rustc_lint/
drop_forget_useless.rs

1use rustc_hir::{Arm, Expr, ExprKind, Node, StmtKind};
2use rustc_middle::ty;
3use rustc_session::{declare_lint, declare_lint_pass};
4use rustc_span::sym;
5
6use crate::lints::{
7    DropCopyDiag, DropRefDiag, ForgetCopyDiag, ForgetRefDiag, UndroppedManuallyDropsDiag,
8    UndroppedManuallyDropsSuggestion, UseLetUnderscoreIgnoreSuggestion,
9};
10use crate::{LateContext, LateLintPass, LintContext};
11
12declare_lint! {
13    /// The `dropping_references` lint checks for calls to `std::mem::drop` with a reference
14    /// instead of an owned value.
15    ///
16    /// ### Example
17    ///
18    /// ```rust
19    /// # fn operation_that_requires_mutex_to_be_unlocked() {} // just to make it compile
20    /// # let mutex = std::sync::Mutex::new(1); // just to make it compile
21    /// let mut lock_guard = mutex.lock();
22    /// std::mem::drop(&lock_guard); // Should have been drop(lock_guard), mutex
23    /// // still locked
24    /// operation_that_requires_mutex_to_be_unlocked();
25    /// ```
26    ///
27    /// {{produces}}
28    ///
29    /// ### Explanation
30    ///
31    /// Calling `drop` on a reference will only drop the
32    /// reference itself, which is a no-op. It will not call the `drop` method (from
33    /// the `Drop` trait implementation) on the underlying referenced value, which
34    /// is likely what was intended.
35    pub DROPPING_REFERENCES,
36    Warn,
37    "calls to `std::mem::drop` with a reference instead of an owned value"
38}
39
40declare_lint! {
41    /// The `forgetting_references` lint checks for calls to `std::mem::forget` with a reference
42    /// instead of an owned value.
43    ///
44    /// ### Example
45    ///
46    /// ```rust
47    /// let x = Box::new(1);
48    /// std::mem::forget(&x); // Should have been forget(x), x will still be dropped
49    /// ```
50    ///
51    /// {{produces}}
52    ///
53    /// ### Explanation
54    ///
55    /// Calling `forget` on a reference will only forget the
56    /// reference itself, which is a no-op. It will not forget the underlying
57    /// referenced value, which is likely what was intended.
58    pub FORGETTING_REFERENCES,
59    Warn,
60    "calls to `std::mem::forget` with a reference instead of an owned value"
61}
62
63declare_lint! {
64    /// The `dropping_copy_types` lint checks for calls to `std::mem::drop` with a value
65    /// that derives the Copy trait.
66    ///
67    /// ### Example
68    ///
69    /// ```rust
70    /// let x: i32 = 42; // i32 implements Copy
71    /// std::mem::drop(x); // A copy of x is passed to the function, leaving the
72    ///                    // original unaffected
73    /// ```
74    ///
75    /// {{produces}}
76    ///
77    /// ### Explanation
78    ///
79    /// Calling `std::mem::drop` [does nothing for types that
80    /// implement Copy](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/mem/fn.drop.html), since the
81    /// value will be copied and moved into the function on invocation.
82    pub DROPPING_COPY_TYPES,
83    Warn,
84    "calls to `std::mem::drop` with a value that implements Copy"
85}
86
87declare_lint! {
88    /// The `forgetting_copy_types` lint checks for calls to `std::mem::forget` with a value
89    /// that derives the Copy trait.
90    ///
91    /// ### Example
92    ///
93    /// ```rust
94    /// let x: i32 = 42; // i32 implements Copy
95    /// std::mem::forget(x); // A copy of x is passed to the function, leaving the
96    ///                      // original unaffected
97    /// ```
98    ///
99    /// {{produces}}
100    ///
101    /// ### Explanation
102    ///
103    /// Calling `std::mem::forget` [does nothing for types that
104    /// implement Copy](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/mem/fn.drop.html) since the
105    /// value will be copied and moved into the function on invocation.
106    ///
107    /// An alternative, but also valid, explanation is that Copy types do not
108    /// implement the Drop trait, which means they have no destructors. Without a
109    /// destructor, there is nothing for `std::mem::forget` to ignore.
110    pub FORGETTING_COPY_TYPES,
111    Warn,
112    "calls to `std::mem::forget` with a value that implements Copy"
113}
114
115declare_lint! {
116    /// The `undropped_manually_drops` lint check for calls to `std::mem::drop` with
117    /// a value of `std::mem::ManuallyDrop` which doesn't drop.
118    ///
119    /// ### Example
120    ///
121    /// ```rust,compile_fail
122    /// struct S;
123    /// drop(std::mem::ManuallyDrop::new(S));
124    /// ```
125    ///
126    /// {{produces}}
127    ///
128    /// ### Explanation
129    ///
130    /// `ManuallyDrop` does not drop it's inner value so calling `std::mem::drop` will
131    /// not drop the inner value of the `ManuallyDrop` either.
132    pub UNDROPPED_MANUALLY_DROPS,
133    Deny,
134    "calls to `std::mem::drop` with `std::mem::ManuallyDrop` instead of it's inner value"
135}
136
137declare_lint_pass!(DropForgetUseless => [DROPPING_REFERENCES, FORGETTING_REFERENCES, DROPPING_COPY_TYPES, FORGETTING_COPY_TYPES, UNDROPPED_MANUALLY_DROPS]);
138
139impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for DropForgetUseless {
140    fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>) {
141        if let ExprKind::Call(path, [arg]) = expr.kind
142            && let ExprKind::Path(ref qpath) = path.kind
143            && let Some(def_id) = cx.qpath_res(qpath, path.hir_id).opt_def_id()
144            && let Some(fn_name) = cx.tcx.get_diagnostic_name(def_id)
145        {
146            let arg_ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(arg);
147            let is_copy = cx.type_is_copy_modulo_regions(arg_ty);
148            let drop_is_single_call_in_arm = is_single_call_in_arm(cx, arg, expr);
149            let let_underscore_ignore_sugg = || {
150                if let Some((_, node)) = cx.tcx.hir_parent_iter(expr.hir_id).nth(0)
151                    && let Node::Stmt(stmt) = node
152                    && let StmtKind::Semi(e) = stmt.kind
153                    && e.hir_id == expr.hir_id
154                    && let Some(arg_span) = arg.span.find_ancestor_inside(expr.span)
155                {
156                    UseLetUnderscoreIgnoreSuggestion::Suggestion {
157                        start_span: expr.span.shrink_to_lo().until(arg_span),
158                        end_span: arg_span.shrink_to_hi().until(expr.span.shrink_to_hi()),
159                    }
160                } else {
161                    UseLetUnderscoreIgnoreSuggestion::Note
162                }
163            };
164            match fn_name {
165                sym::mem_drop if arg_ty.is_ref() && !drop_is_single_call_in_arm => {
166                    cx.emit_span_lint(
167                        DROPPING_REFERENCES,
168                        expr.span,
169                        DropRefDiag { arg_ty, label: arg.span, sugg: let_underscore_ignore_sugg() },
170                    );
171                }
172                sym::mem_forget if arg_ty.is_ref() => {
173                    cx.emit_span_lint(
174                        FORGETTING_REFERENCES,
175                        expr.span,
176                        ForgetRefDiag {
177                            arg_ty,
178                            label: arg.span,
179                            sugg: let_underscore_ignore_sugg(),
180                        },
181                    );
182                }
183                sym::mem_drop if is_copy && !drop_is_single_call_in_arm => {
184                    cx.emit_span_lint(
185                        DROPPING_COPY_TYPES,
186                        expr.span,
187                        DropCopyDiag {
188                            arg_ty,
189                            label: arg.span,
190                            sugg: let_underscore_ignore_sugg(),
191                        },
192                    );
193                }
194                sym::mem_forget if is_copy => {
195                    cx.emit_span_lint(
196                        FORGETTING_COPY_TYPES,
197                        expr.span,
198                        ForgetCopyDiag {
199                            arg_ty,
200                            label: arg.span,
201                            sugg: let_underscore_ignore_sugg(),
202                        },
203                    );
204                }
205                sym::mem_drop
206                    if let ty::Adt(adt, _) = arg_ty.kind()
207                        && adt.is_manually_drop() =>
208                {
209                    cx.emit_span_lint(
210                        UNDROPPED_MANUALLY_DROPS,
211                        expr.span,
212                        UndroppedManuallyDropsDiag {
213                            arg_ty,
214                            label: arg.span,
215                            suggestion: UndroppedManuallyDropsSuggestion {
216                                start_span: arg.span.shrink_to_lo(),
217                                end_span: arg.span.shrink_to_hi(),
218                            },
219                        },
220                    );
221                }
222                _ => return,
223            };
224        }
225    }
226}
227
228// Dropping returned value of a function, as in the following snippet is considered idiomatic, see
229// rust-lang/rust-clippy#9482 for examples.
230//
231// ```
232// match <var> {
233//     <pat> => drop(fn_with_side_effect_and_returning_some_value()),
234//     ..
235// }
236// ```
237fn is_single_call_in_arm<'tcx>(
238    cx: &LateContext<'tcx>,
239    arg: &'tcx Expr<'_>,
240    drop_expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>,
241) -> bool {
242    if arg.can_have_side_effects() {
243        if let Node::Arm(Arm { body, .. }) = cx.tcx.parent_hir_node(drop_expr.hir_id) {
244            return body.hir_id == drop_expr.hir_id;
245        }
246    }
247    false
248}