Don't require method impls for methods with Self:Sized bounds for impls for unsized types

Author: oli-obk

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/messages.ftl

@@ -597,6 +597,8 @@ hir_analysis_unused_generic_parameter_adt_no_phantom_data_help =
 hir_analysis_unused_generic_parameter_ty_alias_help =
     consider removing `{$param_name}` or referring to it in the body of the type alias
 
+hir_analysis_useless_impl_item = this item cannot be used as its where bounds are not satisfied for the `Self` type
+
 hir_analysis_value_of_associated_struct_already_specified =
     the value of the associated type `{$item_name}` in trait `{$def_path}` is already specified
     .label = re-bound here

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/check.rs

@@ -1035,6 +1035,37 @@ fn check_impl_items_against_trait<'tcx>(
 
     let trait_def = tcx.trait_def(trait_ref.def_id);
 
+    let infcx = tcx
+        .infer_ctxt()
+        // typeck writeback gives us predicates with their regions erased.
+        // As borrowck already has checked lifetimes, we do not need to do it again.
+        .ignoring_regions()
+        .build(TypingMode::non_body_analysis());
+
+    let ocx = ObligationCtxt::new_with_diagnostics(&infcx);
+    let cause = ObligationCause::misc(tcx.def_span(impl_id), impl_id);
+    let param_env = tcx.param_env(impl_id);
+
+    let self_is_guaranteed_unsized = match tcx
+        .struct_tail_raw(
+            trait_ref.self_ty(),
+            |ty| {
+                ocx.structurally_normalize(&cause, param_env, ty).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+                    Ty::new_error_with_message(
+                        tcx,
+                        tcx.def_span(impl_id),
+                        "struct tail should be computable",
+                    )
+                })
+            },
+            || (),
+        )
+        .kind()
+    {
+        ty::Dynamic(_, _, ty::DynKind::Dyn) | ty::Slice(_) | ty::Str => true,
+        _ => false,
+    };
+
     for &impl_item in impl_item_refs {
         let ty_impl_item = tcx.associated_item(impl_item);
         let ty_trait_item = if let Some(trait_item_id) = ty_impl_item.trait_item_def_id {
@@ -1064,6 +1095,15 @@ fn check_impl_items_against_trait<'tcx>(
             }
         }
 
+        if self_is_guaranteed_unsized && tcx.generics_require_sized_self(ty_trait_item.def_id) {
+            tcx.emit_node_span_lint(
+                rustc_lint_defs::builtin::DEAD_CODE,
+                tcx.local_def_id_to_hir_id(ty_impl_item.def_id.expect_local()),
+                tcx.def_span(ty_impl_item.def_id),
+                errors::UselessImplItem,
+            )
+        }
+
         check_specialization_validity(
             tcx,
             trait_def,
@@ -1087,7 +1127,11 @@ fn check_impl_items_against_trait<'tcx>(
                 .as_ref()
                 .is_some_and(|node_item| node_item.item.defaultness(tcx).has_value());
 
-            if !is_implemented && tcx.defaultness(impl_id).is_final() {
+            if !is_implemented
+                && tcx.defaultness(impl_id).is_final()
+                // unsized types don't need to implement methods that have `Self: Sized` bounds.
+                && !(self_is_guaranteed_unsized && tcx.generics_require_sized_self(trait_item_id))
+            {
                 missing_items.push(tcx.associated_item(trait_item_id));
             }
 

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/errors.rs

@@ -947,6 +947,10 @@ pub(crate) enum ImplNotMarkedDefault {
     },
 }
 
+#[derive(LintDiagnostic)]
+#[diag(hir_analysis_useless_impl_item)]
+pub(crate) struct UselessImplItem;
+
 #[derive(Diagnostic)]
 #[diag(hir_analysis_missing_trait_item, code = E0046)]
 pub(crate) struct MissingTraitItem {

tests/ui/did_you_mean/recursion_limit_deref.stderr

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+error: reached the recursion limit finding the struct tail for `K`
+   |
+   = help: consider increasing the recursion limit by adding a `#![recursion_limit = "20"]`
+
 error: reached the recursion limit finding the struct tail for `Bottom`
    |
    = help: consider increasing the recursion limit by adding a `#![recursion_limit = "20"]`
@@ -21,7 +25,7 @@ LL |     let x: &Bottom = &t;
    = note: expected reference `&Bottom`
               found reference `&Top`
 
-error: aborting due to 3 previous errors
+error: aborting due to 4 previous errors
 
 Some errors have detailed explanations: E0055, E0308.
 For more information about an error, try `rustc --explain E0055`.

tests/ui/invalid/issue-114435-layout-type-err.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-//@ build-fail
+//@ check-fail
 //@ compile-flags: --crate-type lib -Cdebuginfo=2
-//@ error-pattern: the type has an unknown layout
+//@ error-pattern: recursion limit
 
 #![recursion_limit = "10"]
 macro_rules! link {
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ impl Bottom {
     }
 }
 
-
 link!(A, B);
 link!(B, C);
 link!(C, D);
@@ -41,4 +40,4 @@ link!(I, J);
 link!(J, K);
 link!(K, Bottom);
 
-fn main() { }
+fn main() {}

tests/ui/invalid/issue-114435-layout-type-err.stderr

@@ -2,7 +2,5 @@ error: reached the recursion limit finding the struct tail for `Bottom`
    |
    = help: consider increasing the recursion limit by adding a `#![recursion_limit = "20"]`
 
-error: the type has an unknown layout
-
-error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
 

tests/ui/traits/solver-cycles/129541-recursive-struct-and-array-impl.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Regression test for #129541
 
-//@ check-pass
+//@ error-pattern: reached the recursion limit finding the struct tail for `<[Hello] as Normalize>::Assoc`
 
 trait Bound {}
 trait Normalize {

tests/ui/traits/solver-cycles/129541-recursive-struct-and-array-impl.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+error: reached the recursion limit finding the struct tail for `<[Hello] as Normalize>::Assoc`
+   |
+   = help: consider increasing the recursion limit by adding a `#![recursion_limit = "256"]`
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+

tests/ui/traits/solver-cycles/129541-recursive-struct.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Regression test for #129541
 
-//@ check-pass
+//@ error-pattern: reached the recursion limit finding the struct tail for `<[Hello] as Normalize>::Assoc`
 
 trait Bound {}
 trait Normalize {

tests/ui/traits/solver-cycles/129541-recursive-struct.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+error: reached the recursion limit finding the struct tail for `<[Hello] as Normalize>::Assoc`
+   |
+   = help: consider increasing the recursion limit by adding a `#![recursion_limit = "256"]`
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+