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-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_feature/src/accepted.rs275
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_feature/src/active.rs607
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_feature/src/builtin_attrs.rs602
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_feature/src/lib.rs137
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_feature/src/removed.rs129
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diff --git a/compiler/rustc_feature/src/accepted.rs b/compiler/rustc_feature/src/accepted.rs
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+//! List of the accepted feature gates.
+
+use super::{Feature, State};
+use rustc_span::symbol::sym;
+
+macro_rules! declare_features {
+    ($(
+        $(#[doc = $doc:tt])* (accepted, $feature:ident, $ver:expr, $issue:expr, None),
+    )+) => {
+        /// Those language feature has since been Accepted (it was once Active)
+        pub const ACCEPTED_FEATURES: &[Feature] = &[
+            $(
+                Feature {
+                    state: State::Accepted,
+                    name: sym::$feature,
+                    since: $ver,
+                    issue: $issue,
+                    edition: None,
+                    description: concat!($($doc,)*),
+                }
+            ),+
+        ];
+    }
+}
+
+#[rustfmt::skip]
+declare_features! (
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // feature-group-start: for testing purposes
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /// A temporary feature gate used to enable parser extensions needed
+    /// to bootstrap fix for #5723.
+    (accepted, issue_5723_bootstrap, "1.0.0", None, None),
+    /// These are used to test this portion of the compiler,
+    /// they don't actually mean anything.
+    (accepted, test_accepted_feature, "1.0.0", None, None),
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // feature-group-end: for testing purposes
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // feature-group-start: accepted features
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /// Allows using associated `type`s in `trait`s.
+    (accepted, associated_types, "1.0.0", None, None),
+    /// Allows using assigning a default type to type parameters in algebraic data type definitions.
+    (accepted, default_type_params, "1.0.0", None, None),
+    // FIXME: explain `globs`.
+    (accepted, globs, "1.0.0", None, None),
+    /// Allows `macro_rules!` items.
+    (accepted, macro_rules, "1.0.0", None, None),
+    /// Allows use of `&foo[a..b]` as a slicing syntax.
+    (accepted, slicing_syntax, "1.0.0", None, None),
+    /// Allows struct variants `Foo { baz: u8, .. }` in enums (RFC 418).
+    (accepted, struct_variant, "1.0.0", None, None),
+    /// Allows indexing tuples.
+    (accepted, tuple_indexing, "1.0.0", None, None),
+    /// Allows the use of `if let` expressions.
+    (accepted, if_let, "1.0.0", None, None),
+    /// Allows the use of `while let` expressions.
+    (accepted, while_let, "1.0.0", None, None),
+    /// Allows using `#![no_std]`.
+    (accepted, no_std, "1.6.0", None, None),
+    /// Allows overloading augmented assignment operations like `a += b`.
+    (accepted, augmented_assignments, "1.8.0", Some(28235), None),
+    /// Allows empty structs and enum variants with braces.
+    (accepted, braced_empty_structs, "1.8.0", Some(29720), None),
+    /// Allows `#[deprecated]` attribute.
+    (accepted, deprecated, "1.9.0", Some(29935), None),
+    /// Allows macros to appear in the type position.
+    (accepted, type_macros, "1.13.0", Some(27245), None),
+    /// Allows use of the postfix `?` operator in expressions.
+    (accepted, question_mark, "1.13.0", Some(31436), None),
+    /// Allows `..` in tuple (struct) patterns.
+    (accepted, dotdot_in_tuple_patterns, "1.14.0", Some(33627), None),
+    /// Allows some increased flexibility in the name resolution rules,
+    /// especially around globs and shadowing (RFC 1560).
+    (accepted, item_like_imports, "1.15.0", Some(35120), None),
+    /// Allows using `Self` and associated types in struct expressions and patterns.
+    (accepted, more_struct_aliases, "1.16.0", Some(37544), None),
+    /// Allows elision of `'static` lifetimes in `static`s and `const`s.
+    (accepted, static_in_const, "1.17.0", Some(35897), None),
+    /// Allows field shorthands (`x` meaning `x: x`) in struct literal expressions.
+    (accepted, field_init_shorthand, "1.17.0", Some(37340), None),
+    /// Allows the definition recursive static items.
+    (accepted, static_recursion, "1.17.0", Some(29719), None),
+    /// Allows `pub(restricted)` visibilities (RFC 1422).
+    (accepted, pub_restricted, "1.18.0", Some(32409), None),
+    /// Allows `#![windows_subsystem]`.
+    (accepted, windows_subsystem, "1.18.0", Some(37499), None),
+    /// Allows `break {expr}` with a value inside `loop`s.
+    (accepted, loop_break_value, "1.19.0", Some(37339), None),
+    /// Allows numeric fields in struct expressions and patterns.
+    (accepted, relaxed_adts, "1.19.0", Some(35626), None),
+    /// Allows coercing non capturing closures to function pointers.
+    (accepted, closure_to_fn_coercion, "1.19.0", Some(39817), None),
+    /// Allows attributes on struct literal fields.
+    (accepted, struct_field_attributes, "1.20.0", Some(38814), None),
+    /// Allows the definition of associated constants in `trait` or `impl` blocks.
+    (accepted, associated_consts, "1.20.0", Some(29646), None),
+    /// Allows usage of the `compile_error!` macro.
+    (accepted, compile_error, "1.20.0", Some(40872), None),
+    /// Allows code like `let x: &'static u32 = &42` to work (RFC 1414).
+    (accepted, rvalue_static_promotion, "1.21.0", Some(38865), None),
+    /// Allows `Drop` types in constants (RFC 1440).
+    (accepted, drop_types_in_const, "1.22.0", Some(33156), None),
+    /// Allows the sysV64 ABI to be specified on all platforms
+    /// instead of just the platforms on which it is the C ABI.
+    (accepted, abi_sysv64, "1.24.0", Some(36167), None),
+    /// Allows `repr(align(16))` struct attribute (RFC 1358).
+    (accepted, repr_align, "1.25.0", Some(33626), None),
+    /// Allows '|' at beginning of match arms (RFC 1925).
+    (accepted, match_beginning_vert, "1.25.0", Some(44101), None),
+    /// Allows nested groups in `use` items (RFC 2128).
+    (accepted, use_nested_groups, "1.25.0", Some(44494), None),
+    /// Allows indexing into constant arrays.
+    (accepted, const_indexing, "1.26.0", Some(29947), None),
+    /// Allows using `a..=b` and `..=b` as inclusive range syntaxes.
+    (accepted, inclusive_range_syntax, "1.26.0", Some(28237), None),
+    /// Allows `..=` in patterns (RFC 1192).
+    (accepted, dotdoteq_in_patterns, "1.26.0", Some(28237), None),
+    /// Allows `fn main()` with return types which implements `Termination` (RFC 1937).
+    (accepted, termination_trait, "1.26.0", Some(43301), None),
+    /// Allows implementing `Clone` for closures where possible (RFC 2132).
+    (accepted, clone_closures, "1.26.0", Some(44490), None),
+    /// Allows implementing `Copy` for closures where possible (RFC 2132).
+    (accepted, copy_closures, "1.26.0", Some(44490), None),
+    /// Allows `impl Trait` in function arguments.
+    (accepted, universal_impl_trait, "1.26.0", Some(34511), None),
+    /// Allows `impl Trait` in function return types.
+    (accepted, conservative_impl_trait, "1.26.0", Some(34511), None),
+    /// Allows using the `u128` and `i128` types.
+    (accepted, i128_type, "1.26.0", Some(35118), None),
+    /// Allows default match binding modes (RFC 2005).
+    (accepted, match_default_bindings, "1.26.0", Some(42640), None),
+    /// Allows `'_` placeholder lifetimes.
+    (accepted, underscore_lifetimes, "1.26.0", Some(44524), None),
+    /// Allows attributes on lifetime/type formal parameters in generics (RFC 1327).
+    (accepted, generic_param_attrs, "1.27.0", Some(48848), None),
+    /// Allows `cfg(target_feature = "...")`.
+    (accepted, cfg_target_feature, "1.27.0", Some(29717), None),
+    /// Allows `#[target_feature(...)]`.
+    (accepted, target_feature, "1.27.0", None, None),
+    /// Allows using `dyn Trait` as a syntax for trait objects.
+    (accepted, dyn_trait, "1.27.0", Some(44662), None),
+    /// Allows `#[must_use]` on functions, and introduces must-use operators (RFC 1940).
+    (accepted, fn_must_use, "1.27.0", Some(43302), None),
+    /// Allows use of the `:lifetime` macro fragment specifier.
+    (accepted, macro_lifetime_matcher, "1.27.0", Some(34303), None),
+    /// Allows `#[test]` functions where the return type implements `Termination` (RFC 1937).
+    (accepted, termination_trait_test, "1.27.0", Some(48854), None),
+    /// Allows the `#[global_allocator]` attribute.
+    (accepted, global_allocator, "1.28.0", Some(27389), None),
+    /// Allows `#[repr(transparent)]` attribute on newtype structs.
+    (accepted, repr_transparent, "1.28.0", Some(43036), None),
+    /// Allows procedural macros in `proc-macro` crates.
+    (accepted, proc_macro, "1.29.0", Some(38356), None),
+    /// Allows `foo.rs` as an alternative to `foo/mod.rs`.
+    (accepted, non_modrs_mods, "1.30.0", Some(44660), None),
+    /// Allows use of the `:vis` macro fragment specifier
+    (accepted, macro_vis_matcher, "1.30.0", Some(41022), None),
+    /// Allows importing and reexporting macros with `use`,
+    /// enables macro modularization in general.
+    (accepted, use_extern_macros, "1.30.0", Some(35896), None),
+    /// Allows keywords to be escaped for use as identifiers.
+    (accepted, raw_identifiers, "1.30.0", Some(48589), None),
+    /// Allows attributes scoped to tools.
+    (accepted, tool_attributes, "1.30.0", Some(44690), None),
+    /// Allows multi-segment paths in attributes and derives.
+    (accepted, proc_macro_path_invoc, "1.30.0", Some(38356), None),
+    /// Allows all literals in attribute lists and values of key-value pairs.
+    (accepted, attr_literals, "1.30.0", Some(34981), None),
+    /// Allows inferring outlives requirements (RFC 2093).
+    (accepted, infer_outlives_requirements, "1.30.0", Some(44493), None),
+    /// Allows annotating functions conforming to `fn(&PanicInfo) -> !` with `#[panic_handler]`.
+    /// This defines the behavior of panics.
+    (accepted, panic_handler, "1.30.0", Some(44489), None),
+    /// Allows `#[used]` to preserve symbols (see llvm.used).
+    (accepted, used, "1.30.0", Some(40289), None),
+    /// Allows `crate` in paths.
+    (accepted, crate_in_paths, "1.30.0", Some(45477), None),
+    /// Allows resolving absolute paths as paths from other crates.
+    (accepted, extern_absolute_paths, "1.30.0", Some(44660), None),
+    /// Allows access to crate names passed via `--extern` through prelude.
+    (accepted, extern_prelude, "1.30.0", Some(44660), None),
+    /// Allows parentheses in patterns.
+    (accepted, pattern_parentheses, "1.31.0", Some(51087), None),
+    /// Allows the definition of `const fn` functions.
+    (accepted, min_const_fn, "1.31.0", Some(53555), None),
+    /// Allows scoped lints.
+    (accepted, tool_lints, "1.31.0", Some(44690), None),
+    /// Allows lifetime elision in `impl` headers. For example:
+    /// + `impl<I:Iterator> Iterator for &mut Iterator`
+    /// + `impl Debug for Foo<'_>`
+    (accepted, impl_header_lifetime_elision, "1.31.0", Some(15872), None),
+    /// Allows `extern crate foo as bar;`. This puts `bar` into extern prelude.
+    (accepted, extern_crate_item_prelude, "1.31.0", Some(55599), None),
+    /// Allows use of the `:literal` macro fragment specifier (RFC 1576).
+    (accepted, macro_literal_matcher, "1.32.0", Some(35625), None),
+    /// Allows use of `?` as the Kleene "at most one" operator in macros.
+    (accepted, macro_at_most_once_rep, "1.32.0", Some(48075), None),
+    /// Allows `Self` struct constructor (RFC 2302).
+    (accepted, self_struct_ctor, "1.32.0", Some(51994), None),
+    /// Allows `Self` in type definitions (RFC 2300).
+    (accepted, self_in_typedefs, "1.32.0", Some(49303), None),
+    /// Allows `use x::y;` to search `x` in the current scope.
+    (accepted, uniform_paths, "1.32.0", Some(53130), None),
+    /// Allows integer match exhaustiveness checking (RFC 2591).
+    (accepted, exhaustive_integer_patterns, "1.33.0", Some(50907), None),
+    /// Allows `use path as _;` and `extern crate c as _;`.
+    (accepted, underscore_imports, "1.33.0", Some(48216), None),
+    /// Allows `#[repr(packed(N))]` attribute on structs.
+    (accepted, repr_packed, "1.33.0", Some(33158), None),
+    /// Allows irrefutable patterns in `if let` and `while let` statements (RFC 2086).
+    (accepted, irrefutable_let_patterns, "1.33.0", Some(44495), None),
+    /// Allows calling `const unsafe fn` inside `unsafe` blocks in `const fn` functions.
+    (accepted, min_const_unsafe_fn, "1.33.0", Some(55607), None),
+    /// Allows let bindings, assignments and destructuring in `const` functions and constants.
+    /// As long as control flow is not implemented in const eval, `&&` and `||` may not be used
+    /// at the same time as let bindings.
+    (accepted, const_let, "1.33.0", Some(48821), None),
+    /// Allows `#[cfg_attr(predicate, multiple, attributes, here)]`.
+    (accepted, cfg_attr_multi, "1.33.0", Some(54881), None),
+    /// Allows top level or-patterns (`p | q`) in `if let` and `while let`.
+    (accepted, if_while_or_patterns, "1.33.0", Some(48215), None),
+    /// Allows `cfg(target_vendor = "...")`.
+    (accepted, cfg_target_vendor, "1.33.0", Some(29718), None),
+    /// Allows `extern crate self as foo;`.
+    /// This puts local crate root into extern prelude under name `foo`.
+    (accepted, extern_crate_self, "1.34.0", Some(56409), None),
+    /// Allows arbitrary delimited token streams in non-macro attributes.
+    (accepted, unrestricted_attribute_tokens, "1.34.0", Some(55208), None),
+    /// Allows paths to enum variants on type aliases including `Self`.
+    (accepted, type_alias_enum_variants, "1.37.0", Some(49683), None),
+    /// Allows using `#[repr(align(X))]` on enums with equivalent semantics
+    /// to wrapping an enum in a wrapper struct with `#[repr(align(X))]`.
+    (accepted, repr_align_enum, "1.37.0", Some(57996), None),
+    /// Allows `const _: TYPE = VALUE`.
+    (accepted, underscore_const_names, "1.37.0", Some(54912), None),
+    /// Allows free and inherent `async fn`s, `async` blocks, and `<expr>.await` expressions.
+    (accepted, async_await, "1.39.0", Some(50547), None),
+    /// Allows mixing bind-by-move in patterns and references to those identifiers in guards.
+    (accepted, bind_by_move_pattern_guards, "1.39.0", Some(15287), None),
+    /// Allows attributes in formal function parameters.
+    (accepted, param_attrs, "1.39.0", Some(60406), None),
+    /// Allows macro invocations in `extern {}` blocks.
+    (accepted, macros_in_extern, "1.40.0", Some(49476), None),
+    /// Allows future-proofing enums/structs with the `#[non_exhaustive]` attribute (RFC 2008).
+    (accepted, non_exhaustive, "1.40.0", Some(44109), None),
+    /// Allows calling constructor functions in `const fn`.
+    (accepted, const_constructor, "1.40.0", Some(61456), None),
+    /// Allows the use of `#[cfg(doctest)]`, set when rustdoc is collecting doctests.
+    (accepted, cfg_doctest, "1.40.0", Some(62210), None),
+    /// Allows relaxing the coherence rules such that
+    /// `impl<T> ForeignTrait<LocalType> for ForeignType<T>` is permitted.
+    (accepted, re_rebalance_coherence, "1.41.0", Some(55437), None),
+    /// Allows #[repr(transparent)] on univariant enums (RFC 2645).
+    (accepted, transparent_enums, "1.42.0", Some(60405), None),
+    /// Allows using subslice patterns, `[a, .., b]` and `[a, xs @ .., b]`.
+    (accepted, slice_patterns, "1.42.0", Some(62254), None),
+    /// Allows the use of `if` and `match` in constants.
+    (accepted, const_if_match, "1.46.0", Some(49146), None),
+    /// Allows the use of `loop` and `while` in constants.
+    (accepted, const_loop, "1.46.0", Some(52000), None),
+    /// Allows `#[track_caller]` to be used which provides
+    /// accurate caller location reporting during panic (RFC 2091).
+    (accepted, track_caller, "1.46.0", Some(47809), None),
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // feature-group-end: accepted features
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_feature/src/active.rs b/compiler/rustc_feature/src/active.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e858980738d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/rustc_feature/src/active.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,607 @@
+//! List of the active feature gates.
+
+use super::{Feature, State};
+
+use rustc_span::edition::Edition;
+use rustc_span::symbol::{sym, Symbol};
+use rustc_span::Span;
+
+macro_rules! set {
+    ($field: ident) => {{
+        fn f(features: &mut Features, _: Span) {
+            features.$field = true;
+        }
+        f as fn(&mut Features, Span)
+    }};
+}
+
+macro_rules! declare_features {
+    ($(
+        $(#[doc = $doc:tt])* (active, $feature:ident, $ver:expr, $issue:expr, $edition:expr),
+    )+) => {
+        /// Represents active features that are currently being implemented or
+        /// currently being considered for addition/removal.
+        pub const ACTIVE_FEATURES:
+            &[Feature] =
+            &[$(
+                // (sym::$feature, $ver, $issue, $edition, set!($feature))
+                Feature {
+                    state: State::Active { set: set!($feature) },
+                    name: sym::$feature,
+                    since: $ver,
+                    issue: $issue,
+                    edition: $edition,
+                    description: concat!($($doc,)*),
+                }
+            ),+];
+
+        /// A set of features to be used by later passes.
+        #[derive(Clone, Default)]
+        pub struct Features {
+            /// `#![feature]` attrs for language features, for error reporting.
+            pub declared_lang_features: Vec<(Symbol, Span, Option<Symbol>)>,
+            /// `#![feature]` attrs for non-language (library) features.
+            pub declared_lib_features: Vec<(Symbol, Span)>,
+            $(
+                $(#[doc = $doc])*
+                pub $feature: bool
+            ),+
+        }
+
+        impl Features {
+            pub fn walk_feature_fields(&self, mut f: impl FnMut(&str, bool)) {
+                $(f(stringify!($feature), self.$feature);)+
+            }
+
+            /// Is the given feature enabled?
+            ///
+            /// Panics if the symbol doesn't correspond to a declared feature.
+            pub fn enabled(&self, feature: Symbol) -> bool {
+                match feature {
+                    $( sym::$feature => self.$feature, )*
+
+                    _ => panic!("`{}` was not listed in `declare_features`", feature),
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+impl Feature {
+    /// Sets this feature in `Features`. Panics if called on a non-active feature.
+    pub fn set(&self, features: &mut Features, span: Span) {
+        match self.state {
+            State::Active { set } => set(features, span),
+            _ => panic!("called `set` on feature `{}` which is not `active`", self.name),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// If you change this, please modify `src/doc/unstable-book` as well.
+//
+// Don't ever remove anything from this list; move them to `removed.rs`.
+//
+// The version numbers here correspond to the version in which the current status
+// was set. This is most important for knowing when a particular feature became
+// stable (active).
+//
+// Note that the features are grouped into internal/user-facing and then
+// sorted by version inside those groups. This is enforced with tidy.
+//
+// N.B., `tools/tidy/src/features.rs` parses this information directly out of the
+// source, so take care when modifying it.
+
+#[rustfmt::skip]
+declare_features! (
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // feature-group-start: internal feature gates
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    // no-tracking-issue-start
+
+    /// Allows using `rustc_*` attributes (RFC 572).
+    (active, rustc_attrs, "1.0.0", None, None),
+
+    /// Allows using compiler's own crates.
+    (active, rustc_private, "1.0.0", Some(27812), None),
+
+    /// Allows using the `rust-intrinsic`'s "ABI".
+    (active, intrinsics, "1.0.0", None, None),
+
+    /// Allows using `#[lang = ".."]` attribute for linking items to special compiler logic.
+    (active, lang_items, "1.0.0", None, None),
+
+    /// Allows using the `#[stable]` and `#[unstable]` attributes.
+    (active, staged_api, "1.0.0", None, None),
+
+    /// Allows using `#[allow_internal_unstable]`. This is an
+    /// attribute on `macro_rules!` and can't use the attribute handling
+    /// below (it has to be checked before expansion possibly makes
+    /// macros disappear).
+    (active, allow_internal_unstable, "1.0.0", None, None),
+
+    /// Allows using `#[allow_internal_unsafe]`. This is an
+    /// attribute on `macro_rules!` and can't use the attribute handling
+    /// below (it has to be checked before expansion possibly makes
+    /// macros disappear).
+    (active, allow_internal_unsafe, "1.0.0", None, None),
+
+    /// no-tracking-issue-end
+
+    /// Allows using `#[link_name="llvm.*"]`.
+    (active, link_llvm_intrinsics, "1.0.0", Some(29602), None),
+
+    /// Allows using the `box $expr` syntax.
+    (active, box_syntax, "1.0.0", Some(49733), None),
+
+    /// Allows using `#[main]` to replace the entrypoint `#[lang = "start"]` calls.
+    (active, main, "1.0.0", Some(29634), None),
+
+    /// Allows using `#[start]` on a function indicating that it is the program entrypoint.
+    (active, start, "1.0.0", Some(29633), None),
+
+    /// Allows using the `#[fundamental]` attribute.
+    (active, fundamental, "1.0.0", Some(29635), None),
+
+    /// Allows using the `rust-call` ABI.
+    (active, unboxed_closures, "1.0.0", Some(29625), None),
+
+    /// Allows using the `#[linkage = ".."]` attribute.
+    (active, linkage, "1.0.0", Some(29603), None),
+
+    /// Allows features specific to OIBIT (auto traits).
+    (active, optin_builtin_traits, "1.0.0", Some(13231), None),
+
+    /// Allows using `box` in patterns (RFC 469).
+    (active, box_patterns, "1.0.0", Some(29641), None),
+
+    // no-tracking-issue-start
+
+    /// Allows using `#[prelude_import]` on glob `use` items.
+    (active, prelude_import, "1.2.0", None, None),
+
+    // no-tracking-issue-end
+
+    // no-tracking-issue-start
+
+    /// Allows using `#[omit_gdb_pretty_printer_section]`.
+    (active, omit_gdb_pretty_printer_section, "1.5.0", None, None),
+
+    /// Allows using the `vectorcall` ABI.
+    (active, abi_vectorcall, "1.7.0", None, None),
+
+    // no-tracking-issue-end
+
+    /// Allows using `#[structural_match]` which indicates that a type is structurally matchable.
+    /// FIXME: Subsumed by trait `StructuralPartialEq`, cannot move to removed until a library
+    /// feature with the same name exists.
+    (active, structural_match, "1.8.0", Some(31434), None),
+
+    /// Allows using the `may_dangle` attribute (RFC 1327).
+    (active, dropck_eyepatch, "1.10.0", Some(34761), None),
+
+    /// Allows using the `#![panic_runtime]` attribute.
+    (active, panic_runtime, "1.10.0", Some(32837), None),
+
+    /// Allows declaring with `#![needs_panic_runtime]` that a panic runtime is needed.
+    (active, needs_panic_runtime, "1.10.0", Some(32837), None),
+
+    // no-tracking-issue-start
+
+    /// Allows identifying the `compiler_builtins` crate.
+    (active, compiler_builtins, "1.13.0", None, None),
+
+    /// Allows using the `unadjusted` ABI; perma-unstable.
+    (active, abi_unadjusted, "1.16.0", None, None),
+
+    /// Used to identify crates that contain the profiler runtime.
+    (active, profiler_runtime, "1.18.0", None, None),
+
+    /// Allows using the `thiscall` ABI.
+    (active, abi_thiscall, "1.19.0", None, None),
+
+    /// Allows using `#![needs_allocator]`, an implementation detail of `#[global_allocator]`.
+    (active, allocator_internals, "1.20.0", None, None),
+
+    /// Added for testing E0705; perma-unstable.
+    (active, test_2018_feature, "1.31.0", None, Some(Edition::Edition2018)),
+
+    /// Allows `#[repr(no_niche)]` (an implementation detail of `rustc`,
+    /// it is not on path for eventual stabilization).
+    (active, no_niche, "1.42.0", None, None),
+
+    // no-tracking-issue-end
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // feature-group-end: internal feature gates
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // feature-group-start: actual feature gates (target features)
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    // FIXME: Document these and merge with the list below.
+
+    // Unstable `#[target_feature]` directives.
+    (active, arm_target_feature, "1.27.0", Some(44839), None),
+    (active, aarch64_target_feature, "1.27.0", Some(44839), None),
+    (active, hexagon_target_feature, "1.27.0", Some(44839), None),
+    (active, powerpc_target_feature, "1.27.0", Some(44839), None),
+    (active, mips_target_feature, "1.27.0", Some(44839), None),
+    (active, avx512_target_feature, "1.27.0", Some(44839), None),
+    (active, mmx_target_feature, "1.27.0", Some(44839), None),
+    (active, sse4a_target_feature, "1.27.0", Some(44839), None),
+    (active, tbm_target_feature, "1.27.0", Some(44839), None),
+    (active, wasm_target_feature, "1.30.0", Some(44839), None),
+    (active, adx_target_feature, "1.32.0", Some(44839), None),
+    (active, cmpxchg16b_target_feature, "1.32.0", Some(44839), None),
+    (active, movbe_target_feature, "1.34.0", Some(44839), None),
+    (active, rtm_target_feature, "1.35.0", Some(44839), None),
+    (active, f16c_target_feature, "1.36.0", Some(44839), None),
+    (active, riscv_target_feature, "1.45.0", Some(44839), None),
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // feature-group-end: actual feature gates (target features)
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // feature-group-start: actual feature gates
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /// Allows using the `#[link_args]` attribute.
+    (active, link_args, "1.0.0", Some(29596), None),
+
+    /// Allows defining identifiers beyond ASCII.
+    (active, non_ascii_idents, "1.0.0", Some(55467), None),
+
+    /// Allows using `#[plugin_registrar]` on functions.
+    (active, plugin_registrar, "1.0.0", Some(29597), None),
+
+    /// Allows using `#![plugin(myplugin)]`.
+    (active, plugin, "1.0.0", Some(29597), None),
+
+    /// Allows using `#[thread_local]` on `static` items.
+    (active, thread_local, "1.0.0", Some(29594), None),
+
+    /// Allows the use of SIMD types in functions declared in `extern` blocks.
+    (active, simd_ffi, "1.0.0", Some(27731), None),
+
+    /// Allows using non lexical lifetimes (RFC 2094).
+    (active, nll, "1.0.0", Some(43234), None),
+
+    /// Allows the definition of `const` functions with some advanced features.
+    (active, const_fn, "1.2.0", Some(57563), None),
+
+    /// Allows associated type defaults.
+    (active, associated_type_defaults, "1.2.0", Some(29661), None),
+
+    /// Allows `#![no_core]`.
+    (active, no_core, "1.3.0", Some(29639), None),
+
+    /// Allows default type parameters to influence type inference.
+    (active, default_type_parameter_fallback, "1.3.0", Some(27336), None),
+
+    /// Allows `repr(simd)` and importing the various simd intrinsics.
+    (active, repr_simd, "1.4.0", Some(27731), None),
+
+    /// Allows `extern "platform-intrinsic" { ... }`.
+    (active, platform_intrinsics, "1.4.0", Some(27731), None),
+
+    /// Allows `#[unwind(..)]`.
+    ///
+    /// Permits specifying whether a function should permit unwinding or abort on unwind.
+    (active, unwind_attributes, "1.4.0", Some(58760), None),
+
+    /// Allows attributes on expressions and non-item statements.
+    (active, stmt_expr_attributes, "1.6.0", Some(15701), None),
+
+    /// Allows the use of type ascription in expressions.
+    (active, type_ascription, "1.6.0", Some(23416), None),
+
+    /// Allows `cfg(target_thread_local)`.
+    (active, cfg_target_thread_local, "1.7.0", Some(29594), None),
+
+    /// Allows specialization of implementations (RFC 1210).
+    (active, specialization, "1.7.0", Some(31844), None),
+
+    /// A minimal, sound subset of specialization intended to be used by the
+    /// standard library until the soundness issues with specialization
+    /// are fixed.
+    (active, min_specialization, "1.7.0", Some(31844), None),
+
+    /// Allows using `#[naked]` on functions.
+    (active, naked_functions, "1.9.0", Some(32408), None),
+
+    /// Allows `cfg(target_has_atomic = "...")`.
+    (active, cfg_target_has_atomic, "1.9.0", Some(32976), None),
+
+    /// Allows `X..Y` patterns.
+    (active, exclusive_range_pattern, "1.11.0", Some(37854), None),
+
+    /// Allows the `!` type. Does not imply 'exhaustive_patterns' (below) any more.
+    (active, never_type, "1.13.0", Some(35121), None),
+
+    /// Allows exhaustive pattern matching on types that contain uninhabited types.
+    (active, exhaustive_patterns, "1.13.0", Some(51085), None),
+
+    /// Allows `union`s to implement `Drop`. Moreover, `union`s may now include fields
+    /// that don't implement `Copy` as long as they don't have any drop glue.
+    /// This is checked recursively. On encountering type variable where no progress can be made,
+    /// `T: Copy` is used as a substitute for "no drop glue".
+    ///
+    /// NOTE: A limited form of `union U { ... }` was accepted in 1.19.0.
+    (active, untagged_unions, "1.13.0", Some(55149), None),
+
+    /// Allows `#[link(..., cfg(..))]`.
+    (active, link_cfg, "1.14.0", Some(37406), None),
+
+    /// Allows `extern "ptx-*" fn()`.
+    (active, abi_ptx, "1.15.0", Some(38788), None),
+
+    /// Allows the `#[repr(i128)]` attribute for enums.
+    (active, repr128, "1.16.0", Some(56071), None),
+
+    /// Allows `#[link(kind="static-nobundle"...)]`.
+    (active, static_nobundle, "1.16.0", Some(37403), None),
+
+    /// Allows `extern "msp430-interrupt" fn()`.
+    (active, abi_msp430_interrupt, "1.16.0", Some(38487), None),
+
+    /// Allows declarative macros 2.0 (`macro`).
+    (active, decl_macro, "1.17.0", Some(39412), None),
+
+    /// Allows `extern "x86-interrupt" fn()`.
+    (active, abi_x86_interrupt, "1.17.0", Some(40180), None),
+
+    /// Allows a test to fail without failing the whole suite.
+    (active, allow_fail, "1.19.0", Some(46488), None),
+
+    /// Allows unsized tuple coercion.
+    (active, unsized_tuple_coercion, "1.20.0", Some(42877), None),
+
+    /// Allows defining generators.
+    (active, generators, "1.21.0", Some(43122), None),
+
+    /// Allows `#[doc(cfg(...))]`.
+    (active, doc_cfg, "1.21.0", Some(43781), None),
+
+    /// Allows `#[doc(masked)]`.
+    (active, doc_masked, "1.21.0", Some(44027), None),
+
+    /// Allows `#[doc(spotlight)]`.
+    (active, doc_spotlight, "1.22.0", Some(45040), None),
+
+    /// Allows `#[doc(include = "some-file")]`.
+    (active, external_doc, "1.22.0", Some(44732), None),
+
+    /// Allows using `crate` as visibility modifier, synonymous with `pub(crate)`.
+    (active, crate_visibility_modifier, "1.23.0", Some(53120), None),
+
+    /// Allows defining `extern type`s.
+    (active, extern_types, "1.23.0", Some(43467), None),
+
+    /// Allows trait methods with arbitrary self types.
+    (active, arbitrary_self_types, "1.23.0", Some(44874), None),
+
+    /// Allows in-band quantification of lifetime bindings (e.g., `fn foo(x: &'a u8) -> &'a u8`).
+    (active, in_band_lifetimes, "1.23.0", Some(44524), None),
+
+    /// Allows associated types to be generic, e.g., `type Foo<T>;` (RFC 1598).
+    (active, generic_associated_types, "1.23.0", Some(44265), None),
+
+    /// Allows defining `trait X = A + B;` alias items.
+    (active, trait_alias, "1.24.0", Some(41517), None),
+
+    /// Allows inferring `'static` outlives requirements (RFC 2093).
+    (active, infer_static_outlives_requirements, "1.26.0", Some(54185), None),
+
+    /// Allows accessing fields of unions inside `const` functions.
+    (active, const_fn_union, "1.27.0", Some(51909), None),
+
+    /// Allows casting raw pointers to `usize` during const eval.
+    (active, const_raw_ptr_to_usize_cast, "1.27.0", Some(51910), None),
+
+    /// Allows dereferencing raw pointers during const eval.
+    (active, const_raw_ptr_deref, "1.27.0", Some(51911), None),
+
+    /// Allows `#[doc(alias = "...")]`.
+    (active, doc_alias, "1.27.0", Some(50146), None),
+
+    /// Allows inconsistent bounds in where clauses.
+    (active, trivial_bounds, "1.28.0", Some(48214), None),
+
+    /// Allows `'a: { break 'a; }`.
+    (active, label_break_value, "1.28.0", Some(48594), None),
+
+    /// Allows using `#[doc(keyword = "...")]`.
+    (active, doc_keyword, "1.28.0", Some(51315), None),
+
+    /// Allows using `try {...}` expressions.
+    (active, try_blocks, "1.29.0", Some(31436), None),
+
+    /// Allows defining an `#[alloc_error_handler]`.
+    (active, alloc_error_handler, "1.29.0", Some(51540), None),
+
+    /// Allows using the `amdgpu-kernel` ABI.
+    (active, abi_amdgpu_kernel, "1.29.0", Some(51575), None),
+
+    /// Allows panicking during const eval (producing compile-time errors).
+    (active, const_panic, "1.30.0", Some(51999), None),
+
+    /// Allows `#[marker]` on certain traits allowing overlapping implementations.
+    (active, marker_trait_attr, "1.30.0", Some(29864), None),
+
+    /// Allows macro attributes on expressions, statements and non-inline modules.
+    (active, proc_macro_hygiene, "1.30.0", Some(54727), None),
+
+    /// Allows unsized rvalues at arguments and parameters.
+    (active, unsized_locals, "1.30.0", Some(48055), None),
+
+    /// Allows custom test frameworks with `#![test_runner]` and `#[test_case]`.
+    (active, custom_test_frameworks, "1.30.0", Some(50297), None),
+
+    /// Allows non-builtin attributes in inner attribute position.
+    (active, custom_inner_attributes, "1.30.0", Some(54726), None),
+
+    /// Allows `impl Trait` in bindings (`let`, `const`, `static`).
+    (active, impl_trait_in_bindings, "1.30.0", Some(63065), None),
+
+    /// Allows using `reason` in lint attributes and the `#[expect(lint)]` lint check.
+    (active, lint_reasons, "1.31.0", Some(54503), None),
+
+    /// Allows exhaustive integer pattern matching on `usize` and `isize`.
+    (active, precise_pointer_size_matching, "1.32.0", Some(56354), None),
+
+    /// Allows using `#[ffi_returns_twice]` on foreign functions.
+    (active, ffi_returns_twice, "1.34.0", Some(58314), None),
+
+    /// Allows const generic types (e.g. `struct Foo<const N: usize>(...);`).
+    (active, const_generics, "1.34.0", Some(44580), None),
+
+    /// Allows using `#[optimize(X)]`.
+    (active, optimize_attribute, "1.34.0", Some(54882), None),
+
+    /// Allows using C-variadics.
+    (active, c_variadic, "1.34.0", Some(44930), None),
+
+    /// Allows the user of associated type bounds.
+    (active, associated_type_bounds, "1.34.0", Some(52662), None),
+
+    /// Allows `if/while p && let q = r && ...` chains.
+    (active, let_chains, "1.37.0", Some(53667), None),
+
+    /// Allows #[repr(transparent)] on unions (RFC 2645).
+    (active, transparent_unions, "1.37.0", Some(60405), None),
+
+    /// Allows explicit discriminants on non-unit enum variants.
+    (active, arbitrary_enum_discriminant, "1.37.0", Some(60553), None),
+
+    /// Allows `impl Trait` with multiple unrelated lifetimes.
+    (active, member_constraints, "1.37.0", Some(61997), None),
+
+    /// Allows `async || body` closures.
+    (active, async_closure, "1.37.0", Some(62290), None),
+
+    /// Allows `[x; N]` where `x` is a constant (RFC 2203).
+    (active, const_in_array_repeat_expressions, "1.37.0", Some(49147), None),
+
+    /// Allows `impl Trait` to be used inside type aliases (RFC 2515).
+    (active, type_alias_impl_trait, "1.38.0", Some(63063), None),
+
+    /// Allows the use of or-patterns (e.g., `0 | 1`).
+    (active, or_patterns, "1.38.0", Some(54883), None),
+
+    /// Allows the definition of `const extern fn` and `const unsafe extern fn`.
+    (active, const_extern_fn, "1.40.0", Some(64926), None),
+
+    /// Allows the use of raw-dylibs (RFC 2627).
+    (active, raw_dylib, "1.40.0", Some(58713), None),
+
+    /// Allows making `dyn Trait` well-formed even if `Trait` is not object safe.
+    /// In that case, `dyn Trait: Trait` does not hold. Moreover, coercions and
+    /// casts in safe Rust to `dyn Trait` for such a `Trait` is also forbidden.
+    (active, object_safe_for_dispatch, "1.40.0", Some(43561), None),
+
+    /// Allows using the `efiapi` ABI.
+    (active, abi_efiapi, "1.40.0", Some(65815), None),
+
+    /// Allows `&raw const $place_expr` and `&raw mut $place_expr` expressions.
+    (active, raw_ref_op, "1.41.0", Some(64490), None),
+
+    /// Allows diverging expressions to fall back to `!` rather than `()`.
+    (active, never_type_fallback, "1.41.0", Some(65992), None),
+
+    /// Allows using the `#[register_attr]` attribute.
+    (active, register_attr, "1.41.0", Some(66080), None),
+
+    /// Allows using the `#[register_tool]` attribute.
+    (active, register_tool, "1.41.0", Some(66079), None),
+
+    /// Allows the use of `#[cfg(sanitize = "option")]`; set when -Zsanitizer is used.
+    (active, cfg_sanitize, "1.41.0", Some(39699), None),
+
+    /// Allows using `..X`, `..=X`, `...X`, and `X..` as a pattern.
+    (active, half_open_range_patterns, "1.41.0", Some(67264), None),
+
+    /// Allows using `&mut` in constant functions.
+    (active, const_mut_refs, "1.41.0", Some(57349), None),
+
+    /// Allows bindings in the subpattern of a binding pattern.
+    /// For example, you can write `x @ Some(y)`.
+    (active, bindings_after_at, "1.41.0", Some(65490), None),
+
+    /// Allows patterns with concurrent by-move and by-ref bindings.
+    /// For example, you can write `Foo(a, ref b)` where `a` is by-move and `b` is by-ref.
+    (active, move_ref_pattern, "1.42.0", Some(68354), None),
+
+    /// Allows `impl const Trait for T` syntax.
+    (active, const_trait_impl, "1.42.0", Some(67792), None),
+
+    /// Allows `T: ?const Trait` syntax in bounds.
+    (active, const_trait_bound_opt_out, "1.42.0", Some(67794), None),
+
+    /// Allows the use of `no_sanitize` attribute.
+    (active, no_sanitize, "1.42.0", Some(39699), None),
+
+    // Allows limiting the evaluation steps of const expressions
+    (active, const_eval_limit, "1.43.0", Some(67217), None),
+
+    /// Allow negative trait implementations.
+    (active, negative_impls, "1.44.0", Some(68318), None),
+
+    /// Allows the use of `#[target_feature]` on safe functions.
+    (active, target_feature_11, "1.45.0", Some(69098), None),
+
+    /// Allow conditional compilation depending on rust version
+    (active, cfg_version, "1.45.0", Some(64796), None),
+
+    /// Allows the use of `#[ffi_pure]` on foreign functions.
+    (active, ffi_pure, "1.45.0", Some(58329), None),
+
+    /// Allows the use of `#[ffi_const]` on foreign functions.
+    (active, ffi_const, "1.45.0", Some(58328), None),
+
+    /// No longer treat an unsafe function as an unsafe block.
+    (active, unsafe_block_in_unsafe_fn, "1.45.0", Some(71668), None),
+
+    /// Allows `extern "avr-interrupt" fn()` and `extern "avr-non-blocking-interrupt" fn()`.
+    (active, abi_avr_interrupt, "1.45.0", Some(69664), None),
+
+    /// Be more precise when looking for live drops in a const context.
+    (active, const_precise_live_drops, "1.46.0", Some(73255), None),
+
+    /// Allows capturing variables in scope using format_args!
+    (active, format_args_capture, "1.46.0", Some(67984), None),
+
+    /// Lazily evaluate constants. This allows constants to depend on type parameters.
+    (active, lazy_normalization_consts, "1.46.0", Some(72219), None),
+
+    /// Allows calling `transmute` in const fn
+    (active, const_fn_transmute, "1.46.0", Some(53605), None),
+
+    /// The smallest useful subset of `const_generics`.
+    (active, min_const_generics, "1.47.0", Some(74878), None),
+
+    /// Allows `if let` guard in match arms.
+    (active, if_let_guard, "1.47.0", Some(51114), None),
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // feature-group-end: actual feature gates
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+);
+
+/// Some features are known to be incomplete and using them is likely to have
+/// unanticipated results, such as compiler crashes. We warn the user about these
+/// to alert them.
+pub const INCOMPLETE_FEATURES: &[Symbol] = &[
+    sym::if_let_guard,
+    sym::impl_trait_in_bindings,
+    sym::generic_associated_types,
+    sym::const_generics,
+    sym::let_chains,
+    sym::raw_dylib,
+    sym::const_trait_impl,
+    sym::const_trait_bound_opt_out,
+    sym::lazy_normalization_consts,
+    sym::specialization,
+];
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_feature/src/builtin_attrs.rs b/compiler/rustc_feature/src/builtin_attrs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..879f06f89a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/rustc_feature/src/builtin_attrs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,602 @@
+//! Built-in attributes and `cfg` flag gating.
+
+use AttributeGate::*;
+use AttributeType::*;
+
+use crate::{Features, Stability};
+
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashMap;
+use rustc_span::symbol::{sym, Symbol};
+
+type GateFn = fn(&Features) -> bool;
+
+macro_rules! cfg_fn {
+    ($field: ident) => {
+        (|features| features.$field) as GateFn
+    };
+}
+
+pub type GatedCfg = (Symbol, Symbol, GateFn);
+
+/// `cfg(...)`'s that are feature gated.
+const GATED_CFGS: &[GatedCfg] = &[
+    // (name in cfg, feature, function to check if the feature is enabled)
+    (sym::target_thread_local, sym::cfg_target_thread_local, cfg_fn!(cfg_target_thread_local)),
+    (sym::target_has_atomic, sym::cfg_target_has_atomic, cfg_fn!(cfg_target_has_atomic)),
+    (sym::target_has_atomic_load_store, sym::cfg_target_has_atomic, cfg_fn!(cfg_target_has_atomic)),
+    (sym::sanitize, sym::cfg_sanitize, cfg_fn!(cfg_sanitize)),
+    (sym::version, sym::cfg_version, cfg_fn!(cfg_version)),
+];
+
+/// Find a gated cfg determined by the `pred`icate which is given the cfg's name.
+pub fn find_gated_cfg(pred: impl Fn(Symbol) -> bool) -> Option<&'static GatedCfg> {
+    GATED_CFGS.iter().find(|(cfg_sym, ..)| pred(*cfg_sym))
+}
+
+// If you change this, please modify `src/doc/unstable-book` as well. You must
+// move that documentation into the relevant place in the other docs, and
+// remove the chapter on the flag.
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
+pub enum AttributeType {
+    /// Normal, builtin attribute that is consumed
+    /// by the compiler before the unused_attribute check
+    Normal,
+
+    /// Builtin attribute that may not be consumed by the compiler
+    /// before the unused_attribute check. These attributes
+    /// will be ignored by the unused_attribute lint
+    AssumedUsed,
+
+    /// Builtin attribute that is only allowed at the crate level
+    CrateLevel,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum AttributeGate {
+    /// Is gated by a given feature gate, reason
+    /// and function to check if enabled
+    Gated(Stability, Symbol, &'static str, fn(&Features) -> bool),
+
+    /// Ungated attribute, can be used on all release channels
+    Ungated,
+}
+
+// fn() is not Debug
+impl std::fmt::Debug for AttributeGate {
+    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match *self {
+            Self::Gated(ref stab, name, expl, _) => {
+                write!(fmt, "Gated({:?}, {}, {})", stab, name, expl)
+            }
+            Self::Ungated => write!(fmt, "Ungated"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl AttributeGate {
+    fn is_deprecated(&self) -> bool {
+        match *self {
+            Self::Gated(Stability::Deprecated(_, _), ..) => true,
+            _ => false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A template that the attribute input must match.
+/// Only top-level shape (`#[attr]` vs `#[attr(...)]` vs `#[attr = ...]`) is considered now.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Default)]
+pub struct AttributeTemplate {
+    pub word: bool,
+    pub list: Option<&'static str>,
+    pub name_value_str: Option<&'static str>,
+}
+
+/// A convenience macro for constructing attribute templates.
+/// E.g., `template!(Word, List: "description")` means that the attribute
+/// supports forms `#[attr]` and `#[attr(description)]`.
+macro_rules! template {
+    (Word) => { template!(@ true, None, None) };
+    (List: $descr: expr) => { template!(@ false, Some($descr), None) };
+    (NameValueStr: $descr: expr) => { template!(@ false, None, Some($descr)) };
+    (Word, List: $descr: expr) => { template!(@ true, Some($descr), None) };
+    (Word, NameValueStr: $descr: expr) => { template!(@ true, None, Some($descr)) };
+    (List: $descr1: expr, NameValueStr: $descr2: expr) => {
+        template!(@ false, Some($descr1), Some($descr2))
+    };
+    (Word, List: $descr1: expr, NameValueStr: $descr2: expr) => {
+        template!(@ true, Some($descr1), Some($descr2))
+    };
+    (@ $word: expr, $list: expr, $name_value_str: expr) => { AttributeTemplate {
+        word: $word, list: $list, name_value_str: $name_value_str
+    } };
+}
+
+macro_rules! ungated {
+    ($attr:ident, $typ:expr, $tpl:expr $(,)?) => {
+        (sym::$attr, $typ, $tpl, Ungated)
+    };
+}
+
+macro_rules! gated {
+    ($attr:ident, $typ:expr, $tpl:expr, $gate:ident, $msg:expr $(,)?) => {
+        (sym::$attr, $typ, $tpl, Gated(Stability::Unstable, sym::$gate, $msg, cfg_fn!($gate)))
+    };
+    ($attr:ident, $typ:expr, $tpl:expr, $msg:expr $(,)?) => {
+        (sym::$attr, $typ, $tpl, Gated(Stability::Unstable, sym::$attr, $msg, cfg_fn!($attr)))
+    };
+}
+
+macro_rules! rustc_attr {
+    (TEST, $attr:ident, $typ:expr, $tpl:expr $(,)?) => {
+        rustc_attr!(
+            $attr,
+            $typ,
+            $tpl,
+            concat!(
+                "the `#[",
+                stringify!($attr),
+                "]` attribute is just used for rustc unit tests \
+                and will never be stable",
+            ),
+        )
+    };
+    ($attr:ident, $typ:expr, $tpl:expr, $msg:expr $(,)?) => {
+        (
+            sym::$attr,
+            $typ,
+            $tpl,
+            Gated(Stability::Unstable, sym::rustc_attrs, $msg, cfg_fn!(rustc_attrs)),
+        )
+    };
+}
+
+macro_rules! experimental {
+    ($attr:ident) => {
+        concat!("the `#[", stringify!($attr), "]` attribute is an experimental feature")
+    };
+}
+
+const IMPL_DETAIL: &str = "internal implementation detail";
+const INTERNAL_UNSTABLE: &str = "this is an internal attribute that will never be stable";
+
+pub type BuiltinAttribute = (Symbol, AttributeType, AttributeTemplate, AttributeGate);
+
+/// Attributes that have a special meaning to rustc or rustdoc.
+#[rustfmt::skip]
+pub const BUILTIN_ATTRIBUTES: &[BuiltinAttribute] = &[
+    // ==========================================================================
+    // Stable attributes:
+    // ==========================================================================
+
+    // Conditional compilation:
+    ungated!(cfg, Normal, template!(List: "predicate")),
+    ungated!(cfg_attr, Normal, template!(List: "predicate, attr1, attr2, ...")),
+
+    // Testing:
+    ungated!(ignore, Normal, template!(Word, NameValueStr: "reason")),
+    ungated!(
+        should_panic, Normal,
+        template!(Word, List: r#"expected = "reason"#, NameValueStr: "reason"),
+    ),
+    // FIXME(Centril): This can be used on stable but shouldn't.
+    ungated!(reexport_test_harness_main, Normal, template!(NameValueStr: "name")),
+
+    // Macros:
+    ungated!(derive, Normal, template!(List: "Trait1, Trait2, ...")),
+    ungated!(automatically_derived, Normal, template!(Word)),
+    // FIXME(#14407)
+    ungated!(macro_use, Normal, template!(Word, List: "name1, name2, ...")),
+    ungated!(macro_escape, Normal, template!(Word)), // Deprecated synonym for `macro_use`.
+    ungated!(macro_export, Normal, template!(Word, List: "local_inner_macros")),
+    ungated!(proc_macro, Normal, template!(Word)),
+    ungated!(
+        proc_macro_derive, Normal,
+        template!(List: "TraitName, /*opt*/ attributes(name1, name2, ...)"),
+    ),
+    ungated!(proc_macro_attribute, Normal, template!(Word)),
+
+    // Lints:
+    ungated!(warn, Normal, template!(List: r#"lint1, lint2, ..., /*opt*/ reason = "...""#)),
+    ungated!(allow, Normal, template!(List: r#"lint1, lint2, ..., /*opt*/ reason = "...""#)),
+    ungated!(forbid, Normal, template!(List: r#"lint1, lint2, ..., /*opt*/ reason = "...""#)),
+    ungated!(deny, Normal, template!(List: r#"lint1, lint2, ..., /*opt*/ reason = "...""#)),
+    ungated!(must_use, AssumedUsed, template!(Word, NameValueStr: "reason")),
+    // FIXME(#14407)
+    ungated!(
+        deprecated, Normal,
+        template!(
+            Word,
+            List: r#"/*opt*/ since = "version", /*opt*/ note = "reason""#,
+            NameValueStr: "reason"
+        ),
+    ),
+
+    // Crate properties:
+    ungated!(crate_name, CrateLevel, template!(NameValueStr: "name")),
+    ungated!(crate_type, CrateLevel, template!(NameValueStr: "bin|lib|...")),
+    ungated!(crate_id, CrateLevel, template!(NameValueStr: "ignored")),
+
+    // ABI, linking, symbols, and FFI
+    ungated!(
+        link, AssumedUsed,
+        template!(List: r#"name = "...", /*opt*/ kind = "dylib|static|...", /*opt*/ wasm_import_module = "...""#),
+    ),
+    ungated!(link_name, AssumedUsed, template!(NameValueStr: "name")),
+    ungated!(no_link, Normal, template!(Word)),
+    ungated!(repr, Normal, template!(List: "C")),
+    ungated!(export_name, AssumedUsed, template!(NameValueStr: "name")),
+    ungated!(link_section, AssumedUsed, template!(NameValueStr: "name")),
+    ungated!(no_mangle, AssumedUsed, template!(Word)),
+    ungated!(used, AssumedUsed, template!(Word)),
+
+    // Limits:
+    ungated!(recursion_limit, CrateLevel, template!(NameValueStr: "N")),
+    ungated!(type_length_limit, CrateLevel, template!(NameValueStr: "N")),
+    gated!(
+        const_eval_limit, CrateLevel, template!(NameValueStr: "N"), const_eval_limit,
+        experimental!(const_eval_limit)
+    ),
+
+    // Entry point:
+    ungated!(main, Normal, template!(Word)),
+    ungated!(start, Normal, template!(Word)),
+    ungated!(no_start, CrateLevel, template!(Word)),
+    ungated!(no_main, CrateLevel, template!(Word)),
+
+    // Modules, prelude, and resolution:
+    ungated!(path, Normal, template!(NameValueStr: "file")),
+    ungated!(no_std, CrateLevel, template!(Word)),
+    ungated!(no_implicit_prelude, Normal, template!(Word)),
+    ungated!(non_exhaustive, AssumedUsed, template!(Word)),
+
+    // Runtime
+    ungated!(windows_subsystem, AssumedUsed, template!(NameValueStr: "windows|console")),
+    ungated!(panic_handler, Normal, template!(Word)), // RFC 2070
+
+    // Code generation:
+    ungated!(inline, AssumedUsed, template!(Word, List: "always|never")),
+    ungated!(cold, AssumedUsed, template!(Word)),
+    ungated!(no_builtins, AssumedUsed, template!(Word)),
+    ungated!(target_feature, AssumedUsed, template!(List: r#"enable = "name""#)),
+    ungated!(track_caller, AssumedUsed, template!(Word)),
+    gated!(
+        no_sanitize, AssumedUsed,
+        template!(List: "address, memory, thread"),
+        experimental!(no_sanitize)
+    ),
+
+    // FIXME: #14408 assume docs are used since rustdoc looks at them.
+    ungated!(doc, AssumedUsed, template!(List: "hidden|inline|...", NameValueStr: "string")),
+
+    // ==========================================================================
+    // Unstable attributes:
+    // ==========================================================================
+
+    // Linking:
+    gated!(naked, AssumedUsed, template!(Word), naked_functions, experimental!(naked)),
+    gated!(
+        link_args, Normal, template!(NameValueStr: "args"),
+        "the `link_args` attribute is experimental and not portable across platforms, \
+        it is recommended to use `#[link(name = \"foo\")] instead",
+    ),
+    gated!(
+        link_ordinal, AssumedUsed, template!(List: "ordinal"), raw_dylib,
+        experimental!(link_ordinal)
+    ),
+
+    // Plugins:
+    (
+        sym::plugin_registrar, Normal, template!(Word),
+        Gated(
+            Stability::Deprecated(
+                "https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/64675",
+                Some("may be removed in a future compiler version"),
+            ),
+            sym::plugin_registrar,
+            "compiler plugins are deprecated",
+            cfg_fn!(plugin_registrar)
+        )
+    ),
+    (
+        sym::plugin, CrateLevel, template!(List: "name"),
+        Gated(
+            Stability::Deprecated(
+                "https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/64675",
+                Some("may be removed in a future compiler version"),
+            ),
+            sym::plugin,
+            "compiler plugins are deprecated",
+            cfg_fn!(plugin)
+        )
+    ),
+
+    // Testing:
+    gated!(allow_fail, Normal, template!(Word), experimental!(allow_fail)),
+    gated!(
+        test_runner, CrateLevel, template!(List: "path"), custom_test_frameworks,
+        "custom test frameworks are an unstable feature",
+    ),
+    // RFC #1268
+    gated!(marker, Normal, template!(Word), marker_trait_attr, experimental!(marker)),
+    gated!(
+        thread_local, AssumedUsed, template!(Word),
+        "`#[thread_local]` is an experimental feature, and does not currently handle destructors",
+    ),
+    gated!(no_core, CrateLevel, template!(Word), experimental!(no_core)),
+    // RFC 2412
+    gated!(
+        optimize, AssumedUsed, template!(List: "size|speed"), optimize_attribute,
+        experimental!(optimize),
+    ),
+
+    gated!(ffi_returns_twice, AssumedUsed, template!(Word), experimental!(ffi_returns_twice)),
+    gated!(ffi_pure, AssumedUsed, template!(Word), experimental!(ffi_pure)),
+    gated!(ffi_const, AssumedUsed, template!(Word), experimental!(ffi_const)),
+    gated!(
+        register_attr, CrateLevel, template!(List: "attr1, attr2, ..."),
+        experimental!(register_attr),
+    ),
+    gated!(
+        register_tool, CrateLevel, template!(List: "tool1, tool2, ..."),
+        experimental!(register_tool),
+    ),
+
+    // ==========================================================================
+    // Internal attributes: Stability, deprecation, and unsafe:
+    // ==========================================================================
+
+    ungated!(feature, CrateLevel, template!(List: "name1, name1, ...")),
+    // FIXME(#14407) -- only looked at on-demand so we can't
+    // guarantee they'll have already been checked.
+    ungated!(
+        rustc_deprecated, AssumedUsed,
+        template!(List: r#"since = "version", reason = "...""#)
+    ),
+    // FIXME(#14407)
+    ungated!(stable, AssumedUsed, template!(List: r#"feature = "name", since = "version""#)),
+    // FIXME(#14407)
+    ungated!(
+        unstable, AssumedUsed,
+        template!(List: r#"feature = "name", reason = "...", issue = "N""#),
+    ),
+    // FIXME(#14407)
+    ungated!(rustc_const_unstable, AssumedUsed, template!(List: r#"feature = "name""#)),
+    // FIXME(#14407)
+    ungated!(rustc_const_stable, AssumedUsed, template!(List: r#"feature = "name""#)),
+    gated!(
+        allow_internal_unstable, AssumedUsed, template!(Word, List: "feat1, feat2, ..."),
+        "allow_internal_unstable side-steps feature gating and stability checks",
+    ),
+    gated!(
+        allow_internal_unsafe, Normal, template!(Word),
+        "allow_internal_unsafe side-steps the unsafe_code lint",
+    ),
+
+    // ==========================================================================
+    // Internal attributes: Type system related:
+    // ==========================================================================
+
+    gated!(fundamental, AssumedUsed, template!(Word), experimental!(fundamental)),
+    gated!(
+        may_dangle, Normal, template!(Word), dropck_eyepatch,
+        "`may_dangle` has unstable semantics and may be removed in the future",
+    ),
+
+    // ==========================================================================
+    // Internal attributes: Runtime related:
+    // ==========================================================================
+
+    rustc_attr!(rustc_allocator, AssumedUsed, template!(Word), IMPL_DETAIL),
+    rustc_attr!(rustc_allocator_nounwind, AssumedUsed, template!(Word), IMPL_DETAIL),
+    gated!(alloc_error_handler, Normal, template!(Word), experimental!(alloc_error_handler)),
+    gated!(
+        default_lib_allocator, AssumedUsed, template!(Word), allocator_internals,
+        experimental!(default_lib_allocator),
+    ),
+    gated!(
+        needs_allocator, Normal, template!(Word), allocator_internals,
+        experimental!(needs_allocator),
+    ),
+    gated!(panic_runtime, AssumedUsed, template!(Word), experimental!(panic_runtime)),
+    gated!(needs_panic_runtime, AssumedUsed, template!(Word), experimental!(needs_panic_runtime)),
+    gated!(
+        unwind, AssumedUsed, template!(List: "allowed|aborts"), unwind_attributes,
+        experimental!(unwind),
+    ),
+    gated!(
+        compiler_builtins, AssumedUsed, template!(Word),
+        "the `#[compiler_builtins]` attribute is used to identify the `compiler_builtins` crate \
+        which contains compiler-rt intrinsics and will never be stable",
+    ),
+    gated!(
+        profiler_runtime, AssumedUsed, template!(Word),
+        "the `#[profiler_runtime]` attribute is used to identify the `profiler_builtins` crate \
+        which contains the profiler runtime and will never be stable",
+    ),
+
+    // ==========================================================================
+    // Internal attributes, Linkage:
+    // ==========================================================================
+
+    gated!(
+        linkage, AssumedUsed, template!(NameValueStr: "external|internal|..."),
+        "the `linkage` attribute is experimental and not portable across platforms",
+    ),
+    rustc_attr!(rustc_std_internal_symbol, AssumedUsed, template!(Word), INTERNAL_UNSTABLE),
+
+    // ==========================================================================
+    // Internal attributes, Macro related:
+    // ==========================================================================
+
+    rustc_attr!(rustc_builtin_macro, AssumedUsed, template!(Word), IMPL_DETAIL),
+    rustc_attr!(rustc_proc_macro_decls, Normal, template!(Word), INTERNAL_UNSTABLE),
+    rustc_attr!(
+        rustc_macro_transparency, AssumedUsed,
+        template!(NameValueStr: "transparent|semitransparent|opaque"),
+        "used internally for testing macro hygiene",
+    ),
+
+    // ==========================================================================
+    // Internal attributes, Diagnostics related:
+    // ==========================================================================
+
+    rustc_attr!(
+        rustc_on_unimplemented, AssumedUsed,
+        template!(
+            List: r#"/*opt*/ message = "...", /*opt*/ label = "...", /*opt*/ note = "...""#,
+            NameValueStr: "message"
+        ),
+        INTERNAL_UNSTABLE
+    ),
+    // Enumerates "identity-like" conversion methods to suggest on type mismatch.
+    rustc_attr!(rustc_conversion_suggestion, AssumedUsed, template!(Word), INTERNAL_UNSTABLE),
+
+    // ==========================================================================
+    // Internal attributes, Const related:
+    // ==========================================================================
+
+    rustc_attr!(rustc_promotable, AssumedUsed, template!(Word), IMPL_DETAIL),
+    rustc_attr!(rustc_allow_const_fn_ptr, AssumedUsed, template!(Word), IMPL_DETAIL),
+    rustc_attr!(rustc_args_required_const, AssumedUsed, template!(List: "N"), INTERNAL_UNSTABLE),
+
+    // ==========================================================================
+    // Internal attributes, Layout related:
+    // ==========================================================================
+
+    rustc_attr!(
+        rustc_layout_scalar_valid_range_start, AssumedUsed, template!(List: "value"),
+        "the `#[rustc_layout_scalar_valid_range_start]` attribute is just used to enable \
+        niche optimizations in libcore and will never be stable",
+    ),
+    rustc_attr!(
+        rustc_layout_scalar_valid_range_end, AssumedUsed, template!(List: "value"),
+        "the `#[rustc_layout_scalar_valid_range_end]` attribute is just used to enable \
+        niche optimizations in libcore and will never be stable",
+    ),
+    rustc_attr!(
+        rustc_nonnull_optimization_guaranteed, AssumedUsed, template!(Word),
+        "the `#[rustc_nonnull_optimization_guaranteed]` attribute is just used to enable \
+        niche optimizations in libcore and will never be stable",
+    ),
+
+    // ==========================================================================
+    // Internal attributes, Misc:
+    // ==========================================================================
+    gated!(
+        lang, Normal, template!(NameValueStr: "name"), lang_items,
+        "language items are subject to change",
+    ),
+    (
+        sym::rustc_diagnostic_item,
+        Normal,
+        template!(NameValueStr: "name"),
+        Gated(
+            Stability::Unstable,
+            sym::rustc_attrs,
+            "diagnostic items compiler internal support for linting",
+            cfg_fn!(rustc_attrs),
+        ),
+    ),
+    gated!(
+        // Used in resolve:
+        prelude_import, AssumedUsed, template!(Word),
+        "`#[prelude_import]` is for use by rustc only",
+    ),
+    gated!(
+        rustc_paren_sugar, Normal, template!(Word), unboxed_closures,
+        "unboxed_closures are still evolving",
+    ),
+    rustc_attr!(
+        rustc_inherit_overflow_checks, AssumedUsed, template!(Word),
+        "the `#[rustc_inherit_overflow_checks]` attribute is just used to control \
+        overflow checking behavior of several libcore functions that are inlined \
+        across crates and will never be stable",
+    ),
+    rustc_attr!(rustc_reservation_impl, Normal, template!(NameValueStr: "reservation message"),
+                "the `#[rustc_reservation_impl]` attribute is internally used \
+                 for reserving for `for<T> From<!> for T` impl"
+    ),
+    rustc_attr!(
+        rustc_test_marker, Normal, template!(Word),
+        "the `#[rustc_test_marker]` attribute is used internally to track tests",
+    ),
+    rustc_attr!(
+        rustc_unsafe_specialization_marker, Normal, template!(Word),
+        "the `#[rustc_unsafe_specialization_marker]` attribute is used to check specializations"
+    ),
+    rustc_attr!(
+        rustc_specialization_trait, Normal, template!(Word),
+        "the `#[rustc_specialization_trait]` attribute is used to check specializations"
+    ),
+
+    // ==========================================================================
+    // Internal attributes, Testing:
+    // ==========================================================================
+
+    rustc_attr!(TEST, rustc_outlives, Normal, template!(Word)),
+    rustc_attr!(TEST, rustc_variance, Normal, template!(Word)),
+    rustc_attr!(TEST, rustc_layout, Normal, template!(List: "field1, field2, ...")),
+    rustc_attr!(TEST, rustc_regions, Normal, template!(Word)),
+    rustc_attr!(
+        TEST, rustc_error, AssumedUsed,
+        template!(Word, List: "delay_span_bug_from_inside_query")
+    ),
+    rustc_attr!(TEST, rustc_dump_user_substs, AssumedUsed, template!(Word)),
+    rustc_attr!(TEST, rustc_if_this_changed, AssumedUsed, template!(Word, List: "DepNode")),
+    rustc_attr!(TEST, rustc_then_this_would_need, AssumedUsed, template!(List: "DepNode")),
+    rustc_attr!(
+        TEST, rustc_dirty, AssumedUsed,
+        template!(List: r#"cfg = "...", /*opt*/ label = "...", /*opt*/ except = "...""#),
+    ),
+    rustc_attr!(
+        TEST, rustc_clean, AssumedUsed,
+        template!(List: r#"cfg = "...", /*opt*/ label = "...", /*opt*/ except = "...""#),
+    ),
+    rustc_attr!(
+        TEST, rustc_partition_reused, AssumedUsed,
+        template!(List: r#"cfg = "...", module = "...""#),
+    ),
+    rustc_attr!(
+        TEST, rustc_partition_codegened, AssumedUsed,
+        template!(List: r#"cfg = "...", module = "...""#),
+    ),
+    rustc_attr!(
+        TEST, rustc_expected_cgu_reuse, AssumedUsed,
+        template!(List: r#"cfg = "...", module = "...", kind = "...""#),
+    ),
+    rustc_attr!(TEST, rustc_synthetic, AssumedUsed, template!(Word)),
+    rustc_attr!(TEST, rustc_symbol_name, AssumedUsed, template!(Word)),
+    rustc_attr!(TEST, rustc_polymorphize_error, AssumedUsed, template!(Word)),
+    rustc_attr!(TEST, rustc_def_path, AssumedUsed, template!(Word)),
+    rustc_attr!(TEST, rustc_mir, AssumedUsed, template!(List: "arg1, arg2, ...")),
+    rustc_attr!(TEST, rustc_dump_program_clauses, AssumedUsed, template!(Word)),
+    rustc_attr!(TEST, rustc_dump_env_program_clauses, AssumedUsed, template!(Word)),
+    rustc_attr!(TEST, rustc_object_lifetime_default, AssumedUsed, template!(Word)),
+    rustc_attr!(TEST, rustc_dummy, Normal, template!(Word /* doesn't matter*/)),
+    gated!(
+        omit_gdb_pretty_printer_section, AssumedUsed, template!(Word),
+        "the `#[omit_gdb_pretty_printer_section]` attribute is just used for the Rust test suite",
+    ),
+];
+
+pub fn deprecated_attributes() -> Vec<&'static BuiltinAttribute> {
+    BUILTIN_ATTRIBUTES.iter().filter(|(.., gate)| gate.is_deprecated()).collect()
+}
+
+pub fn is_builtin_attr_name(name: Symbol) -> bool {
+    BUILTIN_ATTRIBUTE_MAP.get(&name).is_some()
+}
+
+lazy_static! {
+    pub static ref BUILTIN_ATTRIBUTE_MAP: FxHashMap<Symbol, &'static BuiltinAttribute> = {
+        let mut map = FxHashMap::default();
+        for attr in BUILTIN_ATTRIBUTES.iter() {
+            if map.insert(attr.0, attr).is_some() {
+                panic!("duplicate builtin attribute `{}`", attr.0);
+            }
+        }
+        map
+    };
+}
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_feature/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_feature/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f8bf0315d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/rustc_feature/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+//! # Feature gates
+//!
+//! This crate declares the set of past and present unstable features in the compiler.
+//! Feature gate checking itself is done in `librustc_ast_passes/feature_gate.rs`
+//! at the moment.
+//!
+//! Features are enabled in programs via the crate-level attributes of
+//! `#![feature(...)]` with a comma-separated list of features.
+//!
+//! For the purpose of future feature-tracking, once a feature gate is added,
+//! even if it is stabilized or removed, *do not remove it*. Instead, move the
+//! symbol to the `accepted` or `removed` modules respectively.
+
+mod accepted;
+mod active;
+mod builtin_attrs;
+mod removed;
+
+use rustc_span::{edition::Edition, symbol::Symbol, Span};
+use std::fmt;
+use std::num::NonZeroU32;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum State {
+    Accepted,
+    Active { set: fn(&mut Features, Span) },
+    Removed { reason: Option<&'static str> },
+    Stabilized { reason: Option<&'static str> },
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for State {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            State::Accepted { .. } => write!(f, "accepted"),
+            State::Active { .. } => write!(f, "active"),
+            State::Removed { .. } => write!(f, "removed"),
+            State::Stabilized { .. } => write!(f, "stabilized"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Feature {
+    pub state: State,
+    pub name: Symbol,
+    pub since: &'static str,
+    issue: Option<u32>, // FIXME: once #58732 is done make this an Option<NonZeroU32>
+    pub edition: Option<Edition>,
+    description: &'static str,
+}
+
+impl Feature {
+    fn issue(&self) -> Option<NonZeroU32> {
+        self.issue.and_then(NonZeroU32::new)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum Stability {
+    Unstable,
+    // First argument is tracking issue link; second argument is an optional
+    // help message, which defaults to "remove this attribute".
+    Deprecated(&'static str, Option<&'static str>),
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Hash)]
+pub enum UnstableFeatures {
+    /// Hard errors for unstable features are active, as on beta/stable channels.
+    Disallow,
+    /// Allow features to be activated, as on nightly.
+    Allow,
+    /// Errors are bypassed for bootstrapping. This is required any time
+    /// during the build that feature-related lints are set to warn or above
+    /// because the build turns on warnings-as-errors and uses lots of unstable
+    /// features. As a result, this is always required for building Rust itself.
+    Cheat,
+}
+
+impl UnstableFeatures {
+    pub fn from_environment() -> UnstableFeatures {
+        // `true` if this is a feature-staged build, i.e., on the beta or stable channel.
+        let disable_unstable_features = option_env!("CFG_DISABLE_UNSTABLE_FEATURES").is_some();
+        // `true` if we should enable unstable features for bootstrapping.
+        let bootstrap = std::env::var("RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP").is_ok();
+        match (disable_unstable_features, bootstrap) {
+            (_, true) => UnstableFeatures::Cheat,
+            (true, _) => UnstableFeatures::Disallow,
+            (false, _) => UnstableFeatures::Allow,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_nightly_build(&self) -> bool {
+        match *self {
+            UnstableFeatures::Allow | UnstableFeatures::Cheat => true,
+            UnstableFeatures::Disallow => false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn find_lang_feature_issue(feature: Symbol) -> Option<NonZeroU32> {
+    if let Some(info) = ACTIVE_FEATURES.iter().find(|t| t.name == feature) {
+        // FIXME (#28244): enforce that active features have issue numbers
+        // assert!(info.issue().is_some())
+        info.issue()
+    } else {
+        // search in Accepted, Removed, or Stable Removed features
+        let found = ACCEPTED_FEATURES
+            .iter()
+            .chain(REMOVED_FEATURES)
+            .chain(STABLE_REMOVED_FEATURES)
+            .find(|t| t.name == feature);
+        match found {
+            Some(found) => found.issue(),
+            None => panic!("feature `{}` is not declared anywhere", feature),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub enum GateIssue {
+    Language,
+    Library(Option<NonZeroU32>),
+}
+
+pub fn find_feature_issue(feature: Symbol, issue: GateIssue) -> Option<NonZeroU32> {
+    match issue {
+        GateIssue::Language => find_lang_feature_issue(feature),
+        GateIssue::Library(lib) => lib,
+    }
+}
+
+pub use accepted::ACCEPTED_FEATURES;
+pub use active::{Features, ACTIVE_FEATURES, INCOMPLETE_FEATURES};
+pub use builtin_attrs::{
+    deprecated_attributes, find_gated_cfg, is_builtin_attr_name, AttributeGate, AttributeTemplate,
+    AttributeType, BuiltinAttribute, GatedCfg, BUILTIN_ATTRIBUTES, BUILTIN_ATTRIBUTE_MAP,
+};
+pub use removed::{REMOVED_FEATURES, STABLE_REMOVED_FEATURES};
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_feature/src/removed.rs b/compiler/rustc_feature/src/removed.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d410894e8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/rustc_feature/src/removed.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+//! List of the removed feature gates.
+
+use super::{Feature, State};
+use rustc_span::symbol::sym;
+
+macro_rules! declare_features {
+    ($(
+        $(#[doc = $doc:tt])* (removed, $feature:ident, $ver:expr, $issue:expr, None, $reason:expr),
+    )+) => {
+        /// Represents unstable features which have since been removed (it was once Active)
+        pub const REMOVED_FEATURES: &[Feature] = &[
+            $(
+                Feature {
+                    state: State::Removed { reason: $reason },
+                    name: sym::$feature,
+                    since: $ver,
+                    issue: $issue,
+                    edition: None,
+                    description: concat!($($doc,)*),
+                }
+            ),+
+        ];
+    };
+
+    ($(
+        $(#[doc = $doc:tt])* (stable_removed, $feature:ident, $ver:expr, $issue:expr, None),
+    )+) => {
+        /// Represents stable features which have since been removed (it was once Accepted)
+        pub const STABLE_REMOVED_FEATURES: &[Feature] = &[
+            $(
+                Feature {
+                    state: State::Stabilized { reason: None },
+                    name: sym::$feature,
+                    since: $ver,
+                    issue: $issue,
+                    edition: None,
+                    description: concat!($($doc,)*),
+                }
+            ),+
+        ];
+    };
+}
+
+#[rustfmt::skip]
+declare_features! (
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // feature-group-start: removed features
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    (removed, import_shadowing, "1.0.0", None, None, None),
+    (removed, managed_boxes, "1.0.0", None, None, None),
+    /// Allows use of unary negate on unsigned integers, e.g., -e for e: u8
+    (removed, negate_unsigned, "1.0.0", Some(29645), None, None),
+    (removed, reflect, "1.0.0", Some(27749), None, None),
+    /// A way to temporarily opt out of opt in copy. This will *never* be accepted.
+    (removed, opt_out_copy, "1.0.0", None, None, None),
+    (removed, quad_precision_float, "1.0.0", None, None, None),
+    (removed, struct_inherit, "1.0.0", None, None, None),
+    (removed, test_removed_feature, "1.0.0", None, None, None),
+    (removed, visible_private_types, "1.0.0", None, None, None),
+    (removed, unsafe_no_drop_flag, "1.0.0", None, None, None),
+    /// Allows using items which are missing stability attributes
+    (removed, unmarked_api, "1.0.0", None, None, None),
+    (removed, allocator, "1.0.0", None, None, None),
+    (removed, simd, "1.0.0", Some(27731), None,
+     Some("removed in favor of `#[repr(simd)]`")),
+    (removed, advanced_slice_patterns, "1.0.0", Some(62254), None,
+     Some("merged into `#![feature(slice_patterns)]`")),
+    (removed, macro_reexport, "1.0.0", Some(29638), None,
+     Some("subsumed by `pub use`")),
+    /// Allows using custom attributes (RFC 572).
+    (removed, custom_attribute, "1.0.0", Some(29642), None,
+     Some("removed in favor of `#![register_tool]` and `#![register_attr]`")),
+    (removed, pushpop_unsafe, "1.2.0", None, None, None),
+    (removed, needs_allocator, "1.4.0", Some(27389), None,
+     Some("subsumed by `#![feature(allocator_internals)]`")),
+    /// Allows identifying crates that contain sanitizer runtimes.
+    (removed, sanitizer_runtime, "1.17.0", None, None, None),
+    (removed, proc_macro_mod, "1.27.0", Some(54727), None,
+     Some("subsumed by `#![feature(proc_macro_hygiene)]`")),
+    (removed, proc_macro_expr, "1.27.0", Some(54727), None,
+     Some("subsumed by `#![feature(proc_macro_hygiene)]`")),
+    (removed, proc_macro_non_items, "1.27.0", Some(54727), None,
+     Some("subsumed by `#![feature(proc_macro_hygiene)]`")),
+    (removed, proc_macro_gen, "1.27.0", Some(54727), None,
+     Some("subsumed by `#![feature(proc_macro_hygiene)]`")),
+    (removed, panic_implementation, "1.28.0", Some(44489), None,
+     Some("subsumed by `#[panic_handler]`")),
+    /// Allows the use of `#[derive(Anything)]` as sugar for `#[derive_Anything]`.
+    (removed, custom_derive, "1.32.0", Some(29644), None,
+     Some("subsumed by `#[proc_macro_derive]`")),
+    /// Paths of the form: `extern::foo::bar`
+    (removed, extern_in_paths, "1.33.0", Some(55600), None,
+     Some("subsumed by `::foo::bar` paths")),
+    (removed, quote, "1.33.0", Some(29601), None, None),
+    /// Allows using `#[unsafe_destructor_blind_to_params]` (RFC 1238).
+    (removed, dropck_parametricity, "1.38.0", Some(28498), None, None),
+    (removed, await_macro, "1.38.0", Some(50547), None,
+     Some("subsumed by `.await` syntax")),
+    /// Allows defining `existential type`s.
+    (removed, existential_type, "1.38.0", Some(63063), None,
+     Some("removed in favor of `#![feature(type_alias_impl_trait)]`")),
+    /// Allows using the macros:
+    /// + `__diagnostic_used`
+    /// + `__register_diagnostic`
+    /// +`__build_diagnostic_array`
+    (removed, rustc_diagnostic_macros, "1.38.0", None, None, None),
+    /// Allows using `#[on_unimplemented(..)]` on traits.
+    /// (Moved to `rustc_attrs`.)
+    (removed, on_unimplemented, "1.40.0", None, None, None),
+    /// Allows overlapping impls of marker traits.
+    (removed, overlapping_marker_traits, "1.42.0", Some(29864), None,
+     Some("removed in favor of `#![feature(marker_trait_attr)]`")),
+    /// Allows `#[no_debug]`.
+    (removed, no_debug, "1.43.0", Some(29721), None, Some("removed due to lack of demand")),
+
+    /// Allows comparing raw pointers during const eval.
+    (removed, const_compare_raw_pointers, "1.46.0", Some(53020), None,
+     Some("cannot be allowed in const eval in any meaningful way")),
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // feature-group-end: removed features
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+);
+
+#[rustfmt::skip]
+declare_features! (
+    (stable_removed, no_stack_check, "1.0.0", None, None),
+);