Auto merge of #23630 - nrc:coerce-tidy, r=<try>

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Closes #18601

r? @nikomatsakis 

cc @eddyb

Author: bors

src/libarena/lib.rs

@@ -429,7 +429,8 @@ impl<T> TypedArenaChunk<T> {
         // Destroy the next chunk.
         let next = self.next;
         let size = calculate_size::<T>(self.capacity);
-        deallocate(self as *mut TypedArenaChunk<T> as *mut u8, size,
+        let self_ptr: *mut TypedArenaChunk<T> = self;
+        deallocate(self_ptr as *mut u8, size,
                    mem::min_align_of::<TypedArenaChunk<T>>());
         if !next.is_null() {
             let capacity = (*next).capacity;

src/libcollections/lib.rs

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
        html_root_url = "http://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/",
        html_playground_url = "http://play.rust-lang.org/")]
 
+#![allow(trivial_casts)]
+#![allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
 #![feature(alloc)]
 #![feature(box_syntax)]
 #![feature(box_patterns)]

src/libcollections/vec.rs

@@ -1186,8 +1186,8 @@ impl<T: PartialEq> Vec<T> {
 
             // Avoid bounds checks by using unsafe pointers.
             let p = self.as_mut_ptr();
-            let mut r = 1;
-            let mut w = 1;
+            let mut r: usize = 1;
+            let mut w: usize = 1;
 
             while r < ln {
                 let p_r = p.offset(r as isize);

src/libcore/cell.rs

@@ -712,7 +712,11 @@ impl<T> UnsafeCell<T> {
     /// ```
     #[inline]
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-    pub fn get(&self) -> *mut T { &self.value as *const T as *mut T }
+    pub fn get(&self) -> *mut T {
+        // FIXME(#23542) Replace with type ascription.
+        #![allow(trivial_casts)]
+        &self.value as *const T as *mut T
+    }
 
     /// Unwraps the value
     ///

src/libcore/fmt/mod.rs

@@ -829,20 +829,26 @@ impl<T> Pointer for *const T {
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl<T> Pointer for *mut T {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> Result {
+        // FIXME(#23542) Replace with type ascription.
+        #![allow(trivial_casts)]
         Pointer::fmt(&(*self as *const T), f)
     }
 }
 
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl<'a, T> Pointer for &'a T {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> Result {
+        // FIXME(#23542) Replace with type ascription.
+        #![allow(trivial_casts)]
         Pointer::fmt(&(*self as *const T), f)
     }
 }
 
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl<'a, T> Pointer for &'a mut T {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> Result {
+        // FIXME(#23542) Replace with type ascription.
+        #![allow(trivial_casts)]
         Pointer::fmt(&(&**self as *const T), f)
     }
 }

src/libcore/fmt/num.rs

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 // FIXME: #6220 Implement floating point formatting
 
 #![allow(unsigned_negation)]
+#![allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
 
 use fmt;
 use iter::IteratorExt;

src/libcore/hash/mod.rs

@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ mod impls {
                 }
 
                 fn hash_slice<H: Hasher>(data: &[$ty], state: &mut H) {
+                    // FIXME(#23542) Replace with type ascription.
+                    #![allow(trivial_casts)]
                     let newlen = data.len() * ::$ty::BYTES as usize;
                     let ptr = data.as_ptr() as *const u8;
                     state.write(unsafe { slice::from_raw_parts(ptr, newlen) })

src/libcore/mem.rs

@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ pub fn drop<T>(_x: T) { }
 #[inline]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 pub unsafe fn transmute_copy<T, U>(src: &T) -> U {
+    // FIXME(#23542) Replace with type ascription.
+    #![allow(trivial_casts)]
     ptr::read(src as *const T as *const U)
 }
 

src/libcore/num/i16.rs

@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 
 #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 #![doc(primitive = "i16")]
+#![allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
 
 int_module! { i16, 16 }

src/libcore/num/i32.rs

@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 
 #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 #![doc(primitive = "i32")]
+#![allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
 
 int_module! { i32, 32 }

src/libcore/num/i64.rs

@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 
 #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 #![doc(primitive = "i64")]
+#![allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
 
 int_module! { i64, 64 }

src/libcore/num/i8.rs

@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 
 #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 #![doc(primitive = "i8")]
+#![allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
 
 int_module! { i8, 8 }

src/libcore/num/int_macros.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 #![doc(hidden)]
+#![allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
 
 macro_rules! int_module { ($T:ty, $bits:expr) => (
 

src/libcore/num/isize.rs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 #![doc(primitive = "isize")]
+#![allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
 
 #[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
 int_module! { isize, 32 }

src/libcore/num/mod.rs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 #![allow(missing_docs)]
+#![allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
 
 use self::wrapping::{OverflowingOps, WrappingOps};
 

src/libcore/num/u16.rs

@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 
 #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 #![doc(primitive = "u16")]
+#![allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
 
 uint_module! { u16, i16, 16 }

src/libcore/num/u32.rs

@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 
 #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 #![doc(primitive = "u32")]
+#![allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
 
 uint_module! { u32, i32, 32 }

src/libcore/num/u64.rs

@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 
 #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 #![doc(primitive = "u64")]
+#![allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
 
 uint_module! { u64, i64, 64 }

src/libcore/num/u8.rs

@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 
 #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 #![doc(primitive = "u8")]
+#![allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
 
 uint_module! { u8, i8, 8 }

src/libcore/num/uint_macros.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 #![doc(hidden)]
+#![allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
 
 macro_rules! uint_module { ($T:ty, $T_SIGNED:ty, $bits:expr) => (
 

src/libcore/num/usize.rs

@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@
 
 #![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 #![doc(primitive = "usize")]
+#![allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
 
 uint_module! { usize, isize, ::isize::BITS }

src/libcore/ptr.rs

@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Unique<T> {
     /// Create a new `Unique`.
     #[unstable(feature = "unique")]
     pub unsafe fn new(ptr: *mut T) -> Unique<T> {
-        Unique { pointer: NonZero::new(ptr as *const T), _marker: PhantomData }
+        Unique { pointer: NonZero::new(ptr), _marker: PhantomData }
     }
 
     /// Dereference the content.

src/libcore/str/mod.rs

@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ pub unsafe fn from_utf8_unchecked<'a>(v: &'a [u8]) -> &'a str {
              reason = "use std::ffi::c_str_to_bytes + str::from_utf8")]
 pub unsafe fn from_c_str(s: *const i8) -> &'static str {
     let s = s as *const u8;
-    let mut len = 0;
+    let mut len: usize = 0;
     while *s.offset(len as isize) != 0 {
         len += 1;
     }

src/libcoretest/mem.rs

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ fn test_transmute() {
     trait Foo { fn dummy(&self) { } }
     impl Foo for int {}
 
-    let a = box 100 as Box<Foo>;
+    let a = box 100isize as Box<Foo>;
     unsafe {
         let x: ::core::raw::TraitObject = transmute(a);
         assert!(*(x.data as *const int) == 100);

src/libcoretest/ptr.rs

@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ fn test_as_ref() {
         assert_eq!(q.as_ref().unwrap(), &2);
 
         // Lifetime inference
-        let u = 2;
+        let u = 2isize;
         {
-            let p: *const int = &u as *const _;
+            let p = &u as *const int;
             assert_eq!(p.as_ref().unwrap(), &2);
         }
     }
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ fn test_as_mut() {
         assert!(q.as_mut().unwrap() == &mut 2);
 
         // Lifetime inference
-        let mut u = 2;
+        let mut u = 2isize;
         {
-            let p: *mut int = &mut u as *mut _;
+            let p = &mut u as *mut int;
             assert!(p.as_mut().unwrap() == &mut 2);
         }
     }
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ fn test_set_memory() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_unsized_unique() {
-    let xs: &mut [_] = &mut [1, 2, 3];
-    let ptr = unsafe { Unique::new(xs as *mut [_]) };
+    let xs: &mut [i32] = &mut [1, 2, 3];
+    let ptr = unsafe { Unique::new(xs as *mut [i32]) };
     let ys = unsafe { &mut **ptr };
-    let zs: &mut [_] = &mut [1, 2, 3];
+    let zs: &mut [i32] = &mut [1, 2, 3];
     assert!(ys == zs);
 }

src/liblog/lib.rs

@@ -304,10 +304,10 @@ pub fn log(level: u32, loc: &'static LogLocation, args: fmt::Arguments) {
     // Completely remove the local logger from TLS in case anyone attempts to
     // frob the slot while we're doing the logging. This will destroy any logger
     // set during logging.
-    let mut logger = LOCAL_LOGGER.with(|s| {
+    let mut logger: Box<Logger + Send> = LOCAL_LOGGER.with(|s| {
         s.borrow_mut().take()
     }).unwrap_or_else(|| {
-        box DefaultLogger { handle: io::stderr() } as Box<Logger + Send>
+        box DefaultLogger { handle: io::stderr() }
     });
     logger.log(&LogRecord {
         level: LogLevel(level),

src/librand/distributions/range.rs

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 //! Generating numbers between two others.
 
+#![allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
+
 // this is surprisingly complicated to be both generic & correct
 
 use core::prelude::{PartialOrd};

src/librand/isaac.rs

@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ impl Rng for Isaac64Rng {
 
     #[inline]
     fn next_u64(&mut self) -> u64 {
+        #![allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
         if self.cnt == 0 {
             // make some more numbers
             self.isaac64();

src/librbml/lib.rs

@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ pub mod reader {
             let (shift, mask) = SHIFT_MASK_TABLE[i];
             Ok(Res {
                 val: ((val >> shift) & mask) as uint,
-                next: start + (((32 - shift) >> 3) as uint)
+                next: start + ((32 - shift) >> 3),
             })
         }
     }
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ pub mod reader {
                     0 => doc_as_u8(r_doc) as u64,
                     1 => doc_as_u16(r_doc) as u64,
                     2 => doc_as_u32(r_doc) as u64,
-                    3 => doc_as_u64(r_doc) as u64,
+                    3 => doc_as_u64(r_doc),
                     _ => unreachable!(),
                 }
             } else {

src/librustc/lib.rs

@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 #![feature(str_char)]
 #![cfg_attr(test, feature(test))]
 
+#![allow(trivial_casts)]
+#![allow(trivial_numeric_casts)]
+
 extern crate arena;
 extern crate flate;
 extern crate fmt_macros;

src/librustc/lint/builtin.rs

@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ declare_lint! {
     "detects transmutes of fat pointers"
 }
 
+declare_lint! {
+    pub TRIVIAL_CASTS,
+    Warn,
+    "detects trivial casts which could be removed"
+}
+
+declare_lint! {
+    pub TRIVIAL_NUMERIC_CASTS,
+    Warn,
+    "detects trivial casts of numeric types which could be removed"
+}
 /// Does nothing as a lint pass, but registers some `Lint`s
 /// which are used by other parts of the compiler.
 #[derive(Copy)]
@@ -121,7 +132,9 @@ impl LintPass for HardwiredLints {
             STABLE_FEATURES,
             UNKNOWN_CRATE_TYPES,
             VARIANT_SIZE_DIFFERENCES,
-            FAT_PTR_TRANSMUTES
+            FAT_PTR_TRANSMUTES,
+            TRIVIAL_CASTS,
+            TRIVIAL_NUMERIC_CASTS
         )
     }
 }