2 files changed, 24 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_abi/src/extern_abi.rs b/compiler/rustc_abi/src/extern_abi.rs
index 41d744e1946..e3b2b1eff72 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_abi/src/extern_abi.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_abi/src/extern_abi.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
 use rustc_data_structures::stable_hasher::{HashStable, StableHasher, StableOrd};
 #[cfg(feature = "nightly")]
 use rustc_macros::{Decodable, Encodable};
+#[cfg(feature = "nightly")]
+use rustc_span::Symbol;
 
 use crate::AbiFromStrErr;
 
@@ -226,6 +228,13 @@ impl StableOrd for ExternAbi {
 #[cfg(feature = "nightly")]
 rustc_error_messages::into_diag_arg_using_display!(ExternAbi);
 
+#[cfg(feature = "nightly")]
+pub enum CVariadicStatus {
+    NotSupported,
+    Stable,
+    Unstable { feature: Symbol },
+}
+
 impl ExternAbi {
     /// An ABI "like Rust"
     ///
@@ -238,23 +247,33 @@ impl ExternAbi {
         matches!(self, Rust | RustCall | RustCold)
     }
 
-    pub fn supports_varargs(self) -> bool {
+    /// Returns whether the ABI supports C variadics. This only controls whether we allow *imports*
+    /// of such functions via `extern` blocks; there's a separate check during AST construction
+    /// guarding *definitions* of variadic functions.
+    #[cfg(feature = "nightly")]
+    pub fn supports_c_variadic(self) -> CVariadicStatus {
         // * C and Cdecl obviously support varargs.
         // * C can be based on Aapcs, SysV64 or Win64, so they must support varargs.
         // * EfiApi is based on Win64 or C, so it also supports it.
+        // * System automatically falls back to C when used with variadics, therefore supports it.
         //
         // * Stdcall does not, because it would be impossible for the callee to clean
         //   up the arguments. (callee doesn't know how many arguments are there)
         // * Same for Fastcall, Vectorcall and Thiscall.
         // * Other calling conventions are related to hardware or the compiler itself.
+        //
+        // All of the supported ones must have a test in `tests/codegen/cffi/c-variadic-ffi.rs`.
         match self {
             Self::C { .. }
             | Self::Cdecl { .. }
             | Self::Aapcs { .. }
             | Self::Win64 { .. }
             | Self::SysV64 { .. }
-            | Self::EfiApi => true,
-            _ => false,
+            | Self::EfiApi => CVariadicStatus::Stable,
+            Self::System { .. } => {
+                CVariadicStatus::Unstable { feature: rustc_span::sym::extern_system_varargs }
+            }
+            _ => CVariadicStatus::NotSupported,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_abi/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_abi/src/lib.rs
index a1a0de5aaf8..369874521e5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_abi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_abi/src/lib.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ mod tests;
 
 pub use callconv::{Heterogeneous, HomogeneousAggregate, Reg, RegKind};
 pub use canon_abi::{ArmCall, CanonAbi, InterruptKind, X86Call};
+#[cfg(feature = "nightly")]
+pub use extern_abi::CVariadicStatus;
 pub use extern_abi::{ExternAbi, all_names};
 #[cfg(feature = "nightly")]
 pub use layout::{FIRST_VARIANT, FieldIdx, Layout, TyAbiInterface, TyAndLayout, VariantIdx};