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-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_llvm/attributes.rs15
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/symbol_export.rs13
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_codegen_ssa/base.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_lint/levels.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs18
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_middle/arena.rs60
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_middle/query/mod.rs108
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_middle/ty/context.rs22
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_middle/ty/trait_def.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/mod.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_mir/shim.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_mir/transform/mod.rs14
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_mir_build/build/mod.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_passes/diagnostic_items.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_passes/lang_items.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_passes/lib_features.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_passes/stability.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_resolve/late/lifetimes.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/specialize/mod.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_ty/ty.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/coherence/inherent_impls.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs21
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/outlives/mod.rs4
-rw-r--r--src/librustc_typeck/variance/mod.rs4
25 files changed, 137 insertions, 204 deletions
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/attributes.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/attributes.rs
index ba286e5f40d..93577d64157 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/attributes.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/attributes.rs
@@ -347,15 +347,12 @@ pub fn provide(providers: &mut Providers<'_>) {
         if tcx.sess.opts.actually_rustdoc {
             // rustdoc needs to be able to document functions that use all the features, so
             // whitelist them all
-            tcx.arena
-                .alloc(llvm_util::all_known_features().map(|(a, b)| (a.to_string(), b)).collect())
+            llvm_util::all_known_features().map(|(a, b)| (a.to_string(), b)).collect()
         } else {
-            tcx.arena.alloc(
-                llvm_util::target_feature_whitelist(tcx.sess)
-                    .iter()
-                    .map(|&(a, b)| (a.to_string(), b))
-                    .collect(),
-            )
+            llvm_util::target_feature_whitelist(tcx.sess)
+                .iter()
+                .map(|&(a, b)| (a.to_string(), b))
+                .collect()
         }
     };
 
@@ -387,7 +384,7 @@ pub fn provide_extern(providers: &mut Providers<'_>) {
             }));
         }
 
-        tcx.arena.alloc(ret)
+        ret
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/symbol_export.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/symbol_export.rs
index 9faddf254d7..338211ca11f 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/symbol_export.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/symbol_export.rs
@@ -42,14 +42,11 @@ pub fn crates_export_threshold(crate_types: &[config::CrateType]) -> SymbolExpor
     }
 }
 
-fn reachable_non_generics_provider(
-    tcx: TyCtxt<'_>,
-    cnum: CrateNum,
-) -> &DefIdMap<SymbolExportLevel> {
+fn reachable_non_generics_provider(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, cnum: CrateNum) -> DefIdMap<SymbolExportLevel> {
     assert_eq!(cnum, LOCAL_CRATE);
 
     if !tcx.sess.opts.output_types.should_codegen() {
-        return tcx.arena.alloc(Default::default());
+        return Default::default();
     }
 
     // Check to see if this crate is a "special runtime crate". These
@@ -145,7 +142,7 @@ fn reachable_non_generics_provider(
         reachable_non_generics.insert(id, SymbolExportLevel::C);
     }
 
-    tcx.arena.alloc(reachable_non_generics)
+    reachable_non_generics
 }
 
 fn is_reachable_non_generic_provider_local(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> bool {
@@ -281,7 +278,7 @@ fn exported_symbols_provider_local(
 fn upstream_monomorphizations_provider(
     tcx: TyCtxt<'_>,
     cnum: CrateNum,
-) -> &DefIdMap<FxHashMap<SubstsRef<'_>, CrateNum>> {
+) -> DefIdMap<FxHashMap<SubstsRef<'_>, CrateNum>> {
     debug_assert!(cnum == LOCAL_CRATE);
 
     let cnums = tcx.all_crate_nums(LOCAL_CRATE);
@@ -338,7 +335,7 @@ fn upstream_monomorphizations_provider(
         }
     }
 
-    tcx.arena.alloc(instances)
+    instances
 }
 
 fn upstream_monomorphizations_for_provider(
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/base.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/base.rs
index cd43ca8257e..fc6b547c5e7 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/base.rs
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ pub fn provide_both(providers: &mut Providers<'_>) {
             .map(|id| &module_map[&id])
             .flat_map(|module| module.foreign_items.iter().cloned())
             .collect();
-        tcx.arena.alloc(dllimports)
+        dllimports
     };
 
     providers.is_dllimport_foreign_item =
diff --git a/src/librustc_lint/levels.rs b/src/librustc_lint/levels.rs
index c78b088fb12..7e8e4f59707 100644
--- a/src/librustc_lint/levels.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_lint/levels.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use rustc_span::symbol::{sym, Symbol};
 
 use std::cmp;
 
-fn lint_levels(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, cnum: CrateNum) -> &LintLevelMap {
+fn lint_levels(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, cnum: CrateNum) -> LintLevelMap {
     assert_eq!(cnum, LOCAL_CRATE);
     let store = unerased_lint_store(tcx);
     let levels = LintLevelsBuilder::new(tcx.sess, false, &store);
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fn lint_levels(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, cnum: CrateNum) -> &LintLevelMap {
     intravisit::walk_crate(&mut builder, krate);
     builder.levels.pop(push);
 
-    tcx.arena.alloc(builder.levels.build_map())
+    builder.levels.build_map()
 }
 
 pub struct LintLevelsBuilder<'s> {
diff --git a/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder.rs b/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder.rs
index 39d8213f262..dbfa675e011 100644
--- a/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder.rs
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CrateMetadataRef<'a> {
         )
     }
 
-    fn get_adt_def(&self, item_id: DefIndex, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> &'tcx ty::AdtDef {
+    fn get_adt_def(&self, item_id: DefIndex, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> ty::AdtDef {
         let kind = self.kind(item_id);
         let did = self.local_def_id(item_id);
 
@@ -939,8 +939,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CrateMetadataRef<'a> {
     }
 
     /// Iterates over the diagnostic items in the given crate.
-    fn get_diagnostic_items(&self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> &'tcx FxHashMap<Symbol, DefId> {
-        tcx.arena.alloc(if self.root.is_proc_macro_crate() {
+    fn get_diagnostic_items(&self) -> FxHashMap<Symbol, DefId> {
+        if self.root.is_proc_macro_crate() {
             // Proc macro crates do not export any diagnostic-items to the target.
             Default::default()
         } else {
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CrateMetadataRef<'a> {
                 .decode(self)
                 .map(|(name, def_index)| (name, self.local_def_id(def_index)))
                 .collect()
-        })
+        }
     }
 
     /// Iterates over each child of the given item.
diff --git a/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs b/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs
index 7d1639cbcf7..c6c06c98ee5 100644
--- a/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_metadata/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs
@@ -88,15 +88,11 @@ impl IntoArgs for (CrateNum, DefId) {
 
 provide! { <'tcx> tcx, def_id, other, cdata,
     type_of => { cdata.get_type(def_id.index, tcx) }
-    generics_of => {
-        tcx.arena.alloc(cdata.get_generics(def_id.index, tcx.sess))
-    }
+    generics_of => { cdata.get_generics(def_id.index, tcx.sess) }
     explicit_predicates_of => { cdata.get_explicit_predicates(def_id.index, tcx) }
     inferred_outlives_of => { cdata.get_inferred_outlives(def_id.index, tcx) }
     super_predicates_of => { cdata.get_super_predicates(def_id.index, tcx) }
-    trait_def => {
-        tcx.arena.alloc(cdata.get_trait_def(def_id.index, tcx.sess))
-    }
+    trait_def => { cdata.get_trait_def(def_id.index, tcx.sess) }
     adt_def => { cdata.get_adt_def(def_id.index, tcx) }
     adt_destructor => {
         let _ = cdata;
@@ -117,8 +113,8 @@ provide! { <'tcx> tcx, def_id, other, cdata,
             bug!("coerce_unsized_info: `{:?}` is missing its info", def_id);
         })
     }
-    optimized_mir => { tcx.arena.alloc(cdata.get_optimized_mir(tcx, def_id.index)) }
-    promoted_mir => { tcx.arena.alloc(cdata.get_promoted_mir(tcx, def_id.index)) }
+    optimized_mir => { cdata.get_optimized_mir(tcx, def_id.index) }
+    promoted_mir => { cdata.get_promoted_mir(tcx, def_id.index) }
     mir_const_qualif => { cdata.mir_const_qualif(def_id.index) }
     fn_sig => { cdata.fn_sig(def_id.index, tcx) }
     inherent_impls => { cdata.get_inherent_implementations_for_type(tcx, def_id.index) }
@@ -178,7 +174,7 @@ provide! { <'tcx> tcx, def_id, other, cdata,
             })
             .collect();
 
-        tcx.arena.alloc(reachable_non_generics)
+        reachable_non_generics
     }
     native_libraries => { Lrc::new(cdata.get_native_libraries(tcx.sess)) }
     foreign_modules => { cdata.get_foreign_modules(tcx) }
@@ -220,7 +216,7 @@ provide! { <'tcx> tcx, def_id, other, cdata,
     }
     defined_lib_features => { cdata.get_lib_features(tcx) }
     defined_lang_items => { cdata.get_lang_items(tcx) }
-    diagnostic_items => { cdata.get_diagnostic_items(tcx) }
+    diagnostic_items => { cdata.get_diagnostic_items() }
     missing_lang_items => { cdata.get_missing_lang_items(tcx) }
 
     missing_extern_crate_item => {
@@ -363,7 +359,7 @@ pub fn provide(providers: &mut Providers<'_>) {
                 }
             }
 
-            tcx.arena.alloc(visible_parent_map)
+            visible_parent_map
         },
 
         dependency_formats: |tcx, cnum| {
diff --git a/src/librustc_middle/arena.rs b/src/librustc_middle/arena.rs
index d0f70029947..6692600a093 100644
--- a/src/librustc_middle/arena.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_middle/arena.rs
@@ -12,36 +12,10 @@ macro_rules! arena_types {
     ($macro:path, $args:tt, $tcx:lifetime) => (
         $macro!($args, [
             [] layouts: rustc_target::abi::Layout,
-            [] generics: rustc_middle::ty::Generics,
-            [] trait_def: rustc_middle::ty::TraitDef,
-            [] adt_def: rustc_middle::ty::AdtDef,
-            [] steal_mir: rustc_middle::ty::steal::Steal<rustc_middle::mir::Body<$tcx>>,
-            [] mir: rustc_middle::mir::Body<$tcx>,
-            [] steal_promoted: rustc_middle::ty::steal::Steal<
-                rustc_index::vec::IndexVec<
-                    rustc_middle::mir::Promoted,
-                    rustc_middle::mir::Body<$tcx>
-                >
-            >,
-            [] promoted: rustc_index::vec::IndexVec<
-                rustc_middle::mir::Promoted,
-                rustc_middle::mir::Body<$tcx>
-            >,
             [decode] tables: rustc_middle::ty::TypeckTables<$tcx>,
-            [decode] borrowck_result: rustc_middle::mir::BorrowCheckResult<$tcx>,
             [] const_allocs: rustc_middle::mir::interpret::Allocation,
-            [] vtable_method: Option<(
-                rustc_hir::def_id::DefId,
-                rustc_middle::ty::subst::SubstsRef<$tcx>
-            )>,
-            [few, decode] collect_and_partition_mono_items: rustc_hir::def_id::DefIdSet,
-            [few, decode] mir_keys: rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashSet<rustc_hir::def_id::LocalDefId>,
-            [decode] specialization_graph: rustc_middle::traits::specialization_graph::Graph,
+            [few, decode] mir_keys: rustc_hir::def_id::DefIdSet,
             [] region_scope_tree: rustc_middle::middle::region::ScopeTree,
-            [] item_local_set: rustc_hir::ItemLocalSet,
-            [decode] mir_const_qualif: rustc_index::bit_set::BitSet<rustc_middle::mir::Local>,
-            [] trait_impls_of: rustc_middle::ty::trait_def::TraitImpls,
-            [] associated_items: rustc_middle::ty::AssociatedItems,
             [] dropck_outlives:
                 rustc_middle::infer::canonical::Canonical<'tcx,
                     rustc_middle::infer::canonical::QueryResponse<'tcx,
@@ -80,42 +54,10 @@ macro_rules! arena_types {
                 rustc_middle::infer::canonical::Canonical<'tcx,
                     rustc_middle::infer::canonical::QueryResponse<'tcx, rustc_middle::ty::Ty<'tcx>>
                 >,
-            [few] crate_inherent_impls: rustc_middle::ty::CrateInherentImpls,
-            [few] upstream_monomorphizations:
-                rustc_hir::def_id::DefIdMap<
-                    rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashMap<
-                        rustc_middle::ty::subst::SubstsRef<'tcx>,
-                        rustc_hir::def_id::CrateNum
-                    >
-                >,
-            [few] diagnostic_items: rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashMap<
-                rustc_span::symbol::Symbol,
-                rustc_hir::def_id::DefId,
-            >,
-            [few] resolve_lifetimes: rustc_middle::middle::resolve_lifetime::ResolveLifetimes,
-            [few] lint_levels: rustc_middle::lint::LintLevelMap,
-            [few] stability_index: rustc_middle::middle::stability::Index<'tcx>,
-            [few] features: rustc_feature::Features,
             [few] all_traits: Vec<rustc_hir::def_id::DefId>,
             [few] privacy_access_levels: rustc_middle::middle::privacy::AccessLevels,
-            [few] target_features_whitelist: rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashMap<
-                String,
-                Option<rustc_span::symbol::Symbol>
-            >,
-            [few] wasm_import_module_map: rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashMap<
-                rustc_hir::def_id::DefId,
-                String
-            >,
-            [few] get_lib_features: rustc_middle::middle::lib_features::LibFeatures,
-            [few] defined_lib_features: rustc_hir::lang_items::LanguageItems,
-            [few] visible_parent_map: rustc_hir::def_id::DefIdMap<rustc_hir::def_id::DefId>,
             [few] foreign_module: rustc_middle::middle::cstore::ForeignModule,
             [few] foreign_modules: Vec<rustc_middle::middle::cstore::ForeignModule>,
-            [few] reachable_non_generics: rustc_hir::def_id::DefIdMap<
-                rustc_middle::middle::exported_symbols::SymbolExportLevel
-            >,
-            [few] crate_variances: rustc_middle::ty::CrateVariancesMap<'tcx>,
-            [few] inferred_outlives_crate: rustc_middle::ty::CratePredicatesMap<'tcx>,
             [] upvars: rustc_data_structures::fx::FxIndexMap<rustc_hir::HirId, rustc_hir::Upvar>,
             [] object_safety_violations: rustc_middle::traits::ObjectSafetyViolation,
             [] codegen_unit: rustc_middle::mir::mono::CodegenUnit<$tcx>,
diff --git a/src/librustc_middle/query/mod.rs b/src/librustc_middle/query/mod.rs
index f2a131a5ab2..44db95c4064 100644
--- a/src/librustc_middle/query/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_middle/query/mod.rs
@@ -102,12 +102,13 @@ rustc_queries! {
 
         /// Maps from the `DefId` of an item (trait/struct/enum/fn) to its
         /// associated generics.
-        query generics_of(key: DefId) -> &'tcx ty::Generics {
+        query generics_of(key: DefId) -> ty::Generics {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             cache_on_disk_if { key.is_local() }
             load_cached(tcx, id) {
                 let generics: Option<ty::Generics> = tcx.queries.on_disk_cache
                                                         .try_load_query_result(tcx, id);
-                generics.map(|x| &*tcx.arena.alloc(x))
+                generics
             }
         }
 
@@ -134,7 +135,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
             desc { "looking up the native libraries of a linked crate" }
         }
 
-        query lint_levels(_: CrateNum) -> &'tcx LintLevelMap {
+        query lint_levels(_: CrateNum) -> LintLevelMap {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             eval_always
             desc { "computing the lint levels for items in this crate" }
         }
@@ -171,7 +173,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
 
         /// Fetch the MIR for a given `DefId` right after it's built - this includes
         /// unreachable code.
-        query mir_built(_: LocalDefId) -> &'tcx Steal<mir::Body<'tcx>> {
+        query mir_built(_: LocalDefId) -> Steal<mir::Body<'tcx>> {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             desc { "building MIR for" }
         }
 
@@ -179,40 +182,31 @@ rustc_queries! {
         /// ready for const evaluation.
         ///
         /// See the README for the `mir` module for details.
-        query mir_const(_: DefId) -> &'tcx Steal<mir::Body<'tcx>> {
+        query mir_const(_: DefId) -> Steal<mir::Body<'tcx>> {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             no_hash
         }
 
         query mir_validated(key: LocalDefId) ->
             (
-                &'tcx Steal<mir::Body<'tcx>>,
-                &'tcx Steal<IndexVec<mir::Promoted, mir::Body<'tcx>>>
+                Steal<mir::Body<'tcx>>,
+                Steal<IndexVec<mir::Promoted, mir::Body<'tcx>>>
             ) {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             no_hash
             desc { |tcx| "processing `{}`", tcx.def_path_str(key.to_def_id()) }
         }
 
         /// MIR after our optimization passes have run. This is MIR that is ready
         /// for codegen. This is also the only query that can fetch non-local MIR, at present.
-        query optimized_mir(key: DefId) -> &'tcx mir::Body<'tcx> {
+        query optimized_mir(key: DefId) -> mir::Body<'tcx> {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             cache_on_disk_if { key.is_local() }
-            load_cached(tcx, id) {
-                let mir: Option<crate::mir::Body<'tcx>>
-                    = tcx.queries.on_disk_cache.try_load_query_result(tcx, id);
-                mir.map(|x| &*tcx.arena.alloc(x))
-            }
         }
 
-        query promoted_mir(key: DefId) -> &'tcx IndexVec<mir::Promoted, mir::Body<'tcx>> {
+        query promoted_mir(key: DefId) -> IndexVec<mir::Promoted, mir::Body<'tcx>> {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             cache_on_disk_if { key.is_local() }
-            load_cached(tcx, id) {
-                let promoted: Option<
-                    rustc_index::vec::IndexVec<
-                        crate::mir::Promoted,
-                        crate::mir::Body<'tcx>
-                    >> = tcx.queries.on_disk_cache.try_load_query_result(tcx, id);
-                promoted.map(|p| &*tcx.arena.alloc(p))
-            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -246,7 +240,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
     }
 
     Linking {
-        query wasm_import_module_map(_: CrateNum) -> &'tcx FxHashMap<DefId, String> {
+        query wasm_import_module_map(_: CrateNum) -> FxHashMap<DefId, String> {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             desc { "wasm import module map" }
         }
     }
@@ -284,8 +279,12 @@ rustc_queries! {
             }}
         }
 
-        query trait_def(_: DefId) -> &'tcx ty::TraitDef {}
-        query adt_def(_: DefId) -> &'tcx ty::AdtDef {}
+        query trait_def(_: DefId) -> ty::TraitDef {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
+        }
+        query adt_def(_: DefId) -> ty::AdtDef {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
+        }
         query adt_destructor(_: DefId) -> Option<ty::Destructor> {}
 
         // The cycle error here should be reported as an error by `check_representable`.
@@ -346,7 +345,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
         query generator_kind(_: DefId) -> Option<hir::GeneratorKind> {}
 
         /// Gets a map with the variance of every item; use `item_variance` instead.
-        query crate_variances(_: CrateNum) -> &'tcx ty::CrateVariancesMap<'tcx> {
+        query crate_variances(_: CrateNum) -> ty::CrateVariancesMap<'tcx> {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             desc { "computing the variances for items in this crate" }
         }
 
@@ -357,7 +357,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
     TypeChecking {
         /// Maps from thee `DefId` of a type to its (inferred) outlives.
         query inferred_outlives_crate(_: CrateNum)
-            -> &'tcx ty::CratePredicatesMap<'tcx> {
+            -> ty::CratePredicatesMap<'tcx> {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             desc { "computing the inferred outlives predicates for items in this crate" }
         }
     }
@@ -370,7 +371,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
         query associated_item(_: DefId) -> ty::AssocItem {}
 
         /// Collects the associated items defined on a trait or impl.
-        query associated_items(key: DefId) -> &'tcx ty::AssociatedItems {
+        query associated_items(key: DefId) -> ty::AssociatedItems {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             desc { |tcx| "collecting associated items of {}", tcx.def_path_str(key) }
         }
 
@@ -473,7 +475,7 @@ rustc_queries! {
                     .queries.on_disk_cache
                     .try_load_query_result(tcx, id);
 
-                typeck_tables.map(|tables| &*tcx.arena.alloc(tables))
+                typeck_tables.map(|x| &*tcx.arena.alloc(x))
             }
         }
     }
@@ -496,7 +498,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
     BorrowChecking {
         /// Borrow-checks the function body. If this is a closure, returns
         /// additional requirements that the closure's creator must verify.
-        query mir_borrowck(key: LocalDefId) -> &'tcx mir::BorrowCheckResult<'tcx> {
+        query mir_borrowck(key: LocalDefId) -> mir::BorrowCheckResult<'tcx> {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             desc { |tcx| "borrow-checking `{}`", tcx.def_path_str(key.to_def_id()) }
             cache_on_disk_if(tcx, opt_result) {
                 tcx.is_closure(key.to_def_id())
@@ -510,7 +513,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
         /// Not meant to be used directly outside of coherence.
         /// (Defined only for `LOCAL_CRATE`.)
         query crate_inherent_impls(k: CrateNum)
-            -> &'tcx CrateInherentImpls {
+            -> CrateInherentImpls {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             eval_always
             desc { "all inherent impls defined in crate `{:?}`", k }
         }
@@ -611,7 +615,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
         /// in the case of closures, this will be redirected to the enclosing function.
         query region_scope_tree(_: DefId) -> &'tcx region::ScopeTree {}
 
-        query mir_shims(key: ty::InstanceDef<'tcx>) -> &'tcx mir::Body<'tcx> {
+        query mir_shims(key: ty::InstanceDef<'tcx>) -> mir::Body<'tcx> {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             desc { |tcx| "generating MIR shim for `{}`", tcx.def_path_str(key.def_id()) }
         }
 
@@ -685,10 +690,12 @@ rustc_queries! {
         query all_local_trait_impls(key: CrateNum) -> &'tcx BTreeMap<DefId, Vec<hir::HirId>> {
             desc { "local trait impls" }
         }
-        query trait_impls_of(key: DefId) -> &'tcx ty::trait_def::TraitImpls {
+        query trait_impls_of(key: DefId) -> ty::trait_def::TraitImpls {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             desc { |tcx| "trait impls of `{}`", tcx.def_path_str(key) }
         }
-        query specialization_graph_of(key: DefId) -> &'tcx specialization_graph::Graph {
+        query specialization_graph_of(key: DefId) -> specialization_graph::Graph {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             desc { |tcx| "building specialization graph of trait `{}`", tcx.def_path_str(key) }
             cache_on_disk_if { true }
         }
@@ -830,7 +837,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
         // Does not include external symbols that don't have a corresponding DefId,
         // like the compiler-generated `main` function and so on.
         query reachable_non_generics(_: CrateNum)
-            -> &'tcx DefIdMap<SymbolExportLevel> {
+            -> DefIdMap<SymbolExportLevel> {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             desc { "looking up the exported symbols of a crate" }
         }
         query is_reachable_non_generic(_: DefId) -> bool {}
@@ -846,7 +854,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
         /// better, `Instance::upstream_monomorphization()`.
         query upstream_monomorphizations(
             k: CrateNum
-        ) -> &'tcx DefIdMap<FxHashMap<SubstsRef<'tcx>, CrateNum>> {
+        ) -> DefIdMap<FxHashMap<SubstsRef<'tcx>, CrateNum>> {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             desc { "collecting available upstream monomorphizations `{:?}`", k }
         }
 
@@ -931,7 +940,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
 
     Other {
         query dllimport_foreign_items(_: CrateNum)
-            -> &'tcx FxHashSet<DefId> {
+            -> FxHashSet<DefId> {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             desc { "dllimport_foreign_items" }
         }
         query is_dllimport_foreign_item(_: DefId) -> bool {}
@@ -949,7 +959,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
 
     BorrowChecking {
         /// Lifetime resolution. See `middle::resolve_lifetimes`.
-        query resolve_lifetimes(_: CrateNum) -> &'tcx ResolveLifetimes {
+        query resolve_lifetimes(_: CrateNum) -> ResolveLifetimes {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             desc { "resolving lifetimes" }
         }
         query named_region_map(_: LocalDefId) ->
@@ -982,7 +993,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
         query item_children(_: DefId) -> &'tcx [Export<hir::HirId>] {}
         query extern_mod_stmt_cnum(_: DefId) -> Option<CrateNum> {}
 
-        query get_lib_features(_: CrateNum) -> &'tcx LibFeatures {
+        query get_lib_features(_: CrateNum) -> LibFeatures {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             eval_always
             desc { "calculating the lib features map" }
         }
@@ -993,13 +1005,15 @@ rustc_queries! {
         /// Returns the lang items defined in another crate by loading it from metadata.
         // FIXME: It is illegal to pass a `CrateNum` other than `LOCAL_CRATE` here, just get rid
         // of that argument?
-        query get_lang_items(_: CrateNum) -> &'tcx LanguageItems {
+        query get_lang_items(_: CrateNum) -> LanguageItems {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             eval_always
             desc { "calculating the lang items map" }
         }
 
         /// Returns all diagnostic items defined in all crates.
-        query all_diagnostic_items(_: CrateNum) -> &'tcx FxHashMap<Symbol, DefId> {
+        query all_diagnostic_items(_: CrateNum) -> FxHashMap<Symbol, DefId> {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             eval_always
             desc { "calculating the diagnostic items map" }
         }
@@ -1010,7 +1024,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
         }
 
         /// Returns the diagnostic items defined in a crate.
-        query diagnostic_items(_: CrateNum) -> &'tcx FxHashMap<Symbol, DefId> {
+        query diagnostic_items(_: CrateNum) -> FxHashMap<Symbol, DefId> {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             desc { "calculating the diagnostic items map in a crate" }
         }
 
@@ -1018,7 +1033,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
             desc { "calculating the missing lang items in a crate" }
         }
         query visible_parent_map(_: CrateNum)
-            -> &'tcx DefIdMap<DefId> {
+            -> DefIdMap<DefId> {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             desc { "calculating the visible parent map" }
         }
         query missing_extern_crate_item(_: CrateNum) -> bool {
@@ -1052,7 +1068,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
             desc { |tcx| "names_imported_by_glob_use for `{}`", tcx.def_path_str(def_id.to_def_id()) }
         }
 
-        query stability_index(_: CrateNum) -> &'tcx stability::Index<'tcx> {
+        query stability_index(_: CrateNum) -> stability::Index<'tcx> {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             eval_always
             desc { "calculating the stability index for the local crate" }
         }
@@ -1243,7 +1260,8 @@ rustc_queries! {
     }
 
     Other {
-        query target_features_whitelist(_: CrateNum) -> &'tcx FxHashMap<String, Option<Symbol>> {
+        query target_features_whitelist(_: CrateNum) -> FxHashMap<String, Option<Symbol>> {
+            storage(ArenaCacheSelector<'tcx>)
             eval_always
             desc { "looking up the whitelist of target features" }
         }
diff --git a/src/librustc_middle/ty/context.rs b/src/librustc_middle/ty/context.rs
index c5813ae57a6..118c692ca77 100644
--- a/src/librustc_middle/ty/context.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_middle/ty/context.rs
@@ -991,22 +991,15 @@ pub struct GlobalCtxt<'tcx> {
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
-    pub fn alloc_steal_mir(self, mir: Body<'tcx>) -> &'tcx Steal<Body<'tcx>> {
-        self.arena.alloc(Steal::new(mir))
+    pub fn alloc_steal_mir(self, mir: Body<'tcx>) -> Steal<Body<'tcx>> {
+        Steal::new(mir)
     }
 
     pub fn alloc_steal_promoted(
         self,
         promoted: IndexVec<Promoted, Body<'tcx>>,
-    ) -> &'tcx Steal<IndexVec<Promoted, Body<'tcx>>> {
-        self.arena.alloc(Steal::new(promoted))
-    }
-
-    pub fn intern_promoted(
-        self,
-        promoted: IndexVec<Promoted, Body<'tcx>>,
-    ) -> &'tcx IndexVec<Promoted, Body<'tcx>> {
-        self.arena.alloc(promoted)
+    ) -> Steal<IndexVec<Promoted, Body<'tcx>>> {
+        Steal::new(promoted)
     }
 
     pub fn alloc_adt_def(
@@ -1015,9 +1008,8 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
         kind: AdtKind,
         variants: IndexVec<VariantIdx, ty::VariantDef>,
         repr: ReprOptions,
-    ) -> &'tcx ty::AdtDef {
-        let def = ty::AdtDef::new(self, did, kind, variants, repr);
-        self.arena.alloc(def)
+    ) -> ty::AdtDef {
+        ty::AdtDef::new(self, did, kind, variants, repr)
     }
 
     pub fn intern_const_alloc(self, alloc: Allocation) -> &'tcx Allocation {
@@ -2745,7 +2737,7 @@ pub fn provide(providers: &mut ty::query::Providers<'_>) {
     };
     providers.features_query = |tcx, cnum| {
         assert_eq!(cnum, LOCAL_CRATE);
-        tcx.arena.alloc(tcx.sess.features_untracked().clone())
+        tcx.sess.features_untracked()
     };
     providers.is_panic_runtime = |tcx, cnum| {
         assert_eq!(cnum, LOCAL_CRATE);
diff --git a/src/librustc_middle/ty/trait_def.rs b/src/librustc_middle/ty/trait_def.rs
index 72dfebd8ccd..89bcb240d90 100644
--- a/src/librustc_middle/ty/trait_def.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_middle/ty/trait_def.rs
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ pub(super) fn all_local_trait_impls<'tcx>(
 }
 
 // Query provider for `trait_impls_of`.
-pub(super) fn trait_impls_of_provider(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, trait_id: DefId) -> &TraitImpls {
+pub(super) fn trait_impls_of_provider(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, trait_id: DefId) -> TraitImpls {
     let mut impls = TraitImpls::default();
 
     {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ pub(super) fn trait_impls_of_provider(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, trait_id: DefId) -> &Trai
         }
     }
 
-    tcx.arena.alloc(impls)
+    impls
 }
 
 impl<'a> HashStable<StableHashingContext<'a>> for TraitImpls {
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/mod.rs b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/mod.rs
index af5c392aa98..b95a1043d92 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/borrow_check/mod.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ pub fn provide(providers: &mut Providers<'_>) {
     *providers = Providers { mir_borrowck, ..*providers };
 }
 
-fn mir_borrowck(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> &BorrowCheckResult<'_> {
+fn mir_borrowck(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> BorrowCheckResult<'_> {
     let (input_body, promoted) = tcx.mir_validated(def_id);
     debug!("run query mir_borrowck: {}", tcx.def_path_str(def_id.to_def_id()));
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ fn mir_borrowck(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> &BorrowCheckResult<'_> {
     });
     debug!("mir_borrowck done");
 
-    tcx.arena.alloc(opt_closure_req)
+    opt_closure_req
 }
 
 fn do_mir_borrowck<'a, 'tcx>(
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/shim.rs b/src/librustc_mir/shim.rs
index 4bef2bc711b..dfa1bb764e4 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/shim.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/shim.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub fn provide(providers: &mut Providers<'_>) {
     providers.mir_shims = make_shim;
 }
 
-fn make_shim<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, instance: ty::InstanceDef<'tcx>) -> &'tcx Body<'tcx> {
+fn make_shim<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, instance: ty::InstanceDef<'tcx>) -> Body<'tcx> {
     debug!("make_shim({:?})", instance);
 
     let mut result = match instance {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ fn make_shim<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, instance: ty::InstanceDef<'tcx>) -> &'tcx
 
     debug!("make_shim({:?}) = {:?}", instance, result);
 
-    tcx.arena.alloc(result)
+    result
 }
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ fn build_call_shim<'tcx>(
     body
 }
 
-pub fn build_adt_ctor(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, ctor_id: DefId) -> &Body<'_> {
+pub fn build_adt_ctor(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, ctor_id: DefId) -> Body<'_> {
     debug_assert!(tcx.is_constructor(ctor_id));
 
     let span =
@@ -895,5 +895,5 @@ pub fn build_adt_ctor(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, ctor_id: DefId) -> &Body<'_> {
         |_, _| Ok(()),
     );
 
-    tcx.arena.alloc(body)
+    body
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/transform/mod.rs b/src/librustc_mir/transform/mod.rs
index 5cf74bc7b07..1d982d18eeb 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/transform/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/transform/mod.rs
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ fn mir_const_qualif(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> ConstQualifs {
     validator.qualifs_in_return_place()
 }
 
-fn mir_const(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> &Steal<Body<'_>> {
+fn mir_const(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> Steal<Body<'_>> {
     let def_id = def_id.expect_local();
 
     // Unsafety check uses the raw mir, so make sure it is run
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ fn mir_const(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> &Steal<Body<'_>> {
 fn mir_validated(
     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
     def_id: LocalDefId,
-) -> (&'tcx Steal<Body<'tcx>>, &'tcx Steal<IndexVec<Promoted, Body<'tcx>>>) {
+) -> (Steal<Body<'tcx>>, Steal<IndexVec<Promoted, Body<'tcx>>>) {
     // Ensure that we compute the `mir_const_qualif` for constants at
     // this point, before we steal the mir-const result.
     let _ = tcx.mir_const_qualif(def_id.to_def_id());
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ fn run_optimization_passes<'tcx>(
     );
 }
 
-fn optimized_mir(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> &Body<'_> {
+fn optimized_mir(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> Body<'_> {
     if tcx.is_constructor(def_id) {
         // There's no reason to run all of the MIR passes on constructors when
         // we can just output the MIR we want directly. This also saves const
@@ -381,12 +381,12 @@ fn optimized_mir(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> &Body<'_> {
 
     debug_assert!(!body.has_free_regions(), "Free regions in optimized MIR");
 
-    tcx.arena.alloc(body)
+    body
 }
 
-fn promoted_mir(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> &IndexVec<Promoted, Body<'_>> {
+fn promoted_mir(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> IndexVec<Promoted, Body<'_>> {
     if tcx.is_constructor(def_id) {
-        return tcx.intern_promoted(IndexVec::new());
+        return IndexVec::new();
     }
 
     let def_id = def_id.expect_local();
@@ -401,5 +401,5 @@ fn promoted_mir(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> &IndexVec<Promoted, Body<'_>>
 
     debug_assert!(!promoted.has_free_regions(), "Free regions in promoted MIR");
 
-    tcx.intern_promoted(promoted)
+    promoted
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_mir_build/build/mod.rs b/src/librustc_mir_build/build/mod.rs
index 69a04e772ec..021ee242ce8 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir_build/build/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir_build/build/mod.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use rustc_target::spec::PanicStrategy;
 
 use super::lints;
 
-crate fn mir_built(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> &ty::steal::Steal<Body<'_>> {
+crate fn mir_built(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> ty::steal::Steal<Body<'_>> {
     tcx.alloc_steal_mir(mir_build(tcx, def_id))
 }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_passes/diagnostic_items.rs b/src/librustc_passes/diagnostic_items.rs
index bed2221fe60..d91f49554ff 100644
--- a/src/librustc_passes/diagnostic_items.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_passes/diagnostic_items.rs
@@ -93,18 +93,18 @@ fn extract(attrs: &[ast::Attribute]) -> Option<Symbol> {
 }
 
 /// Traverse and collect the diagnostic items in the current
-fn collect<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> &'tcx FxHashMap<Symbol, DefId> {
+fn collect<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> FxHashMap<Symbol, DefId> {
     // Initialize the collector.
     let mut collector = DiagnosticItemCollector::new(tcx);
 
     // Collect diagnostic items in this crate.
     tcx.hir().krate().visit_all_item_likes(&mut collector);
 
-    tcx.arena.alloc(collector.items)
+    collector.items
 }
 
 /// Traverse and collect all the diagnostic items in all crates.
-fn collect_all<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> &'tcx FxHashMap<Symbol, DefId> {
+fn collect_all<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> FxHashMap<Symbol, DefId> {
     // Initialize the collector.
     let mut collector = FxHashMap::default();
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ fn collect_all<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> &'tcx FxHashMap<Symbol, DefId> {
         }
     }
 
-    tcx.arena.alloc(collector)
+    collector
 }
 
 pub fn provide(providers: &mut Providers<'_>) {
diff --git a/src/librustc_passes/lang_items.rs b/src/librustc_passes/lang_items.rs
index c48e6f9133b..779fb8039d1 100644
--- a/src/librustc_passes/lang_items.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_passes/lang_items.rs
@@ -169,6 +169,6 @@ fn collect(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> LanguageItems {
 pub fn provide(providers: &mut Providers<'_>) {
     providers.get_lang_items = |tcx, id| {
         assert_eq!(id, LOCAL_CRATE);
-        tcx.arena.alloc(collect(tcx))
+        collect(tcx)
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_passes/lib_features.rs b/src/librustc_passes/lib_features.rs
index dd972f37569..31c7ba2a4b2 100644
--- a/src/librustc_passes/lib_features.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_passes/lib_features.rs
@@ -138,6 +138,6 @@ fn collect(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> LibFeatures {
 pub fn provide(providers: &mut Providers<'_>) {
     providers.get_lib_features = |tcx, id| {
         assert_eq!(id, LOCAL_CRATE);
-        tcx.arena.alloc(collect(tcx))
+        collect(tcx)
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_passes/stability.rs b/src/librustc_passes/stability.rs
index ad9934d379a..054748c09fc 100644
--- a/src/librustc_passes/stability.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_passes/stability.rs
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ pub(crate) fn provide(providers: &mut Providers<'_>) {
     *providers = Providers { check_mod_unstable_api_usage, ..*providers };
     providers.stability_index = |tcx, cnum| {
         assert_eq!(cnum, LOCAL_CRATE);
-        tcx.arena.alloc(new_index(tcx))
+        new_index(tcx)
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_resolve/late/lifetimes.rs b/src/librustc_resolve/late/lifetimes.rs
index d95481b9590..a062330ba4b 100644
--- a/src/librustc_resolve/late/lifetimes.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_resolve/late/lifetimes.rs
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ pub fn provide(providers: &mut ty::query::Providers<'_>) {
 /// entire crate. You should not read the result of this query
 /// directly, but rather use `named_region_map`, `is_late_bound_map`,
 /// etc.
-fn resolve_lifetimes(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, for_krate: CrateNum) -> &ResolveLifetimes {
+fn resolve_lifetimes(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, for_krate: CrateNum) -> ResolveLifetimes {
     assert_eq!(for_krate, LOCAL_CRATE);
 
     let named_region_map = krate(tcx);
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ fn resolve_lifetimes(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, for_krate: CrateNum) -> &ResolveLifetimes
         map.insert(hir_id.local_id, v);
     }
 
-    tcx.arena.alloc(rl)
+    rl
 }
 
 fn krate(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> NamedRegionMap {
diff --git a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/specialize/mod.rs b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/specialize/mod.rs
index 897ac0d736e..f2b43754aca 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/specialize/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trait_selection/traits/specialize/mod.rs
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ fn fulfill_implication<'a, 'tcx>(
 pub(super) fn specialization_graph_provider(
     tcx: TyCtxt<'_>,
     trait_id: DefId,
-) -> &specialization_graph::Graph {
+) -> specialization_graph::Graph {
     let mut sg = specialization_graph::Graph::new();
 
     let mut trait_impls: Vec<_> = tcx.all_impls(trait_id).collect();
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ pub(super) fn specialization_graph_provider(
         }
     }
 
-    tcx.arena.alloc(sg)
+    sg
 }
 
 fn report_overlap_conflict(
diff --git a/src/librustc_ty/ty.rs b/src/librustc_ty/ty.rs
index 16f395a4fec..5b1389bf5a3 100644
--- a/src/librustc_ty/ty.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_ty/ty.rs
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ fn associated_item_def_ids(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> &[DefId] {
     }
 }
 
-fn associated_items(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> &ty::AssociatedItems {
+fn associated_items(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> ty::AssociatedItems {
     let items = tcx.associated_item_def_ids(def_id).iter().map(|did| tcx.associated_item(*did));
-    tcx.arena.alloc(ty::AssociatedItems::new(items))
+    ty::AssociatedItems::new(items)
 }
 
 fn def_span(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> Span {
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/coherence/inherent_impls.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/coherence/inherent_impls.rs
index 6817312e303..653b7b8f2a5 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/coherence/inherent_impls.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/coherence/inherent_impls.rs
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ use rustc_ast::ast;
 use rustc_span::Span;
 
 /// On-demand query: yields a map containing all types mapped to their inherent impls.
-pub fn crate_inherent_impls(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, crate_num: CrateNum) -> &CrateInherentImpls {
+pub fn crate_inherent_impls(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, crate_num: CrateNum) -> CrateInherentImpls {
     assert_eq!(crate_num, LOCAL_CRATE);
 
     let krate = tcx.hir().krate();
     let mut collect = InherentCollect { tcx, impls_map: Default::default() };
     krate.visit_all_item_likes(&mut collect);
-    tcx.arena.alloc(collect.impls_map)
+    collect.impls_map
 }
 
 /// On-demand query: yields a vector of the inherent impls for a specific type.
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs
index 9f70a0fbc24..b95b5fde4f0 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/collect.rs
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ fn convert_variant(
     )
 }
 
-fn adt_def(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> &ty::AdtDef {
+fn adt_def(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> ty::AdtDef {
     use rustc_hir::*;
 
     let def_id = def_id.expect_local();
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ fn super_predicates_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, trait_def_id: DefId) -> ty::GenericPredi
     ty::GenericPredicates { parent: None, predicates: superbounds }
 }
 
-fn trait_def(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> &ty::TraitDef {
+fn trait_def(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> ty::TraitDef {
     let hir_id = tcx.hir().as_local_hir_id(def_id.expect_local());
     let item = tcx.hir().expect_item(hir_id);
 
@@ -1033,16 +1033,7 @@ fn trait_def(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> &ty::TraitDef {
         ty::trait_def::TraitSpecializationKind::None
     };
     let def_path_hash = tcx.def_path_hash(def_id);
-    let def = ty::TraitDef::new(
-        def_id,
-        unsafety,
-        paren_sugar,
-        is_auto,
-        is_marker,
-        spec_kind,
-        def_path_hash,
-    );
-    tcx.arena.alloc(def)
+    ty::TraitDef::new(def_id, unsafety, paren_sugar, is_auto, is_marker, spec_kind, def_path_hash)
 }
 
 fn has_late_bound_regions<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, node: Node<'tcx>) -> Option<Span> {
@@ -1158,7 +1149,7 @@ fn has_late_bound_regions<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, node: Node<'tcx>) -> Option<S
     }
 }
 
-fn generics_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> &ty::Generics {
+fn generics_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> ty::Generics {
     use rustc_hir::*;
 
     let hir_id = tcx.hir().as_local_hir_id(def_id.expect_local());
@@ -1403,14 +1394,14 @@ fn generics_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> &ty::Generics {
 
     let param_def_id_to_index = params.iter().map(|param| (param.def_id, param.index)).collect();
 
-    tcx.arena.alloc(ty::Generics {
+    ty::Generics {
         parent: parent_def_id,
         parent_count,
         params,
         param_def_id_to_index,
         has_self: has_self || parent_has_self,
         has_late_bound_regions: has_late_bound_regions(tcx, node),
-    })
+    }
 }
 
 fn are_suggestable_generic_args(generic_args: &[hir::GenericArg<'_>]) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/outlives/mod.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/outlives/mod.rs
index 15e0473bbf5..a49d8e5ed0f 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/outlives/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/outlives/mod.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ fn inferred_outlives_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, item_def_id: DefId) -> &[(ty::Predicate
     }
 }
 
-fn inferred_outlives_crate(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, crate_num: CrateNum) -> &CratePredicatesMap<'_> {
+fn inferred_outlives_crate(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, crate_num: CrateNum) -> CratePredicatesMap<'_> {
     assert_eq!(crate_num, LOCAL_CRATE);
 
     // Compute a map from each struct/enum/union S to the **explicit**
@@ -105,5 +105,5 @@ fn inferred_outlives_crate(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, crate_num: CrateNum) -> &CratePredic
         })
         .collect();
 
-    tcx.arena.alloc(ty::CratePredicatesMap { predicates })
+    ty::CratePredicatesMap { predicates }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/variance/mod.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/variance/mod.rs
index 2d78ac4b3c5..631f551ade4 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/variance/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/variance/mod.rs
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ pub fn provide(providers: &mut Providers<'_>) {
     *providers = Providers { variances_of, crate_variances, ..*providers };
 }
 
-fn crate_variances(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, crate_num: CrateNum) -> &CrateVariancesMap<'_> {
+fn crate_variances(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, crate_num: CrateNum) -> CrateVariancesMap<'_> {
     assert_eq!(crate_num, LOCAL_CRATE);
     let mut arena = arena::TypedArena::default();
     let terms_cx = terms::determine_parameters_to_be_inferred(tcx, &mut arena);
     let constraints_cx = constraints::add_constraints_from_crate(terms_cx);
-    tcx.arena.alloc(solve::solve_constraints(constraints_cx))
+    solve::solve_constraints(constraints_cx)
 }
 
 fn variances_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, item_def_id: DefId) -> &[ty::Variance] {