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ICE：assertion `left == right` failed: all spans must be disjoint

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Description

I found an ICE bug. I believe it is a duplicate of 146261, but what if it is not? So I am submitting this bug. If it is indeed a complete duplicate, I apologize for the trouble.

snippet:

type Variant<'a, T> = SomeEnum<T>;

enum SomeEnum<T> {
    SomeVariant { t: T }
}

fn annot_reference_named_lifetime<'a>(_d: &'a u32) {
    let c = 66;
    Variant::SomeVariant::<&'a u32> { t: &c };
}

fn main() {}

Version information：

rustc 1.92.0-nightly (a9d0a6f15 2025-09-16)
binary: rustc
commit-hash: a9d0a6f15533a364816c4d81e2192009ef601d33
commit-date: 2025-09-16
host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
release: 1.92.0-nightly
LLVM version: 21.1.1
Program output 

error[E0109]: type arguments are not allowed on this type
  --> <source>:11:28
   |
11 |     Variant::SomeVariant::<&'a u32> { t: &c };
   |              -----------   ^^^^^^^ type argument not allowed
   |              |
   |              not allowed on this type
   |
   = note: enum variants can't have type parameters

thread 'rustc' (3) panicked at compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs:385:17:
assertion `left == right` failed: all spans must be disjoint
  left: Some([SubstitutionPart { span: <source>:11:12: 11:36 (#0), snippet: "::<&'a u32>" }, SubstitutionPart { span: <source>:11:25: 11:36 (#0), snippet: "" }])
 right: None
stack backtrace:
   0:     0x7d246524bdf3 - <std::sys::backtrace::BacktraceLock::print::DisplayBacktrace as core::fmt::Display>::fmt::h830fbe15fbab381b
   1:     0x7d2465a01b58 - core::fmt::write::hf661a9e75db120a3
   2:     0x7d2465200d71 - std::io::Write::write_fmt::he76c5adbbdfd1600
   3:     0x7d2465211d22 - std::sys::backtrace::BacktraceLock::print::hb87325f2dc6d4dfe
   4:     0x7d2465217c69 - std::panicking::default_hook::{{closure}}::h5e01ba9de3335cc4
   5:     0x7d2465217793 - std::panicking::default_hook::h47934e1f610fefc5
   6:     0x7d2464208797 - std[c207121dba9f4102]::panicking::update_hook::<alloc[fbc11b1b12ed36cd]::boxed::Box<rustc_driver_impl[d9438a736c8997f5]::install_ice_hook::{closure#1}>>::{closure#0}
   7:     0x7d246521808f - std::panicking::panic_with_hook::hfee0edaf348ac547
   8:     0x7d2465217e4a - std::panicking::panic_handler::{{closure}}::h6c6964ed9ca982a7
   9:     0x7d2465211e69 - std::sys::backtrace::__rust_end_short_backtrace::h232e83a0d4d66618
  10:     0x7d24651f27ad - __rustc[b07eb43dc0c79c3a]::rust_begin_unwind
  11:     0x7d24618e71f0 - core::panicking::panic_fmt::he0731d8485d264bd
  12:     0x7d2463bf7293 - core::panicking::assert_failed_inner::h8e762b1082fd3e64
  13:     0x7d2464237ff8 - core[c97f7de45acf1cc9]::panicking::assert_failed::<core[c97f7de45acf1cc9]::option::Option<&[rustc_errors[928f4f940c7c8cb7]::SubstitutionPart; 2usize]>, core[c97f7de45acf1cc9]::option::Option<&[rustc_errors[928f4f940c7c8cb7]::SubstitutionPart; 2usize]>>
  14:     0x7d2466e50fb1 - <core[c97f7de45acf1cc9]::iter::adapters::filter_map::FilterMap<core[c97f7de45acf1cc9]::iter::adapters::cloned::Cloned<core[c97f7de45acf1cc9]::iter::adapters::filter::Filter<core[c97f7de45acf1cc9]::slice::iter::Iter<rustc_errors[928f4f940c7c8cb7]::Substitution>, <rustc_errors[928f4f940c7c8cb7]::CodeSuggestion>::splice_lines::{closure#0}>>, <rustc_errors[928f4f940c7c8cb7]::CodeSuggestion>::splice_lines::{closure#1}> as core[c97f7de45acf1cc9]::iter::traits::iterator::Iterator>::next
  15:     0x7d2466e52c9d - <rustc_errors[928f4f940c7c8cb7]::emitter::HumanEmitter>::emit_suggestion_default
  16:     0x7d2466f58953 - <rustc_errors[928f4f940c7c8cb7]::emitter::HumanEmitter as rustc_errors[928f4f940c7c8cb7]::emitter::Emitter>::emit_diagnostic
  17:     0x7d2466f5fed8 - <rustc_errors[928f4f940c7c8cb7]::DiagCtxtInner>::emit_diagnostic::{closure#3}
  18:     0x7d2466f5d89a - rustc_interface[3a2987949cdbb48a]::callbacks::track_diagnostic::<core[c97f7de45acf1cc9]::option::Option<rustc_span[acd9e562735339de]::ErrorGuaranteed>>
  19:     0x7d2466f5c8b6 - <rustc_errors[928f4f940c7c8cb7]::DiagCtxtInner>::emit_diagnostic
  20:     0x7d2466f5c77f - <rustc_errors[928f4f940c7c8cb7]::DiagCtxtHandle>::emit_diagnostic
  21:     0x7d24622a012e - <rustc_span[acd9e562735339de]::ErrorGuaranteed as rustc_errors[928f4f940c7c8cb7]::diagnostic::EmissionGuarantee>::emit_producing_guarantee
  22:     0x7d2466357fe6 - <dyn rustc_hir_analysis[25a5ef209d74c11d]::hir_ty_lowering::HirTyLowerer>::prohibit_generic_args::<core[c97f7de45acf1cc9]::slice::iter::Iter<rustc_hir[73cd324757686b2b]::hir::PathSegment>>
  23:     0x7d246633b5c8 - <dyn rustc_hir_analysis[25a5ef209d74c11d]::hir_ty_lowering::HirTyLowerer>::lower_type_relative_path::{closure#0}
  24:     0x7d246633ae3b - <dyn rustc_hir_analysis[25a5ef209d74c11d]::hir_ty_lowering::HirTyLowerer>::lower_type_relative_ty_path::{closure#0}
  25:     0x7d2465f44b7c - <rustc_hir_typeck[8ddae7115abbbd15]::fn_ctxt::FnCtxt>::check_struct_path
  26:     0x7d2466b06dc6 - <rustc_hir_typeck[8ddae7115abbbd15]::fn_ctxt::FnCtxt>::check_expr_with_expectation_and_args
  27:     0x7d2465ce72d4 - <rustc_hir_typeck[8ddae7115abbbd15]::fn_ctxt::FnCtxt>::check_expr_block
  28:     0x7d2466b010be - <rustc_hir_typeck[8ddae7115abbbd15]::fn_ctxt::FnCtxt>::check_expr_with_expectation_and_args
  29:     0x7d2465cf230b - rustc_hir_typeck[8ddae7115abbbd15]::check::check_fn
  30:     0x7d2465d6d4fb - rustc_hir_typeck[8ddae7115abbbd15]::typeck_with_inspect::{closure#0}
  31:     0x7d2465d6bcf6 - rustc_query_impl[d2194a968fe82a14]::plumbing::__rust_begin_short_backtrace::<rustc_query_impl[d2194a968fe82a14]::query_impl::typeck::dynamic_query::{closure#2}::{closure#0}, rustc_middle[ca952e998b261ea0]::query::erase::Erased<[u8; 8usize]>>
  32:     0x7d2465c94f45 - rustc_query_system[8aa47809e78cb5f0]::query::plumbing::try_execute_query::<rustc_query_impl[d2194a968fe82a14]::DynamicConfig<rustc_data_structures[9517fc3c6a0ce3dd]::vec_cache::VecCache<rustc_span[acd9e562735339de]::def_id::LocalDefId, rustc_middle[ca952e998b261ea0]::query::erase::Erased<[u8; 8usize]>, rustc_query_system[8aa47809e78cb5f0]::dep_graph::graph::DepNodeIndex>, false, false, false>, rustc_query_impl[d2194a968fe82a14]::plumbing::QueryCtxt, false>
  33:     0x7d2465c94989 - rustc_query_impl[d2194a968fe82a14]::query_impl::typeck::get_query_non_incr::__rust_end_short_backtrace
  34:     0x7d2465c8caed - <rustc_middle[ca952e998b261ea0]::ty::context::TyCtxt>::par_hir_body_owners::<rustc_hir_analysis[25a5ef209d74c11d]::check_crate::{closure#2}>::{closure#0}
  35:     0x7d2465c8be6b - rustc_hir_analysis[25a5ef209d74c11d]::check_crate
  36:     0x7d2465c9c87e - rustc_interface[3a2987949cdbb48a]::passes::analysis
  37:     0x7d2465c9c54b - rustc_query_impl[d2194a968fe82a14]::plumbing::__rust_begin_short_backtrace::<rustc_query_impl[d2194a968fe82a14]::query_impl::analysis::dynamic_query::{closure#2}::{closure#0}, rustc_middle[ca952e998b261ea0]::query::erase::Erased<[u8; 0usize]>>
  38:     0x7d2466b3e208 - rustc_query_system[8aa47809e78cb5f0]::query::plumbing::try_execute_query::<rustc_query_impl[d2194a968fe82a14]::DynamicConfig<rustc_query_system[8aa47809e78cb5f0]::query::caches::SingleCache<rustc_middle[ca952e998b261ea0]::query::erase::Erased<[u8; 0usize]>>, false, false, false>, rustc_query_impl[d2194a968fe82a14]::plumbing::QueryCtxt, false>
  39:     0x7d2466b3de3e - rustc_query_impl[d2194a968fe82a14]::query_impl::analysis::get_query_non_incr::__rust_end_short_backtrace
  40:     0x7d2466d7d063 - rustc_interface[3a2987949cdbb48a]::passes::create_and_enter_global_ctxt::<core[c97f7de45acf1cc9]::option::Option<rustc_interface[3a2987949cdbb48a]::queries::Linker>, rustc_driver_impl[d9438a736c8997f5]::run_compiler::{closure#0}::{closure#2}>::{closure#2}::{closure#0}
  41:     0x7d2466cc10fe - rustc_interface[3a2987949cdbb48a]::interface::run_compiler::<(), rustc_driver_impl[d9438a736c8997f5]::run_compiler::{closure#0}>::{closure#1}
  42:     0x7d2466bf5b38 - std[c207121dba9f4102]::sys::backtrace::__rust_begin_short_backtrace::<rustc_interface[3a2987949cdbb48a]::util::run_in_thread_with_globals<rustc_interface[3a2987949cdbb48a]::util::run_in_thread_pool_with_globals<rustc_interface[3a2987949cdbb48a]::interface::run_compiler<(), rustc_driver_impl[d9438a736c8997f5]::run_compiler::{closure#0}>::{closure#1}, ()>::{closure#0}, ()>::{closure#0}::{closure#0}, ()>
  43:     0x7d2466bf581c - <<std[c207121dba9f4102]::thread::Builder>::spawn_unchecked_<rustc_interface[3a2987949cdbb48a]::util::run_in_thread_with_globals<rustc_interface[3a2987949cdbb48a]::util::run_in_thread_pool_with_globals<rustc_interface[3a2987949cdbb48a]::interface::run_compiler<(), rustc_driver_impl[d9438a736c8997f5]::run_compiler::{closure#0}>::{closure#1}, ()>::{closure#0}, ()>::{closure#0}::{closure#0}, ()>::{closure#1} as core[c97f7de45acf1cc9]::ops::function::FnOnce<()>>::call_once::{shim:vtable#0}
  44:     0x7d2466bfbecd - std::sys::thread::unix::Thread::new::thread_start::h44739fe3c92fa2b0
  45:     0x7d2460294ac3 - <unknown>
  46:     0x7d2460326850 - <unknown>
  47:                0x0 - <unknown>

error: the compiler unexpectedly panicked. this is a bug.

note: we would appreciate a bug report: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/new?labels=C-bug%2C+I-ICE%2C+T-compiler&template=ice.md

note: please make sure that you have updated to the latest nightly

note: please attach the file at `/app/rustc-ice-2025-09-18T07_05_10-1.txt` to your bug report

note: compiler flags: -C debuginfo=2 --crate-type bin -C linker=/opt/compiler-explorer/gcc-15.2.0/bin/gcc

query stack during panic:
#0 [typeck] type-checking `annot_reference_named_lifetime`
#1 [analysis] running analysis passes on this crate
end of query stack
error: aborting due to 1 previous error

For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0109`.

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Start by reproducing the supplied Rust snippet with the reported nightly and inspect compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs:385, where the assertion occurs. Trace the diagnostic path through rustc_hir_analysis::hir_ty_lowering::prohibit_generic_args; done means the invalid type-argument diagnostic no longer triggers an ICE and the reported error remains usable.

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Domain
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Issue type
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Difficulty
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Estimated time
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