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We talked about this in today's lang meeting. This looks good, and we should merge it as soon as we stabilize the feature.

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Feb 26, 2023

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Stabilize #![feature(target_feature_11)]

Stabilization report

Summary

Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.

Functions marked with #[target_feature] are generally considered as unsafe functions: they are unsafe to call, cannot be assigned to safe function pointers, and don't implement the Fn* traits.

However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
    // that AVX is available first.
    unsafe {
        avx2();
    }
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is safe.
    avx2();
}

Test cases

Tests for this feature can be found in src/test/ui/rfcs/rfc-2396-target_feature-11/.

Edge cases

rust-lang#73631

Closures defined inside functions marked with #[target_feature] inherit the target features of their parent function. They can still be assigned to safe function pointers and implement the appropriate Fn* traits.

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
    let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
    let f: fn() = my_closure;
}

This means that in order to call a function with #[target_feature], you must show that the target-feature is available while the function executes and for as long as whatever may escape from that function lives.

Documentation

Reference: rust-lang/reference#1181

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Stabilize #![feature(target_feature_11)]

Stabilization report

Summary

Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.

Functions marked with #[target_feature] are generally considered as unsafe functions: they are unsafe to call, cannot be assigned to safe function pointers, and don't implement the Fn* traits.

However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
    // that AVX is available first.
    unsafe {
        avx2();
    }
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is safe.
    avx2();
}

Test cases

Tests for this feature can be found in src/test/ui/rfcs/rfc-2396-target_feature-11/.

Edge cases

rust-lang#73631

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
    let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
    let f: fn() = my_closure;
}

Documentation

Reference: rust-lang/reference#1181

cc tracking issue rust-lang#69098 r? @ghost

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Feb 28, 2023

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Stabilize #![feature(target_feature_11)]

Stabilization report

Summary

Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.

Functions marked with #[target_feature] are generally considered as unsafe functions: they are unsafe to call, cannot be assigned to safe function pointers, and don't implement the Fn* traits.

However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
    // that AVX is available first.
    unsafe {
        avx2();
    }
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is safe.
    avx2();
}

Test cases

Tests for this feature can be found in src/test/ui/rfcs/rfc-2396-target_feature-11/.

Edge cases

rust-lang#73631

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
    let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
    let f: fn() = my_closure;
}

Documentation

Reference: rust-lang/reference#1181

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For this reason, a function marked with `target_feature` is unsafe, except in
a context that supports the given features. For example:

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This doesn't really define what "a context that supports the given features" means. Can you add a little more detail here? For example, the RFC seems to contain more well-defined text as to exactly what this means. I'd like this to be able to address:

The context means functions that have at least the exact same target_features enabled.
This does not include implied features (that is, a fn with sse2 can't call a function with sse, even though sse2 implicitly enabled sse).
This does not include features enabled by default on the platform, or manually enabled as compiler flags.
Also include a short discussion of what is or is not allowed with trait definitions and impls.

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Mar 5, 2023

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Stabilize #![feature(target_feature_11)]

Stabilization report

Summary

Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.

Functions marked with #[target_feature] are generally considered as unsafe functions: they are unsafe to call, cannot be assigned to safe function pointers, and don't implement the Fn* traits.

However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
    // that AVX is available first.
    unsafe {
        avx2();
    }
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is safe.
    avx2();
}

Test cases

Tests for this feature can be found in src/test/ui/rfcs/rfc-2396-target_feature-11/.

Edge cases

rust-lang/rust#73631

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
    let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
    let f: fn() = my_closure;
}

Documentation

Reference: rust-lang/reference#1181

cc tracking issue #69098 r? @ghost

It looks like there are some changes in the implementation recently. Should those be reflected in the documentation here? For example:

Forbid the use of #[target_feature] on main rust#108651 — It might not hurt to explicitly mention that it is not allowed on main.
Forbid #[target_feature] on safe default implementations rust#108983 — I'm not sure, but I don't think there is anything to add here? My only thought is that the current wording of "safe trait method implementations" is maybe ambiguous, since default trait methods aren't normally called an "implementation" (usually I would reserve that for impl).

Is there anything I missed?

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May 31, 2023

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Stabilize #![feature(target_feature_11)]

Stabilization report

Summary

Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.

Functions marked with #[target_feature] are generally considered as unsafe functions: they are unsafe to call, cannot be assigned to safe function pointers, and don't implement the Fn* traits.

However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
    // that AVX is available first.
    unsafe {
        avx2();
    }
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is safe.
    avx2();
}

Test cases

Tests for this feature can be found in src/test/ui/rfcs/rfc-2396-target_feature-11/.

Edge cases

rust-lang/rust#73631

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
    let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
    let f: fn() = my_closure;
}

Documentation

Reference: rust-lang/reference#1181

cc tracking issue #69098 r? @ghost

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Apr 20, 2024

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Stabilize #![feature(target_feature_11)]

Stabilization report

Summary

Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.

Functions marked with #[target_feature] are generally considered as unsafe functions: they are unsafe to call, cannot be assigned to safe function pointers, and don't implement the Fn* traits.

However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
    // that AVX is available first.
    unsafe {
        avx2();
    }
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is safe.
    avx2();
}

Test cases

Tests for this feature can be found in src/test/ui/rfcs/rfc-2396-target_feature-11/.

Edge cases

rust-lang/rust#73631

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
    let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
    let f: fn() = my_closure;
}

Documentation

Reference: rust-lang/reference#1181

cc tracking issue #69098 r? @ghost

RalfJung pushed a commit to RalfJung/rust-analyzer that referenced this pull request

Apr 27, 2024

…tebank

Stabilize #![feature(target_feature_11)]

Stabilization report

Summary

Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.

Functions marked with #[target_feature] are generally considered as unsafe functions: they are unsafe to call, cannot be assigned to safe function pointers, and don't implement the Fn* traits.

However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
    // that AVX is available first.
    unsafe {
        avx2();
    }
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is safe.
    avx2();
}

Test cases

Tests for this feature can be found in src/test/ui/rfcs/rfc-2396-target_feature-11/.

Edge cases

rust-lang/rust#73631

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
    let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
    let f: fn() = my_closure;
}

Documentation

Reference: rust-lang/reference#1181

cc tracking issue #69098 r? @ghost

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Feb 11, 2025

Stabilize target_feature_11

Stabilization report

This is an updated version of rust-lang#116114, which is itself a redo of rust-lang#99767. Most of this commit and report were copied from those PRs. Thanks @LeSeulArtichaut and @calebzulawski!

Summary

Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.

Functions marked with #[target_feature] are generally considered as unsafe functions: they are unsafe to call, cannot generally be assigned to safe function pointers, and don't implement the Fn* traits.

However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
    // that AVX is available first.
    unsafe {
        avx2();
    }
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is safe.
    avx2();
}

Moreover, once rust-lang#135504 is merged, they can be converted to safe function pointers in a context in which calling them is safe:

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() -> fn() {
    // Converting `avx2` to fn() is a compilation error here.
    avx2
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() -> fn() {
    // `avx2` coerces to fn() here
    avx2
}

See the section "Closures" below for justification of this behaviour.

Test cases

Tests for this feature can be found in tests/ui/target_feature/.

Edge cases

Closures

target-feature 1.1: should closures inherit target-feature annotations? rust-lang#73631

Closures defined inside functions marked with #[target_feature] inherit the target features of their parent function. They can still be assigned to safe function pointers and implement the appropriate Fn* traits.

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
    let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
    let f: fn() = my_closure;
}

This means that in order to call a function with #[target_feature], you must guarantee that the target-feature is available while the function, any closures defined inside it, as well as any safe function pointers obtained from target-feature functions inside it, execute.

This is usually ensured because target features are assumed to never disappear, and:

on any unsafe call to a #[target_feature] function, presence of the target feature is guaranteed by the programmer through the safety requirements of the unsafe call.
on any safe call, this is guaranteed recursively by the caller.

If you work in an environment where target features can be disabled, it is your responsibility to ensure that no code inside a target feature function (including inside a closure) runs after this (until the feature is enabled again).

Note: this has an effect on existing code, as nowadays closures do not inherit features from the enclosing function, and thus this strengthens a safety requirement. It was originally proposed in rust-lang#73631 to solve this by adding a new type of UB: “taking a target feature away from your process after having run code that uses that target feature is UB” . This was motivated by userspace code already assuming in a few places that CPU features never disappear from a program during execution (see i.e. https://github.com/rust-lang/stdarch/blob/2e29bdf90832931ea499755bb4ad7a6b0809295a/crates/std_detect/src/detect/arch/x86.rs); however, concerns were raised in the context of the Linux kernel; thus, we propose to relax that requirement to "causing the set of usable features to be reduced is unsafe; when doing so, the programmer is required to ensure that no closures or safe fn pointers that use removed features are still in scope".

Fix #[inline(always)] on closures with target feature 1.1 rust-lang#111836

Closures accept #[inline(always)], even within functions marked with #[target_feature]. Since these attributes conflict, #[inline(always)] wins out to maintain compatibility.

ABI concerns

The extern "C" ABI of SIMD vector types depends on target features rust-lang#116558

The ABI of some types can change when compiling a function with different target features. This could have introduced unsoundness with target_feature_11, but recent fixes (rust-lang#133102, rust-lang#132173) either make those situations invalid or make the ABI no longer dependent on features. Thus, those issues should no longer occur.

Special functions

The #[target_feature] attribute is forbidden from a variety of special functions, such as main, current and future lang items (e.g. #[start], #[panic_handler]), safe default trait implementations and safe trait methods.

This was not disallowed at the time of the first stabilization PR for target_features_11, and resulted in the following issues/PRs:

Documentation

Reference: Document the target_feature_11 feature reference#1181

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Feb 13, 2025

Stabilize target_feature_11

Stabilization report

This is an updated version of rust-lang#116114, which is itself a redo of rust-lang#99767. Most of this commit and report were copied from those PRs. Thanks @LeSeulArtichaut and @calebzulawski!

Summary

Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.

However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
    // that AVX is available first.
    unsafe {
        avx2();
    }
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is safe.
    avx2();
}

Moreover, once rust-lang#135504 is merged, they can be converted to safe function pointers in a context in which calling them is safe:

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() -> fn() {
    // Converting `avx2` to fn() is a compilation error here.
    avx2
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() -> fn() {
    // `avx2` coerces to fn() here
    avx2
}

See the section "Closures" below for justification of this behaviour.

Test cases

Tests for this feature can be found in tests/ui/target_feature/.

Edge cases

Closures

target-feature 1.1: should closures inherit target-feature annotations? rust-lang#73631

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
    let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
    let f: fn() = my_closure;
}

This is usually ensured because target features are assumed to never disappear, and:

on any unsafe call to a #[target_feature] function, presence of the target feature is guaranteed by the programmer through the safety requirements of the unsafe call.
on any safe call, this is guaranteed recursively by the caller.

Fix #[inline(always)] on closures with target feature 1.1 rust-lang#111836

Closures accept #[inline(always)], even within functions marked with #[target_feature]. Since these attributes conflict, #[inline(always)] wins out to maintain compatibility.

ABI concerns

The extern "C" ABI of SIMD vector types depends on target features rust-lang#116558

Special functions

This was not disallowed at the time of the first stabilization PR for target_features_11, and resulted in the following issues/PRs:

Documentation

Reference: Document the target_feature_11 feature reference#1181

cc tracking issue rust-lang#69098 cc @workingjubilee cc @RalfJung r? @rust-lang/lang

jhpratt added a commit to jhpratt/rust that referenced this pull request

Feb 13, 2025

Stabilize target_feature_11

Stabilization report

This is an updated version of rust-lang#116114, which is itself a redo of rust-lang#99767. Most of this commit and report were copied from those PRs. Thanks @LeSeulArtichaut and @calebzulawski!

Summary

Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.

However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
    // that AVX is available first.
    unsafe {
        avx2();
    }
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is safe.
    avx2();
}

Moreover, once rust-lang#135504 is merged, they can be converted to safe function pointers in a context in which calling them is safe:

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() -> fn() {
    // Converting `avx2` to fn() is a compilation error here.
    avx2
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() -> fn() {
    // `avx2` coerces to fn() here
    avx2
}

See the section "Closures" below for justification of this behaviour.

Test cases

Tests for this feature can be found in tests/ui/target_feature/.

Edge cases

Closures

target-feature 1.1: should closures inherit target-feature annotations? rust-lang#73631

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
    let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
    let f: fn() = my_closure;
}

This is usually ensured because target features are assumed to never disappear, and:

on any unsafe call to a #[target_feature] function, presence of the target feature is guaranteed by the programmer through the safety requirements of the unsafe call.
on any safe call, this is guaranteed recursively by the caller.

Fix #[inline(always)] on closures with target feature 1.1 rust-lang#111836

Closures accept #[inline(always)], even within functions marked with #[target_feature]. Since these attributes conflict, #[inline(always)] wins out to maintain compatibility.

ABI concerns

The extern "C" ABI of SIMD vector types depends on target features rust-lang#116558

Special functions

This was not disallowed at the time of the first stabilization PR for target_features_11, and resulted in the following issues/PRs:

Documentation

Reference: Document the target_feature_11 feature reference#1181

cc tracking issue rust-lang#69098 cc @workingjubilee cc @RalfJung r? @rust-lang/lang

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Feb 13, 2025

Rollup merge of rust-lang#134090 - veluca93:stable-tf11, r=oli-obk

Stabilize target_feature_11

Stabilization report

This is an updated version of rust-lang#116114, which is itself a redo of rust-lang#99767. Most of this commit and report were copied from those PRs. Thanks @LeSeulArtichaut and @calebzulawski!

Summary

Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.

However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
    // that AVX is available first.
    unsafe {
        avx2();
    }
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is safe.
    avx2();
}

Moreover, once rust-lang#135504 is merged, they can be converted to safe function pointers in a context in which calling them is safe:

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() -> fn() {
    // Converting `avx2` to fn() is a compilation error here.
    avx2
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() -> fn() {
    // `avx2` coerces to fn() here
    avx2
}

See the section "Closures" below for justification of this behaviour.

Test cases

Tests for this feature can be found in tests/ui/target_feature/.

Edge cases

Closures

target-feature 1.1: should closures inherit target-feature annotations? rust-lang#73631

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
    let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
    let f: fn() = my_closure;
}

This is usually ensured because target features are assumed to never disappear, and:

on any unsafe call to a #[target_feature] function, presence of the target feature is guaranteed by the programmer through the safety requirements of the unsafe call.
on any safe call, this is guaranteed recursively by the caller.

Fix #[inline(always)] on closures with target feature 1.1 rust-lang#111836

Closures accept #[inline(always)], even within functions marked with #[target_feature]. Since these attributes conflict, #[inline(always)] wins out to maintain compatibility.

ABI concerns

The extern "C" ABI of SIMD vector types depends on target features rust-lang#116558

Special functions

This was not disallowed at the time of the first stabilization PR for target_features_11, and resulted in the following issues/PRs:

Documentation

Reference: Document the target_feature_11 feature reference#1181

cc tracking issue rust-lang#69098 cc @workingjubilee cc @RalfJung r? @rust-lang/lang

Closing as superseded by #1720. Thanks!

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Stabilize target_feature_11

Stabilization report

This is an updated version of rust-lang/rust#116114, which is itself a redo of rust-lang/rust#99767. Most of this commit and report were copied from those PRs. Thanks @LeSeulArtichaut and @calebzulawski!

Summary

Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.

However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
    // that AVX is available first.
    unsafe {
        avx2();
    }
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is safe.
    avx2();
}

Moreover, once rust-lang/rust#135504 is merged, they can be converted to safe function pointers in a context in which calling them is safe:

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() -> fn() {
    // Converting `avx2` to fn() is a compilation error here.
    avx2
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() -> fn() {
    // `avx2` coerces to fn() here
    avx2
}

See the section "Closures" below for justification of this behaviour.

Test cases

Tests for this feature can be found in tests/ui/target_feature/.

Edge cases

Closures

target-feature 1.1: should closures inherit target-feature annotations? #73631

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
    let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
    let f: fn() = my_closure;
}

This is usually ensured because target features are assumed to never disappear, and:

on any unsafe call to a #[target_feature] function, presence of the target feature is guaranteed by the programmer through the safety requirements of the unsafe call.
on any safe call, this is guaranteed recursively by the caller.

Note: this has an effect on existing code, as nowadays closures do not inherit features from the enclosing function, and thus this strengthens a safety requirement. It was originally proposed in #73631 to solve this by adding a new type of UB: “taking a target feature away from your process after having run code that uses that target feature is UB” . This was motivated by userspace code already assuming in a few places that CPU features never disappear from a program during execution (see i.e. https://github.com/rust-lang/stdarch/blob/2e29bdf90832931ea499755bb4ad7a6b0809295a/crates/std_detect/src/detect/arch/x86.rs); however, concerns were raised in the context of the Linux kernel; thus, we propose to relax that requirement to "causing the set of usable features to be reduced is unsafe; when doing so, the programmer is required to ensure that no closures or safe fn pointers that use removed features are still in scope".

Fix #[inline(always)] on closures with target feature 1.1 #111836

Closures accept #[inline(always)], even within functions marked with #[target_feature]. Since these attributes conflict, #[inline(always)] wins out to maintain compatibility.

ABI concerns

The extern "C" ABI of SIMD vector types depends on target features #116558

The ABI of some types can change when compiling a function with different target features. This could have introduced unsoundness with target_feature_11, but recent fixes (#133102, #132173) either make those situations invalid or make the ABI no longer dependent on features. Thus, those issues should no longer occur.

Special functions

This was not disallowed at the time of the first stabilization PR for target_features_11, and resulted in the following issues/PRs:

Documentation

Reference: Document the target_feature_11 feature reference#1181

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Summary

Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.

However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
    // that AVX is available first.
    unsafe {
        avx2();
    }
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is safe.
    avx2();
}

Moreover, once rust-lang/rust#135504 is merged, they can be converted to safe function pointers in a context in which calling them is safe:

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() -> fn() {
    // Converting `avx2` to fn() is a compilation error here.
    avx2
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() -> fn() {
    // `avx2` coerces to fn() here
    avx2
}

See the section "Closures" below for justification of this behaviour.

Test cases

Tests for this feature can be found in tests/ui/target_feature/.

Edge cases

Closures

target-feature 1.1: should closures inherit target-feature annotations? #73631

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
    let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
    let f: fn() = my_closure;
}

This is usually ensured because target features are assumed to never disappear, and:

on any unsafe call to a #[target_feature] function, presence of the target feature is guaranteed by the programmer through the safety requirements of the unsafe call.
on any safe call, this is guaranteed recursively by the caller.

Note: this has an effect on existing code, as nowadays closures do not inherit features from the enclosing function, and thus this strengthens a safety requirement. It was originally proposed in #73631 to solve this by adding a new type of UB: “taking a target feature away from your process after having run code that uses that target feature is UB” . This was motivated by userspace code already assuming in a few places that CPU features never disappear from a program during execution (see i.e. https://github.com/rust-lang/stdarch/blob/2e29bdf90832931ea499755bb4ad7a6b0809295a/crates/std_detect/src/detect/arch/x86.rs); however, concerns were raised in the context of the Linux kernel; thus, we propose to relax that requirement to "causing the set of usable features to be reduced is unsafe; when doing so, the programmer is required to ensure that no closures or safe fn pointers that use removed features are still in scope".

Fix #[inline(always)] on closures with target feature 1.1 #111836

Closures accept #[inline(always)], even within functions marked with #[target_feature]. Since these attributes conflict, #[inline(always)] wins out to maintain compatibility.

ABI concerns

The extern "C" ABI of SIMD vector types depends on target features #116558

Special functions

This was not disallowed at the time of the first stabilization PR for target_features_11, and resulted in the following issues/PRs:

Documentation

Reference: Document the target_feature_11 feature reference#1181

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Stabilize target_feature_11

Stabilization report

This is an updated version of rust-lang#116114, which is itself a redo of rust-lang#99767. Most of this commit and report were copied from those PRs. Thanks @LeSeulArtichaut and @calebzulawski!

Summary

Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.

However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
    // that AVX is available first.
    unsafe {
        avx2();
    }
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is safe.
    avx2();
}

Moreover, once rust-lang#135504 is merged, they can be converted to safe function pointers in a context in which calling them is safe:

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() -> fn() {
    // Converting `avx2` to fn() is a compilation error here.
    avx2
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() -> fn() {
    // `avx2` coerces to fn() here
    avx2
}

See the section "Closures" below for justification of this behaviour.

Test cases

Tests for this feature can be found in tests/ui/target_feature/.

Edge cases

Closures

target-feature 1.1: should closures inherit target-feature annotations? rust-lang#73631

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
    let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
    let f: fn() = my_closure;
}

This is usually ensured because target features are assumed to never disappear, and:

on any unsafe call to a #[target_feature] function, presence of the target feature is guaranteed by the programmer through the safety requirements of the unsafe call.
on any safe call, this is guaranteed recursively by the caller.

Fix #[inline(always)] on closures with target feature 1.1 rust-lang#111836

Closures accept #[inline(always)], even within functions marked with #[target_feature]. Since these attributes conflict, #[inline(always)] wins out to maintain compatibility.

ABI concerns

The extern "C" ABI of SIMD vector types depends on target features rust-lang#116558

Special functions

This was not disallowed at the time of the first stabilization PR for target_features_11, and resulted in the following issues/PRs:

Documentation

Reference: Document the target_feature_11 feature reference#1181

cc tracking issue rust-lang#69098 cc @workingjubilee cc @RalfJung r? @rust-lang/lang

github-actions bot pushed a commit to tautschnig/verify-rust-std that referenced this pull request

Mar 11, 2025

Stabilize target_feature_11

Stabilization report

This is an updated version of rust-lang#116114, which is itself a redo of rust-lang#99767. Most of this commit and report were copied from those PRs. Thanks @LeSeulArtichaut and @calebzulawski!

Summary

Allows for safe functions to be marked with #[target_feature] attributes.

However, calling them from other #[target_feature] functions with a superset of features is safe.

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is unsafe, as we must ensure
    // that AVX is available first.
    unsafe {
        avx2();
    }
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() {
    // Calling `avx2` here is safe.
    avx2();
}

Moreover, once rust-lang#135504 is merged, they can be converted to safe function pointers in a context in which calling them is safe:

// Demonstration function
#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn avx2() {}

fn foo() -> fn() {
    // Converting `avx2` to fn() is a compilation error here.
    avx2
}

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn bar() -> fn() {
    // `avx2` coerces to fn() here
    avx2
}

See the section "Closures" below for justification of this behaviour.

Test cases

Tests for this feature can be found in tests/ui/target_feature/.

Edge cases

Closures

target-feature 1.1: should closures inherit target-feature annotations? rust-lang#73631

#[target_feature(enable = "avx2")]
fn qux() {
    let my_closure = || avx2(); // this call to `avx2` is safe
    let f: fn() = my_closure;
}

This is usually ensured because target features are assumed to never disappear, and:

on any unsafe call to a #[target_feature] function, presence of the target feature is guaranteed by the programmer through the safety requirements of the unsafe call.
on any safe call, this is guaranteed recursively by the caller.

Fix #[inline(always)] on closures with target feature 1.1 rust-lang#111836

Closures accept #[inline(always)], even within functions marked with #[target_feature]. Since these attributes conflict, #[inline(always)] wins out to maintain compatibility.

ABI concerns

The extern "C" ABI of SIMD vector types depends on target features rust-lang#116558

Special functions

This was not disallowed at the time of the first stabilization PR for target_features_11, and resulted in the following issues/PRs:

Documentation

Reference: Document the target_feature_11 feature reference#1181

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