3 files changed, 40 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/internal.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/internal.rs
index 38c38b59bc5..755a75146bf 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/internal.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/internal.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ use tracing::debug;
 
 use crate::lints::{
     BadOptAccessDiag, DefaultHashTypesDiag, DiagOutOfImpl, LintPassByHand, NonExistentDocKeyword,
-    NonGlobImportTypeIrInherent, QueryInstability, QueryUntracked, SpanUseEqCtxtDiag, TyQualified,
-    TykindDiag, TykindKind, TypeIrInherentUsage, UntranslatableDiag,
+    NonGlobImportTypeIrInherent, QueryInstability, QueryUntracked, SpanUseEqCtxtDiag,
+    SymbolInternStringLiteralDiag, TyQualified, TykindDiag, TykindKind, TypeIrInherentUsage,
+    UntranslatableDiag,
 };
 use crate::{EarlyContext, EarlyLintPass, LateContext, LateLintPass, LintContext};
 
@@ -657,3 +658,33 @@ fn is_span_ctxt_call(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &Expr<'_>) -> bool {
         _ => false,
     }
 }
+
+declare_tool_lint! {
+    /// The `symbol_intern_string_literal` detects `Symbol::intern` being called on a string literal
+    pub rustc::SYMBOL_INTERN_STRING_LITERAL,
+    // rustc_driver crates out of the compiler can't/shouldn't add preinterned symbols;
+    // bootstrap will deny this manually
+    Allow,
+    "Forbid uses of string literals in `Symbol::intern`, suggesting preinterning instead",
+    report_in_external_macro: true
+}
+
+declare_lint_pass!(SymbolInternStringLiteral => [SYMBOL_INTERN_STRING_LITERAL]);
+
+impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for SymbolInternStringLiteral {
+    fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, expr: &'tcx rustc_hir::Expr<'tcx>) {
+        if let ExprKind::Call(path, [arg]) = expr.kind
+            && let ExprKind::Path(ref qpath) = path.kind
+            && let Some(def_id) = cx.qpath_res(qpath, path.hir_id).opt_def_id()
+            && cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym::SymbolIntern, def_id)
+            && let ExprKind::Lit(kind) = arg.kind
+            && let rustc_ast::LitKind::Str(_, _) = kind.node
+        {
+            cx.emit_span_lint(
+                SYMBOL_INTERN_STRING_LITERAL,
+                kind.span,
+                SymbolInternStringLiteralDiag,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/lib.rs
index 4cf5c7b4ff9..a99c94592b3 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/lib.rs
@@ -614,6 +614,8 @@ fn register_internals(store: &mut LintStore) {
     store.register_late_mod_pass(|_| Box::new(PassByValue));
     store.register_lints(&SpanUseEqCtxt::lint_vec());
     store.register_late_mod_pass(|_| Box::new(SpanUseEqCtxt));
+    store.register_lints(&SymbolInternStringLiteral::lint_vec());
+    store.register_late_mod_pass(|_| Box::new(SymbolInternStringLiteral));
     // FIXME(davidtwco): deliberately do not include `UNTRANSLATABLE_DIAGNOSTIC` and
     // `DIAGNOSTIC_OUTSIDE_OF_IMPL` here because `-Wrustc::internal` is provided to every crate and
     // these lints will trigger all of the time - change this once migration to diagnostic structs
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/lints.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/lints.rs
index dce6010a2c1..f669026b3db 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/lints.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/lints.rs
@@ -908,6 +908,11 @@ pub(crate) struct QueryUntracked {
 pub(crate) struct SpanUseEqCtxtDiag;
 
 #[derive(LintDiagnostic)]
+#[diag(lint_symbol_intern_string_literal)]
+#[help]
+pub(crate) struct SymbolInternStringLiteralDiag;
+
+#[derive(LintDiagnostic)]
 #[diag(lint_tykind_kind)]
 pub(crate) struct TykindKind {
     #[suggestion(code = "ty", applicability = "maybe-incorrect")]