Change the return type of Ty::kind from TyKind to &TyKind.

This is valid because `TyKind` impls `Copy`, and makes `Ty` consistent
with `Predicate` and `Region`, both of which have `kind` methods that
return a non-reference.

The change removes more than one thousand `&` and `*` sigils, while
requiring the addition of just five! It's clearly moving with the grain
of the existing code.

Almost all of the removed sigils fit one of the following three
patterns.

- Remove the dereference in the match expression:

    `match *ty.kind() { ... }` ->
    `match ty.kind() { ... }`

- Remove the dereference in the match pattern:

    `match ty.kind() { &ty::Foo(foo) => { ... foo ... }` ->
    `match ty.kind() { ty::Foo(foo) => { ... foo ... }`

- Remove the derefernce in the match arm:

    `match ty.kind() { ty::Foo(foo) => { ... *foo ... }` ->
    `match ty.kind() { ty::Foo(foo) => { ... foo ... }`

A couple of other methods had their signatures changed.
- `TypeErrCtxt::cmp_fn_sig`: `&` removed from two args.
- `EncodableWithShorthand::variant`: `&` removed from return type.

Author: nnethercote

compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/conflict_errors.rs

@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
         // borrowing the type, since `&mut F: FnMut` iff `F: FnMut` and similarly for `Fn`.
         // These types seem reasonably opaque enough that they could be instantiated with their
         // borrowed variants in a function body when we see a move error.
-        let borrow_level = match *ty.kind() {
+        let borrow_level = match ty.kind() {
             ty::Param(_) => tcx
                 .explicit_predicates_of(self.mir_def_id().to_def_id())
                 .predicates
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
         } else if let ty::Param(param) = ty.kind()
             && let Some(_clone_trait_def) = self.infcx.tcx.lang_items().clone_trait()
             && let generics = self.infcx.tcx.generics_of(self.mir_def_id())
-            && let generic_param = generics.type_param(*param, self.infcx.tcx)
+            && let generic_param = generics.type_param(param, self.infcx.tcx)
             && let param_span = self.infcx.tcx.def_span(generic_param.def_id)
             && if let Some(UseSpans::FnSelfUse { kind, .. }) = use_spans
                 && let CallKind::FnCall { fn_trait_id, self_ty } = kind
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
             .into_iter()
             .map(|err| match err.obligation.predicate.kind().skip_binder() {
                 PredicateKind::Clause(ty::ClauseKind::Trait(predicate)) => {
-                    match *predicate.self_ty().kind() {
+                    match predicate.self_ty().kind() {
                         ty::Param(param_ty) => Ok((
                             generics.type_param(param_ty, tcx),
                             predicate.trait_ref.print_trait_sugared().to_string(),

compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/explain_borrow.rs

@@ -317,40 +317,37 @@ impl<'tcx> BorrowExplanation<'tcx> {
             let mut has_dyn = false;
             let mut failed = false;
 
-            let elaborated_args =
-                std::iter::zip(*args, &generics.own_params).map(|(arg, param)| {
-                    if let Some(ty::Dynamic(obj, _, ty::Dyn)) = arg.as_type().map(Ty::kind) {
-                        let default = tcx.object_lifetime_default(param.def_id);
-
-                        let re_static = tcx.lifetimes.re_static;
-
-                        let implied_region = match default {
-                            // This is not entirely precise.
-                            ObjectLifetimeDefault::Empty => re_static,
-                            ObjectLifetimeDefault::Ambiguous => {
+            let elaborated_args = std::iter::zip(args, &generics.own_params).map(|(arg, param)| {
+                if let Some(ty::Dynamic(obj, _, ty::Dyn)) = arg.as_type().map(Ty::kind) {
+                    let default = tcx.object_lifetime_default(param.def_id);
+
+                    let re_static = tcx.lifetimes.re_static;
+
+                    let implied_region = match default {
+                        // This is not entirely precise.
+                        ObjectLifetimeDefault::Empty => re_static,
+                        ObjectLifetimeDefault::Ambiguous => {
+                            failed = true;
+                            re_static
+                        }
+                        ObjectLifetimeDefault::Param(param_def_id) => {
+                            let index = generics.param_def_id_to_index[&param_def_id] as usize;
+                            args.get(index).and_then(|arg| arg.as_region()).unwrap_or_else(|| {
                                 failed = true;
                                 re_static
-                            }
-                            ObjectLifetimeDefault::Param(param_def_id) => {
-                                let index = generics.param_def_id_to_index[&param_def_id] as usize;
-                                args.get(index).and_then(|arg| arg.as_region()).unwrap_or_else(
-                                    || {
-                                        failed = true;
-                                        re_static
-                                    },
-                                )
-                            }
-                            ObjectLifetimeDefault::Static => re_static,
-                        };
+                            })
+                        }
+                        ObjectLifetimeDefault::Static => re_static,
+                    };
 
-                        has_dyn = true;
+                    has_dyn = true;
 
-                        Ty::new_dynamic(tcx, obj, implied_region, ty::Dyn).into()
-                    } else {
-                        arg
-                    }
-                });
-            let elaborated_ty = Ty::new_adt(tcx, *def, tcx.mk_args_from_iter(elaborated_args));
+                    Ty::new_dynamic(tcx, obj, implied_region, ty::Dyn).into()
+                } else {
+                    arg
+                }
+            });
+            let elaborated_ty = Ty::new_adt(tcx, def, tcx.mk_args_from_iter(elaborated_args));
 
             if has_dyn && !failed {
                 err.note(format!(

compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/mod.rs

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
             ..
         } = &terminator.kind
         {
-            if let ty::FnDef(id, _) = *const_.ty().kind() {
+            if let ty::FnDef(id, _) = const_.ty().kind() {
                 debug!("add_moved_or_invoked_closure_note: id={:?}", id);
                 if Some(self.infcx.tcx.parent(id)) == self.infcx.tcx.lang_items().fn_once_trait() {
                     let closure = match args.first() {
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
             // If the type is a box, the field is described from the boxed type
             self.describe_field_from_ty(ty.boxed_ty(), field, variant_index, including_tuple_field)
         } else {
-            match *ty.kind() {
+            match ty.kind() {
                 ty::Adt(def, _) => {
                     let variant = if let Some(idx) = variant_index {
                         assert!(def.is_enum());
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
         // this by hooking into the pretty printer and telling it to label the
         // lifetimes without names with the value `'0`.
         if let ty::Ref(region, ..) = ty.kind() {
-            match **region {
+            match *region {
                 ty::ReBound(_, ty::BoundRegion { kind: br, .. })
                 | ty::RePlaceholder(ty::PlaceholderRegion {
                     bound: ty::BoundRegion { kind: br, .. },
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
         let mut printer = ty::print::FmtPrinter::new(self.infcx.tcx, Namespace::TypeNS);
 
         let region = if let ty::Ref(region, ..) = ty.kind() {
-            match **region {
+            match *region {
                 ty::ReBound(_, ty::BoundRegion { kind: br, .. })
                 | ty::RePlaceholder(ty::PlaceholderRegion {
                     bound: ty::BoundRegion { kind: br, .. },
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ impl<'tcx> BorrowedContentSource<'tcx> {
     }
 
     fn from_call(func: Ty<'tcx>, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Option<Self> {
-        match *func.kind() {
+        match func.kind() {
             ty::FnDef(def_id, args) => {
                 let trait_id = tcx.trait_of_item(def_id)?;
 
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'cx, 'tcx> {
                     // LL | blk();
                     //    | ----- this value implements `FnOnce`, which causes it to be moved when called
                     // ```
-                    if let ty::Param(param_ty) = *self_ty.kind()
+                    if let ty::Param(param_ty) = self_ty.kind()
                         && let generics = self.infcx.tcx.generics_of(self.mir_def_id())
                         && let param = generics.type_param(param_ty, self.infcx.tcx)
                         && let Some(hir_generics) = self

compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/mutability_errors.rs

@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 if suggest {
                     self.construct_mut_suggestion_for_local_binding_patterns(&mut err, local);
                     let tcx = self.infcx.tcx;
-                    if let ty::Closure(id, _) = *the_place_err.ty(self.body, tcx).ty.kind() {
+                    if let ty::Closure(id, _) = the_place_err.ty(self.body, tcx).ty.kind() {
                         self.show_mutating_upvar(tcx, id.expect_local(), the_place_err, &mut err);
                     }
                 }
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
 
                 let tcx = self.infcx.tcx;
                 if let ty::Ref(_, ty, Mutability::Mut) = the_place_err.ty(self.body, tcx).ty.kind()
-                    && let ty::Closure(id, _) = *ty.kind()
+                    && let ty::Closure(id, _) = ty.kind()
                 {
                     self.show_mutating_upvar(tcx, id.expect_local(), the_place_err, &mut err);
                 }
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             if let Some(ty::FnDef(def_id, _)) =
                 tables.node_type_opt(func.hir_id).as_ref().map(|ty| ty.kind())
             {
-                let arg = match hir.get_if_local(*def_id) {
+                let arg = match hir.get_if_local(def_id) {
                     Some(
                         hir::Node::Item(hir::Item {
                             ident, kind: hir::ItemKind::Fn(sig, ..), ..

compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/region_errors.rs

@@ -509,14 +509,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             ty::VarianceDiagInfo::Invariant { ty, param_index } => {
                 let (desc, note) = match ty.kind() {
                     ty::RawPtr(ty, mutbl) => {
-                        assert_eq!(*mutbl, rustc_hir::Mutability::Mut);
+                        assert_eq!(mutbl, rustc_hir::Mutability::Mut);
                         (
                             format!("a mutable pointer to `{}`", ty),
                             "mutable pointers are invariant over their type parameter".to_string(),
                         )
                     }
                     ty::Ref(_, inner_ty, mutbl) => {
-                        assert_eq!(*mutbl, rustc_hir::Mutability::Mut);
+                        assert_eq!(mutbl, rustc_hir::Mutability::Mut);
                         (
                             format!("a mutable reference to `{inner_ty}`"),
                             "mutable references are invariant over their type parameter"
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         let generic_arg = args[param_index as usize];
                         let identity_args =
                             GenericArgs::identity_for_item(self.infcx.tcx, adt.did());
-                        let base_ty = Ty::new_adt(self.infcx.tcx, *adt, identity_args);
+                        let base_ty = Ty::new_adt(self.infcx.tcx, adt, identity_args);
                         let base_generic_arg = identity_args[param_index as usize];
                         let adt_desc = adt.descr();
 
@@ -540,8 +540,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         (desc, note)
                     }
                     ty::FnDef(def_id, _) => {
-                        let name = self.infcx.tcx.item_name(*def_id);
-                        let identity_args = GenericArgs::identity_for_item(self.infcx.tcx, *def_id);
+                        let name = self.infcx.tcx.item_name(def_id);
+                        let identity_args = GenericArgs::identity_for_item(self.infcx.tcx, def_id);
                         let desc = format!("a function pointer to `{name}`");
                         let note = format!(
                             "the function `{name}` is invariant over the parameter `{}`",
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         let ErrorConstraintInfo { outlived_fr, span, .. } = errci;
 
         let mut output_ty = self.regioncx.universal_regions().unnormalized_output_ty;
-        if let ty::Alias(ty::Opaque, ty::AliasTy { def_id, .. }) = *output_ty.kind() {
+        if let ty::Alias(ty::Opaque, ty::AliasTy { def_id, .. }) = output_ty.kind() {
             output_ty = self.infcx.tcx.type_of(def_id).instantiate_identity()
         };
 
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         let err = FnMutError {
             span: *span,
             ty_err: match output_ty.kind() {
-                ty::Coroutine(def, ..) if self.infcx.tcx.coroutine_is_async(*def) => {
+                ty::Coroutine(def, ..) if self.infcx.tcx.coroutine_is_async(def) => {
                     FnMutReturnTypeErr::ReturnAsyncBlock { span: *span }
                 }
                 _ if output_ty.contains_closure() => {
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             if let Ok(Some(instance)) = ty::Instance::resolve(
                 tcx,
                 self.param_env,
-                *fn_did,
+                fn_did,
                 self.infcx.resolve_vars_if_possible(args),
             ) {
                 instance
@@ -1070,8 +1070,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         else {
             return;
         };
-        let ty::Closure(_, args) = *tcx.type_of(closure_def_id).instantiate_identity().kind()
-        else {
+        let ty::Closure(_, args) = tcx.type_of(closure_def_id).instantiate_identity().kind() else {
             return;
         };
         let args = args.as_closure();
@@ -1092,7 +1091,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         let liberated_sig = tcx.liberate_late_bound_regions(closure_def_id.to_def_id(), args.sig());
         let mut peeled_ty = liberated_sig.output();
         let mut count = 0;
-        while let ty::Ref(_, ref_ty, _) = *peeled_ty.kind() {
+        while let ty::Ref(_, ref_ty, _) = peeled_ty.kind() {
             peeled_ty = ref_ty;
             count += 1;
         }

compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/region_name.rs

@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ impl<'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
                     }
 
                     // Otherwise, let's descend into the referent types.
-                    search_stack.push((*referent_ty, &referent_hir_ty.ty));
+                    search_stack.push((referent_ty, &referent_hir_ty.ty));
                 }
 
                 // Match up something like `Foo<'1>`
@@ -548,17 +548,17 @@ impl<'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
                 // The following cases don't have lifetimes, so we
                 // just worry about trying to match up the rustc type
                 // with the HIR types:
-                (&ty::Tuple(elem_tys), hir::TyKind::Tup(elem_hir_tys)) => {
+                (ty::Tuple(elem_tys), hir::TyKind::Tup(elem_hir_tys)) => {
                     search_stack.extend(iter::zip(elem_tys, *elem_hir_tys));
                 }
 
                 (ty::Slice(elem_ty), hir::TyKind::Slice(elem_hir_ty))
                 | (ty::Array(elem_ty, _), hir::TyKind::Array(elem_hir_ty, _)) => {
-                    search_stack.push((*elem_ty, elem_hir_ty));
+                    search_stack.push((elem_ty, elem_hir_ty));
                 }
 
                 (ty::RawPtr(mut_ty, _), hir::TyKind::Ptr(mut_hir_ty)) => {
-                    search_stack.push((*mut_ty, &mut_hir_ty.ty));
+                    search_stack.push((mut_ty, &mut_hir_ty.ty));
                 }
 
                 _ => {

compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/lib.rs

@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ fn do_mir_borrowck<'tcx>(
         // The first argument is the coroutine type passed by value
         if let Some(local) = body.local_decls.raw.get(1)
         // Get the interior types and args which typeck computed
-        && let ty::Coroutine(def_id, _) = *local.ty.kind()
+        && let ty::Coroutine(def_id, _) = local.ty.kind()
         && tcx.coroutine_movability(def_id) == hir::Movability::Movable
     {
         true

compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/region_infer/mod.rs

@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ impl<'tcx> RegionInferenceContext<'tcx> {
             fn fold_ty(&mut self, t: Ty<'tcx>) -> Ty<'tcx> {
                 use ty::TypeSuperFoldable as _;
                 let tcx = self.tcx;
-                let &ty::Alias(ty::Opaque, ty::AliasTy { args, def_id, .. }) = t.kind() else {
+                let ty::Alias(ty::Opaque, ty::AliasTy { args, def_id, .. }) = t.kind() else {
                     return t.super_fold_with(self);
                 };
                 let args = std::iter::zip(args, tcx.variances_of(def_id)).map(|(arg, v)| {