Uplift clippy::fn_null_check lint

compiler/rustc_lint/messages.ftl

@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ lint_expectation = this lint expectation is unfulfilled
     .note = the `unfulfilled_lint_expectations` lint can't be expected and will always produce this message
     .rationale = {$rationale}
 
+lint_fn_null_check = function pointers are not nullable, so checking them for null will always return false
+    .help = wrap the function pointer inside an `Option` and use `Option::is_none` to check for null pointer value
+
 lint_for_loops_over_fallibles =
     for loop over {$article} `{$ty}`. This is more readably written as an `if let` statement
     .suggestion = consider using `if let` to clear intent

compiler/rustc_lint/src/fn_null_check.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+use crate::{lints::FnNullCheckDiag, LateContext, LateLintPass, LintContext};
+use rustc_ast::LitKind;
+use rustc_hir::{BinOpKind, Expr, ExprKind, TyKind};
+use rustc_session::{declare_lint, declare_lint_pass};
+use rustc_span::sym;
+
+declare_lint! {
+    /// The `incorrect_fn_null_checks` lint checks for expression that checks if a
+    /// function pointer is null.
+    ///
+    /// ### Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # fn test() {}
+    /// let fn_ptr: fn() = /* somehow obtained nullable function pointer */
+    /// #   test;
+    ///
+    /// if (fn_ptr as *const ()).is_null() { /* ... */ }
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// {{produces}}
+    ///
+    /// ### Explanation
+    ///
+    /// Function pointers are assumed to be non-null, checking them for null will always
+    /// return false.
+    INCORRECT_FN_NULL_CHECKS,
+    Warn,
+    "incorrect checking of null function pointer"
+}
+
+declare_lint_pass!(IncorrectFnNullChecks => [INCORRECT_FN_NULL_CHECKS]);
+
+fn is_fn_ptr_cast(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
+    let mut expr = expr.peel_blocks();
+    let mut had_at_least_one_cast = false;
+    while let ExprKind::Cast(cast_expr, cast_ty) = expr.kind
+            && let TyKind::Ptr(_) = cast_ty.kind {
+        expr = cast_expr.peel_blocks();
+        had_at_least_one_cast = true;
+    }
+    had_at_least_one_cast && cx.typeck_results().expr_ty_adjusted(expr).is_fn()
+}
+
+impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for IncorrectFnNullChecks {
+    fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
+        match expr.kind {
+            // Catching:
+            // <*<const/mut> <ty>>::is_null(fn_ptr as *<const/mut> <ty>)
+            ExprKind::Call(path, [arg])
+                if let ExprKind::Path(ref qpath) = path.kind
+                    && let Some(def_id) = cx.qpath_res(qpath, path.hir_id).opt_def_id()
+                    && matches!(
+                        cx.tcx.get_diagnostic_name(def_id),
+                        Some(sym::ptr_const_is_null | sym::ptr_is_null)
+                    )
+                    && is_fn_ptr_cast(cx, arg) =>
+            {
+                cx.emit_spanned_lint(INCORRECT_FN_NULL_CHECKS, expr.span, FnNullCheckDiag)
+            }
+
+            // Catching:
+            // (fn_ptr as *<const/mut> <ty>).is_null()
+            ExprKind::MethodCall(_, receiver, _, _)
+                if let Some(def_id) = cx.typeck_results().type_dependent_def_id(expr.hir_id)
+                    && matches!(
+                        cx.tcx.get_diagnostic_name(def_id),
+                        Some(sym::ptr_const_is_null | sym::ptr_is_null)
+                    )
+                    && is_fn_ptr_cast(cx, receiver) =>
+            {
+                cx.emit_spanned_lint(INCORRECT_FN_NULL_CHECKS, expr.span, FnNullCheckDiag)
+            }
+
+            ExprKind::Binary(op, left, right) if matches!(op.node, BinOpKind::Eq) => {
+                let to_check: &Expr<'_>;
+                if is_fn_ptr_cast(cx, left) {
+                    to_check = right;
+                } else if is_fn_ptr_cast(cx, right) {
+                    to_check = left;
+                } else {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                match to_check.kind {
+                    // Catching:
+                    // (fn_ptr as *<const/mut> <ty>) == (0 as <ty>)
+                    ExprKind::Cast(cast_expr, _)
+                        if let ExprKind::Lit(spanned) = cast_expr.kind
+                            && let LitKind::Int(v, _) = spanned.node && v == 0 =>
+                    {
+                        cx.emit_spanned_lint(INCORRECT_FN_NULL_CHECKS, expr.span, FnNullCheckDiag)
+                    },
+
+                    // Catching:
+                    // (fn_ptr as *<const/mut> <ty>) == std::ptr::null()
+                    ExprKind::Call(path, [])
+                        if let ExprKind::Path(ref qpath) = path.kind
+                            && let Some(def_id) = cx.qpath_res(qpath, path.hir_id).opt_def_id()
+                            && let Some(diag_item) = cx.tcx.get_diagnostic_name(def_id)
+                            && (diag_item == sym::ptr_null || diag_item == sym::ptr_null_mut) =>
+                    {
+                        cx.emit_spanned_lint(INCORRECT_FN_NULL_CHECKS, expr.span, FnNullCheckDiag)
+                    },
+
+                    _ => {},
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+}

compiler/rustc_lint/src/lib.rs

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ mod early;
 mod enum_intrinsics_non_enums;
 mod errors;
 mod expect;
+mod fn_null_check;
 mod for_loops_over_fallibles;
 pub mod hidden_unicode_codepoints;
 mod internal;
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ use cast_ref_to_mut::*;
 use deref_into_dyn_supertrait::*;
 use drop_forget_useless::*;
 use enum_intrinsics_non_enums::EnumIntrinsicsNonEnums;
+use fn_null_check::*;
 use for_loops_over_fallibles::*;
 use hidden_unicode_codepoints::*;
 use internal::*;
@@ -225,6 +227,7 @@ late_lint_methods!(
             // Depends on types used in type definitions
             MissingCopyImplementations: MissingCopyImplementations,
             // Depends on referenced function signatures in expressions
+            IncorrectFnNullChecks: IncorrectFnNullChecks,
             MutableTransmutes: MutableTransmutes,
             TypeAliasBounds: TypeAliasBounds,
             TrivialConstraints: TrivialConstraints,

compiler/rustc_lint/src/lints.rs

@@ -613,6 +613,12 @@ pub struct ExpectationNote {
     pub rationale: Symbol,
 }
 
+// fn_null_check.rs
+#[derive(LintDiagnostic)]
+#[diag(lint_fn_null_check)]
+#[help]
+pub struct FnNullCheckDiag;
+
 // for_loops_over_fallibles.rs
 #[derive(LintDiagnostic)]
 #[diag(lint_for_loops_over_fallibles)]

compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs

@@ -1151,8 +1151,10 @@ symbols! {
         profiler_runtime,
         ptr,
         ptr_cast_mut,
+        ptr_const_is_null,
         ptr_from_ref,
         ptr_guaranteed_cmp,
+        ptr_is_null,
         ptr_mask,
         ptr_null,
         ptr_null_mut,

library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> *const T {
     /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_ptr_is_null", issue = "74939")]
+    #[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_const_is_null"]
     #[inline]
     pub const fn is_null(self) -> bool {
         #[inline]

library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> *mut T {
     /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_ptr_is_null", issue = "74939")]
+    #[rustc_diagnostic_item = "ptr_is_null"]
     #[inline]
     pub const fn is_null(self) -> bool {
         #[inline]

src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs

@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ pub(crate) static LINTS: &[&crate::LintInfo] = &[
     crate::float_literal::LOSSY_FLOAT_LITERAL_INFO,
     crate::floating_point_arithmetic::IMPRECISE_FLOPS_INFO,
     crate::floating_point_arithmetic::SUBOPTIMAL_FLOPS_INFO,
-    crate::fn_null_check::FN_NULL_CHECK_INFO,
     crate::format::USELESS_FORMAT_INFO,
     crate::format_args::FORMAT_IN_FORMAT_ARGS_INFO,
     crate::format_args::TO_STRING_IN_FORMAT_ARGS_INFO,

src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs

@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ mod extra_unused_type_parameters;
 mod fallible_impl_from;
 mod float_literal;
 mod floating_point_arithmetic;
-mod fn_null_check;
 mod format;
 mod format_args;
 mod format_impl;
@@ -1003,7 +1002,6 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
             semicolon_outside_block_ignore_multiline,
         ))
     });
-    store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::new(fn_null_check::FnNullCheck));
     store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::new(permissions_set_readonly_false::PermissionsSetReadonlyFalse));
     store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::new(size_of_ref::SizeOfRef));
     store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::new(multiple_unsafe_ops_per_block::MultipleUnsafeOpsPerBlock));

src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/renamed_lints.rs

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ pub static RENAMED_LINTS: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("clippy::for_loops_over_fallibles", "for_loops_over_fallibles"),
     ("clippy::forget_copy", "forgetting_copy_types"),
     ("clippy::forget_ref", "forgetting_references"),
+    ("clippy::fn_null_check", "incorrect_fn_null_checks"),
     ("clippy::into_iter_on_array", "array_into_iter"),
     ("clippy::invalid_atomic_ordering", "invalid_atomic_ordering"),
     ("clippy::invalid_ref", "invalid_value"),