Eliminate DefiningAnchor::Error, it is indistinguishable from DefiningAnchor::Bind with an empty list

compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/opaque_types.rs

@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ fn check_opaque_type_well_formed<'tcx>(
         parent_def_id = tcx.local_parent(parent_def_id);
     }
 
-    // FIXME(-Znext-solver): We probably should use `DefiningAnchor::Error`
+    // FIXME(-Znext-solver): We probably should use `DefiningAnchor::Bind(&[])`
     // and prepopulate this `InferCtxt` with known opaque values, rather than
     // using the `Bind` anchor here. For now it's fine.
     let infcx = tcx

compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/mod.rs

@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ pub struct InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// short lived InferCtxt within queries. The opaque type obligations are forwarded
     /// to the outside until the end up in an `InferCtxt` for typeck or borrowck.
     ///
-    /// Its default value is `DefiningAnchor::Error`, this way it is easier to catch errors that
+    /// Its default value is `DefiningAnchor::Bind(&[])`, which means no opaque types may be defined.
+    /// This way it is easier to catch errors that
     /// might come up during inference or typeck.
     pub defining_use_anchor: DefiningAnchor<'tcx>,
 
@@ -620,7 +621,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
     fn infer_ctxt(self) -> InferCtxtBuilder<'tcx> {
         InferCtxtBuilder {
             tcx: self,
-            defining_use_anchor: DefiningAnchor::Error,
+            defining_use_anchor: DefiningAnchor::Bind(ty::List::empty()),
             considering_regions: true,
             skip_leak_check: false,
             intercrate: false,
@@ -1208,13 +1209,11 @@ impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
 
     #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(self), ret)]
     pub fn take_opaque_types(&self) -> opaque_types::OpaqueTypeMap<'tcx> {
-        debug_assert_ne!(self.defining_use_anchor, DefiningAnchor::Error);
         std::mem::take(&mut self.inner.borrow_mut().opaque_type_storage.opaque_types)
     }
 
     #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(self), ret)]
     pub fn clone_opaque_types(&self) -> opaque_types::OpaqueTypeMap<'tcx> {
-        debug_assert_ne!(self.defining_use_anchor, DefiningAnchor::Error);
         self.inner.borrow().opaque_type_storage.opaque_types.clone()
     }
 

compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/opaque_types/mod.rs

@@ -150,9 +150,6 @@ impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
                         }
                     }
                     DefiningAnchor::Bubble => {}
-                    DefiningAnchor::Error => {
-                        return None;
-                    }
                 }
                 if let ty::Alias(ty::Opaque, ty::AliasTy { def_id: b_def_id, .. }) = *b.kind() {
                     // We could accept this, but there are various ways to handle this situation, and we don't
@@ -379,7 +376,7 @@ impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     #[instrument(skip(self), level = "trace", ret)]
     pub fn opaque_type_origin(&self, def_id: LocalDefId) -> Option<OpaqueTyOrigin> {
         let defined_opaque_types = match self.defining_use_anchor {
-            DefiningAnchor::Bubble | DefiningAnchor::Error => return None,
+            DefiningAnchor::Bubble => return None,
             DefiningAnchor::Bind(bind) => bind,
         };
 

compiler/rustc_middle/src/traits/mod.rs

@@ -1004,6 +1004,10 @@ pub enum CodegenObligationError {
 pub enum DefiningAnchor<'tcx> {
     /// Define opaques which are in-scope of the current item being analyzed.
     /// Also, eagerly replace these opaque types in `replace_opaque_types_with_inference_vars`.
+    ///
+    /// If the list is empty, do not allow any opaques to be defined. This is used to catch type mismatch
+    /// errors when handling opaque types, and also should be used when we would
+    /// otherwise reveal opaques (such as [`Reveal::All`] reveal mode).
     Bind(&'tcx ty::List<LocalDefId>),
     /// In contexts where we don't currently know what opaques are allowed to be
     /// defined, such as (old solver) canonical queries, we will simply allow
@@ -1013,10 +1017,6 @@ pub enum DefiningAnchor<'tcx> {
     /// We do not eagerly replace opaque types in `replace_opaque_types_with_inference_vars`,
     /// which may affect what predicates pass and fail in the old trait solver.
     Bubble,
-    /// Do not allow any opaques to be defined. This is used to catch type mismatch
-    /// errors when handling opaque types, and also should be used when we would
-    /// otherwise reveal opaques (such as [`Reveal::All`] reveal mode).
-    Error,
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> DefiningAnchor<'tcx> {

compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/solve/eval_ctxt/mod.rs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use rustc_middle::traits::solve::{
     CanonicalInput, CanonicalResponse, Certainty, IsNormalizesToHack, PredefinedOpaques,
     PredefinedOpaquesData, QueryResult,
 };
-use rustc_middle::traits::{specialization_graph, DefiningAnchor};
+use rustc_middle::traits::specialization_graph;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{
     self, InferCtxtLike, OpaqueTypeKey, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeFoldable, TypeSuperVisitable,
     TypeVisitable, TypeVisitableExt, TypeVisitor,
@@ -258,10 +258,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> EvalCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         // instead of taking them. This would cause an ICE here, since we have
         // assertions against dropping an `InferCtxt` without taking opaques.
         // FIXME: Once we remove support for the old impl we can remove this.
-        if input.anchor != DefiningAnchor::Error {
-            // This seems ok, but fragile.
-            let _ = infcx.take_opaque_types();
-        }
+        let _ = infcx.take_opaque_types();
 
         result
     }