(&u8) -> ContainsLifetime<'_>;
    ```

- Having a lint for consistent syntax of elided lifetimes will make the [future goal](#91639) of warning-by-default for paths participating in elision much simpler.

---

This new lint attempts to accomplish the goal of enforcing consistent syntax. In the process, it supersedes and replaces the existing `elided-named-lifetimes` lint, which means it starts out life as warn-by-default.

Author: bors

compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/lib.rs

@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
                 };
                 let span = self.tcx.sess.source_map().start_point(t.span).shrink_to_hi();
                 let region = Lifetime { ident: Ident::new(kw::UnderscoreLifetime, span), id };
-                (region, LifetimeSyntax::Hidden)
+                (region, LifetimeSyntax::Implicit)
             }
         };
         self.lower_lifetime(&region, LifetimeSource::Reference, syntax)
@@ -1790,7 +1790,7 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
             id,
             Ident::new(kw::UnderscoreLifetime, span),
             LifetimeSource::Path { angle_brackets },
-            LifetimeSyntax::Hidden,
+            LifetimeSyntax::Implicit,
         )
     }
 
@@ -2422,7 +2422,7 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
             Ident::new(kw::UnderscoreLifetime, self.lower_span(span)),
             hir::LifetimeKind::ImplicitObjectLifetimeDefault,
             LifetimeSource::Other,
-            LifetimeSyntax::Hidden,
+            LifetimeSyntax::Implicit,
         );
         debug!("elided_dyn_bound: r={:?}", r);
         self.arena.alloc(r)

compiler/rustc_hir/src/def.rs

@@ -852,12 +852,7 @@ pub enum LifetimeRes {
     /// late resolution. Those lifetimes will be inferred by typechecking.
     Infer,
     /// `'static` lifetime.
-    Static {
-        /// We do not want to emit `elided_named_lifetimes`
-        /// when we are inside of a const item or a static,
-        /// because it would get too annoying.
-        suppress_elision_warning: bool,
-    },
+    Static,
     /// Resolution failure.
     Error,
     /// HACK: This is used to recover the NodeId of an elided lifetime.

compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs

@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ pub enum LifetimeSource {
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, HashStable_Generic)]
 pub enum LifetimeSyntax {
     /// E.g. `&Type`, `ContainsLifetime`
-    Hidden,
+    Implicit,
 
     /// E.g. `&'_ Type`, `ContainsLifetime<'_>`, `impl Trait + '_`, `impl Trait + use<'_>`
-    Anonymous,
+    ExplicitAnonymous,
 
     /// E.g. `&'a Type`, `ContainsLifetime<'a>`, `impl Trait + 'a`, `impl Trait + use<'a>`
-    Named,
+    ExplicitBound,
 }
 
 impl From<Ident> for LifetimeSyntax {
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ impl From<Ident> for LifetimeSyntax {
         if name == sym::empty {
             unreachable!("A lifetime name should never be empty");
         } else if name == kw::UnderscoreLifetime {
-            LifetimeSyntax::Anonymous
+            LifetimeSyntax::ExplicitAnonymous
         } else {
             debug_assert!(name.as_str().starts_with('\''));
-            LifetimeSyntax::Named
+            LifetimeSyntax::ExplicitBound
         }
     }
 }
@@ -102,48 +102,48 @@ impl From<Ident> for LifetimeSyntax {
 ///
 /// ```
 /// #[repr(C)]
-/// struct S<'a>(&'a u32);       // res=Param, name='a, source=Reference, syntax=Named
+/// struct S<'a>(&'a u32);       // res=Param, name='a, source=Reference, syntax=ExplicitBound
 /// unsafe extern "C" {
-///     fn f1(s: S);             // res=Param, name='_, source=Path, syntax=Hidden
-///     fn f2(s: S<'_>);         // res=Param, name='_, source=Path, syntax=Anonymous
-///     fn f3<'a>(s: S<'a>);     // res=Param, name='a, source=Path, syntax=Named
+///     fn f1(s: S);             // res=Param, name='_, source=Path, syntax=Implicit
+///     fn f2(s: S<'_>);         // res=Param, name='_, source=Path, syntax=ExplicitAnonymous
+///     fn f3<'a>(s: S<'a>);     // res=Param, name='a, source=Path, syntax=ExplicitBound
 /// }
 ///
-/// struct St<'a> { x: &'a u32 } // res=Param, name='a, source=Reference, syntax=Named
+/// struct St<'a> { x: &'a u32 } // res=Param, name='a, source=Reference, syntax=ExplicitBound
 /// fn f() {
-///     _ = St { x: &0 };        // res=Infer, name='_, source=Path, syntax=Hidden
-///     _ = St::<'_> { x: &0 };  // res=Infer, name='_, source=Path, syntax=Anonymous
+///     _ = St { x: &0 };        // res=Infer, name='_, source=Path, syntax=Implicit
+///     _ = St::<'_> { x: &0 };  // res=Infer, name='_, source=Path, syntax=ExplicitAnonymous
 /// }
 ///
-/// struct Name<'a>(&'a str);    // res=Param,  name='a, source=Reference, syntax=Named
-/// const A: Name = Name("a");   // res=Static, name='_, source=Path, syntax=Hidden
-/// const B: &str = "";          // res=Static, name='_, source=Reference, syntax=Hidden
-/// static C: &'_ str = "";      // res=Static, name='_, source=Reference, syntax=Anonymous
-/// static D: &'static str = ""; // res=Static, name='static, source=Reference, syntax=Named
+/// struct Name<'a>(&'a str);    // res=Param,  name='a, source=Reference, syntax=ExplicitBound
+/// const A: Name = Name("a");   // res=Static, name='_, source=Path, syntax=Implicit
+/// const B: &str = "";          // res=Static, name='_, source=Reference, syntax=Implicit
+/// static C: &'_ str = "";      // res=Static, name='_, source=Reference, syntax=ExplicitAnonymous
+/// static D: &'static str = ""; // res=Static, name='static, source=Reference, syntax=ExplicitBound
 ///
 /// trait Tr {}
-/// fn tr(_: Box<dyn Tr>) {}     // res=ImplicitObjectLifetimeDefault, name='_, source=Other, syntax=Hidden
+/// fn tr(_: Box<dyn Tr>) {}     // res=ImplicitObjectLifetimeDefault, name='_, source=Other, syntax=Implicit
 ///
 /// fn capture_outlives<'a>() ->
-///     impl FnOnce() + 'a       // res=Param, ident='a, source=OutlivesBound, syntax=Named
+///     impl FnOnce() + 'a       // res=Param, ident='a, source=OutlivesBound, syntax=ExplicitBound
 /// {
 ///     || {}
 /// }
 ///
 /// fn capture_precise<'a>() ->
-///     impl FnOnce() + use<'a>  // res=Param, ident='a, source=PreciseCapturing, syntax=Named
+///     impl FnOnce() + use<'a>  // res=Param, ident='a, source=PreciseCapturing, syntax=ExplicitBound
 /// {
 ///     || {}
 /// }
 ///
 /// // (commented out because these cases trigger errors)
-/// // struct S1<'a>(&'a str);   // res=Param, name='a, source=Reference, syntax=Named
-/// // struct S2(S1);            // res=Error, name='_, source=Path, syntax=Hidden
-/// // struct S3(S1<'_>);        // res=Error, name='_, source=Path, syntax=Anonymous
-/// // struct S4(S1<'a>);        // res=Error, name='a, source=Path, syntax=Named
+/// // struct S1<'a>(&'a str);   // res=Param, name='a, source=Reference, syntax=ExplicitBound
+/// // struct S2(S1);            // res=Error, name='_, source=Path, syntax=Implicit
+/// // struct S3(S1<'_>);        // res=Error, name='_, source=Path, syntax=ExplicitAnonymous
+/// // struct S4(S1<'a>);        // res=Error, name='a, source=Path, syntax=ExplicitBound
 /// ```
 ///
-/// Some combinations that cannot occur are `LifetimeSyntax::Hidden` with
+/// Some combinations that cannot occur are `LifetimeSyntax::Implicit` with
 /// `LifetimeSource::OutlivesBound` or `LifetimeSource::PreciseCapturing`
 /// — there's no way to "elide" these lifetimes.
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, HashStable_Generic)]
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ impl ParamName {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, HashStable_Generic)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, HashStable_Generic)]
 pub enum LifetimeKind {
     /// User-given names or fresh (synthetic) names.
     Param(LocalDefId),
@@ -287,12 +287,8 @@ impl Lifetime {
         self.ident.name == kw::UnderscoreLifetime
     }
 
-    pub fn is_syntactically_hidden(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self.syntax, LifetimeSyntax::Hidden)
-    }
-
-    pub fn is_syntactically_anonymous(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self.syntax, LifetimeSyntax::Anonymous)
+    pub fn is_implicit(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self.syntax, LifetimeSyntax::Implicit)
     }
 
     pub fn is_static(&self) -> bool {
@@ -307,28 +303,28 @@ impl Lifetime {
 
         match (self.syntax, self.source) {
             // The user wrote `'a` or `'_`.
-            (Named | Anonymous, _) => (self.ident.span, format!("{new_lifetime}")),
+            (ExplicitBound | ExplicitAnonymous, _) => (self.ident.span, format!("{new_lifetime}")),
 
             // The user wrote `Path<T>`, and omitted the `'_,`.
-            (Hidden, Path { angle_brackets: AngleBrackets::Full }) => {
+            (Implicit, Path { angle_brackets: AngleBrackets::Full }) => {
                 (self.ident.span, format!("{new_lifetime}, "))
             }
 
             // The user wrote `Path<>`, and omitted the `'_`..
-            (Hidden, Path { angle_brackets: AngleBrackets::Empty }) => {
+            (Implicit, Path { angle_brackets: AngleBrackets::Empty }) => {
                 (self.ident.span, format!("{new_lifetime}"))
             }
 
             // The user wrote `Path` and omitted the `<'_>`.
-            (Hidden, Path { angle_brackets: AngleBrackets::Missing }) => {
+            (Implicit, Path { angle_brackets: AngleBrackets::Missing }) => {
                 (self.ident.span.shrink_to_hi(), format!("<{new_lifetime}>"))
             }
 
             // The user wrote `&type` or `&mut type`.
-            (Hidden, Reference) => (self.ident.span, format!("{new_lifetime} ")),
+            (Implicit, Reference) => (self.ident.span, format!("{new_lifetime} ")),
 
-            (Hidden, source) => {
-                unreachable!("can't suggest for a hidden lifetime of {source:?}")
+            (Implicit, source) => {
+                unreachable!("can't suggest for a implicit lifetime of {source:?}")
             }
         }
     }

compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir/tests.rs

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fn trait_object_roundtrips_impl(syntax: TraitObjectSyntax) {
         ident: Ident::new(sym::name, DUMMY_SP),
         kind: LifetimeKind::Static,
         source: LifetimeSource::Other,
-        syntax: LifetimeSyntax::Hidden,
+        syntax: LifetimeSyntax::Implicit,
     };
     let unambig = TyKind::TraitObject::<'_, ()>(&[], TaggedRef::new(&lt, syntax));
     let unambig_to_ambig = unsafe { std::mem::transmute::<_, TyKind<'_, AmbigArg>>(unambig) };

compiler/rustc_lint/messages.ftl

@@ -253,11 +253,6 @@ lint_duplicate_macro_attribute =
 
 lint_duplicate_matcher_binding = duplicate matcher binding
 
-lint_elided_named_lifetime = elided lifetime has a name
-    .label_elided = this elided lifetime gets resolved as `{$name}`
-    .label_named = lifetime `{$name}` declared here
-    .suggestion = consider specifying it explicitly
-
 lint_enum_intrinsics_mem_discriminant =
     the return value of `mem::discriminant` is unspecified when called with a non-enum type
     .note = the argument to `discriminant` should be a reference to an enum, but it was passed a reference to a `{$ty_param}`, which is not an enum
@@ -516,6 +511,28 @@ lint_metavariable_still_repeating = variable `{$name}` is still repeating at thi
 
 lint_metavariable_wrong_operator = meta-variable repeats with different Kleene operator
 
+lint_mismatched_lifetime_syntaxes =
+    lifetime flowing from input to output with different syntax can be confusing
+    .label_mismatched_lifetime_syntaxes_inputs =
+        {$n_inputs ->
+            [one] this lifetime flows
+            *[other] these lifetimes flow
+        } to the output
+    .label_mismatched_lifetime_syntaxes_outputs =
+        the {$n_outputs ->
+            [one] lifetime gets
+            *[other] lifetimes get
+        } resolved as `{$lifetime_name}`
+
+lint_mismatched_lifetime_syntaxes_suggestion_explicit =
+    one option is to consistently use `{$lifetime_name}`
+
+lint_mismatched_lifetime_syntaxes_suggestion_implicit =
+    one option is to consistently remove the lifetime
+
+lint_mismatched_lifetime_syntaxes_suggestion_mixed =
+    one option is to remove the lifetime for references and use the anonymous lifetime for paths
+
 lint_missing_fragment_specifier = missing fragment specifier
 
 lint_missing_unsafe_on_extern = extern blocks should be unsafe

compiler/rustc_lint/src/early/diagnostics.rs

@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ use rustc_errors::{
 use rustc_middle::middle::stability;
 use rustc_middle::ty::TyCtxt;
 use rustc_session::Session;
-use rustc_session::lint::{BuiltinLintDiag, ElidedLifetimeResolution};
-use rustc_span::{BytePos, kw};
+use rustc_session::lint::BuiltinLintDiag;
+use rustc_span::BytePos;
 use tracing::debug;
 
-use crate::lints::{self, ElidedNamedLifetime};
+use crate::lints;
 
 mod check_cfg;
 
@@ -471,16 +471,5 @@ pub fn decorate_builtin_lint(
         BuiltinLintDiag::UnexpectedBuiltinCfg { cfg, cfg_name, controlled_by } => {
             lints::UnexpectedBuiltinCfg { cfg, cfg_name, controlled_by }.decorate_lint(diag)
         }
-        BuiltinLintDiag::ElidedNamedLifetimes { elided: (span, kind), resolution } => {
-            match resolution {
-                ElidedLifetimeResolution::Static => {
-                    ElidedNamedLifetime { span, kind, name: kw::StaticLifetime, declaration: None }
-                }
-                ElidedLifetimeResolution::Param(name, declaration) => {
-                    ElidedNamedLifetime { span, kind, name, declaration: Some(declaration) }
-                }
-            }
-            .decorate_lint(diag)
-        }
     }
 }

compiler/rustc_lint/src/lib.rs

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ mod invalid_from_utf8;
 mod late;
 mod let_underscore;
 mod levels;
+mod lifetime_syntax;
 mod lints;
 mod macro_expr_fragment_specifier_2024_migration;
 mod map_unit_fn;
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ use impl_trait_overcaptures::ImplTraitOvercaptures;
 use internal::*;
 use invalid_from_utf8::*;
 use let_underscore::*;
+use lifetime_syntax::*;
 use macro_expr_fragment_specifier_2024_migration::*;
 use map_unit_fn::*;
 use multiple_supertrait_upcastable::*;
@@ -246,6 +248,7 @@ late_lint_methods!(
             StaticMutRefs: StaticMutRefs,
             UnqualifiedLocalImports: UnqualifiedLocalImports,
             CheckTransmutes: CheckTransmutes,
+            LifetimeSyntax: LifetimeSyntax,
         ]
     ]
 );
@@ -353,6 +356,7 @@ fn register_builtins(store: &mut LintStore) {
     store.register_renamed("unused_tuple_struct_fields", "dead_code");
     store.register_renamed("static_mut_ref", "static_mut_refs");
     store.register_renamed("temporary_cstring_as_ptr", "dangling_pointers_from_temporaries");
+    store.register_renamed("elided_named_lifetimes", "mismatched_lifetime_syntaxes");
 
     // These were moved to tool lints, but rustc still sees them when compiling normally, before
     // tool lints are registered, so `check_tool_name_for_backwards_compat` doesn't work. Use