Hang when resolving complex type alias constraints
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A-trait-system
C-bug
fixed-by-next-solver
I-hang
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T-compiler
- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
The bug is found by a fuzzer.
I tried this code:
trait PrivateSquareRoot {}
pub trait Mul<Rhs = Self> {
type Output: Mul;
}
pub trait IsGreaterOrEqual<Rhs> {
type Output;
}
pub type Square<A: PrivateSquareRoot> = <A as Mul>::Output;
pub type GrEq<A, B> = <A as IsGreaterOrEqual<B>>::Output;
impl<A, B: PrivateSquareRoot> IsGreaterOrEqual<B> for A {
type Output = ();
}
impl<U> PrivateSquareRoot for U
where
U: Mul,
Square<U>: Mul,
GrEq<Self, Square<Square<U>>>: Sized,
U: PrivateSquareRoot,
{}
fn main() {}
The compiler behavior differs depending on the release channel and trait solver used:
| Release channel | Result |
|---|---|
| current Stable | Hang |
| current Nightly (default solver) | Hang |
Nightly + -Znext-solver=globally |
error |
The compiler hangs. Fixed by next solver.
Meta
rustc --version --verbose:
rustc 1.94.0-nightly (f57eac1bf 2026-01-10)
binary: rustc
commit-hash: f57eac1bf98cb5d578e3364b64365ec398c137df
commit-date: 2026-01-10
host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
release: 1.94.0-nightly
LLVM version: 21.1.8
Backtrace
The compiler hangs;
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the Rust reproducer in the issue and compare compilation with the default solver against nightly with -Znext-solver=globally. Trace the trait-solver handling of the nested type aliases and constraints; done means the default solver no longer hangs and produces a terminating result consistent with the next solver.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100