Pass msrvs by copy

clippy_lints/src/approx_const.rs

@@ -87,9 +87,7 @@ impl ApproxConstant {
         let s = s.as_str();
         if s.parse::<f64>().is_ok() {
             for &(constant, name, min_digits, msrv) in &KNOWN_CONSTS {
-                if is_approx_const(constant, s, min_digits)
+                if is_approx_const(constant, s, min_digits) && msrv.map_or(true, |msrv| meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrv)) {
-                    && msrv.as_ref().map_or(true, |msrv| meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), msrv))
-                {
                     span_lint_and_help(
                         cx,
                         APPROX_CONSTANT,

clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs

@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ fn check_empty_line_after_outer_attr(cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, item: &rustc_ast::It
 
 fn check_deprecated_cfg_attr(cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, attr: &Attribute, msrv: Option<RustcVersion>) {
     if_chain! {
-        if meets_msrv(msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::TOOL_ATTRIBUTES);
+        if meets_msrv(msrv, msrvs::TOOL_ATTRIBUTES);
         // check cfg_attr
         if attr.has_name(sym::cfg_attr);
         if let Some(items) = attr.meta_item_list();

clippy_lints/src/borrow_as_ptr.rs

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl BorrowAsPtr {
 
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for BorrowAsPtr {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
-        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::BORROW_AS_PTR) {
+        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::BORROW_AS_PTR) {
             return;
         }
 

clippy_lints/src/casts/cast_abs_to_unsigned.rs

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ pub(super) fn check(
     cast_expr: &Expr<'_>,
     cast_from: Ty<'_>,
     cast_to: Ty<'_>,
-    msrv: &Option<RustcVersion>,
+    msrv: Option<RustcVersion>,
 ) {
     if_chain! {
-        if meets_msrv(msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::UNSIGNED_ABS);
+        if meets_msrv(msrv, msrvs::UNSIGNED_ABS);
         if cast_from.is_integral();
         if cast_to.is_integral();
         if cast_from.is_signed();

clippy_lints/src/casts/cast_lossless.rs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(
     cast_op: &Expr<'_>,
     cast_from: Ty<'_>,
     cast_to: Ty<'_>,
-    msrv: &Option<RustcVersion>,
+    msrv: Option<RustcVersion>,
 ) {
     if !should_lint(cx, expr, cast_from, cast_to, msrv) {
         return;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fn should_lint(
     expr: &Expr<'_>,
     cast_from: Ty<'_>,
     cast_to: Ty<'_>,
-    msrv: &Option<RustcVersion>,
+    msrv: Option<RustcVersion>,
 ) -> bool {
     // Do not suggest using From in consts/statics until it is valid to do so (see #2267).
     if in_constant(cx, expr.hir_id) {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ fn should_lint(
             };
             !is_isize_or_usize(cast_from) && from_nbits < to_nbits
         },
-        (false, true) if matches!(cast_from.kind(), ty::Bool) && meets_msrv(msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::FROM_BOOL) => true,
+        (false, true) if matches!(cast_from.kind(), ty::Bool) && meets_msrv(msrv, msrvs::FROM_BOOL) => true,
         (_, _) => {
             matches!(cast_from.kind(), ty::Float(FloatTy::F32)) && matches!(cast_to.kind(), ty::Float(FloatTy::F64))
         },

clippy_lints/src/casts/cast_slice_different_sizes.rs

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ use rustc_semver::RustcVersion;
 
 use super::CAST_SLICE_DIFFERENT_SIZES;
 
-pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &Expr<'tcx>, msrv: &Option<RustcVersion>) {
+pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &Expr<'tcx>, msrv: Option<RustcVersion>) {
     // suggestion is invalid if `ptr::slice_from_raw_parts` does not exist
-    if !meets_msrv(msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::PTR_SLICE_RAW_PARTS) {
+    if !meets_msrv(msrv, msrvs::PTR_SLICE_RAW_PARTS) {
         return;
     }
 

clippy_lints/src/casts/mod.rs

@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ impl_lint_pass!(Casts => [
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Casts {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
         if !in_external_macro(cx.sess(), expr.span) {
-            ptr_as_ptr::check(cx, expr, &self.msrv);
+            ptr_as_ptr::check(cx, expr, self.msrv);
         }
 
         if expr.span.from_expansion() {
@@ -562,9 +562,9 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Casts {
                     cast_possible_wrap::check(cx, expr, cast_from, cast_to);
                     cast_precision_loss::check(cx, expr, cast_from, cast_to);
                     cast_sign_loss::check(cx, expr, cast_expr, cast_from, cast_to);
-                    cast_abs_to_unsigned::check(cx, expr, cast_expr, cast_from, cast_to, &self.msrv);
+                    cast_abs_to_unsigned::check(cx, expr, cast_expr, cast_from, cast_to, self.msrv);
                 }
-                cast_lossless::check(cx, expr, cast_expr, cast_from, cast_to, &self.msrv);
+                cast_lossless::check(cx, expr, cast_expr, cast_from, cast_to, self.msrv);
                 cast_enum_constructor::check(cx, expr, cast_expr, cast_from);
             }
         }
@@ -572,8 +572,8 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Casts {
         cast_ref_to_mut::check(cx, expr);
         cast_ptr_alignment::check(cx, expr);
         char_lit_as_u8::check(cx, expr);
-        ptr_as_ptr::check(cx, expr, &self.msrv);
+        ptr_as_ptr::check(cx, expr, self.msrv);
-        cast_slice_different_sizes::check(cx, expr, &self.msrv);
+        cast_slice_different_sizes::check(cx, expr, self.msrv);
     }
 
     extract_msrv_attr!(LateContext);

clippy_lints/src/casts/ptr_as_ptr.rs

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ use rustc_semver::RustcVersion;
 
 use super::PTR_AS_PTR;
 
-pub(super) fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, msrv: &Option<RustcVersion>) {
+pub(super) fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, msrv: Option<RustcVersion>) {
-    if !meets_msrv(msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::POINTER_CAST) {
+    if !meets_msrv(msrv, msrvs::POINTER_CAST) {
         return;
     }
 

clippy_lints/src/checked_conversions.rs

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl_lint_pass!(CheckedConversions => [CHECKED_CONVERSIONS]);
 
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for CheckedConversions {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, item: &Expr<'_>) {
-        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::TRY_FROM) {
+        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::TRY_FROM) {
             return;
         }
 

clippy_lints/src/from_over_into.rs

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl_lint_pass!(FromOverInto => [FROM_OVER_INTO]);
 
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for FromOverInto {
     fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, item: &'tcx hir::Item<'_>) {
-        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::RE_REBALANCING_COHERENCE) {
+        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::RE_REBALANCING_COHERENCE) {
             return;
         }
 

clippy_lints/src/if_then_some_else_none.rs

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl_lint_pass!(IfThenSomeElseNone => [IF_THEN_SOME_ELSE_NONE]);
 
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for IfThenSomeElseNone {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
-        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::BOOL_THEN) {
+        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::BOOL_THEN) {
             return;
         }
 

clippy_lints/src/index_refutable_slice.rs

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for IndexRefutableSlice {
             if !expr.span.from_expansion() || is_expn_of(expr.span, "if_chain").is_some();
             if let Some(IfLet {let_pat, if_then, ..}) = IfLet::hir(cx, expr);
             if !is_lint_allowed(cx, INDEX_REFUTABLE_SLICE, expr.hir_id);
-            if meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::SLICE_PATTERNS);
+            if meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::SLICE_PATTERNS);
 
             let found_slices = find_slice_values(cx, let_pat);
             if !found_slices.is_empty();

clippy_lints/src/manual_bits.rs

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl_lint_pass!(ManualBits => [MANUAL_BITS]);
 
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for ManualBits {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
-        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::MANUAL_BITS) {
+        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::MANUAL_BITS) {
             return;
         }
 

clippy_lints/src/manual_non_exhaustive.rs

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl_lint_pass!(ManualNonExhaustiveEnum => [MANUAL_NON_EXHAUSTIVE]);
 
 impl EarlyLintPass for ManualNonExhaustiveStruct {
     fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, item: &ast::Item) {
-        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::NON_EXHAUSTIVE) {
+        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::NON_EXHAUSTIVE) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl EarlyLintPass for ManualNonExhaustiveStruct {
 
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for ManualNonExhaustiveEnum {
     fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, item: &'tcx hir::Item<'_>) {
-        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::NON_EXHAUSTIVE) {
+        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::NON_EXHAUSTIVE) {
             return;
         }
 

clippy_lints/src/manual_strip.rs

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ enum StripKind {
 
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for ManualStrip {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
-        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::STR_STRIP_PREFIX) {
+        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::STR_STRIP_PREFIX) {
             return;
         }
 

clippy_lints/src/map_clone.rs

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ impl MapClone {
     fn lint_explicit_closure(&self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, replace: Span, root: Span, is_copy: bool) {
         let mut applicability = Applicability::MachineApplicable;
 
-        let (message, sugg_method) = if is_copy && meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::ITERATOR_COPIED) {
+        let (message, sugg_method) = if is_copy && meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::ITERATOR_COPIED) {
             ("you are using an explicit closure for copying elements", "copied")
         } else {
             ("you are using an explicit closure for cloning elements", "cloned")

clippy_lints/src/matches/mod.rs

@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Matches {
             }
             if !contains_cfg_arm(cx, expr, ex, arms) {
                 if source == MatchSource::Normal {
-                    if !(meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::MATCHES_MACRO)
+                    if !(meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::MATCHES_MACRO)
                         && match_like_matches::check_match(cx, expr, ex, arms))
                     {
                         match_same_arms::check(cx, arms);
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Matches {
             match_wild_err_arm::check(cx, ex, arms);
             wild_in_or_pats::check(cx, arms);
         } else {
-            if meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::MATCHES_MACRO) {
+            if meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::MATCHES_MACRO) {
                 match_like_matches::check(cx, expr);
             }
             redundant_pattern_match::check(cx, expr);

clippy_lints/src/mem_replace.rs

@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for MemReplace {
             then {
                 check_replace_option_with_none(cx, src, dest, expr.span);
                 check_replace_with_uninit(cx, src, dest, expr.span);
-                if meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::MEM_TAKE) {
+                if meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::MEM_TAKE) {
                     check_replace_with_default(cx, src, dest, expr.span);
                 }
             }

clippy_lints/src/methods/cloned_instead_of_copied.rs

@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ use rustc_span::{sym, Span};
 
 use super::CLONED_INSTEAD_OF_COPIED;
 
-pub fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, recv: &Expr<'_>, span: Span, msrv: Option<&RustcVersion>) {
+pub fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>, recv: &Expr<'_>, span: Span, msrv: Option<RustcVersion>) {
     let recv_ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty_adjusted(recv);
     let inner_ty = match recv_ty.kind() {
         // `Option<T>` -> `T`
         ty::Adt(adt, subst)
-            if cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym::Option, adt.did()) && meets_msrv(msrv, &msrvs::OPTION_COPIED) =>
+            if cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym::Option, adt.did()) && meets_msrv(msrv, msrvs::OPTION_COPIED) =>
         {
             subst.type_at(0)
         },
-        _ if is_trait_method(cx, expr, sym::Iterator) && meets_msrv(msrv, &msrvs::ITERATOR_COPIED) => {
+        _ if is_trait_method(cx, expr, sym::Iterator) && meets_msrv(msrv, msrvs::ITERATOR_COPIED) => {
             match get_iterator_item_ty(cx, recv_ty) {
                 // <T as Iterator>::Item
                 Some(ty) => ty,

clippy_lints/src/methods/err_expect.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(
     cx: &LateContext<'_>,
     _expr: &rustc_hir::Expr<'_>,
     recv: &rustc_hir::Expr<'_>,
-    msrv: Option<&RustcVersion>,
+    msrv: Option<RustcVersion>,
     expect_span: Span,
     err_span: Span,
 ) {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(
         if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(recv), sym::Result);
         // Test the version to make sure the lint can be showed (expect_err has been
         // introduced in rust 1.17.0 : https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/38982)
-        if meets_msrv(msrv, &msrvs::EXPECT_ERR);
+        if meets_msrv(msrv, msrvs::EXPECT_ERR);
 
         // Grabs the `Result<T, E>` type
         let result_type = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(recv);

clippy_lints/src/methods/filter_map_next.rs

@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(
     expr: &'tcx hir::Expr<'_>,
     recv: &'tcx hir::Expr<'_>,
     arg: &'tcx hir::Expr<'_>,
-    msrv: Option<&RustcVersion>,
+    msrv: Option<RustcVersion>,
 ) {
     if is_trait_method(cx, expr, sym::Iterator) {
-        if !meets_msrv(msrv, &msrvs::ITERATOR_FIND_MAP) {
+        if !meets_msrv(msrv, msrvs::ITERATOR_FIND_MAP) {
             return;
         }
 

clippy_lints/src/methods/is_digit_ascii_radix.rs

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(
     expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>,
     self_arg: &'tcx Expr<'_>,
     radix: &'tcx Expr<'_>,
-    msrv: Option<&RustcVersion>,
+    msrv: Option<RustcVersion>,
 ) {
-    if !meets_msrv(msrv, &msrvs::IS_ASCII_DIGIT) {
+    if !meets_msrv(msrv, msrvs::IS_ASCII_DIGIT) {
         return;
     }
 

clippy_lints/src/methods/map_unwrap_or.rs

@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(
     recv: &'tcx hir::Expr<'_>,
     map_arg: &'tcx hir::Expr<'_>,
     unwrap_arg: &'tcx hir::Expr<'_>,
-    msrv: Option<&RustcVersion>,
+    msrv: Option<RustcVersion>,
 ) -> bool {
     // lint if the caller of `map()` is an `Option`
     let is_option = is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(recv), sym::Option);
     let is_result = is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(recv), sym::Result);
 
-    if is_result && !meets_msrv(msrv, &msrvs::RESULT_MAP_OR_ELSE) {
+    if is_result && !meets_msrv(msrv, msrvs::RESULT_MAP_OR_ELSE) {
         return false;
     }
 

clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs

@@ -2306,7 +2306,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Methods {
             return;
         }
 
-        check_methods(cx, expr, self.msrv.as_ref());
+        check_methods(cx, expr, self.msrv);
 
         match expr.kind {
             hir::ExprKind::Call(func, args) => {
@@ -2322,7 +2322,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Methods {
                 single_char_add_str::check(cx, expr, args);
                 into_iter_on_ref::check(cx, expr, method_span, method_call.ident.name, args);
                 single_char_pattern::check(cx, expr, method_call.ident.name, args);
-                unnecessary_to_owned::check(cx, expr, method_call.ident.name, args, self.msrv.as_ref());
+                unnecessary_to_owned::check(cx, expr, method_call.ident.name, args, self.msrv);
             },
             hir::ExprKind::Binary(op, lhs, rhs) if op.node == hir::BinOpKind::Eq || op.node == hir::BinOpKind::Ne => {
                 let mut info = BinaryExprInfo {
@@ -2506,7 +2506,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Methods {
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
-fn check_methods<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>, msrv: Option<&RustcVersion>) {
+fn check_methods<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>, msrv: Option<RustcVersion>) {
     if let Some((name, [recv, args @ ..], span)) = method_call(expr) {
         match (name, args) {
             ("add" | "offset" | "sub" | "wrapping_offset" | "wrapping_add" | "wrapping_sub", [_arg]) => {
@@ -2534,7 +2534,7 @@ fn check_methods<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>, msrv: Optio
                     map_collect_result_unit::check(cx, expr, m_recv, m_arg, recv);
                 },
                 Some(("take", [take_self_arg, take_arg], _)) => {
-                    if meets_msrv(msrv, &msrvs::STR_REPEAT) {
+                    if meets_msrv(msrv, msrvs::STR_REPEAT) {
                         manual_str_repeat::check(cx, expr, recv, take_self_arg, take_arg);
                     }
                 },

clippy_lints/src/methods/option_as_ref_deref.rs

@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(
     as_ref_recv: &hir::Expr<'_>,
     map_arg: &hir::Expr<'_>,
     is_mut: bool,
-    msrv: Option<&RustcVersion>,
+    msrv: Option<RustcVersion>,
 ) {
-    if !meets_msrv(msrv, &msrvs::OPTION_AS_DEREF) {
+    if !meets_msrv(msrv, msrvs::OPTION_AS_DEREF) {
         return;
     }
 

clippy_lints/src/methods/str_splitn.rs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(
     self_arg: &Expr<'_>,
     pat_arg: &Expr<'_>,
     count: u128,
-    msrv: Option<&RustcVersion>,
+    msrv: Option<RustcVersion>,
 ) {
     if count < 2 || !cx.typeck_results().expr_ty_adjusted(self_arg).peel_refs().is_str() {
         return;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub(super) fn check(
         IterUsageKind::Nth(n) => count > n + 1,
         IterUsageKind::NextTuple => count > 2,
     };
-    let manual = count == 2 && meets_msrv(msrv, &msrvs::STR_SPLIT_ONCE);
+    let manual = count == 2 && meets_msrv(msrv, msrvs::STR_SPLIT_ONCE);
 
     match parse_iter_usage(cx, expr.span.ctxt(), cx.tcx.hir().parent_iter(expr.hir_id)) {
         Some(usage) if needless(usage.kind) => lint_needless(cx, method_name, expr, self_arg, pat_arg),

clippy_lints/src/methods/unnecessary_to_owned.rs

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub fn check<'tcx>(
     expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>,
     method_name: Symbol,
     args: &'tcx [Expr<'tcx>],
-    msrv: Option<&RustcVersion>,
+    msrv: Option<RustcVersion>,
 ) {
     if_chain! {
         if let Some(method_def_id) = cx.typeck_results().type_dependent_def_id(expr.hir_id);
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ fn check_into_iter_call_arg(
     expr: &Expr<'_>,
     method_name: Symbol,
     receiver: &Expr<'_>,
-    msrv: Option<&RustcVersion>,
+    msrv: Option<RustcVersion>,
 ) -> bool {
     if_chain! {
         if let Some(parent) = get_parent_expr(cx, expr);
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ fn check_into_iter_call_arg(
             if unnecessary_iter_cloned::check_for_loop_iter(cx, parent, method_name, receiver, true) {
                 return true;
             }
-            let cloned_or_copied = if is_copy(cx, item_ty) && meets_msrv(msrv, &msrvs::ITERATOR_COPIED) {
+            let cloned_or_copied = if is_copy(cx, item_ty) && meets_msrv(msrv, msrvs::ITERATOR_COPIED) {
                 "copied"
             } else {
                 "cloned"

clippy_lints/src/missing_const_for_fn.rs

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for MissingConstForFn {
         span: Span,
         hir_id: HirId,
     ) {
-        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::CONST_IF_MATCH) {
+        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::CONST_IF_MATCH) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for MissingConstForFn {
 
         let mir = cx.tcx.optimized_mir(def_id);
 
-        if let Err((span, err)) = is_min_const_fn(cx.tcx, mir, self.msrv.as_ref()) {
+        if let Err((span, err)) = is_min_const_fn(cx.tcx, mir, self.msrv) {
             if cx.tcx.is_const_fn_raw(def_id.to_def_id()) {
                 cx.tcx.sess.span_err(span, err.as_ref());
             }

clippy_lints/src/ranges.rs

@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Ranges {
                 check_range_zip_with_len(cx, path, args, expr.span);
             },
             ExprKind::Binary(ref op, l, r) => {
-                if meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::RANGE_CONTAINS) {
+                if meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::RANGE_CONTAINS) {
                     check_possible_range_contains(cx, op.node, l, r, expr);
                 }
             },

clippy_lints/src/redundant_field_names.rs

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl_lint_pass!(RedundantFieldNames => [REDUNDANT_FIELD_NAMES]);
 
 impl EarlyLintPass for RedundantFieldNames {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, expr: &Expr) {
-        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::FIELD_INIT_SHORTHAND) {
+        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::FIELD_INIT_SHORTHAND) {
             return;
         }
 

clippy_lints/src/redundant_static_lifetimes.rs

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl RedundantStaticLifetimes {
 
 impl EarlyLintPass for RedundantStaticLifetimes {
     fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, item: &Item) {
-        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::STATIC_IN_CONST) {
+        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::STATIC_IN_CONST) {
             return;
         }
 

clippy_lints/src/unnested_or_patterns.rs

@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ impl_lint_pass!(UnnestedOrPatterns => [UNNESTED_OR_PATTERNS]);
 
 impl EarlyLintPass for UnnestedOrPatterns {
     fn check_arm(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, a: &ast::Arm) {
-        if meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::OR_PATTERNS) {
+        if meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::OR_PATTERNS) {
             lint_unnested_or_patterns(cx, &a.pat);
         }
     }
 
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, e: &ast::Expr) {
-        if meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::OR_PATTERNS) {
+        if meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::OR_PATTERNS) {
             if let ast::ExprKind::Let(pat, _, _) = &e.kind {
                 lint_unnested_or_patterns(cx, pat);
             }
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ impl EarlyLintPass for UnnestedOrPatterns {
     }
 
     fn check_param(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, p: &ast::Param) {
-        if meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::OR_PATTERNS) {
+        if meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::OR_PATTERNS) {
             lint_unnested_or_patterns(cx, &p.pat);
         }
     }
 
     fn check_local(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, l: &ast::Local) {
-        if meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::OR_PATTERNS) {
+        if meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::OR_PATTERNS) {
             lint_unnested_or_patterns(cx, &l.pat);
         }
     }

clippy_lints/src/use_self.rs

@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for UseSelf {
     fn check_ty(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, hir_ty: &hir::Ty<'_>) {
         if_chain! {
             if !hir_ty.span.from_expansion();
-            if meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::TYPE_ALIAS_ENUM_VARIANTS);
+            if meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::TYPE_ALIAS_ENUM_VARIANTS);
             if let Some(&StackItem::Check {
                 impl_id,
                 in_body,
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for UseSelf {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) {
         if_chain! {
             if !expr.span.from_expansion();
-            if meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::TYPE_ALIAS_ENUM_VARIANTS);
+            if meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::TYPE_ALIAS_ENUM_VARIANTS);
             if let Some(&StackItem::Check { impl_id, .. }) = self.stack.last();
             if cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr) == cx.tcx.type_of(impl_id);
             then {} else { return; }
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for UseSelf {
     fn check_pat(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, pat: &Pat<'_>) {
         if_chain! {
             if !pat.span.from_expansion();
-            if meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::TYPE_ALIAS_ENUM_VARIANTS);
+            if meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::TYPE_ALIAS_ENUM_VARIANTS);
             if let Some(&StackItem::Check { impl_id, .. }) = self.stack.last();
             if let PatKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(_, path)) = pat.kind;
             if !matches!(path.res, Res::SelfTy { .. } | Res::Def(DefKind::TyParam, _));

clippy_utils/src/lib.rs

@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ pub fn parse_msrv(msrv: &str, sess: Option<&Session>, span: Option<Span>) -> Opt
     None
 }
 
-pub fn meets_msrv(msrv: Option<&RustcVersion>, lint_msrv: &RustcVersion) -> bool {
+pub fn meets_msrv(msrv: Option<RustcVersion>, lint_msrv: RustcVersion) -> bool {
-    msrv.map_or(true, |msrv| msrv.meets(*lint_msrv))
+    msrv.map_or(true, |msrv| msrv.meets(lint_msrv))
 }
 
 #[macro_export]

clippy_utils/src/qualify_min_const_fn.rs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 type McfResult = Result<(), (Span, Cow<'static, str>)>;
 
-pub fn is_min_const_fn<'a, 'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, body: &'a Body<'tcx>, msrv: Option<&RustcVersion>) -> McfResult {
+pub fn is_min_const_fn<'a, 'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, body: &'a Body<'tcx>, msrv: Option<RustcVersion>) -> McfResult {
     let def_id = body.source.def_id();
     let mut current = def_id;
     loop {
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ fn check_terminator<'a, 'tcx>(
     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
     body: &'a Body<'tcx>,
     terminator: &Terminator<'tcx>,
-    msrv: Option<&RustcVersion>,
+    msrv: Option<RustcVersion>,
 ) -> McfResult {
     let span = terminator.source_info.span;
     match &terminator.kind {
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ fn check_terminator<'a, 'tcx>(
     }
 }
 
-fn is_const_fn(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId, msrv: Option<&RustcVersion>) -> bool {
+fn is_const_fn(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId, msrv: Option<RustcVersion>) -> bool {
     tcx.is_const_fn(def_id)
         && tcx.lookup_const_stability(def_id).map_or(true, |const_stab| {
             if let rustc_attr::StabilityLevel::Stable { since } = const_stab.level {
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ fn is_const_fn(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId, msrv: Option<&RustcVersion>) -> b
                 // as a part of an unimplemented MSRV check https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/65262.
                 crate::meets_msrv(
                     msrv,
-                    &RustcVersion::parse(since.as_str())
+                    RustcVersion::parse(since.as_str())
                         .expect("`rustc_attr::StabilityLevel::Stable::since` is ill-formatted"),
                 )
             } else {

doc/adding_lints.md

@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ The project's MSRV can then be matched against the feature MSRV in the LintPass
 using the `meets_msrv` utility function.
 
 ``` rust
-if !meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &msrvs::STR_STRIP_PREFIX) {
+if !meets_msrv(self.msrv, msrvs::STR_STRIP_PREFIX) {
     return;
 }
 ```