A way forward for pointer equality in const eval

src/liballoc/raw_vec.rs

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl<T> RawVec<T, Global> {
     /// `#[rustc_force_min_const_fn]` attribute which requires conformance
     /// with `min_const_fn` but does not necessarily allow calling it in
     /// `stable(...) const fn` / user code not enabling `foo` when
-    /// `#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "foo", ..)]` is present.
+    /// `#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "foo", issue = "01234")]` is present.
     pub const NEW: Self = Self::new();
 
     /// Creates the biggest possible `RawVec` (on the system heap)

src/libcore/intrinsics.rs

@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ extern "rust-intrinsic" {
     ///
     /// The stabilized version of this intrinsic is
     /// [`std::any::type_name`](../../std/any/fn.type_name.html)
-    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_type_name", issue = "none")]
+    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_type_name", issue = "63084")]
     pub fn type_name<T: ?Sized>() -> &'static str;
 
     /// Gets an identifier which is globally unique to the specified type. This
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ extern "rust-intrinsic" {
     ///
     /// The stabilized version of this intrinsic is
     /// [`std::any::TypeId::of`](../../std/any/struct.TypeId.html#method.of)
-    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_type_id", issue = "none")]
+    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_type_id", issue = "41875")]
     pub fn type_id<T: ?Sized + 'static>() -> u64;
 
     /// A guard for unsafe functions that cannot ever be executed if `T` is uninhabited:
@@ -1931,7 +1931,7 @@ extern "rust-intrinsic" {
     pub fn nontemporal_store<T>(ptr: *mut T, val: T);
 
     /// See documentation of `<*const T>::offset_from` for details.
-    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_ptr_offset_from", issue = "none")]
+    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_ptr_offset_from", issue = "41079")]
     pub fn ptr_offset_from<T>(ptr: *const T, base: *const T) -> isize;
 
     /// Internal hook used by Miri to implement unwinding.
@@ -1948,6 +1948,16 @@ extern "rust-intrinsic" {
     #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
     #[lang = "count_code_region"]
     pub fn count_code_region(index: u32);
+
+    /// See documentation of `<*const T>::guaranteed_eq` for details.
+    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_raw_ptr_comparison", issue = "53020")]
+    #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+    pub fn ptr_guaranteed_eq<T>(ptr: *const T, other: *const T) -> bool;
+
+    /// See documentation of `<*const T>::guaranteed_ne` for details.
+    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_raw_ptr_comparison", issue = "53020")]
+    #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+    pub fn ptr_guaranteed_ne<T>(ptr: *const T, other: *const T) -> bool;
 }
 
 // Some functions are defined here because they accidentally got made

src/libcore/lib.rs

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 #![feature(const_generics)]
 #![feature(const_ptr_offset)]
 #![feature(const_ptr_offset_from)]
+#![cfg_attr(not(bootstrap), feature(const_raw_ptr_comparison))]
 #![feature(const_result)]
 #![feature(const_slice_from_raw_parts)]
 #![feature(const_slice_ptr_len)]

src/libcore/ptr/const_ptr.rs

@@ -295,6 +295,72 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> *const T {
         intrinsics::ptr_offset_from(self, origin)
     }
 
+    /// Returns whether two pointers are guaranteed to be equal.
+    ///
+    /// At runtime this function behaves like `self == other`.
+    /// However, in some contexts (e.g., compile-time evaluation),
+    /// it is not always possible to determine equality of two pointers, so this function may
+    /// spuriously return `false` for pointers that later actually turn out to be equal.
+    /// But when it returns `true`, the pointers are guaranteed to be equal.
+    ///
+    /// This function is the mirror of [`guaranteed_ne`], but not its inverse. There are pointer
+    /// comparisons for which both functions return `false`.
+    ///
+    /// [`guaranteed_ne`]: #method.guaranteed_ne
+    ///
+    /// The return value may change depending on the compiler version and unsafe code may not
+    /// rely on the result of this function for soundness. It is suggested to only use this function
+    /// for performance optimizations where spurious `false` return values by this function do not
+    /// affect the outcome, but just the performance.
+    /// The consequences of using this method to make runtime and compile-time code behave
+    /// differently have not been explored. This method should not be used to introduce such
+    /// differences, and it should also not be stabilized before we have a better understanding
+    /// of this issue.
+    /// ```
+    #[unstable(feature = "const_raw_ptr_comparison", issue = "53020")]
+    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_raw_ptr_comparison", issue = "53020")]
+    #[inline]
+    #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+    pub const fn guaranteed_eq(self, other: *const T) -> bool
+    where
+        T: Sized,
+    {
+        intrinsics::ptr_guaranteed_eq(self, other)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns whether two pointers are guaranteed to be inequal.
+    ///
+    /// At runtime this function behaves like `self != other`.
+    /// However, in some contexts (e.g., compile-time evaluation),
+    /// it is not always possible to determine the inequality of two pointers, so this function may
+    /// spuriously return `false` for pointers that later actually turn out to be inequal.
+    /// But when it returns `true`, the pointers are guaranteed to be inequal.
+    ///
+    /// This function is the mirror of [`guaranteed_eq`], but not its inverse. There are pointer
+    /// comparisons for which both functions return `false`.
+    ///
+    /// [`guaranteed_eq`]: #method.guaranteed_eq
+    ///
+    /// The return value may change depending on the compiler version and unsafe code may not
+    /// rely on the result of this function for soundness. It is suggested to only use this function
+    /// for performance optimizations where spurious `false` return values by this function do not
+    /// affect the outcome, but just the performance.
+    /// The consequences of using this method to make runtime and compile-time code behave
+    /// differently have not been explored. This method should not be used to introduce such
+    /// differences, and it should also not be stabilized before we have a better understanding
+    /// of this issue.
+    /// ```
+    #[unstable(feature = "const_raw_ptr_comparison", issue = "53020")]
+    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_raw_ptr_comparison", issue = "53020")]
+    #[inline]
+    #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+    pub const fn guaranteed_ne(self, other: *const T) -> bool
+    where
+        T: Sized,
+    {
+        intrinsics::ptr_guaranteed_ne(self, other)
+    }
+
     /// Calculates the distance between two pointers. The returned value is in
     /// units of T: the distance in bytes is divided by `mem::size_of::<T>()`.
     ///

src/libcore/ptr/mut_ptr.rs

@@ -273,6 +273,72 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> *mut T {
         if self.is_null() { None } else { Some(&mut *self) }
     }
 
+    /// Returns whether two pointers are guaranteed to be equal.
+    ///
+    /// At runtime this function behaves like `self == other`.
+    /// However, in some contexts (e.g., compile-time evaluation),
+    /// it is not always possible to determine equality of two pointers, so this function may
+    /// spuriously return `false` for pointers that later actually turn out to be equal.
+    /// But when it returns `true`, the pointers are guaranteed to be equal.
+    ///
+    /// This function is the mirror of [`guaranteed_ne`], but not its inverse. There are pointer
+    /// comparisons for which both functions return `false`.
+    ///
+    /// [`guaranteed_ne`]: #method.guaranteed_ne
+    ///
+    /// The return value may change depending on the compiler version and unsafe code may not
+    /// rely on the result of this function for soundness. It is suggested to only use this function
+    /// for performance optimizations where spurious `false` return values by this function do not
+    /// affect the outcome, but just the performance.
+    /// The consequences of using this method to make runtime and compile-time code behave
+    /// differently have not been explored. This method should not be used to introduce such
+    /// differences, and it should also not be stabilized before we have a better understanding
+    /// of this issue.
+    /// ```
+    #[unstable(feature = "const_raw_ptr_comparison", issue = "53020")]
+    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_raw_ptr_comparison", issue = "53020")]
+    #[inline]
+    #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+    pub const fn guaranteed_eq(self, other: *mut T) -> bool
+    where
+        T: Sized,
+    {
+        intrinsics::ptr_guaranteed_eq(self as *const _, other as *const _)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns whether two pointers are guaranteed to be inequal.
+    ///
+    /// At runtime this function behaves like `self != other`.
+    /// However, in some contexts (e.g., compile-time evaluation),
+    /// it is not always possible to determine the inequality of two pointers, so this function may
+    /// spuriously return `false` for pointers that later actually turn out to be inequal.
+    /// But when it returns `true`, the pointers are guaranteed to be inequal.
+    ///
+    /// This function is the mirror of [`guaranteed_eq`], but not its inverse. There are pointer
+    /// comparisons for which both functions return `false`.
+    ///
+    /// [`guaranteed_eq`]: #method.guaranteed_eq
+    ///
+    /// The return value may change depending on the compiler version and unsafe code may not
+    /// rely on the result of this function for soundness. It is suggested to only use this function
+    /// for performance optimizations where spurious `false` return values by this function do not
+    /// affect the outcome, but just the performance.
+    /// The consequences of using this method to make runtime and compile-time code behave
+    /// differently have not been explored. This method should not be used to introduce such
+    /// differences, and it should also not be stabilized before we have a better understanding
+    /// of this issue.
+    /// ```
+    #[unstable(feature = "const_raw_ptr_comparison", issue = "53020")]
+    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_raw_ptr_comparison", issue = "53020")]
+    #[inline]
+    #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+    pub const unsafe fn guaranteed_ne(self, other: *mut T) -> bool
+    where
+        T: Sized,
+    {
+        intrinsics::ptr_guaranteed_ne(self as *const _, other as *const _)
+    }
+
     /// Calculates the distance between two pointers. The returned value is in
     /// units of T: the distance in bytes is divided by `mem::size_of::<T>()`.
     ///

src/libcore/slice/mod.rs

@@ -5956,10 +5956,18 @@ where
             return false;
         }
 
+        #[cfg(bootstrap)]
         if self.as_ptr() == other.as_ptr() {
             return true;
         }
 
+        // While performance would suffer if `guaranteed_eq` just returned `false`
+        // for all arguments, correctness and return value of this function are not affected.
+        #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+        if self.as_ptr().guaranteed_eq(other.as_ptr()) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         self.iter().zip(other.iter()).all(|(x, y)| x == y)
     }
 }
@@ -5973,9 +5981,18 @@ where
         if self.len() != other.len() {
             return false;
         }
+
+        #[cfg(bootstrap)]
         if self.as_ptr() == other.as_ptr() {
             return true;
         }
+
+        // While performance would suffer if `guaranteed_eq` just returned `false`
+        // for all arguments, correctness and return value of this function are not affected.
+        #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+        if self.as_ptr().guaranteed_eq(other.as_ptr()) {
+            return true;
+        }
         unsafe {
             let size = mem::size_of_val(self);
             memcmp(self.as_ptr() as *const u8, other.as_ptr() as *const u8, size) == 0

src/librustc_codegen_llvm/intrinsic.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use log::debug;
 use rustc_ast::ast;
 use rustc_codegen_ssa::base::{compare_simd_types, to_immediate, wants_msvc_seh};
 use rustc_codegen_ssa::common::span_invalid_monomorphization_error;
-use rustc_codegen_ssa::common::TypeKind;
+use rustc_codegen_ssa::common::{IntPredicate, TypeKind};
 use rustc_codegen_ssa::glue;
 use rustc_codegen_ssa::mir::operand::{OperandRef, OperandValue};
 use rustc_codegen_ssa::mir::place::PlaceRef;
@@ -731,6 +731,16 @@ impl IntrinsicCallMethods<'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'll, 'tcx> {
                 return;
             }
 
+            "ptr_guaranteed_eq" | "ptr_guaranteed_ne" => {
+                let a = args[0].immediate();
+                let b = args[1].immediate();
+                if name == "ptr_guaranteed_eq" {
+                    self.icmp(IntPredicate::IntEQ, a, b)
+                } else {
+                    self.icmp(IntPredicate::IntNE, a, b)
+                }
+            }
+
             "ptr_offset_from" => {
                 let ty = substs.type_at(0);
                 let pointee_size = self.size_of(ty);

src/librustc_feature/active.rs

@@ -401,9 +401,6 @@ declare_features! (
     /// Allows dereferencing raw pointers during const eval.
     (active, const_raw_ptr_deref, "1.27.0", Some(51911), None),
 
-    /// Allows comparing raw pointers during const eval.
-    (active, const_compare_raw_pointers, "1.27.0", Some(53020), None),
-
     /// Allows `#[doc(alias = "...")]`.
     (active, doc_alias, "1.27.0", Some(50146), None),
 

src/librustc_feature/removed.rs

@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ declare_features! (
      Some("removed in favor of `#![feature(marker_trait_attr)]`")),
     /// Allows `#[no_debug]`.
     (removed, no_debug, "1.43.0", Some(29721), None, Some("removed due to lack of demand")),
+
+    /// Allows comparing raw pointers during const eval.
+    (removed, const_compare_raw_pointers, "1.46.0", Some(53020), None,
+     Some("cannot be allowed in const eval in any meaningful way")),
+
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // feature-group-end: removed features
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------

src/librustc_mir/interpret/intrinsics.rs

@@ -291,6 +291,11 @@ impl<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir, M: Machine<'mir, 'tcx>> InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, M> {
                 let offset_ptr = ptr.ptr_wrapping_signed_offset(offset_bytes, self);
                 self.write_scalar(offset_ptr, dest)?;
             }
+            sym::ptr_guaranteed_eq | sym::ptr_guaranteed_ne => {
+                // FIXME: return `true` for at least some comparisons where we can reliably
+                // determine the result of runtime (in)equality tests at compile-time.
+                self.write_scalar(Scalar::from_bool(false), dest)?;
+            }
             sym::ptr_offset_from => {
                 let a = self.read_immediate(args[0])?.to_scalar()?;
                 let b = self.read_immediate(args[1])?.to_scalar()?;

src/librustc_mir/transform/check_consts/ops.rs

@@ -284,18 +284,16 @@ impl NonConstOp for Panic {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct RawPtrComparison;
 impl NonConstOp for RawPtrComparison {
-    fn feature_gate() -> Option<Symbol> {
-        Some(sym::const_compare_raw_pointers)
-    }
-
     fn emit_error(&self, ccx: &ConstCx<'_, '_>, span: Span) {
-        feature_err(
-            &ccx.tcx.sess.parse_sess,
-            sym::const_compare_raw_pointers,
-            span,
-            &format!("comparing raw pointers inside {}", ccx.const_kind()),
-        )
-        .emit();
+        let mut err = ccx
+            .tcx
+            .sess
+            .struct_span_err(span, "pointers cannot be reliably compared during const eval.");
+        err.note(
+            "see issue #53020 <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/53020> \
+            for more information",
+        );
+        err.emit();
     }
 }
 

src/librustc_mir/transform/check_unsafety.rs

@@ -171,21 +171,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for UnsafetyChecker<'a, 'tcx> {
                     _ => {}
                 }
             }
-            // raw pointer and fn pointer operations are unsafe as it is not clear whether one
-            // pointer would be "less" or "equal" to another, because we cannot know where llvm
-            // or the linker will place various statics in memory. Without this information the
-            // result of a comparison of addresses would differ between runtime and compile-time.
-            Rvalue::BinaryOp(_, ref lhs, _)
-                if self.const_context && self.tcx.features().const_compare_raw_pointers =>
-            {
-                if let ty::RawPtr(_) | ty::FnPtr(..) = lhs.ty(self.body, self.tcx).kind {
-                    self.require_unsafe(
-                        "pointer operation",
-                        "operations on pointers in constants",
-                        UnsafetyViolationKind::General,
-                    );
-                }
-            }
             _ => {}
         }
         self.super_rvalue(rvalue, location);

src/librustc_span/symbol.rs

@@ -588,6 +588,8 @@ symbols! {
         proc_macro_non_items,
         proc_macro_path_invoc,
         profiler_runtime,
+        ptr_guaranteed_eq,
+        ptr_guaranteed_ne,
         ptr_offset_from,
         pub_restricted,
         pure,

src/librustc_typeck/check/intrinsic.rs

@@ -74,9 +74,8 @@ pub fn intrinsic_operation_unsafety(intrinsic: &str) -> hir::Unsafety {
         | "wrapping_add" | "wrapping_sub" | "wrapping_mul" | "saturating_add"
         | "saturating_sub" | "rotate_left" | "rotate_right" | "ctpop" | "ctlz" | "cttz"
         | "bswap" | "bitreverse" | "discriminant_value" | "type_id" | "likely" | "unlikely"
-        | "minnumf32" | "minnumf64" | "maxnumf32" | "maxnumf64" | "type_name" => {
-            hir::Unsafety::Normal
-        }
+        | "ptr_guaranteed_eq" | "ptr_guaranteed_ne" | "minnumf32" | "minnumf64" | "maxnumf32"
+        | "maxnumf64" | "type_name" => hir::Unsafety::Normal,
         _ => hir::Unsafety::Unsafe,
     }
 }
@@ -258,6 +257,10 @@ pub fn check_intrinsic_type(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, it: &hir::ForeignItem<'_>) {
                 (1, vec![param(0), param(0)], tcx.intern_tup(&[param(0), tcx.types.bool]))
             }
 
+            "ptr_guaranteed_eq" | "ptr_guaranteed_ne" => {
+                (1, vec![tcx.mk_imm_ptr(param(0)), tcx.mk_imm_ptr(param(0))], tcx.types.bool)
+            }
+
             "ptr_offset_from" => {
                 (1, vec![tcx.mk_imm_ptr(param(0)), tcx.mk_imm_ptr(param(0))], tcx.types.isize)
             }