Replace RelationDir with Variance

compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/combine.rs

@@ -48,13 +48,6 @@ pub struct CombineFields<'infcx, 'tcx> {
     pub define_opaque_types: DefineOpaqueTypes,
 }
 
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
-pub enum RelationDir {
-    SubtypeOf,
-    SupertypeOf,
-    EqTo,
-}
-
 impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     pub fn super_combine_tys<R>(
         &self,
@@ -378,12 +371,10 @@ impl<'infcx, 'tcx> CombineFields<'infcx, 'tcx> {
     pub fn instantiate(
         &mut self,
         a_ty: Ty<'tcx>,
-        dir: RelationDir,
+        ambient_variance: ty::Variance,
         b_vid: ty::TyVid,
         a_is_expected: bool,
     ) -> RelateResult<'tcx, ()> {
-        use self::RelationDir::*;
-
         // Get the actual variable that b_vid has been inferred to
         debug_assert!(self.infcx.inner.borrow_mut().type_variables().probe(b_vid).is_unknown());
 
@@ -398,7 +389,18 @@ impl<'infcx, 'tcx> CombineFields<'infcx, 'tcx> {
         // `'?2` and `?3` are fresh region/type inference
         // variables. (Down below, we will relate `a_ty <: b_ty`,
         // adding constraints like `'x: '?2` and `?1 <: ?3`.)
-        let Generalization { value: b_ty, needs_wf } = self.generalize(a_ty, b_vid, dir)?;
+        let Generalization { value: b_ty, needs_wf } = generalize::generalize(
+            self.infcx,
+            &mut CombineDelegate {
+                infcx: self.infcx,
+                param_env: self.param_env,
+                span: self.trace.span(),
+            },
+            a_ty,
+            b_vid,
+            ambient_variance,
+        )?;
+
         debug!(?b_ty);
         self.infcx.inner.borrow_mut().type_variables().instantiate(b_vid, b_ty);
 
@@ -417,62 +419,23 @@ impl<'infcx, 'tcx> CombineFields<'infcx, 'tcx> {
         // relations wind up attributed to the same spans. We need
         // to associate causes/spans with each of the relations in
         // the stack to get this right.
-        match dir {
-            EqTo => self.equate(a_is_expected).relate(a_ty, b_ty),
-            SubtypeOf => self.sub(a_is_expected).relate(a_ty, b_ty),
-            SupertypeOf => self.sub(a_is_expected).relate_with_variance(
+        match ambient_variance {
+            ty::Variance::Invariant => self.equate(a_is_expected).relate(a_ty, b_ty),
+            ty::Variance::Covariant => self.sub(a_is_expected).relate(a_ty, b_ty),
+            ty::Variance::Contravariant => self.sub(a_is_expected).relate_with_variance(
                 ty::Contravariant,
                 ty::VarianceDiagInfo::default(),
                 a_ty,
                 b_ty,
             ),
+            ty::Variance::Bivariant => {
+                unreachable!("no code should be generalizing bivariantly (currently)")
+            }
         }?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Attempts to generalize `ty` for the type variable `for_vid`.
-    /// This checks for cycle -- that is, whether the type `ty`
-    /// references `for_vid`. The `dir` is the "direction" for which we
-    /// a performing the generalization (i.e., are we producing a type
-    /// that can be used as a supertype etc).
-    ///
-    /// Preconditions:
-    ///
-    /// - `for_vid` is a "root vid"
-    #[instrument(skip(self), level = "trace", ret)]
-    fn generalize(
-        &mut self,
-        ty: Ty<'tcx>,
-        for_vid: ty::TyVid,
-        dir: RelationDir,
-    ) -> RelateResult<'tcx, Generalization<Ty<'tcx>>> {
-        // Determine the ambient variance within which `ty` appears.
-        // The surrounding equation is:
-        //
-        //     ty [op] ty2
-        //
-        // where `op` is either `==`, `<:`, or `:>`. This maps quite
-        // naturally.
-        let ambient_variance = match dir {
-            RelationDir::EqTo => ty::Invariant,
-            RelationDir::SubtypeOf => ty::Covariant,
-            RelationDir::SupertypeOf => ty::Contravariant,
-        };
-
-        generalize::generalize(
-            self.infcx,
-            &mut CombineDelegate {
-                infcx: self.infcx,
-                param_env: self.param_env,
-                span: self.trace.span(),
-            },
-            ty,
-            for_vid,
-            ambient_variance,
-        )
-    }
-
     pub fn register_obligations(&mut self, obligations: PredicateObligations<'tcx>) {
         self.obligations.extend(obligations.into_iter());
     }

compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/equate.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::infer::DefineOpaqueTypes;
 use crate::traits::PredicateObligations;
 
-use super::combine::{CombineFields, ObligationEmittingRelation, RelationDir};
+use super::combine::{CombineFields, ObligationEmittingRelation};
 use super::Subtype;
 
 use rustc_middle::ty::relate::{self, Relate, RelateResult, TypeRelation};
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeRelation<'tcx> for Equate<'_, '_, 'tcx> {
             }
 
             (&ty::Infer(TyVar(a_id)), _) => {
-                self.fields.instantiate(b, RelationDir::EqTo, a_id, self.a_is_expected)?;
+                self.fields.instantiate(b, ty::Invariant, a_id, self.a_is_expected)?;
             }
 
             (_, &ty::Infer(TyVar(b_id))) => {
-                self.fields.instantiate(a, RelationDir::EqTo, b_id, self.a_is_expected)?;
+                self.fields.instantiate(a, ty::Invariant, b_id, self.a_is_expected)?;
             }
 
             (

compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/generalize.rs

@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ use crate::infer::nll_relate::TypeRelatingDelegate;
 use crate::infer::type_variable::TypeVariableValue;
 use crate::infer::{InferCtxt, RegionVariableOrigin};
 
+/// Attempts to generalize `term` for the type variable `for_vid`.
+/// This checks for cycles -- that is, whether the type `term`
+/// references `for_vid`.
 pub(super) fn generalize<'tcx, D: GeneralizerDelegate<'tcx>, T: Into<Term<'tcx>> + Relate<'tcx>>(
     infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
     delegate: &mut D,

compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/sub.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use super::combine::{CombineFields, RelationDir};
+use super::combine::CombineFields;
 use super::{DefineOpaqueTypes, ObligationEmittingRelation, SubregionOrigin};
 
 use crate::traits::{Obligation, PredicateObligations};
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeRelation<'tcx> for Sub<'_, '_, 'tcx> {
                 Ok(a)
             }
             (&ty::Infer(TyVar(a_id)), _) => {
-                self.fields.instantiate(b, RelationDir::SupertypeOf, a_id, !self.a_is_expected)?;
+                self.fields.instantiate(b, ty::Contravariant, a_id, !self.a_is_expected)?;
                 Ok(a)
             }
             (_, &ty::Infer(TyVar(b_id))) => {
-                self.fields.instantiate(a, RelationDir::SubtypeOf, b_id, self.a_is_expected)?;
+                self.fields.instantiate(a, ty::Covariant, b_id, self.a_is_expected)?;
                 Ok(a)
             }