Rollup merge of #110599 - WaffleLapkin:bonk_tygenericarg_transmutes, r=compiler-errors

matthiaskrgr · web-flow · commit c430d6111a9c · 2023-04-20T17:59:55.000+02:00
Remove an unused `&[Ty]` <-> `&[GenericArg]` Missed this one in #110496, oops. r? `@compiler-errors`
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/subst.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/subst.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::mem;
 use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
 use std::ops::{ControlFlow, Deref};
-use std::slice;
 
 /// An entity in the Rust type system, which can be one of
 /// several kinds (types, lifetimes, and consts).
@@ -55,18 +54,6 @@ pub enum GenericArgKind<'tcx> {
     Const(ty::Const<'tcx>),
 }
 
-/// This function goes from `&'a [Ty<'tcx>]` to `&'a [GenericArg<'tcx>]`
-///
-/// This is sound as, for types, `GenericArg` is just
-/// `NonZeroUsize::new_unchecked(ty as *const _ as usize)` as
-/// long as we use `0` for the `TYPE_TAG`.
-pub fn ty_slice_as_generic_args<'a, 'tcx>(ts: &'a [Ty<'tcx>]) -> &'a [GenericArg<'tcx>] {
-    assert_eq!(TYPE_TAG, 0);
-    // SAFETY: the whole slice is valid and immutable.
-    // `Ty` and `GenericArg` is explained above.
-    unsafe { slice::from_raw_parts(ts.as_ptr().cast(), ts.len()) }
-}
-
 impl<'tcx> GenericArgKind<'tcx> {
     #[inline]
     fn pack(self) -> GenericArg<'tcx> {
