candidate assembly structural identity fast path

Author: lcnr

compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/assembly/mod.rs

@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ where
         alias_ty: ty::AliasTy<I>,
     ) -> Vec<Candidate<I>>;
 
+    fn assemble_param_env_candidates_fast_path(
+        _ecx: &mut EvalCtxt<'_, D>,
+        _goal: Goal<I, Self>,
+    ) -> Option<Candidate<I>> {
+        None
+    }
+
     fn probe_and_consider_param_env_candidate(
         ecx: &mut EvalCtxt<'_, D>,
         goal: Goal<I, Self>,
@@ -582,8 +589,13 @@ where
         goal: Goal<I, G>,
         candidates: &mut Vec<Candidate<I>>,
     ) {
-        for assumption in goal.param_env.caller_bounds().iter() {
-            candidates.extend(G::probe_and_consider_param_env_candidate(self, goal, assumption));
+        if let Some(candidate) = G::assemble_param_env_candidates_fast_path(self, goal) {
+            candidates.push(candidate);
+        } else {
+            for assumption in goal.param_env.caller_bounds().iter() {
+                candidates
+                    .extend(G::probe_and_consider_param_env_candidate(self, goal, assumption));
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -1033,7 +1045,7 @@ where
     /// The `i32: From<T::Assoc>` bound is non-global before normalization, but is global after.
     /// Since the old trait solver normalized param-envs eagerly, we want to emulate this
     /// behavior lazily.
-    fn characterize_param_env_assumption(
+    pub(super) fn characterize_param_env_assumption(
         &mut self,
         param_env: I::ParamEnv,
         assumption: I::Clause,

compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/trait_goals.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 //! Dealing with trait goals, i.e. `T: Trait<'a, U>`.
 
+use std::cell::Cell;
+
 use rustc_type_ir::data_structures::IndexSet;
 use rustc_type_ir::fast_reject::DeepRejectCtxt;
 use rustc_type_ir::inherent::*;
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ use tracing::{debug, instrument, trace};
 use crate::delegate::SolverDelegate;
 use crate::solve::assembly::structural_traits::{self, AsyncCallableRelevantTypes};
 use crate::solve::assembly::{self, AllowInferenceConstraints, AssembleCandidatesFrom, Candidate};
-use crate::solve::inspect::ProbeKind;
+use crate::solve::inspect::{self, ProbeKind};
 use crate::solve::{
     BuiltinImplSource, CandidateSource, Certainty, EvalCtxt, Goal, GoalSource, MaybeCause,
     NoSolution, ParamEnvSource, QueryResult, has_only_region_constraints,
@@ -41,6 +43,47 @@ where
         self.def_id()
     }
 
+    fn assemble_param_env_candidates_fast_path(
+        ecx: &mut EvalCtxt<'_, D>,
+        goal: Goal<I, Self>,
+    ) -> Option<Candidate<I>> {
+        // This is kind of a mess. We need to detect whether there's an applicable
+        // `ParamEnv` candidate without fully normalizing other candidates to avoid the
+        // hang in trait-system-refactor-initiative#210. This currently uses structural
+        // identity, which means it does not apply if there are normalizeable aliases
+        // in the environment or if the goal is higher ranked.
+        //
+        // We generally need such a fast path if multiple potentially applicable where-bounds
+        // contain aliases whose normalization tries to apply all these where-bounds yet again.
+        // This can easily result in exponential blowup.
+        for assumption in goal.param_env.caller_bounds().iter().filter_map(|c| c.as_trait_clause())
+        {
+            if assumption.no_bound_vars().is_some_and(|c| c == goal.predicate) {
+                let source = Cell::new(CandidateSource::ParamEnv(ParamEnvSource::Global));
+                let Ok(candidate) = ecx
+                    .probe(|result: &QueryResult<I>| inspect::ProbeKind::TraitCandidate {
+                        source: source.get(),
+                        result: *result,
+                    })
+                    .enter(|ecx| {
+                        source.set(ecx.characterize_param_env_assumption(
+                            goal.param_env,
+                            assumption.upcast(ecx.cx()),
+                        )?);
+                        ecx.evaluate_added_goals_and_make_canonical_response(Certainty::Yes)
+                    })
+                    .map(|result| Candidate { source: source.get(), result })
+                else {
+                    continue;
+                };
+                if candidate.source == CandidateSource::ParamEnv(ParamEnvSource::NonGlobal) {
+                    return Some(candidate);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        None
+    }
+
     fn consider_additional_alias_assumptions(
         _ecx: &mut EvalCtxt<'_, D>,
         _goal: Goal<I, Self>,