rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-clippy

redundant_closure should be in the Perf group

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Description

The redundant_closure lint should be in the Perf group. All those closures take code space. The optimizer can't combine closures, even if they're identical. (Perhaps it can for Option::map; I haven't checked. But definitely for Future::map it cannot).

> cargo +nightly clippy -V
clippy 0.0.212 (481f7880 2018-10-30)

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Start by locating the redundant_closure lint and the definitions of the Perf group in rust-clippy. Check the lint's current grouping and relevant tests, then verify that the lint is reported under Perf without changing its behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
performance, tooling
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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