Make <*const T>::is_null const fn

library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs

@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> *const T {
     /// Therefore, two pointers that are null may still not compare equal to
     /// each other.
     ///
+    /// ## Behavior during const evaluation
+    ///
+    /// When this function is used during const evaluation, it may return `false` for pointers
+    /// that turn out to be null at runtime. Specifically, when a pointer to some memory
+    /// is offset beyond its bounds in such a way that the resulting pointer is null,
+    /// the function will still return `false`. There is no way for CTFE to know
+    /// the absolute position of that memory, so we cannot tell if the pointer is
+    /// null or not.
+    ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// Basic usage:
@@ -23,11 +32,12 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> *const T {
     /// assert!(!ptr.is_null());
     /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_ptr_is_null", issue = "74939")]
     #[inline]
-    pub fn is_null(self) -> bool {
+    pub const fn is_null(self) -> bool {
         // Compare via a cast to a thin pointer, so fat pointers are only
         // considering their "data" part for null-ness.
-        (self as *const u8) == null()
+        (self as *const u8).guaranteed_eq(null())
     }
 
     /// Casts to a pointer of another type.

library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> *mut T {
     /// Therefore, two pointers that are null may still not compare equal to
     /// each other.
     ///
+    /// ## Behavior during const evaluation
+    ///
+    /// When this function is used during const evaluation, it may return `false` for pointers
+    /// that turn out to be null at runtime. Specifically, when a pointer to some memory
+    /// is offset beyond its bounds in such a way that the resulting pointer is null,
+    /// the function will still return `false`. There is no way for CTFE to know
+    /// the absolute position of that memory, so we cannot tell if the pointer is
+    /// null or not.
+    ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// Basic usage:
@@ -22,11 +31,12 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> *mut T {
     /// assert!(!ptr.is_null());
     /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_ptr_is_null", issue = "74939")]
     #[inline]
-    pub fn is_null(self) -> bool {
+    pub const fn is_null(self) -> bool {
         // Compare via a cast to a thin pointer, so fat pointers are only
         // considering their "data" part for null-ness.
-        (self as *mut u8) == null_mut()
+        (self as *mut u8).guaranteed_eq(null_mut())
     }
 
     /// Casts to a pointer of another type.

src/librustc_mir/interpret/intrinsics.rs

@@ -329,9 +329,14 @@ impl<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir, M: Machine<'mir, 'tcx>> InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, M> {
                 self.write_scalar(offset_ptr, dest)?;
             }
             sym::ptr_guaranteed_eq | sym::ptr_guaranteed_ne => {
-                // FIXME: return `true` for at least some comparisons where we can reliably
-                // determine the result of runtime (in)equality tests at compile-time.
-                self.write_scalar(Scalar::from_bool(false), dest)?;
+                let a = self.read_immediate(args[0])?.to_scalar()?;
+                let b = self.read_immediate(args[1])?.to_scalar()?;
+                let cmp = if intrinsic_name == sym::ptr_guaranteed_eq {
+                    self.guaranteed_eq(a, b)
+                } else {
+                    self.guaranteed_ne(a, b)
+                };
+                self.write_scalar(Scalar::from_bool(cmp), dest)?;
             }
             sym::ptr_offset_from => {
                 let a = self.read_immediate(args[0])?.to_scalar()?;
@@ -448,6 +453,37 @@ impl<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir, M: Machine<'mir, 'tcx>> InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, M> {
         Ok(true)
     }
 
+    fn guaranteed_eq(&mut self, a: Scalar<M::PointerTag>, b: Scalar<M::PointerTag>) -> bool {
+        match (a, b) {
+            // Comparisons between integers are always known.
+            (Scalar::Raw { .. }, Scalar::Raw { .. }) => a == b,
+            // Equality with integers can never be known for sure.
+            (Scalar::Raw { .. }, Scalar::Ptr(_)) | (Scalar::Ptr(_), Scalar::Raw { .. }) => false,
+            // FIXME: return `true` for when both sides are the same pointer, *except* that
+            // some things (like functions and vtables) do not have stable addresses
+            // so we need to be careful around them.
+            (Scalar::Ptr(_), Scalar::Ptr(_)) => false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn guaranteed_ne(&mut self, a: Scalar<M::PointerTag>, b: Scalar<M::PointerTag>) -> bool {
+        match (a, b) {
+            // Comparisons between integers are always known.
+            (Scalar::Raw { .. }, Scalar::Raw { .. }) => a != b,
+            // Comparisons of abstract pointers with null pointers are known if the pointer
+            // is in bounds, because if they are in bounds, the pointer can't be null.
+            (Scalar::Raw { data: 0, .. }, Scalar::Ptr(ptr))
+            | (Scalar::Ptr(ptr), Scalar::Raw { data: 0, .. }) => !self.memory.ptr_may_be_null(ptr),
+            // Inequality with integers other than null can never be known for sure.
+            (Scalar::Raw { .. }, Scalar::Ptr(_)) | (Scalar::Ptr(_), Scalar::Raw { .. }) => false,
+            // FIXME: return `true` for at least some comparisons where we can reliably
+            // determine the result of runtime inequality tests at compile-time.
+            // Examples include comparison of addresses in static items, for these we can
+            // give reliable results.
+            (Scalar::Ptr(_), Scalar::Ptr(_)) => false,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn exact_div(
         &mut self,
         a: ImmTy<'tcx, M::PointerTag>,

src/test/ui/consts/ptr_comparisons.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// compile-flags: --crate-type=lib
+// normalize-stderr-32bit: "offset 8" -> "offset $$TWO_WORDS"
+// normalize-stderr-64bit: "offset 16" -> "offset $$TWO_WORDS"
+// normalize-stderr-32bit: "size 4" -> "size $$WORD"
+// normalize-stderr-64bit: "size 8" -> "size $$WORD"
+
+#![feature(
+    const_panic,
+    core_intrinsics,
+    const_raw_ptr_comparison,
+    const_ptr_offset,
+    const_raw_ptr_deref,
+    raw_ref_macros
+)]
+
+const FOO: &usize = &42;
+
+macro_rules! check {
+    (eq, $a:expr, $b:expr) => {
+        pub const _: () =
+            assert!(std::intrinsics::ptr_guaranteed_eq($a as *const u8, $b as *const u8));
+    };
+    (ne, $a:expr, $b:expr) => {
+        pub const _: () =
+            assert!(std::intrinsics::ptr_guaranteed_ne($a as *const u8, $b as *const u8));
+    };
+    (!eq, $a:expr, $b:expr) => {
+        pub const _: () =
+            assert!(!std::intrinsics::ptr_guaranteed_eq($a as *const u8, $b as *const u8));
+    };
+    (!ne, $a:expr, $b:expr) => {
+        pub const _: () =
+            assert!(!std::intrinsics::ptr_guaranteed_ne($a as *const u8, $b as *const u8));
+    };
+}
+
+check!(eq, 0, 0);
+check!(ne, 0, 1);
+check!(!eq, 0, 1);
+check!(!ne, 0, 0);
+check!(ne, FOO as *const _, 0);
+check!(!eq, FOO as *const _, 0);
+// We want pointers to be equal to themselves, but aren't checking this yet because
+// there are some open questions (e.g. whether function pointers to the same function
+// compare equal, they don't necessarily at runtime).
+// The case tested here should work eventually, but does not work yet.
+check!(!eq, FOO as *const _, FOO as *const _);
+check!(ne, unsafe { (FOO as *const usize).offset(1) }, 0);
+check!(!eq, unsafe { (FOO as *const usize).offset(1) }, 0);
+
+check!(ne, unsafe { (FOO as *const usize as *const u8).offset(3) }, 0);
+check!(!eq, unsafe { (FOO as *const usize as *const u8).offset(3) }, 0);
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// If any of the below start compiling, make sure to add a `check` test for it.
+// These invocations exist as canaries so we don't forget to check that the
+// behaviour of `guaranteed_eq` and `guaranteed_ne` is still correct.
+// All of these try to obtain an out of bounds pointer in some manner. If we
+// can create out of bounds pointers, we can offset a pointer far enough that
+// at runtime it would be zero and at compile-time it would not be zero.
+
+const _: *const usize = unsafe { (FOO as *const usize).offset(2) };
+//~^ NOTE
+
+const _: *const u8 =
+//~^ NOTE
+    unsafe { std::ptr::raw_const!((*(FOO as *const usize as *const [u8; 1000]))[999]) };
+//~^ ERROR any use of this value will cause an error
+
+const _: usize = unsafe { std::mem::transmute::<*const usize, usize>(FOO) + 4 };
+//~^ ERROR any use of this value will cause an error
+//~| NOTE "pointer-to-integer cast" needs an rfc
+//~| NOTE
+
+const _: usize = unsafe { *std::mem::transmute::<&&usize, &usize>(&FOO) + 4 };
+//~^ ERROR any use of this value will cause an error
+//~| NOTE "pointer-to-integer cast" needs an rfc
+//~| NOTE

src/test/ui/consts/ptr_comparisons.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+error: any use of this value will cause an error
+  --> $SRC_DIR/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs:LL:COL
+   |
+LL |         unsafe { intrinsics::offset(self, count) }
+   |                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |                  |
+   |                  inbounds test failed: pointer must be in-bounds at offset $TWO_WORDS, but is outside bounds of alloc2 which has size $WORD
+   |                  inside `std::ptr::const_ptr::<impl *const usize>::offset` at $SRC_DIR/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs:LL:COL
+   |                  inside `_` at $DIR/ptr_comparisons.rs:62:34
+   | 
+  ::: $DIR/ptr_comparisons.rs:62:1
+   |
+LL | const _: *const usize = unsafe { (FOO as *const usize).offset(2) };
+   | -------------------------------------------------------------------
+   |
+   = note: `#[deny(const_err)]` on by default
+
+error: any use of this value will cause an error
+  --> $DIR/ptr_comparisons.rs:67:14
+   |
+LL | / const _: *const u8 =
+LL | |
+LL | |     unsafe { std::ptr::raw_const!((*(FOO as *const usize as *const [u8; 1000]))[999]) };
+   | |______________^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^__-
+   |                |
+   |                memory access failed: pointer must be in-bounds at offset 1000, but is outside bounds of alloc2 which has size $WORD
+   |
+   = note: this error originates in a macro (in Nightly builds, run with -Z macro-backtrace for more info)
+
+error: any use of this value will cause an error
+  --> $DIR/ptr_comparisons.rs:70:27
+   |
+LL | const _: usize = unsafe { std::mem::transmute::<*const usize, usize>(FOO) + 4 };
+   | --------------------------^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^---
+   |                           |
+   |                           "pointer-to-integer cast" needs an rfc before being allowed inside constants
+
+error: any use of this value will cause an error
+  --> $DIR/ptr_comparisons.rs:75:27
+   |
+LL | const _: usize = unsafe { *std::mem::transmute::<&&usize, &usize>(&FOO) + 4 };
+   | --------------------------^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^---
+   |                           |
+   |                           "pointer-to-integer cast" needs an rfc before being allowed inside constants
+
+error: aborting due to 4 previous errors
+

src/test/ui/consts/ptr_is_null.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// compile-flags: --crate-type=lib
+// check-pass
+
+#![feature(const_ptr_is_null, const_panic)]
+
+const FOO: &usize = &42;
+
+pub const _: () = assert!(!(FOO as *const usize).is_null());
+
+pub const _: () = assert!(!(42 as *const usize).is_null());
+
+pub const _: () = assert!((0 as *const usize).is_null());
+
+pub const _: () = assert!(std::ptr::null::<usize>().is_null());
+
+pub const _: () = assert!(!("foo" as *const str).is_null());