Introduce min_generic_const_args and directly represent paths

Co-authored-by: Boxy UwU <rust@boxyuwu.dev>
Co-authored-by: León Orell Valerian Liehr <me@fmease.dev>

compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/lib.rs

@@ -2052,6 +2052,9 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Used when lowering a type argument that turned out to actually be a const argument.
+    ///
+    /// Only use for that purpose since otherwise it will create a duplicate def.
     #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(self))]
     fn lower_const_path_to_const_arg(
         &mut self,
@@ -2060,51 +2063,58 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
         ty_id: NodeId,
         span: Span,
     ) -> &'hir hir::ConstArg<'hir> {
-        let ct_kind = match res {
+        let tcx = self.tcx;
-            Res::Def(DefKind::ConstParam, _) => {
-                let qpath = self.lower_qpath(
-                    ty_id,
-                    &None,
-                    path,
-                    ParamMode::Optional,
-                    AllowReturnTypeNotation::No,
-                    ImplTraitContext::Disallowed(ImplTraitPosition::Path),
-                    None,
-                );
-                hir::ConstArgKind::Path(qpath)
-            }
-            _ => {
-                // Construct an AnonConst where the expr is the "ty"'s path.
 
-                let parent_def_id = self.current_def_id_parent;
+        // FIXME(min_generic_const_args): we only allow one-segment const paths for now
-                let node_id = self.next_node_id();
+        let ct_kind = if path.is_potential_trivial_const_arg()
-                let span = self.lower_span(span);
+            && (tcx.features().min_generic_const_args()
+                || matches!(res, Res::Def(DefKind::ConstParam, _)))
+        {
+            let qpath = self.lower_qpath(
+                ty_id,
+                &None,
+                path,
+                ParamMode::Optional,
+                AllowReturnTypeNotation::No,
+                // FIXME(min_generic_const_args): update for `fn foo() -> Bar<FOO<impl Trait>>` support
+                ImplTraitContext::Disallowed(ImplTraitPosition::Path),
+                None,
+            );
+            hir::ConstArgKind::Path(qpath)
+        } else {
+            // Construct an AnonConst where the expr is the "ty"'s path.
 
-                // Add a definition for the in-band const def.
+            let parent_def_id = self.current_def_id_parent;
-                let def_id =
+            let node_id = self.next_node_id();
-                    self.create_def(parent_def_id, node_id, kw::Empty, DefKind::AnonConst, span);
+            let span = self.lower_span(span);
-                let hir_id = self.lower_node_id(node_id);
 
-                let path_expr = Expr {
+            // Add a definition for the in-band const def.
-                    id: ty_id,
+            // We're lowering a const argument that was originally thought to be a type argument,
-                    kind: ExprKind::Path(None, path.clone()),
+            // so the def collector didn't create the def ahead of time. That's why we have to do
+            // it here.
+            let def_id =
+                self.create_def(parent_def_id, node_id, kw::Empty, DefKind::AnonConst, span);
+            let hir_id = self.lower_node_id(node_id);
+
+            let path_expr = Expr {
+                id: ty_id,
+                kind: ExprKind::Path(None, path.clone()),
+                span,
+                attrs: AttrVec::new(),
+                tokens: None,
+            };
+
+            let ct = self.with_new_scopes(span, |this| {
+                self.arena.alloc(hir::AnonConst {
+                    def_id,
+                    hir_id,
+                    body: this.with_def_id_parent(def_id, |this| {
+                        this.lower_const_body(path_expr.span, Some(&path_expr))
+                    }),
                     span,
-                    attrs: AttrVec::new(),
+                })
-                    tokens: None,
+            });
-                };
+            hir::ConstArgKind::Anon(ct)
-
-                let ct = self.with_new_scopes(span, |this| {
-                    self.arena.alloc(hir::AnonConst {
-                        def_id,
-                        hir_id,
-                        body: this.with_def_id_parent(def_id, |this| {
-                            this.lower_const_body(path_expr.span, Some(&path_expr))
-                        }),
-                        span,
-                    })
-                });
-                hir::ConstArgKind::Anon(ct)
-            }
         };
 
         self.arena.alloc(hir::ConstArg {
@@ -2122,6 +2132,7 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
 
     #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(self))]
     fn lower_anon_const_to_const_arg_direct(&mut self, anon: &AnonConst) -> hir::ConstArg<'hir> {
+        let tcx = self.tcx;
         // Unwrap a block, so that e.g. `{ P }` is recognised as a parameter. Const arguments
         // currently have to be wrapped in curly brackets, so it's necessary to special-case.
         let expr = if let ExprKind::Block(block, _) = &anon.value.kind
@@ -2135,18 +2146,19 @@ impl<'a, 'hir> LoweringContext<'a, 'hir> {
         };
         let maybe_res =
             self.resolver.get_partial_res(expr.id).and_then(|partial_res| partial_res.full_res());
-        debug!("res={:?}", maybe_res);
+        // FIXME(min_generic_const_args): we only allow one-segment const paths for now
-        // FIXME(min_generic_const_args): for now we only lower params to ConstArgKind::Path
+        if let ExprKind::Path(None, path) = &expr.kind
-        if let Some(res) = maybe_res
+            && path.is_potential_trivial_const_arg()
-            && let Res::Def(DefKind::ConstParam, _) = res
+            && (tcx.features().min_generic_const_args()
-            && let ExprKind::Path(qself, path) = &expr.kind
+                || matches!(maybe_res, Some(Res::Def(DefKind::ConstParam, _))))
         {
             let qpath = self.lower_qpath(
                 expr.id,
-                qself,
+                &None,
                 path,
                 ParamMode::Optional,
                 AllowReturnTypeNotation::No,
+                // FIXME(min_generic_const_args): update for `fn foo() -> Bar<FOO<impl Trait>>` support
                 ImplTraitContext::Disallowed(ImplTraitPosition::Path),
                 None,
             );

compiler/rustc_feature/src/unstable.rs

@@ -529,6 +529,8 @@ declare_features! (
     (unstable, macro_metavar_expr_concat, "1.81.0", Some(124225)),
     /// Allows `#[marker]` on certain traits allowing overlapping implementations.
     (unstable, marker_trait_attr, "1.30.0", Some(29864)),
+    /// Enables the generic const args MVP (only bare paths, not arbitrary computation).
+    (incomplete, min_generic_const_args, "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION", Some(132980)),
     /// A minimal, sound subset of specialization intended to be used by the
     /// standard library until the soundness issues with specialization
     /// are fixed.

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect.rs

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ use tracing::{debug, instrument};
 
 use crate::check::intrinsic::intrinsic_operation_unsafety;
 use crate::errors;
-use crate::hir_ty_lowering::{HirTyLowerer, RegionInferReason};
+use crate::hir_ty_lowering::{FeedConstTy, HirTyLowerer, RegionInferReason};
 
 pub(crate) mod dump;
 mod generics_of;
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ pub fn provide(providers: &mut Providers) {
         coroutine_for_closure,
         opaque_ty_origin,
         rendered_precise_capturing_args,
+        const_param_default,
         ..*providers
     };
 }
@@ -1790,3 +1791,23 @@ fn rendered_precise_capturing_args<'tcx>(
         _ => None,
     })
 }
+
+fn const_param_default<'tcx>(
+    tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
+    def_id: LocalDefId,
+) -> ty::EarlyBinder<'tcx, Const<'tcx>> {
+    let default_ct = match tcx.hir_node_by_def_id(def_id) {
+        hir::Node::GenericParam(hir::GenericParam {
+            kind: hir::GenericParamKind::Const { default: Some(ct), .. },
+            ..
+        }) => ct,
+        _ => span_bug!(
+            tcx.def_span(def_id),
+            "`const_param_default` expected a generic parameter with a constant"
+        ),
+    };
+    let icx = ItemCtxt::new(tcx, def_id);
+    // FIXME(const_generics): investigate which places do and don't need const ty feeding
+    let ct = icx.lowerer().lower_const_arg(default_ct, FeedConstTy::No);
+    ty::EarlyBinder::bind(ct)
+}

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect/predicates_of.rs

@@ -223,11 +223,12 @@ fn gather_explicit_predicates_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> ty::Gen
                 trace!(?predicates);
             }
             hir::GenericParamKind::Const { .. } => {
+                let param_def_id = param.def_id.to_def_id();
                 let ct_ty = tcx
-                    .type_of(param.def_id.to_def_id())
+                    .type_of(param_def_id)
                     .no_bound_vars()
                     .expect("const parameters cannot be generic");
-                let ct = icx.lowerer().lower_const_param(param.hir_id);
+                let ct = icx.lowerer().lower_const_param(param_def_id, param.hir_id);
                 predicates
                     .insert((ty::ClauseKind::ConstArgHasType(ct, ct_ty).upcast(tcx), param.span));
             }

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/bounds.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ use tracing::{debug, instrument};
 use super::errors::GenericsArgsErrExtend;
 use crate::bounds::Bounds;
 use crate::errors;
-use crate::hir_ty_lowering::{AssocItemQSelf, HirTyLowerer, PredicateFilter, RegionInferReason};
+use crate::hir_ty_lowering::{
+    AssocItemQSelf, FeedConstTy, HirTyLowerer, PredicateFilter, RegionInferReason,
+};
 
 impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
     /// Add a `Sized` bound to the `bounds` if appropriate.
@@ -346,9 +348,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
             hir::AssocItemConstraintKind::Equality { term } => {
                 let term = match term {
                     hir::Term::Ty(ty) => self.lower_ty(ty).into(),
-                    hir::Term::Const(ct) => {
+                    hir::Term::Const(ct) => self.lower_const_arg(ct, FeedConstTy::No).into(),
-                        ty::Const::from_const_arg(tcx, ct, ty::FeedConstTy::No).into()
-                    }
                 };
 
                 // Find any late-bound regions declared in `ty` that are not

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/generics.rs

@@ -115,17 +115,22 @@ fn generic_arg_mismatch_err(
             }
         }
         (GenericArg::Const(cnst), GenericParamDefKind::Type { .. }) => {
-            // FIXME(min_generic_const_args): once ConstArgKind::Path is used for non-params too,
+            if let hir::ConstArgKind::Path(qpath) = cnst.kind
-            // this should match against that instead of ::Anon
+                && let rustc_hir::QPath::Resolved(_, path) = qpath
-            if let hir::ConstArgKind::Anon(anon) = cnst.kind
+                && let Res::Def(DefKind::Fn { .. }, id) = path.res
+            {
+                err.help(format!("`{}` is a function item, not a type", tcx.item_name(id)));
+                err.help("function item types cannot be named directly");
+            } else if let hir::ConstArgKind::Anon(anon) = cnst.kind
                 && let body = tcx.hir().body(anon.body)
                 && let rustc_hir::ExprKind::Path(rustc_hir::QPath::Resolved(_, path)) =
                     body.value.kind
+                && let Res::Def(DefKind::Fn { .. }, id) = path.res
             {
-                if let Res::Def(DefKind::Fn { .. }, id) = path.res {
+                // FIXME(min_generic_const_args): this branch is dead once new const path lowering
-                    err.help(format!("`{}` is a function item, not a type", tcx.item_name(id)));
+                // (for single-segment paths) is no longer gated
-                    err.help("function item types cannot be named directly");
+                err.help(format!("`{}` is a function item, not a type", tcx.item_name(id)));
-                }
+                err.help("function item types cannot be named directly");
             }
         }
         _ => {}

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/mod.rs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use rustc_errors::{
     Applicability, Diag, DiagCtxtHandle, ErrorGuaranteed, FatalError, struct_span_code_err,
 };
 use rustc_hir as hir;
-use rustc_hir::def::{CtorOf, DefKind, Namespace, Res};
+use rustc_hir::def::{CtorKind, CtorOf, DefKind, Namespace, Res};
 use rustc_hir::def_id::{DefId, LocalDefId};
 use rustc_hir::{GenericArg, GenericArgs, HirId};
 use rustc_infer::infer::{InferCtxt, TyCtxtInferExt};
@@ -217,6 +217,23 @@ impl AssocItemQSelf {
     }
 }
 
+/// In some cases, [`hir::ConstArg`]s that are being used in the type system
+/// through const generics need to have their type "fed" to them
+/// using the query system.
+///
+/// Use this enum with [`Const::from_const_arg`] to instruct it with the
+/// desired behavior.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum FeedConstTy {
+    /// Feed the type.
+    ///
+    /// The `DefId` belongs to the const param that we are supplying
+    /// this (anon) const arg to.
+    Param(DefId),
+    /// Don't feed the type.
+    No,
+}
+
 /// New-typed boolean indicating whether explicit late-bound lifetimes
 /// are present in a set of generic arguments.
 ///
@@ -500,8 +517,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
                         handle_ty_args(has_default, &inf.to_ty())
                     }
                     (GenericParamDefKind::Const { .. }, GenericArg::Const(ct)) => {
-                        ty::Const::from_const_arg(tcx, ct, ty::FeedConstTy::Param(param.def_id))
+                        self.lowerer.lower_const_arg(ct, FeedConstTy::Param(param.def_id)).into()
-                            .into()
                     }
                     (&GenericParamDefKind::Const { .. }, GenericArg::Infer(inf)) => {
                         self.lowerer.ct_infer(Some(param), inf.span).into()
@@ -979,8 +995,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
                                 let term: ty::Term<'_> = match term {
                                     hir::Term::Ty(ty) => self.lower_ty(ty).into(),
                                     hir::Term::Const(ct) => {
-                                        ty::Const::from_const_arg(tcx, ct, ty::FeedConstTy::No)
+                                        self.lower_const_arg(ct, FeedConstTy::No).into()
-                                            .into()
                                     }
                                 };
                                 // FIXME(#97583): This isn't syntactically well-formed!
@@ -2025,23 +2040,138 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
     ///
     /// Early-bound const parameters get lowered to [`ty::ConstKind::Param`]
     /// and late-bound ones to [`ty::ConstKind::Bound`].
-    pub(crate) fn lower_const_param(&self, hir_id: HirId) -> Const<'tcx> {
+    pub(crate) fn lower_const_param(&self, param_def_id: DefId, path_hir_id: HirId) -> Const<'tcx> {
         let tcx = self.tcx();
-        match tcx.named_bound_var(hir_id) {
+
-            Some(rbv::ResolvedArg::EarlyBound(def_id)) => {
+        match tcx.named_bound_var(path_hir_id) {
+            Some(rbv::ResolvedArg::EarlyBound(_)) => {
                 // Find the name and index of the const parameter by indexing the generics of
                 // the parent item and construct a `ParamConst`.
-                let item_def_id = tcx.local_parent(def_id);
+                let item_def_id = tcx.parent(param_def_id);
                 let generics = tcx.generics_of(item_def_id);
-                let index = generics.param_def_id_to_index[&def_id.to_def_id()];
+                let index = generics.param_def_id_to_index[&param_def_id];
-                let name = tcx.item_name(def_id.to_def_id());
+                let name = tcx.item_name(param_def_id);
                 ty::Const::new_param(tcx, ty::ParamConst::new(index, name))
             }
             Some(rbv::ResolvedArg::LateBound(debruijn, index, _)) => {
                 ty::Const::new_bound(tcx, debruijn, ty::BoundVar::from_u32(index))
             }
             Some(rbv::ResolvedArg::Error(guar)) => ty::Const::new_error(tcx, guar),
-            arg => bug!("unexpected bound var resolution for {:?}: {arg:?}", hir_id),
+            arg => bug!("unexpected bound var resolution for {:?}: {arg:?}", path_hir_id),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Convert a [`hir::ConstArg`] to a [`ty::Const`](Const).
+    #[instrument(skip(self), level = "debug")]
+    pub fn lower_const_arg(
+        &self,
+        const_arg: &hir::ConstArg<'tcx>,
+        feed: FeedConstTy,
+    ) -> Const<'tcx> {
+        let tcx = self.tcx();
+
+        if let FeedConstTy::Param(param_def_id) = feed
+            && let hir::ConstArgKind::Anon(anon) = &const_arg.kind
+        {
+            tcx.feed_anon_const_type(anon.def_id, tcx.type_of(param_def_id));
+        }
+
+        let hir_id = const_arg.hir_id;
+        match const_arg.kind {
+            hir::ConstArgKind::Path(hir::QPath::Resolved(maybe_qself, path)) => {
+                debug!(?maybe_qself, ?path);
+                let opt_self_ty = maybe_qself.as_ref().map(|qself| self.lower_ty(qself));
+                self.lower_const_path_resolved(opt_self_ty, path, hir_id)
+            }
+            hir::ConstArgKind::Path(qpath) => ty::Const::new_error_with_message(
+                tcx,
+                qpath.span(),
+                format!("Const::lower_const_arg: invalid qpath {qpath:?}"),
+            ),
+            hir::ConstArgKind::Anon(anon) => Const::from_anon_const(tcx, anon.def_id),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn lower_const_path_resolved(
+        &self,
+        opt_self_ty: Option<Ty<'tcx>>,
+        path: &hir::Path<'tcx>,
+        hir_id: HirId,
+    ) -> Const<'tcx> {
+        let tcx = self.tcx();
+        let span = path.span;
+        match path.res {
+            Res::Def(DefKind::ConstParam, def_id) => {
+                assert_eq!(opt_self_ty, None);
+                let _ = self.prohibit_generic_args(
+                    path.segments.iter(),
+                    GenericsArgsErrExtend::Param(def_id),
+                );
+                self.lower_const_param(def_id, hir_id)
+            }
+            Res::Def(DefKind::Const | DefKind::Ctor(_, CtorKind::Const), did) => {
+                assert_eq!(opt_self_ty, None);
+                let _ = self.prohibit_generic_args(
+                    path.segments.split_last().unwrap().1.iter(),
+                    GenericsArgsErrExtend::None,
+                );
+                let args = self.lower_generic_args_of_path_segment(
+                    span,
+                    did,
+                    path.segments.last().unwrap(),
+                );
+                ty::Const::new_unevaluated(tcx, ty::UnevaluatedConst::new(did, args))
+            }
+            Res::Def(DefKind::Static { .. }, _) => {
+                span_bug!(span, "use of bare `static` ConstArgKind::Path's not yet supported")
+            }
+            // FIXME(const_generics): create real const to allow fn items as const paths
+            Res::Def(DefKind::Fn | DefKind::AssocFn, _) => ty::Const::new_error_with_message(
+                tcx,
+                span,
+                "fn items cannot be used as const args",
+            ),
+
+            // Exhaustive match to be clear about what exactly we're considering to be
+            // an invalid Res for a const path.
+            Res::Def(
+                DefKind::Mod
+                | DefKind::Enum
+                | DefKind::Variant
+                | DefKind::Ctor(CtorOf::Variant, CtorKind::Fn)
+                | DefKind::Struct
+                | DefKind::Ctor(CtorOf::Struct, CtorKind::Fn)
+                | DefKind::OpaqueTy
+                | DefKind::TyAlias
+                | DefKind::TraitAlias
+                | DefKind::AssocTy
+                | DefKind::Union
+                | DefKind::Trait
+                | DefKind::ForeignTy
+                | DefKind::AssocConst
+                | DefKind::TyParam
+                | DefKind::Macro(_)
+                | DefKind::LifetimeParam
+                | DefKind::Use
+                | DefKind::ForeignMod
+                | DefKind::AnonConst
+                | DefKind::InlineConst
+                | DefKind::Field
+                | DefKind::Impl { .. }
+                | DefKind::Closure
+                | DefKind::ExternCrate
+                | DefKind::GlobalAsm
+                | DefKind::SyntheticCoroutineBody,
+                _,
+            )
+            | Res::PrimTy(_)
+            | Res::SelfTyParam { .. }
+            | Res::SelfTyAlias { .. }
+            | Res::SelfCtor(_)
+            | Res::Local(_)
+            | Res::ToolMod
+            | Res::NonMacroAttr(_)
+            | Res::Err => Const::new_error_with_message(tcx, span, "invalid Res for const path"),
         }
     }
 
@@ -2053,14 +2183,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Lower a type from the HIR to our internal notion of a type given some extra data for diagnostics.
+    /// Lower a type from the HIR to our internal notion of a type.
-    ///
-    /// Extra diagnostic data:
-    ///
-    /// 1. `borrowed`: Whether trait object types are borrowed like in `&dyn Trait`.
-    ///    Used to avoid emitting redundant errors.
-    /// 2. `in_path`: Whether the type appears inside of a path.
-    ///    Used to provide correct diagnostics for bare trait object types.
     #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(self), ret)]
     pub fn lower_ty(&self, hir_ty: &hir::Ty<'tcx>) -> Ty<'tcx> {
         let tcx = self.tcx();
@@ -2189,7 +2312,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
                 let length = match length {
                     hir::ArrayLen::Infer(inf) => self.ct_infer(None, inf.span),
                     hir::ArrayLen::Body(constant) => {
-                        ty::Const::from_const_arg(tcx, constant, ty::FeedConstTy::No)
+                        self.lower_const_arg(constant, FeedConstTy::No)
                     }
                 };
 
@@ -2247,7 +2370,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
                                         .type_of(def_id)
                                         .no_bound_vars()
                                         .expect("const parameter types cannot be generic");
-                                    let ct = self.lower_const_param(expr.hir_id);
+                                    let ct = self.lower_const_param(def_id, expr.hir_id);
                                     (ct, ty)
                                 }
 

compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/lib.rs

@@ -97,12 +97,14 @@ use rustc_hir::def::DefKind;
 use rustc_middle::middle;
 use rustc_middle::mir::interpret::GlobalId;
 use rustc_middle::query::Providers;
-use rustc_middle::ty::{self, Ty, TyCtxt};
+use rustc_middle::ty::{self, Const, Ty, TyCtxt};
 use rustc_session::parse::feature_err;
 use rustc_span::Span;
 use rustc_span::symbol::sym;
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits;
 
+use self::hir_ty_lowering::{FeedConstTy, HirTyLowerer};
+
 rustc_fluent_macro::fluent_messages! { "../messages.ftl" }
 
 fn require_c_abi_if_c_variadic(
@@ -226,3 +228,14 @@ pub fn lower_ty<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, hir_ty: &hir::Ty<'tcx>) -> Ty<'tcx> {
     let env_def_id = tcx.hir().get_parent_item(hir_ty.hir_id);
     collect::ItemCtxt::new(tcx, env_def_id.def_id).lower_ty(hir_ty)
 }
+
+/// This is for rustdoc.
+// FIXME(const_generics): having special methods for rustdoc in `rustc_hir_analysis` is cursed
+pub fn lower_const_arg_for_rustdoc<'tcx>(
+    tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
+    hir_ct: &hir::ConstArg<'tcx>,
+    feed: FeedConstTy,
+) -> Const<'tcx> {
+    let env_def_id = tcx.hir().get_parent_item(hir_ct.hir_id);
+    collect::ItemCtxt::new(tcx, env_def_id.def_id).lowerer().lower_const_arg(hir_ct, feed)
+}

compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/_impl.rs

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ use rustc_hir_analysis::hir_ty_lowering::generics::{
     check_generic_arg_count_for_call, lower_generic_args,
 };
 use rustc_hir_analysis::hir_ty_lowering::{
-    ExplicitLateBound, GenericArgCountMismatch, GenericArgCountResult, GenericArgsLowerer,
+    ExplicitLateBound, FeedConstTy, GenericArgCountMismatch, GenericArgCountResult,
-    GenericPathSegment, HirTyLowerer, IsMethodCall, RegionInferReason,
+    GenericArgsLowerer, GenericPathSegment, HirTyLowerer, IsMethodCall, RegionInferReason,
 };
 use rustc_infer::infer::canonical::{Canonical, OriginalQueryValues, QueryResponse};
 use rustc_infer::infer::{DefineOpaqueTypes, InferResult};
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             hir::ArrayLen::Infer(inf) => self.ct_infer(None, inf.span),
             hir::ArrayLen::Body(const_arg) => {
                 let span = const_arg.span();
-                let c = ty::Const::from_const_arg(self.tcx, const_arg, ty::FeedConstTy::No);
+                let c = self.lowerer().lower_const_arg(const_arg, FeedConstTy::No);
                 self.register_wf_obligation(c.into(), span, ObligationCauseCode::WellFormed(None));
                 self.normalize(span, c)
             }
@@ -503,8 +503,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         const_arg: &'tcx hir::ConstArg<'tcx>,
         param_def_id: DefId,
     ) -> ty::Const<'tcx> {
-        let ct =
+        let ct = self.lowerer().lower_const_arg(const_arg, FeedConstTy::Param(param_def_id));
-            ty::Const::from_const_arg(self.tcx, const_arg, ty::FeedConstTy::Param(param_def_id));
         self.register_wf_obligation(
             ct.into(),
             self.tcx.hir().span(const_arg.hir_id),

compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/consts.rs

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+
 use rustc_data_structures::intern::Interned;
 use rustc_error_messages::MultiSpan;
 use rustc_hir::def::{DefKind, Res};
-use rustc_hir::def_id::{DefId, LocalDefId};
+use rustc_hir::def_id::LocalDefId;
-use rustc_hir::{self as hir, HirId};
+use rustc_hir::{self as hir};
 use rustc_macros::HashStable;
 use rustc_type_ir::{self as ir, TypeFlags, WithCachedTypeInfo};
 use tracing::{debug, instrument};
 
-use crate::middle::resolve_bound_vars as rbv;
 use crate::mir::interpret::{LitToConstInput, Scalar};
 use crate::ty::{self, GenericArgs, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeVisitableExt};
 
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ impl<'tcx> Const<'tcx> {
     pub fn new_error_with_message<S: Into<MultiSpan>>(
         tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
         span: S,
-        msg: &'static str,
+        msg: impl Into<Cow<'static, str>>,
     ) -> Const<'tcx> {
         let reported = tcx.dcx().span_delayed_bug(span, msg);
         Const::new_error(tcx, reported)
@@ -183,46 +184,8 @@ impl<'tcx> rustc_type_ir::inherent::Const<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for Const<'tcx> {
     }
 }
 
-/// In some cases, [`hir::ConstArg`]s that are being used in the type system
-/// through const generics need to have their type "fed" to them
-/// using the query system.
-///
-/// Use this enum with [`Const::from_const_arg`] to instruct it with the
-/// desired behavior.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
-pub enum FeedConstTy {
-    /// Feed the type.
-    ///
-    /// The `DefId` belongs to the const param that we are supplying
-    /// this (anon) const arg to.
-    Param(DefId),
-    /// Don't feed the type.
-    No,
-}
-
 impl<'tcx> Const<'tcx> {
-    /// Convert a [`hir::ConstArg`] to a [`ty::Const`](Self).
+    // FIXME: move this and try_from_lit to hir_ty_lowering like lower_const_arg/from_const_arg
-    #[instrument(skip(tcx), level = "debug")]
-    pub fn from_const_arg(
-        tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
-        const_arg: &'tcx hir::ConstArg<'tcx>,
-        feed: FeedConstTy,
-    ) -> Self {
-        if let FeedConstTy::Param(param_def_id) = feed
-            && let hir::ConstArgKind::Anon(anon) = &const_arg.kind
-        {
-            tcx.feed_anon_const_type(anon.def_id, tcx.type_of(param_def_id));
-        }
-
-        match const_arg.kind {
-            hir::ConstArgKind::Path(qpath) => {
-                // FIXME(min_generic_const_args): for now only params are lowered to ConstArgKind::Path
-                Self::from_param(tcx, qpath, const_arg.hir_id)
-            }
-            hir::ConstArgKind::Anon(anon) => Self::from_anon_const(tcx, anon.def_id),
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Literals and const generic parameters are eagerly converted to a constant, everything else
     /// becomes `Unevaluated`.
     #[instrument(skip(tcx), level = "debug")]
@@ -240,7 +203,7 @@ impl<'tcx> Const<'tcx> {
 
         let ty = tcx.type_of(def).no_bound_vars().expect("const parameter types cannot be generic");
 
-        match Self::try_from_lit_or_param(tcx, ty, expr) {
+        match Self::try_from_lit(tcx, ty, expr) {
             Some(v) => v,
             None => ty::Const::new_unevaluated(tcx, ty::UnevaluatedConst {
                 def: def.to_def_id(),
@@ -249,40 +212,8 @@ impl<'tcx> Const<'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Lower a const param to a [`Const`].
-    ///
-    /// IMPORTANT: `qpath` must be a const param, otherwise this will panic
-    fn from_param(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, qpath: hir::QPath<'tcx>, hir_id: HirId) -> Self {
-        let hir::QPath::Resolved(_, &hir::Path { res: Res::Def(DefKind::ConstParam, def_id), .. }) =
-            qpath
-        else {
-            span_bug!(qpath.span(), "non-param {qpath:?} passed to Const::from_param")
-        };
-
-        match tcx.named_bound_var(hir_id) {
-            Some(rbv::ResolvedArg::EarlyBound(_)) => {
-                // Find the name and index of the const parameter by indexing the generics of
-                // the parent item and construct a `ParamConst`.
-                let item_def_id = tcx.parent(def_id);
-                let generics = tcx.generics_of(item_def_id);
-                let index = generics.param_def_id_to_index[&def_id];
-                let name = tcx.item_name(def_id);
-                ty::Const::new_param(tcx, ty::ParamConst::new(index, name))
-            }
-            Some(rbv::ResolvedArg::LateBound(debruijn, index, _)) => {
-                ty::Const::new_bound(tcx, debruijn, ty::BoundVar::from_u32(index))
-            }
-            Some(rbv::ResolvedArg::Error(guar)) => ty::Const::new_error(tcx, guar),
-            arg => bug!("unexpected bound var resolution for {:?}: {arg:?}", hir_id),
-        }
-    }
-
     #[instrument(skip(tcx), level = "debug")]
-    fn try_from_lit_or_param(
+    fn try_from_lit(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx hir::Expr<'tcx>) -> Option<Self> {
-        tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
-        ty: Ty<'tcx>,
-        expr: &'tcx hir::Expr<'tcx>,
-    ) -> Option<Self> {
         // Unwrap a block, so that e.g. `{ P }` is recognised as a parameter. Const arguments
         // currently have to be wrapped in curly brackets, so it's necessary to special-case.
         let expr = match &expr.kind {
@@ -321,7 +252,7 @@ impl<'tcx> Const<'tcx> {
                 Err(e) => {
                     tcx.dcx().span_delayed_bug(
                         expr.span,
-                        format!("Const::from_anon_const: couldn't lit_to_const {e:?}"),
+                        format!("Const::try_from_lit: couldn't lit_to_const {e:?}"),
                     );
                 }
             }
@@ -414,20 +345,3 @@ impl<'tcx> Const<'tcx> {
         matches!(self.kind(), ty::ConstKind::Infer(_))
     }
 }
-
-pub fn const_param_default<'tcx>(
-    tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
-    def_id: LocalDefId,
-) -> ty::EarlyBinder<'tcx, Const<'tcx>> {
-    let default_ct = match tcx.hir_node_by_def_id(def_id) {
-        hir::Node::GenericParam(hir::GenericParam {
-            kind: hir::GenericParamKind::Const { default: Some(ct), .. },
-            ..
-        }) => ct,
-        _ => span_bug!(
-            tcx.def_span(def_id),
-            "`const_param_default` expected a generic parameter with a constant"
-        ),
-    };
-    ty::EarlyBinder::bind(Const::from_const_arg(tcx, default_ct, FeedConstTy::No))
-}

compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use rustc_errors::{
     Applicability, Diag, DiagCtxtHandle, ErrorGuaranteed, LintDiagnostic, MultiSpan,
 };
 use rustc_hir as hir;
-use rustc_hir::def::DefKind;
+use rustc_hir::def::{CtorKind, DefKind};
 use rustc_hir::def_id::{CrateNum, DefId, LOCAL_CRATE, LocalDefId};
 use rustc_hir::definitions::Definitions;
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::Visitor;
@@ -230,7 +230,9 @@ impl<'tcx> Interner for TyCtxt<'tcx> {
             DefKind::OpaqueTy => ty::AliasTermKind::OpaqueTy,
             DefKind::TyAlias => ty::AliasTermKind::WeakTy,
             DefKind::AssocConst => ty::AliasTermKind::ProjectionConst,
-            DefKind::AnonConst => ty::AliasTermKind::UnevaluatedConst,
+            DefKind::AnonConst | DefKind::Const | DefKind::Ctor(_, CtorKind::Const) => {
+                ty::AliasTermKind::UnevaluatedConst
+            }
             kind => bug!("unexpected DefKind in AliasTy: {kind:?}"),
         }
     }

compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/mod.rs

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub use self::closure::{
     place_to_string_for_capture,
 };
 pub use self::consts::{
-    Const, ConstInt, ConstKind, Expr, ExprKind, FeedConstTy, ScalarInt, UnevaluatedConst, ValTree,
+    Const, ConstInt, ConstKind, Expr, ExprKind, ScalarInt, UnevaluatedConst, ValTree,
 };
 pub use self::context::{
     CtxtInterners, CurrentGcx, DeducedParamAttrs, Feed, FreeRegionInfo, GlobalCtxt, Lift, TyCtxt,
@@ -2249,7 +2249,6 @@ pub fn provide(providers: &mut Providers) {
         incoherent_impls: trait_def::incoherent_impls_provider,
         trait_impls_in_crate: trait_def::trait_impls_in_crate_provider,
         traits: trait_def::traits_provider,
-        const_param_default: consts::const_param_default,
         vtable_allocation: vtable::vtable_allocation_provider,
         ..*providers
     };

compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs

@@ -1226,6 +1226,7 @@ symbols! {
         min_const_generics,
         min_const_unsafe_fn,
         min_exhaustive_patterns,
+        min_generic_const_args,
         min_specialization,
         min_type_alias_impl_trait,
         minnumf128,

src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs

@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ use rustc_errors::{FatalError, struct_span_code_err};
 use rustc_hir::PredicateOrigin;
 use rustc_hir::def::{CtorKind, DefKind, Res};
 use rustc_hir::def_id::{DefId, DefIdMap, DefIdSet, LOCAL_CRATE, LocalDefId};
-use rustc_hir_analysis::lower_ty;
+use rustc_hir_analysis::hir_ty_lowering::FeedConstTy;
+use rustc_hir_analysis::{lower_const_arg_for_rustdoc, lower_ty};
 use rustc_middle::metadata::Reexport;
 use rustc_middle::middle::resolve_bound_vars as rbv;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, AdtKind, GenericArgsRef, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeVisitableExt, TypingMode};
@@ -435,10 +436,10 @@ fn clean_middle_term<'tcx>(
 fn clean_hir_term<'tcx>(term: &hir::Term<'tcx>, cx: &mut DocContext<'tcx>) -> Term {
     match term {
         hir::Term::Ty(ty) => Term::Type(clean_ty(ty, cx)),
-        hir::Term::Const(c) => Term::Constant(clean_middle_const(
+        hir::Term::Const(c) => {
-            ty::Binder::dummy(ty::Const::from_const_arg(cx.tcx, c, ty::FeedConstTy::No)),
+            let ct = lower_const_arg_for_rustdoc(cx.tcx, c, FeedConstTy::No);
-            cx,
+            Term::Constant(clean_middle_const(ty::Binder::dummy(ct), cx))
-        )),
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -625,7 +626,7 @@ fn clean_generic_param<'tcx>(
             (param.name.ident().name, GenericParamDefKind::Const {
                 ty: Box::new(clean_ty(ty, cx)),
                 default: default.map(|ct| {
-                    Box::new(ty::Const::from_const_arg(cx.tcx, ct, ty::FeedConstTy::No).to_string())
+                    Box::new(lower_const_arg_for_rustdoc(cx.tcx, ct, FeedConstTy::No).to_string())
                 }),
                 synthetic,
             })
@@ -1813,7 +1814,7 @@ pub(crate) fn clean_ty<'tcx>(ty: &hir::Ty<'tcx>, cx: &mut DocContext<'tcx>) -> T
                     // `const_eval_poly` tries to first substitute generic parameters which
                     // results in an ICE while manually constructing the constant and using `eval`
                     // does nothing for `ConstKind::Param`.
-                    let ct = ty::Const::from_const_arg(cx.tcx, const_arg, ty::FeedConstTy::No);
+                    let ct = lower_const_arg_for_rustdoc(cx.tcx, const_arg, FeedConstTy::No);
                     let ct = if let hir::ConstArgKind::Anon(hir::AnonConst { def_id, .. }) =
                         const_arg.kind
                     {

tests/crashes/132985.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+//@ known-bug: #132985
+//@ aux-build:aux132985.rs
+
+#![allow(incomplete_features)]
+#![feature(min_generic_const_args)]
+#![feature(adt_const_params)]
+
+extern crate aux132985;
+use aux132985::Foo;
+
+fn bar<const N: Foo>() {}
+
+fn baz() {
+    bar::<{ Foo }>();
+}
+
+fn main() {}

tests/crashes/auxiliary/aux132985.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#![feature(adt_const_params)]
+
+use std::marker::ConstParamTy;
+
+#[derive(Eq, PartialEq, ConstParamTy)]
+pub struct Foo;

tests/ui/const-generics/auxiliary/xcrate-const-ctor-a.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#![feature(adt_const_params)]
+
+use std::marker::ConstParamTy;
+
+#[derive(Eq, PartialEq, ConstParamTy)]
+pub struct Foo;

tests/ui/const-generics/using-static-as-const-arg.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+//@ check-pass
+
+pub static STATIC: u32 = 0;
+pub struct Foo<const N: u32>;
+pub const FOO: Foo<{STATIC}> = Foo;
+
+fn main() {}

tests/ui/const-generics/xcrate-const-ctor-b.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//@ check-pass
+//@ aux-build:xcrate-const-ctor-a.rs
+
+#![feature(adt_const_params)]
+
+extern crate xcrate_const_ctor_a;
+use xcrate_const_ctor_a::Foo;
+
+fn bar<const N: Foo>() {}
+
+fn baz() {
+    bar::<{ Foo }>();
+}
+
+fn main() {}

tests/ui/feature-gates/feature-gate-min-generic-const-args.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+trait Trait {
+    const ASSOC: usize;
+}
+
+// FIXME(min_generic_const_args): implement support for this, behind the feature gate
+fn foo<T: Trait>() -> [u8; <T as Trait>::ASSOC] {
+    //~^ ERROR generic parameters may not be used in const operations
+    loop {}
+}
+
+fn main() {}

tests/ui/feature-gates/feature-gate-min-generic-const-args.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+error: generic parameters may not be used in const operations
+  --> $DIR/feature-gate-min-generic-const-args.rs:6:29
+   |
+LL | fn foo<T: Trait>() -> [u8; <T as Trait>::ASSOC] {
+   |                             ^ cannot perform const operation using `T`
+   |
+   = note: type parameters may not be used in const expressions
+   = help: add `#![feature(generic_const_exprs)]` to allow generic const expressions
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+