Add very basic "comptime" fn implementation #148820

oli-obk · 2025-11-11T12:25:32Z

Implements functions that cannot be called at runtime (and thus also not from normal const functions, as those could be called from runtime).

This is done via the internal attribute rustc_comptime that can be added to normal functions, turning them into compile-time-only functions.

Because @fee1-dead and @compiler-errors did amazing work, we even get trait bounds that work inside comptime fns: via unconditionally-const const Trait bounds.

Use cases are

Reflection MVP #146923
const heap intrinsics
and the other various intrinsics (e.g. size_of 😆) that will just ICE in codegen or panic at runtime if they actually end up in runtime code

project goal issue: rust-lang/rust-project-goals#406

no tracking issue until we have a feature gate and some sort of syntax

cc @scottmcm as the T-lang goal champion

rustbot · 2025-11-11T12:25:35Z

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compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs

compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs

compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs

compiler/rustc_feature/src/builtin_attrs.rs

compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/callee.rs

compiler/rustc_ast/src/ast.rs

compiler/rustc_hir/src/attrs/encode_cross_crate.rs

compiler/rustc_hir_pretty/src/lib.rs

compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/mod.rs

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oli-obk · 2025-11-25T11:36:02Z

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bors · 2025-11-26T16:23:18Z

☔ The latest upstream changes (presumably #149140) made this pull request unmergeable. Please resolve the merge conflicts.

…d in comptime fn

…rgetted at what it does

rustbot · 2025-11-27T11:00:27Z

This PR was rebased onto a different main commit. Here's a range-diff highlighting what actually changed.

Rebasing is a normal part of keeping PRs up to date, so no action is needed—this note is just to help reviewers.

fee1-dead · 2025-11-28T15:46:24Z

compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/check_consts/ops.rs

                    }
                }
-            } else if ccx.tcx.constness(callee) != hir::Constness::Const {
+            } else if ccx.tcx.constness(callee) != hir::Constness::Maybe {


This is a bit sus

What part? The rename or the inequality?

The inequality. I feel like this should be if == hir::Constness::NotConst?

fee1-dead · 2025-11-28T15:46:59Z

compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs

    pub fn is_const(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self.constness, Constness::Const)
+        matches!(self.constness, Constness::Maybe)
    }


I think we might want to audit usages of this. Leave a FIXME?

fee1-dead · 2025-11-28T15:48:49Z

compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/encoder.rs

            if should_encode_constness(def_kind) {
                let constness = self.tcx.constness(def_id);
-                self.tables.constness.set(def_id.index, constness);
+                self.tables.constness.set(def_id.index, constness)


? (please revert)

Rebase fallout

fee1-dead · 2025-11-28T15:49:09Z

compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/table.rs

+        ( Maybe    )
+        ( Never )
+        ( Always )


Suggested change

( Maybe )

( Never )

( Always )

( Maybe )

( Never )

( Always )

fee1-dead · 2025-11-28T15:57:13Z

compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/lib.rs

                let num_args = fields.len();
                let func =
-                    if context == hir::Constness::Const { called_in_const } else { called_at_rt };
+                    if context == hir::Constness::Maybe { called_in_const } else { called_at_rt };


I feel like we shouldn't add another variant to hir::Constness given how this changes a lot of other things which might be a headache to update if we were to add comptime impls in the future, etc. Would it make sense to keep the hir:Constness::{,Not}Const, and extract the comptime enum specifically to a new enum? Might be a bit more work to do but worth it IMO, and might be better than doing it in a followup.

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Add Constness::Comptime

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Check comptime fns

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Prevent comptime fns from being called at runtime

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Allow comptime fns to call other comptime fns

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Rename Constness variants to match BoundConstness

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