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The following code
// run-pass
// Regression test for issue #39292. The object vtable was being
// incorrectly left with a null pointer.
trait Foo<T> {
fn print<'a>(&'a self) where [(); 0 + 0]: Sized { println!("foo"); }
}
impl<'a> Foo<&'a ()> for () { }
trait Bar: for<'a> Foo<&'a ()> { }
impl Bar for () {}
fn main() {
(&() as &dyn Bar).print(); // Segfault
}
comiled with rustc (cargo check):
Blocking waiting for file lock on package cache
Checking _1773141613043550384 v0.1.0 (/tmp/icemaker_global_tempdir.NKMZ5efnG5rg/rustc_testrunner_tmpdir.LbzPWgo9Z4kp/_1773141613043550384)
Finished `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.24s
but errors were issued by rust-analyzer diagnostics
at crate _1773141613043550384, file /tmp/icemaker_global_tempdir.NKMZ5efnG5rg/rustc_testrunner_tmpdir.LbzPWgo9Z4kp/_1773141613043550384/src/main.rs: Error RustcHardError("E0605") from LineCol { line: 15, col: 5 } to LineCol { line: 15, col: 20 }: non-primitive cast: `&()` as `&(dyn Bar + 'static)`
diagnostic scan complete
Error: diagnostic error detected
Stack backtrace:
0: <anyhow::Error>::msg::<&str>
at /home/matthias/.cargo/registry/src/index.crates.io-1949cf8c6b5b557f/anyhow-1.0.102/src/backtrace.rs:10:14
1: anyhow::__private::format_err
at /home/matthias/.cargo/registry/src/index.crates.io-1949cf8c6b5b557f/anyhow-1.0.102/src/lib.rs:687:13
2: <rust_analyzer::cli::flags::Diagnostics>::run_
at /home/matthias/vcs/github/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/diagnostics.rs:123:13
3: <rust_analyzer::cli::flags::Diagnostics>::run::{closure#0}
at /home/matthias/vcs/github/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/diagnostics.rs:20:29
4: <stdx::thread::Builder>::spawn::<<rust_analyzer::cli::flags::Diagnostics>::run::{closure#0}, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>::{closure#0}
at /home/matthias/vcs/github/rust-analyzer/crates/stdx/src/thread.rs:74:13
5: std::sys::backtrace::__rust_begin_short_backtrace::<<stdx::thread::Builder>::spawn<<rust_analyzer::cli::flags::Diagnostics>::run::{closure#0}, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>::{closure#0}, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>
at /home/matthias/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/std/src/sys/backtrace.rs:166:18
6: std::thread::lifecycle::spawn_unchecked::<<stdx::thread::Builder>::spawn<<rust_analyzer::cli::flags::Diagnostics>::run::{closure#0}, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>::{closure#0}, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>::{closure#1}::{closure#0}
at /home/matthias/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/std/src/thread/lifecycle.rs:70:13
7: <core::panic::unwind_safe::AssertUnwindSafe<std::thread::lifecycle::spawn_unchecked<<stdx::thread::Builder>::spawn<<rust_analyzer::cli::flags::Diagnostics>::run::{closure#0}, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>::{closure#0}, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>::{closure#1}::{closure#0}> as core::ops::function::FnOnce<()>>::call_once
at /home/matthias/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/core/src/panic/unwind_safe.rs:275:9
8: std::panicking::catch_unwind::do_call::<core::panic::unwind_safe::AssertUnwindSafe<std::thread::lifecycle::spawn_unchecked<<stdx::thread::Builder>::spawn<<rust_analyzer::cli::flags::Diagnostics>::run::{closure#0}, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>::{closure#0}, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>::{closure#1}::{closure#0}>, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>
at /home/matthias/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/std/src/panicking.rs:576:43
9: std::panicking::catch_unwind::<core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>, core::panic::unwind_safe::AssertUnwindSafe<std::thread::lifecycle::spawn_unchecked<<stdx::thread::Builder>::spawn<<rust_analyzer::cli::flags::Diagnostics>::run::{closure#0}, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>::{closure#0}, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>::{closure#1}::{closure#0}>>
at /home/matthias/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/std/src/panicking.rs:544:19
10: std::panic::catch_unwind::<core::panic::unwind_safe::AssertUnwindSafe<std::thread::lifecycle::spawn_unchecked<<stdx::thread::Builder>::spawn<<rust_analyzer::cli::flags::Diagnostics>::run::{closure#0}, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>::{closure#0}, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>::{closure#1}::{closure#0}>, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>
at /home/matthias/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/std/src/panic.rs:359:14
11: std::thread::lifecycle::spawn_unchecked::<<stdx::thread::Builder>::spawn<<rust_analyzer::cli::flags::Diagnostics>::run::{closure#0}, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>::{closure#0}, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>::{closure#1}
at /home/matthias/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/std/src/thread/lifecycle.rs:68:26
12: <std::thread::lifecycle::spawn_unchecked<<stdx::thread::Builder>::spawn<<rust_analyzer::cli::flags::Diagnostics>::run::{closure#0}, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>::{closure#0}, core::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error>>::{closure#1} as core::ops::function::FnOnce<()>>::call_once::{shim:vtable#0}
at /home/matthias/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/core/src/ops/function.rs:250:5
13: <alloc::boxed::Box<dyn core::ops::function::FnOnce<(), Output = ()> + core::marker::Send> as core::ops::function::FnOnce<()>>::call_once
at /rustc/34baba5394fcbda4cba7b7c1964a6db421c77c91/library/alloc/src/boxed.rs:2320:9
14: <std::sys::thread::unix::Thread>::new::thread_start
at /rustc/34baba5394fcbda4cba7b7c1964a6db421c77c91/library/std/src/sys/thread/unix.rs:123:17
15: <unknown>
16: <unknown>
version information
rust-analyzer 0.0.0 (4bd323d51e 2026-08-17)
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Research direction
Reproduce the supplied Rust snippet with rust-analyzer diagnostics and compare its E0605 report with cargo check. Start at crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/diagnostics.rs, especially the reported failure around line 123, then trace the diagnostic for the cast on line 15. Done means the valid run-pass example no longer produces the non-primitive-cast diagnostic.
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- Issue type
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