Ensure we emit an allocator shim when only some crate types need one

rust-lang · bors · Sep 4, 2025 · Jul 10, 2025 · Aug 13, 2025 · Aug 13, 2025
commit fc7de9979e418b0ea467bb2833b07486d7c54940
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/link.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ use super::linker::{self, Linker};
 use super::metadata::{MetadataPosition, create_wrapper_file};
 use super::rpath::{self, RPathConfig};
 use super::{apple, versioned_llvm_target};
+use crate::base::needs_allocator_shim_for_linking;
 use crate::{
     CodegenResults, CompiledModule, CrateInfo, NativeLib, errors, looks_like_rust_object_file,
 };
@@ -2080,9 +2081,17 @@ fn add_local_crate_regular_objects(cmd: &mut dyn Linker, codegen_results: &Codeg
 }
 
 /// Add object files for allocator code linked once for the whole crate tree.
-fn add_local_crate_allocator_objects(cmd: &mut dyn Linker, codegen_results: &CodegenResults) {
-    if let Some(obj) = codegen_results.allocator_module.as_ref().and_then(|m| m.object.as_ref()) {
-        cmd.add_object(obj);
+fn add_local_crate_allocator_objects(
+    cmd: &mut dyn Linker,
+    codegen_results: &CodegenResults,
+    crate_type: CrateType,
+) {
+    if needs_allocator_shim_for_linking(&codegen_results.crate_info.dependency_formats, crate_type)
+    {
+        if let Some(obj) = codegen_results.allocator_module.as_ref().and_then(|m| m.object.as_ref())
+        {
+            cmd.add_object(obj);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -2281,7 +2290,7 @@ fn linker_with_args(
         codegen_results,
         metadata,
     );
-    add_local_crate_allocator_objects(cmd, codegen_results);
+    add_local_crate_allocator_objects(cmd, codegen_results, crate_type);
 
     // Avoid linking to dynamic libraries unless they satisfy some undefined symbols
     // at the point at which they are specified on the command line.

diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/base.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/base.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use rustc_hir::lang_items::LangItem;
 use rustc_hir::{ItemId, Target};
 use rustc_middle::middle::codegen_fn_attrs::CodegenFnAttrs;
 use rustc_middle::middle::debugger_visualizer::{DebuggerVisualizerFile, DebuggerVisualizerType};
+use rustc_middle::middle::dependency_format::Dependencies;
 use rustc_middle::middle::exported_symbols::{self, SymbolExportKind};
 use rustc_middle::middle::lang_items;
 use rustc_middle::mir::BinOp;
@@ -630,14 +631,30 @@ pub fn allocator_kind_for_codegen(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> Option<AllocatorKind> {
     // If the crate doesn't have an `allocator_kind` set then there's definitely
     // no shim to generate. Otherwise we also check our dependency graph for all
     // our output crate types. If anything there looks like its a `Dynamic`
-    // linkage, then it's already got an allocator shim and we'll be using that
-    // one instead. If nothing exists then it's our job to generate the
-    // allocator!
-    let any_dynamic_crate = tcx.dependency_formats(()).iter().any(|(_, list)| {
+    // linkage for all crate types we may link as, then it's already got an
+    // allocator shim and we'll be using that one instead. If nothing exists
+    // then it's our job to generate the allocator! If crate types disagree
+    // about whether an allocator shim is necessary or not, we generate one
+    // and let needs_allocator_shim_for_linking decide at link time whether or
+    // not to use it for any particular linker invocation.
+    let all_crate_types_any_dynamic_crate = tcx.dependency_formats(()).iter().all(|(_, list)| {
         use rustc_middle::middle::dependency_format::Linkage;
         list.iter().any(|&linkage| linkage == Linkage::Dynamic)
     });
-    if any_dynamic_crate { None } else { tcx.allocator_kind(()) }
+    if all_crate_types_any_dynamic_crate { None } else { tcx.allocator_kind(()) }
+}
+
+/// Decide if this particular crate type needs an allocator shim linked in.
+/// This may return true even when allocator_kind_for_codegen returns false. In
+/// this case no allocator shim shall be linked.
+pub(crate) fn needs_allocator_shim_for_linking(
+    dependency_formats: &Dependencies,
+    crate_type: CrateType,
+) -> bool {
+    use rustc_middle::middle::dependency_format::Linkage;
+    let any_dynamic_crate =
+        dependency_formats[&crate_type].iter().any(|&linkage| linkage == Linkage::Dynamic);
+    !any_dynamic_crate
 }
 
 pub fn codegen_crate<B: ExtraBackendMethods>(

diff --git a/tests/ui/linking/mixed-allocator-shim.rs b/tests/ui/linking/mixed-allocator-shim.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//@ build-pass
+//@ compile-flags: --crate-type staticlib,dylib -Zstaticlib-prefer-dynamic
+//@ no-prefer-dynamic
+
+// Test that compiling for multiple crate types in a single compilation with
+// mismatching allocator shim requirements doesn't result in the allocator shim
+// missing entirely.
+// In this particular test the dylib crate type will statically link libstd and
+// thus need an allocator shim, while the staticlib crate type will dynamically
+// link libstd and thus not need an allocator shim.
+// The -Zstaticlib-prefer-dynamic flag could be avoided by doing it the other
+// way around, but testing that the staticlib correctly has the allocator shim
+// in that case would require a run-make test instead.
+
+pub fn foo() {}