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-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs167
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_hir/src/intravisit.rs211
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_hir/src/lib.rs1
3 files changed, 269 insertions, 110 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs
index 02a67a160b6..6f31f6ba2f4 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir/src/hir.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use crate::LangItem;
 use crate::def::{CtorKind, DefKind, Res};
 use crate::def_id::{DefId, LocalDefIdMap};
 pub(crate) use crate::hir_id::{HirId, ItemLocalId, ItemLocalMap, OwnerId};
-use crate::intravisit::FnKind;
+use crate::intravisit::{FnKind, VisitorExt};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, HashStable_Generic)]
 pub struct Lifetime {
@@ -264,11 +264,55 @@ impl<'hir> PathSegment<'hir> {
 /// So, `ConstArg` (specifically, [`ConstArgKind`]) distinguishes between const args
 /// that are [just paths](ConstArgKind::Path) (currently just bare const params)
 /// versus const args that are literals or have arbitrary computations (e.g., `{ 1 + 3 }`).
+///
+/// The `Unambig` generic parameter represents whether the position this const is from is
+/// unambiguously a const or ambiguous as to whether it is a type or a const. When in an
+/// ambiguous context the parameter is instantiated with an uninhabited type making the
+/// [`ConstArgKind::Infer`] variant unusable and [`GenericArg::Infer`] is used instead.
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, HashStable_Generic)]
-pub struct ConstArg<'hir> {
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct ConstArg<'hir, Unambig = ()> {
     #[stable_hasher(ignore)]
     pub hir_id: HirId,
-    pub kind: ConstArgKind<'hir>,
+    pub kind: ConstArgKind<'hir, Unambig>,
+}
+
+impl<'hir> ConstArg<'hir, AmbigArg> {
+    /// Converts a `ConstArg` in an ambiguous position to one in an unambiguous position.
+    ///
+    /// Functions accepting an unambiguous consts may expect the [`ConstArgKind::Infer`] variant
+    /// to be used. Care should be taken to separately handle infer consts when calling this
+    /// function as it cannot be handled by downstream code making use of the returned const.
+    ///
+    /// In practice this may mean overriding the [`Visitor::visit_infer`][visit_infer] method on hir visitors, or
+    /// specifically matching on [`GenericArg::Infer`] when handling generic arguments.
+    ///
+    /// [visit_infer]: [rustc_hir::intravisit::Visitor::visit_infer]
+    pub fn as_unambig_ct(&self) -> &ConstArg<'hir> {
+        // SAFETY: `ConstArg` is `repr(C)` and `ConstArgKind` is marked `repr(u8)` so that the
+        // layout is the same across different ZST type arguments.
+        let ptr = self as *const ConstArg<'hir, AmbigArg> as *const ConstArg<'hir, ()>;
+        unsafe { &*ptr }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'hir> ConstArg<'hir> {
+    /// Converts a `ConstArg` in an unambigous position to one in an ambiguous position. This is
+    /// fallible as the [`ConstArgKind::Infer`] variant is not present in ambiguous positions.
+    ///
+    /// Functions accepting ambiguous consts will not handle the [`ConstArgKind::Infer`] variant, if
+    /// infer consts are relevant to you then care should be taken to handle them separately.
+    pub fn try_as_ambig_ct(&self) -> Option<&ConstArg<'hir, AmbigArg>> {
+        if let ConstArgKind::Infer(_, ()) = self.kind {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        // SAFETY: `ConstArg` is `repr(C)` and `ConstArgKind` is marked `repr(u8)` so that the layout is
+        // the same across different ZST type arguments. We also asserted that the `self` is
+        // not a `ConstArgKind::Infer` so there is no risk of transmuting a `()` to `AmbigArg`.
+        let ptr = self as *const ConstArg<'hir> as *const ConstArg<'hir, AmbigArg>;
+        Some(unsafe { &*ptr })
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'hir> ConstArg<'hir> {
@@ -283,14 +327,15 @@ impl<'hir> ConstArg<'hir> {
         match self.kind {
             ConstArgKind::Path(path) => path.span(),
             ConstArgKind::Anon(anon) => anon.span,
-            ConstArgKind::Infer(span) => span,
+            ConstArgKind::Infer(span, _) => span,
         }
     }
 }
 
 /// See [`ConstArg`].
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, HashStable_Generic)]
-pub enum ConstArgKind<'hir> {
+#[repr(u8, C)]
+pub enum ConstArgKind<'hir, Unambig = ()> {
     /// **Note:** Currently this is only used for bare const params
     /// (`N` where `fn foo<const N: usize>(...)`),
     /// not paths to any const (`N` where `const N: usize = ...`).
@@ -298,11 +343,9 @@ pub enum ConstArgKind<'hir> {
     /// However, in the future, we'll be using it for all of those.
     Path(QPath<'hir>),
     Anon(&'hir AnonConst),
-    /// **Note:** Not all inferred consts are represented as
-    /// `ConstArgKind::Infer`. In cases where it is ambiguous whether
-    /// a generic arg is a type or a const, inference variables are
-    /// represented as `GenericArg::Infer` instead.
-    Infer(Span),
+    /// This variant is not always used to represent inference consts, sometimes
+    /// [`GenericArg::Infer`] is used instead.
+    Infer(Span, Unambig),
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, HashStable_Generic)]
@@ -314,19 +357,24 @@ pub struct InferArg {
 
 impl InferArg {
     pub fn to_ty(&self) -> Ty<'static> {
-        Ty { kind: TyKind::Infer, span: self.span, hir_id: self.hir_id }
+        Ty { kind: TyKind::Infer(()), span: self.span, hir_id: self.hir_id }
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, HashStable_Generic)]
 pub enum GenericArg<'hir> {
     Lifetime(&'hir Lifetime),
-    Type(&'hir Ty<'hir>),
-    Const(&'hir ConstArg<'hir>),
-    /// **Note:** Inference variables are only represented as
-    /// `GenericArg::Infer` in cases where it is ambiguous whether
-    /// a generic arg is a type or a const. Otherwise, inference variables
-    /// are represented as `TyKind::Infer` or `ConstArgKind::Infer`.
+    Type(&'hir Ty<'hir, AmbigArg>),
+    Const(&'hir ConstArg<'hir, AmbigArg>),
+    /// Inference variables in [`GenericArg`] are always represnted by
+    /// `GenericArg::Infer` instead of the `Infer` variants on [`TyKind`] and
+    /// [`ConstArgKind`] as it is not clear until hir ty lowering whether a
+    /// `_` argument is a type or const argument.
+    ///
+    /// However, some builtin types' generic arguments are represented by [`TyKind`]
+    /// without a [`GenericArg`], instead directly storing a [`Ty`] or [`ConstArg`]. In
+    /// such cases they *are* represented by the `Infer` variants on [`TyKind`] and
+    /// [`ConstArgKind`] as it is not ambiguous whether the argument is a type or const.
     Infer(InferArg),
 }
 
@@ -335,7 +383,7 @@ impl GenericArg<'_> {
         match self {
             GenericArg::Lifetime(l) => l.ident.span,
             GenericArg::Type(t) => t.span,
-            GenericArg::Const(c) => c.span(),
+            GenericArg::Const(c) => c.as_unambig_ct().span(),
             GenericArg::Infer(i) => i.span,
         }
     }
@@ -354,7 +402,7 @@ impl GenericArg<'_> {
             GenericArg::Lifetime(_) => "lifetime",
             GenericArg::Type(_) => "type",
             GenericArg::Const(_) => "constant",
-            GenericArg::Infer(_) => "inferred",
+            GenericArg::Infer(_) => "placeholder",
         }
     }
 
@@ -2915,12 +2963,63 @@ impl<'hir> AssocItemConstraintKind<'hir> {
     }
 }
 
+/// An uninhabited enum used to make `Infer` variants on [`Ty`] and [`ConstArg`] be
+/// unreachable. Zero-Variant enums are guaranteed to have the same layout as the never
+/// type.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, HashStable_Generic)]
-pub struct Ty<'hir> {
+pub enum AmbigArg {}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, HashStable_Generic)]
+#[repr(C)]
+/// Represents a type in the `HIR`.
+///
+/// The `Unambig` generic parameter represents whether the position this type is from is
+/// unambiguously a type or ambiguous as to whether it is a type or a const. When in an
+/// ambiguous context the parameter is instantiated with an uninhabited type making the
+/// [`TyKind::Infer`] variant unusable and [`GenericArg::Infer`] is used instead.
+pub struct Ty<'hir, Unambig = ()> {
     #[stable_hasher(ignore)]
     pub hir_id: HirId,
-    pub kind: TyKind<'hir>,
     pub span: Span,
+    pub kind: TyKind<'hir, Unambig>,
+}
+
+impl<'hir> Ty<'hir, AmbigArg> {
+    /// Converts a `Ty` in an ambiguous position to one in an unambiguous position.
+    ///
+    /// Functions accepting an unambiguous types may expect the [`TyKind::Infer`] variant
+    /// to be used. Care should be taken to separately handle infer types when calling this
+    /// function as it cannot be handled by downstream code making use of the returned ty.
+    ///
+    /// In practice this may mean overriding the [`Visitor::visit_infer`][visit_infer] method on hir visitors, or
+    /// specifically matching on [`GenericArg::Infer`] when handling generic arguments.
+    ///
+    /// [visit_infer]: [rustc_hir::intravisit::Visitor::visit_infer]
+    pub fn as_unambig_ty(&self) -> &Ty<'hir> {
+        // SAFETY: `Ty` is `repr(C)` and `TyKind` is marked `repr(u8)` so that the layout is
+        // the same across different ZST type arguments.
+        let ptr = self as *const Ty<'hir, AmbigArg> as *const Ty<'hir, ()>;
+        unsafe { &*ptr }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'hir> Ty<'hir> {
+    /// Converts a `Ty` in an unambigous position to one in an ambiguous position. This is
+    /// fallible as the [`TyKind::Infer`] variant is not present in ambiguous positions.
+    ///
+    /// Functions accepting ambiguous types will not handle the [`TyKind::Infer`] variant, if
+    /// infer types are relevant to you then care should be taken to handle them separately.
+    pub fn try_as_ambig_ty(&self) -> Option<&Ty<'hir, AmbigArg>> {
+        if let TyKind::Infer(()) = self.kind {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        // SAFETY: `Ty` is `repr(C)` and `TyKind` is marked `repr(u8)` so that the layout is
+        // the same across different ZST type arguments. We also asserted that the `self` is
+        // not a `TyKind::Infer` so there is no risk of transmuting a `()` to `AmbigArg`.
+        let ptr = self as *const Ty<'hir> as *const Ty<'hir, AmbigArg>;
+        Some(unsafe { &*ptr })
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'hir> Ty<'hir> {
@@ -2952,7 +3051,7 @@ impl<'hir> Ty<'hir> {
         use crate::intravisit::Visitor;
         struct MyVisitor(Vec<Span>);
         impl<'v> Visitor<'v> for MyVisitor {
-            fn visit_ty(&mut self, t: &'v Ty<'v>) {
+            fn visit_ty(&mut self, t: &'v Ty<'v, AmbigArg>) {
                 if matches!(
                     &t.kind,
                     TyKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(_, Path {
@@ -2968,7 +3067,7 @@ impl<'hir> Ty<'hir> {
         }
 
         let mut my_visitor = MyVisitor(vec![]);
-        my_visitor.visit_ty(self);
+        my_visitor.visit_unambig_ty(self);
         my_visitor.0
     }
 
@@ -2977,14 +3076,14 @@ impl<'hir> Ty<'hir> {
     pub fn is_suggestable_infer_ty(&self) -> bool {
         fn are_suggestable_generic_args(generic_args: &[GenericArg<'_>]) -> bool {
             generic_args.iter().any(|arg| match arg {
-                GenericArg::Type(ty) => ty.is_suggestable_infer_ty(),
+                GenericArg::Type(ty) => ty.as_unambig_ty().is_suggestable_infer_ty(),
                 GenericArg::Infer(_) => true,
                 _ => false,
             })
         }
         debug!(?self);
         match &self.kind {
-            TyKind::Infer => true,
+            TyKind::Infer(()) => true,
             TyKind::Slice(ty) => ty.is_suggestable_infer_ty(),
             TyKind::Array(ty, length) => {
                 ty.is_suggestable_infer_ty() || matches!(length.kind, ConstArgKind::Infer(..))
@@ -3198,7 +3297,9 @@ pub enum InferDelegationKind {
 
 /// The various kinds of types recognized by the compiler.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, HashStable_Generic)]
-pub enum TyKind<'hir> {
+// SAFETY: `repr(u8)` is required so that `TyKind<()>` and `TyKind<!>` are layout compatible
+#[repr(u8, C)]
+pub enum TyKind<'hir, Unambig = ()> {
     /// Actual type should be inherited from `DefId` signature
     InferDelegation(DefId, InferDelegationKind),
     /// A variable length slice (i.e., `[T]`).
@@ -3234,18 +3335,16 @@ pub enum TyKind<'hir> {
     TraitObject(&'hir [PolyTraitRef<'hir>], TaggedRef<'hir, Lifetime, TraitObjectSyntax>),
     /// Unused for now.
     Typeof(&'hir AnonConst),
-    /// `TyKind::Infer` means the type should be inferred instead of it having been
-    /// specified. This can appear anywhere in a type.
-    ///
-    /// **Note:** Not all inferred types are represented as
-    /// `TyKind::Infer`. In cases where it is ambiguous whether
-    /// a generic arg is a type or a const, inference variables are
-    /// represented as `GenericArg::Infer` instead.
-    Infer,
     /// Placeholder for a type that has failed to be defined.
     Err(rustc_span::ErrorGuaranteed),
     /// Pattern types (`pattern_type!(u32 is 1..)`)
     Pat(&'hir Ty<'hir>, &'hir Pat<'hir>),
+    /// `TyKind::Infer` means the type should be inferred instead of it having been
+    /// specified. This can appear anywhere in a type.
+    ///
+    /// This variant is not always used to represent inference types, sometimes
+    /// [`GenericArg::Infer`] is used instead.
+    Infer(Unambig),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, HashStable_Generic)]
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir/src/intravisit.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir/src/intravisit.rs
index b733078fff2..abfcdcc31ca 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir/src/intravisit.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir/src/intravisit.rs
@@ -351,18 +351,42 @@ pub trait Visitor<'v>: Sized {
     fn visit_inline_const(&mut self, c: &'v ConstBlock) -> Self::Result {
         walk_inline_const(self, c)
     }
-    fn visit_const_arg(&mut self, c: &'v ConstArg<'v>) -> Self::Result {
-        walk_const_arg(self, c)
+
+    fn visit_generic_arg(&mut self, generic_arg: &'v GenericArg<'v>) -> Self::Result {
+        walk_generic_arg(self, generic_arg)
+    }
+
+    /// All types are treated as ambiguous types for the purposes of hir visiting in
+    /// order to ensure that visitors can handle infer vars without it being too error-prone.
+    ///
+    /// The [`Visitor::visit_infer`] method should be overriden in order to handle infer vars.
+    fn visit_ty(&mut self, t: &'v Ty<'v, AmbigArg>) -> Self::Result {
+        walk_ty(self, t)
+    }
+
+    /// All consts are treated as ambiguous consts for the purposes of hir visiting in
+    /// order to ensure that visitors can handle infer vars without it being too error-prone.
+    ///
+    /// The [`Visitor::visit_infer`] method should be overriden in order to handle infer vars.
+    fn visit_const_arg(&mut self, c: &'v ConstArg<'v, AmbigArg>) -> Self::Result {
+        walk_ambig_const_arg(self, c)
     }
+
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    fn visit_infer(&mut self, inf_id: HirId, inf_span: Span, kind: InferKind<'v>) -> Self::Result {
+        self.visit_id(inf_id)
+    }
+
+    fn visit_lifetime(&mut self, lifetime: &'v Lifetime) -> Self::Result {
+        walk_lifetime(self, lifetime)
+    }
+
     fn visit_expr(&mut self, ex: &'v Expr<'v>) -> Self::Result {
         walk_expr(self, ex)
     }
     fn visit_expr_field(&mut self, field: &'v ExprField<'v>) -> Self::Result {
         walk_expr_field(self, field)
     }
-    fn visit_ty(&mut self, t: &'v Ty<'v>) -> Self::Result {
-        walk_ty(self, t)
-    }
     fn visit_pattern_type_pattern(&mut self, _p: &'v Pat<'v>) {
         // Do nothing. Only a few visitors need to know the details of the pattern type,
         // and they opt into it. All other visitors will just choke on our fake patterns
@@ -444,15 +468,6 @@ pub trait Visitor<'v>: Sized {
     fn visit_label(&mut self, label: &'v Label) -> Self::Result {
         walk_label(self, label)
     }
-    fn visit_infer(&mut self, inf: &'v InferArg) -> Self::Result {
-        walk_inf(self, inf)
-    }
-    fn visit_generic_arg(&mut self, generic_arg: &'v GenericArg<'v>) -> Self::Result {
-        walk_generic_arg(self, generic_arg)
-    }
-    fn visit_lifetime(&mut self, lifetime: &'v Lifetime) -> Self::Result {
-        walk_lifetime(self, lifetime)
-    }
     // The span is that of the surrounding type/pattern/expr/whatever.
     fn visit_qpath(&mut self, qpath: &'v QPath<'v>, id: HirId, _span: Span) -> Self::Result {
         walk_qpath(self, qpath, id)
@@ -486,6 +501,20 @@ pub trait Visitor<'v>: Sized {
     }
 }
 
+pub trait VisitorExt<'v>: Visitor<'v> {
+    /// Extension trait method to visit types in unambiguous positions, this is not
+    /// directly on the [`Visitor`] trait as this method should never be overridden.
+    fn visit_unambig_ty(&mut self, t: &'v Ty<'v>) -> Self::Result {
+        walk_unambig_ty(self, t)
+    }
+    /// Extension trait method to visit consts in unambiguous positions, this is not
+    /// directly on the [`Visitor`] trait as this method should never be overridden.
+    fn visit_unambig_const_arg(&mut self, c: &'v ConstArg<'v>) -> Self::Result {
+        walk_const_arg(self, c)
+    }
+}
+impl<'v, V: Visitor<'v>> VisitorExt<'v> for V {}
+
 pub fn walk_param<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, param: &'v Param<'v>) -> V::Result {
     try_visit!(visitor.visit_id(param.hir_id));
     visitor.visit_pat(param.pat)
@@ -503,12 +532,12 @@ pub fn walk_item<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, item: &'v Item<'v>) -> V::
         }
         ItemKind::Static(ref typ, _, body) => {
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_id(item.hir_id()));
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(typ));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(typ));
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_nested_body(body));
         }
         ItemKind::Const(ref typ, ref generics, body) => {
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_id(item.hir_id()));
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(typ));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(typ));
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_generics(generics));
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_nested_body(body));
         }
@@ -539,7 +568,7 @@ pub fn walk_item<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, item: &'v Item<'v>) -> V::
         }
         ItemKind::TyAlias(ref ty, ref generics) => {
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_id(item.hir_id()));
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(ty));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(ty));
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_generics(generics));
         }
         ItemKind::Enum(ref enum_definition, ref generics) => {
@@ -561,7 +590,7 @@ pub fn walk_item<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, item: &'v Item<'v>) -> V::
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_id(item.hir_id()));
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_generics(generics));
             visit_opt!(visitor, visit_trait_ref, of_trait);
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(self_ty));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(self_ty));
             walk_list!(visitor, visit_impl_item_ref, *items);
         }
         ItemKind::Struct(ref struct_definition, ref generics)
@@ -618,7 +647,7 @@ pub fn walk_foreign_item<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
             walk_list!(visitor, visit_ident, param_names.iter().copied());
         }
         ForeignItemKind::Static(ref typ, _, _) => {
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(typ));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(typ));
         }
         ForeignItemKind::Type => (),
     }
@@ -632,7 +661,7 @@ pub fn walk_local<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, local: &'v LetStmt<'v>) -
     try_visit!(visitor.visit_id(local.hir_id));
     try_visit!(visitor.visit_pat(local.pat));
     visit_opt!(visitor, visit_block, local.els);
-    visit_opt!(visitor, visit_ty, local.ty);
+    visit_opt!(visitor, visit_unambig_ty, local.ty);
     V::Result::output()
 }
 
@@ -735,18 +764,6 @@ pub fn walk_inline_const<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
     visitor.visit_nested_body(constant.body)
 }
 
-pub fn walk_const_arg<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
-    visitor: &mut V,
-    const_arg: &'v ConstArg<'v>,
-) -> V::Result {
-    try_visit!(visitor.visit_id(const_arg.hir_id));
-    match &const_arg.kind {
-        ConstArgKind::Path(qpath) => visitor.visit_qpath(qpath, const_arg.hir_id, qpath.span()),
-        ConstArgKind::Anon(anon) => visitor.visit_anon_const(*anon),
-        ConstArgKind::Infer(..) => V::Result::output(),
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn walk_expr<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, expression: &'v Expr<'v>) -> V::Result {
     try_visit!(visitor.visit_id(expression.hir_id));
     match expression.kind {
@@ -758,7 +775,7 @@ pub fn walk_expr<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, expression: &'v Expr<'v>)
         }
         ExprKind::Repeat(ref element, ref count) => {
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_expr(element));
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_const_arg(count));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_const_arg(count));
         }
         ExprKind::Struct(ref qpath, fields, ref optional_base) => {
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_qpath(qpath, expression.hir_id, expression.span));
@@ -789,7 +806,7 @@ pub fn walk_expr<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, expression: &'v Expr<'v>)
         }
         ExprKind::Cast(ref subexpression, ref typ) | ExprKind::Type(ref subexpression, ref typ) => {
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_expr(subexpression));
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(typ));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(typ));
         }
         ExprKind::DropTemps(ref subexpression) => {
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_expr(subexpression));
@@ -798,7 +815,7 @@ pub fn walk_expr<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, expression: &'v Expr<'v>)
             // match the visit order in walk_local
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_expr(init));
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_pat(pat));
-            visit_opt!(visitor, visit_ty, ty);
+            visit_opt!(visitor, visit_unambig_ty, ty);
         }
         ExprKind::If(ref cond, ref then, ref else_opt) => {
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_expr(cond));
@@ -866,7 +883,7 @@ pub fn walk_expr<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, expression: &'v Expr<'v>)
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_inline_asm(asm, expression.hir_id));
         }
         ExprKind::OffsetOf(ref container, ref fields) => {
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(container));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(container));
             walk_list!(visitor, visit_ident, fields.iter().copied());
         }
         ExprKind::Yield(ref subexpression, _) => {
@@ -874,7 +891,7 @@ pub fn walk_expr<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, expression: &'v Expr<'v>)
         }
         ExprKind::UnsafeBinderCast(_kind, expr, ty) => {
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_expr(expr));
-            visit_opt!(visitor, visit_ty, ty);
+            visit_opt!(visitor, visit_unambig_ty, ty);
         }
         ExprKind::Lit(_) | ExprKind::Err(_) => {}
     }
@@ -887,19 +904,47 @@ pub fn walk_expr_field<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, field: &'v ExprField
     visitor.visit_expr(field.expr)
 }
 
-pub fn walk_ty<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, typ: &'v Ty<'v>) -> V::Result {
+pub enum InferKind<'hir> {
+    Ty(&'hir Ty<'hir>),
+    Const(&'hir ConstArg<'hir>),
+    Ambig(&'hir InferArg),
+}
+
+pub fn walk_generic_arg<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
+    visitor: &mut V,
+    generic_arg: &'v GenericArg<'v>,
+) -> V::Result {
+    match generic_arg {
+        GenericArg::Lifetime(lt) => visitor.visit_lifetime(lt),
+        GenericArg::Type(ty) => visitor.visit_ty(ty),
+        GenericArg::Const(ct) => visitor.visit_const_arg(ct),
+        GenericArg::Infer(inf) => visitor.visit_infer(inf.hir_id, inf.span, InferKind::Ambig(inf)),
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn walk_unambig_ty<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, typ: &'v Ty<'v>) -> V::Result {
+    match typ.try_as_ambig_ty() {
+        Some(ambig_ty) => visitor.visit_ty(ambig_ty),
+        None => {
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_id(typ.hir_id));
+            visitor.visit_infer(typ.hir_id, typ.span, InferKind::Ty(typ))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn walk_ty<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, typ: &'v Ty<'v, AmbigArg>) -> V::Result {
     try_visit!(visitor.visit_id(typ.hir_id));
 
     match typ.kind {
-        TyKind::Slice(ref ty) => try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(ty)),
-        TyKind::Ptr(ref mutable_type) => try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(mutable_type.ty)),
+        TyKind::Slice(ref ty) => try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(ty)),
+        TyKind::Ptr(ref mutable_type) => try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(mutable_type.ty)),
         TyKind::Ref(ref lifetime, ref mutable_type) => {
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_lifetime(lifetime));
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(mutable_type.ty));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(mutable_type.ty));
         }
         TyKind::Never => {}
         TyKind::Tup(tuple_element_types) => {
-            walk_list!(visitor, visit_ty, tuple_element_types);
+            walk_list!(visitor, visit_unambig_ty, tuple_element_types);
         }
         TyKind::BareFn(ref function_declaration) => {
             walk_list!(visitor, visit_generic_param, function_declaration.generic_params);
@@ -907,7 +952,7 @@ pub fn walk_ty<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, typ: &'v Ty<'v>) -> V::Resul
         }
         TyKind::UnsafeBinder(ref unsafe_binder) => {
             walk_list!(visitor, visit_generic_param, unsafe_binder.generic_params);
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(unsafe_binder.inner_ty));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(unsafe_binder.inner_ty));
         }
         TyKind::Path(ref qpath) => {
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_qpath(qpath, typ.hir_id, typ.span));
@@ -919,8 +964,8 @@ pub fn walk_ty<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, typ: &'v Ty<'v>) -> V::Resul
             walk_list!(visitor, visit_param_bound, bounds);
         }
         TyKind::Array(ref ty, ref length) => {
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(ty));
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_const_arg(length));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(ty));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_const_arg(length));
         }
         TyKind::TraitObject(bounds, ref lifetime) => {
             for bound in bounds {
@@ -929,15 +974,39 @@ pub fn walk_ty<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, typ: &'v Ty<'v>) -> V::Resul
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_lifetime(lifetime));
         }
         TyKind::Typeof(ref expression) => try_visit!(visitor.visit_anon_const(expression)),
-        TyKind::Infer | TyKind::InferDelegation(..) | TyKind::Err(_) => {}
+        TyKind::InferDelegation(..) | TyKind::Err(_) => {}
         TyKind::Pat(ty, pat) => {
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(ty));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(ty));
             try_visit!(visitor.visit_pattern_type_pattern(pat));
         }
     }
     V::Result::output()
 }
 
+pub fn walk_const_arg<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
+    visitor: &mut V,
+    const_arg: &'v ConstArg<'v>,
+) -> V::Result {
+    match const_arg.try_as_ambig_ct() {
+        Some(ambig_ct) => visitor.visit_const_arg(ambig_ct),
+        None => {
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_id(const_arg.hir_id));
+            visitor.visit_infer(const_arg.hir_id, const_arg.span(), InferKind::Const(const_arg))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn walk_ambig_const_arg<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
+    visitor: &mut V,
+    const_arg: &'v ConstArg<'v, AmbigArg>,
+) -> V::Result {
+    try_visit!(visitor.visit_id(const_arg.hir_id));
+    match &const_arg.kind {
+        ConstArgKind::Path(qpath) => visitor.visit_qpath(qpath, const_arg.hir_id, qpath.span()),
+        ConstArgKind::Anon(anon) => visitor.visit_anon_const(*anon),
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn walk_generic_param<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
     visitor: &mut V,
     param: &'v GenericParam<'v>,
@@ -949,9 +1018,11 @@ pub fn walk_generic_param<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
     }
     match param.kind {
         GenericParamKind::Lifetime { .. } => {}
-        GenericParamKind::Type { ref default, .. } => visit_opt!(visitor, visit_ty, default),
+        GenericParamKind::Type { ref default, .. } => {
+            visit_opt!(visitor, visit_unambig_ty, default)
+        }
         GenericParamKind::Const { ref ty, ref default, synthetic: _ } => {
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(ty));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(ty));
             if let Some(ref default) = default {
                 try_visit!(visitor.visit_const_param_default(param.hir_id, default));
             }
@@ -964,7 +1035,7 @@ pub fn walk_const_param_default<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
     visitor: &mut V,
     ct: &'v ConstArg<'v>,
 ) -> V::Result {
-    visitor.visit_const_arg(ct)
+    visitor.visit_unambig_const_arg(ct)
 }
 
 pub fn walk_generics<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, generics: &'v Generics<'v>) -> V::Result {
@@ -986,7 +1057,7 @@ pub fn walk_where_predicate<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
             bound_generic_params,
             origin: _,
         }) => {
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(bounded_ty));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(bounded_ty));
             walk_list!(visitor, visit_param_bound, bounds);
             walk_list!(visitor, visit_generic_param, bound_generic_params);
         }
@@ -999,8 +1070,8 @@ pub fn walk_where_predicate<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
             walk_list!(visitor, visit_param_bound, bounds);
         }
         WherePredicateKind::EqPredicate(WhereEqPredicate { ref lhs_ty, ref rhs_ty }) => {
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(lhs_ty));
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(rhs_ty));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(lhs_ty));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(rhs_ty));
         }
     }
     V::Result::output()
@@ -1010,13 +1081,13 @@ pub fn walk_fn_decl<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
     visitor: &mut V,
     function_declaration: &'v FnDecl<'v>,
 ) -> V::Result {
-    walk_list!(visitor, visit_ty, function_declaration.inputs);
+    walk_list!(visitor, visit_unambig_ty, function_declaration.inputs);
     visitor.visit_fn_ret_ty(&function_declaration.output)
 }
 
 pub fn walk_fn_ret_ty<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, ret_ty: &'v FnRetTy<'v>) -> V::Result {
     if let FnRetTy::Return(output_ty) = *ret_ty {
-        try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(output_ty));
+        try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(output_ty));
     }
     V::Result::output()
 }
@@ -1069,7 +1140,7 @@ pub fn walk_trait_item<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
     try_visit!(visitor.visit_id(hir_id));
     match *kind {
         TraitItemKind::Const(ref ty, default) => {
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(ty));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(ty));
             visit_opt!(visitor, visit_nested_body, default);
         }
         TraitItemKind::Fn(ref sig, TraitFn::Required(param_names)) => {
@@ -1087,7 +1158,7 @@ pub fn walk_trait_item<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
         }
         TraitItemKind::Type(bounds, ref default) => {
             walk_list!(visitor, visit_param_bound, bounds);
-            visit_opt!(visitor, visit_ty, default);
+            visit_opt!(visitor, visit_unambig_ty, default);
         }
     }
     V::Result::output()
@@ -1125,7 +1196,7 @@ pub fn walk_impl_item<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
     try_visit!(visitor.visit_id(impl_item.hir_id()));
     match *kind {
         ImplItemKind::Const(ref ty, body) => {
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(ty));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(ty));
             visitor.visit_nested_body(body)
         }
         ImplItemKind::Fn(ref sig, body_id) => visitor.visit_fn(
@@ -1135,7 +1206,7 @@ pub fn walk_impl_item<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
             impl_item.span,
             impl_item.owner_id.def_id,
         ),
-        ImplItemKind::Type(ref ty) => visitor.visit_ty(ty),
+        ImplItemKind::Type(ref ty) => visitor.visit_unambig_ty(ty),
     }
 }
 
@@ -1223,7 +1294,7 @@ pub fn walk_field_def<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
     try_visit!(visitor.visit_id(*hir_id));
     try_visit!(visitor.visit_ident(*ident));
     visit_opt!(visitor, visit_anon_const, default);
-    visitor.visit_ty(*ty)
+    visitor.visit_unambig_ty(*ty)
 }
 
 pub fn walk_enum_def<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
@@ -1252,18 +1323,6 @@ pub fn walk_inf<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, inf: &'v InferArg) -> V::Re
     visitor.visit_id(inf.hir_id)
 }
 
-pub fn walk_generic_arg<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
-    visitor: &mut V,
-    generic_arg: &'v GenericArg<'v>,
-) -> V::Result {
-    match generic_arg {
-        GenericArg::Lifetime(lt) => visitor.visit_lifetime(lt),
-        GenericArg::Type(ty) => visitor.visit_ty(ty),
-        GenericArg::Const(ct) => visitor.visit_const_arg(ct),
-        GenericArg::Infer(inf) => visitor.visit_infer(inf),
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn walk_lifetime<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(visitor: &mut V, lifetime: &'v Lifetime) -> V::Result {
     try_visit!(visitor.visit_id(lifetime.hir_id));
     visitor.visit_ident(lifetime.ident)
@@ -1276,11 +1335,11 @@ pub fn walk_qpath<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
 ) -> V::Result {
     match *qpath {
         QPath::Resolved(ref maybe_qself, ref path) => {
-            visit_opt!(visitor, visit_ty, maybe_qself);
+            visit_opt!(visitor, visit_unambig_ty, maybe_qself);
             visitor.visit_path(path, id)
         }
         QPath::TypeRelative(ref qself, ref segment) => {
-            try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(qself));
+            try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(qself));
             visitor.visit_path_segment(segment)
         }
         QPath::LangItem(..) => V::Result::output(),
@@ -1320,8 +1379,8 @@ pub fn walk_assoc_item_constraint<'v, V: Visitor<'v>>(
     try_visit!(visitor.visit_generic_args(constraint.gen_args));
     match constraint.kind {
         AssocItemConstraintKind::Equality { ref term } => match term {
-            Term::Ty(ref ty) => try_visit!(visitor.visit_ty(ty)),
-            Term::Const(ref c) => try_visit!(visitor.visit_const_arg(c)),
+            Term::Ty(ref ty) => try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_ty(ty)),
+            Term::Const(ref c) => try_visit!(visitor.visit_unambig_const_arg(c)),
         },
         AssocItemConstraintKind::Bound { bounds } => {
             walk_list!(visitor, visit_param_bound, bounds)
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir/src/lib.rs
index 381062b1429..8ec2054bf53 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #![allow(internal_features)]
 #![feature(associated_type_defaults)]
 #![feature(closure_track_caller)]
+#![feature(exhaustive_patterns)]
 #![feature(let_chains)]
 #![feature(never_type)]
 #![feature(rustc_attrs)]