accept String in span_lint* functions directly to avoid unnecessary clones

clippy_lints/src/approx_const.rs

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl ApproxConstant {
                         cx,
                         APPROX_CONSTANT,
                         e.span,
-                        &format!("approximate value of `{module}::consts::{}` found", &name),
+                        format!("approximate value of `{module}::consts::{}` found", &name),
                         None,
                         "consider using the constant directly",
                     );

clippy_lints/src/asm_syntax.rs

@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ fn check_asm_syntax(
                 cx,
                 lint,
                 span,
-                &format!("{style} x86 assembly syntax used"),
+                format!("{style} x86 assembly syntax used"),
                 None,
-                &format!("use {} x86 assembly syntax", !style),
+                format!("use {} x86 assembly syntax", !style),
             );
         }
     }

clippy_lints/src/assertions_on_constants.rs

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for AssertionsOnConstants {
                 cx,
                 ASSERTIONS_ON_CONSTANTS,
                 macro_call.span,
-                &format!(
+                format!(
                     "`{}!(true)` will be optimized out by the compiler",
                     cx.tcx.item_name(macro_call.def_id)
                 ),
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for AssertionsOnConstants {
                 cx,
                 ASSERTIONS_ON_CONSTANTS,
                 macro_call.span,
-                &format!("`assert!(false{assert_arg})` should probably be replaced"),
+                format!("`assert!(false{assert_arg})` should probably be replaced"),
                 None,
-                &format!("use `panic!({panic_arg})` or `unreachable!({panic_arg})`"),
+                format!("use `panic!({panic_arg})` or `unreachable!({panic_arg})`"),
             );
         }
     }

clippy_lints/src/attrs/allow_attributes_without_reason.rs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub(super) fn check<'cx>(cx: &LateContext<'cx>, name: Symbol, items: &[NestedMet
         cx,
         ALLOW_ATTRIBUTES_WITHOUT_REASON,
         attr.span,
-        &format!("`{}` attribute without specifying a reason", name.as_str()),
+        format!("`{}` attribute without specifying a reason", name.as_str()),
         None,
         "try adding a reason at the end with `, reason = \"..\"`",
     );

clippy_lints/src/attrs/inline_always.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, span: Span, name: Symbol, attrs: &[Att
                     cx,
                     INLINE_ALWAYS,
                     attr.span,
-                    &format!("you have declared `#[inline(always)]` on `{name}`. This is usually a bad idea"),
+                    format!("you have declared `#[inline(always)]` on `{name}`. This is usually a bad idea"),
                 );
             }
         }

clippy_lints/src/attrs/maybe_misused_cfg.rs

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fn check_nested_misused_cfg(cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, items: &[NestedMetaItem]) {
                     cx,
                     MAYBE_MISUSED_CFG,
                     meta.span,
-                    &format!("'test' may be misspelled as '{}'", ident.name.as_str()),
+                    format!("'test' may be misspelled as '{}'", ident.name.as_str()),
                     "did you mean",
                     "test".to_string(),
                     Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,

clippy_lints/src/attrs/unnecessary_clippy_cfg.rs

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(
                 clippy_lints,
                 "no need to put clippy lints behind a `clippy` cfg",
                 None,
-                &format!(
+                format!(
                     "write instead: `#{}[{}({})]`",
                     if attr.style == AttrStyle::Inner { "!" } else { "" },
                     ident.name,

clippy_lints/src/await_holding_invalid.rs

@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ fn emit_invalid_type(cx: &LateContext<'_>, span: Span, disallowed: &DisallowedPa
         cx,
         AWAIT_HOLDING_INVALID_TYPE,
         span,
-        &format!(
+        format!(
             "`{}` may not be held across an `await` point per `clippy.toml`",
             disallowed.path()
         ),

clippy_lints/src/blocks_in_conditions.rs

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for BlocksInConditions {
         else {
             return;
         };
-        let complex_block_message = &format!(
+        let complex_block_message = format!(
             "in {desc}, avoid complex blocks or closures with blocks; \
             instead, move the block or closure higher and bind it with a `let`",
         );
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for BlocksInConditions {
                     let ex = &body.value;
                     if let ExprKind::Block(block, _) = ex.kind {
                         if !body.value.span.from_expansion() && !block.stmts.is_empty() {
-                            span_lint(cx, BLOCKS_IN_CONDITIONS, ex.span, complex_block_message);
+                            span_lint(cx, BLOCKS_IN_CONDITIONS, ex.span, complex_block_message.clone());
                             return ControlFlow::Continue(Descend::No);
                         }
                     }

clippy_lints/src/bool_assert_comparison.rs

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for BoolAssertComparison {
             cx,
             BOOL_ASSERT_COMPARISON,
             macro_call.span,
-            &format!("used `{macro_name}!` with a literal bool"),
+            format!("used `{macro_name}!` with a literal bool"),
             |diag| {
                 // assert_eq!(...)
                 // ^^^^^^^^^

clippy_lints/src/cargo/common_metadata.rs

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, metadata: &Metadata, ignore_publish: b
 
 fn missing_warning(cx: &LateContext<'_>, package: &cargo_metadata::Package, field: &str) {
     let message = format!("package `{}` is missing `{field}` metadata", package.name);
-    span_lint(cx, CARGO_COMMON_METADATA, DUMMY_SP, &message);
+    span_lint(cx, CARGO_COMMON_METADATA, DUMMY_SP, message);
 }
 
 fn is_empty_str<T: AsRef<std::ffi::OsStr>>(value: &Option<T>) -> bool {

clippy_lints/src/cargo/feature_name.rs

@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ fn lint(cx: &LateContext<'_>, feature: &str, substring: &str, is_prefix: bool) {
             REDUNDANT_FEATURE_NAMES
         },
         DUMMY_SP,
-        &format!(
+        format!(
             "the \"{substring}\" {} in the feature name \"{feature}\" is {}",
             if is_prefix { "prefix" } else { "suffix" },
             if is_negative { "negative" } else { "redundant" }
         ),
         None,
-        &format!(
+        format!(
             "consider renaming the feature to \"{}\"{}",
             if is_prefix {
                 feature.strip_prefix(substring)

clippy_lints/src/cargo/lint_groups_priority.rs

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ fn check_table(cx: &LateContext<'_>, table: LintTable, groups: &FxHashSet<&str>,
                 cx,
                 LINT_GROUPS_PRIORITY,
                 toml_span(group.span(), file),
-                &format!(
+                format!(
                     "lint group `{}` has the same priority ({priority}) as a lint",
                     group.as_ref()
                 ),

clippy_lints/src/cargo/mod.rs

@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ impl LateLintPass<'_> for Cargo {
                 },
                 Err(e) => {
                     for lint in NO_DEPS_LINTS {
-                        span_lint(cx, lint, DUMMY_SP, &format!("could not read cargo metadata: {e}"));
+                        span_lint(cx, lint, DUMMY_SP, format!("could not read cargo metadata: {e}"));
                     }
                 },
             }
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ impl LateLintPass<'_> for Cargo {
                 },
                 Err(e) => {
                     for lint in WITH_DEPS_LINTS {
-                        span_lint(cx, lint, DUMMY_SP, &format!("could not read cargo metadata: {e}"));
+                        span_lint(cx, lint, DUMMY_SP, format!("could not read cargo metadata: {e}"));
                     }
                 },
             }

clippy_lints/src/cargo/multiple_crate_versions.rs

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, metadata: &Metadata, allowed_duplicate
                     cx,
                     MULTIPLE_CRATE_VERSIONS,
                     DUMMY_SP,
-                    &format!("multiple versions for dependency `{name}`: {versions}"),
+                    format!("multiple versions for dependency `{name}`: {versions}"),
                 );
             }
         }

clippy_lints/src/cargo/wildcard_dependencies.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, metadata: &Metadata) {
                 cx,
                 WILDCARD_DEPENDENCIES,
                 DUMMY_SP,
-                &format!("wildcard dependency for `{}`", dep.name),
+                format!("wildcard dependency for `{}`", dep.name),
             );
         }
     }

clippy_lints/src/casts/as_ptr_cast_mut.rs

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, cast_expr: &Expr<'_>,
             cx,
             AS_PTR_CAST_MUT,
             expr.span,
-            &format!("casting the result of `as_ptr` to *mut {ptrty}"),
+            format!("casting the result of `as_ptr` to *mut {ptrty}"),
             "replace with",
             format!("{recv}.as_mut_ptr()"),
             applicability,

clippy_lints/src/casts/cast_abs_to_unsigned.rs

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(
             cx,
             CAST_ABS_TO_UNSIGNED,
             span,
-            &format!("casting the result of `{cast_from}::abs()` to {cast_to}"),
+            format!("casting the result of `{cast_from}::abs()` to {cast_to}"),
             "replace with",
             format!("{}.unsigned_abs()", Sugg::hir(cx, receiver, "..").maybe_par()),
             Applicability::MachineApplicable,

clippy_lints/src/casts/cast_lossless.rs

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(
         cx,
         CAST_LOSSLESS,
         expr.span,
-        &message,
+        message,
         "try",
         format!("{cast_to_fmt}::from({sugg})"),
         app,

clippy_lints/src/casts/cast_nan_to_int.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, cast_expr: &Expr<'_>,
             cx,
             CAST_NAN_TO_INT,
             expr.span,
-            &format!("casting a known NaN to {to_ty}"),
+            format!("casting a known NaN to {to_ty}"),
             None,
             "this always evaluates to 0",
         );

clippy_lints/src/casts/cast_possible_truncation.rs

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(
                     cx,
                     CAST_ENUM_TRUNCATION,
                     expr.span,
-                    &format!(
+                    format!(
                         "casting `{cast_from}::{}` to `{cast_to}` will truncate the value{suffix}",
                         variant.name,
                     ),
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(
         _ => return,
     };
 
-    span_lint_and_then(cx, CAST_POSSIBLE_TRUNCATION, expr.span, &msg, |diag| {
+    span_lint_and_then(cx, CAST_POSSIBLE_TRUNCATION, expr.span, msg, |diag| {
         diag.help("if this is intentional allow the lint with `#[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]` ...");
         if !cast_from.is_floating_point() {
             offer_suggestion(cx, expr, cast_expr, cast_to_span, diag);

clippy_lints/src/casts/cast_possible_wrap.rs

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, cast_from: Ty<'_>, ca
         ),
     };
 
-    span_lint_and_then(cx, CAST_POSSIBLE_WRAP, expr.span, &message, |diag| {
+    span_lint_and_then(cx, CAST_POSSIBLE_WRAP, expr.span, message, |diag| {
         if let EmitState::LintOnPtrSize(16) = should_lint {
             diag
                 .note("`usize` and `isize` may be as small as 16 bits on some platforms")

clippy_lints/src/casts/cast_precision_loss.rs

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, cast_from: Ty<'_>, ca
         cx,
         CAST_PRECISION_LOSS,
         expr.span,
-        &format!(
+        format!(
             "casting `{0}` to `{1}` causes a loss of precision {2}(`{0}` is {3} bits wide, \
              but `{1}`'s mantissa is only {4} bits wide)",
             cast_from,

clippy_lints/src/casts/cast_ptr_alignment.rs

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fn lint_cast_ptr_alignment<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &Expr<'_>, cast_f
             cx,
             CAST_PTR_ALIGNMENT,
             expr.span,
-            &format!(
+            format!(
                 "casting from `{cast_from}` to a more-strictly-aligned pointer (`{cast_to}`) ({} < {} bytes)",
                 from_layout.align.abi.bytes(),
                 to_layout.align.abi.bytes(),

clippy_lints/src/casts/cast_sign_loss.rs

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub(super) fn check<'cx>(
             cx,
             CAST_SIGN_LOSS,
             expr.span,
-            &format!("casting `{cast_from}` to `{cast_to}` may lose the sign of the value"),
+            format!("casting `{cast_from}` to `{cast_to}` may lose the sign of the value"),
         );
     }
 }

clippy_lints/src/casts/cast_slice_different_sizes.rs

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &Expr<'tcx>, msrv: &Msrv
                     cx,
                     CAST_SLICE_DIFFERENT_SIZES,
                     expr.span,
-                    &format!(
+                    format!(
                         "casting between raw pointers to `[{}]` (element size {from_size}) and `[{}]` (element size {to_size}) does not adjust the count",
                         start_ty.ty, end_ty.ty,
                     ),

clippy_lints/src/casts/cast_slice_from_raw_parts.rs

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, cast_expr: &Expr<'_>,
             cx,
             CAST_SLICE_FROM_RAW_PARTS,
             span,
-            &format!("casting the result of `{func}` to {cast_to}"),
+            format!("casting the result of `{func}` to {cast_to}"),
             "replace with",
             format!("core::ptr::slice_{func}({ptr}, {len})"),
             applicability,

clippy_lints/src/casts/fn_to_numeric_cast.rs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, cast_expr: &Expr<'_>,
                     cx,
                     FN_TO_NUMERIC_CAST,
                     expr.span,
-                    &format!("casting function pointer `{from_snippet}` to `{cast_to}`"),
+                    format!("casting function pointer `{from_snippet}` to `{cast_to}`"),
                     "try",
                     format!("{from_snippet} as usize"),
                     applicability,

clippy_lints/src/casts/fn_to_numeric_cast_any.rs

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, cast_expr: &Expr<'_>,
                 cx,
                 FN_TO_NUMERIC_CAST_ANY,
                 expr.span,
-                &format!("casting function pointer `{from_snippet}` to `{cast_to}`"),
+                format!("casting function pointer `{from_snippet}` to `{cast_to}`"),
                 "did you mean to invoke the function?",
                 format!("{from_snippet}() as {cast_to}"),
                 applicability,

clippy_lints/src/casts/fn_to_numeric_cast_with_truncation.rs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, cast_expr: &Expr<'_>,
                     cx,
                     FN_TO_NUMERIC_CAST_WITH_TRUNCATION,
                     expr.span,
-                    &format!("casting function pointer `{from_snippet}` to `{cast_to}`, which truncates the value"),
+                    format!("casting function pointer `{from_snippet}` to `{cast_to}`, which truncates the value"),
                     "try",
                     format!("{from_snippet} as usize"),
                     applicability,

clippy_lints/src/casts/ptr_cast_constness.rs

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(
             PTR_CAST_CONSTNESS,
             expr.span,
             "`as` casting between raw pointers while changing only its constness",
-            &format!("try `pointer::cast_{constness}`, a safer alternative"),
+            format!("try `pointer::cast_{constness}`, a safer alternative"),
             format!("{}.cast_{constness}()", sugg.maybe_par()),
             Applicability::MachineApplicable,
         );

clippy_lints/src/casts/unnecessary_cast.rs

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(
             cx,
             UNNECESSARY_CAST,
             expr.span,
-            &format!(
+            format!(
                 "casting raw pointers to the same type and constness is unnecessary (`{cast_from}` -> `{cast_to}`)"
             ),
             "try",
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(
             cx,
             UNNECESSARY_CAST,
             expr.span,
-            &format!("casting to the same type is unnecessary (`{cast_from}` -> `{cast_to}`)"),
+            format!("casting to the same type is unnecessary (`{cast_from}` -> `{cast_to}`)"),
             "try",
             if needs_block {
                 format!("{{ {cast_str} }}")
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ fn lint_unnecessary_cast(
         cx,
         UNNECESSARY_CAST,
         expr.span,
-        &format!("casting {literal_kind_name} literal to `{cast_to}` is unnecessary"),
+        format!("casting {literal_kind_name} literal to `{cast_to}` is unnecessary"),
         "try",
         sugg,
         Applicability::MachineApplicable,

clippy_lints/src/cognitive_complexity.rs

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ impl CognitiveComplexity {
                 cx,
                 COGNITIVE_COMPLEXITY,
                 fn_span,
-                &format!(
+                format!(
                     "the function has a cognitive complexity of ({cc}/{})",
                     self.limit.limit()
                 ),

clippy_lints/src/default.rs

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Default {
                 cx,
                 DEFAULT_TRAIT_ACCESS,
                 expr.span,
-                &format!("calling `{replacement}` is more clear than this expression"),
+                format!("calling `{replacement}` is more clear than this expression"),
                 "try",
                 replacement,
                 Applicability::Unspecified, // First resolve the TODO above
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Default {
                     first_assign.unwrap().span,
                     "field assignment outside of initializer for an instance created with Default::default()",
                     Some(local.span),
-                    &format!("consider initializing the variable with `{sugg}` and removing relevant reassignments"),
+                    format!("consider initializing the variable with `{sugg}` and removing relevant reassignments"),
                 );
                 self.reassigned_linted.insert(span);
             }

clippy_lints/src/default_instead_of_iter_empty.rs

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for DefaultIterEmpty {
                 cx,
                 DEFAULT_INSTEAD_OF_ITER_EMPTY,
                 expr.span,
-                &format!("`{path}()` is the more idiomatic way"),
+                format!("`{path}()` is the more idiomatic way"),
                 "try",
                 sugg,
                 applicability,

clippy_lints/src/default_union_representation.rs

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for DefaultUnionRepresentation {
                 item.span,
                 "this union has the default representation",
                 None,
-                &format!(
+                format!(
                     "consider annotating `{}` with `#[repr(C)]` to explicitly specify memory layout",
                     cx.tcx.def_path_str(item.owner_id)
                 ),