3 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/constructor.rs b/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/constructor.rs
index 09685640e50..9a9e0db964c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/constructor.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/constructor.rs
@@ -950,9 +950,7 @@ impl<Cx: PatCx> Constructor<Cx> {
                 }
             }
             Never => write!(f, "!")?,
-            Wildcard | Missing | NonExhaustive | Hidden | PrivateUninhabited => {
-                write!(f, "_ : {:?}", ty)?
-            }
+            Wildcard | Missing | NonExhaustive | Hidden | PrivateUninhabited => write!(f, "_")?,
         }
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/lib.rs
index 66df35f9ee4..d9bb93a829b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/lib.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ pub trait PatCx: Sized + fmt::Debug {
 
     fn is_exhaustive_patterns_feature_on(&self) -> bool;
 
+    /// Whether to ensure the non-exhaustiveness witnesses we report for a complete set. This is
+    /// `false` by default to avoid some exponential blowup cases such as
+    /// <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/118437>.
+    fn exhaustive_witnesses(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
     /// The number of fields for this constructor.
     fn ctor_arity(&self, ctor: &Constructor<Self>, ty: &Self::Ty) -> usize;
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/usefulness.rs b/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/usefulness.rs
index b1c646e9884..19446a1efe9 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/usefulness.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_pattern_analysis/src/usefulness.rs
@@ -994,7 +994,8 @@ impl<Cx: PatCx> PlaceInfo<Cx> {
         if !missing_ctors.is_empty() && !report_individual_missing_ctors {
             // Report `_` as missing.
             missing_ctors = vec![Constructor::Wildcard];
-        } else if missing_ctors.iter().any(|c| c.is_non_exhaustive()) {
+        } else if missing_ctors.iter().any(|c| c.is_non_exhaustive()) && !cx.exhaustive_witnesses()
+        {
             // We need to report a `_` anyway, so listing other constructors would be redundant.
             // `NonExhaustive` is displayed as `_` just like `Wildcard`, but it will be picked
             // up by diagnostics to add a note about why `_` is required here.
@@ -1747,7 +1748,9 @@ fn compute_exhaustiveness_and_usefulness<'a, 'p, Cx: PatCx>(
         // `ctor` is *irrelevant* if there's another constructor in `split_ctors` that matches
         // strictly fewer rows. In that case we can sometimes skip it. See the top of the file for
         // details.
-        let ctor_is_relevant = matches!(ctor, Constructor::Missing) || missing_ctors.is_empty();
+        let ctor_is_relevant = matches!(ctor, Constructor::Missing)
+            || missing_ctors.is_empty()
+            || mcx.tycx.exhaustive_witnesses();
         let mut spec_matrix = matrix.specialize_constructor(pcx, &ctor, ctor_is_relevant)?;
         let mut witnesses = ensure_sufficient_stack(|| {
             compute_exhaustiveness_and_usefulness(mcx, &mut spec_matrix)