Check type of const param correctly in MIR typeck

Author: compiler-errors

compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/type_check/mod.rs

@@ -421,6 +421,22 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'tcx> Visitor<'tcx> for TypeVerifier<'a, 'b, 'tcx> {
                 ) {
                     span_mirbug!(self, constant, "bad static type {:?} ({:?})", constant, terr);
                 }
+            } else if let Const::Ty(_, ct) = constant.const_
+                && let ty::ConstKind::Param(p) = ct.kind()
+            {
+                let body_def_id = self.typeck.universal_regions.defining_ty.def_id();
+                let const_param = tcx.generics_of(body_def_id).const_param(p, tcx);
+                self.typeck.ascribe_user_type(
+                    constant.const_.ty(),
+                    ty::UserType::new(ty::UserTypeKind::TypeOf(
+                        const_param.def_id,
+                        UserArgs {
+                            args: self.typeck.universal_regions.defining_ty.args(),
+                            user_self_ty: None,
+                        },
+                    )),
+                    locations.span(self.typeck.body),
+                );
             }
 
             if let ty::FnDef(def_id, args) = *constant.const_.ty().kind() {

compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/universal_regions.rs

@@ -184,6 +184,20 @@ impl<'tcx> DefiningTy<'tcx> {
             | DefiningTy::GlobalAsm(def_id) => def_id,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns the args of the `DefiningTy`. These are equivalent to the identity
+    /// substs of the body, but replaced with region vids.
+    pub(crate) fn args(&self) -> ty::GenericArgsRef<'tcx> {
+        match *self {
+            DefiningTy::Closure(_, args)
+            | DefiningTy::Coroutine(_, args)
+            | DefiningTy::CoroutineClosure(_, args)
+            | DefiningTy::FnDef(_, args)
+            | DefiningTy::Const(_, args)
+            | DefiningTy::InlineConst(_, args) => args,
+            DefiningTy::GlobalAsm(_) => ty::List::empty(),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]

tests/ui/const-generics/generic_const_parameter_types/check-type.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Ensure that we actually treat `N`'s type as `&'a u32` in MIR typeck.
+
+#![feature(unsized_const_params, adt_const_params, generic_const_parameter_types)]
+
+fn foo<'a, const N: &'a u32>() {
+    let b: &'static u32 = N;
+}
+
+fn main() {}

tests/ui/const-generics/generic_const_parameter_types/check-type.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+warning: the feature `unsized_const_params` is incomplete and may not be safe to use and/or cause compiler crashes
+  --> $DIR/check-type.rs:3:12
+   |
+LL | #![feature(unsized_const_params, adt_const_params, generic_const_parameter_types)]
+   |            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: see issue #95174 <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/95174> for more information
+   = note: `#[warn(incomplete_features)]` on by default
+
+warning: the feature `generic_const_parameter_types` is incomplete and may not be safe to use and/or cause compiler crashes
+  --> $DIR/check-type.rs:3:52
+   |
+LL | #![feature(unsized_const_params, adt_const_params, generic_const_parameter_types)]
+   |                                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: see issue #137626 <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/137626> for more information
+
+error: lifetime may not live long enough
+  --> $DIR/check-type.rs:6:12
+   |
+LL | fn foo<'a, const N: &'a u32>() {
+   |        -- lifetime `'a` defined here
+LL |     let b: &'static u32 = N;
+   |            ^^^^^^^^^^^^ type annotation requires that `'a` must outlive `'static`
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error; 2 warnings emitted
+