Auto merge of #122792 - Nadrieril:stabilize-min-exh-pats2, r=fee1-dead

Stabilize `min_exhaustive_patterns`

## Stabilisation report

I propose we stabilize the [`min_exhaustive_patterns`](#119612) language feature.

With this feature, patterns of empty types are considered unreachable when matched by-value. This allows:
```rust
enum Void {}
fn foo() -> Result<u32, Void>;

fn main() {
  let Ok(x) = foo();
  // also
  match foo() {
    Ok(x) => ...,
  }
}
```

This is a subset of the long-unstable [`exhaustive_patterns`](#51085) feature. That feature is blocked because omitting empty patterns is tricky when *not* matched by-value. This PR stabilizes the by-value case, which is not tricky.

The not-by-value cases (behind references, pointers, and unions) stay as they are today, e.g.
```rust
enum Void {}
fn foo() -> Result<u32, &Void>;

fn main() {
  let Ok(x) = foo(); // ERROR: missing `Err(_)`
}
```

The consequence on existing code is some extra "unreachable pattern" warnings. This is fully backwards-compatible.

### Comparison with today's rust

This proposal only affects match checking of empty types (i.e. types with no valid values). Non-empty types behave the same with or without this feature. Note that everything below is phrased in terms of `match` but applies equallly to `if let` and other pattern-matching expressions.

To be precise, a visibly empty type is:
- an enum with no variants;
- the never type `!`;
- a struct with a *visible* field of a visibly empty type (and no #[non_exhaustive] annotation);
- a tuple where one of the types is visibly empty;
- en enum with all variants visibly empty (and no `#[non_exhaustive]` annotation);
- a `[T; N]` with `N != 0` and `T` visibly empty;
- all other types are nonempty.

(An extra change was proposed below: that we ignore #[non_exhaustive] for structs since adding fields cannot turn an empty struct into a non-empty one)

For normal types, exhaustiveness checking requires that we list all variants (or use a wildcard). For empty types it's more subtle: in some cases we require a `_` pattern even though there are no valid values that can match it. This is where the difference lies regarding this feature.

#### Today's rust

Under today's rust, a `_` is required for all empty types, except specifically: if the matched expression is of type `!` (the never type) or `EmptyEnum` (where `EmptyEnum` is an enum with no variants), then the `_` is not required.

```rust
let foo: Result<u32, !> = ...;
match foo {
    Ok(x) => ...,
    Err(_) => ..., // required
}
let foo: Result<u32, &!> = ...;
match foo {
    Ok(x) => ...,
    Err(_) => ..., // required
}
let foo: &! = ...;
match foo {
    _ => ..., // required
}
fn blah(foo: (u32, !)) {
    match foo {
        _ => ..., // required
    }
}
unsafe {
    let ptr: *const ! = ...;
    match *ptr {} // allowed
    let ptr: *const (u32, !) = ...;
    match *ptr {
        (x, _) => { ... } // required
    }
    let ptr: *const Result<u32, !> = ...;
    match *ptr {
        Ok(x) => { ... }
        Err(_) => { ... } // required
    }
}
```

#### After this PR

After this PR, a pattern of an empty type can be omitted if (and only if):
- the match scrutinee expression has type  `!` or `EmptyEnum` (like before);
- *or* the empty type is matched by value (that's the new behavior).

In all other cases, a `_` is required to match on an empty type.

```rust
let foo: Result<u32, !> = ...;
match foo {
    Ok(x) => ..., // `Err` not required
}
let foo: Result<u32, &!> = ...;
match foo {
    Ok(x) => ...,
    Err(_) => ..., // required because `!` is under a dereference
}
let foo: &! = ...;
match foo {
    _ => ..., // required because `!` is under a dereference
}
fn blah(foo: (u32, !)) {
    match foo {} // allowed
}
unsafe {
    let ptr: *const ! = ...;
    match *ptr {} // allowed
    let ptr: *const (u32, !) = ...;
    match *ptr {
        (x, _) => { ... } // required because the matched place is under a (pointer) dereference
    }
    let ptr: *const Result<u32, !> = ...;
    match *ptr {
        Ok(x) => { ... }
        Err(_) => { ... } // required because the matched place is under a (pointer) dereference
    }
}
```

### Documentation

The reference does not say anything specific about exhaustiveness checking, hence there is nothing to update there. The nomicon does, I opened rust-lang/nomicon#445 to reflect the changes.

### Tests

The relevant tests are in `tests/ui/pattern/usefulness/empty-types.rs`.

### Unresolved Questions

None that I know of.

try-job: dist-aarch64-apple

compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/example/mini_core_hello_world.rs

@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ pub enum E2<X> {
     V4,
 }
 
+#[allow(unreachable_patterns)]
 fn check_niche_behavior() {
     if let E1::V2 { .. } = (E1::V1 { f: true }) {
         intrinsics::abort();

compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/example/mini_core_hello_world.rs

@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ pub enum E2<X> {
     V4,
 }
 
+#[allow(unreachable_patterns)]
 fn check_niche_behavior () {
     if let E1::V2 { .. } = (E1::V1 { f: true }) {
         intrinsics::abort();

compiler/rustc_errors/src/diagnostic_impls.rs

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ macro_rules! into_diag_arg_for_number {
             impl IntoDiagArg for $ty {
                 fn into_diag_arg(self) -> DiagArgValue {
                     // Convert to a string if it won't fit into `Number`.
+                    #[allow(irrefutable_let_patterns)]
                     if let Ok(n) = TryInto::<i32>::try_into(self) {
                         DiagArgValue::Number(n)
                     } else {

compiler/rustc_feature/src/accepted.rs

@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ declare_features! (
     (accepted, min_const_generics, "1.51.0", Some(74878)),
     /// Allows calling `const unsafe fn` inside `unsafe` blocks in `const fn` functions.
     (accepted, min_const_unsafe_fn, "1.33.0", Some(55607)),
+    /// Allows exhaustive pattern matching on uninhabited types when matched by value.
+    (accepted, min_exhaustive_patterns, "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION", Some(119612)),
     /// Allows using `Self` and associated types in struct expressions and patterns.
     (accepted, more_struct_aliases, "1.16.0", Some(37544)),
     /// Allows using the MOVBE target feature.

compiler/rustc_feature/src/unstable.rs

@@ -519,9 +519,6 @@ declare_features! (
     (unstable, macro_metavar_expr_concat, "1.81.0", Some(124225)),
     /// Allows `#[marker]` on certain traits allowing overlapping implementations.
     (unstable, marker_trait_attr, "1.30.0", Some(29864)),
-    /// Allows exhaustive pattern matching on types that contain uninhabited types in cases that are
-    /// unambiguously sound.
-    (unstable, min_exhaustive_patterns, "1.77.0", Some(119612)),
     /// A minimal, sound subset of specialization intended to be used by the
     /// standard library until the soundness issues with specialization
     /// are fixed.

compiler/rustc_middle/src/lib.rs

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #![allow(rustc::diagnostic_outside_of_impl)]
 #![allow(rustc::potential_query_instability)]
 #![allow(rustc::untranslatable_diagnostic)]
+#![cfg_attr(bootstrap, feature(min_exhaustive_patterns))]
 #![doc(html_root_url = "https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/")]
 #![doc(rust_logo)]
 #![feature(allocator_api)]
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@
 #![feature(iter_from_coroutine)]
 #![feature(let_chains)]
 #![feature(macro_metavar_expr)]
-#![feature(min_exhaustive_patterns)]
 #![feature(min_specialization)]
 #![feature(negative_impls)]
 #![feature(never_type)]

compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/build/matches/match_pair.rs

@@ -208,14 +208,11 @@ impl<'pat, 'tcx> MatchPairTree<'pat, 'tcx> {
                 subpairs = cx.field_match_pairs(downcast_place, subpatterns);
 
                 let irrefutable = adt_def.variants().iter_enumerated().all(|(i, v)| {
-                    i == variant_index || {
-                        (cx.tcx.features().exhaustive_patterns
-                            || cx.tcx.features().min_exhaustive_patterns)
-                            && !v
-                                .inhabited_predicate(cx.tcx, adt_def)
-                                .instantiate(cx.tcx, args)
-                                .apply_ignore_module(cx.tcx, cx.param_env)
-                    }
+                    i == variant_index
+                        || !v
+                            .inhabited_predicate(cx.tcx, adt_def)
+                            .instantiate(cx.tcx, args)
+                            .apply_ignore_module(cx.tcx, cx.param_env)
                 }) && (adt_def.did().is_local()
                     || !adt_def.is_variant_list_non_exhaustive());
                 if irrefutable {

compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/pattern/check_match.rs

@@ -695,9 +695,7 @@ impl<'p, 'tcx> MatchVisitor<'p, 'tcx> {
 
         // Emit an extra note if the first uncovered witness would be uninhabited
         // if we disregard visibility.
-        let witness_1_is_privately_uninhabited = if (self.tcx.features().exhaustive_patterns
-            || self.tcx.features().min_exhaustive_patterns)
-            && let Some(witness_1) = witnesses.get(0)
+        let witness_1_is_privately_uninhabited = if let Some(witness_1) = witnesses.get(0)
             && let ty::Adt(adt, args) = witness_1.ty().kind()
             && adt.is_enum()
             && let Constructor::Variant(variant_index) = witness_1.ctor()
@@ -1059,7 +1057,7 @@ fn report_non_exhaustive_match<'p, 'tcx>(
                 err.note("`&str` cannot be matched exhaustively, so a wildcard `_` is necessary");
             } else if cx.is_foreign_non_exhaustive_enum(ty) {
                 err.note(format!("`{ty}` is marked as non-exhaustive, so a wildcard `_` is necessary to match exhaustively"));
-            } else if cx.is_uninhabited(ty.inner()) && cx.tcx.features().min_exhaustive_patterns {
+            } else if cx.is_uninhabited(ty.inner()) {
                 // The type is uninhabited yet there is a witness: we must be in the `MaybeInvalid`
                 // case.
                 err.note(format!("`{ty}` is uninhabited but is not being matched by value, so a wildcard `_` is required"));

compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/lib.rs

@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ pub trait PatCx: Sized + fmt::Debug {
     type PatData: Clone;
 
     fn is_exhaustive_patterns_feature_on(&self) -> bool;
-    fn is_min_exhaustive_patterns_feature_on(&self) -> bool;
 
     /// The number of fields for this constructor.
     fn ctor_arity(&self, ctor: &Constructor<Self>, ty: &Self::Ty) -> usize;

compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/rustc.rs

@@ -237,9 +237,7 @@ impl<'p, 'tcx: 'p> RustcPatCtxt<'p, 'tcx> {
                         let tys = cx.variant_sub_tys(ty, variant).map(|(field, ty)| {
                             let is_visible =
                                 adt.is_enum() || field.vis.is_accessible_from(cx.module, cx.tcx);
-                            let is_uninhabited = (cx.tcx.features().exhaustive_patterns
-                                || cx.tcx.features().min_exhaustive_patterns)
-                                && cx.is_uninhabited(*ty);
+                            let is_uninhabited = cx.is_uninhabited(*ty);
                             let skip = is_uninhabited && (!is_visible || is_non_exhaustive);
                             (ty, PrivateUninhabitedField(skip))
                         });
@@ -925,9 +923,6 @@ impl<'p, 'tcx: 'p> PatCx for RustcPatCtxt<'p, 'tcx> {
     fn is_exhaustive_patterns_feature_on(&self) -> bool {
         self.tcx.features().exhaustive_patterns
     }
-    fn is_min_exhaustive_patterns_feature_on(&self) -> bool {
-        self.tcx.features().min_exhaustive_patterns
-    }
 
     fn ctor_arity(&self, ctor: &crate::constructor::Constructor<Self>, ty: &Self::Ty) -> usize {
         self.ctor_arity(ctor, *ty)

compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/usefulness.rs

@@ -543,13 +543,11 @@
 //! recurse into subpatterns. That second part is done through [`PlaceValidity`], most notably
 //! [`PlaceValidity::specialize`].
 //!
-//! Having said all that, in practice we don't fully follow what's been presented in this section.
-//! Let's call "toplevel exception" the case where the match scrutinee itself has type `!` or
-//! `EmptyEnum`. First, on stable rust, we require `_` patterns for empty types in all cases apart
-//! from the toplevel exception. The `exhaustive_patterns` and `min_exaustive_patterns` allow
-//! omitting patterns in the cases described above. There's a final detail: in the toplevel
-//! exception or with the `exhaustive_patterns` feature, we ignore place validity when checking
-//! whether a pattern is required for exhaustiveness. I (Nadrieril) hope to deprecate this behavior.
+//! Having said all that, we don't fully follow what's been presented in this section. For
+//! backwards-compatibility, we ignore place validity when checking whether a pattern is required
+//! for exhaustiveness in two cases: when the `exhaustive_patterns` feature gate is on, or when the
+//! match scrutinee itself has type `!` or `EmptyEnum`. I (Nadrieril) hope to deprecate this
+//! exception.
 //!
 //!
 //!
@@ -953,13 +951,10 @@ impl<Cx: PatCx> PlaceInfo<Cx> {
             self.is_scrutinee && matches!(ctors_for_ty, ConstructorSet::NoConstructors);
         // Whether empty patterns are counted as useful or not. We only warn an empty arm unreachable if
         // it is guaranteed unreachable by the opsem (i.e. if the place is `known_valid`).
-        let empty_arms_are_unreachable = self.validity.is_known_valid()
-            && (is_toplevel_exception
-                || cx.is_exhaustive_patterns_feature_on()
-                || cx.is_min_exhaustive_patterns_feature_on());
+        let empty_arms_are_unreachable = self.validity.is_known_valid();
         // Whether empty patterns can be omitted for exhaustiveness. We ignore place validity in the
         // toplevel exception and `exhaustive_patterns` cases for backwards compatibility.
-        let can_omit_empty_arms = empty_arms_are_unreachable
+        let can_omit_empty_arms = self.validity.is_known_valid()
             || is_toplevel_exception
             || cx.is_exhaustive_patterns_feature_on();
 

compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/tests/common/mod.rs

@@ -152,10 +152,6 @@ impl PatCx for Cx {
         false
     }
 
-    fn is_min_exhaustive_patterns_feature_on(&self) -> bool {
-        true
-    }
-
     fn ctor_arity(&self, ctor: &Constructor<Self>, ty: &Self::Ty) -> usize {
         ty.sub_tys(ctor).len()
     }

compiler/rustc_target/src/lib.rs

@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 
 // tidy-alphabetical-start
 #![allow(internal_features)]
+#![cfg_attr(bootstrap, feature(min_exhaustive_patterns))]
 #![doc(html_root_url = "https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/")]
 #![doc(rust_logo)]
 #![feature(assert_matches)]
 #![feature(iter_intersperse)]
 #![feature(let_chains)]
-#![feature(min_exhaustive_patterns)]
 #![feature(rustc_attrs)]
 #![feature(rustdoc_internals)]
 // tidy-alphabetical-end

compiler/rustc_transmute/src/layout/nfa.rs

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ where
     pub(crate) fn from_tree(tree: Tree<!, R>) -> Result<Self, Uninhabited> {
         Ok(match tree {
             Tree::Byte(b) => Self::from_byte(b),
+            #[cfg(bootstrap)]
             Tree::Def(..) => unreachable!(),
             Tree::Ref(r) => Self::from_ref(r),
             Tree::Alt(alts) => {

compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/fold.rs

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ pub trait TypeFoldable<I: Interner>: TypeVisitable<I> {
     fn fold_with<F: TypeFolder<I>>(self, folder: &mut F) -> Self {
         match self.try_fold_with(folder) {
             Ok(t) => t,
+            #[cfg(bootstrap)]
             Err(e) => match e {},
         }
     }
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ pub trait TypeSuperFoldable<I: Interner>: TypeFoldable<I> {
     fn super_fold_with<F: TypeFolder<I>>(self, folder: &mut F) -> Self {
         match self.try_super_fold_with(folder) {
             Ok(t) => t,
+            #[cfg(bootstrap)]
             Err(e) => match e {},
         }
     }

library/alloc/src/collections/vec_deque/into_iter.rs

@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Iterator for IntoIter<T, A> {
     {
         match self.try_fold(init, |b, item| Ok::<B, !>(f(b, item))) {
             Ok(b) => b,
+            #[cfg(bootstrap)]
             Err(e) => match e {},
         }
     }
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> DoubleEndedIterator for IntoIter<T, A> {
     {
         match self.try_rfold(init, |b, item| Ok::<B, !>(f(b, item))) {
             Ok(b) => b,
+            #[cfg(bootstrap)]
             Err(e) => match e {},
         }
     }

library/core/src/lib.rs

@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@
 //
 // Language features:
 // tidy-alphabetical-start
+#![cfg_attr(bootstrap, feature(min_exhaustive_patterns))]
 #![feature(abi_unadjusted)]
 #![feature(adt_const_params)]
 #![feature(allow_internal_unsafe)]
@@ -225,7 +226,6 @@
 #![feature(link_llvm_intrinsics)]
 #![feature(macro_metavar_expr)]
 #![feature(marker_trait_attr)]
-#![feature(min_exhaustive_patterns)]
 #![feature(min_specialization)]
 #![feature(multiple_supertrait_upcastable)]
 #![feature(must_not_suspend)]

library/std/src/lib.rs

@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@
 //
 // Language features:
 // tidy-alphabetical-start
+#![cfg_attr(bootstrap, feature(min_exhaustive_patterns))]
 #![feature(alloc_error_handler)]
 #![feature(allocator_internals)]
 #![feature(allow_internal_unsafe)]
@@ -299,7 +300,6 @@
 #![feature(link_cfg)]
 #![feature(linkage)]
 #![feature(macro_metavar_expr_concat)]
-#![feature(min_exhaustive_patterns)]
 #![feature(min_specialization)]
 #![feature(must_not_suspend)]
 #![feature(needs_panic_runtime)]

src/tools/clippy/clippy_utils/src/lib.rs

@@ -2931,6 +2931,7 @@ pub fn expr_use_ctxt<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, e: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>) -> ExprU
             moved_before_use,
             same_ctxt,
         },
+        #[allow(unreachable_patterns)]
         Some(ControlFlow::Break(_)) => unreachable!("type of node is ControlFlow<!>"),
         None => ExprUseCtxt {
             node: Node::Crate(cx.tcx.hir().root_module()),

src/tools/clippy/tests/ui/single_match_else.fixed

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     // lint here
     use std::convert::Infallible;
-    if let Ok(a) = Result::<i32, Infallible>::Ok(1) { println!("${:?}", a) } else {
+    if let Ok(a) = Result::<i32, &Infallible>::Ok(1) { println!("${:?}", a) } else {
         println!("else block");
         return;
     }

src/tools/clippy/tests/ui/single_match_else.rs

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     // lint here
     use std::convert::Infallible;
-    match Result::<i32, Infallible>::Ok(1) {
+    match Result::<i32, &Infallible>::Ok(1) {
         Ok(a) => println!("${:?}", a),
         Err(_) => {
             println!("else block");

src/tools/clippy/tests/ui/single_match_else.stderr

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ LL +     }
 error: you seem to be trying to use `match` for destructuring a single pattern. Consider using `if let`
   --> tests/ui/single_match_else.rs:101:5
    |
-LL | /     match Result::<i32, Infallible>::Ok(1) {
+LL | /     match Result::<i32, &Infallible>::Ok(1) {
 LL | |         Ok(a) => println!("${:?}", a),
 LL | |         Err(_) => {
 LL | |             println!("else block");
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ LL | |     }
    |
 help: try
    |
-LL ~     if let Ok(a) = Result::<i32, Infallible>::Ok(1) { println!("${:?}", a) } else {
+LL ~     if let Ok(a) = Result::<i32, &Infallible>::Ok(1) { println!("${:?}", a) } else {
 LL +         println!("else block");
 LL +         return;
 LL +     }

src/tools/miri/src/eval.rs

@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ pub fn eval_entry<'tcx>(
     let res = match res {
         Err(res) => res,
         // `Ok` can never happen
+        #[cfg(bootstrap)]
         Ok(never) => match never {},
     };
 

src/tools/miri/tests/pass/async-fn.rs

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ async fn hello_world() {
 }
 
 // This example comes from https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/115145
+#[allow(unreachable_patterns)]
 async fn uninhabited_variant() {
     async fn unreachable(_: Never) {}
 

src/tools/miri/tests/pass/enums.rs

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ fn discriminant_overflow() {
     }
 }
 
+#[allow(unreachable_patterns)]
 fn more_discriminant_overflow() {
     pub enum Infallible {}
 

src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/hir-ty/src/mir/eval/shim.rs

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ macro_rules! from_bytes {
     ($ty:tt, $value:expr) => {
         ($ty::from_le_bytes(match ($value).try_into() {
             Ok(it) => it,
+            #[allow(unreachable_patterns)]
             Err(_) => return Err(MirEvalError::InternalError("mismatched size".into())),
         }))
     };

src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/hir-ty/src/mir/lower.rs

@@ -1161,6 +1161,7 @@ impl<'ctx> MirLowerCtx<'ctx> {
                                     ProjectionElem::OpaqueCast(it) => {
                                         ProjectionElem::OpaqueCast(it)
                                     }
+                                    #[allow(unreachable_patterns)]
                                     ProjectionElem::Index(it) => match it {},
                                 })
                                 .collect(),

tests/mir-opt/building/match/never_patterns.opt1.SimplifyCfg-initial.after.mir

@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ fn opt1(_1: &Result<u32, Void>) -> &u32 {
 
     bb0: {
         PlaceMention(_1);
-        _2 = discriminant((*_1));
-        switchInt(move _2) -> [0: bb2, 1: bb3, otherwise: bb1];
+        falseEdge -> [real: bb4, imaginary: bb1];
     }
 
     bb1: {
-        FakeRead(ForMatchedPlace(None), _1);
-        unreachable;
+        _2 = discriminant((*_1));
+        switchInt(move _2) -> [1: bb3, otherwise: bb2];
     }
 
     bb2: {
-        falseEdge -> [real: bb4, imaginary: bb3];
+        FakeRead(ForMatchedPlace(None), _1);
+        unreachable;
     }
 
     bb3: {

tests/mir-opt/building/match/never_patterns.opt2.SimplifyCfg-initial.after.mir

@@ -11,25 +11,10 @@ fn opt2(_1: &Result<u32, Void>) -> &u32 {
 
     bb0: {
         PlaceMention(_1);
-        _2 = discriminant((*_1));
-        switchInt(move _2) -> [0: bb2, 1: bb3, otherwise: bb1];
-    }
-
-    bb1: {
-        FakeRead(ForMatchedPlace(None), _1);
-        unreachable;
-    }
-
-    bb2: {
         StorageLive(_3);
         _3 = &(((*_1) as Ok).0: u32);
         _0 = &(*_3);
         StorageDead(_3);
         return;
     }
-
-    bb3: {
-        FakeRead(ForMatchedPlace(None), (((*_1) as Err).0: Void));
-        unreachable;
-    }
 }