improve dangling/oob errors and make them more uniform

41 files changed, 71 insertions, 69 deletions

diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-1.rs b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-1.rs
index 424aace239a..49de3dd0b10 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-1.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-1.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //@revisions: stack tree
 //@[tree]compile-flags: -Zmiri-tree-borrows
-//@error-in-other-file: pointer to 4 bytes starting at offset 0 is out-of-bounds
+//@error-in-other-file: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory
 
 fn main() {
     unsafe {
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-1.stack.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-1.stack.stderr
index be01c5cc840..07bb3293989 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-1.stack.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-1.stack.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer use: ALLOC has size 2, so pointer to 4 bytes starting at offset 0 is out-of-bounds
+error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer use: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got ALLOC and there are only 2 bytes starting at that pointer
   --> RUSTLIB/alloc/src/boxed.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |         Box(unsafe { Unique::new_unchecked(raw) }, alloc)
-   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer use: ALLOC has size 2, so pointer to 4 bytes starting at offset 0 is out-of-bounds
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer use: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got ALLOC and there are only 2 bytes starting at that pointer
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-1.tree.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-1.tree.stderr
index be01c5cc840..07bb3293989 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-1.tree.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-1.tree.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer use: ALLOC has size 2, so pointer to 4 bytes starting at offset 0 is out-of-bounds
+error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer use: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got ALLOC and there are only 2 bytes starting at that pointer
   --> RUSTLIB/alloc/src/boxed.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |         Box(unsafe { Unique::new_unchecked(raw) }, alloc)
-   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer use: ALLOC has size 2, so pointer to 4 bytes starting at offset 0 is out-of-bounds
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer use: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got ALLOC and there are only 2 bytes starting at that pointer
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-2.stack.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-2.stack.stderr
index e96e641bb0d..04494b52561 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-2.stack.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-2.stack.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer use: 0x4[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer use: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got 0x4[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
   --> RUSTLIB/alloc/src/boxed.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |         Box(unsafe { Unique::new_unchecked(raw) }, alloc)
-   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer use: 0x4[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer use: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got 0x4[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-2.tree.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-2.tree.stderr
index e96e641bb0d..04494b52561 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-2.tree.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/both_borrows/issue-miri-1050-2.tree.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer use: 0x4[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer use: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got 0x4[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
   --> RUSTLIB/alloc/src/boxed.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |         Box(unsafe { Unique::new_unchecked(raw) }, alloc)
-   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer use: 0x4[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer use: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got 0x4[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/dangling_pointer_to_raw_pointer.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/dangling_pointer_to_raw_pointer.stderr
index 37f2bb39557..a5c031b9496 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/dangling_pointer_to_raw_pointer.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/dangling_pointer_to_raw_pointer.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer use: 0x10[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer use: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got 0x10[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
   --> $DIR/dangling_pointer_to_raw_pointer.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     unsafe { &(*x).0 as *const i32 }
-   |              ^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer use: 0x10[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |              ^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer use: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got 0x10[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/deref-invalid-ptr.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/deref-invalid-ptr.stderr
index 377022fa97f..d989bff4516 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/deref-invalid-ptr.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/deref-invalid-ptr.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer use: 0x10[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer use: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got 0x10[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
   --> $DIR/deref-invalid-ptr.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     let _y = unsafe { &*x as *const u32 };
-   |                       ^^^ out-of-bounds pointer use: 0x10[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |                       ^^^ out-of-bounds pointer use: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got 0x10[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/null_pointer_deref.rs b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/null_pointer_deref.rs
index a0773c63cf6..dee05952a99 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/null_pointer_deref.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/null_pointer_deref.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #[allow(deref_nullptr)]
 fn main() {
-    let x: i32 = unsafe { *std::ptr::null() }; //~ ERROR: null pointer is a dangling pointer
+    let x: i32 = unsafe { *std::ptr::null() }; //~ ERROR: null pointer
     panic!("this should never print: {}", x);
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/null_pointer_deref.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/null_pointer_deref.stderr
index a18f0f20fc0..1b97265eb32 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/null_pointer_deref.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/null_pointer_deref.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: null pointer is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got a null pointer
   --> $DIR/null_pointer_deref.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     let x: i32 = unsafe { *std::ptr::null() };
-   |                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ memory access failed: null pointer is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ memory access failed: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got a null pointer
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/null_pointer_write.rs b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/null_pointer_write.rs
index 954596f5754..61f5ef572cf 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/null_pointer_write.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/null_pointer_write.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #[allow(deref_nullptr)]
 fn main() {
-    unsafe { *std::ptr::null_mut() = 0i32 }; //~ ERROR: null pointer is a dangling pointer
+    unsafe { *std::ptr::null_mut() = 0i32 }; //~ ERROR: null pointer
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/null_pointer_write.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/null_pointer_write.stderr
index 01d4d12a002..3d75e7a0254 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/null_pointer_write.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/null_pointer_write.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: null pointer is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got a null pointer
   --> $DIR/null_pointer_write.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     unsafe { *std::ptr::null_mut() = 0i32 };
-   |              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ memory access failed: null pointer is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ memory access failed: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got a null pointer
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_project.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_project.stderr
index 4195c68d500..bdd245e1849 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_project.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_project.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: ALLOC has size 4, so pointer to 8 bytes starting at offset 0 is out-of-bounds
+error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: expected a pointer to 8 bytes of memory, but got ALLOC and there are only 4 bytes starting at that pointer
   --> $DIR/out_of_bounds_project.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |         let _field = addr_of!((*ptr).2);
-   |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: ALLOC has size 4, so pointer to 8 bytes starting at offset 0 is out-of-bounds
+   |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: expected a pointer to 8 bytes of memory, but got ALLOC and there are only 4 bytes starting at that pointer
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_read.rs b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_read.rs
index 658fbd16c2e..595a229baa5 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_read.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_read.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 fn main() {
     let v: Vec<u16> = vec![1, 2];
     // This read is also misaligned. We make sure that the OOB message has priority.
-    let x = unsafe { *v.as_ptr().wrapping_byte_add(5) }; //~ ERROR: out-of-bounds
+    let x = unsafe { *v.as_ptr().wrapping_byte_add(5) }; //~ ERROR: expected a pointer to 2 bytes of memory
     panic!("this should never print: {}", x);
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_read.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_read.stderr
index 37dbea37ce2..8a774c21bb7 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_read.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_read.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: ALLOC has size 4, so pointer to 2 bytes starting at offset 5 is out-of-bounds
+error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: expected a pointer to 2 bytes of memory, but got ALLOC+0x5 which is at or beyond the end of the allocation of size 4 bytes
   --> $DIR/out_of_bounds_read.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     let x = unsafe { *v.as_ptr().wrapping_byte_add(5) };
-   |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ memory access failed: ALLOC has size 4, so pointer to 2 bytes starting at offset 5 is out-of-bounds
+   |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ memory access failed: expected a pointer to 2 bytes of memory, but got ALLOC+0x5 which is at or beyond the end of the allocation of size 4 bytes
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_write.rs b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_write.rs
index 2ff537b1ffc..054e1c66cc1 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_write.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_write.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 fn main() {
     let mut v: Vec<u16> = vec![1, 2];
     // This read is also misaligned. We make sure that the OOB message has priority.
-    unsafe { *v.as_mut_ptr().wrapping_byte_add(5) = 0 }; //~ ERROR: out-of-bounds
+    unsafe { *v.as_mut_ptr().wrapping_byte_add(5) = 0 }; //~ ERROR: expected a pointer to 2 bytes of memory
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_write.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_write.stderr
index 97b3f3ebe7b..6ae9f05d173 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_write.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/out_of_bounds_write.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: ALLOC has size 4, so pointer to 2 bytes starting at offset 5 is out-of-bounds
+error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: expected a pointer to 2 bytes of memory, but got ALLOC+0x5 which is at or beyond the end of the allocation of size 4 bytes
   --> $DIR/out_of_bounds_write.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     unsafe { *v.as_mut_ptr().wrapping_byte_add(5) = 0 };
-   |              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ memory access failed: ALLOC has size 4, so pointer to 2 bytes starting at offset 5 is out-of-bounds
+   |              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ memory access failed: expected a pointer to 2 bytes of memory, but got ALLOC+0x5 which is at or beyond the end of the allocation of size 4 bytes
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/storage_dead_dangling.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/storage_dead_dangling.stderr
index 73c3ff1ee05..2d4fbafd8b7 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/storage_dead_dangling.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/storage_dead_dangling.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer use: $HEX[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer use: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got $HEX[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
   --> $DIR/storage_dead_dangling.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     let _ref = unsafe { &mut *(LEAK as *mut i32) };
-   |                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer use: $HEX[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer use: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got $HEX[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/wild_pointer_deref.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/wild_pointer_deref.stderr
index b7492a09dd0..1d8eed3d30a 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/wild_pointer_deref.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/dangling_pointers/wild_pointer_deref.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: 0x2c[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got 0x2c[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
   --> $DIR/wild_pointer_deref.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     let x = unsafe { *p };
-   |                      ^^ memory access failed: 0x2c[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |                      ^^ memory access failed: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got 0x2c[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/function_pointers/cast_int_to_fn_ptr.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/function_pointers/cast_int_to_fn_ptr.stderr
index 7274f62b4d7..347afa77053 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/function_pointers/cast_int_to_fn_ptr.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/function_pointers/cast_int_to_fn_ptr.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer use: 0x2a[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer use: expected a pointer to some allocation, but got 0x2a[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
   --> $DIR/cast_int_to_fn_ptr.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     g(42)
-   |     ^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer use: 0x2a[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |     ^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer use: expected a pointer to some allocation, but got 0x2a[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/out_of_bounds_ptr_1.rs b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/out_of_bounds_ptr_1.rs
index b6a110ee84d..f337090aa1e 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/out_of_bounds_ptr_1.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/out_of_bounds_ptr_1.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ fn main() {
     let v = [0i8; 4];
     let x = &v as *const i8;
     // The error is inside another function, so we cannot match it by line
-    let x = unsafe { x.offset(5) }; //~ERROR: pointer to 5 bytes starting at offset 0 is out-of-bounds
+    let x = unsafe { x.offset(5) }; //~ERROR: expected a pointer to 5 bytes of memory
     panic!("this should never print: {:?}", x);
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/out_of_bounds_ptr_1.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/out_of_bounds_ptr_1.stderr
index cc8cca70ddb..ddc5ae8efbc 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/out_of_bounds_ptr_1.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/out_of_bounds_ptr_1.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: ALLOC has size 4, so pointer to 5 bytes starting at offset 0 is out-of-bounds
+error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: expected a pointer to 5 bytes of memory, but got ALLOC and there are only 4 bytes starting at that pointer
   --> $DIR/out_of_bounds_ptr_1.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     let x = unsafe { x.offset(5) };
-   |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: ALLOC has size 4, so pointer to 5 bytes starting at offset 0 is out-of-bounds
+   |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: expected a pointer to 5 bytes of memory, but got ALLOC and there are only 4 bytes starting at that pointer
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/out_of_bounds_ptr_3.rs b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/out_of_bounds_ptr_3.rs
index 701bc33a645..fc9fb3d35d6 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/out_of_bounds_ptr_3.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/out_of_bounds_ptr_3.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 fn main() {
     let v = [0i8; 4];
     let x = &v as *const i8;
-    let x = unsafe { x.offset(-1) }; //~ERROR: pointer to 1 byte starting at offset -1 is out-of-bounds
+    let x = unsafe { x.offset(-1) }; //~ERROR: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory
     panic!("this should never print: {:?}", x);
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/out_of_bounds_ptr_3.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/out_of_bounds_ptr_3.stderr
index 236b51e82e5..88963e712f4 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/out_of_bounds_ptr_3.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/out_of_bounds_ptr_3.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: ALLOC has size 4, so pointer to 1 byte starting at offset -1 is out-of-bounds
+error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory, but got ALLOC-0x1 which points to before the beginning of the allocation
   --> $DIR/out_of_bounds_ptr_3.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     let x = unsafe { x.offset(-1) };
-   |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: ALLOC has size 4, so pointer to 1 byte starting at offset -1 is out-of-bounds
+   |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory, but got ALLOC-0x1 which points to before the beginning of the allocation
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/ptr_offset_from_different_ints.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/ptr_offset_from_different_ints.stderr
index 65f1161425f..649075dbc55 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/ptr_offset_from_different_ints.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/ptr_offset_from_different_ints.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds `offset_from`: 0xa[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds `offset_from`: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory, but got 0xa[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
   --> $DIR/ptr_offset_from_different_ints.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |         let _ = p1.byte_offset_from(p2);
-   |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds `offset_from`: 0xa[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds `offset_from`: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory, but got 0xa[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/ptr_offset_int_plus_int.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/ptr_offset_int_plus_int.stderr
index e03abfb1a2f..8d37da65061 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/ptr_offset_int_plus_int.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/ptr_offset_int_plus_int.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: 0x1[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory, but got 0x1[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
   --> $DIR/ptr_offset_int_plus_int.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |         let _val = (1 as *mut u8).offset(1);
-   |                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: 0x1[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory, but got 0x1[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/ptr_offset_int_plus_ptr.rs b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/ptr_offset_int_plus_ptr.rs
index fd3c9b44615..c4b6f69dd2b 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/ptr_offset_int_plus_ptr.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/ptr_offset_int_plus_ptr.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 //@compile-flags: -Zmiri-permissive-provenance
+//@normalize-stderr-test: "to \d+ bytes of memory" -> "to $$BYTES bytes of memory"
 
 fn main() {
     let ptr = Box::into_raw(Box::new(0u32));
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/ptr_offset_int_plus_ptr.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/ptr_offset_int_plus_ptr.stderr
index 03ae9bd141c..2cd02bee2ca 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/ptr_offset_int_plus_ptr.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/ptr_offset_int_plus_ptr.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: 0x1[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: expected a pointer to $BYTES bytes of memory, but got 0x1[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
   --> $DIR/ptr_offset_int_plus_ptr.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |         let _val = (1 as *mut u8).offset(ptr as isize);
-   |                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: 0x1[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: expected a pointer to $BYTES bytes of memory, but got 0x1[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/simd-gather.rs b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/simd-gather.rs
index ceb7beebd8a..b8373952451 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/simd-gather.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/simd-gather.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ fn main() {
     unsafe {
         let vec: &[i8] = &[10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18];
         let idxs = Simd::from_array([9, 3, 0, 17]);
-        let _result = Simd::gather_select_unchecked(&vec, Mask::splat(true), idxs, Simd::splat(0)); //~ERROR: pointer to 1 byte starting at offset 9 is out-of-bounds
+        let _result = Simd::gather_select_unchecked(&vec, Mask::splat(true), idxs, Simd::splat(0));
+        //~^ERROR: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/simd-gather.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/simd-gather.stderr
index d111644eec8..bc8d0b041d3 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/simd-gather.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/simd-gather.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: ALLOC has size 9, so pointer to 1 byte starting at offset 9 is out-of-bounds
+error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory, but got ALLOC+0x9 which is at or beyond the end of the allocation of size 9 bytes
   --> $DIR/simd-gather.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |         let _result = Simd::gather_select_unchecked(&vec, Mask::splat(true), idxs, Simd::splat(0));
-   |                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ memory access failed: ALLOC has size 9, so pointer to 1 byte starting at offset 9 is out-of-bounds
+   |                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ memory access failed: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory, but got ALLOC+0x9 which is at or beyond the end of the allocation of size 9 bytes
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/simd-scatter.rs b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/simd-scatter.rs
index 98b6749c584..bb8c9dbe4c7 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/simd-scatter.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/simd-scatter.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ fn main() {
         let mut vec: Vec<i8> = vec![10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18];
         let idxs = Simd::from_array([9, 3, 0, 17]);
         Simd::from_array([-27, 82, -41, 124]).scatter_select_unchecked(
-            //~^ERROR: pointer to 1 byte starting at offset 9 is out-of-bounds
+            //~^ERROR: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory
             &mut vec,
             Mask::splat(true),
             idxs,
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/simd-scatter.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/simd-scatter.stderr
index 8b517b6e972..aae77edcb6b 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/simd-scatter.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/intrinsics/simd-scatter.stderr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: ALLOC has size 9, so pointer to 1 byte starting at offset 9 is out-of-bounds
+error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory, but got ALLOC+0x9 which is at or beyond the end of the allocation of size 9 bytes
   --> $DIR/simd-scatter.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL | /         Simd::from_array([-27, 82, -41, 124]).scatter_select_unchecked(
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LL | |             &mut vec,
 LL | |             Mask::splat(true),
 LL | |             idxs,
 LL | |         );
-   | |_________^ memory access failed: ALLOC has size 9, so pointer to 1 byte starting at offset 9 is out-of-bounds
+   | |_________^ memory access failed: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory, but got ALLOC+0x9 which is at or beyond the end of the allocation of size 9 bytes
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/pointer_partial_overwrite.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/pointer_partial_overwrite.stderr
index 50bff22f766..1ca35be8cb2 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/pointer_partial_overwrite.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/pointer_partial_overwrite.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: $HEX[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got $HEX[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
   --> $DIR/pointer_partial_overwrite.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     let x = *p;
-   |             ^^ memory access failed: $HEX[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |             ^^ memory access failed: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got $HEX[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/provenance_transmute.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/provenance_transmute.stderr
index 6b1c2941c07..8a1d39effbd 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/provenance_transmute.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/provenance_transmute.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: $HEX[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory, but got $HEX[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
   --> $DIR/provenance_transmute.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |         let _val = *left_ptr;
-   |                    ^^^^^^^^^ memory access failed: $HEX[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |                    ^^^^^^^^^ memory access failed: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory, but got $HEX[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/ptr_int_unexposed.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/ptr_int_unexposed.stderr
index 92ccec50274..e21872244f6 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/ptr_int_unexposed.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/ptr_int_unexposed.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: $HEX[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got $HEX[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
   --> $DIR/ptr_int_unexposed.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     assert_eq!(unsafe { *ptr }, 3);
-   |                         ^^^^ memory access failed: $HEX[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |                         ^^^^ memory access failed: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got $HEX[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/ptr_invalid.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/ptr_invalid.stderr
index 8b8033b0d1d..bd0a9eb0d29 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/ptr_invalid.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/ptr_invalid.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: $HEX[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got $HEX[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
   --> $DIR/ptr_invalid.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     let _val = unsafe { *xptr_invalid };
-   |                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ memory access failed: $HEX[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ memory access failed: expected a pointer to 4 bytes of memory, but got $HEX[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/ptr_invalid_offset.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/ptr_invalid_offset.stderr
index 8ae140ee004..35e5c08300f 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/ptr_invalid_offset.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/provenance/ptr_invalid_offset.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: $HEX[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory, but got $HEX[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
   --> $DIR/ptr_invalid_offset.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     let _ = unsafe { roundtrip.offset(1) };
-   |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: $HEX[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory, but got $HEX[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/reading_half_a_pointer.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/reading_half_a_pointer.stderr
index 03f93510d09..cba8a9f8439 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/reading_half_a_pointer.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/reading_half_a_pointer.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: $HEX[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory, but got $HEX[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
   --> $DIR/reading_half_a_pointer.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |         let _val = *x;
-   |                    ^^ memory access failed: $HEX[noalloc] is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |                    ^^ memory access failed: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory, but got $HEX[noalloc] which is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/shims/backtrace/bad-backtrace-ptr.rs b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/shims/backtrace/bad-backtrace-ptr.rs
index 843d0d11873..75f7aae9718 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/shims/backtrace/bad-backtrace-ptr.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/shims/backtrace/bad-backtrace-ptr.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ extern "Rust" {
 
 fn main() {
     unsafe {
-        miri_resolve_frame(std::ptr::null_mut(), 0); //~ ERROR: null pointer is a dangling pointer
+        miri_resolve_frame(std::ptr::null_mut(), 0); //~ ERROR: got a null pointer
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/shims/backtrace/bad-backtrace-ptr.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/shims/backtrace/bad-backtrace-ptr.stderr
index 04dbd657d20..523c935762f 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/shims/backtrace/bad-backtrace-ptr.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/shims/backtrace/bad-backtrace-ptr.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer use: null pointer is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+error: Undefined Behavior: out-of-bounds pointer use: expected a pointer to some allocation, but got a null pointer
   --> $DIR/bad-backtrace-ptr.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |         miri_resolve_frame(std::ptr::null_mut(), 0);
-   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer use: null pointer is a dangling pointer (it has no provenance)
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ out-of-bounds pointer use: expected a pointer to some allocation, but got a null pointer
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/zst_local_oob.rs b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/zst_local_oob.rs
index cc81481e4fa..ab48b7d330b 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/zst_local_oob.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/zst_local_oob.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 fn main() {
     // make sure ZST locals cannot be accessed
     let x = &() as *const () as *const i8;
-    let _val = unsafe { *x }; //~ ERROR: out-of-bounds
+    let _val = unsafe { *x }; //~ ERROR: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/zst_local_oob.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/zst_local_oob.stderr
index ba1ccaa0a3c..39ac2c91437 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/zst_local_oob.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/zst_local_oob.stderr
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: ALLOC has size 0, so pointer to 1 byte starting at offset 0 is out-of-bounds
+error: Undefined Behavior: memory access failed: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory, but got ALLOC which is at or beyond the end of the allocation of size 0 bytes
   --> $DIR/zst_local_oob.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     let _val = unsafe { *x };
-   |                         ^^ memory access failed: ALLOC has size 0, so pointer to 1 byte starting at offset 0 is out-of-bounds
+   |                         ^^ memory access failed: expected a pointer to 1 byte of memory, but got ALLOC which is at or beyond the end of the allocation of size 0 bytes
    |
    = help: this indicates a bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, and caused Undefined Behavior
    = help: see https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/reference/behavior-considered-undefined.html for further information