Support ?Trait bounds in supertraits and dyn Trait under a feature gate

Author: Bryanskiy

compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/item.rs

@@ -1525,8 +1525,14 @@ impl<'hir> LoweringContext<'_, 'hir> {
                     continue;
                 }
                 let is_param = *is_param.get_or_insert_with(compute_is_param);
-                if !is_param {
-                    self.dcx().emit_err(MisplacedRelaxTraitBound { span: bound.span() });
+                if !is_param && !self.tcx.features().more_maybe_bounds {
+                    self.tcx
+                        .sess
+                        .create_feature_err(
+                            MisplacedRelaxTraitBound { span: bound.span() },
+                            sym::more_maybe_bounds,
+                        )
+                        .emit();
                 }
             }
         }

compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/lib.rs

@@ -1216,6 +1216,7 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
                     itctx,
                     TraitBoundModifiers::NONE,
                 );
+                let bound = (bound, hir::TraitBoundModifier::None);
                 let bounds = this.arena.alloc_from_iter([bound]);
                 let lifetime_bound = this.elided_dyn_bound(t.span);
                 (bounds, lifetime_bound)
@@ -1348,21 +1349,17 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
                             // We can safely ignore constness here since AST validation
                             // takes care of rejecting invalid modifier combinations and
                             // const trait bounds in trait object types.
-                            GenericBound::Trait(ty, modifiers) => match modifiers.polarity {
-                                BoundPolarity::Positive | BoundPolarity::Negative(_) => {
-                                    Some(this.lower_poly_trait_ref(
-                                        ty,
-                                        itctx,
-                                        // Still, don't pass along the constness here; we don't want to
-                                        // synthesize any host effect args, it'd only cause problems.
-                                        TraitBoundModifiers {
-                                            constness: BoundConstness::Never,
-                                            ..*modifiers
-                                        },
-                                    ))
-                                }
-                                BoundPolarity::Maybe(_) => None,
-                            },
+                            GenericBound::Trait(ty, modifiers) => {
+                                // Still, don't pass along the constness here; we don't want to
+                                // synthesize any host effect args, it'd only cause problems.
+                                let modifiers = TraitBoundModifiers {
+                                    constness: BoundConstness::Never,
+                                    ..*modifiers
+                                };
+                                let trait_ref = this.lower_poly_trait_ref(ty, itctx, modifiers);
+                                let polarity = this.lower_trait_bound_modifiers(modifiers);
+                                Some((trait_ref, polarity))
+                            }
                             GenericBound::Outlives(lifetime) => {
                                 if lifetime_bound.is_none() {
                                     lifetime_bound = Some(this.lower_lifetime(lifetime));
@@ -2688,6 +2685,7 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
                             trait_ref: hir::TraitRef { path, hir_ref_id: hir_id },
                             span: self.lower_span(span),
                         };
+                        let principal = (principal, hir::TraitBoundModifier::None);
 
                         // The original ID is taken by the `PolyTraitRef`,
                         // so the `Ty` itself needs a different one.

compiler/rustc_ast_passes/src/ast_validation.rs

@@ -1345,14 +1345,28 @@ impl<'a> Visitor<'a> for AstValidator<'a> {
         match bound {
             GenericBound::Trait(trait_ref, modifiers) => {
                 match (ctxt, modifiers.constness, modifiers.polarity) {
-                    (BoundKind::SuperTraits, BoundConstness::Never, BoundPolarity::Maybe(_)) => {
-                        self.dcx().emit_err(errors::OptionalTraitSupertrait {
-                            span: trait_ref.span,
-                            path_str: pprust::path_to_string(&trait_ref.trait_ref.path),
-                        });
+                    (BoundKind::SuperTraits, BoundConstness::Never, BoundPolarity::Maybe(_))
+                        if !self.features.more_maybe_bounds =>
+                    {
+                        self.session
+                            .create_feature_err(
+                                errors::OptionalTraitSupertrait {
+                                    span: trait_ref.span,
+                                    path_str: pprust::path_to_string(&trait_ref.trait_ref.path),
+                                },
+                                sym::more_maybe_bounds,
+                            )
+                            .emit();
                     }
-                    (BoundKind::TraitObject, BoundConstness::Never, BoundPolarity::Maybe(_)) => {
-                        self.dcx().emit_err(errors::OptionalTraitObject { span: trait_ref.span });
+                    (BoundKind::TraitObject, BoundConstness::Never, BoundPolarity::Maybe(_))
+                        if !self.features.more_maybe_bounds =>
+                    {
+                        self.session
+                            .create_feature_err(
+                                errors::OptionalTraitObject { span: trait_ref.span },
+                                sym::more_maybe_bounds,
+                            )
+                            .emit();
                     }
                     (
                         BoundKind::TraitObject,

compiler/rustc_feature/src/unstable.rs

@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ declare_features! (
     (unstable, lifetime_capture_rules_2024, "1.76.0", None),
     /// Allows `#[link(..., cfg(..))]`; perma-unstable per #37406
     (unstable, link_cfg, "1.14.0", None),
+    /// Allows using `?Trait` trait bounds in more contexts.
+    (internal, more_maybe_bounds, "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION", None),
     /// Allows the `multiple_supertrait_upcastable` lint.
     (unstable, multiple_supertrait_upcastable, "1.69.0", None),
     /// Allow negative trait bounds. This is an internal-only feature for testing the trait solver!

compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs

@@ -2832,7 +2832,11 @@ pub enum TyKind<'hir> {
     OpaqueDef(ItemId, &'hir [GenericArg<'hir>], bool),
     /// A trait object type `Bound1 + Bound2 + Bound3`
     /// where `Bound` is a trait or a lifetime.
-    TraitObject(&'hir [PolyTraitRef<'hir>], &'hir Lifetime, TraitObjectSyntax),
+    TraitObject(
+        &'hir [(PolyTraitRef<'hir>, TraitBoundModifier)],
+        &'hir Lifetime,
+        TraitObjectSyntax,
+    ),
     /// Unused for now.
     Typeof(&'hir AnonConst),
     /// `TyKind::Infer` means the type should be inferred instead of it having been

compiler/rustc_hir/src/intravisit.rs

@@ -902,7 +902,9 @@ pub fn walk_ty<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, typ: &'v Ty<'v>) -> V::Resul
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_array_length(length));
         }
         TyKind::TraitObject(bounds, ref lifetime, _syntax) => {
-            walk_list!(visitor, visit_poly_trait_ref, bounds);
+            for (bound, _modifier) in bounds {
+                try_visit!(visitor.visit_poly_trait_ref(bound));
+            }
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_lifetime(lifetime));
         }
         TyKind::Typeof(ref expression) => try_visit!(visitor.visit_anon_const(expression)),

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs

@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeVisitor<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for GATArgsCollector<'tcx> {
 
 fn could_be_self(trait_def_id: LocalDefId, ty: &hir::Ty<'_>) -> bool {
     match ty.kind {
-        hir::TyKind::TraitObject([trait_ref], ..) => match trait_ref.trait_ref.path.segments {
+        hir::TyKind::TraitObject([(trait_ref, _)], ..) => match trait_ref.trait_ref.path.segments {
             [s] => s.res.opt_def_id() == Some(trait_def_id.to_def_id()),
             _ => false,
         },

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect/resolve_bound_vars.rs

@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for BoundVarContext<'a, 'tcx> {
                 debug!(?bounds, ?lifetime, "TraitObject");
                 let scope = Scope::TraitRefBoundary { s: self.scope };
                 self.with(scope, |this| {
-                    for bound in bounds {
+                    for (bound, _) in bounds {
                         this.visit_poly_trait_ref_inner(
                             bound,
                             NonLifetimeBinderAllowed::Deny("trait object types"),

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/bounds.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use rustc_middle::bug;
 use rustc_middle::ty::print::PrintTraitRefExt as _;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self as ty, IsSuggestable, Ty, TyCtxt};
 use rustc_span::symbol::Ident;
-use rustc_span::{ErrorGuaranteed, Span, Symbol};
+use rustc_span::{sym, ErrorGuaranteed, Span, Symbol};
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits;
 use rustc_type_ir::visit::{TypeSuperVisitable, TypeVisitable, TypeVisitableExt, TypeVisitor};
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
@@ -75,10 +75,16 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
             }
         }
 
-        if unbounds.len() > 1 {
-            self.dcx().emit_err(errors::MultipleRelaxedDefaultBounds {
-                spans: unbounds.iter().map(|ptr| ptr.span).collect(),
-            });
+        if unbounds.len() > 1 && !tcx.features().more_maybe_bounds {
+            self.tcx()
+                .sess
+                .create_feature_err(
+                    errors::MultipleRelaxedDefaultBounds {
+                        spans: unbounds.iter().map(|ptr| ptr.span).collect(),
+                    },
+                    sym::more_maybe_bounds,
+                )
+                .emit();
         }
 
         let mut seen_sized_unbound = false;

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/errors.rs

@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
         &self,
         associated_types: FxIndexMap<Span, FxIndexSet<DefId>>,
         potential_assoc_types: Vec<usize>,
-        trait_bounds: &[hir::PolyTraitRef<'_>],
+        trait_bounds: &[(hir::PolyTraitRef<'_>, hir::TraitBoundModifier)],
     ) {
         if associated_types.values().all(|v| v.is_empty()) {
             return;
@@ -744,12 +744,12 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
         // related to issue #91997, turbofishes added only when in an expr or pat
         let mut in_expr_or_pat = false;
         if let ([], [bound]) = (&potential_assoc_types[..], &trait_bounds) {
-            let grandparent = tcx.parent_hir_node(tcx.parent_hir_id(bound.trait_ref.hir_ref_id));
+            let grandparent = tcx.parent_hir_node(tcx.parent_hir_id(bound.0.trait_ref.hir_ref_id));
             in_expr_or_pat = match grandparent {
                 Node::Expr(_) | Node::Pat(_) => true,
                 _ => false,
             };
-            match bound.trait_ref.path.segments {
+            match bound.0.trait_ref.path.segments {
                 // FIXME: `trait_ref.path.span` can point to a full path with multiple
                 // segments, even though `trait_ref.path.segments` is of length `1`. Work
                 // around that bug here, even though it should be fixed elsewhere.
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
         // and we can then use their span to indicate this to the user.
         let bound_names = trait_bounds
             .iter()
-            .filter_map(|poly_trait_ref| {
+            .filter_map(|(poly_trait_ref, _)| {
                 let path = poly_trait_ref.trait_ref.path.segments.last()?;
                 let args = path.args?;