initial implementation

added documentation

minor style fix

change as to ::from

add ignore to doc

include threshold in lint message/make suggestion more apparent/use Scalar api instead of matching

style fix

shange snippet_opt to snippet

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1059,6 +1059,7 @@ Released 2018-09-13
 [`just_underscores_and_digits`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#just_underscores_and_digits
 [`large_digit_groups`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#large_digit_groups
 [`large_enum_variant`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#large_enum_variant
+[`large_stack_arrays`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#large_stack_arrays
 [`len_without_is_empty`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#len_without_is_empty
 [`len_zero`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#len_zero
 [`let_and_return`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#let_and_return

README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 A collection of lints to catch common mistakes and improve your [Rust](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust) code.
 
-[There are 333 lints included in this crate!](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html)
+[There are 334 lints included in this crate!](https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html)
 
 We have a bunch of lint categories to allow you to choose how much Clippy is supposed to ~~annoy~~ help you:
 

clippy_lints/src/large_stack_arrays.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+use rustc::hir::*;
+use rustc::lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass, LintArray, LintPass};
+use rustc::mir::interpret::ConstValue;
+use rustc::ty;
+use rustc::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
+
+use if_chain::if_chain;
+
+use crate::rustc_target::abi::LayoutOf;
+use crate::utils::{snippet, span_help_and_lint};
+
+declare_clippy_lint! {
+    /// **What it does:** Checks for local arrays that may be too large.
+    ///
+    /// **Why is this bad?** Large local arrays may cause stack overflow.
+    ///
+    /// **Known problems:** None.
+    ///
+    /// **Example:**
+    /// ```rust,ignore
+    /// let a = [0u32; 1_000_000];
+    /// ```
+    pub LARGE_STACK_ARRAYS,
+    pedantic,
+    "allocating large arrays on stack may cause stack overflow"
+}
+
+pub struct LargeStackArrays {
+    maximum_allowed_size: u64,
+}
+
+impl LargeStackArrays {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn new(maximum_allowed_size: u64) -> Self {
+        Self { maximum_allowed_size }
+    }
+}
+
+impl_lint_pass!(LargeStackArrays => [LARGE_STACK_ARRAYS]);
+
+impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for LargeStackArrays {
+    fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, expr: &Expr) {
+        if_chain! {
+            if let ExprKind::Repeat(_, _) = expr.kind;
+            if let ty::Array(element_type, cst) = cx.tables.expr_ty(expr).kind;
+            if let ConstValue::Scalar(element_count) = cst.val;
+            if let Ok(element_count) = element_count.to_machine_usize(&cx.tcx);
+            if let Ok(element_size) = cx.layout_of(element_type).map(|l| l.size.bytes());
+            if self.maximum_allowed_size < element_count * element_size;
+            then {
+                span_help_and_lint(
+                    cx,
+                    LARGE_STACK_ARRAYS,
+                    expr.span,
+                    &format!(
+                        "allocating a local array larger than {} bytes",
+                        self.maximum_allowed_size
+                    ),
+                    &format!(
+                        "consider allocating on the heap with vec!{}.into_boxed_slice()",
+                        snippet(cx, expr.span, "[...]")
+                    ),
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

clippy_lints/src/lib.rs

@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ pub mod int_plus_one;
 pub mod integer_division;
 pub mod items_after_statements;
 pub mod large_enum_variant;
+pub mod large_stack_arrays;
 pub mod len_zero;
 pub mod let_if_seq;
 pub mod lifetimes;
@@ -537,6 +538,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf: &Conf
         &integer_division::INTEGER_DIVISION,
         &items_after_statements::ITEMS_AFTER_STATEMENTS,
         &large_enum_variant::LARGE_ENUM_VARIANT,
+        &large_stack_arrays::LARGE_STACK_ARRAYS,
         &len_zero::LEN_WITHOUT_IS_EMPTY,
         &len_zero::LEN_ZERO,
         &let_if_seq::USELESS_LET_IF_SEQ,
@@ -949,6 +951,8 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf: &Conf
     store.register_late_pass(|| box mutable_debug_assertion::DebugAssertWithMutCall);
     store.register_late_pass(|| box exit::Exit);
     store.register_late_pass(|| box to_digit_is_some::ToDigitIsSome);
+    let array_size_threshold = conf.array_size_threshold;
+    store.register_late_pass(move || box large_stack_arrays::LargeStackArrays::new(array_size_threshold));
 
     store.register_group(true, "clippy::restriction", Some("clippy_restriction"), vec![
         LintId::of(&arithmetic::FLOAT_ARITHMETIC),
@@ -1002,6 +1006,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf: &Conf
         LintId::of(&if_not_else::IF_NOT_ELSE),
         LintId::of(&infinite_iter::MAYBE_INFINITE_ITER),
         LintId::of(&items_after_statements::ITEMS_AFTER_STATEMENTS),
+        LintId::of(&large_stack_arrays::LARGE_STACK_ARRAYS),
         LintId::of(&literal_representation::LARGE_DIGIT_GROUPS),
         LintId::of(&loops::EXPLICIT_INTO_ITER_LOOP),
         LintId::of(&loops::EXPLICIT_ITER_LOOP),

clippy_lints/src/utils/conf.rs

@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ define_Conf! {
     (trivial_copy_size_limit, "trivial_copy_size_limit", None => Option<u64>),
     /// Lint: TOO_MANY_LINES. The maximum number of lines a function or method can have
     (too_many_lines_threshold, "too_many_lines_threshold", 100 => u64),
+    /// Lint: LARGE_STACK_ARRAYS. The maximum allowed size for arrays on the stack
+    (array_size_threshold, "array_size_threshold", 512_000 => u64),
 }
 
 impl Default for Conf {

src/lintlist/mod.rs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pub use lint::Lint;
 pub use lint::LINT_LEVELS;
 
 // begin lint list, do not remove this comment, it’s used in `update_lints`
-pub const ALL_LINTS: [Lint; 333] = [
+pub const ALL_LINTS: [Lint; 334] = [
     Lint {
         name: "absurd_extreme_comparisons",
         group: "correctness",
@@ -903,6 +903,13 @@ pub const ALL_LINTS: [Lint; 333] = [
         deprecation: None,
         module: "large_enum_variant",
     },
+    Lint {
+        name: "large_stack_arrays",
+        group: "pedantic",
+        desc: "allocating large arrays on stack may cause stack overflow",
+        deprecation: None,
+        module: "large_stack_arrays",
+    },
     Lint {
         name: "len_without_is_empty",
         group: "style",

tests/ui-toml/toml_unknown_key/conf_unknown_key.stderr

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-error: error reading Clippy's configuration file `$DIR/clippy.toml`: unknown field `foobar`, expected one of `blacklisted-names`, `cognitive-complexity-threshold`, `cyclomatic-complexity-threshold`, `doc-valid-idents`, `too-many-arguments-threshold`, `type-complexity-threshold`, `single-char-binding-names-threshold`, `too-large-for-stack`, `enum-variant-name-threshold`, `enum-variant-size-threshold`, `verbose-bit-mask-threshold`, `literal-representation-threshold`, `trivial-copy-size-limit`, `too-many-lines-threshold`, `third-party` at line 5 column 1
+error: error reading Clippy's configuration file `$DIR/clippy.toml`: unknown field `foobar`, expected one of `blacklisted-names`, `cognitive-complexity-threshold`, `cyclomatic-complexity-threshold`, `doc-valid-idents`, `too-many-arguments-threshold`, `type-complexity-threshold`, `single-char-binding-names-threshold`, `too-large-for-stack`, `enum-variant-name-threshold`, `enum-variant-size-threshold`, `verbose-bit-mask-threshold`, `literal-representation-threshold`, `trivial-copy-size-limit`, `too-many-lines-threshold`, `array-size-threshold`, `third-party` at line 5 column 1
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
 

tests/ui/large_stack_arrays.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#![warn(clippy::large_stack_arrays)]
+#![allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+struct S {
+    pub data: [u64; 32],
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+enum E {
+    S(S),
+    T(u32),
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let bad = (
+        [0u32; 20_000_000],
+        [S { data: [0; 32] }; 5000],
+        [Some(""); 20_000_000],
+        [E::T(0); 5000],
+    );
+
+    let good = (
+        [0u32; 1000],
+        [S { data: [0; 32] }; 1000],
+        [Some(""); 1000],
+        [E::T(0); 1000],
+        [(); 20_000_000],
+    );
+}

tests/ui/large_stack_arrays.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+error: allocating a local array larger than 512000 bytes
+  --> $DIR/large_stack_arrays.rs:17:9
+   |
+LL |         [0u32; 20_000_000],
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: `-D clippy::large-stack-arrays` implied by `-D warnings`
+   = help: consider allocating on the heap with vec![0u32; 20_000_000].into_boxed_slice()
+
+error: allocating a local array larger than 512000 bytes
+  --> $DIR/large_stack_arrays.rs:18:9
+   |
+LL |         [S { data: [0; 32] }; 5000],
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = help: consider allocating on the heap with vec![S { data: [0; 32] }; 5000].into_boxed_slice()
+
+error: allocating a local array larger than 512000 bytes
+  --> $DIR/large_stack_arrays.rs:19:9
+   |
+LL |         [Some(""); 20_000_000],
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = help: consider allocating on the heap with vec![Some(""); 20_000_000].into_boxed_slice()
+
+error: allocating a local array larger than 512000 bytes
+  --> $DIR/large_stack_arrays.rs:20:9
+   |
+LL |         [E::T(0); 5000],
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = help: consider allocating on the heap with vec![E::T(0); 5000].into_boxed_slice()
+
+error: aborting due to 4 previous errors
+