Null fn lints

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4203,6 +4203,7 @@ Released 2018-09-13
 [`float_cmp_const`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#float_cmp_const
 [`float_equality_without_abs`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#float_equality_without_abs
 [`fn_address_comparisons`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#fn_address_comparisons
+[`fn_null_check`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#fn_null_check
 [`fn_params_excessive_bools`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#fn_params_excessive_bools
 [`fn_to_numeric_cast`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#fn_to_numeric_cast
 [`fn_to_numeric_cast_any`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#fn_to_numeric_cast_any
@@ -4590,6 +4591,7 @@ Released 2018-09-13
 [`transmute_int_to_bool`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#transmute_int_to_bool
 [`transmute_int_to_char`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#transmute_int_to_char
 [`transmute_int_to_float`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#transmute_int_to_float
+[`transmute_null_to_fn`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#transmute_null_to_fn
 [`transmute_num_to_bytes`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#transmute_num_to_bytes
 [`transmute_ptr_to_ptr`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#transmute_ptr_to_ptr
 [`transmute_ptr_to_ref`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#transmute_ptr_to_ref

clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs

@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ pub(crate) static LINTS: &[&crate::LintInfo] = &[
     crate::float_literal::LOSSY_FLOAT_LITERAL_INFO,
     crate::floating_point_arithmetic::IMPRECISE_FLOPS_INFO,
     crate::floating_point_arithmetic::SUBOPTIMAL_FLOPS_INFO,
+    crate::fn_null_check::FN_NULL_CHECK_INFO,
     crate::format::USELESS_FORMAT_INFO,
     crate::format_args::FORMAT_IN_FORMAT_ARGS_INFO,
     crate::format_args::TO_STRING_IN_FORMAT_ARGS_INFO,
@@ -568,6 +569,7 @@ pub(crate) static LINTS: &[&crate::LintInfo] = &[
     crate::transmute::TRANSMUTE_INT_TO_BOOL_INFO,
     crate::transmute::TRANSMUTE_INT_TO_CHAR_INFO,
     crate::transmute::TRANSMUTE_INT_TO_FLOAT_INFO,
+    crate::transmute::TRANSMUTE_NULL_TO_FN_INFO,
     crate::transmute::TRANSMUTE_NUM_TO_BYTES_INFO,
     crate::transmute::TRANSMUTE_PTR_TO_PTR_INFO,
     crate::transmute::TRANSMUTE_PTR_TO_REF_INFO,

clippy_lints/src/fn_null_check.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+use clippy_utils::consts::{constant, Constant};
+use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_help;
+use clippy_utils::{is_integer_literal, is_path_diagnostic_item};
+use if_chain::if_chain;
+use rustc_hir::{BinOpKind, Expr, ExprKind, TyKind};
+use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
+use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
+use rustc_span::sym;
+
+declare_clippy_lint! {
+    /// ### What it does
+    /// Checks for comparing a function pointer to null.
+    ///
+    /// ### Why is this bad?
+    /// Function pointers are assumed to not be null.
+    ///
+    /// ### Example
+    /// ```rust,ignore
+    /// let fn_ptr: fn() = /* somehow obtained nullable function pointer */
+    ///
+    /// if (fn_ptr as *const ()).is_null() { ... }
+    /// ```
+    /// Use instead:
+    /// ```rust,ignore
+    /// let fn_ptr: Option<fn()> = /* somehow obtained nullable function pointer */
+    ///
+    /// if fn_ptr.is_none() { ... }
+    /// ```
+    #[clippy::version = "1.67.0"]
+    pub FN_NULL_CHECK,
+    correctness,
+    "`fn()` type assumed to be nullable"
+}
+declare_lint_pass!(FnNullCheck => [FN_NULL_CHECK]);
+
+const LINT_MSG: &str = "function pointer assumed to be nullable, even though it isn't";
+const HELP_MSG: &str = "try wrapping your function pointer type in `Option<T>` instead, and using `is_none` to check for null pointer value";
+
+fn is_fn_ptr_cast(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
+    if_chain! {
+        if let ExprKind::Cast(cast_expr, cast_ty) = expr.kind;
+        if let TyKind::Ptr(_) = cast_ty.kind;
+        if cx.typeck_results().expr_ty_adjusted(cast_expr).is_fn();
+        then {
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for FnNullCheck {
+    fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
+        // Catching:
+        // (fn_ptr as *<const/mut> <ty>).is_null()
+        if_chain! {
+            if let ExprKind::MethodCall(method_name, receiver, _, _) = expr.kind;
+            if method_name.ident.as_str() == "is_null";
+            if is_fn_ptr_cast(cx, receiver);
+            then {
+                span_lint_and_help(
+                    cx,
+                    FN_NULL_CHECK,
+                    expr.span,
+                    LINT_MSG,
+                    None,
+                    HELP_MSG
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let ExprKind::Binary(op, left, right) = expr.kind
+            && let BinOpKind::Eq = op.node
+        {
+            let to_check: &Expr<'_>;
+            if is_fn_ptr_cast(cx, left) {
+                to_check = right;
+            } else if is_fn_ptr_cast(cx, right) {
+                to_check = left;
+            } else {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Catching:
+            // (fn_ptr as *<const/mut> <ty>) == <const that evaluates to null_ptr>
+            let c = constant(cx, cx.typeck_results(), to_check);
+            if let Some((Constant::RawPtr(0), _)) = c {
+                span_lint_and_help(
+                    cx,
+                    FN_NULL_CHECK,
+                    expr.span,
+                    LINT_MSG,
+                    None,
+                    HELP_MSG
+                );
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Catching:
+            // (fn_ptr as *<const/mut> <ty>) == (0 as <ty>)
+            if let ExprKind::Cast(cast_expr, _) = to_check.kind && is_integer_literal(cast_expr, 0) {
+                span_lint_and_help(
+                    cx,
+                    FN_NULL_CHECK,
+                    expr.span,
+                    LINT_MSG,
+                    None,
+                    HELP_MSG
+                );
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Catching:
+            // (fn_ptr as *<const/mut> <ty>) == std::ptr::null()
+            if let ExprKind::Call(func, []) = to_check.kind &&
+                is_path_diagnostic_item(cx, func, sym::ptr_null)
+            {
+                span_lint_and_help(
+                    cx,
+                    FN_NULL_CHECK,
+                    expr.span,
+                    LINT_MSG,
+                    None,
+                    HELP_MSG
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

clippy_lints/src/lib.rs

@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ mod explicit_write;
 mod fallible_impl_from;
 mod float_literal;
 mod floating_point_arithmetic;
+mod fn_null_check;
 mod format;
 mod format_args;
 mod format_impl;
@@ -902,6 +903,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
     store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::new(suspicious_xor_used_as_pow::ConfusingXorAndPow));
     store.register_late_pass(move |_| Box::new(manual_is_ascii_check::ManualIsAsciiCheck::new(msrv())));
     store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::new(semicolon_block::SemicolonBlock));
+    store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::new(fn_null_check::FnNullCheck));
     // add lints here, do not remove this comment, it's used in `new_lint`
 }
 

clippy_lints/src/transmute/mod.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ mod transmute_float_to_int;
 mod transmute_int_to_bool;
 mod transmute_int_to_char;
 mod transmute_int_to_float;
+mod transmute_null_to_fn;
 mod transmute_num_to_bytes;
 mod transmute_ptr_to_ptr;
 mod transmute_ptr_to_ref;
@@ -409,6 +410,34 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     "transmutes from a null pointer to a reference, which is undefined behavior"
 }
 
+declare_clippy_lint! {
+    /// ### What it does
+    /// Checks for null function pointer creation through transmute.
+    ///
+    /// ### Why is this bad?
+    /// Creating a null function pointer is undefined behavior.
+    ///
+    /// More info: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/ffi.html#the-nullable-pointer-optimization
+    ///
+    /// ### Known problems
+    /// Not all cases can be detected at the moment of this writing.
+    /// For example, variables which hold a null pointer and are then fed to a `transmute`
+    /// call, aren't detectable yet.
+    ///
+    /// ### Example
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let null_fn: fn() = unsafe { std::mem::transmute( std::ptr::null::<()>() ) };
+    /// ```
+    /// Use instead:
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let null_fn: Option<fn()> = None;
+    /// ```
+    #[clippy::version = "1.67.0"]
+    pub TRANSMUTE_NULL_TO_FN,
+    correctness,
+    "transmute results in a null function pointer, which is undefined behavior"
+}
+
 pub struct Transmute {
     msrv: Msrv,
 }
@@ -428,6 +457,7 @@ impl_lint_pass!(Transmute => [
     TRANSMUTES_EXPRESSIBLE_AS_PTR_CASTS,
     TRANSMUTE_UNDEFINED_REPR,
     TRANSMUTING_NULL,
+    TRANSMUTE_NULL_TO_FN,
 ]);
 impl Transmute {
     #[must_use]
@@ -461,6 +491,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Transmute {
                 let linted = wrong_transmute::check(cx, e, from_ty, to_ty)
                     | crosspointer_transmute::check(cx, e, from_ty, to_ty)
                     | transmuting_null::check(cx, e, arg, to_ty)
+                    | transmute_null_to_fn::check(cx, e, arg, to_ty)
                     | transmute_ptr_to_ref::check(cx, e, from_ty, to_ty, arg, path, &self.msrv)
                     | transmute_int_to_char::check(cx, e, from_ty, to_ty, arg, const_context)
                     | transmute_ref_to_ref::check(cx, e, from_ty, to_ty, arg, const_context)

clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmute_null_to_fn.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+use clippy_utils::consts::{constant_context, Constant};
+use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_then;
+use clippy_utils::{is_integer_literal, is_path_diagnostic_item};
+use rustc_hir::{Expr, ExprKind};
+use rustc_lint::LateContext;
+use rustc_middle::ty::Ty;
+use rustc_span::symbol::sym;
+
+use super::TRANSMUTE_NULL_TO_FN;
+
+const LINT_MSG: &str = "transmuting a known null pointer into a function pointer";
+const NOTE_MSG: &str = "this transmute results in undefined behavior";
+const HELP_MSG: &str =
+    "try wrapping your function pointer type in `Option<T>` instead, and using `None` as a null pointer value";
+
+pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>, arg: &'tcx Expr<'_>, to_ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
+    if !to_ty.is_fn() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Catching transmute over constants that resolve to `null`.
+    let mut const_eval_context = constant_context(cx, cx.typeck_results());
+    if let ExprKind::Path(ref _qpath) = arg.kind &&
+        let Some(Constant::RawPtr(0)) = const_eval_context.expr(arg)
+    {
+        span_lint_and_then(cx, TRANSMUTE_NULL_TO_FN, expr.span, LINT_MSG, |diag| {
+            diag.span_label(expr.span, NOTE_MSG);
+            diag.help(HELP_MSG);
+        });
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // Catching:
+    // `std::mem::transmute(0 as *const i32)`
+    if let ExprKind::Cast(inner_expr, _cast_ty) = arg.kind && is_integer_literal(inner_expr, 0) {
+        span_lint_and_then(cx, TRANSMUTE_NULL_TO_FN, expr.span, LINT_MSG, |diag| {
+            diag.span_label(expr.span, NOTE_MSG);
+            diag.help(HELP_MSG);
+        });
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // Catching:
+    // `std::mem::transmute(std::ptr::null::<i32>())`
+    if let ExprKind::Call(func1, []) = arg.kind &&
+        is_path_diagnostic_item(cx, func1, sym::ptr_null)
+    {
+        span_lint_and_then(cx, TRANSMUTE_NULL_TO_FN, expr.span, LINT_MSG, |diag| {
+            diag.span_label(expr.span, NOTE_MSG);
+            diag.help(HELP_MSG);
+        });
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // FIXME:
+    // Also catch transmutations of variables which are known nulls.
+    // To do this, MIR const propagation seems to be the better tool.
+    // Whenever MIR const prop routines are more developed, this will
+    // become available. As of this writing (25/03/19) it is not yet.
+    false
+}

clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmuting_null.rs

@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>, arg: &'t
     // Catching transmute over constants that resolve to `null`.
     let mut const_eval_context = constant_context(cx, cx.typeck_results());
     if let ExprKind::Path(ref _qpath) = arg.kind &&
-        let Some(Constant::RawPtr(x)) = const_eval_context.expr(arg) &&
-        x == 0
+        let Some(Constant::RawPtr(0)) = const_eval_context.expr(arg)
     {
         span_lint(cx, TRANSMUTING_NULL, expr.span, LINT_MSG);
         return true;

clippy_utils/src/consts.rs

@@ -620,12 +620,7 @@ pub fn miri_to_const<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, result: mir::ConstantKind<'tcx>) -
                 ty::Float(FloatTy::F64) => Some(Constant::F64(f64::from_bits(
                     int.try_into().expect("invalid f64 bit representation"),
                 ))),
-                ty::RawPtr(type_and_mut) => {
-                    if let ty::Uint(_) = type_and_mut.ty.kind() {
-                        return Some(Constant::RawPtr(int.assert_bits(int.size())));
-                    }
-                    None
-                },
+                ty::RawPtr(_) => Some(Constant::RawPtr(int.assert_bits(int.size()))),
                 // FIXME: implement other conversions.
                 _ => None,
             }

tests/ui/fn_null_check.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#![allow(unused)]
+#![warn(clippy::fn_null_check)]
+#![allow(clippy::cmp_null)]
+#![allow(clippy::ptr_eq)]
+#![allow(clippy::zero_ptr)]
+
+pub const ZPTR: *const () = 0 as *const _;
+pub const NOT_ZPTR: *const () = 1 as *const _;
+
+fn main() {
+    let fn_ptr = main;
+
+    if (fn_ptr as *mut ()).is_null() {}
+    if (fn_ptr as *const u8).is_null() {}
+    if (fn_ptr as *const ()) == std::ptr::null() {}
+    if (fn_ptr as *const ()) == (0 as *const ()) {}
+    if (fn_ptr as *const ()) == ZPTR {}
+
+    // no lint
+    if (fn_ptr as *const ()) == NOT_ZPTR {}
+}

tests/ui/fn_null_check.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+error: function pointer assumed to be nullable, even though it isn't
+  --> $DIR/fn_null_check.rs:13:8
+   |
+LL |     if (fn_ptr as *mut ()).is_null() {}
+   |        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = help: try wrapping your function pointer type in `Option<T>` instead, and using `is_none` to check for null pointer value
+   = note: `-D clippy::fn-null-check` implied by `-D warnings`
+
+error: function pointer assumed to be nullable, even though it isn't
+  --> $DIR/fn_null_check.rs:14:8
+   |
+LL |     if (fn_ptr as *const u8).is_null() {}
+   |        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = help: try wrapping your function pointer type in `Option<T>` instead, and using `is_none` to check for null pointer value
+
+error: function pointer assumed to be nullable, even though it isn't
+  --> $DIR/fn_null_check.rs:15:8
+   |
+LL |     if (fn_ptr as *const ()) == std::ptr::null() {}
+   |        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = help: try wrapping your function pointer type in `Option<T>` instead, and using `is_none` to check for null pointer value
+
+error: function pointer assumed to be nullable, even though it isn't
+  --> $DIR/fn_null_check.rs:16:8
+   |
+LL |     if (fn_ptr as *const ()) == (0 as *const ()) {}
+   |        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = help: try wrapping your function pointer type in `Option<T>` instead, and using `is_none` to check for null pointer value
+
+error: function pointer assumed to be nullable, even though it isn't
+  --> $DIR/fn_null_check.rs:17:8
+   |
+LL |     if (fn_ptr as *const ()) == ZPTR {}
+   |        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = help: try wrapping your function pointer type in `Option<T>` instead, and using `is_none` to check for null pointer value
+
+error: aborting due to 5 previous errors
+