Use wide pointers consistenly across the compiler

Author: Urgau

compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/example/std_example.rs

@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     foo(I64X2([0, 0]));
 
-    transmute_fat_pointer();
+    transmute_wide_pointer();
 
     rust_call_abi();
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ type TwoPtrs = i64;
 #[cfg(target_pointer_width = "64")]
 type TwoPtrs = i128;
 
-fn transmute_fat_pointer() -> TwoPtrs {
+fn transmute_wide_pointer() -> TwoPtrs {
     unsafe { transmute::<_, TwoPtrs>("true !") }
 }
 

compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/src/base.rs

@@ -713,17 +713,17 @@ fn codegen_stmt<'tcx>(
                     let from_ty = operand.layout().ty;
                     let to_ty = fx.monomorphize(to_ty);
 
-                    fn is_fat_ptr<'tcx>(fx: &FunctionCx<'_, '_, 'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
+                    fn is_wide_ptr<'tcx>(fx: &FunctionCx<'_, '_, 'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
                         ty.builtin_deref(true)
                             .is_some_and(|pointee_ty| has_ptr_meta(fx.tcx, pointee_ty))
                     }
 
-                    if is_fat_ptr(fx, from_ty) {
-                        if is_fat_ptr(fx, to_ty) {
-                            // fat-ptr -> fat-ptr
+                    if is_wide_ptr(fx, from_ty) {
+                        if is_wide_ptr(fx, to_ty) {
+                            // wide-ptr -> wide-ptr
                             lval.write_cvalue(fx, operand.cast_pointer_to(dest_layout));
                         } else {
-                            // fat-ptr -> thin-ptr
+                            // wide-ptr -> thin-ptr
                             let (ptr, _extra) = operand.load_scalar_pair(fx);
                             lval.write_cvalue(fx, CValue::by_val(ptr, dest_layout))
                         }

compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/src/common.rs

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ fn clif_pair_type_from_ty<'tcx>(
     })
 }
 
-/// Is a pointer to this type a fat ptr?
+/// Is a pointer to this type a wide ptr?
 pub(crate) fn has_ptr_meta<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
     if ty.is_sized(tcx, ParamEnv::reveal_all()) {
         return false;

compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/src/debuginfo/types.rs

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ impl DebugContext {
 
             pointer_type_id
         } else {
-            // FIXME implement debuginfo for fat pointers
+            // FIXME implement debuginfo for wide pointers
             self.placeholder_for_type(tcx, type_dbg, ptr_type)
         }
     }

compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/src/intrinsic/simd.rs

@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ pub fn generic_simd_intrinsic<'a, 'gcc, 'tcx>(
                 let metadata = p_ty.ptr_metadata_ty(bx.tcx, |ty| {
                     bx.tcx.normalize_erasing_regions(ty::ParamEnv::reveal_all(), ty)
                 });
-                require!(metadata.is_unit(), InvalidMonomorphization::CastFatPointer {
+                require!(metadata.is_unit(), InvalidMonomorphization::CastWidePointer {
                     span,
                     name,
                     ty: in_elem
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ pub fn generic_simd_intrinsic<'a, 'gcc, 'tcx>(
                 let metadata = p_ty.ptr_metadata_ty(bx.tcx, |ty| {
                     bx.tcx.normalize_erasing_regions(ty::ParamEnv::reveal_all(), ty)
                 });
-                require!(metadata.is_unit(), InvalidMonomorphization::CastFatPointer {
+                require!(metadata.is_unit(), InvalidMonomorphization::CastWidePointer {
                     span,
                     name,
                     ty: out_elem

compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/src/type_of.rs

@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LayoutGccExt<'tcx> for TyAndLayout<'tcx> {
         // layout.
         if let Abi::Scalar(ref scalar) = self.abi {
             // Use a different cache for scalars because pointers to DSTs
-            // can be either fat or thin (data pointers of fat pointers).
+            // can be either wide or thin (data pointers of wide pointers).
             if let Some(&ty) = cx.scalar_types.borrow().get(&self.ty) {
                 return ty;
             }

compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/abi.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use rustc_codegen_ssa::mir::place::{PlaceRef, PlaceValue};
 use rustc_codegen_ssa::traits::*;
 use rustc_middle::ty::Ty;
 use rustc_middle::ty::layout::LayoutOf;
-pub(crate) use rustc_middle::ty::layout::{FAT_PTR_ADDR, FAT_PTR_EXTRA};
+pub(crate) use rustc_middle::ty::layout::{WIDE_PTR_ADDR, WIDE_PTR_EXTRA};
 use rustc_middle::{bug, ty};
 use rustc_session::config;
 pub(crate) use rustc_target::abi::call::*;

compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/debuginfo/metadata.rs

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ use super::utils::{
 };
 use crate::common::CodegenCx;
 use crate::debuginfo::metadata::type_map::build_type_with_children;
-use crate::debuginfo::utils::{FatPtrKind, fat_pointer_kind};
+use crate::debuginfo::utils::{WidePtrKind, wide_pointer_kind};
 use crate::llvm::debuginfo::{
     DIDescriptor, DIFile, DIFlags, DILexicalBlock, DIScope, DIType, DebugEmissionKind,
     DebugNameTableKind,
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ fn build_pointer_or_reference_di_node<'ll, 'tcx>(
     unique_type_id: UniqueTypeId<'tcx>,
 ) -> DINodeCreationResult<'ll> {
     // The debuginfo generated by this function is only valid if `ptr_type` is really just
-    // a (fat) pointer. Make sure it is not called for e.g. `Box<T, NonZSTAllocator>`.
+    // a (wide) pointer. Make sure it is not called for e.g. `Box<T, NonZSTAllocator>`.
     assert_eq!(
         cx.size_and_align_of(ptr_type),
         cx.size_and_align_of(Ty::new_mut_ptr(cx.tcx, pointee_type))
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ fn build_pointer_or_reference_di_node<'ll, 'tcx>(
     let data_layout = &cx.tcx.data_layout;
     let ptr_type_debuginfo_name = compute_debuginfo_type_name(cx.tcx, ptr_type, true);
 
-    match fat_pointer_kind(cx, pointee_type) {
+    match wide_pointer_kind(cx, pointee_type) {
         None => {
             // This is a thin pointer. Create a regular pointer type and give it the correct name.
             assert_eq!(
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ fn build_pointer_or_reference_di_node<'ll, 'tcx>(
 
             DINodeCreationResult { di_node, already_stored_in_typemap: false }
         }
-        Some(fat_pointer_kind) => {
+        Some(wide_pointer_kind) => {
             type_map::build_type_with_children(
                 cx,
                 type_map::stub(
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ fn build_pointer_or_reference_di_node<'ll, 'tcx>(
                     DIFlags::FlagZero,
                 ),
                 |cx, owner| {
-                    // FIXME: If this fat pointer is a `Box` then we don't want to use its
+                    // FIXME: If this wide pointer is a `Box` then we don't want to use its
                     //        type layout and instead use the layout of the raw pointer inside
                     //        of it.
                     //        The proper way to handle this is to not treat Box as a pointer
@@ -227,16 +227,16 @@ fn build_pointer_or_reference_di_node<'ll, 'tcx>(
                     };
 
                     let layout = cx.layout_of(layout_type);
-                    let addr_field = layout.field(cx, abi::FAT_PTR_ADDR);
-                    let extra_field = layout.field(cx, abi::FAT_PTR_EXTRA);
+                    let addr_field = layout.field(cx, abi::WIDE_PTR_ADDR);
+                    let extra_field = layout.field(cx, abi::WIDE_PTR_EXTRA);
 
-                    let (addr_field_name, extra_field_name) = match fat_pointer_kind {
-                        FatPtrKind::Dyn => ("pointer", "vtable"),
-                        FatPtrKind::Slice => ("data_ptr", "length"),
+                    let (addr_field_name, extra_field_name) = match wide_pointer_kind {
+                        WidePtrKind::Dyn => ("pointer", "vtable"),
+                        WidePtrKind::Slice => ("data_ptr", "length"),
                     };
 
-                    assert_eq!(abi::FAT_PTR_ADDR, 0);
-                    assert_eq!(abi::FAT_PTR_EXTRA, 1);
+                    assert_eq!(abi::WIDE_PTR_ADDR, 0);
+                    assert_eq!(abi::WIDE_PTR_EXTRA, 1);
 
                     // The data pointer type is a regular, thin pointer, regardless of whether this
                     // is a slice or a trait object.
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ fn build_pointer_or_reference_di_node<'ll, 'tcx>(
                             owner,
                             addr_field_name,
                             (addr_field.size, addr_field.align.abi),
-                            layout.fields.offset(abi::FAT_PTR_ADDR),
+                            layout.fields.offset(abi::WIDE_PTR_ADDR),
                             DIFlags::FlagZero,
                             data_ptr_type_di_node,
                         ),
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ fn build_pointer_or_reference_di_node<'ll, 'tcx>(
                             owner,
                             extra_field_name,
                             (extra_field.size, extra_field.align.abi),
-                            layout.fields.offset(abi::FAT_PTR_EXTRA),
+                            layout.fields.offset(abi::WIDE_PTR_EXTRA),
                             DIFlags::FlagZero,
                             type_di_node(cx, extra_field.ty),
                         ),
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ fn build_dyn_type_di_node<'ll, 'tcx>(
 ///
 /// NOTE: We currently emit just emit the debuginfo for the element type here
 /// (i.e. `T` for slices and `u8` for `str`), so that we end up with
-/// `*const T` for the `data_ptr` field of the corresponding fat-pointer
+/// `*const T` for the `data_ptr` field of the corresponding wide-pointer
 /// debuginfo of `&[T]`.
 ///
 /// It would be preferable and more accurate if we emitted a DIArray of T

compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/debuginfo/utils.rs

@@ -49,23 +49,23 @@ pub(crate) fn get_namespace_for_item<'ll>(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>, def_id: DefId
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub(crate) enum FatPtrKind {
+pub(crate) enum WidePtrKind {
     Slice,
     Dyn,
 }
 
 /// Determines if `pointee_ty` is slice-like or trait-object-like, i.e.
-/// if the second field of the fat pointer is a length or a vtable-pointer.
-/// If `pointee_ty` does not require a fat pointer (because it is Sized) then
+/// if the second field of the wide pointer is a length or a vtable-pointer.
+/// If `pointee_ty` does not require a wide pointer (because it is Sized) then
 /// the function returns `None`.
-pub(crate) fn fat_pointer_kind<'ll, 'tcx>(
+pub(crate) fn wide_pointer_kind<'ll, 'tcx>(
     cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, 'tcx>,
     pointee_ty: Ty<'tcx>,
-) -> Option<FatPtrKind> {
+) -> Option<WidePtrKind> {
     let pointee_tail_ty = cx.tcx.struct_tail_for_codegen(pointee_ty, cx.param_env());
     let layout = cx.layout_of(pointee_tail_ty);
     trace!(
-        "fat_pointer_kind: {:?} has layout {:?} (is_unsized? {})",
+        "wide_pointer_kind: {:?} has layout {:?} (is_unsized? {})",
         pointee_tail_ty,
         layout,
         layout.is_unsized()
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ pub(crate) fn fat_pointer_kind<'ll, 'tcx>(
     }
 
     match *pointee_tail_ty.kind() {
-        ty::Str | ty::Slice(_) => Some(FatPtrKind::Slice),
-        ty::Dynamic(..) => Some(FatPtrKind::Dyn),
+        ty::Str | ty::Slice(_) => Some(WidePtrKind::Slice),
+        ty::Dynamic(..) => Some(WidePtrKind::Dyn),
         ty::Foreign(_) => {
             // Assert that pointers to foreign types really are thin:
             assert_eq!(
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pub(crate) fn fat_pointer_kind<'ll, 'tcx>(
             // For all other pointee types we should already have returned None
             // at the beginning of the function.
             panic!(
-                "fat_pointer_kind() - Encountered unexpected `pointee_tail_ty`: {pointee_tail_ty:?}"
+                "wide_pointer_kind() - Encountered unexpected `pointee_tail_ty`: {pointee_tail_ty:?}"
             )
         }
     }

compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/intrinsic.rs

@@ -2185,7 +2185,7 @@ fn generic_simd_intrinsic<'ll, 'tcx>(
                 let metadata = p_ty.ptr_metadata_ty(bx.tcx, |ty| {
                     bx.tcx.normalize_erasing_regions(ty::ParamEnv::reveal_all(), ty)
                 });
-                require!(metadata.is_unit(), InvalidMonomorphization::CastFatPointer {
+                require!(metadata.is_unit(), InvalidMonomorphization::CastWidePointer {
                     span,
                     name,
                     ty: in_elem
@@ -2200,7 +2200,7 @@ fn generic_simd_intrinsic<'ll, 'tcx>(
                 let metadata = p_ty.ptr_metadata_ty(bx.tcx, |ty| {
                     bx.tcx.normalize_erasing_regions(ty::ParamEnv::reveal_all(), ty)
                 });
-                require!(metadata.is_unit(), InvalidMonomorphization::CastFatPointer {
+                require!(metadata.is_unit(), InvalidMonomorphization::CastWidePointer {
                     span,
                     name,
                     ty: out_elem

compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/type_of.rs

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LayoutLlvmExt<'tcx> for TyAndLayout<'tcx> {
         // layout.
         if let Abi::Scalar(scalar) = self.abi {
             // Use a different cache for scalars because pointers to DSTs
-            // can be either fat or thin (data pointers of fat pointers).
+            // can be either wide or thin (data pointers of wide pointers).
             if let Some(&llty) = cx.scalar_lltypes.borrow().get(&self.ty) {
                 return llty;
             }

compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/messages.ftl

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ codegen_ssa_invalid_monomorphization_basic_integer_type = invalid monomorphizati
 
 codegen_ssa_invalid_monomorphization_cannot_return = invalid monomorphization of `{$name}` intrinsic: cannot return `{$ret_ty}`, expected `u{$expected_int_bits}` or `[u8; {$expected_bytes}]`
 
-codegen_ssa_invalid_monomorphization_cast_fat_pointer = invalid monomorphization of `{$name}` intrinsic: cannot cast fat pointer `{$ty}`
+codegen_ssa_invalid_monomorphization_cast_wide_pointer = invalid monomorphization of `{$name}` intrinsic: cannot cast wide pointer `{$ty}`
 
 codegen_ssa_invalid_monomorphization_expected_element_type = invalid monomorphization of `{$name}` intrinsic: expected element type `{$expected_element}` of second argument `{$second_arg}` to be a pointer to the element type `{$in_elem}` of the first argument `{$in_ty}`, found `{$expected_element}` != `{$mutability} {$in_elem}`
 

compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/errors.rs

@@ -916,8 +916,8 @@ pub enum InvalidMonomorphization<'tcx> {
         ret_ty: Ty<'tcx>,
     },
 
-    #[diag(codegen_ssa_invalid_monomorphization_cast_fat_pointer, code = E0511)]
-    CastFatPointer {
+    #[diag(codegen_ssa_invalid_monomorphization_cast_wide_pointer, code = E0511)]
+    CastWidePointer {
         #[primary_span]
         span: Span,
         name: Symbol,

compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/mod.rs

@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, Bx: BuilderMethods<'a, 'tcx>> FunctionCx<'a, 'tcx, Bx> {
 enum LocalRef<'tcx, V> {
     Place(PlaceRef<'tcx, V>),
     /// `UnsizedPlace(p)`: `p` itself is a thin pointer (indirect place).
-    /// `*p` is the fat pointer that references the actual unsized place.
+    /// `*p` is the wide pointer that references the actual unsized place.
     /// Every time it is initialized, we have to reallocate the place
-    /// and update the fat pointer. That's the reason why it is indirect.
+    /// and update the wide pointer. That's the reason why it is indirect.
     UnsizedPlace(PlaceRef<'tcx, V>),
     /// The backend [`OperandValue`] has already been generated.
     Operand(OperandRef<'tcx, V>),
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ fn arg_local_refs<'a, 'tcx, Bx: BuilderMethods<'a, 'tcx>>(
                 // Unsized indirect qrguments
                 PassMode::Indirect { attrs: _, meta_attrs: Some(_), on_stack: _ } => {
                     // As the storage for the indirect argument lives during
-                    // the whole function call, we just copy the fat pointer.
+                    // the whole function call, we just copy the wide pointer.
                     let llarg = bx.get_param(llarg_idx);
                     llarg_idx += 1;
                     let llextra = bx.get_param(llarg_idx);

compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/operand.rs

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub enum OperandValue<V> {
     /// The backend value in this variant must be the *immediate* backend type,
     /// as returned by [`LayoutTypeCodegenMethods::immediate_backend_type`].
     Immediate(V),
-    /// A pair of immediate LLVM values. Used by fat pointers too.
+    /// A pair of immediate LLVM values. Used by wide pointers too.
     ///
     /// An `OperandValue` *must* be this variant for any type for which
     /// [`LayoutTypeCodegenMethods::is_backend_scalar_pair`] returns `true`.

compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/rvalue.rs

@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, Bx: BuilderMethods<'a, 'tcx>> FunctionCx<'a, 'tcx, Bx> {
                 ref source,
                 _,
             ) => {
-                // The destination necessarily contains a fat pointer, so if
-                // it's a scalar pair, it's a fat pointer or newtype thereof.
+                // The destination necessarily contains a wide pointer, so if
+                // it's a scalar pair, it's a wide pointer or newtype thereof.
                 if bx.cx().is_backend_scalar_pair(dest.layout) {
-                    // Into-coerce of a thin pointer to a fat pointer -- just
+                    // Into-coerce of a thin pointer to a wide pointer -- just
                     // use the operand path.
                     let temp = self.codegen_rvalue_operand(bx, rvalue);
                     temp.val.store(bx, dest);
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, Bx: BuilderMethods<'a, 'tcx>> FunctionCx<'a, 'tcx, Bx> {
                             if bx.cx().is_backend_scalar_pair(cast) {
                                 OperandValue::Pair(data_ptr, meta)
                             } else {
-                                // Cast of fat-ptr to thin-ptr is an extraction of data-ptr.
+                                // Cast of wide-ptr to thin-ptr is an extraction of data-ptr.
                                 OperandValue::Immediate(data_ptr)
                             }
                         } else {
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, Bx: BuilderMethods<'a, 'tcx>> FunctionCx<'a, 'tcx, Bx> {
                     (
                         OperandValue::Pair(lhs_addr, lhs_extra),
                         OperandValue::Pair(rhs_addr, rhs_extra),
-                    ) => self.codegen_fat_ptr_binop(
+                    ) => self.codegen_wide_ptr_binop(
                         bx,
                         op,
                         lhs_addr,
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, Bx: BuilderMethods<'a, 'tcx>> FunctionCx<'a, 'tcx, Bx> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn codegen_fat_ptr_binop(
+    fn codegen_wide_ptr_binop(
         &mut self,
         bx: &mut Bx,
         op: mir::BinOp,
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, Bx: BuilderMethods<'a, 'tcx>> FunctionCx<'a, 'tcx, Bx> {
                 bx.or(lhs, rhs)
             }
             _ => {
-                bug!("unexpected fat ptr binop");
+                bug!("unexpected wide ptr binop");
             }
         }
     }

compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/cast.rs

@@ -204,12 +204,12 @@ impl<'tcx, M: Machine<'tcx>> InterpCx<'tcx, M> {
     ) -> InterpResult<'tcx, ImmTy<'tcx, M::Provenance>> {
         assert!(src.layout.ty.is_any_ptr());
         assert!(cast_to.ty.is_unsafe_ptr());
-        // Handle casting any ptr to raw ptr (might be a fat ptr).
+        // Handle casting any ptr to raw ptr (might be a wide ptr).
         if cast_to.size == src.layout.size {
-            // Thin or fat pointer that just has the ptr kind of target type changed.
+            // Thin or wide pointer that just has the ptr kind of target type changed.
             return interp_ok(ImmTy::from_immediate(**src, cast_to));
         } else {
-            // Casting the metadata away from a fat ptr.
+            // Casting the metadata away from a wide ptr.
             assert_eq!(src.layout.size, 2 * self.pointer_size());
             assert_eq!(cast_to.size, self.pointer_size());
             assert!(src.layout.ty.is_unsafe_ptr());