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Support using const pointers in asm const operand #138618

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4233b3b
Collect constants within `global_asm!` in collector
nbdd0121 Mar 12, 2025
f44536c
Add FnDef/Closure -> FnPtr coercion for inline asm const operand
nbdd0121 Dec 5, 2025
bf74b6c
Give global_asm symbol names
nbdd0121 Dec 15, 2025
b44bea2
Delay stringification of const to backend
nbdd0121 Dec 18, 2025
ca40339
Unify handling of asm const and sym using CTFE
nbdd0121 Dec 18, 2025
4c39d62
Unify handling of `GlobalAlloc` inside backend
nbdd0121 Dec 19, 2025
338d560
Handle pointers with offset for asm const
nbdd0121 Dec 18, 2025
6deaed5
Support codegen of asm const pointers without provenance
nbdd0121 Dec 18, 2025
1fd34e4
Give codegen units symbol names that backend can use
nbdd0121 Jun 10, 2026
c95d35e
Generate unique symbol names if const pointers refer to promoted static
nbdd0121 Dec 19, 2025
73ff59f
Implement asm_const_ptr feature
nbdd0121 Oct 24, 2024
5d22dac
Add test if asm const are MIR inlined and monomorphized twice
nbdd0121 Apr 22, 2026
0316085
Expand invalid-const-operand test case to cover &str and &CStr
nbdd0121 Jul 22, 2026
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions Cargo.lock
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Expand Up @@ -4508,6 +4508,7 @@ dependencies = [
"rustc_middle",
"rustc_session",
"rustc_span",
"rustc_symbol_mangling",
"rustc_target",
"serde",
"serde_json",
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70 changes: 50 additions & 20 deletions compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/src/global_asm.rs
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@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
//! The AOT driver uses [`cranelift_object`] to write object files suitable for linking into a
//! standalone executable.

use std::fmt::Write as _;
use std::io::Write;
use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
use std::process::{Command, Stdio};

use rustc_ast::{InlineAsmOptions, InlineAsmTemplatePiece};
use rustc_codegen_ssa::traits::{AsmCodegenMethods, GlobalAsmOperandRef};
use rustc_middle::mir::interpret::{GlobalAlloc, PointerArithmetic, Scalar as ConstScalar};
use rustc_middle::ty::TyCtxt;
use rustc_middle::ty::layout::{
FnAbiError, FnAbiOfHelpers, FnAbiRequest, HasTyCtxt, HasTypingEnv, LayoutError, LayoutOfHelpers,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -107,29 +109,57 @@ fn codegen_global_asm_inner<'tcx>(
InlineAsmTemplatePiece::Placeholder { operand_idx, modifier: _, span } => {
use rustc_codegen_ssa::back::symbol_export::escape_symbol_name;
match operands[operand_idx] {
GlobalAsmOperandRef::Const { ref string } => {
global_asm.push_str(string);
}
GlobalAsmOperandRef::SymFn { instance } => {
if cfg!(not(feature = "inline_asm_sym")) {
tcx.dcx().span_err(
span,
"asm! and global_asm! sym operands are not yet supported",
);
}
GlobalAsmOperandRef::Const { value, ty } => {
match value {
ConstScalar::Int(int) => {
let string = rustc_codegen_ssa::common::asm_const_to_str(
tcx,
span,
int,
FullyMonomorphizedLayoutCx(tcx).layout_of(ty),
);
global_asm.push_str(&string);
}

let symbol = tcx.symbol_name(instance);
let symbol_name = if tcx.sess.target.is_like_darwin {
format!("_{}", symbol.name)
} else {
symbol.name.to_owned()
};
ConstScalar::Ptr(ptr, _) => {
if cfg!(not(feature = "inline_asm_sym")) {
tcx.dcx().span_err(
span,
"asm! and global_asm! sym operands are not yet supported",
);
}

// FIXME handle the case where the function was made private to the
// current codegen unit
global_asm.push_str(&escape_symbol_name(tcx, &symbol_name, span));
let (prov, offset) = ptr.prov_and_relative_offset();
let global_alloc = tcx.global_alloc(prov.alloc_id());
let symbol = match global_alloc {
GlobalAlloc::Function { instance } => {
// FIXME handle the case where the function was made private to the
// current codegen unit
tcx.symbol_name(instance)
}
GlobalAlloc::Static(def_id) => {
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let instance = Instance::mono(tcx, def_id);
tcx.symbol_name(instance)
}
GlobalAlloc::Memory(_)
| GlobalAlloc::VTable(..)
| GlobalAlloc::TypeId { .. } => unreachable!(),
};
let symbol_name = if tcx.sess.target.is_like_darwin {
format!("_{}", symbol.name)
} else {
symbol.name.to_owned()
};
global_asm.push_str(&escape_symbol_name(tcx, &symbol_name, span));

if offset != Size::ZERO {
let offset = tcx.sign_extend_to_target_isize(offset.bytes());
write!(global_asm, "{offset:+}").unwrap();
}
}
}
}
GlobalAsmOperandRef::SymStatic { def_id } => {
GlobalAsmOperandRef::SymThreadLocalStatic { def_id } => {
if cfg!(not(feature = "inline_asm_sym")) {
tcx.dcx().span_err(
span,
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10 changes: 9 additions & 1 deletion compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/src/inline_asm.rs
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Expand Up @@ -96,10 +96,18 @@ pub(crate) fn codegen_inline_asm_terminator<'tcx>(
}
InlineAsmOperand::Const { ref value } => {
let (const_value, ty) = crate::constant::eval_mir_constant(fx, value);
let mir::ConstValue::Scalar(scalar) = const_value else {
span_bug!(
span,
"expected Scalar for promoted asm const, but got {:#?}",
const_value
)
};

let value = rustc_codegen_ssa::common::asm_const_to_str(
fx.tcx,
span,
const_value,
scalar.assert_scalar_int(),
fx.layout_of(ty),
);
CInlineAsmOperand::Const { value }
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157 changes: 102 additions & 55 deletions compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/src/asm.rs
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@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
// cSpell:ignoreRegExp [afkspqvwy]reg

use std::borrow::Cow;
use std::fmt::Write;

use gccjit::{LValue, RValue, ToRValue, Type};
use rustc_abi::Size;
use rustc_ast::ast::{InlineAsmOptions, InlineAsmTemplatePiece};
use rustc_codegen_ssa::mir::operand::OperandValue;
use rustc_codegen_ssa::mir::place::PlaceRef;
Expand All @@ -11,7 +13,9 @@ use rustc_codegen_ssa::traits::{
GlobalAsmOperandRef, InlineAsmOperandRef,
};
use rustc_middle::bug;
use rustc_middle::mir::interpret::{GlobalAlloc, PointerArithmetic, Scalar};
use rustc_middle::ty::Instance;
use rustc_middle::ty::layout::LayoutOf;
use rustc_span::{DUMMY_SP, Span};
use rustc_target::asm::*;

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -143,6 +147,9 @@ impl<'a, 'gcc, 'tcx> AsmBuilderMethods<'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'gcc, 'tcx> {
// Clobbers collected from `out("explicit register") _` and `inout("explicit_reg") var => _`
let mut clobbers = vec![];

// Symbols name that needs to be inserted to asm const ptr template string.
let mut const_syms = vec![];

// We're trying to preallocate space for the template
let mut constants_len = 0;

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -303,17 +310,12 @@ impl<'a, 'gcc, 'tcx> AsmBuilderMethods<'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'gcc, 'tcx> {
}
}

InlineAsmOperandRef::Const { ref string } => {
constants_len += string.len() + att_dialect as usize;
InlineAsmOperandRef::Const { .. } => {
// We don't know the size at this point, just some estimate.
constants_len += 20;
}

InlineAsmOperandRef::SymFn { instance } => {
// FIXME(@Amanieu): Additional mangling is needed on
// some targets to add a leading underscore (Mach-O)
// or byte count suffixes (x86 Windows).
constants_len += self.tcx.symbol_name(instance).name.len();
}
InlineAsmOperandRef::SymStatic { def_id } => {
InlineAsmOperandRef::SymThreadLocalStatic { def_id } => {
// FIXME(@Amanieu): Additional mangling is needed on
// some targets to add a leading underscore (Mach-O).
constants_len +=
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -402,24 +404,22 @@ impl<'a, 'gcc, 'tcx> AsmBuilderMethods<'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'gcc, 'tcx> {
// processed in the previous pass
}

InlineAsmOperandRef::SymFn { instance } => {
inputs.push(AsmInOperand {
constraint: "X".into(),
rust_idx,
val: get_fn(self.cx, instance).get_address(None),
});
}

InlineAsmOperandRef::SymStatic { def_id } => {
inputs.push(AsmInOperand {
constraint: "X".into(),
rust_idx,
val: self.cx.get_static(def_id).get_address(None),
});
}
InlineAsmOperandRef::Const { value, ty: _ } => match value {
Scalar::Int(_) => (),
Scalar::Ptr(ptr, _) => {
let (prov, _) = ptr.prov_and_relative_offset();
let global_alloc = self.tcx.global_alloc(prov.alloc_id());
let (val, sym) = self.cx.alloc_to_backend(global_alloc, true).unwrap();
const_syms.push(sym.unwrap());
inputs.push(AsmInOperand { constraint: "X".into(), rust_idx, val });
}
},

InlineAsmOperandRef::Const { .. } => {
// processed in the previous pass
InlineAsmOperandRef::SymThreadLocalStatic { def_id } => {
// FIXME(@Amanieu): Additional mangling is needed on
// some targets to add a leading underscore (MachO).
constants_len +=
self.tcx.symbol_name(Instance::mono(self.tcx, def_id)).name.len();
}

InlineAsmOperandRef::Label { .. } => {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ impl<'a, 'gcc, 'tcx> AsmBuilderMethods<'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'gcc, 'tcx> {
template_str.push_str(escaped_char);
}
}
InlineAsmTemplatePiece::Placeholder { operand_idx, modifier, span: _ } => {
InlineAsmTemplatePiece::Placeholder { operand_idx, modifier, span } => {
let mut push_to_template = |modifier, gcc_idx| {
use std::fmt::Write;

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -495,26 +495,44 @@ impl<'a, 'gcc, 'tcx> AsmBuilderMethods<'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'gcc, 'tcx> {
push_to_template(modifier, gcc_index);
}

InlineAsmOperandRef::SymFn { instance } => {
// FIXME(@Amanieu): Additional mangling is needed on
// some targets to add a leading underscore (Mach-O)
// or byte count suffixes (x86 Windows).
let name = self.tcx.symbol_name(instance).name;
template_str.push_str(name);
InlineAsmOperandRef::Const { value, ty } => {
match value {
Scalar::Int(int) => {
// Const operands get injected directly into the template
let string = rustc_codegen_ssa::common::asm_const_to_str(
self.tcx,
span,
int,
self.layout_of(ty),
);
template_str.push_str(&string);
}

Scalar::Ptr(ptr, _) => {
let (_, offset) = ptr.prov_and_relative_offset();
let sym = const_syms.remove(0);
// FIXME(@Amanieu): Additional mangling is needed on
// some targets to add a leading underscore (Mach-O)
// or byte count suffixes (x86 Windows).
template_str.push_str(sym.name);

if offset != Size::ZERO {
let offset =
self.sign_extend_to_target_isize(offset.bytes());
write!(template_str, "{offset:+}").unwrap();
}
}
}
}

InlineAsmOperandRef::SymStatic { def_id } => {
InlineAsmOperandRef::SymThreadLocalStatic { def_id } => {
// FIXME(@Amanieu): Additional mangling is needed on
// some targets to add a leading underscore (Mach-O).
let instance = Instance::mono(self.tcx, def_id);
let name = self.tcx.symbol_name(instance).name;
template_str.push_str(name);
}

InlineAsmOperandRef::Const { ref string } => {
template_str.push_str(string);
}

InlineAsmOperandRef::Label { label } => {
let label_gcc_index =
labels.iter().position(|&l| l == label).expect("wrong rust index");
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -933,26 +951,55 @@ impl<'gcc, 'tcx> AsmCodegenMethods<'tcx> for CodegenCx<'gcc, 'tcx> {
.unwrap_or(string.len());
}
}
InlineAsmTemplatePiece::Placeholder { operand_idx, modifier: _, span: _ } => {
InlineAsmTemplatePiece::Placeholder { operand_idx, modifier: _, span } => {
match operands[operand_idx] {
GlobalAsmOperandRef::Const { ref string } => {
// Const operands get injected directly into the
// template. Note that we don't need to escape %
// here unlike normal inline assembly.
template_str.push_str(string);
}
GlobalAsmOperandRef::Const { value, ty } => {
match value {
Scalar::Int(int) => {
// Const operands get injected directly into the
// template. Note that we don't need to escape %
// here unlike normal inline assembly.
let string = rustc_codegen_ssa::common::asm_const_to_str(
self.tcx,
span,
int,
self.layout_of(ty),
);
template_str.push_str(&string);
}

GlobalAsmOperandRef::SymFn { instance } => {
let function = get_fn(self, instance);
self.add_used_function(function);
// FIXME(@Amanieu): Additional mangling is needed on
// some targets to add a leading underscore (Mach-O)
// or byte count suffixes (x86 Windows).
let name = self.tcx.symbol_name(instance).name;
template_str.push_str(name);
Scalar::Ptr(ptr, _) => {
let (prov, offset) = ptr.prov_and_relative_offset();
let global_alloc = self.tcx.global_alloc(prov.alloc_id());
let symbol_name = match global_alloc {
GlobalAlloc::Function { instance } => {
let function = get_fn(self, instance);
self.add_used_function(function);
// FIXME(@Amanieu): Additional mangling is needed on
// some targets to add a leading underscore (Mach-O)
// or byte count suffixes (x86 Windows).
self.tcx.symbol_name(instance)
}
_ => {
let (_, syms) =
self.alloc_to_backend(global_alloc, true).unwrap();
// FIXME(antoyo): set the global variable as used.
// FIXME(@Amanieu): Additional mangling is needed on
// some targets to add a leading underscore (Mach-O).
syms.unwrap()
}
};
template_str.push_str(symbol_name.name);

if offset != Size::ZERO {
let offset =
self.sign_extend_to_target_isize(offset.bytes());
write!(template_str, "{offset:+}").unwrap();
}
}
}
}

GlobalAsmOperandRef::SymStatic { def_id } => {
GlobalAsmOperandRef::SymThreadLocalStatic { def_id } => {
// FIXME(antoyo): set the global variable as used.
// FIXME(@Amanieu): Additional mangling is needed on
// some targets to add a leading underscore (Mach-O).
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