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authorAshley Mannix <kodraus@hey.com>2021-01-18 21:53:22 +1000
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2021-01-18 21:53:22 +1000
commit9009f8f0319fb0f1a9ef712e6f379c2bfda2d101 (patch)
treeb491a34a71d1c9f0f6f63236bbd6451e6e955208 /clippy_lints
parente47710540560b6a52e9305db5872de07a9e0d8a4 (diff)
parent488153ff2ff678051f06a94dc4486632d788c328 (diff)
Rollup merge of #81038 - flip1995:clippyup, r=Manishearth
Update Clippy

Biweekly Clippy update

r? ``@Manishearth``
Diffstat (limited to 'clippy_lints')
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/collapsible_if.rs44
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/comparison_chain.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/copies.rs3
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/copy_iterator.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/default.rs9
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/derive.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/empty_enum.rs11
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/escape.rs34
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/eta_reduction.rs7
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/from_over_into.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/if_let_mutex.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/inherent_impl.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/len_zero.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/lib.rs19
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/loops.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/manual_async_fn.rs4
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/map_clone.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/map_identity.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/minmax.rs4
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/missing_doc.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/needless_bool.rs4
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/needless_borrow.rs5
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs5
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/needless_question_mark.rs232
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/option_if_let_else.rs10
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/partialeq_ne_impl.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/pass_by_ref_or_value.rs4
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/ptr.rs4
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/ref_option_ref.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/returns.rs5
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/serde_api.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/shadow.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/swap.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/to_string_in_display.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/types.rs134
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/unnecessary_sort_by.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/unnecessary_wraps.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/unused_self.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/unwrap.rs3
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/use_self.rs4
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/useless_conversion.rs4
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/utils/attrs.rs9
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/utils/hir_utils.rs13
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/utils/internal_lints.rs184
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs35
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs10
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/utils/sym_helper.rs (renamed from clippy_lints/src/utils/sym.rs)1
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/utils/visitors.rs2
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/vec_init_then_push.rs187
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/wildcard_imports.rs7
-rw-r--r--clippy_lints/src/write.rs7
53 files changed, 914 insertions, 134 deletions
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs b/clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs
index 7607394b2fe..652d1fa16b6 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/attrs.rs
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ fn extract_clippy_lint(lint: &NestedMetaItem) -> Option<SymbolStr> {
         if let Some(meta_item) = lint.meta_item();
         if meta_item.path.segments.len() > 1;
         if let tool_name = meta_item.path.segments[0].ident;
-        if tool_name.as_str() == "clippy";
+        if tool_name.name == sym::clippy;
         let lint_name = meta_item.path.segments.last().unwrap().ident.name;
         then {
             return Some(lint_name.as_str());
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/collapsible_if.rs b/clippy_lints/src/collapsible_if.rs
index 42bff564de0..93ccc76d0c9 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/collapsible_if.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/collapsible_if.rs
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **What it does:** Checks for nested `if` statements which can be collapsed
-    /// by `&&`-combining their conditions and for `else { if ... }` expressions
-    /// that
-    /// can be collapsed to `else if ...`.
+    /// by `&&`-combining their conditions.
     ///
     /// **Why is this bad?** Each `if`-statement adds one level of nesting, which
     /// makes code look more complex than it really is.
@@ -40,7 +38,31 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///     }
     /// }
     ///
-    /// // or
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// Should be written:
+    ///
+    /// ```rust.ignore
+    /// if x && y {
+    ///     …
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    pub COLLAPSIBLE_IF,
+    style,
+    "nested `if`s that can be collapsed (e.g., `if x { if y { ... } }`"
+}
+
+declare_clippy_lint! {
+    /// **What it does:** Checks for collapsible `else { if ... }` expressions
+    /// that can be collapsed to `else if ...`.
+    ///
+    /// **Why is this bad?** Each `if`-statement adds one level of nesting, which
+    /// makes code look more complex than it really is.
+    ///
+    /// **Known problems:** None.
+    ///
+    /// **Example:**
+    /// ```rust,ignore
     ///
     /// if x {
     ///     …
@@ -54,24 +76,18 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// Should be written:
     ///
     /// ```rust.ignore
-    /// if x && y {
-    ///     …
-    /// }
-    ///
-    /// // or
-    ///
     /// if x {
     ///     …
     /// } else if y {
     ///     …
     /// }
     /// ```
-    pub COLLAPSIBLE_IF,
+    pub COLLAPSIBLE_ELSE_IF,
     style,
-    "`if`s that can be collapsed (e.g., `if x { if y { ... } }` and `else { if x { ... } }`)"
+    "nested `else`-`if` expressions that can be collapsed (e.g., `else { if x { ... } }`)"
 }
 
-declare_lint_pass!(CollapsibleIf => [COLLAPSIBLE_IF]);
+declare_lint_pass!(CollapsibleIf => [COLLAPSIBLE_IF, COLLAPSIBLE_ELSE_IF]);
 
 impl EarlyLintPass for CollapsibleIf {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, expr: &ast::Expr) {
@@ -112,7 +128,7 @@ fn check_collapsible_maybe_if_let(cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, else_: &ast::Expr) {
             let mut applicability = Applicability::MachineApplicable;
             span_lint_and_sugg(
                 cx,
-                COLLAPSIBLE_IF,
+                COLLAPSIBLE_ELSE_IF,
                 block.span,
                 "this `else { if .. }` block can be collapsed",
                 "collapse nested if block",
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/comparison_chain.rs b/clippy_lints/src/comparison_chain.rs
index ae1143b2c50..90d31dece13 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/comparison_chain.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/comparison_chain.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// repetitive
     ///
     /// **Known problems:** The match statement may be slower due to the compiler
-    /// not inlining the call to cmp. See issue #5354
+    /// not inlining the call to cmp. See issue [#5354](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/5354)
     ///
     /// **Example:**
     /// ```rust,ignore
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/copies.rs b/clippy_lints/src/copies.rs
index 6f48ffeb0e9..944aaafb46d 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/copies.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/copies.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for CopyAndPaste {
             if let Some(&Expr {
                 kind: ExprKind::If(_, _, Some(ref else_expr)),
                 ..
-            }) = get_parent_expr(cx, expr) {
+            }) = get_parent_expr(cx, expr)
+            {
                 if else_expr.hir_id == expr.hir_id {
                     return;
                 }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/copy_iterator.rs b/clippy_lints/src/copy_iterator.rs
index a7aa2cb35c1..48899b33899 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/copy_iterator.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/copy_iterator.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::utils::{is_copy, match_path, paths, span_lint_and_note};
-use rustc_hir::{Item, ItemKind, Impl};
+use rustc_hir::{Impl, Item, ItemKind};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
 
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/default.rs b/clippy_lints/src/default.rs
index b0d7c7b3baa..f7224811e6e 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/default.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/default.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-use crate::utils::{any_parent_is_automatically_derived, contains_name, match_def_path, paths, qpath_res, snippet};
+use crate::utils::{
+    any_parent_is_automatically_derived, contains_name, match_def_path, paths, qpath_res, snippet_with_macro_callsite,
+};
 use crate::utils::{span_lint_and_note, span_lint_and_sugg};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashSet;
@@ -6,6 +8,7 @@ use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir::def::Res;
 use rustc_hir::{Block, Expr, ExprKind, PatKind, QPath, Stmt, StmtKind};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
+use rustc_middle::lint::in_external_macro;
 use rustc_middle::ty;
 use rustc_session::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
 use rustc_span::symbol::{Ident, Symbol};
@@ -118,6 +121,8 @@ impl LateLintPass<'_> for Default {
                 // only take `let ...` statements
                 if let StmtKind::Local(local) = stmt.kind;
                 if let Some(expr) = local.init;
+                if !any_parent_is_automatically_derived(cx.tcx, expr.hir_id);
+                if !in_external_macro(cx.tcx.sess, expr.span);
                 // only take bindings to identifiers
                 if let PatKind::Binding(_, binding_id, ident, _) = local.pat.kind;
                 // only when assigning `... = Default::default()`
@@ -187,7 +192,7 @@ impl LateLintPass<'_> for Default {
                     .into_iter()
                     .map(|(field, rhs)| {
                         // extract and store the assigned value for help message
-                        let value_snippet = snippet(cx, rhs.span, "..");
+                        let value_snippet = snippet_with_macro_callsite(cx, rhs.span, "..");
                         format!("{}: {}", field, value_snippet)
                     })
                     .collect::<Vec<String>>()
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/derive.rs b/clippy_lints/src/derive.rs
index b55f59f021d..b1e363663bb 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/derive.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/derive.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_hir::def_id::DefId;
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::{walk_expr, walk_fn, walk_item, FnKind, NestedVisitorMap, Visitor};
 use rustc_hir::{
-    BlockCheckMode, BodyId, Expr, ExprKind, FnDecl, HirId, Item, ItemKind, Impl, TraitRef, UnsafeSource, Unsafety,
+    BlockCheckMode, BodyId, Expr, ExprKind, FnDecl, HirId, Impl, Item, ItemKind, TraitRef, UnsafeSource, Unsafety,
 };
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_middle::hir::map::Map;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/empty_enum.rs b/clippy_lints/src/empty_enum.rs
index a249117d182..853b3afdc3a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/empty_enum.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/empty_enum.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **What it does:** Checks for `enum`s with no variants.
     ///
+    /// As of this writing, the `never_type` is still a
+    /// nightly-only experimental API. Therefore, this lint is only triggered
+    /// if the `never_type` is enabled.
+    ///
     /// **Why is this bad?** If you want to introduce a type which
-    /// can't be instantiated, you should use `!` (the never type),
+    /// can't be instantiated, you should use `!` (the primitive type "never"),
     /// or a wrapper around it, because `!` has more extensive
     /// compiler support (type inference, etc...) and wrappers
     /// around it are the conventional way to define an uninhabited type.
@@ -40,6 +44,11 @@ declare_lint_pass!(EmptyEnum => [EMPTY_ENUM]);
 
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for EmptyEnum {
     fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, item: &Item<'_>) {
+        // Only suggest the `never_type` if the feature is enabled
+        if !cx.tcx.features().never_type {
+            return;
+        }
+
         let did = cx.tcx.hir().local_def_id(item.hir_id);
         if let ItemKind::Enum(..) = item.kind {
             let ty = cx.tcx.type_of(did);
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/escape.rs b/clippy_lints/src/escape.rs
index 55087697812..40e93da8dff 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/escape.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/escape.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 use rustc_hir::intravisit;
-use rustc_hir::{self, Body, FnDecl, HirId, HirIdSet, ItemKind, Impl, Node};
+use rustc_hir::{self, AssocItemKind, Body, FnDecl, HirId, HirIdSet, Impl, ItemKind, Node};
 use rustc_infer::infer::TyCtxtInferExt;
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
-use rustc_middle::ty::{self, Ty};
+use rustc_middle::ty::{self, TraitRef, Ty};
 use rustc_session::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
 use rustc_span::source_map::Span;
+use rustc_span::symbol::kw;
 use rustc_target::abi::LayoutOf;
 use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi;
 use rustc_typeck::expr_use_visitor::{ConsumeMode, Delegate, ExprUseVisitor, PlaceBase, PlaceWithHirId};
 
-use crate::utils::span_lint;
+use crate::utils::{contains_ty, span_lint};
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct BoxedLocal {
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ fn is_non_trait_box(ty: Ty<'_>) -> bool {
 struct EscapeDelegate<'a, 'tcx> {
     cx: &'a LateContext<'tcx>,
     set: HirIdSet,
+    trait_self_ty: Option<Ty<'a>>,
     too_large_for_stack: u64,
 }
 
@@ -72,19 +74,34 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for BoxedLocal {
             }
         }
 
-        // If the method is an impl for a trait, don't warn.
         let parent_id = cx.tcx.hir().get_parent_item(hir_id);
         let parent_node = cx.tcx.hir().find(parent_id);
 
+        let mut trait_self_ty = None;
         if let Some(Node::Item(item)) = parent_node {
+            // If the method is an impl for a trait, don't warn.
             if let ItemKind::Impl(Impl { of_trait: Some(_), .. }) = item.kind {
                 return;
             }
+
+            // find `self` ty for this trait if relevant
+            if let ItemKind::Trait(_, _, _, _, items) = item.kind {
+                for trait_item in items {
+                    if trait_item.id.hir_id == hir_id {
+                        // be sure we have `self` parameter in this function
+                        if let AssocItemKind::Fn { has_self: true } = trait_item.kind {
+                            trait_self_ty =
+                                Some(TraitRef::identity(cx.tcx, trait_item.id.hir_id.owner.to_def_id()).self_ty());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         let mut v = EscapeDelegate {
             cx,
             set: HirIdSet::default(),
+            trait_self_ty,
             too_large_for_stack: self.too_large_for_stack,
         };
 
@@ -153,10 +170,17 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Delegate<'tcx> for EscapeDelegate<'a, 'tcx> {
                     return;
                 }
 
+                // skip if there is a `self` parameter binding to a type
+                // that contains `Self` (i.e.: `self: Box<Self>`), see #4804
+                if let Some(trait_self_ty) = self.trait_self_ty {
+                    if map.name(cmt.hir_id) == kw::SelfLower && contains_ty(cmt.place.ty(), trait_self_ty) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+
                 if is_non_trait_box(cmt.place.ty()) && !self.is_large_box(cmt.place.ty()) {
                     self.set.insert(cmt.hir_id);
                 }
-                return;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/eta_reduction.rs b/clippy_lints/src/eta_reduction.rs
index 53df3abbf54..1a722d39f73 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/eta_reduction.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/eta_reduction.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Known problems:** If creating the closure inside the closure has a side-
     /// effect then moving the closure creation out will change when that side-
     /// effect runs.
-    /// See rust-lang/rust-clippy#1439 for more details.
+    /// See [#1439](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/1439) for more details.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
     /// ```rust,ignore
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// **Why is this bad?** It's unnecessary to create the closure.
     ///
-    /// **Known problems:** rust-lang/rust-clippy#3071, rust-lang/rust-clippy#4002,
-    /// rust-lang/rust-clippy#3942
+    /// **Known problems:** [#3071](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/3071),
+    /// [#3942](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/3942),
+    /// [#4002](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/4002)
     ///
     ///
     /// **Example:**
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/from_over_into.rs b/clippy_lints/src/from_over_into.rs
index 1e7e5f53cc2..b010abda24d 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/from_over_into.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/from_over_into.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl LateLintPass<'_> for FromOverInto {
                 span_lint_and_help(
                     cx,
                     FROM_OVER_INTO,
-                    item.span,
+                    cx.tcx.sess.source_map().guess_head_span(item.span),
                     "an implementation of `From` is preferred since it gives you `Into<_>` for free where the reverse isn't true",
                     None,
                     "consider to implement `From` instead",
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/if_let_mutex.rs b/clippy_lints/src/if_let_mutex.rs
index 2e55094d90c..58511c6d57c 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/if_let_mutex.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/if_let_mutex.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ impl<'tcx, 'l> ArmVisitor<'tcx, 'l> {
 fn is_mutex_lock_call<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) -> Option<&'tcx Expr<'tcx>> {
     if_chain! {
         if let ExprKind::MethodCall(path, _span, args, _) = &expr.kind;
-        if path.ident.to_string() == "lock";
+        if path.ident.as_str() == "lock";
         let ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(&args[0]);
         if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym!(mutex_type));
         then {
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/inherent_impl.rs b/clippy_lints/src/inherent_impl.rs
index e287aecb044..ea26c84cde1 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/inherent_impl.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/inherent_impl.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::utils::{in_macro, span_lint_and_then};
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashMap;
-use rustc_hir::{def_id, Crate, Item, ItemKind, Impl};
+use rustc_hir::{def_id, Crate, Impl, Item, ItemKind};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_session::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
 use rustc_span::Span;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/len_zero.rs b/clippy_lints/src/len_zero.rs
index 5474b30bdec..e95caf6a35f 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/len_zero.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/len_zero.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use rustc_ast::ast::LitKind;
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashSet;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir::def_id::DefId;
-use rustc_hir::{AssocItemKind, BinOpKind, Expr, ExprKind, ImplItemRef, Item, ItemKind, Impl, TraitItemRef};
+use rustc_hir::{AssocItemKind, BinOpKind, Expr, ExprKind, Impl, ImplItemRef, Item, ItemKind, TraitItemRef};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_middle::ty;
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
index aaa17561f06..781282cdfbd 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ mod needless_borrow;
 mod needless_borrowed_ref;
 mod needless_continue;
 mod needless_pass_by_value;
+mod needless_question_mark;
 mod needless_update;
 mod neg_cmp_op_on_partial_ord;
 mod neg_multiply;
@@ -341,6 +342,7 @@ mod unwrap_in_result;
 mod use_self;
 mod useless_conversion;
 mod vec;
+mod vec_init_then_push;
 mod vec_resize_to_zero;
 mod verbose_file_reads;
 mod wildcard_dependencies;
@@ -528,6 +530,8 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
         &utils::internal_lints::OUTER_EXPN_EXPN_DATA,
         #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
         &utils::internal_lints::PRODUCE_ICE,
+        #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
+        &utils::internal_lints::UNNECESSARY_SYMBOL_STR,
         &approx_const::APPROX_CONSTANT,
         &arithmetic::FLOAT_ARITHMETIC,
         &arithmetic::INTEGER_ARITHMETIC,
@@ -559,6 +563,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
         &cargo_common_metadata::CARGO_COMMON_METADATA,
         &checked_conversions::CHECKED_CONVERSIONS,
         &cognitive_complexity::COGNITIVE_COMPLEXITY,
+        &collapsible_if::COLLAPSIBLE_ELSE_IF,
         &collapsible_if::COLLAPSIBLE_IF,
         &collapsible_match::COLLAPSIBLE_MATCH,
         &comparison_chain::COMPARISON_CHAIN,
@@ -802,6 +807,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
         &needless_borrowed_ref::NEEDLESS_BORROWED_REFERENCE,
         &needless_continue::NEEDLESS_CONTINUE,
         &needless_pass_by_value::NEEDLESS_PASS_BY_VALUE,
+        &needless_question_mark::NEEDLESS_QUESTION_MARK,
         &needless_update::NEEDLESS_UPDATE,
         &neg_cmp_op_on_partial_ord::NEG_CMP_OP_ON_PARTIAL_ORD,
         &neg_multiply::NEG_MULTIPLY,
@@ -911,6 +917,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
         &types::LET_UNIT_VALUE,
         &types::LINKEDLIST,
         &types::OPTION_OPTION,
+        &types::PTR_AS_PTR,
         &types::RC_BUFFER,
         &types::REDUNDANT_ALLOCATION,
         &types::TYPE_COMPLEXITY,
@@ -938,6 +945,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
         &use_self::USE_SELF,
         &useless_conversion::USELESS_CONVERSION,
         &vec::USELESS_VEC,
+        &vec_init_then_push::VEC_INIT_THEN_PUSH,
         &vec_resize_to_zero::VEC_RESIZE_TO_ZERO,
         &verbose_file_reads::VERBOSE_FILE_READS,
         &wildcard_dependencies::WILDCARD_DEPENDENCIES,
@@ -1022,6 +1030,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
     store.register_late_pass(move || box from_over_into::FromOverInto::new(msrv));
     store.register_late_pass(move || box use_self::UseSelf::new(msrv));
     store.register_late_pass(move || box missing_const_for_fn::MissingConstForFn::new(msrv));
+    store.register_late_pass(move || box needless_question_mark::NeedlessQuestionMark::new(msrv));
 
     store.register_late_pass(|| box size_of_in_element_count::SizeOfInElementCount);
     store.register_late_pass(|| box map_clone::MapClone);
@@ -1218,6 +1227,8 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
     store.register_late_pass(|| box strings::StrToString);
     store.register_late_pass(|| box strings::StringToString);
     store.register_late_pass(|| box zero_sized_map_values::ZeroSizedMapValues);
+    store.register_late_pass(|| box vec_init_then_push::VecInitThenPush::default());
+    store.register_late_pass(move || box types::PtrAsPtr::new(msrv));
 
     store.register_group(true, "clippy::restriction", Some("clippy_restriction"), vec![
         LintId::of(&arithmetic::FLOAT_ARITHMETIC),
@@ -1344,6 +1355,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
         LintId::of(&types::LET_UNIT_VALUE),
         LintId::of(&types::LINKEDLIST),
         LintId::of(&types::OPTION_OPTION),
+        LintId::of(&types::PTR_AS_PTR),
         LintId::of(&unicode::NON_ASCII_LITERAL),
         LintId::of(&unicode::UNICODE_NOT_NFC),
         LintId::of(&unnested_or_patterns::UNNESTED_OR_PATTERNS),
@@ -1365,6 +1377,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
         LintId::of(&utils::internal_lints::MATCH_TYPE_ON_DIAGNOSTIC_ITEM),
         LintId::of(&utils::internal_lints::OUTER_EXPN_EXPN_DATA),
         LintId::of(&utils::internal_lints::PRODUCE_ICE),
+        LintId::of(&utils::internal_lints::UNNECESSARY_SYMBOL_STR),
     ]);
 
     store.register_group(true, "clippy::all", Some("clippy"), vec![
@@ -1386,6 +1399,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
         LintId::of(&booleans::LOGIC_BUG),
         LintId::of(&booleans::NONMINIMAL_BOOL),
         LintId::of(&bytecount::NAIVE_BYTECOUNT),
+        LintId::of(&collapsible_if::COLLAPSIBLE_ELSE_IF),
         LintId::of(&collapsible_if::COLLAPSIBLE_IF),
         LintId::of(&collapsible_match::COLLAPSIBLE_MATCH),
         LintId::of(&comparison_chain::COMPARISON_CHAIN),
@@ -1547,6 +1561,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
         LintId::of(&needless_bool::BOOL_COMPARISON),
         LintId::of(&needless_bool::NEEDLESS_BOOL),
         LintId::of(&needless_borrowed_ref::NEEDLESS_BORROWED_REFERENCE),
+        LintId::of(&needless_question_mark::NEEDLESS_QUESTION_MARK),
         LintId::of(&needless_update::NEEDLESS_UPDATE),
         LintId::of(&neg_cmp_op_on_partial_ord::NEG_CMP_OP_ON_PARTIAL_ORD),
         LintId::of(&neg_multiply::NEG_MULTIPLY),
@@ -1638,6 +1653,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
         LintId::of(&unwrap::UNNECESSARY_UNWRAP),
         LintId::of(&useless_conversion::USELESS_CONVERSION),
         LintId::of(&vec::USELESS_VEC),
+        LintId::of(&vec_init_then_push::VEC_INIT_THEN_PUSH),
         LintId::of(&vec_resize_to_zero::VEC_RESIZE_TO_ZERO),
         LintId::of(&write::PRINTLN_EMPTY_STRING),
         LintId::of(&write::PRINT_LITERAL),
@@ -1654,6 +1670,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
         LintId::of(&attrs::BLANKET_CLIPPY_RESTRICTION_LINTS),
         LintId::of(&blacklisted_name::BLACKLISTED_NAME),
         LintId::of(&blocks_in_if_conditions::BLOCKS_IN_IF_CONDITIONS),
+        LintId::of(&collapsible_if::COLLAPSIBLE_ELSE_IF),
         LintId::of(&collapsible_if::COLLAPSIBLE_IF),
         LintId::of(&collapsible_match::COLLAPSIBLE_MATCH),
         LintId::of(&comparison_chain::COMPARISON_CHAIN),
@@ -1804,6 +1821,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
         LintId::of(&needless_bool::BOOL_COMPARISON),
         LintId::of(&needless_bool::NEEDLESS_BOOL),
         LintId::of(&needless_borrowed_ref::NEEDLESS_BORROWED_REFERENCE),
+        LintId::of(&needless_question_mark::NEEDLESS_QUESTION_MARK),
         LintId::of(&needless_update::NEEDLESS_UPDATE),
         LintId::of(&neg_cmp_op_on_partial_ord::NEG_CMP_OP_ON_PARTIAL_ORD),
         LintId::of(&no_effect::NO_EFFECT),
@@ -1936,6 +1954,7 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
         LintId::of(&types::BOX_VEC),
         LintId::of(&types::REDUNDANT_ALLOCATION),
         LintId::of(&vec::USELESS_VEC),
+        LintId::of(&vec_init_then_push::VEC_INIT_THEN_PUSH),
     ]);
 
     store.register_group(true, "clippy::cargo", Some("clippy_cargo"), vec![
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs b/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs
index 281964ee5e8..1c5ab2874b0 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/loops.rs
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Why is this bad?** The `while let` loop is usually shorter and more
     /// readable.
     ///
-    /// **Known problems:** Sometimes the wrong binding is displayed (#383).
+    /// **Known problems:** Sometimes the wrong binding is displayed ([#383](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/383)).
     ///
     /// **Example:**
     /// ```rust,no_run
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/manual_async_fn.rs b/clippy_lints/src/manual_async_fn.rs
index 29439e52c48..89f5b2ff311 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/manual_async_fn.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/manual_async_fn.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use rustc_hir::{
 };
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
-use rustc_span::Span;
+use rustc_span::{sym, Span};
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **What it does:** It checks for manual implementations of `async` functions.
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ fn future_output_ty<'tcx>(trait_ref: &'tcx TraitRef<'tcx>) -> Option<&'tcx Ty<'t
         if let Some(args) = segment.args;
         if args.bindings.len() == 1;
         let binding = &args.bindings[0];
-        if binding.ident.as_str() == "Output";
+        if binding.ident.name == sym::Output;
         if let TypeBindingKind::Equality{ty: output} = binding.kind;
         then {
             return Some(output)
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/map_clone.rs b/clippy_lints/src/map_clone.rs
index 220240acb7a..1818836d5d5 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/map_clone.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/map_clone.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for MapClone {
         if_chain! {
             if let hir::ExprKind::MethodCall(ref method, _, ref args, _) = e.kind;
             if args.len() == 2;
-            if method.ident.as_str() == "map";
+            if method.ident.name == sym::map;
             let ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(&args[0]);
             if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, ty, sym::option_type) || match_trait_method(cx, e, &paths::ITERATOR);
             if let hir::ExprKind::Closure(_, _, body_id, _, _) = args[1].kind;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/map_identity.rs b/clippy_lints/src/map_identity.rs
index 6b782385a38..9f9c108a85a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/map_identity.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/map_identity.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for MapIdentity {
 fn get_map_argument<'a>(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &'a Expr<'a>) -> Option<&'a [Expr<'a>]> {
     if_chain! {
         if let ExprKind::MethodCall(ref method, _, ref args, _) = expr.kind;
-        if args.len() == 2 && method.ident.as_str() == "map";
+        if args.len() == 2 && method.ident.name == sym::map;
         let caller_ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(&args[0]);
         if match_trait_method(cx, expr, &paths::ITERATOR)
             || is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, caller_ty, sym::result_type)
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
index f7231bba175..7adf6bdeac5 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
@@ -3096,7 +3096,7 @@ fn lint_flat_map_identity<'tcx>(
             if let hir::ExprKind::Path(hir::QPath::Resolved(_, ref path)) = body.value.kind;
 
             if path.segments.len() == 1;
-            if path.segments[0].ident.as_str() == binding_ident.as_str();
+            if path.segments[0].ident.name == binding_ident.name;
 
             then {
                 apply_lint("called `flat_map(|x| x)` on an `Iterator`");
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/minmax.rs b/clippy_lints/src/minmax.rs
index 004dd50a31b..8d0c3b8e0fe 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/minmax.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/minmax.rs
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ fn min_max<'a>(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &'a Expr<'a>) -> Option<(MinMax, Cons
                 if let [obj, _] = args;
                 if cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(obj).is_floating_point() || match_trait_method(cx, expr, &paths::ORD);
                 then {
-                    if path.ident.as_str() == sym!(max).as_str() {
+                    if path.ident.name == sym!(max) {
                         fetch_const(cx, args, MinMax::Max)
-                    } else if path.ident.as_str() == sym!(min).as_str() {
+                    } else if path.ident.name == sym!(min) {
                         fetch_const(cx, args, MinMax::Min)
                     } else {
                         None
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/missing_doc.rs b/clippy_lints/src/missing_doc.rs
index 27f1074a0dd..0e49eaab436 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/missing_doc.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/missing_doc.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl MissingDoc {
             if let Some(meta) = list.get(0);
             if let Some(name) = meta.ident();
             then {
-                name.as_str() == "include"
+                name.name == sym::include
             } else {
                 false
             }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/needless_bool.rs b/clippy_lints/src/needless_bool.rs
index 6b9a37b5252..d795f126457 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/needless_bool.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/needless_bool.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 //! This lint is **warn** by default
 
 use crate::utils::sugg::Sugg;
-use crate::utils::{
-    is_expn_of, parent_node_is_if_expr, snippet_with_applicability, span_lint, span_lint_and_sugg,
-};
+use crate::utils::{is_expn_of, parent_node_is_if_expr, snippet_with_applicability, span_lint, span_lint_and_sugg};
 use rustc_ast::ast::LitKind;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir::{BinOpKind, Block, Expr, ExprKind, StmtKind, UnOp};
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/needless_borrow.rs b/clippy_lints/src/needless_borrow.rs
index bff53eb8cca..f1c06692e30 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/needless_borrow.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/needless_borrow.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //!
 //! This lint is **warn** by default
 
-use crate::utils::{snippet_opt, span_lint_and_then};
+use crate::utils::{is_automatically_derived, snippet_opt, span_lint_and_then};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir::{BindingAnnotation, BorrowKind, Expr, ExprKind, HirId, Item, Mutability, Pat, PatKind};
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_middle::ty;
 use rustc_middle::ty::adjustment::{Adjust, Adjustment};
 use rustc_session::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
-use rustc_span::sym;
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **What it does:** Checks for address of operations (`&`) that are going to
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for NeedlessBorrow {
     }
 
     fn check_item(&mut self, _: &LateContext<'tcx>, item: &'tcx Item<'_>) {
-        if item.attrs.iter().any(|a| a.has_name(sym::automatically_derived)) {
+        if is_automatically_derived(item.attrs) {
             debug_assert!(self.derived_item.is_none());
             self.derived_item = Some(item.hir_id);
         }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs b/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs
index 3b71f1b46e2..89fe2c19a57 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/needless_pass_by_value.rs
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ use rustc_ast::ast::Attribute;
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashMap, FxHashSet};
 use rustc_errors::{Applicability, DiagnosticBuilder};
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::FnKind;
-use rustc_hir::{BindingAnnotation, Body, FnDecl, GenericArg, HirId, ItemKind, Impl, Node, PatKind, QPath, TyKind};
+use rustc_hir::{BindingAnnotation, Body, FnDecl, GenericArg, HirId, Impl, ItemKind, Node, PatKind, QPath, TyKind};
 use rustc_infer::infer::TyCtxtInferExt;
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, TypeFoldable};
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
+use rustc_span::symbol::kw;
 use rustc_span::{sym, Span};
 use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi;
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits;
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for NeedlessPassByValue {
             // Ignore `self`s.
             if idx == 0 {
                 if let PatKind::Binding(.., ident, _) = arg.pat.kind {
-                    if ident.as_str() == "self" {
+                    if ident.name == kw::SelfLower {
                         continue;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/needless_question_mark.rs b/clippy_lints/src/needless_question_mark.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e9b79ee1cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/needless_question_mark.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+use rustc_errors::Applicability;
+use rustc_hir::def::{CtorKind, CtorOf, DefKind, Res};
+use rustc_hir::{Body, Expr, ExprKind, LangItem, MatchSource, QPath};
+use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass, LintContext};
+use rustc_middle::ty::DefIdTree;
+use rustc_semver::RustcVersion;
+use rustc_session::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
+use rustc_span::sym;
+
+use crate::utils;
+use if_chain::if_chain;
+
+declare_clippy_lint! {
+    /// **What it does:**
+    /// Suggests alternatives for useless applications of `?` in terminating expressions
+    ///
+    /// **Why is this bad?** There's no reason to use `?` to short-circuit when execution of the body will end there anyway.
+    ///
+    /// **Known problems:** None.
+    ///
+    /// **Example:**
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// struct TO {
+    ///     magic: Option<usize>,
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// fn f(to: TO) -> Option<usize> {
+    ///     Some(to.magic?)
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// struct TR {
+    ///     magic: Result<usize, bool>,
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// fn g(tr: Result<TR, bool>) -> Result<usize, bool> {
+    ///     tr.and_then(|t| Ok(t.magic?))
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// Use instead:
+    /// ```rust
+    /// struct TO {
+    ///     magic: Option<usize>,
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// fn f(to: TO) -> Option<usize> {
+    ///    to.magic
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// struct TR {
+    ///     magic: Result<usize, bool>,
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// fn g(tr: Result<TR, bool>) -> Result<usize, bool> {
+    ///     tr.and_then(|t| t.magic)
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    pub NEEDLESS_QUESTION_MARK,
+    complexity,
+    "Suggest `value.inner_option` instead of `Some(value.inner_option?)`. The same goes for `Result<T, E>`."
+}
+
+const NEEDLESS_QUESTION_MARK_RESULT_MSRV: RustcVersion = RustcVersion::new(1, 13, 0);
+const NEEDLESS_QUESTION_MARK_OPTION_MSRV: RustcVersion = RustcVersion::new(1, 22, 0);
+
+pub struct NeedlessQuestionMark {
+    msrv: Option<RustcVersion>,
+}
+
+impl NeedlessQuestionMark {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn new(msrv: Option<RustcVersion>) -> Self {
+        Self { msrv }
+    }
+}
+
+impl_lint_pass!(NeedlessQuestionMark => [NEEDLESS_QUESTION_MARK]);
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+enum SomeOkCall<'a> {
+    SomeCall(&'a Expr<'a>, &'a Expr<'a>),
+    OkCall(&'a Expr<'a>, &'a Expr<'a>),
+}
+
+impl LateLintPass<'_> for NeedlessQuestionMark {
+    /*
+     * The question mark operator is compatible with both Result<T, E> and Option<T>,
+     * from Rust 1.13 and 1.22 respectively.
+     */
+
+    /*
+     * What do we match:
+     * Expressions that look like this:
+     * Some(option?), Ok(result?)
+     *
+     * Where do we match:
+     *      Last expression of a body
+     *      Return statement
+     *      A body's value (single line closure)
+     *
+     * What do we not match:
+     *      Implicit calls to `from(..)` on the error value
+     */
+
+    fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &'_ Expr<'_>) {
+        let e = match &expr.kind {
+            ExprKind::Ret(Some(e)) => e,
+            _ => return,
+        };
+
+        if let Some(ok_some_call) = is_some_or_ok_call(self, cx, e) {
+            emit_lint(cx, &ok_some_call);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn check_body(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, body: &'_ Body<'_>) {
+        // Function / Closure block
+        let expr_opt = if let ExprKind::Block(block, _) = &body.value.kind {
+            block.expr
+        } else {
+            // Single line closure
+            Some(&body.value)
+        };
+
+        if_chain! {
+            if let Some(expr) = expr_opt;
+            if let Some(ok_some_call) = is_some_or_ok_call(self, cx, expr);
+            then {
+                emit_lint(cx, &ok_some_call);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    extract_msrv_attr!(LateContext);
+}
+
+fn emit_lint(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &SomeOkCall<'_>) {
+    let (entire_expr, inner_expr) = match expr {
+        SomeOkCall::OkCall(outer, inner) | SomeOkCall::SomeCall(outer, inner) => (outer, inner),
+    };
+
+    utils::span_lint_and_sugg(
+        cx,
+        NEEDLESS_QUESTION_MARK,
+        entire_expr.span,
+        "Question mark operator is useless here",
+        "try",
+        format!("{}", utils::snippet(cx, inner_expr.span, r#""...""#)),
+        Applicability::MachineApplicable,
+    );
+}
+
+fn is_some_or_ok_call<'a>(
+    nqml: &NeedlessQuestionMark,
+    cx: &'a LateContext<'_>,
+    expr: &'a Expr<'_>,
+) -> Option<SomeOkCall<'a>> {
+    if_chain! {
+        // Check outer expression matches CALL_IDENT(ARGUMENT) format
+        if let ExprKind::Call(path, args) = &expr.kind;
+        if let ExprKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(None, path)) = &path.kind;
+        if is_some_ctor(cx, path.res) || is_ok_ctor(cx, path.res);
+
+        // Extract inner expression from ARGUMENT
+        if let ExprKind::Match(inner_expr_with_q, _, MatchSource::TryDesugar) = &args[0].kind;
+        if let ExprKind::Call(called, args) = &inner_expr_with_q.kind;
+        if args.len() == 1;
+
+        if let ExprKind::Path(QPath::LangItem(LangItem::TryIntoResult, _)) = &called.kind;
+        then {
+            // Extract inner expr type from match argument generated by
+            // question mark operator
+            let inner_expr = &args[0];
+
+            let inner_ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(inner_expr);
+            let outer_ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr);
+
+            // Check if outer and inner type are Option
+            let outer_is_some = utils::is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, outer_ty, sym::option_type);
+            let inner_is_some = utils::is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, inner_ty, sym::option_type);
+
+            // Check for Option MSRV
+            let meets_option_msrv = utils::meets_msrv(nqml.msrv.as_ref(), &NEEDLESS_QUESTION_MARK_OPTION_MSRV);
+            if outer_is_some && inner_is_some && meets_option_msrv {
+                return Some(SomeOkCall::SomeCall(expr, inner_expr));
+            }
+
+            // Check if outer and inner type are Result
+            let outer_is_result = utils::is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, outer_ty, sym::result_type);
+            let inner_is_result = utils::is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, inner_ty, sym::result_type);
+
+            // Additional check: if the error type of the Result can be converted
+            // via the From trait, then don't match
+            let does_not_call_from = !has_implicit_error_from(cx, expr, inner_expr);
+
+            // Must meet Result MSRV
+            let meets_result_msrv = utils::meets_msrv(nqml.msrv.as_ref(), &NEEDLESS_QUESTION_MARK_RESULT_MSRV);
+            if outer_is_result && inner_is_result && does_not_call_from && meets_result_msrv {
+                return Some(SomeOkCall::OkCall(expr, inner_expr));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
+fn has_implicit_error_from(cx: &LateContext<'_>, entire_expr: &Expr<'_>, inner_result_expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
+    return cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(entire_expr) != cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(inner_result_expr);
+}
+
+fn is_ok_ctor(cx: &LateContext<'_>, res: Res) -> bool {
+    if let Some(ok_id) = cx.tcx.lang_items().result_ok_variant() {
+        if let Res::Def(DefKind::Ctor(CtorOf::Variant, CtorKind::Fn), id) = res {
+            if let Some(variant_id) = cx.tcx.parent(id) {
+                return variant_id == ok_id;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    false
+}
+
+fn is_some_ctor(cx: &LateContext<'_>, res: Res) -> bool {
+    if let Some(some_id) = cx.tcx.lang_items().option_some_variant() {
+        if let Res::Def(DefKind::Ctor(CtorOf::Variant, CtorKind::Fn), id) = res {
+            if let Some(variant_id) = cx.tcx.parent(id) {
+                return variant_id == some_id;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    false
+}
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/option_if_let_else.rs b/clippy_lints/src/option_if_let_else.rs
index 391f893ef35..7bdf975ffd4 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/option_if_let_else.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/option_if_let_else.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ declare_lint_pass!(OptionIfLetElse => [OPTION_IF_LET_ELSE]);
 /// Returns true iff the given expression is the result of calling `Result::ok`
 fn is_result_ok(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &'_ Expr<'_>) -> bool {
     if let ExprKind::MethodCall(ref path, _, &[ref receiver], _) = &expr.kind {
-        path.ident.name.to_ident_string() == "ok"
+        path.ident.name.as_str() == "ok"
             && is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, &cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(&receiver), sym::result_type)
     } else {
         false
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ fn extract_body_from_arm<'a>(arm: &'a Arm<'a>) -> Option<&'a Expr<'a>> {
 fn should_wrap_in_braces(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
     utils::get_enclosing_block(cx, expr.hir_id).map_or(false, |parent| {
         let mut should_wrap = false;
-        
+
         if let Some(Expr {
             kind:
                 ExprKind::Match(
@@ -124,7 +124,11 @@ fn should_wrap_in_braces(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
         }) = parent.expr
         {
             should_wrap = expr.hir_id == arms[1].body.hir_id;
-        } else if let Some(Expr { kind: ExprKind::If(_, _, Some(else_clause)), .. }) = parent.expr {
+        } else if let Some(Expr {
+            kind: ExprKind::If(_, _, Some(else_clause)),
+            ..
+        }) = parent.expr
+        {
             should_wrap = expr.hir_id == else_clause.hir_id;
         }
 
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/partialeq_ne_impl.rs b/clippy_lints/src/partialeq_ne_impl.rs
index 04b6e5d5847..ed314937ce8 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/partialeq_ne_impl.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/partialeq_ne_impl.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::utils::{is_automatically_derived, span_lint_hir};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
-use rustc_hir::{Item, ItemKind, Impl};
+use rustc_hir::{Impl, Item, ItemKind};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
 use rustc_span::sym;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/pass_by_ref_or_value.rs b/clippy_lints/src/pass_by_ref_or_value.rs
index 7814065e31a..d96a9b025f0 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/pass_by_ref_or_value.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/pass_by_ref_or_value.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use rustc_ast::attr;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::FnKind;
-use rustc_hir::{BindingAnnotation, Body, FnDecl, HirId, ItemKind, MutTy, Mutability, Node, PatKind, Impl};
+use rustc_hir::{BindingAnnotation, Body, FnDecl, HirId, Impl, ItemKind, MutTy, Mutability, Node, PatKind};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_middle::ty;
 use rustc_session::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// **Why is this bad?** Arguments passed by value might result in an unnecessary
     /// shallow copy, taking up more space in the stack and requiring a call to
-    /// `memcpy`, which which can be expensive.
+    /// `memcpy`, which can be expensive.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
     ///
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/ptr.rs b/clippy_lints/src/ptr.rs
index b832add009f..c6329a1381c 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/ptr.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/ptr.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ use crate::utils::{
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir::{
-    BinOpKind, BodyId, Expr, ExprKind, FnDecl, FnRetTy, GenericArg, HirId, ImplItem, ImplItemKind, Item, ItemKind, Impl,
-    Lifetime, MutTy, Mutability, Node, PathSegment, QPath, TraitFn, TraitItem, TraitItemKind, Ty, TyKind,
+    BinOpKind, BodyId, Expr, ExprKind, FnDecl, FnRetTy, GenericArg, HirId, Impl, ImplItem, ImplItemKind, Item,
+    ItemKind, Lifetime, MutTy, Mutability, Node, PathSegment, QPath, TraitFn, TraitItem, TraitItemKind, Ty, TyKind,
 };
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_middle::ty;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/ref_option_ref.rs b/clippy_lints/src/ref_option_ref.rs
index 803ebada54b..8cd6692ce03 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/ref_option_ref.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/ref_option_ref.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Why is this bad?** Since `&` is Copy, it's useless to have a
     /// reference on `Option<&T>`.
     ///
-    /// **Known problems:** It may be irrevelent to use this lint on
+    /// **Known problems:** It may be irrelevant to use this lint on
     /// public API code as it will make a breaking change to apply it.
     ///
     /// **Example:**
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/returns.rs b/clippy_lints/src/returns.rs
index 35827e027aa..63548d8fdb4 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/returns.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/returns.rs
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ fn check_final_expr<'tcx>(
                     check_final_expr(cx, &arm.body, Some(arm.body.span), RetReplacement::Block);
                 }
             },
-            | MatchSource::IfLetDesugar {
+            MatchSource::IfLetDesugar {
                 contains_else_clause: true,
             } => {
                 if let ExprKind::Block(ref ifblock, _) = arms[0].body.kind {
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ fn check_final_expr<'tcx>(
 }
 
 fn emit_return_lint(cx: &LateContext<'_>, ret_span: Span, inner_span: Option<Span>, replacement: RetReplacement) {
+    if ret_span.from_expansion() {
+        return;
+    }
     match inner_span {
         Some(inner_span) => {
             if in_external_macro(cx.tcx.sess, inner_span) || inner_span.from_expansion() {
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/serde_api.rs b/clippy_lints/src/serde_api.rs
index ca4fd9f3559..44e739725c8 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/serde_api.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/serde_api.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::utils::{get_trait_def_id, paths, span_lint};
-use rustc_hir::{Item, ItemKind, Impl};
+use rustc_hir::{Impl, Item, ItemKind};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
 
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/shadow.rs b/clippy_lints/src/shadow.rs
index f2f3dfa09a7..24da056770c 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/shadow.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/shadow.rs
@@ -396,5 +396,5 @@ fn is_self_shadow(name: Symbol, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
 }
 
 fn path_eq_name(name: Symbol, path: &Path<'_>) -> bool {
-    !path.is_global() && path.segments.len() == 1 && path.segments[0].ident.as_str() == name.as_str()
+    !path.is_global() && path.segments.len() == 1 && path.segments[0].ident.name == name
 }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/swap.rs b/clippy_lints/src/swap.rs
index 386987eb181..699fd51ccc1 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/swap.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/swap.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ fn check_manual_swap(cx: &LateContext<'_>, block: &Block<'_>) {
             if let ExprKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(None, ref rhs2)) = rhs2.kind;
             if rhs2.segments.len() == 1;
 
-            if ident.as_str() == rhs2.segments[0].ident.as_str();
+            if ident.name == rhs2.segments[0].ident.name;
             if eq_expr_value(cx, tmp_init, lhs1);
             if eq_expr_value(cx, rhs1, lhs2);
             then {
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/to_string_in_display.rs b/clippy_lints/src/to_string_in_display.rs
index 675eaf4277a..c53727ba160 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/to_string_in_display.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/to_string_in_display.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::utils::{match_def_path, match_trait_method, paths, qpath_res, span_lint};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_hir::def::Res;
-use rustc_hir::{Expr, ExprKind, HirId, ImplItem, ImplItemKind, Item, ItemKind, Impl};
+use rustc_hir::{Expr, ExprKind, HirId, Impl, ImplItem, ImplItemKind, Item, ItemKind};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_session::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
 
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/types.rs b/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
index 2696c5e781a..3b5a83d2a0b 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/types.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_ast::{FloatTy, IntTy, LitFloatType, LitIntType, LitKind, UintTy};
 use rustc_errors::{Applicability, DiagnosticBuilder};
 use rustc_hir as hir;
-use rustc_hir::def::Res;
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::{walk_body, walk_expr, walk_ty, FnKind, NestedVisitorMap, Visitor};
 use rustc_hir::{
     BinOpKind, Block, Body, Expr, ExprKind, FnDecl, FnRetTy, FnSig, GenericArg, GenericBounds, GenericParamKind, HirId,
@@ -19,7 +18,8 @@ use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass, LintContext};
 use rustc_middle::hir::map::Map;
 use rustc_middle::lint::in_external_macro;
 use rustc_middle::ty::TypeFoldable;
-use rustc_middle::ty::{self, InferTy, Ty, TyCtxt, TyS, TypeckResults};
+use rustc_middle::ty::{self, InferTy, Ty, TyCtxt, TyS, TypeAndMut, TypeckResults};
+use rustc_semver::RustcVersion;
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
 use rustc_span::hygiene::{ExpnKind, MacroKind};
 use rustc_span::source_map::Span;
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ use rustc_typeck::hir_ty_to_ty;
 
 use crate::consts::{constant, Constant};
 use crate::utils::paths;
+use crate::utils::sugg::Sugg;
 use crate::utils::{
-    clip, comparisons, differing_macro_contexts, higher, in_constant, indent_of, int_bits, is_type_diagnostic_item,
-    last_path_segment, match_def_path, match_path, method_chain_args, multispan_sugg, numeric_literal::NumericLiteral,
-    qpath_res, reindent_multiline, sext, snippet, snippet_opt, snippet_with_applicability, snippet_with_macro_callsite,
-    span_lint, span_lint_and_help, span_lint_and_sugg, span_lint_and_then, unsext,
+    clip, comparisons, differing_macro_contexts, higher, in_constant, indent_of, int_bits, is_hir_ty_cfg_dependant,
+    is_type_diagnostic_item, last_path_segment, match_def_path, match_path, meets_msrv, method_chain_args,
+    multispan_sugg, numeric_literal::NumericLiteral, qpath_res, reindent_multiline, sext, snippet, snippet_opt,
+    snippet_with_applicability, snippet_with_macro_callsite, span_lint, span_lint_and_help, span_lint_and_sugg,
+    span_lint_and_then, unsext,
 };
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **Why is this bad?** `Vec` already keeps its contents in a separate area on
     /// the heap. So if you `Box` its contents, you just add another level of indirection.
     ///
-    /// **Known problems:** Vec<Box<T: Sized>> makes sense if T is a large type (see #3530,
+    /// **Known problems:** Vec<Box<T: Sized>> makes sense if T is a large type (see [#3530](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/3530),
     /// 1st comment).
     ///
     /// **Example:**
@@ -1279,8 +1281,8 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
 }
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
-    /// **What it does:** Checks for casts from a less-strictly-aligned pointer to a
-    /// more-strictly-aligned pointer
+    /// **What it does:** Checks for casts, using `as` or `pointer::cast`,
+    /// from a less-strictly-aligned pointer to a more-strictly-aligned pointer
     ///
     /// **Why is this bad?** Dereferencing the resulting pointer may be undefined
     /// behavior.
@@ -1293,6 +1295,9 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// ```rust
     /// let _ = (&1u8 as *const u8) as *const u16;
     /// let _ = (&mut 1u8 as *mut u8) as *mut u16;
+    ///
+    /// (&1u8 as *const u8).cast::<u16>();
+    /// (&mut 1u8 as *mut u8).cast::<u16>();
     /// ```
     pub CAST_PTR_ALIGNMENT,
     pedantic,
@@ -1634,12 +1639,8 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Casts {
             return;
         }
         if let ExprKind::Cast(ref ex, cast_to) = expr.kind {
-            if let TyKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(_, path)) = cast_to.kind {
-                if let Res::Def(_, def_id) = path.res {
-                    if cx.tcx.has_attr(def_id, sym::cfg) || cx.tcx.has_attr(def_id, sym::cfg_attr) {
-                        return;
-                    }
-                }
+            if is_hir_ty_cfg_dependant(cx, cast_to) {
+                return;
             }
             let (cast_from, cast_to) = (cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(ex), cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr));
             lint_fn_to_numeric_cast(cx, expr, ex, cast_from, cast_to);
@@ -1689,6 +1690,19 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for Casts {
             }
 
             lint_cast_ptr_alignment(cx, expr, cast_from, cast_to);
+        } else if let ExprKind::MethodCall(method_path, _, args, _) = expr.kind {
+            if_chain! {
+            if method_path.ident.name == sym!(cast);
+            if let Some(generic_args) = method_path.args;
+            if let [GenericArg::Type(cast_to)] = generic_args.args;
+            // There probably is no obvious reason to do this, just to be consistent with `as` cases.
+            if !is_hir_ty_cfg_dependant(cx, cast_to);
+            then {
+                let (cast_from, cast_to) =
+                    (cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(&args[0]), cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr));
+                lint_cast_ptr_alignment(cx, expr, cast_from, cast_to);
+            }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -2873,3 +2887,93 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for RefToMut {
         }
     }
 }
+
+const PTR_AS_PTR_MSRV: RustcVersion = RustcVersion::new(1, 38, 0);
+
+declare_clippy_lint! {
+    /// **What it does:**
+    /// Checks for `as` casts between raw pointers without changing its mutability,
+    /// namely `*const T` to `*const U` and `*mut T` to `*mut U`.
+    ///
+    /// **Why is this bad?**
+    /// Though `as` casts between raw pointers is not terrible, `pointer::cast` is safer because
+    /// it cannot accidentally change the pointer's mutability nor cast the pointer to other types like `usize`.
+    ///
+    /// **Known problems:** None.
+    ///
+    /// **Example:**
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let ptr: *const u32 = &42_u32;
+    /// let mut_ptr: *mut u32 = &mut 42_u32;
+    /// let _ = ptr as *const i32;
+    /// let _ = mut_ptr as *mut i32;
+    /// ```
+    /// Use instead:
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let ptr: *const u32 = &42_u32;
+    /// let mut_ptr: *mut u32 = &mut 42_u32;
+    /// let _ = ptr.cast::<i32>();
+    /// let _ = mut_ptr.cast::<i32>();
+    /// ```
+    pub PTR_AS_PTR,
+    pedantic,
+    "casting using `as` from and to raw pointers that doesn't change its mutability, where `pointer::cast` could take the place of `as`"
+}
+
+pub struct PtrAsPtr {
+    msrv: Option<RustcVersion>,
+}
+
+impl PtrAsPtr {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn new(msrv: Option<RustcVersion>) -> Self {
+        Self { msrv }
+    }
+}
+
+impl_lint_pass!(PtrAsPtr => [PTR_AS_PTR]);
+
+impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for PtrAsPtr {
+    fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
+        if !meets_msrv(self.msrv.as_ref(), &PTR_AS_PTR_MSRV) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if expr.span.from_expansion() {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if_chain! {
+            if let ExprKind::Cast(cast_expr, cast_to_hir_ty) = expr.kind;
+            let (cast_from, cast_to) = (cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(cast_expr), cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr));
+            if let ty::RawPtr(TypeAndMut { mutbl: from_mutbl, .. }) = cast_from.kind();
+            if let ty::RawPtr(TypeAndMut { ty: to_pointee_ty, mutbl: to_mutbl }) = cast_to.kind();
+            if matches!((from_mutbl, to_mutbl),
+                (Mutability::Not, Mutability::Not) | (Mutability::Mut, Mutability::Mut));
+            // The `U` in `pointer::cast` have to be `Sized`
+            // as explained here: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/60602.
+            if to_pointee_ty.is_sized(cx.tcx.at(expr.span), cx.param_env);
+            then {
+                let mut applicability = Applicability::MachineApplicable;
+                let cast_expr_sugg = Sugg::hir_with_applicability(cx, cast_expr, "_", &mut applicability);
+                let turbofish = match &cast_to_hir_ty.kind {
+                        TyKind::Infer => Cow::Borrowed(""),
+                        TyKind::Ptr(mut_ty) if matches!(mut_ty.ty.kind, TyKind::Infer) => Cow::Borrowed(""),
+                        _ => Cow::Owned(format!("::<{}>", to_pointee_ty)),
+                    };
+                span_lint_and_sugg(
+                    cx,
+                    PTR_AS_PTR,
+                    expr.span,
+                    "`as` casting between raw pointers without changing its mutability",
+                    "try `pointer::cast`, a safer alternative",
+                    format!("{}.cast{}()", cast_expr_sugg.maybe_par(), turbofish),
+                    applicability,
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    extract_msrv_attr!(LateContext);
+}
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/unnecessary_sort_by.rs b/clippy_lints/src/unnecessary_sort_by.rs
index 0bccfc15678..9b45d38afd4 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/unnecessary_sort_by.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/unnecessary_sort_by.rs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ fn detect_lint(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> Option<LintTrigger> {
             Param { pat: Pat { kind: PatKind::Binding(_, _, right_ident, _), .. }, .. }
         ] = &closure_body.params;
         if let ExprKind::MethodCall(method_path, _, [ref left_expr, ref right_expr], _) = &closure_body.value.kind;
-        if method_path.ident.name.to_ident_string() == "cmp";
+        if method_path.ident.name == sym::cmp;
         then {
             let (closure_body, closure_arg, reverse) = if mirrored_exprs(
                 &cx,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/unnecessary_wraps.rs b/clippy_lints/src/unnecessary_wraps.rs
index 07cd752184b..8ac5dd696b7 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/unnecessary_wraps.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/unnecessary_wraps.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::utils::{
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::FnKind;
-use rustc_hir::{Body, ExprKind, FnDecl, HirId, ItemKind, Impl, Node};
+use rustc_hir::{Body, ExprKind, FnDecl, HirId, Impl, ItemKind, Node};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_middle::ty::subst::GenericArgKind;
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/unused_self.rs b/clippy_lints/src/unused_self.rs
index a6171794311..5349c4f7eb8 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/unused_self.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/unused_self.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_hir::def::Res;
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::{walk_path, NestedVisitorMap, Visitor};
-use rustc_hir::{HirId, ImplItem, ImplItemKind, ItemKind, Impl, Path};
+use rustc_hir::{HirId, Impl, ImplItem, ImplItemKind, ItemKind, Path};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_middle::hir::map::Map;
 use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/unwrap.rs b/clippy_lints/src/unwrap.rs
index 6a87f534369..b82909eaea6 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/unwrap.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/unwrap.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use crate::utils::{
-    differing_macro_contexts, is_type_diagnostic_item, span_lint_and_then,
-    usage::is_potentially_mutated,
+    differing_macro_contexts, is_type_diagnostic_item, span_lint_and_then, usage::is_potentially_mutated,
 };
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::{walk_expr, walk_fn, FnKind, NestedVisitorMap, Visitor};
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/use_self.rs b/clippy_lints/src/use_self.rs
index b82ea66190f..72d1ca73929 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/use_self.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/use_self.rs
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// feels inconsistent.
     ///
     /// **Known problems:**
-    /// - False positive when using associated types (#2843)
-    /// - False positives in some situations when using generics (#3410)
+    /// - False positive when using associated types ([#2843](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/2843))
+    /// - False positives in some situations when using generics ([#3410](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/3410))
     ///
     /// **Example:**
     /// ```rust
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/useless_conversion.rs b/clippy_lints/src/useless_conversion.rs
index efa9c3fab4a..c5334853986 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/useless_conversion.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/useless_conversion.rs
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for UselessConversion {
                         );
                     }
                 }
-                if match_trait_method(cx, e, &paths::INTO_ITERATOR) && &*name.ident.as_str() == "into_iter" {
+                if match_trait_method(cx, e, &paths::INTO_ITERATOR) && name.ident.name == sym::into_iter {
                     if let Some(parent_expr) = get_parent_expr(cx, e) {
                         if let ExprKind::MethodCall(ref parent_name, ..) = parent_expr.kind {
-                            if &*parent_name.ident.as_str() != "into_iter" {
+                            if parent_name.ident.name != sym::into_iter {
                                 return;
                             }
                         }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/attrs.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/attrs.rs
index 24052a243af..8d28421d70d 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/attrs.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/attrs.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use rustc_ast::ast;
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_session::Session;
+use rustc_span::sym;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 /// Deprecation status of attributes known by Clippy.
@@ -64,11 +65,11 @@ pub fn get_attr<'a>(
             return false;
         };
         let attr_segments = &attr.path.segments;
-        if attr_segments.len() == 2 && attr_segments[0].ident.to_string() == "clippy" {
+        if attr_segments.len() == 2 && attr_segments[0].ident.name == sym::clippy {
             BUILTIN_ATTRIBUTES
                 .iter()
-                .find_map(|(builtin_name, deprecation_status)| {
-                    if *builtin_name == attr_segments[1].ident.to_string() {
+                .find_map(|&(builtin_name, ref deprecation_status)| {
+                    if attr_segments[1].ident.name.as_str() == builtin_name {
                         Some(deprecation_status)
                     } else {
                         None
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ pub fn get_attr<'a>(
                             },
                             DeprecationStatus::None => {
                                 diag.cancel();
-                                attr_segments[1].ident.to_string() == name
+                                attr_segments[1].ident.name.as_str() == name
                             },
                         }
                     },
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/hir_utils.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/hir_utils.rs
index 062df68c0a4..10120a8805d 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/hir_utils.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/hir_utils.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> SpanlessEq<'a, 'tcx> {
                 lb == rb && l_mut == r_mut && self.eq_expr(le, re)
             },
             (&ExprKind::Continue(li), &ExprKind::Continue(ri)) => {
-                both(&li.label, &ri.label, |l, r| l.ident.as_str() == r.ident.as_str())
+                both(&li.label, &ri.label, |l, r| l.ident.name == r.ident.name)
             },
             (&ExprKind::Assign(ref ll, ref lr, _), &ExprKind::Assign(ref rl, ref rr, _)) => {
                 self.allow_side_effects && self.eq_expr(ll, rl) && self.eq_expr(lr, rr)
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> SpanlessEq<'a, 'tcx> {
                     })
             },
             (&ExprKind::Break(li, ref le), &ExprKind::Break(ri, ref re)) => {
-                both(&li.label, &ri.label, |l, r| l.ident.as_str() == r.ident.as_str())
+                both(&li.label, &ri.label, |l, r| l.ident.name == r.ident.name)
                     && both(le, re, |l, r| self.eq_expr(l, r))
             },
             (&ExprKind::Box(ref l), &ExprKind::Box(ref r)) => self.eq_expr(l, r),
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> SpanlessEq<'a, 'tcx> {
             },
             (&ExprKind::Lit(ref l), &ExprKind::Lit(ref r)) => l.node == r.node,
             (&ExprKind::Loop(ref lb, ref ll, ref lls), &ExprKind::Loop(ref rb, ref rl, ref rls)) => {
-                lls == rls && self.eq_block(lb, rb) && both(ll, rl, |l, r| l.ident.as_str() == r.ident.as_str())
+                lls == rls && self.eq_block(lb, rb) && both(ll, rl, |l, r| l.ident.name == r.ident.name)
             },
             (&ExprKind::Match(ref le, ref la, ref ls), &ExprKind::Match(ref re, ref ra, ref rs)) => {
                 ls == rs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> SpanlessEq<'a, 'tcx> {
 
     pub fn eq_fieldpat(&mut self, left: &FieldPat<'_>, right: &FieldPat<'_>) -> bool {
         let (FieldPat { ident: li, pat: lp, .. }, FieldPat { ident: ri, pat: rp, .. }) = (&left, &right);
-        li.name.as_str() == ri.name.as_str() && self.eq_pat(lp, rp)
+        li.name == ri.name && self.eq_pat(lp, rp)
     }
 
     /// Checks whether two patterns are the same.
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> SpanlessEq<'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.eq_qpath(lp, rp) && over(la, ra, |l, r| self.eq_pat(l, r)) && ls == rs
             },
             (&PatKind::Binding(ref lb, .., ref li, ref lp), &PatKind::Binding(ref rb, .., ref ri, ref rp)) => {
-                lb == rb && li.name.as_str() == ri.name.as_str() && both(lp, rp, |l, r| self.eq_pat(l, r))
+                lb == rb && li.name == ri.name && both(lp, rp, |l, r| self.eq_pat(l, r))
             },
             (&PatKind::Path(ref l), &PatKind::Path(ref r)) => self.eq_qpath(l, r),
             (&PatKind::Lit(ref l), &PatKind::Lit(ref r)) => self.eq_expr(l, r),
@@ -266,8 +266,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> SpanlessEq<'a, 'tcx> {
     pub fn eq_path_segment(&mut self, left: &PathSegment<'_>, right: &PathSegment<'_>) -> bool {
         // The == of idents doesn't work with different contexts,
         // we have to be explicit about hygiene
-        left.ident.as_str() == right.ident.as_str()
-            && both(&left.args, &right.args, |l, r| self.eq_path_parameters(l, r))
+        left.ident.name == right.ident.name && both(&left.args, &right.args, |l, r| self.eq_path_parameters(l, r))
     }
 
     pub fn eq_ty(&mut self, left: &Ty<'_>, right: &Ty<'_>) -> bool {
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/internal_lints.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/internal_lints.rs
index 407f06f4894..7aa17520ba7 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/internal_lints.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/internal_lints.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashMap, FxHashSet};
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_hir::def::{DefKind, Res};
+use rustc_hir::def_id::DefId;
 use rustc_hir::hir_id::CRATE_HIR_ID;
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::{NestedVisitorMap, Visitor};
-use rustc_hir::{Crate, Expr, ExprKind, HirId, Item, MutTy, Mutability, Node, Path, StmtKind, Ty, TyKind};
+use rustc_hir::{
+    BinOpKind, Crate, Expr, ExprKind, HirId, Item, MutTy, Mutability, Node, Path, StmtKind, Ty, TyKind, UnOp,
+};
 use rustc_lint::{EarlyContext, EarlyLintPass, LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_middle::hir::map::Map;
 use rustc_middle::mir::interpret::ConstValue;
@@ -272,6 +275,28 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     "interning a symbol that is pre-interned and defined as a constant"
 }
 
+declare_clippy_lint! {
+    /// **What it does:** Checks for unnecessary conversion from Symbol to a string.
+    ///
+    /// **Why is this bad?** It's faster use symbols directly intead of strings.
+    ///
+    /// **Known problems:** None.
+    ///
+    /// **Example:**
+    /// Bad:
+    /// ```rust,ignore
+    /// symbol.as_str() == "clippy";
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// Good:
+    /// ```rust,ignore
+    /// symbol == sym::clippy;
+    /// ```
+    pub UNNECESSARY_SYMBOL_STR,
+    internal,
+    "unnecessary conversion between Symbol and string"
+}
+
 declare_lint_pass!(ClippyLintsInternal => [CLIPPY_LINTS_INTERNAL]);
 
 impl EarlyLintPass for ClippyLintsInternal {
@@ -868,11 +893,11 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for InvalidPaths {
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct InterningDefinedSymbol {
-    // Maps the symbol value to the constant name.
-    symbol_map: FxHashMap<u32, String>,
+    // Maps the symbol value to the constant DefId.
+    symbol_map: FxHashMap<u32, DefId>,
 }
 
-impl_lint_pass!(InterningDefinedSymbol => [INTERNING_DEFINED_SYMBOL]);
+impl_lint_pass!(InterningDefinedSymbol => [INTERNING_DEFINED_SYMBOL, UNNECESSARY_SYMBOL_STR]);
 
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for InterningDefinedSymbol {
     fn check_crate(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, _: &Crate<'_>) {
@@ -880,16 +905,18 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for InterningDefinedSymbol {
             return;
         }
 
-        if let Some(Res::Def(_, def_id)) = path_to_res(cx, &paths::SYM_MODULE) {
-            for item in cx.tcx.item_children(def_id).iter() {
-                if_chain! {
-                    if let Res::Def(DefKind::Const, item_def_id) = item.res;
-                    let ty = cx.tcx.type_of(item_def_id);
-                    if match_type(cx, ty, &paths::SYMBOL);
-                    if let Ok(ConstValue::Scalar(value)) = cx.tcx.const_eval_poly(item_def_id);
-                    if let Ok(value) = value.to_u32();
-                    then {
-                        self.symbol_map.insert(value, item.ident.to_string());
+        for &module in &[&paths::KW_MODULE, &paths::SYM_MODULE] {
+            if let Some(Res::Def(_, def_id)) = path_to_res(cx, module) {
+                for item in cx.tcx.item_children(def_id).iter() {
+                    if_chain! {
+                        if let Res::Def(DefKind::Const, item_def_id) = item.res;
+                        let ty = cx.tcx.type_of(item_def_id);
+                        if match_type(cx, ty, &paths::SYMBOL);
+                        if let Ok(ConstValue::Scalar(value)) = cx.tcx.const_eval_poly(item_def_id);
+                        if let Ok(value) = value.to_u32();
+                        then {
+                            self.symbol_map.insert(value, item_def_id);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -903,7 +930,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for InterningDefinedSymbol {
             if match_def_path(cx, *def_id, &paths::SYMBOL_INTERN);
             if let Some(Constant::Str(arg)) = constant_simple(cx, cx.typeck_results(), arg);
             let value = Symbol::intern(&arg).as_u32();
-            if let Some(symbol_const) = self.symbol_map.get(&value);
+            if let Some(&def_id) = self.symbol_map.get(&value);
             then {
                 span_lint_and_sugg(
                     cx,
@@ -911,10 +938,135 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for InterningDefinedSymbol {
                     is_expn_of(expr.span, "sym").unwrap_or(expr.span),
                     "interning a defined symbol",
                     "try",
-                    format!("rustc_span::symbol::sym::{}", symbol_const),
+                    cx.tcx.def_path_str(def_id),
                     Applicability::MachineApplicable,
                 );
             }
         }
+        if let ExprKind::Binary(op, left, right) = expr.kind {
+            if matches!(op.node, BinOpKind::Eq | BinOpKind::Ne) {
+                let data = [
+                    (left, self.symbol_str_expr(left, cx)),
+                    (right, self.symbol_str_expr(right, cx)),
+                ];
+                match data {
+                    // both operands are a symbol string
+                    [(_, Some(left)), (_, Some(right))] => {
+                        span_lint_and_sugg(
+                            cx,
+                            UNNECESSARY_SYMBOL_STR,
+                            expr.span,
+                            "unnecessary `Symbol` to string conversion",
+                            "try",
+                            format!(
+                                "{} {} {}",
+                                left.as_symbol_snippet(cx),
+                                op.node.as_str(),
+                                right.as_symbol_snippet(cx),
+                            ),
+                            Applicability::MachineApplicable,
+                        );
+                    },
+                    // one of the operands is a symbol string
+                    [(expr, Some(symbol)), _] | [_, (expr, Some(symbol))] => {
+                        // creating an owned string for comparison
+                        if matches!(symbol, SymbolStrExpr::Expr { is_to_owned: true, .. }) {
+                            span_lint_and_sugg(
+                                cx,
+                                UNNECESSARY_SYMBOL_STR,
+                                expr.span,
+                                "unnecessary string allocation",
+                                "try",
+                                format!("{}.as_str()", symbol.as_symbol_snippet(cx)),
+                                Applicability::MachineApplicable,
+                            );
+                        }
+                    },
+                    // nothing found
+                    [(_, None), (_, None)] => {},
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl InterningDefinedSymbol {
+    fn symbol_str_expr<'tcx>(&self, expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>) -> Option<SymbolStrExpr<'tcx>> {
+        static IDENT_STR_PATHS: &[&[&str]] = &[&paths::IDENT_AS_STR, &paths::TO_STRING_METHOD];
+        static SYMBOL_STR_PATHS: &[&[&str]] = &[
+            &paths::SYMBOL_AS_STR,
+            &paths::SYMBOL_TO_IDENT_STRING,
+            &paths::TO_STRING_METHOD,
+        ];
+        // SymbolStr might be de-referenced: `&*symbol.as_str()`
+        let call = if_chain! {
+            if let ExprKind::AddrOf(_, _, e) = expr.kind;
+            if let ExprKind::Unary(UnOp::UnDeref, e) = e.kind;
+            then { e } else { expr }
+        };
+        if_chain! {
+            // is a method call
+            if let ExprKind::MethodCall(_, _, [item], _) = call.kind;
+            if let Some(did) = cx.typeck_results().type_dependent_def_id(call.hir_id);
+            let ty = cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(item);
+            // ...on either an Ident or a Symbol
+            if let Some(is_ident) = if match_type(cx, ty, &paths::SYMBOL) {
+                Some(false)
+            } else if match_type(cx, ty, &paths::IDENT) {
+                Some(true)
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
+            // ...which converts it to a string
+            let paths = if is_ident { IDENT_STR_PATHS } else { SYMBOL_STR_PATHS };
+            if let Some(path) = paths.iter().find(|path| match_def_path(cx, did, path));
+            then {
+                let is_to_owned = path.last().unwrap().ends_with("string");
+                return Some(SymbolStrExpr::Expr {
+                    item,
+                    is_ident,
+                    is_to_owned,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        // is a string constant
+        if let Some(Constant::Str(s)) = constant_simple(cx, cx.typeck_results(), expr) {
+            let value = Symbol::intern(&s).as_u32();
+            // ...which matches a symbol constant
+            if let Some(&def_id) = self.symbol_map.get(&value) {
+                return Some(SymbolStrExpr::Const(def_id));
+            }
+        }
+        None
+    }
+}
+
+enum SymbolStrExpr<'tcx> {
+    /// a string constant with a corresponding symbol constant
+    Const(DefId),
+    /// a "symbol to string" expression like `symbol.as_str()`
+    Expr {
+        /// part that evaluates to `Symbol` or `Ident`
+        item: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>,
+        is_ident: bool,
+        /// whether an owned `String` is created like `to_ident_string()`
+        is_to_owned: bool,
+    },
+}
+
+impl<'tcx> SymbolStrExpr<'tcx> {
+    /// Returns a snippet that evaluates to a `Symbol` and is const if possible
+    fn as_symbol_snippet(&self, cx: &LateContext<'_>) -> Cow<'tcx, str> {
+        match *self {
+            Self::Const(def_id) => cx.tcx.def_path_str(def_id).into(),
+            Self::Expr { item, is_ident, .. } => {
+                let mut snip = snippet(cx, item.span.source_callsite(), "..");
+                if is_ident {
+                    // get `Ident.name`
+                    snip.to_mut().push_str(".name");
+                }
+                snip
+            },
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
index 4c707c4b904..9b262517a98 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #[macro_use]
-pub mod sym;
+pub mod sym_helper;
 
 #[allow(clippy::module_name_repetitions)]
 pub mod ast_utils;
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ use rustc_semver::RustcVersion;
 use rustc_session::Session;
 use rustc_span::hygiene::{ExpnKind, MacroKind};
 use rustc_span::source_map::original_sp;
-use rustc_span::sym as rustc_sym;
-use rustc_span::symbol::{self, kw, Symbol};
+use rustc_span::sym;
+use rustc_span::symbol::{kw, Symbol};
 use rustc_span::{BytePos, Pos, Span, DUMMY_SP};
 use rustc_target::abi::Integer;
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits::query::normalize::AtExt;
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ pub fn is_refutable(cx: &LateContext<'_>, pat: &Pat<'_>) -> bool {
 /// Checks for the `#[automatically_derived]` attribute all `#[derive]`d
 /// implementations have.
 pub fn is_automatically_derived(attrs: &[ast::Attribute]) -> bool {
-    attrs.iter().any(|attr| attr.has_name(rustc_sym::automatically_derived))
+    attrs.iter().any(|attr| attr.has_name(sym::automatically_derived))
 }
 
 /// Remove blocks around an expression.
@@ -1434,12 +1434,13 @@ pub fn parent_node_is_if_expr(expr: &Expr<'_>, cx: &LateContext<'_>) -> bool {
     let map = cx.tcx.hir();
     let parent_id = map.get_parent_node(expr.hir_id);
     let parent_node = map.get(parent_id);
-    if let Node::Expr(Expr { kind: ExprKind::If(_, _, _), .. }) = parent_node {
-        true
-    }
-    else {
-        false
-    }
+    matches!(
+        parent_node,
+        Node::Expr(Expr {
+            kind: ExprKind::If(_, _, _),
+            ..
+        })
+    )
 }
 
 // Finds the attribute with the given name, if any
@@ -1514,7 +1515,7 @@ pub fn is_must_use_func_call(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
 pub fn is_no_std_crate(krate: &Crate<'_>) -> bool {
     krate.item.attrs.iter().any(|attr| {
         if let ast::AttrKind::Normal(ref attr, _) = attr.kind {
-            attr.path == symbol::sym::no_std
+            attr.path == sym::no_std
         } else {
             false
         }
@@ -1686,6 +1687,18 @@ macro_rules! unwrap_cargo_metadata {
     }};
 }
 
+pub fn is_hir_ty_cfg_dependant(cx: &LateContext<'_>, ty: &hir::Ty<'_>) -> bool {
+    if_chain! {
+        if let TyKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(_, path)) = ty.kind;
+        if let Res::Def(_, def_id) = path.res;
+        then {
+            cx.tcx.has_attr(def_id, sym::cfg) || cx.tcx.has_attr(def_id, sym::cfg_attr)
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::{reindent_multiline, without_block_comments};
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs
index 2080a49a11c..c0b203b5388 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/paths.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ pub const HASH: [&str; 3] = ["core", "hash", "Hash"];
 pub const HASHMAP: [&str; 5] = ["std", "collections", "hash", "map", "HashMap"];
 pub const HASHMAP_ENTRY: [&str; 5] = ["std", "collections", "hash", "map", "Entry"];
 pub const HASHSET: [&str; 5] = ["std", "collections", "hash", "set", "HashSet"];
+#[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
+pub const IDENT: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Ident"];
+#[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
+pub const IDENT_AS_STR: [&str; 4] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Ident", "as_str"];
 pub const INDEX: [&str; 3] = ["core", "ops", "Index"];
 pub const INDEX_MUT: [&str; 3] = ["core", "ops", "IndexMut"];
 pub const INSERT_STR: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "string", "String", "insert_str"];
@@ -65,6 +69,8 @@ pub const IPADDR_V4: [&str; 4] = ["std", "net", "IpAddr", "V4"];
 pub const IPADDR_V6: [&str; 4] = ["std", "net", "IpAddr", "V6"];
 pub const ITERATOR: [&str; 5] = ["core", "iter", "traits", "iterator", "Iterator"];
 #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
+pub const KW_MODULE: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "kw"];
+#[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
 pub const LATE_CONTEXT: [&str; 2] = ["rustc_lint", "LateContext"];
 pub const LINKED_LIST: [&str; 4] = ["alloc", "collections", "linked_list", "LinkedList"];
 #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
@@ -148,8 +154,12 @@ pub const STR_STARTS_WITH: [&str; 4] = ["core", "str", "<impl str>", "starts_wit
 #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
 pub const SYMBOL: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Symbol"];
 #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
+pub const SYMBOL_AS_STR: [&str; 4] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Symbol", "as_str"];
+#[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
 pub const SYMBOL_INTERN: [&str; 4] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Symbol", "intern"];
 #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
+pub const SYMBOL_TO_IDENT_STRING: [&str; 4] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "Symbol", "to_ident_string"];
+#[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
 pub const SYM_MODULE: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "symbol", "sym"];
 #[cfg(feature = "internal-lints")]
 pub const SYNTAX_CONTEXT: [&str; 3] = ["rustc_span", "hygiene", "SyntaxContext"];
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/sym.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/sym_helper.rs
index 273288c3d52..f47dc80ebad 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/sym.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/sym_helper.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #[macro_export]
+/// Convenience wrapper around rustc's `Symbol::intern`
 macro_rules! sym {
     ($tt:tt) => {
         rustc_span::symbol::Symbol::intern(stringify!($tt))
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/visitors.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/visitors.rs
index b769a18802b..ebf69df31ca 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/visitors.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/visitors.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ where
                         if let Some(el) = else_opt {
                             self.visit_expr(el);
                         }
-                    }
+                    },
                     hir::ExprKind::Match(cond, arms, _) => {
                         self.inside_stmt(true).visit_expr(cond);
                         for arm in arms {
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/vec_init_then_push.rs b/clippy_lints/src/vec_init_then_push.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e632a7e57ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/vec_init_then_push.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+use crate::utils::{is_type_diagnostic_item, match_def_path, paths, snippet, span_lint_and_sugg};
+use if_chain::if_chain;
+use rustc_ast::ast::LitKind;
+use rustc_errors::Applicability;
+use rustc_hir::{BindingAnnotation, Block, Expr, ExprKind, Local, PatKind, QPath, Stmt, StmtKind};
+use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass, LintContext};
+use rustc_middle::lint::in_external_macro;
+use rustc_session::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
+use rustc_span::{symbol::sym, Span, Symbol};
+use std::convert::TryInto;
+
+declare_clippy_lint! {
+    /// **What it does:** Checks for calls to `push` immediately after creating a new `Vec`.
+    ///
+    /// **Why is this bad?** The `vec![]` macro is both more performant and easier to read than
+    /// multiple `push` calls.
+    ///
+    /// **Known problems:** None.
+    ///
+    /// **Example:**
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let mut v = Vec::new();
+    /// v.push(0);
+    /// ```
+    /// Use instead:
+    /// ```rust
+    /// let v = vec![0];
+    /// ```
+    pub VEC_INIT_THEN_PUSH,
+    perf,
+    "`push` immediately after `Vec` creation"
+}
+
+impl_lint_pass!(VecInitThenPush => [VEC_INIT_THEN_PUSH]);
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct VecInitThenPush {
+    searcher: Option<VecPushSearcher>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+enum VecInitKind {
+    New,
+    WithCapacity(u64),
+}
+struct VecPushSearcher {
+    init: VecInitKind,
+    name: Symbol,
+    lhs_is_local: bool,
+    lhs_span: Span,
+    err_span: Span,
+    found: u64,
+}
+impl VecPushSearcher {
+    fn display_err(&self, cx: &LateContext<'_>) {
+        match self.init {
+            _ if self.found == 0 => return,
+            VecInitKind::WithCapacity(x) if x > self.found => return,
+            _ => (),
+        };
+
+        let mut s = if self.lhs_is_local {
+            String::from("let ")
+        } else {
+            String::new()
+        };
+        s.push_str(&snippet(cx, self.lhs_span, ".."));
+        s.push_str(" = vec![..];");
+
+        span_lint_and_sugg(
+            cx,
+            VEC_INIT_THEN_PUSH,
+            self.err_span,
+            "calls to `push` immediately after creation",
+            "consider using the `vec![]` macro",
+            s,
+            Applicability::HasPlaceholders,
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+impl LateLintPass<'_> for VecInitThenPush {
+    fn check_local(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, local: &'tcx Local<'tcx>) {
+        self.searcher = None;
+        if_chain! {
+            if !in_external_macro(cx.sess(), local.span);
+            if let Some(init) = local.init;
+            if let PatKind::Binding(BindingAnnotation::Mutable, _, ident, None) = local.pat.kind;
+            if let Some(init_kind) = get_vec_init_kind(cx, init);
+            then {
+                self.searcher = Some(VecPushSearcher {
+                        init: init_kind,
+                        name: ident.name,
+                        lhs_is_local: true,
+                        lhs_span: local.ty.map_or(local.pat.span, |t| local.pat.span.to(t.span)),
+                        err_span: local.span,
+                        found: 0,
+                    });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'_>) {
+        if self.searcher.is_none() {
+            if_chain! {
+                if !in_external_macro(cx.sess(), expr.span);
+                if let ExprKind::Assign(left, right, _) = expr.kind;
+                if let ExprKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(_, path)) = left.kind;
+                if let Some(name) = path.segments.get(0);
+                if let Some(init_kind) = get_vec_init_kind(cx, right);
+                then {
+                    self.searcher = Some(VecPushSearcher {
+                        init: init_kind,
+                        name: name.ident.name,
+                        lhs_is_local: false,
+                        lhs_span: left.span,
+                        err_span: expr.span,
+                        found: 0,
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn check_stmt(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, stmt: &'tcx Stmt<'_>) {
+        if let Some(searcher) = self.searcher.take() {
+            if_chain! {
+                if let StmtKind::Expr(expr) | StmtKind::Semi(expr) = stmt.kind;
+                if let ExprKind::MethodCall(path, _, [self_arg, _], _) = expr.kind;
+                if path.ident.name.as_str() == "push";
+                if let ExprKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(_, self_path)) = self_arg.kind;
+                if let [self_name] = self_path.segments;
+                if self_name.ident.name == searcher.name;
+                then {
+                    self.searcher = Some(VecPushSearcher {
+                        found: searcher.found + 1,
+                        err_span: searcher.err_span.to(stmt.span),
+                        .. searcher
+                    });
+                } else {
+                    searcher.display_err(cx);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn check_block_post(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, _: &'tcx Block<'tcx>) {
+        if let Some(searcher) = self.searcher.take() {
+            searcher.display_err(cx);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_vec_init_kind<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx Expr<'tcx>) -> Option<VecInitKind> {
+    if let ExprKind::Call(func, args) = expr.kind {
+        match func.kind {
+            ExprKind::Path(QPath::TypeRelative(ty, name))
+                if is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, cx.typeck_results().node_type(ty.hir_id), sym::vec_type) =>
+            {
+                if name.ident.name == sym::new {
+                    return Some(VecInitKind::New);
+                } else if name.ident.name.as_str() == "with_capacity" {
+                    return args.get(0).and_then(|arg| {
+                        if_chain! {
+                            if let ExprKind::Lit(lit) = &arg.kind;
+                            if let LitKind::Int(num, _) = lit.node;
+                            then {
+                                Some(VecInitKind::WithCapacity(num.try_into().ok()?))
+                            } else {
+                                None
+                            }
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+            ExprKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(_, path))
+                if match_def_path(cx, path.res.opt_def_id()?, &paths::DEFAULT_TRAIT_METHOD)
+                    && is_type_diagnostic_item(cx, cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr), sym::vec_type) =>
+            {
+                return Some(VecInitKind::New);
+            }
+            _ => (),
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/wildcard_imports.rs b/clippy_lints/src/wildcard_imports.rs
index 5683a71efea..10005a7fc81 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/wildcard_imports.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/wildcard_imports.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ use rustc_hir::{
 };
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
 use rustc_session::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
-use rustc_span::BytePos;
+use rustc_span::symbol::kw;
+use rustc_span::{sym, BytePos};
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **What it does:** Checks for `use Enum::*`.
@@ -198,12 +199,12 @@ impl WildcardImports {
 // Allow "...prelude::..::*" imports.
 // Many crates have a prelude, and it is imported as a glob by design.
 fn is_prelude_import(segments: &[PathSegment<'_>]) -> bool {
-    segments.iter().any(|ps| ps.ident.as_str() == "prelude")
+    segments.iter().any(|ps| ps.ident.name == sym::prelude)
 }
 
 // Allow "super::*" imports in tests.
 fn is_super_only_import(segments: &[PathSegment<'_>]) -> bool {
-    segments.len() == 1 && segments[0].ident.as_str() == "super"
+    segments.len() == 1 && segments[0].ident.name == kw::Super
 }
 
 fn is_test_module_or_function(item: &Item<'_>) -> bool {
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/write.rs b/clippy_lints/src/write.rs
index 337f7a229b9..af324f831df 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/write.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/write.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ use rustc_lexer::unescape::{self, EscapeError};
 use rustc_lint::{EarlyContext, EarlyLintPass};
 use rustc_parse::parser;
 use rustc_session::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
-use rustc_span::{sym, BytePos, Span, Symbol};
+use rustc_span::symbol::kw;
+use rustc_span::{sym, BytePos, Span};
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// **What it does:** This lint warns when you use `println!("")` to
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ impl EarlyLintPass for Write {
             }
         } else if mac.path == sym!(writeln) {
             if let (Some(fmt_str), expr) = self.check_tts(cx, mac.args.inner_tokens(), true) {
-                if fmt_str.symbol == Symbol::intern("") {
+                if fmt_str.symbol == kw::Empty {
                     let mut applicability = Applicability::MachineApplicable;
                     // FIXME: remove this `#[allow(...)]` once the issue #5822 gets fixed
                     #[allow(clippy::option_if_let_else)]
@@ -484,7 +485,7 @@ impl Write {
 
     fn lint_println_empty_string(&self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, mac: &MacCall) {
         if let (Some(fmt_str), _) = self.check_tts(cx, mac.args.inner_tokens(), false) {
-            if fmt_str.symbol == Symbol::intern("") {
+            if fmt_str.symbol == kw::Empty {
                 let name = mac.path.segments[0].ident.name;
                 span_lint_and_sugg(
                     cx,