Re-do recursive const stability checks

Fundamentally, we have *three* disjoint categories of functions:
1. const-stable functions
2. private/unstable functions that are meant to be callable from const-stable functions
3. functions that can make use of unstable const features

This PR implements the following system:
- `#[rustc_const_stable]` puts functions in the first category. It may only be applied to `#[stable]` functions.
- `#[rustc_const_unstable]` by default puts functions in the third category. The new attribute `#[rustc_const_stable_indirect]` can be added to such a function to move it into the second category.
- `const fn` without a const stability marker are in the second category if they are still unstable. They automatically inherit the feature gate for regular calls, it can now also be used for const-calls.

Also, several holes in recursive const stability checking are being closed.
There's still one potential hole that is hard to avoid, which is when MIR
building automatically inserts calls to a particular function in stable
functions -- which happens in the panic machinery. Those need to *not* be
`rustc_const_unstable` (or manually get a `rustc_const_stable_indirect`) to be
sure they follow recursive const stability. But that's a fairly rare and special
case so IMO it's fine.

The net effect of this is that a `#[unstable]` or unmarked function can be
constified simply by marking it as `const fn`, and it will then be
const-callable from stable `const fn` and subject to recursive const stability
requirements. If it is publicly reachable (which implies it cannot be unmarked),
it will be const-unstable under the same feature gate. Only if the function ever
becomes `#[stable]` does it need a `#[rustc_const_unstable]` or
`#[rustc_const_stable]` marker to decide if this should also imply
const-stability.

Adding `#[rustc_const_unstable]` is only needed for (a) functions that need to
use unstable const lang features (including intrinsics), or (b) `#[stable]`
functions that are not yet intended to be const-stable. Adding
`#[rustc_const_stable]` is only needed for functions that are actually meant to
be directly callable from stable const code. `#[rustc_const_stable_indirect]` is
used to mark intrinsics as const-callable and for `#[rustc_const_unstable]`
functions that are actually called from other, exposed-on-stable `const fn`. No
other attributes are required.
This commit is contained in:
Ralf Jung
2024-10-06 19:59:19 +02:00
parent 45089ec19e
commit a0215d8e46
102 changed files with 1520 additions and 663 deletions

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@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
//
// Library features:
// tidy-alphabetical-start
#![cfg_attr(bootstrap, feature(const_fmt_arguments_new))]
#![feature(array_ptr_get)]
#![feature(asm_experimental_arch)]
#![feature(const_align_of_val)]
@@ -121,11 +122,8 @@
#![feature(const_eval_select)]
#![feature(const_exact_div)]
#![feature(const_float_methods)]
#![feature(const_fmt_arguments_new)]
#![feature(const_hash)]
#![feature(const_heap)]
#![feature(const_index_range_slice_index)]
#![feature(const_likely)]
#![feature(const_nonnull_new)]
#![feature(const_num_midpoint)]
#![feature(const_option_ext)]
@@ -144,6 +142,7 @@
#![feature(const_typed_swap)]
#![feature(const_ub_checks)]
#![feature(const_unicode_case_lookup)]
#![feature(core_intrinsics)]
#![feature(coverage_attribute)]
#![feature(do_not_recommend)]
#![feature(internal_impls_macro)]
@@ -159,6 +158,7 @@
#![feature(ptr_alignment_type)]
#![feature(ptr_metadata)]
#![feature(set_ptr_value)]
#![feature(slice_as_chunks)]
#![feature(slice_ptr_get)]
#![feature(str_internals)]
#![feature(str_split_inclusive_remainder)]