Changes to the ImproperCTypes lint, start of take 1 [does not pass tests]

This reverts commit 1fcbb1e.

Author: niacdoial

compiler/rustc_lint/messages.ftl

@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ lint_improper_ctypes = `extern` {$desc} uses type `{$ty}`, which is not FFI-safe
 lint_improper_ctypes_array_help = consider passing a pointer to the array
 
 lint_improper_ctypes_array_reason = passing raw arrays by value is not FFI-safe
-lint_improper_ctypes_box = box cannot be represented as a single pointer
 
 lint_improper_ctypes_char_help = consider using `u32` or `libc::wchar_t` instead
 
@@ -393,15 +392,23 @@ lint_improper_ctypes_enum_repr_help =
 lint_improper_ctypes_enum_repr_reason = enum has no representation hint
 lint_improper_ctypes_fnptr_help = consider using an `extern fn(...) -> ...` function pointer instead
 
+lint_improper_ctypes_fnptr_indirect_reason = the function pointer to `{$ty}` is FFI-unsafe due to `{$inner_ty}`
 lint_improper_ctypes_fnptr_reason = this function pointer has Rust-specific calling convention
+
 lint_improper_ctypes_non_exhaustive = this enum is non-exhaustive
 lint_improper_ctypes_non_exhaustive_variant = this enum has non-exhaustive variants
 
 lint_improper_ctypes_only_phantomdata = composed only of `PhantomData`
 
 lint_improper_ctypes_opaque = opaque types have no C equivalent
 
-lint_improper_ctypes_slice_help = consider using a raw pointer instead
+lint_improper_ctypes_pat_help = consider using the base type instead
+lint_improper_ctypes_pat_reason = pattern types have no C equivalent
+
+lint_improper_ctypes_sized_ptr_to_unsafe_type =
+    this reference (`{$ty}`) is ABI-compatible with a C pointer, but `{$inner_ty}` itself does not have a C layout
+
+lint_improper_ctypes_slice_help = consider using a raw pointer to the slice's first element (and a length) instead
 
 lint_improper_ctypes_slice_reason = slices have no C equivalent
 lint_improper_ctypes_str_help = consider using `*const u8` and a length instead
@@ -427,6 +434,10 @@ lint_improper_ctypes_union_layout_help = consider adding a `#[repr(C)]` or `#[re
 lint_improper_ctypes_union_layout_reason = this union has unspecified layout
 lint_improper_ctypes_union_non_exhaustive = this union is non-exhaustive
 
+lint_improper_ctypes_unsized_box = this box for an unsized type contains metadata, which makes it incompatible with a C pointer
+lint_improper_ctypes_unsized_ptr = this pointer to an unsized type contains metadata, which makes it incompatible with a C pointer
+lint_improper_ctypes_unsized_ref = this reference to an unsized type contains metadata, which makes it incompatible with a C pointer
+
 lint_incomplete_include =
     include macro expected single expression in source
 

compiler/rustc_lint/src/lints.rs

@@ -1976,29 +1976,50 @@ pub(crate) enum UnpredictableFunctionPointerComparisonsSuggestion<'a, 'tcx> {
     },
 }
 
+pub(crate) struct ImproperCTypesLayer<'a> {
+    pub ty: Ty<'a>,
+    pub inner_ty: Option<Ty<'a>>,
+    pub note: DiagMessage,
+    pub span_note: Option<Span>,
+    pub help: Option<DiagMessage>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Subdiagnostic for ImproperCTypesLayer<'a> {
+    fn add_to_diag<G: EmissionGuarantee>(self, diag: &mut Diag<'_, G>) {
+        diag.arg("ty", self.ty);
+        if let Some(ty) = self.inner_ty {
+            diag.arg("inner_ty", ty);
+        }
+
+        if let Some(help) = self.help {
+            diag.help(diag.eagerly_translate(help));
+        }
+
+        diag.note(diag.eagerly_translate(self.note));
+        if let Some(note) = self.span_note {
+            diag.span_note(note, fluent::lint_note);
+        };
+    }
+}
+
 pub(crate) struct ImproperCTypes<'a> {
     pub ty: Ty<'a>,
     pub desc: &'a str,
     pub label: Span,
-    pub help: Option<DiagMessage>,
-    pub note: DiagMessage,
-    pub span_note: Option<Span>,
+    pub reasons: Vec<ImproperCTypesLayer<'a>>,
 }
 
 // Used because of the complexity of Option<DiagMessage>, DiagMessage, and Option<Span>
 impl<'a> LintDiagnostic<'a, ()> for ImproperCTypes<'_> {
     fn decorate_lint<'b>(self, diag: &'b mut Diag<'a, ()>) {
         diag.primary_message(fluent::lint_improper_ctypes);
-        diag.arg("ty", self.ty);
-        diag.arg("desc", self.desc);
         diag.span_label(self.label, fluent::lint_label);
-        if let Some(help) = self.help {
-            diag.help(help);
-        }
-        diag.note(self.note);
-        if let Some(note) = self.span_note {
-            diag.span_note(note, fluent::lint_note);
+        for reason in self.reasons.into_iter() {
+            diag.subdiagnostic(reason);
         }
+        // declare the arguments at the end to avoid them being clobbered in the subdiagnostics
+        diag.arg("ty", self.ty);
+        diag.arg("desc", self.desc);
     }
 }