Detect attempt to use var-args in closure

compiler/rustc_parse/messages.ftl

@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ parse_dotdotdot = unexpected token: `...`
 parse_dotdotdot_rest_pattern = unexpected `...`
     .label = not a valid pattern
     .suggestion = for a rest pattern, use `..` instead of `...`
+    .note = C-variadic type `...` is not allowed here
 
 parse_double_colon_in_bound = expected `:` followed by trait or lifetime
     .suggestion = use single colon

compiler/rustc_parse/src/errors.rs

@@ -2723,7 +2723,9 @@ pub(crate) struct DotDotDotRestPattern {
     #[label]
     pub span: Span,
     #[suggestion(style = "verbose", code = "", applicability = "machine-applicable")]
-    pub suggestion: Span,
+    pub suggestion: Option<Span>,
+    #[note]
+    pub var_args: Option<()>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Diagnostic)]

compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/pat.rs

@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             self.bump(); // `..`
             PatKind::Rest
         } else if self.check(exp!(DotDotDot)) && !self.is_pat_range_end_start(1) {
-            self.recover_dotdotdot_rest_pat(lo)
+            self.recover_dotdotdot_rest_pat(lo, expected)
         } else if let Some(form) = self.parse_range_end() {
             self.parse_pat_range_to(form)? // `..=X`, `...X`, or `..X`.
         } else if self.eat(exp!(Bang)) {
@@ -886,16 +886,27 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
 
     /// Recover from a typoed `...` pattern that was encountered
     /// Ref: Issue #70388
-    fn recover_dotdotdot_rest_pat(&mut self, lo: Span) -> PatKind {
+    fn recover_dotdotdot_rest_pat(&mut self, lo: Span, expected: Option<Expected>) -> PatKind {
         // A typoed rest pattern `...`.
         self.bump(); // `...`
 
-        // The user probably mistook `...` for a rest pattern `..`.
-        self.dcx().emit_err(DotDotDotRestPattern {
-            span: lo,
-            suggestion: lo.with_lo(lo.hi() - BytePos(1)),
-        });
-        PatKind::Rest
+        if let Some(Expected::ParameterName) = expected {
+            // We have `...` in a closure argument, likely meant to be var-arg, which aren't
+            // supported in closures (#146489).
+            PatKind::Err(self.dcx().emit_err(DotDotDotRestPattern {
+                span: lo,
+                suggestion: None,
+                var_args: Some(()),
+            }))
+        } else {
+            // The user probably mistook `...` for a rest pattern `..`.
+            self.dcx().emit_err(DotDotDotRestPattern {
+                span: lo,
+                suggestion: Some(lo.with_lo(lo.hi() - BytePos(1))),
+                var_args: None,
+            });
+            PatKind::Rest
+        }
     }
 
     /// Try to recover the more general form `intersect ::= $pat_lhs @ $pat_rhs`.

compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/infer/need_type_info.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use rustc_errors::codes::*;
 use rustc_errors::{Diag, IntoDiagArg};
-use rustc_hir as hir;
+use rustc_hir::{self as hir, PatKind};
 use rustc_hir::def::{CtorOf, DefKind, Namespace, Res};
 use rustc_hir::def_id::{DefId, LocalDefId};
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::{self, Visitor};
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                     type_name: ty_to_string(self, ty, def_id),
                 });
             }
-            InferSourceKind::ClosureArg { insert_span, ty } => {
+            InferSourceKind::ClosureArg { insert_span, ty, .. } => {
                 infer_subdiags.push(SourceKindSubdiag::LetLike {
                     span: insert_span,
                     name: String::new(),
@@ -652,6 +652,10 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             }),
         };
         *err.long_ty_path() = long_ty_path;
+        if let InferSourceKind::ClosureArg { kind: PatKind::Err(_), .. } = kind {
+            // We will have already emitted an error about this pattern.
+            err.downgrade_to_delayed_bug();
+        }
         err
     }
 }
@@ -673,6 +677,7 @@ enum InferSourceKind<'tcx> {
     ClosureArg {
         insert_span: Span,
         ty: Ty<'tcx>,
+        kind: PatKind<'tcx>,
     },
     GenericArg {
         insert_span: Span,
@@ -1197,6 +1202,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for FindInferSourceVisitor<'a, 'tcx> {
                     kind: InferSourceKind::ClosureArg {
                         insert_span: param.pat.span.shrink_to_hi(),
                         ty: param_ty,
+                        kind: param.pat.kind,
                     },
                 })
             }

tests/ui/closures/varargs-in-closure-isnt-supported.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// var-args are not supported in closures, ensure we don't misdirect people (#146489)
+#![feature(c_variadic)]
+
+unsafe extern "C" fn thats_not_a_pattern(mut ap: ...) -> u32 {
+    let mut lol = |...| (); //~ ERROR: unexpected `...`
+    unsafe { ap.arg::<u32>() } //~^ NOTE: C-variadic type `...` is not allowed here
+    //~| NOTE: not a valid pattern
+}
+
+fn main() {}

tests/ui/closures/varargs-in-closure-isnt-supported.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+error: unexpected `...`
+  --> $DIR/varargs-in-closure-isnt-supported.rs:5:20
+   |
+LL |     let mut lol = |...| ();
+   |                    ^^^ not a valid pattern
+   |
+   = note: C-variadic type `...` is not allowed here
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+