fix: replace_box FP when the box is moved

Author: profetia

clippy_lints/src/lib.rs

@@ -820,6 +820,6 @@ pub fn register_lint_passes(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, conf: &'static Co
     store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::new(coerce_container_to_any::CoerceContainerToAny));
     store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::new(toplevel_ref_arg::ToplevelRefArg));
     store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::new(volatile_composites::VolatileComposites));
-    store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::new(replace_box::ReplaceBox));
+    store.register_late_pass(|_| Box::new(replace_box::ReplaceBox::default()));
     // add lints here, do not remove this comment, it's used in `new_lint`
 }

clippy_lints/src/replace_box.rs

@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@ use clippy_utils::res::{MaybeDef, MaybeResPath};
 use clippy_utils::sugg::Sugg;
 use clippy_utils::ty::implements_trait;
 use clippy_utils::{is_default_equivalent_call, local_is_initialized};
+use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashMap;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
-use rustc_hir::{Expr, ExprKind, LangItem, QPath};
+use rustc_hir::def_id::LocalDefId;
+use rustc_hir::{Expr, ExprKind, HirId, HirIdSet, LangItem, Node, QPath};
+use rustc_hir_typeck::expr_use_visitor::{Delegate, ExprUseVisitor, PlaceBase, PlaceWithHirId};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
-use rustc_session::declare_lint_pass;
+use rustc_middle::mir::FakeReadCause;
+use rustc_middle::ty;
+use rustc_session::impl_lint_pass;
 use rustc_span::sym;
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
@@ -33,7 +38,13 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     perf,
     "assigning a newly created box to `Box<T>` is inefficient"
 }
-declare_lint_pass!(ReplaceBox => [REPLACE_BOX]);
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct ReplaceBox {
+    moved_vars: FxHashMap<LocalDefId, HirIdSet>,
+}
+
+impl_lint_pass!(ReplaceBox => [REPLACE_BOX]);
 
 impl LateLintPass<'_> for ReplaceBox {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &'_ Expr<'_>) {
@@ -42,7 +53,30 @@ impl LateLintPass<'_> for ReplaceBox {
             && !rhs.span.from_expansion()
             && let lhs_ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(lhs)
             // No diagnostic for late-initialized locals
-            && lhs.res_local_id().is_none_or(|local| local_is_initialized(cx, local))
+            && let local = lhs.res_local_id()
+            && local.is_none_or(|local| {
+                if !local_is_initialized(cx, local) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                let Some(body) = cx.enclosing_body.map(|b| cx.tcx.hir_body(b)) else {
+                    return true;
+                };
+
+                let owner_id = cx.tcx.hir_enclosing_body_owner(expr.hir_id);
+                !self.moved_vars
+                    .entry(owner_id)
+                    .or_insert_with(|| {
+                        let mut ctx = MovedVariablesCtxt {
+                            cx,
+                            moved_vars: HirIdSet::default(),
+                        };
+                        ExprUseVisitor::for_clippy(cx, owner_id, &mut ctx)
+                            .consume_body(body)
+                            .into_ok();
+                            ctx.moved_vars
+                    }).contains(&local)
+            })
             && let Some(inner_ty) = lhs_ty.boxed_ty()
         {
             if let Some(default_trait_id) = cx.tcx.get_diagnostic_item(sym::Default)
@@ -109,3 +143,27 @@ fn get_box_new_payload<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'tcx>) -> Option<
         None
     }
 }
+
+struct MovedVariablesCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
+    cx: &'a LateContext<'tcx>,
+    moved_vars: HirIdSet,
+}
+
+impl<'tcx> Delegate<'tcx> for MovedVariablesCtxt<'_, 'tcx> {
+    fn consume(&mut self, cmt: &PlaceWithHirId<'tcx>, _: HirId) {
+        if let PlaceBase::Local(vid) = cmt.place.base
+            && let Node::Expr(expr) = self.cx.tcx.hir_node(cmt.hir_id)
+            && expr.res_local_id().is_some_and(|hir_id| hir_id == vid)
+        {
+            self.moved_vars.insert(vid);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn use_cloned(&mut self, _: &PlaceWithHirId<'tcx>, _: HirId) {}
+
+    fn borrow(&mut self, _: &PlaceWithHirId<'tcx>, _: HirId, _: ty::BorrowKind) {}
+
+    fn mutate(&mut self, _: &PlaceWithHirId<'tcx>, _: HirId) {}
+
+    fn fake_read(&mut self, _: &PlaceWithHirId<'tcx>, _: FakeReadCause, _: HirId) {}
+}

tests/ui/replace_box.fixed

@@ -70,3 +70,17 @@ fn main() {
     let bb: Box<u32>;
     bb = Default::default();
 }
+
+fn issue15951() {
+    let mut x = Box::new(());
+    let y = x;
+    x = Box::new(());
+
+    struct Foo {
+        inner: String,
+    }
+    let mut x = Box::new(Foo { inner: String::new() });
+    let y = x.inner;
+    *x = Foo { inner: String::new() };
+    //~^ replace_box
+}

tests/ui/replace_box.rs

@@ -70,3 +70,17 @@ fn main() {
     let bb: Box<u32>;
     bb = Default::default();
 }
+
+fn issue15951() {
+    let mut x = Box::new(());
+    let y = x;
+    x = Box::new(());
+
+    struct Foo {
+        inner: String,
+    }
+    let mut x = Box::new(Foo { inner: String::new() });
+    let y = x.inner;
+    x = Box::new(Foo { inner: String::new() });
+    //~^ replace_box
+}

tests/ui/replace_box.stderr

@@ -48,5 +48,13 @@ LL |     b = Box::new(mac!(three));
    |
    = note: this creates a needless allocation
 
-error: aborting due to 6 previous errors
+error: creating a new box
+  --> tests/ui/replace_box.rs:84:5
+   |
+LL |     x = Box::new(Foo { inner: String::new() });
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: replace existing content with inner value instead: `*x = Foo { inner: String::new() }`
+   |
+   = note: this creates a needless allocation
+
+error: aborting due to 7 previous errors