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go/types, types2: disable inference for instances of defined types (not functions) for 1.18 #51527

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findleyr opened this issue Mar 7, 2022 · 2 comments
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findleyr commented Mar 7, 2022

Note: this issue pertains only to inference of type arguments for defined types, NOT for functions.

E.g., the following currently works.

type T[P any, Q *P] int

var _ T[string]  // right now, the second type argument may be elided

https://go.dev/play/p/ZCGoJ494neo?v=gotip

This feature was considered a "nice to have" for 1.18, due to symmetry with function type inference. However, resolving type instances is more complex than resolving function instances, due to recursive declarations, and recently we've seen bugs related to "type-type inference" that manifest in confusing ways (e.g. #51233 or #51489).

In consideration of the timing, we've decided to disable this feature for 1.18.

CC @griesemer @ianlancetaylor @rsc

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Change https://go.dev/cl/387934 mentions this issue: go/types, types2: disable inference for type instances

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Change https://go.dev/cl/390576 mentions this issue: [release-branch.go1.18] go/types, types2: disable inference for type instances

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…instances

Inference for type instances has dependencies on type-checking order
that can lead to subtle bugs. As explained in #51527, disable it for
1.18.

Fixes #51527

Change-Id: I42795bad30ce53abecfc5a4914599ae5a2041a9e
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/387934
Trust: Robert Findley <rfindley@google.com>
Run-TryBot: Robert Findley <rfindley@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Robert Griesemer <gri@golang.org>
TryBot-Result: Gopher Robot <gobot@golang.org>
(cherry picked from commit 28fab5e)
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/390576
Trust: Dmitri Shuralyov <dmitshur@golang.org>
Run-TryBot: Dmitri Shuralyov <dmitshur@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Robert Findley <rfindley@google.com>
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