Emit unnecessary_cast on raw pointers as well

clippy_lints/src/casts/mod.rs

@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// ### What it does
-    /// Checks for casts to the same type, casts of int literals to integer types
-    /// and casts of float literals to float types.
+    /// Checks for casts to the same type, casts of int literals to integer types, casts of float
+    /// literals to float types and casts between raw pointers without changing type or constness.
     ///
     /// ### Why is this bad?
     /// It's just unnecessary.

clippy_lints/src/casts/unnecessary_cast.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_sugg;
 use clippy_utils::numeric_literal::NumericLiteral;
 use clippy_utils::source::snippet_opt;
-use clippy_utils::{get_parent_expr, path_to_local};
+use clippy_utils::{get_parent_expr, is_ty_alias, path_to_local};
 use if_chain::if_chain;
 use rustc_ast::{LitFloatType, LitIntType, LitKind};
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
@@ -20,19 +20,49 @@ pub(super) fn check<'tcx>(
     cast_from: Ty<'tcx>,
     cast_to: Ty<'tcx>,
 ) -> bool {
+    let cast_str = snippet_opt(cx, cast_expr.span).unwrap_or_default();
+
+    if_chain! {
+        if let ty::RawPtr(..) = cast_from.kind();
+        // check both mutability and type are the same
+        if cast_from.kind() == cast_to.kind();
+        if let ExprKind::Cast(_, cast_to_hir) = expr.kind;
+        then {
+            if_chain! {
+                if let TyKind::Path(qpath) = cast_to_hir.kind;
+                if is_ty_alias(&qpath);
+                then {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if let TyKind::Infer = cast_to_hir.kind {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            span_lint_and_sugg(
+                cx,
+                UNNECESSARY_CAST,
+                expr.span,
+                &format!("casting raw pointers to the same type and constness is unnecessary (`{cast_from}` -> `{cast_to}`)"),
+                "try",
+                cast_str.clone(),
+                Applicability::MachineApplicable,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     // skip non-primitive type cast
     if_chain! {
         if let ExprKind::Cast(_, cast_to) = expr.kind;
         if let TyKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(_, path)) = &cast_to.kind;
         if let Res::PrimTy(_) = path.res;
         then {}
         else {
-            return false
+            return false;
         }
     }
 
-    let cast_str = snippet_opt(cx, cast_expr.span).unwrap_or_default();
-
     if let Some(lit) = get_numeric_literal(cast_expr) {
         let literal_str = &cast_str;
 

tests/ui/as_ptr_cast_mut.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #![allow(unused)]
 #![warn(clippy::as_ptr_cast_mut)]
-#![allow(clippy::wrong_self_convention)]
+#![allow(clippy::wrong_self_convention, clippy::unnecessary_cast)]
 
 struct MutPtrWrapper(Vec<u8>);
 impl MutPtrWrapper {

tests/ui/cast_slice_different_sizes.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#![allow(clippy::let_unit_value)]
+#![allow(clippy::let_unit_value, clippy::unnecessary_cast)]
 
 fn main() {
     let x: [i32; 3] = [1_i32, 2, 3];

tests/ui/crashes/ice-1782.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #![allow(dead_code, unused_variables)]
+#![allow(clippy::unnecessary_cast)]
 
 /// Should not trigger an ICE in `SpanlessEq` / `consts::constant`
 ///

tests/ui/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #![warn(clippy::from_raw_with_void_ptr)]
+#![allow(clippy::unnecessary_cast)]
 
 use std::ffi::c_void;
 use std::rc::Rc;

tests/ui/from_raw_with_void_ptr.stderr

@@ -1,60 +1,60 @@
 error: creating a `Box` from a void raw pointer
-  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:10:22
+  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:11:22
    |
 LL |     let _ = unsafe { Box::from_raw(ptr) };
    |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    |
 help: cast this to a pointer of the appropriate type
-  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:10:36
+  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:11:36
    |
 LL |     let _ = unsafe { Box::from_raw(ptr) };
    |                                    ^^^
    = note: `-D clippy::from-raw-with-void-ptr` implied by `-D warnings`
 
 error: creating a `Rc` from a void raw pointer
-  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:21:22
+  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:22:22
    |
 LL |     let _ = unsafe { Rc::from_raw(ptr) };
    |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    |
 help: cast this to a pointer of the appropriate type
-  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:21:35
+  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:22:35
    |
 LL |     let _ = unsafe { Rc::from_raw(ptr) };
    |                                   ^^^
 
 error: creating a `Arc` from a void raw pointer
-  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:25:22
+  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:26:22
    |
 LL |     let _ = unsafe { Arc::from_raw(ptr) };
    |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    |
 help: cast this to a pointer of the appropriate type
-  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:25:36
+  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:26:36
    |
 LL |     let _ = unsafe { Arc::from_raw(ptr) };
    |                                    ^^^
 
 error: creating a `Weak` from a void raw pointer
-  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:29:22
+  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:30:22
    |
 LL |     let _ = unsafe { std::rc::Weak::from_raw(ptr) };
    |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    |
 help: cast this to a pointer of the appropriate type
-  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:29:46
+  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:30:46
    |
 LL |     let _ = unsafe { std::rc::Weak::from_raw(ptr) };
    |                                              ^^^
 
 error: creating a `Weak` from a void raw pointer
-  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:33:22
+  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:34:22
    |
 LL |     let _ = unsafe { std::sync::Weak::from_raw(ptr) };
    |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    |
 help: cast this to a pointer of the appropriate type
-  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:33:48
+  --> $DIR/from_raw_with_void_ptr.rs:34:48
    |
 LL |     let _ = unsafe { std::sync::Weak::from_raw(ptr) };
    |                                                ^^^

tests/ui/transmute_ptr_to_ref.fixed

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //@run-rustfix
 
 #![warn(clippy::transmute_ptr_to_ref)]
-#![allow(clippy::match_single_binding)]
+#![allow(clippy::match_single_binding, clippy::unnecessary_cast)]
 
 unsafe fn _ptr_to_ref<T, U>(p: *const T, m: *mut T, o: *const U, om: *mut U) {
     let _: &T = &*p;

tests/ui/transmute_ptr_to_ref.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //@run-rustfix
 
 #![warn(clippy::transmute_ptr_to_ref)]
-#![allow(clippy::match_single_binding)]
+#![allow(clippy::match_single_binding, clippy::unnecessary_cast)]
 
 unsafe fn _ptr_to_ref<T, U>(p: *const T, m: *mut T, o: *const U, om: *mut U) {
     let _: &T = std::mem::transmute(p);

tests/ui/unnecessary_cast.fixed

@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
 //@run-rustfix
 #![warn(clippy::unnecessary_cast)]
 #![allow(
-    unused_must_use,
+    unused,
     clippy::borrow_as_ptr,
     clippy::no_effect,
     clippy::nonstandard_macro_braces,
     clippy::unnecessary_operation
 )]
 
+type PtrConstU8 = *const u8;
+type PtrMutU8 = *mut u8;
+
+fn owo<T>(ptr: *const T) -> *const T {
+    ptr
+}
+
+fn uwu<T, U>(ptr: *const T) -> *const U {
+    ptr as *const U
+}
+
 #[rustfmt::skip]
 fn main() {
     // Test cast_unnecessary
@@ -22,6 +33,24 @@ fn main() {
     1_i32;
     1_f32;
 
+    let _: *mut u8 = [1u8, 2].as_ptr() as *mut u8;
+
+    [1u8, 2].as_ptr();
+    [1u8, 2].as_ptr() as *mut u8;
+    [1u8, 2].as_mut_ptr();
+    [1u8, 2].as_mut_ptr() as *const u8;
+    [1u8, 2].as_ptr() as PtrConstU8;
+    [1u8, 2].as_ptr() as PtrMutU8;
+    [1u8, 2].as_mut_ptr() as PtrMutU8;
+    [1u8, 2].as_mut_ptr() as PtrConstU8;
+    let _: *const u8 = [1u8, 2].as_ptr() as _;
+    let _: *mut u8 = [1u8, 2].as_mut_ptr() as _;
+
+    owo::<u32>([1u32].as_ptr());
+    uwu::<u32, u8>([1u32].as_ptr());
+    // this will not lint in the function body even though they have the same type, instead here
+    uwu::<u32, u32>([1u32].as_ptr());
+
     // macro version
     macro_rules! foo {
         ($a:ident, $b:ident) => {

tests/ui/unnecessary_cast.rs

@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
 //@run-rustfix
 #![warn(clippy::unnecessary_cast)]
 #![allow(
-    unused_must_use,
+    unused,
     clippy::borrow_as_ptr,
     clippy::no_effect,
     clippy::nonstandard_macro_braces,
     clippy::unnecessary_operation
 )]
 
+type PtrConstU8 = *const u8;
+type PtrMutU8 = *mut u8;
+
+fn owo<T>(ptr: *const T) -> *const T {
+    ptr as *const T
+}
+
+fn uwu<T, U>(ptr: *const T) -> *const U {
+    ptr as *const U
+}
+
 #[rustfmt::skip]
 fn main() {
     // Test cast_unnecessary
@@ -22,6 +33,24 @@ fn main() {
     1_i32 as i32;
     1_f32 as f32;
 
+    let _: *mut u8 = [1u8, 2].as_ptr() as *const u8 as *mut u8;
+
+    [1u8, 2].as_ptr() as *const u8;
+    [1u8, 2].as_ptr() as *mut u8;
+    [1u8, 2].as_mut_ptr() as *mut u8;
+    [1u8, 2].as_mut_ptr() as *const u8;
+    [1u8, 2].as_ptr() as PtrConstU8;
+    [1u8, 2].as_ptr() as PtrMutU8;
+    [1u8, 2].as_mut_ptr() as PtrMutU8;
+    [1u8, 2].as_mut_ptr() as PtrConstU8;
+    let _: *const u8 = [1u8, 2].as_ptr() as _;
+    let _: *mut u8 = [1u8, 2].as_mut_ptr() as _;
+
+    owo::<u32>([1u32].as_ptr()) as *const u32;
+    uwu::<u32, u8>([1u32].as_ptr()) as *const u8;
+    // this will not lint in the function body even though they have the same type, instead here
+    uwu::<u32, u32>([1u32].as_ptr()) as *const u32;
+
     // macro version
     macro_rules! foo {
         ($a:ident, $b:ident) => {