Stabilization error E0658 is trivially bypassed #90912
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Diggsey
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Cc @rust-lang/wg-const-eval more holes in our guard against trait bounds... |
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I'm inclined to just remove the const_fn_trait_bound feature altogether. It doesn't error for |
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We got "preliminary lang team approval" to just allow trait bounds, trait objects and fn ptrs in const fn, but not allow using them in any const way beyond accessing associated consts. So no method calls or anything. I think the right way forward would be to split the feature gates, but tbh, I think it would be totally fine to just open a PR that stabilizes trait bounds, trait objects and fn ptrs and then FCP that PR |
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I would rather use the term "remove" than to "stabilize" here, but could it be confusing to users on whether the restriction was lifted or remained an error just like without the feature gate enabled? |
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Yea, the terminology is weird. How about "removing an unnecessary and circumventable feature gate", wordy but doesn't suggest we get const trait bounds |
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Stabilize const_fn_fn_ptr_basics, const_fn_trait_bound, and const_impl_trait
# Stabilization Report
This PR serves as a request for stabilization for three const evaluation features:
1. `const_fn_fn_ptr_basics`
2. `const_fn_trait_bound`
3. `const_impl_trait`
These are being stabilized together because they are relatively minor and related updates to existing functionality.
## `const_fn_fn_ptr_basics`
Allows creating, passing, and casting function pointers in a `const fn`.
The following is an example of what is now allowed:
```rust
const fn get_function() -> fn() {
fn foo() {
println!("Hello, World!");
}
foo
}
```
Casts between function pointer types are allowed, as well as transmuting from integers:
```rust
const fn get_function() -> fn() {
unsafe {
std::mem::transmute(0x1234usize)
}
}
```
However, casting from a function pointer to an integer is not allowed:
```rust
const fn fn_to_usize(f: fn()) -> usize {
f as usize //~ pointers cannot be cast to integers during const eval
}
```
Calling function pointers is also not allowed.
```rust
const fn call_fn_ptr(f: fn()) {
f() //~ function pointers are not allowed in const fn
}
```
### Test Coverage
The following tests include code that exercises this feature:
- `src/test/ui/consts/issue-37550.rs`
- `src/test/ui/consts/issue-46553.rs`
- `src/test/ui/consts/issue-56164.rs`
- `src/test/ui/consts/min_const_fn/allow_const_fn_ptr_run_pass.rs`
- `src/test/ui/consts/min_const_fn/cast_fn.rs`
- `src/test/ui/consts/min_const_fn/cmp_fn_pointers.rs`
## `const_fn_trait_bound`
Allows trait bounds in `const fn`. Additionally, this feature allows creating and passing `dyn Trait` objects.
Examples such as the following are allowed by this feature:
```rust
const fn do_thing<T: Foo>(_x: &T) {
// ...
}
```
Previously only `Sized` was allowed as a trait bound.
There is no way to call methods from the trait because trait methods cannot currently be marked as const. Allowing trait bounds in const functions does allow the const function to use the trait's associated types and constants.
This feature also allowes `dyn Trait` types. These work equivalently to non-const code. Similar to other pointers in const code, the value of a `dyn Trait` pointer cannot be observed.
Note that due to rust-lang#90912, it was already possible to do the example above as follows:
```rust
const fn do_thing<T>(_x: &T) where (T,): Foo {
// ...
}
```
### Test Coverage
The following tests include code that exercises `const_fn_trait_bound`:
- `src/test/ui/consts/const-fn.rs`
- `src/test/ui/consts/issue-88071.rs`
- `src/test/ui/consts/min_const_fn/min_const_fn.rs`
- `src/test/ui/consts/min_const_fn/min_const_fn_dyn.rs`
- `src/test/ui/nll/issue-55825-const-fn.rs`
- Many of the tests in `src/test/ui/rfc-2632-const-trait-impl/` also exercise this feature.
## `const_impl_trait`
Allows argument and return position `impl Trait` in a `const fn`, such as in the following example:
```rust
const fn do_thing(x: impl Foo) -> impl Foo {
x
}
```
Similar to generic parameters and function pointers, this allows the creation of such opaque types, but not doing anything with them beyond accessing associated types and constants.
### Test Coverage
The following tests exercise this feature:
- `src/test/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/issue-53096.rs`
- `src/test/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/issue-53678-generator-and-const-fn.rs`
## Documentation
These features are documented along with the other const evaluation features in the Rust Reference at https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/reference/const_eval.html.
There is a PR that updates this documentation to reflect the capabilities enabled by these features at rust-lang/reference#1166.
Tracking issues: rust-lang#57563, rust-lang#63997, rust-lang#93706
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#93827 removed this stabilization error, so maybe this could be closed? However, I'd really prefer if we could take a step back, revert that stabilization and consider an edition-based flow for getting |
RalfJung
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I already have code unintentionally relying on this, so please don't break it 😅
The first case should probably just be stabilized, since you can already rely on it.
Also, the stabilization issue the error message references doesn't actually mention this error, so it's not clear what work is left to do on it.
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