remove #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridde]

compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/example/mini_core.rs

@@ -620,70 +620,31 @@ pub union MaybeUninit<T> {
 
 pub mod intrinsics {
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub fn abort() -> ! {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub fn abort() -> !;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub fn size_of<T>() -> usize {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub fn size_of<T>() -> usize;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub unsafe fn size_of_val<T: ?::Sized>(_val: *const T) -> usize {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub unsafe fn size_of_val<T: ?::Sized>(_val: *const T) -> usize;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub fn min_align_of<T>() -> usize {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub fn min_align_of<T>() -> usize;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub unsafe fn min_align_of_val<T: ?::Sized>(_val: *const T) -> usize {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub unsafe fn min_align_of_val<T: ?::Sized>(_val: *const T) -> usize;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub unsafe fn copy<T>(_src: *const T, _dst: *mut T, _count: usize) {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub unsafe fn copy<T>(_src: *const T, _dst: *mut T, _count: usize);
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub unsafe fn transmute<T, U>(_e: T) -> U {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub unsafe fn transmute<T, U>(_e: T) -> U;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub unsafe fn ctlz_nonzero<T>(_x: T) -> u32 {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub unsafe fn ctlz_nonzero<T>(_x: T) -> u32;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub fn needs_drop<T: ?::Sized>() -> bool {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub fn needs_drop<T: ?::Sized>() -> bool;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub fn bitreverse<T>(_x: T) -> T {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub fn bitreverse<T>(_x: T) -> T;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub fn bswap<T>(_x: T) -> T {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub fn bswap<T>(_x: T) -> T;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub unsafe fn write_bytes<T>(_dst: *mut T, _val: u8, _count: usize) {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub unsafe fn write_bytes<T>(_dst: *mut T, _val: u8, _count: usize);
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub unsafe fn unreachable() -> ! {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub unsafe fn unreachable() -> !;
 }
 
 pub mod libc {

compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/example/mini_core.rs

@@ -591,70 +591,31 @@ pub union MaybeUninit<T> {
 
 pub mod intrinsics {
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub fn abort() -> ! {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub fn abort() -> !;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub fn size_of<T>() -> usize {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub fn size_of<T>() -> usize;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub unsafe fn size_of_val<T: ?::Sized>(_val: *const T) -> usize {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub unsafe fn size_of_val<T: ?::Sized>(_val: *const T) -> usize;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub fn min_align_of<T>() -> usize {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub fn min_align_of<T>() -> usize;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub unsafe fn min_align_of_val<T: ?::Sized>(_val: *const T) -> usize {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub unsafe fn min_align_of_val<T: ?::Sized>(_val: *const T) -> usize;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub unsafe fn copy<T>(_src: *const T, _dst: *mut T, _count: usize) {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub unsafe fn copy<T>(_src: *const T, _dst: *mut T, _count: usize);
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub unsafe fn transmute<T, U>(_e: T) -> U {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub unsafe fn transmute<T, U>(_e: T) -> U;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub unsafe fn ctlz_nonzero<T>(_x: T) -> u32 {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub unsafe fn ctlz_nonzero<T>(_x: T) -> u32;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub fn needs_drop<T: ?::Sized>() -> bool {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub fn needs_drop<T: ?::Sized>() -> bool;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub fn bitreverse<T>(_x: T) -> T {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub fn bitreverse<T>(_x: T) -> T;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub fn bswap<T>(_x: T) -> T {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub fn bswap<T>(_x: T) -> T;
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub unsafe fn write_bytes<T>(_dst: *mut T, _val: u8, _count: usize) {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub unsafe fn write_bytes<T>(_dst: *mut T, _val: u8, _count: usize);
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub unsafe fn unreachable() -> ! {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub unsafe fn unreachable() -> !;
 }
 
 pub mod libc {

compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/tests/run/abort1.rs

@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ mod intrinsics {
 
     #[rustc_nounwind]
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub fn abort() -> ! {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub fn abort() -> !;
 }
 
 /*

compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/tests/run/abort2.rs

@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ mod intrinsics {
 
     #[rustc_nounwind]
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub fn abort() -> ! {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub fn abort() -> !;
 }
 
 /*

compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/tests/run/assign.rs

@@ -59,10 +59,7 @@ mod libc {
 mod intrinsics {
     #[rustc_nounwind]
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub fn abort() -> ! {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub fn abort() -> !;
 }
 
 #[lang = "panic"]

compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/tests/run/mut_ref.rs

@@ -61,10 +61,7 @@ mod libc {
 mod intrinsics {
     #[rustc_nounwind]
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub fn abort() -> ! {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub fn abort() -> !;
 }
 
 #[lang = "panic"]

compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/tests/run/operations.rs

@@ -67,10 +67,7 @@ mod libc {
 mod intrinsics {
     #[rustc_nounwind]
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub fn abort() -> ! {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub fn abort() -> !;
 }
 
 #[lang = "panic"]

compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/tests/run/static.rs

@@ -49,10 +49,7 @@ mod intrinsics {
 
     #[rustc_nounwind]
     #[rustc_intrinsic]
-    #[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-    pub fn abort() -> ! {
-        loop {}
-    }
+    pub fn abort() -> !;
 }
 
 mod libc {

compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0094.md

@@ -7,12 +7,8 @@ Erroneous code example:
 #![allow(internal_features)]
 
 #[rustc_intrinsic]
-#[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-fn size_of<T, U>() -> usize // error: intrinsic has wrong number
-                            //        of type parameters
-{
-    loop {}
-}
+fn size_of<T, U>() -> usize; // error: intrinsic has wrong number
+                             //        of type parameters
 ```
 
 Please check that you provided the right number of type parameters
@@ -24,9 +20,5 @@ Example:
 #![allow(internal_features)]
 
 #[rustc_intrinsic]
-#[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-fn size_of<T>() -> usize // ok!
-{
-    loop {}
-}
+fn size_of<T>() -> usize; // ok!
 ```

compiler/rustc_feature/src/builtin_attrs.rs

@@ -1005,10 +1005,6 @@ pub static BUILTIN_ATTRIBUTES: &[BuiltinAttribute] = &[
         rustc_intrinsic, Normal, template!(Word), ErrorFollowing, EncodeCrossCrate::Yes, intrinsics,
         "the `#[rustc_intrinsic]` attribute is used to declare intrinsics as function items",
     ),
-    gated!(
-        rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden, Normal, template!(Word), ErrorFollowing, EncodeCrossCrate::Yes, intrinsics,
-        "the `#[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]` attribute is used to declare intrinsics without real bodies",
-    ),
     rustc_attr!(
         rustc_no_mir_inline, Normal, template!(Word), WarnFollowing, EncodeCrossCrate::Yes,
         "#[rustc_no_mir_inline] prevents the MIR inliner from inlining a function while not affecting codegen"

compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs

@@ -1755,13 +1755,12 @@ pub fn intrinsic_raw(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> Option<ty::Intrinsi
         && (matches!(tcx.fn_sig(def_id).skip_binder().abi(), ExternAbi::RustIntrinsic)
             || tcx.has_attr(def_id, sym::rustc_intrinsic))
     {
-        let must_be_overridden = tcx.has_attr(def_id, sym::rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden)
-            || match tcx.hir_node_by_def_id(def_id) {
-                hir::Node::Item(hir::Item { kind: hir::ItemKind::Fn { has_body, .. }, .. }) => {
-                    !has_body
-                }
-                _ => true,
-            };
+        let must_be_overridden = match tcx.hir_node_by_def_id(def_id) {
+            hir::Node::Item(hir::Item { kind: hir::ItemKind::Fn { has_body, .. }, .. }) => {
+                !has_body
+            }
+            _ => true,
+        };
         Some(ty::IntrinsicDef {
             name: tcx.item_name(def_id.into()),
             must_be_overridden,

compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs

@@ -1764,7 +1764,6 @@ symbols! {
         rustc_insignificant_dtor,
         rustc_intrinsic,
         rustc_intrinsic_const_stable_indirect,
-        rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden,
         rustc_layout,
         rustc_layout_scalar_valid_range_end,
         rustc_layout_scalar_valid_range_start,

library/alloc/src/boxed.rs

@@ -238,11 +238,8 @@ pub struct Box<
 ///
 /// This is the surface syntax for `box <expr>` expressions.
 #[rustc_intrinsic]
-#[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
 #[unstable(feature = "liballoc_internals", issue = "none")]
-pub fn box_new<T>(_x: T) -> Box<T> {
-    unreachable!()
-}
+pub fn box_new<T>(_x: T) -> Box<T>;
 
 impl<T> Box<T> {
     /// Allocates memory on the heap and then places `x` into it.

library/core/src/ffi/va_list.rs

@@ -305,25 +305,16 @@ impl<'f> Drop for VaListImpl<'f> {
 /// Destroy the arglist `ap` after initialization with `va_start` or
 /// `va_copy`.
 #[rustc_intrinsic]
-#[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
 #[rustc_nounwind]
-unsafe fn va_end(_ap: &mut VaListImpl<'_>) {
-    unreachable!()
-}
+unsafe fn va_end(_ap: &mut VaListImpl<'_>);
 
 /// Copies the current location of arglist `src` to the arglist `dst`.
 #[rustc_intrinsic]
-#[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
 #[rustc_nounwind]
-unsafe fn va_copy<'f>(_dest: *mut VaListImpl<'f>, _src: &VaListImpl<'f>) {
-    unreachable!()
-}
+unsafe fn va_copy<'f>(_dest: *mut VaListImpl<'f>, _src: &VaListImpl<'f>);
 
 /// Loads an argument of type `T` from the `va_list` `ap` and increment the
 /// argument `ap` points to.
 #[rustc_intrinsic]
-#[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
 #[rustc_nounwind]
-unsafe fn va_arg<T: sealed_trait::VaArgSafe>(_ap: &mut VaListImpl<'_>) -> T {
-    unreachable!()
-}
+unsafe fn va_arg<T: sealed_trait::VaArgSafe>(_ap: &mut VaListImpl<'_>) -> T;

src/doc/unstable-book/src/language-features/intrinsics.md

@@ -62,13 +62,19 @@ These must be implemented by all backends.
 
 ### `#[rustc_intrinsic]` declarations
 
-These are written like intrinsics with fallback bodies, but the body is irrelevant.
-Use `loop {}` for the body or call the intrinsic recursively and add
-`#[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]` to the function to ensure that backends don't
-invoke the body.
+These are written without a body:
+```rust
+#![feature(intrinsics)]
+#![allow(internal_features)]
+
+#[rustc_intrinsic]
+pub fn abort() -> !;
+```
 
 ### Legacy extern ABI based intrinsics
 
+*This style is deprecated, always prefer the above form.*
+
 These are imported as if they were FFI functions, with the special
 `rust-intrinsic` ABI. For example, if one was in a freestanding
 context, but wished to be able to `transmute` between types, and

tests/assembly/rust-abi-arg-attr.rs

@@ -51,10 +51,7 @@ enum Ordering {
 }
 
 #[rustc_intrinsic]
-#[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-fn three_way_compare<T: Copy>(lhs: T, rhs: T) -> Ordering {
-    loop {}
-}
+fn three_way_compare<T: Copy>(lhs: T, rhs: T) -> Ordering;
 
 // ^^^^^ core
 

tests/rustdoc/const-intrinsic.rs

@@ -9,19 +9,13 @@
 #[stable(since="1.0.0", feature="rust1")]
 #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_transmute", since = "1.56.0")]
 #[rustc_intrinsic]
-#[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-pub const unsafe fn transmute<T, U>(_: T) -> U {
-    loop {}
-}
+pub const unsafe fn transmute<T, U>(_: T) -> U;
 
 //@ has 'foo/fn.unreachable.html'
 //@ has - '//pre[@class="rust item-decl"]' 'pub unsafe fn unreachable() -> !'
 #[stable(since="1.0.0", feature="rust1")]
 #[rustc_intrinsic]
-#[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-pub unsafe fn unreachable() -> ! {
-    loop {}
-}
+pub unsafe fn unreachable() -> !;
 
 extern "C" {
     //@ has 'foo/fn.needs_drop.html'

tests/rustdoc/safe-intrinsic.rs

@@ -11,14 +11,8 @@ trait Sized {}
 //@ has 'foo/fn.abort.html'
 //@ has - '//pre[@class="rust item-decl"]' 'pub fn abort() -> !'
 #[rustc_intrinsic]
-#[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-pub fn abort() -> ! {
-    loop {}
-}
+pub fn abort() -> !;
 //@ has 'foo/fn.unreachable.html'
 //@ has - '//pre[@class="rust item-decl"]' 'pub unsafe fn unreachable() -> !'
 #[rustc_intrinsic]
-#[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-pub unsafe fn unreachable() -> ! {
-    loop {}
-}
+pub unsafe fn unreachable() -> !;

tests/ui-fulldeps/stable-mir/check_intrinsics.rs

@@ -51,13 +51,11 @@ fn test_intrinsics() -> ControlFlow<()> {
 
 /// This check is unfortunately tight to the implementation of intrinsics.
 ///
-/// We want to ensure that StableMIR can handle intrinsics with and without fallback body.
+/// We want to ensure that StableMIR can handle intrinsics with and without fallback body:
+/// for intrinsics without a body, obviously we cannot expose anything.
 ///
 /// If by any chance this test breaks because you changed how an intrinsic is implemented, please
 /// update the test to invoke a different intrinsic.
-///
-/// In StableMIR, we only expose intrinsic body if they are not marked with
-/// `rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden`.
 fn check_instance(instance: &Instance) {
     assert_eq!(instance.kind, InstanceKind::Intrinsic);
     let name = instance.intrinsic_name().unwrap();

tests/ui/error-codes/E0094.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 #![feature(intrinsics)]
 
 #[rustc_intrinsic]
-#[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-fn size_of<T, U>() -> usize {
-    //~^ ERROR E0094
-    loop {}
-}
+fn size_of<T, U>() -> usize;
+//~^ ERROR E0094
 
 fn main() {}

tests/ui/error-codes/E0094.stderr

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 error[E0094]: intrinsic has wrong number of type parameters: found 2, expected 1
-  --> $DIR/E0094.rs:5:11
+  --> $DIR/E0094.rs:4:11
    |
-LL | fn size_of<T, U>() -> usize {
+LL | fn size_of<T, U>() -> usize;
    |           ^^^^^^ expected 1 type parameter
 
 error: aborting due to 1 previous error

tests/ui/error-codes/E0308.rs

@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 #![feature(rustc_attrs)]
 
 #[rustc_intrinsic]
-#[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-fn size_of<T>() {
-    //~^ ERROR E0308
-    loop {}
-}
+fn size_of<T>();
+//~^ ERROR E0308
 
 fn main() {}

tests/ui/error-codes/E0308.stderr

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 error[E0308]: intrinsic has wrong type
-  --> $DIR/E0308.rs:6:16
+  --> $DIR/E0308.rs:5:16
    |
-LL | fn size_of<T>() {
+LL | fn size_of<T>();
    |                ^ expected `usize`, found `()`
    |
    = note: expected signature `fn() -> usize`

tests/ui/intrinsics/always-gets-overridden.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-//! Check that `vtable_size` gets overridden by llvm backend even if there is no
-//! `rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden` attribute on this usage.
+//! Check that `vtable_size` gets overridden by llvm backend even if there is a
+//! fallback body.
 #![feature(intrinsics)]
 //@run-pass
 

tests/ui/repr/16-bit-repr-c-enum.rs

@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@ enum Foo {
 #[stable(feature = "intrinsics_for_test", since = "3.3.3")]
 #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "intrinsics_for_test", since = "3.3.3")]
 #[rustc_intrinsic]
-#[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-const fn size_of<T>() -> usize {
-    loop {}
-}
+const fn size_of<T>() -> usize;
 
 #[lang="sized"]
 trait Sized {}

tests/ui/target-feature/feature-hierarchy.rs

@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@ impl Copy for bool {}
 #[stable(feature = "test", since = "1.0.0")]
 #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "test", since = "1.0.0")]
 #[rustc_intrinsic]
-#[rustc_intrinsic_must_be_overridden]
-const unsafe fn unreachable() -> ! {
-    loop {}
-}
+const unsafe fn unreachable() -> !;
 
 #[rustc_builtin_macro]
 macro_rules! cfg {