2 files changed, 20 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/backend.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/backend.rs
index f10bbbeb97c..1991b55f191 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/backend.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/backend.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ use rustc_span::symbol::Symbol;
 use rustc_target::abi::call::FnAbi;
 use rustc_target::spec::Target;
 
+use std::fmt;
+
 pub trait BackendTypes {
     type Value: CodegenObject;
     type Function: CodegenObject;
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ pub trait CodegenBackend {
     fn locale_resource(&self) -> &'static str;
 
     fn init(&self, _sess: &Session) {}
-    fn print(&self, _req: &PrintRequest, _sess: &Session) {}
+    fn print(&self, _req: &PrintRequest, _out: &mut dyn PrintBackendInfo, _sess: &Session) {}
     fn target_features(&self, _sess: &Session, _allow_unstable: bool) -> Vec<Symbol> {
         vec![]
     }
@@ -162,3 +164,19 @@ pub trait ExtraBackendMethods:
         std::thread::Builder::new().name(name).spawn(f)
     }
 }
+
+pub trait PrintBackendInfo {
+    fn infallible_write_fmt(&mut self, args: fmt::Arguments<'_>);
+}
+
+impl PrintBackendInfo for String {
+    fn infallible_write_fmt(&mut self, args: fmt::Arguments<'_>) {
+        fmt::Write::write_fmt(self, args).unwrap();
+    }
+}
+
+impl dyn PrintBackendInfo + '_ {
+    pub fn write_fmt(&mut self, args: fmt::Arguments<'_>) {
+        self.infallible_write_fmt(args);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/mod.rs
index 8cb58bd4c70..0b69df33d26 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/traits/mod.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ mod write;
 
 pub use self::abi::AbiBuilderMethods;
 pub use self::asm::{AsmBuilderMethods, AsmMethods, GlobalAsmOperandRef, InlineAsmOperandRef};
-pub use self::backend::{Backend, BackendTypes, CodegenBackend, ExtraBackendMethods};
+pub use self::backend::{Backend, BackendTypes, CodegenBackend, ExtraBackendMethods, PrintBackendInfo};
 pub use self::builder::{BuilderMethods, OverflowOp};
 pub use self::consts::ConstMethods;
 pub use self::coverageinfo::CoverageInfoBuilderMethods;