Add unnecessary_safety_doc lint

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4449,6 +4449,7 @@ Released 2018-09-13
 [`unnecessary_mut_passed`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#unnecessary_mut_passed
 [`unnecessary_operation`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#unnecessary_operation
 [`unnecessary_owned_empty_strings`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#unnecessary_owned_empty_strings
+[`unnecessary_safety_doc`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#unnecessary_safety_doc
 [`unnecessary_self_imports`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#unnecessary_self_imports
 [`unnecessary_sort_by`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#unnecessary_sort_by
 [`unnecessary_to_owned`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#unnecessary_to_owned

clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ pub(crate) static LINTS: &[&crate::LintInfo] = &[
     crate::doc::MISSING_PANICS_DOC_INFO,
     crate::doc::MISSING_SAFETY_DOC_INFO,
     crate::doc::NEEDLESS_DOCTEST_MAIN_INFO,
+    crate::doc::UNNECESSARY_SAFETY_DOC_INFO,
     crate::double_parens::DOUBLE_PARENS_INFO,
     crate::drop_forget_ref::DROP_COPY_INFO,
     crate::drop_forget_ref::DROP_NON_DROP_INFO,

clippy_lints/src/doc.rs

@@ -221,6 +221,42 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     "possible typo for an intra-doc link"
 }
 
+declare_clippy_lint! {
+    /// ### What it does
+    /// Checks for the doc comments of publicly visible
+    /// safe functions and traits and warns if there is a `# Safety` section.
+    ///
+    /// ### Why is this bad?
+    /// Safe functions and traits are safe to implement and therefore do not
+    /// need to describe safety preconditions that users are required to uphold.
+    ///
+    /// ### Examples
+    /// ```rust
+    ///# type Universe = ();
+    /// /// # Safety
+    /// ///
+    /// /// This function should not be called before the horsemen are ready.
+    /// pub fn start_apocalypse_but_safely(u: &mut Universe) {
+    ///     unimplemented!();
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// The function is safe, so there shouldn't be any preconditions
+    /// that have to be explained for safety reasons.
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    ///# type Universe = ();
+    /// /// This function should really be documented
+    /// pub fn start_apocalypse(u: &mut Universe) {
+    ///     unimplemented!();
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    #[clippy::version = "1.66.0"]
+    pub UNNECESSARY_SAFETY_DOC,
+    style,
+    "`pub fn` or `pub trait` with `# Safety` docs"
+}
+
 #[expect(clippy::module_name_repetitions)]
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct DocMarkdown {
@@ -243,7 +279,8 @@ impl_lint_pass!(DocMarkdown => [
     MISSING_SAFETY_DOC,
     MISSING_ERRORS_DOC,
     MISSING_PANICS_DOC,
-    NEEDLESS_DOCTEST_MAIN
+    NEEDLESS_DOCTEST_MAIN,
+    UNNECESSARY_SAFETY_DOC,
 ]);
 
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for DocMarkdown {
@@ -254,7 +291,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for DocMarkdown {
 
     fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, item: &'tcx hir::Item<'_>) {
         let attrs = cx.tcx.hir().attrs(item.hir_id());
-        let headers = check_attrs(cx, &self.valid_idents, attrs);
+        let Some(headers) = check_attrs(cx, &self.valid_idents, attrs) else { return };
         match item.kind {
             hir::ItemKind::Fn(ref sig, _, body_id) => {
                 if !(is_entrypoint_fn(cx, item.def_id.to_def_id()) || in_external_macro(cx.tcx.sess, item.span)) {
@@ -271,15 +308,20 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for DocMarkdown {
             hir::ItemKind::Impl(impl_) => {
                 self.in_trait_impl = impl_.of_trait.is_some();
             },
-            hir::ItemKind::Trait(_, unsafety, ..) => {
-                if !headers.safety && unsafety == hir::Unsafety::Unsafe {
-                    span_lint(
+            hir::ItemKind::Trait(_, unsafety, ..) => match (headers.safety, unsafety) {
+                (false, hir::Unsafety::Unsafe) => span_lint(
                     cx,
                     MISSING_SAFETY_DOC,
                     cx.tcx.def_span(item.def_id),
                     "docs for unsafe trait missing `# Safety` section",
-                    );
-                }
+                ),
+                (true, hir::Unsafety::Normal) => span_lint(
+                    cx,
+                    UNNECESSARY_SAFETY_DOC,
+                    cx.tcx.def_span(item.def_id),
+                    "docs for safe trait have unnecessary `# Safety` section",
+                ),
+                _ => (),
             },
             _ => (),
         }
@@ -293,7 +335,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for DocMarkdown {
 
     fn check_trait_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, item: &'tcx hir::TraitItem<'_>) {
         let attrs = cx.tcx.hir().attrs(item.hir_id());
-        let headers = check_attrs(cx, &self.valid_idents, attrs);
+        let Some(headers) = check_attrs(cx, &self.valid_idents, attrs) else { return };
         if let hir::TraitItemKind::Fn(ref sig, ..) = item.kind {
             if !in_external_macro(cx.tcx.sess, item.span) {
                 lint_for_missing_headers(cx, item.def_id.def_id, sig, headers, None, None);
@@ -303,7 +345,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for DocMarkdown {
 
     fn check_impl_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, item: &'tcx hir::ImplItem<'_>) {
         let attrs = cx.tcx.hir().attrs(item.hir_id());
-        let headers = check_attrs(cx, &self.valid_idents, attrs);
+        let Some(headers) = check_attrs(cx, &self.valid_idents, attrs) else { return };
         if self.in_trait_impl || in_external_macro(cx.tcx.sess, item.span) {
             return;
         }
@@ -343,14 +385,20 @@ fn lint_for_missing_headers(
     }
 
     let span = cx.tcx.def_span(def_id);
-
-    if !headers.safety && sig.header.unsafety == hir::Unsafety::Unsafe {
-        span_lint(
+    match (headers.safety, sig.header.unsafety) {
+        (false, hir::Unsafety::Unsafe) => span_lint(
             cx,
             MISSING_SAFETY_DOC,
             span,
             "unsafe function's docs miss `# Safety` section",
-        );
+        ),
+        (true, hir::Unsafety::Normal) => span_lint(
+            cx,
+            UNNECESSARY_SAFETY_DOC,
+            span,
+            "safe function's docs have unnecessary `# Safety` section",
+        ),
+        _ => (),
     }
     if !headers.panics && panic_span.is_some() {
         span_lint_and_note(
@@ -452,7 +500,7 @@ struct DocHeaders {
     panics: bool,
 }
 
-fn check_attrs(cx: &LateContext<'_>, valid_idents: &FxHashSet<String>, attrs: &[Attribute]) -> DocHeaders {
+fn check_attrs(cx: &LateContext<'_>, valid_idents: &FxHashSet<String>, attrs: &[Attribute]) -> Option<DocHeaders> {
     use pulldown_cmark::{BrokenLink, CowStr, Options};
     /// We don't want the parser to choke on intra doc links. Since we don't
     /// actually care about rendering them, just pretend that all broken links are
@@ -473,11 +521,7 @@ fn check_attrs(cx: &LateContext<'_>, valid_idents: &FxHashSet<String>, attrs: &[
         } else if attr.has_name(sym::doc) {
             // ignore mix of sugared and non-sugared doc
             // don't trigger the safety or errors check
-            return DocHeaders {
-                safety: true,
-                errors: true,
-                panics: true,
-            };
+            return None;
         }
     }
 
@@ -489,7 +533,7 @@ fn check_attrs(cx: &LateContext<'_>, valid_idents: &FxHashSet<String>, attrs: &[
     }
 
     if doc.is_empty() {
-        return DocHeaders::default();
+        return Some(DocHeaders::default());
     }
 
     let mut cb = fake_broken_link_callback;
@@ -512,7 +556,7 @@ fn check_attrs(cx: &LateContext<'_>, valid_idents: &FxHashSet<String>, attrs: &[
             (previous, current) => Err(((previous, previous_range), (current, current_range))),
         }
     });
-    check_doc(cx, valid_idents, events, &spans)
+    Some(check_doc(cx, valid_idents, events, &spans))
 }
 
 const RUST_CODE: &[&str] = &["rust", "no_run", "should_panic", "compile_fail"];

tests/ui/auxiliary/doc_unsafe_macros.rs

@@ -6,3 +6,11 @@ macro_rules! undocd_unsafe {
         }
     };
 }
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! undocd_safe {
+    () => {
+        pub fn vey_oy() {
+            unimplemented!();
+        }
+    };
+}

tests/ui/doc_unnecessary_unsafe.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+// aux-build:doc_unsafe_macros.rs
+
+#![allow(clippy::let_unit_value)]
+
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate doc_unsafe_macros;
+
+/// This is has no safety section, and does not need one either
+pub fn destroy_the_planet() {
+    unimplemented!();
+}
+
+/// This one does not need a `Safety` section
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// This function shouldn't be called unless the horsemen are ready
+pub fn apocalypse(universe: &mut ()) {
+    unimplemented!();
+}
+
+/// This is a private function, skip to match behavior with `missing_safety_doc`.
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// Boo!
+fn you_dont_see_me() {
+    unimplemented!();
+}
+
+mod private_mod {
+    /// This is public but unexported function, skip to match behavior with `missing_safety_doc`.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// Very safe!
+    pub fn only_crate_wide_accessible() {
+        unimplemented!();
+    }
+
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// Unnecessary safety!
+    pub fn republished() {
+        unimplemented!();
+    }
+}
+
+pub use private_mod::republished;
+
+pub trait SafeTraitSafeMethods {
+    fn woefully_underdocumented(self);
+
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// Unnecessary!
+    fn documented(self);
+}
+
+pub trait SafeTrait {
+    fn method();
+}
+
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// Unnecessary!
+pub trait DocumentedSafeTrait {
+    fn method2();
+}
+
+pub struct Struct;
+
+impl SafeTraitSafeMethods for Struct {
+    fn woefully_underdocumented(self) {
+        // all is well
+    }
+
+    fn documented(self) {
+        // all is still well
+    }
+}
+
+impl SafeTrait for Struct {
+    fn method() {}
+}
+
+impl DocumentedSafeTrait for Struct {
+    fn method2() {}
+}
+
+impl Struct {
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// Unnecessary!
+    pub fn documented() -> Self {
+        unimplemented!();
+    }
+
+    pub fn undocumented(&self) {
+        unimplemented!();
+    }
+
+    /// Private, fine again to stay consistent with `missing_safety_doc`.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// Unnecessary!
+    fn private(&self) {
+        unimplemented!();
+    }
+}
+
+macro_rules! very_safe {
+    () => {
+        pub fn whee() {
+            unimplemented!()
+        }
+
+        /// # Safety
+        ///
+        /// Driving is very safe already!
+        pub fn drive() {
+            whee()
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+very_safe!();
+
+// we don't lint code from external macros
+undocd_safe!();
+
+fn main() {}
+
+// do not lint if any parent has `#[doc(hidden)]` attribute
+// see #7347
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub mod __macro {
+    pub struct T;
+    impl T {
+        pub unsafe fn f() {}
+    }
+}
+
+/// # Implementation safety
+pub trait DocumentedSafeTraitWithImplementationHeader {
+    fn method();
+}

tests/ui/doc_unnecessary_unsafe.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+error: safe function's docs have unnecessary `# Safety` section
+  --> $DIR/doc_unnecessary_unsafe.rs:18:1
+   |
+LL | pub fn apocalypse(universe: &mut ()) {
+   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: `-D clippy::unnecessary-safety-doc` implied by `-D warnings`
+
+error: safe function's docs have unnecessary `# Safety` section
+  --> $DIR/doc_unnecessary_unsafe.rs:44:5
+   |
+LL |     pub fn republished() {
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+error: safe function's docs have unnecessary `# Safety` section
+  --> $DIR/doc_unnecessary_unsafe.rs:57:5
+   |
+LL |     fn documented(self);
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+error: docs for safe trait have unnecessary `# Safety` section
+  --> $DIR/doc_unnecessary_unsafe.rs:67:1
+   |
+LL | pub trait DocumentedSafeTrait {
+   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+error: safe function's docs have unnecessary `# Safety` section
+  --> $DIR/doc_unnecessary_unsafe.rs:95:5
+   |
+LL |     pub fn documented() -> Self {
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+error: safe function's docs have unnecessary `# Safety` section
+  --> $DIR/doc_unnecessary_unsafe.rs:122:9
+   |
+LL |         pub fn drive() {
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+...
+LL | very_safe!();
+   | ------------ in this macro invocation
+   |
+   = note: this error originates in the macro `very_safe` (in Nightly builds, run with -Z macro-backtrace for more info)
+
+error: docs for safe trait have unnecessary `# Safety` section
+  --> $DIR/doc_unnecessary_unsafe.rs:146:1
+   |
+LL | pub trait DocumentedSafeTraitWithImplementationHeader {
+   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+error: aborting due to 7 previous errors
+