fix protectors so that all reads actually commute

src/tools/miri/src/borrow_tracker/tree_borrows/diagnostics.rs

@@ -227,10 +227,10 @@ pub(super) enum TransitionError {
     ChildAccessForbidden(Permission),
     /// A protector was triggered due to an invalid transition that loses
     /// too much permissions.
-    /// For example, if a protected tag goes from `Active` to `Frozen` due
-    /// to a foreign write this will produce a `ProtectedTransition(PermTransition(Active, Frozen))`.
+    /// For example, if a protected tag goes from `Active` to `Disabled` due
+    /// to a foreign write this will produce a `ProtectedDisabled(Active)`.
     /// This kind of error can only occur on foreign accesses.
-    ProtectedTransition(PermTransition),
+    ProtectedDisabled(Permission),
     /// Cannot deallocate because some tag in the allocation is strongly protected.
     /// This kind of error can only occur on deallocations.
     ProtectedDealloc,
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ impl TbError<'_> {
                 ));
                 (title, details, conflicting_tag_name)
             }
-            ProtectedTransition(transition) => {
+            ProtectedDisabled(before_disabled) => {
                 let conflicting_tag_name = "protected";
                 let access = cause.print_as_access(/* is_foreign */ true);
                 let details = vec![
@@ -310,12 +310,9 @@ impl TbError<'_> {
                         "the accessed tag {accessed} is foreign to the {conflicting_tag_name} tag {conflicting} (i.e., it is not a child)"
                     ),
                     format!(
-                        "this {access} would cause the {conflicting_tag_name} tag {conflicting} to transition {transition}"
-                    ),
-                    format!(
-                        "this transition would be {loss}, which is not allowed for protected tags",
-                        loss = transition.summary(),
+                        "this {access} would cause the {conflicting_tag_name} tag {conflicting} currently {before_disabled} to become Disabled"
                     ),
+                    format!("protected tags must not become Disabled"),
                 ];
                 (title, details, conflicting_tag_name)
             }

src/tools/miri/src/borrow_tracker/tree_borrows/perms.rs

@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ mod transition {
             // accesses, since the data is not being mutated. Hence the `{ .. }`
             res @ Reserved { .. } if !protected => res,
             Reserved { .. } => Frozen, // protected reserved
-            Active => Frozen,
+            Active =>
+                if protected {
+                    Disabled
+                } else {
+                    Frozen
+                },
             non_writeable @ (Frozen | Disabled) => non_writeable,
         })
     }
@@ -189,34 +194,9 @@ impl PermTransition {
         Permission { inner: self.from }
     }
 
-    /// Determines whether a transition that occured is compatible with the presence
-    /// of a Protector. This is not included in the `transition` functions because
-    /// it would distract from the few places where the transition is modified
-    /// because of a protector, but not forbidden.
-    ///
-    /// Note: this is not in charge of checking that there *is* a protector,
-    /// it should be used as
-    /// ```
-    /// let no_protector_error = if is_protected(tag) {
-    ///     transition.is_allowed_by_protector()
-    /// };
-    /// ```
-    pub fn is_allowed_by_protector(&self) -> bool {
-        assert!(self.is_possible());
-        match (self.from, self.to) {
-            _ if self.from == self.to => true,
-            // It is always a protector violation to not be readable anymore
-            (_, Disabled) => false,
-            // In the case of a `Reserved` under a protector, both transitions
-            // `Reserved => Active` and `Reserved => Frozen` can legitimately occur.
-            // The first is standard (Child Write), the second is for Foreign Writes
-            // on protected Reserved where we must ensure that the pointer is not
-            // written to in the future.
-            (Reserved { .. }, Active) | (Reserved { .. }, Frozen) => true,
-            // This pointer should have stayed writeable for the whole function
-            (Active, Frozen) => false,
-            _ => unreachable!("Transition {} should never be possible", self),
-        }
+    /// Determines if this transition would disable the permission.
+    pub fn produces_disabled(self) -> bool {
+        self.to == Disabled
     }
 }
 
@@ -298,14 +278,15 @@ pub mod diagnostics {
         ///
         /// This function assumes that its arguments apply to the same location
         /// and that they were obtained during a normal execution. It will panic otherwise.
-        /// - `err` cannot be a `ProtectedTransition(_)` of a noop transition, as those
-        /// never trigger protectors;
         /// - all transitions involved in `self` and `err` should be increasing
         /// (Reserved < Active < Frozen < Disabled);
         /// - between `self` and `err` the permission should also be increasing,
         /// so all permissions inside `err` should be greater than `self.1`;
         /// - `Active` and `Reserved` cannot cause an error due to insufficient permissions,
         /// so `err` cannot be a `ChildAccessForbidden(_)` of either of them;
+        /// - `err` should not be `ProtectedDisabled(Disabled)`, because the protected
+        /// tag should not have been `Disabled` in the first place (if this occurs it means
+        /// we have unprotected tags that become protected)
         pub(in super::super) fn is_relevant(&self, err: TransitionError) -> bool {
             // NOTE: `super::super` is the visibility of `TransitionError`
             assert!(self.is_possible());
@@ -342,17 +323,16 @@ pub mod diagnostics {
                             unreachable!("permissions between self and err must be increasing"),
                     }
                 }
-                TransitionError::ProtectedTransition(forbidden) => {
-                    assert!(!forbidden.is_noop());
+                TransitionError::ProtectedDisabled(before_disabled) => {
                     // Show how we got to the starting point of the forbidden transition,
                     // but ignore what came before.
                     // This eliminates transitions like `Reserved -> Active`
                     // when the error is a `Frozen -> Disabled`.
-                    match (self.to, forbidden.from, forbidden.to) {
+                    match (self.to, before_disabled.inner) {
                         // We absolutely want to know where it was activated.
-                        (Active, Active, Frozen | Disabled) => true,
+                        (Active, Active) => true,
                         // And knowing where it became Frozen is also important.
-                        (Frozen, Frozen, Disabled) => true,
+                        (Frozen, Frozen) => true,
                         // If the error is a transition `Frozen -> Disabled`, then we don't really
                         // care whether before that was `Reserved -> Active -> Frozen` or
                         // `Reserved -> Frozen` or even `Frozen` directly.
@@ -360,27 +340,22 @@ pub mod diagnostics {
                         // - created as Frozen, then Frozen -> Disabled is forbidden
                         // - created as Reserved, later became Frozen, then Frozen -> Disabled is forbidden
                         // In both cases the `Reserved -> Active` part is inexistant or irrelevant.
-                        (Active, Frozen, Disabled) => false,
+                        (Active, Frozen) => false,
 
-                        // `Reserved -> Frozen` does not trigger protectors.
-                        (_, Reserved { .. }, Frozen) =>
-                            unreachable!("this transition cannot cause an error"),
+                        (_, Disabled) =>
+                            unreachable!(
+                                "permission that results in Disabled should not itself be Disabled in the first place"
+                            ),
                         // No transition has `Reserved` as its `.to` unless it's a noop.
-                        (Reserved { .. }, _, _) => unreachable!("self is a noop transition"),
-                        (_, Disabled, Disabled) | (_, Frozen, Frozen) | (_, Active, Active) =>
-                            unreachable!("err contains a noop transition"),
+                        (Reserved { .. }, _) => unreachable!("self is a noop transition"),
 
                         // Permissions only evolve in the order `Reserved -> Active -> Frozen -> Disabled`,
                         // so permissions found must be increasing in the order
                         // `self.from < self.to <= forbidden.from < forbidden.to`.
-                        (Disabled, Reserved { .. } | Active | Frozen, _)
-                        | (Frozen, Reserved { .. } | Active, _)
-                        | (Active, Reserved { .. }, _) =>
+                        (Disabled, Reserved { .. } | Active | Frozen)
+                        | (Frozen, Reserved { .. } | Active)
+                        | (Active, Reserved { .. }) =>
                             unreachable!("permissions between self and err must be increasing"),
-                        (_, Disabled, Reserved { .. } | Active | Frozen)
-                        | (_, Frozen, Reserved { .. } | Active)
-                        | (_, Active, Reserved { .. }) =>
-                            unreachable!("permissions within err must be increasing"),
                     }
                 }
                 // We don't care because protectors evolve independently from

src/tools/miri/src/borrow_tracker/tree_borrows/tree.rs

@@ -456,9 +456,9 @@ impl<'tcx> Tree {
                         if protected
                             // Can't trigger Protector on uninitialized locations
                             && old_state.initialized
-                            && !transition.is_allowed_by_protector()
+                            && transition.produces_disabled()
                         {
-                            return Err(TransitionError::ProtectedTransition(transition));
+                            return Err(TransitionError::ProtectedDisabled(old_perm));
                         }
                         // Record the event as part of the history
                         if !transition.is_noop() {

src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/aliasing_mut4.tree.stderr

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ LL |         ptr::write(dest, src);
    |
    = help: this indicates a potential bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, but the Tree Borrows rules it violated are still experimental
    = help: the accessed tag <TAG> is foreign to the protected tag <TAG> (i.e., it is not a child)
-   = help: this foreign write access would cause the protected tag <TAG> to transition from Frozen to Disabled
-   = help: this transition would be a loss of read permissions, which is not allowed for protected tags
+   = help: this foreign write access would cause the protected tag <TAG> currently Frozen to become Disabled
+   = help: protected tags must not become Disabled
 help: the accessed tag <TAG> was created here
   --> $DIR/aliasing_mut4.rs:LL:CC
    |

src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/box_noalias_violation.tree.stderr

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ LL |     *y
    |
    = help: this indicates a potential bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, but the Tree Borrows rules it violated are still experimental
    = help: the accessed tag <TAG> is foreign to the protected tag <TAG> (i.e., it is not a child)
-   = help: this foreign read access would cause the protected tag <TAG> to transition from Active to Frozen
-   = help: this transition would be a loss of write permissions, which is not allowed for protected tags
+   = help: this foreign read access would cause the protected tag <TAG> currently Active to become Disabled
+   = help: protected tags must not become Disabled
 help: the accessed tag <TAG> was created here
   --> $DIR/box_noalias_violation.rs:LL:CC
    |

src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/illegal_write6.tree.stderr

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ LL |     unsafe { *y = 2 };
    |
    = help: this indicates a potential bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, but the Tree Borrows rules it violated are still experimental
    = help: the accessed tag <TAG> is foreign to the protected tag <TAG> (i.e., it is not a child)
-   = help: this foreign write access would cause the protected tag <TAG> to transition from Active to Disabled
-   = help: this transition would be a loss of read and write permissions, which is not allowed for protected tags
+   = help: this foreign write access would cause the protected tag <TAG> currently Active to become Disabled
+   = help: protected tags must not become Disabled
 help: the accessed tag <TAG> was created here
   --> $DIR/illegal_write6.rs:LL:CC
    |

src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/invalidate_against_protector2.tree.stderr

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ LL |     unsafe { *x = 0 };
    |
    = help: this indicates a potential bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, but the Tree Borrows rules it violated are still experimental
    = help: the accessed tag <TAG> is foreign to the protected tag <TAG> (i.e., it is not a child)
-   = help: this foreign write access would cause the protected tag <TAG> to transition from Frozen to Disabled
-   = help: this transition would be a loss of read permissions, which is not allowed for protected tags
+   = help: this foreign write access would cause the protected tag <TAG> currently Frozen to become Disabled
+   = help: protected tags must not become Disabled
 help: the accessed tag <TAG> was created here
   --> $DIR/invalidate_against_protector2.rs:LL:CC
    |

src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/invalidate_against_protector3.tree.stderr

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ LL |     unsafe { *x = 0 };
    |
    = help: this indicates a potential bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, but the Tree Borrows rules it violated are still experimental
    = help: the accessed tag <TAG> (root of the allocation) is foreign to the protected tag <TAG> (i.e., it is not a child)
-   = help: this foreign write access would cause the protected tag <TAG> to transition from Frozen to Disabled
-   = help: this transition would be a loss of read permissions, which is not allowed for protected tags
+   = help: this foreign write access would cause the protected tag <TAG> currently Frozen to become Disabled
+   = help: protected tags must not become Disabled
 help: the accessed tag <TAG> was created here
   --> $DIR/invalidate_against_protector3.rs:LL:CC
    |

src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/newtype_pair_retagging.tree.stderr

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ LL |     unsafe { __rust_dealloc(ptr, layout.size(), layout.align()) }
    |
    = help: this indicates a potential bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, but the Tree Borrows rules it violated are still experimental
    = help: the accessed tag <TAG> is foreign to the protected tag <TAG> (i.e., it is not a child)
-   = help: this deallocation (acting as a foreign write access) would cause the protected tag <TAG> to transition from Frozen to Disabled
-   = help: this transition would be a loss of read permissions, which is not allowed for protected tags
+   = help: this deallocation (acting as a foreign write access) would cause the protected tag <TAG> currently Frozen to become Disabled
+   = help: protected tags must not become Disabled
 help: the accessed tag <TAG> was created here
   --> $DIR/newtype_pair_retagging.rs:LL:CC
    |

src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/newtype_retagging.tree.stderr

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ LL |     unsafe { __rust_dealloc(ptr, layout.size(), layout.align()) }
    |
    = help: this indicates a potential bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, but the Tree Borrows rules it violated are still experimental
    = help: the accessed tag <TAG> is foreign to the protected tag <TAG> (i.e., it is not a child)
-   = help: this deallocation (acting as a foreign write access) would cause the protected tag <TAG> to transition from Frozen to Disabled
-   = help: this transition would be a loss of read permissions, which is not allowed for protected tags
+   = help: this deallocation (acting as a foreign write access) would cause the protected tag <TAG> currently Frozen to become Disabled
+   = help: protected tags must not become Disabled
 help: the accessed tag <TAG> was created here
   --> $DIR/newtype_retagging.rs:LL:CC
    |

src/tools/miri/tests/fail/function_calls/arg_inplace_mutate.tree.stderr

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ LL |     unsafe { ptr.write(S(0)) };
    |
    = help: this indicates a potential bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, but the Tree Borrows rules it violated are still experimental
    = help: the accessed tag <TAG> (root of the allocation) is foreign to the protected tag <TAG> (i.e., it is not a child)
-   = help: this foreign write access would cause the protected tag <TAG> to transition from Active to Disabled
-   = help: this transition would be a loss of read and write permissions, which is not allowed for protected tags
+   = help: this foreign write access would cause the protected tag <TAG> currently Active to become Disabled
+   = help: protected tags must not become Disabled
 help: the accessed tag <TAG> was created here
   --> $DIR/arg_inplace_mutate.rs:LL:CC
    |

src/tools/miri/tests/fail/function_calls/arg_inplace_observe_during.tree.stderr

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ LL |     unsafe { ptr.read() };
    |
    = help: this indicates a potential bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, but the Tree Borrows rules it violated are still experimental
    = help: the accessed tag <TAG> (root of the allocation) is foreign to the protected tag <TAG> (i.e., it is not a child)
-   = help: this foreign read access would cause the protected tag <TAG> to transition from Active to Frozen
-   = help: this transition would be a loss of write permissions, which is not allowed for protected tags
+   = help: this foreign read access would cause the protected tag <TAG> currently Active to become Disabled
+   = help: protected tags must not become Disabled
 help: the accessed tag <TAG> was created here
   --> $DIR/arg_inplace_observe_during.rs:LL:CC
    |

src/tools/miri/tests/fail/function_calls/return_pointer_aliasing.tree.stderr

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ LL |     unsafe { ptr.read() };
    |
    = help: this indicates a potential bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, but the Tree Borrows rules it violated are still experimental
    = help: the accessed tag <TAG> (root of the allocation) is foreign to the protected tag <TAG> (i.e., it is not a child)
-   = help: this foreign read access would cause the protected tag <TAG> to transition from Active to Frozen
-   = help: this transition would be a loss of write permissions, which is not allowed for protected tags
+   = help: this foreign read access would cause the protected tag <TAG> currently Active to become Disabled
+   = help: protected tags must not become Disabled
 help: the accessed tag <TAG> was created here
   --> $DIR/return_pointer_aliasing.rs:LL:CC
    |

src/tools/miri/tests/fail/tree_borrows/outside-range.stderr

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ LL |     *y.add(3) = 42;
    |
    = help: this indicates a potential bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, but the Tree Borrows rules it violated are still experimental
    = help: the accessed tag <TAG> is foreign to the protected tag <TAG> (i.e., it is not a child)
-   = help: this foreign write access would cause the protected tag <TAG> to transition from Reserved to Disabled
-   = help: this transition would be a loss of read and write permissions, which is not allowed for protected tags
+   = help: this foreign write access would cause the protected tag <TAG> currently Reserved to become Disabled
+   = help: protected tags must not become Disabled
 help: the accessed tag <TAG> was created here
   --> $DIR/outside-range.rs:LL:CC
    |

src/tools/miri/tests/fail/tree_borrows/reserved/cell-protected-write.stderr

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ LL |             *y = 1;
    |
    = help: this indicates a potential bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, but the Tree Borrows rules it violated are still experimental
    = help: the accessed tag <TAG> (y, callee:y, caller:y) is foreign to the protected tag <TAG> (callee:x) (i.e., it is not a child)
-   = help: this foreign write access would cause the protected tag <TAG> (callee:x) to transition from Reserved to Disabled
-   = help: this transition would be a loss of read and write permissions, which is not allowed for protected tags
+   = help: this foreign write access would cause the protected tag <TAG> (callee:x) currently Reserved to become Disabled
+   = help: protected tags must not become Disabled
 help: the accessed tag <TAG> was created here
   --> $DIR/cell-protected-write.rs:LL:CC
    |

src/tools/miri/tests/fail/tree_borrows/reserved/int-protected-write.stderr

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ LL |             *y = 0;
    |
    = help: this indicates a potential bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, but the Tree Borrows rules it violated are still experimental
    = help: the accessed tag <TAG> (y, callee:y, caller:y) is foreign to the protected tag <TAG> (callee:x) (i.e., it is not a child)
-   = help: this foreign write access would cause the protected tag <TAG> (callee:x) to transition from Reserved to Disabled
-   = help: this transition would be a loss of read and write permissions, which is not allowed for protected tags
+   = help: this foreign write access would cause the protected tag <TAG> (callee:x) currently Reserved to become Disabled
+   = help: protected tags must not become Disabled
 help: the accessed tag <TAG> was created here
   --> $DIR/int-protected-write.rs:LL:CC
    |