Add ptr::Pointee trait (for all types) and ptr::metadata function

RFC: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/2580

compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/candidate_assembly.rs

@@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
         } else if lang_items.discriminant_kind_trait() == Some(def_id) {
             // `DiscriminantKind` is automatically implemented for every type.
             candidates.vec.push(DiscriminantKindCandidate);
+        } else if lang_items.pointee_trait() == Some(def_id) {
+            // `Pointee` is automatically implemented for every type.
+            candidates.vec.push(PointeeCandidate);
         } else if lang_items.sized_trait() == Some(def_id) {
             // Sized is never implementable by end-users, it is
             // always automatically computed.

compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/confirmation.rs

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ use crate::traits::{BuiltinDerivedObligation, ImplDerivedObligation};
 use crate::traits::{
     ImplSourceAutoImplData, ImplSourceBuiltinData, ImplSourceClosureData,
     ImplSourceDiscriminantKindData, ImplSourceFnPointerData, ImplSourceGeneratorData,
-    ImplSourceObjectData, ImplSourceTraitAliasData, ImplSourceUserDefinedData,
+    ImplSourceObjectData, ImplSourcePointeeData, ImplSourceTraitAliasData,
+    ImplSourceUserDefinedData,
 };
 use crate::traits::{ObjectCastObligation, PredicateObligation, TraitObligation};
 use crate::traits::{Obligation, ObligationCause};
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
                 Ok(ImplSource::DiscriminantKind(ImplSourceDiscriminantKindData))
             }
 
+            PointeeCandidate => Ok(ImplSource::Pointee(ImplSourcePointeeData)),
+
             TraitAliasCandidate(alias_def_id) => {
                 let data = self.confirm_trait_alias_candidate(obligation, alias_def_id);
                 Ok(ImplSource::TraitAlias(data))

compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/mod.rs

@@ -1318,8 +1318,8 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
         let is_global =
             |cand: &ty::PolyTraitRef<'_>| cand.is_global() && !cand.has_late_bound_regions();
 
-        // (*) Prefer `BuiltinCandidate { has_nested: false }` and `DiscriminantKindCandidate`
-        // to anything else.
+        // (*) Prefer `BuiltinCandidate { has_nested: false }`, `PointeeCandidate`,
+        // and `DiscriminantKindCandidate` to anything else.
         //
         // This is a fix for #53123 and prevents winnowing from accidentally extending the
         // lifetime of a variable.
@@ -1332,8 +1332,18 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
             }
 
             // (*)
-            (BuiltinCandidate { has_nested: false } | DiscriminantKindCandidate, _) => true,
-            (_, BuiltinCandidate { has_nested: false } | DiscriminantKindCandidate) => false,
+            (
+                BuiltinCandidate { has_nested: false }
+                | DiscriminantKindCandidate
+                | PointeeCandidate,
+                _,
+            ) => true,
+            (
+                _,
+                BuiltinCandidate { has_nested: false }
+                | DiscriminantKindCandidate
+                | PointeeCandidate,
+            ) => false,
 
             (ParamCandidate(other), ParamCandidate(victim)) => {
                 if other.value == victim.value && victim.constness == Constness::NotConst {