write_mir_pretty no longer works for non local def_ids

[hermanventer]

The expect_local call here means that write_mir_pretty no longer works for non local def_ids. The ability to print out MIR for non local functions this way is critical for the MIRAI project.

Originally posted by @hermanventer in #78407 (comment)

[RalfJung]

Cc @oli-obk

[oli-obk]

I think what we can do is to check is_const_fn_raw for the const fn path, and use tcx.instance_mir(ty::InstanceDef::Item(def_id)) if it is not a const fn, as instance_mir already does the correct dispatching for anything that is not a const fn.

[0xPoe]

Can I working on this?

[hermanventer]

That would be great. This is a blocker for me.

[oli-obk]

It's all yours! You can use @rustbot claim to have the bot assign it to you

[0xPoe]

@rustbot claim

[oli-obk]

If you need any help, don't hesitate to ask here or ping me on zulip. I'll respond whenever I have time (which is a bit flaky this week, but you should definitely get a response once a day)

[0xPoe]

Sorry, I haven't had time to finish it lately. Let's see if others can help.

[osa1]

Do we have a reproducer for this issue? I have some idea of what needs to be done here, but I don't know how to check if it really works.

[hermanventer]

The only way I know of how to do this is to write something that uses the compiler driver, see for example: https://github.com/rust-lang/rustc-dev-guide/tree/master/examples. That seems like quite a lot of trouble to go to. More ideal would be some kind of unit test, but I have no idea of how that may be accomplished.

Perhaps the easiest way to do an ad hoc test would be to build MIRAI with the latest nightly (I'd have to put up a branch that has been ported to it) and then run its tests.