Reduce kw::Empty usage, part 2

compiler/rustc_ast/src/mut_visit.rs

@@ -1948,7 +1948,7 @@ impl DummyAstNode for Item {
                 span: Default::default(),
                 tokens: Default::default(),
             },
-            ident: Ident::empty(),
+            ident: Ident::dummy(),
             kind: ItemKind::ExternCrate(None),
             tokens: Default::default(),
         }

compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/context.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use rustc_errors::{DiagCtxtHandle, Diagnostic};
 use rustc_feature::Features;
 use rustc_hir::{AttrArgs, AttrItem, AttrPath, Attribute, HashIgnoredAttrId};
 use rustc_session::Session;
-use rustc_span::symbol::kw;
 use rustc_span::{DUMMY_SP, ErrorGuaranteed, Span, Symbol, sym};
 
 use crate::attributes::allow_unstable::{AllowConstFnUnstableParser, AllowInternalUnstableParser};
@@ -338,7 +337,7 @@ impl<'sess> AttributeParser<'sess> {
                         "expr in place where literal is expected (builtin attr parsing)",
                     );
                     ast::MetaItemLit {
-                        symbol: kw::Empty,
+                        symbol: sym::dummy,
                         suffix: None,
                         kind: ast::LitKind::Err(guar),
                         span: DUMMY_SP,

compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/parser.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use rustc_ast::{AttrArgs, DelimArgs, Expr, ExprKind, LitKind, MetaItemLit, Norma
 use rustc_ast_pretty::pprust;
 use rustc_errors::DiagCtxtHandle;
 use rustc_hir::{self as hir, AttrPath};
-use rustc_span::symbol::{Ident, kw};
+use rustc_span::symbol::{Ident, kw, sym};
 use rustc_span::{ErrorGuaranteed, Span, Symbol};
 
 pub struct SegmentIterator<'a> {
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ fn expr_to_lit(dcx: DiagCtxtHandle<'_>, expr: &Expr, span: Span) -> MetaItemLit
             span,
             "expr in place where literal is expected (builtin attr parsing)",
         );
-        MetaItemLit { symbol: kw::Empty, suffix: None, kind: LitKind::Err(guar), span }
+        MetaItemLit { symbol: sym::dummy, suffix: None, kind: LitKind::Err(guar), span }
     }
 }
 

compiler/rustc_expand/src/mbe/quoted.rs

@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ fn parse_tree<'a>(
                     let msg =
                         format!("expected identifier, found `{}`", pprust::token_to_string(token),);
                     sess.dcx().span_err(token.span, msg);
-                    TokenTree::MetaVar(token.span, Ident::empty())
+                    TokenTree::MetaVar(token.span, Ident::dummy())
                 }
 
                 // There are no more tokens. Just return the `$` we already have.

compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs

@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ impl<'hir> PathSegment<'hir> {
     }
 
     pub fn invalid() -> Self {
-        Self::new(Ident::empty(), HirId::INVALID, Res::Err)
+        Self::new(Ident::dummy(), HirId::INVALID, Res::Err)
     }
 
     pub fn args(&self) -> &GenericArgs<'hir> {

compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/expr.rs

@@ -2933,7 +2933,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         }
 
         let guar = if field.name == kw::Empty {
-            self.dcx().span_delayed_bug(field.span, "field name with no name")
+            self.dcx().span_bug(field.span, "field name with no name")
         } else if self.method_exists_for_diagnostic(
             field,
             base_ty,

compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/_impl.rs

@@ -825,15 +825,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
 
                 let trait_missing_method =
                     matches!(error, method::MethodError::NoMatch(_)) && ty.normalized.is_trait();
-                if item_name.name != kw::Empty {
-                    self.report_method_error(
-                        hir_id,
-                        ty.normalized,
-                        error,
-                        Expectation::NoExpectation,
-                        trait_missing_method && span.edition().at_least_rust_2021(), // emits missing method for trait only after edition 2021
-                    );
-                }
+                assert_ne!(item_name.name, kw::Empty);
+                self.report_method_error(
+                    hir_id,
+                    ty.normalized,
+                    error,
+                    Expectation::NoExpectation,
+                    trait_missing_method && span.edition().at_least_rust_2021(), // emits missing method for trait only after edition 2021
+                );
 
                 result
             });

compiler/rustc_privacy/src/lib.rs

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ use rustc_middle::ty::{
 use rustc_middle::{bug, span_bug};
 use rustc_session::lint;
 use rustc_span::hygiene::Transparency;
-use rustc_span::{Ident, Span, Symbol, kw, sym};
+use rustc_span::{Ident, Span, Symbol, sym};
 use tracing::debug;
 use {rustc_attr_parsing as attr, rustc_hir as hir};
 
@@ -935,8 +935,8 @@ impl<'tcx> NamePrivacyVisitor<'tcx> {
         }
 
         // definition of the field
-        let ident = Ident::new(kw::Empty, use_ctxt);
-        let def_id = self.tcx.adjust_ident_and_get_scope(ident, def.did(), hir_id).1;
+        let ident = Ident::new(sym::dummy, use_ctxt);
+        let (_, def_id) = self.tcx.adjust_ident_and_get_scope(ident, def.did(), hir_id);
         !field.vis.is_accessible_from(def_id, self.tcx)
     }
 

compiler/rustc_resolve/src/diagnostics.rs

@@ -2266,7 +2266,7 @@ impl<'ra, 'tcx> Resolver<'ra, 'tcx> {
                     && !first.ident.is_path_segment_keyword() =>
             {
                 // Insert a placeholder that's later replaced by `self`/`super`/etc.
-                path.insert(0, Segment::from_ident(Ident::empty()));
+                path.insert(0, Segment::from_ident(Ident::dummy()));
             }
             _ => return None,
         }

compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs

@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ symbols! {
         // Special reserved identifiers used internally for elided lifetimes,
         // unnamed method parameters, crate root module, error recovery etc.
         // Matching predicates: `is_any_keyword`, `is_special`/`is_reserved`
+        //
+        // Notes about `kw::Empty`:
+        // - Its use can blur the lines between "empty symbol" and "no symbol".
+        //   Using `Option<Symbol>` is preferable, where possible, because that
+        //   is unambiguous.
+        // - For dummy symbols that are never used and absolutely must be
+        //   present, it's better to use `sym::dummy` than `kw::Empty`, because
+        //   it's clearer that it's intended as a dummy value, and more likely
+        //   to be detected if it accidentally does get used.
         Empty:              "",
         PathRoot:           "{{root}}",
         DollarCrate:        "$crate",
@@ -834,6 +843,7 @@ symbols! {
         drop_types_in_const,
         dropck_eyepatch,
         dropck_parametricity,
+        dummy: "<!dummy!>", // use this instead of `kw::Empty` for symbols that won't be used
         dummy_cgu_name,
         dylib,
         dyn_compatible_for_dispatch,
@@ -2305,11 +2315,23 @@ impl Ident {
         Ident::new(name, DUMMY_SP)
     }
 
+    /// This is best avoided, because it blurs the lines between "empty
+    /// identifier" and "no identifier". Using `Option<Ident>` is preferable,
+    /// where possible, because that is unambiguous.
     #[inline]
     pub fn empty() -> Ident {
         Ident::with_dummy_span(kw::Empty)
     }
 
+    // For dummy identifiers that are never used and absolutely must be
+    // present, it's better to use `Ident::dummy` than `Ident::Empty`, because
+    // it's clearer that it's intended as a dummy value, and more likely to be
+    // detected if it accidentally does get used.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn dummy() -> Ident {
+        Ident::with_dummy_span(sym::dummy)
+    }
+
     /// Maps a string to an identifier with a dummy span.
     pub fn from_str(string: &str) -> Ident {
         Ident::with_dummy_span(Symbol::intern(string))