suggest adding a reference to a trait assoc item

compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/error_reporting/suggestions.rs

@@ -882,6 +882,8 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             obligation.cause.code()
         {
             &parent_code
+        } else if let ObligationCauseCode::ItemObligation(_) = obligation.cause.code() {
+            obligation.cause.code()
         } else if let ExpnKind::Desugaring(DesugaringKind::ForLoop) =
             span.ctxt().outer_expn_data().kind
         {
@@ -906,8 +908,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         let param_env = obligation.param_env;
 
         // Try to apply the original trait binding obligation by borrowing.
-        let mut try_borrowing =
-            |old_pred: ty::PolyTraitPredicate<'tcx>, blacklist: &[DefId]| -> bool {
+        let mut try_borrowing = |old_pred: ty::PolyTraitPredicate<'tcx>,
+                                 blacklist: &[DefId]|
+         -> bool {
             if blacklist.contains(&old_pred.def_id()) {
                 return false;
             }
@@ -933,7 +936,16 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             let imm_result = mk_result(trait_pred_and_imm_ref);
             let mut_result = mk_result(trait_pred_and_mut_ref);
 
-                if imm_result || mut_result {
+            let ref_inner_ty_result =
+                if let ObligationCauseCode::ItemObligation(_) = obligation.cause.code()
+                    && let ty::Ref(_, ty, mutability) = old_pred.self_ty().skip_binder().kind()
+                {
+                    Some((mk_result(old_pred.map_bound(|trait_pred| (trait_pred, *ty))), mutability))
+                } else {
+                    None
+                };
+
+            if imm_result || mut_result || ref_inner_ty_result.map_or(false, |(result, _)| result) {
                 if let Ok(snippet) = self.tcx.sess.source_map().span_to_snippet(span) {
                     // We have a very specific type of error, where just borrowing this argument
                     // might solve the problem. In cases like this, the important part is the
@@ -981,13 +993,17 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                                 Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
                             );
                         } else {
+                            let is_mut = mut_result
+                                || ref_inner_ty_result.map_or(false, |(_, mutabl)| {
+                                    matches!(mutabl, hir::Mutability::Mut)
+                                });
                             err.span_suggestion_verbose(
                                 span.shrink_to_lo(),
                                 &format!(
                                     "consider{} borrowing here",
-                                        if mut_result { " mutably" } else { "" }
+                                    if is_mut { " mutably" } else { "" }
                                 ),
-                                    format!("&{}", if mut_result { "mut " } else { "" }),
+                                format!("&{}", if is_mut { "mut " } else { "" }),
                                 Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
                             );
                         }
@@ -1001,7 +1017,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxtExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
         if let ObligationCauseCode::ImplDerivedObligation(cause) = &*code {
             try_borrowing(cause.derived.parent_trait_pred, &[])
         } else if let ObligationCauseCode::BindingObligation(_, _)
-        | ObligationCauseCode::ItemObligation(_) = code
+        | ObligationCauseCode::ItemObligation(..) = code
         {
             try_borrowing(poly_trait_pred, &never_suggest_borrow)
         } else {

src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-adding-reference-to-trait-assoc-item.fixed

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// run-rustfix
+#![allow(unused_variables)]
+
+fn foo(foo: &mut usize) {
+    todo!()
+}
+
+fn bar(bar: &usize) {
+    todo!()
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    foo(&mut Default::default()); //~ the trait bound `&mut usize: Default` is not satisfied
+    bar(&Default::default()); //~ the trait bound `&usize: Default` is not satisfied
+}

src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-adding-reference-to-trait-assoc-item.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// run-rustfix
+#![allow(unused_variables)]
+
+fn foo(foo: &mut usize) {
+    todo!()
+}
+
+fn bar(bar: &usize) {
+    todo!()
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    foo(Default::default()); //~ the trait bound `&mut usize: Default` is not satisfied
+    bar(Default::default()); //~ the trait bound `&usize: Default` is not satisfied
+}

src/test/ui/suggestions/suggest-adding-reference-to-trait-assoc-item.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+error[E0277]: the trait bound `&mut usize: Default` is not satisfied
+  --> $DIR/suggest-adding-reference-to-trait-assoc-item.rs:13:9
+   |
+LL |     foo(Default::default());
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ expected an implementor of trait `Default`
+   |
+help: consider mutably borrowing here
+   |
+LL |     foo(&mut Default::default());
+   |         ++++
+
+error[E0277]: the trait bound `&usize: Default` is not satisfied
+  --> $DIR/suggest-adding-reference-to-trait-assoc-item.rs:14:9
+   |
+LL |     bar(Default::default());
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ expected an implementor of trait `Default`
+   |
+help: consider borrowing here
+   |
+LL |     bar(&Default::default());
+   |         +
+
+error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0277`.