Make Default const and add some const Default impls

Full list of `impl const Default` types:

- ()
- bool
- char
- Cell
- std::ascii::Char
- usize
- u8
- u16
- u32
- u64
- u128
- i8
- i16
- i32
- i64
- i128
- f16
- f32
- f64
- f128
- std::marker::PhantomData<T>
- Option<T>
- std::iter::Empty<T>
- std::ptr::Alignment
- &[T]
- &mut [T]
- &str
- &mut str
- String
- Vec<T>

Author: estebank

library/alloc/src/lib.rs

@@ -107,8 +107,10 @@
 #![feature(char_max_len)]
 #![feature(clone_to_uninit)]
 #![feature(coerce_unsized)]
+#![feature(const_default)]
 #![feature(const_eval_select)]
 #![feature(const_heap)]
+#![feature(const_trait_impl)]
 #![feature(core_intrinsics)]
 #![feature(deprecated_suggestion)]
 #![feature(deref_pure_trait)]

library/alloc/src/string.rs

@@ -2611,7 +2611,8 @@ impl_eq! { Cow<'a, str>, &'b str }
 impl_eq! { Cow<'a, str>, String }
 
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl Default for String {
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_default", issue = "67792")]
+impl const Default for String {
     /// Creates an empty `String`.
     #[inline]
     fn default() -> String {

library/alloc/src/vec/mod.rs

@@ -3895,7 +3895,8 @@ unsafe impl<#[may_dangle] T, A: Allocator> Drop for Vec<T, A> {
 }
 
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<T> Default for Vec<T> {
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_default", issue = "67792")]
+impl<T> const Default for Vec<T> {
     /// Creates an empty `Vec<T>`.
     ///
     /// The vector will not allocate until elements are pushed onto it.

library/core/src/cell.rs

@@ -333,7 +333,8 @@ impl<T: Copy> Clone for Cell<T> {
 }
 
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<T: Default> Default for Cell<T> {
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_default", issue = "67792")]
+impl<T: ~const Default> const Default for Cell<T> {
     /// Creates a `Cell<T>`, with the `Default` value for T.
     #[inline]
     fn default() -> Cell<T> {
@@ -1323,7 +1324,8 @@ impl<T: Clone> Clone for RefCell<T> {
 }
 
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<T: Default> Default for RefCell<T> {
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_default", issue = "67792")]
+impl<T: ~const Default> const Default for RefCell<T> {
     /// Creates a `RefCell<T>`, with the `Default` value for T.
     #[inline]
     fn default() -> RefCell<T> {
@@ -2330,7 +2332,8 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> UnsafeCell<T> {
 }
 
 #[stable(feature = "unsafe_cell_default", since = "1.10.0")]
-impl<T: Default> Default for UnsafeCell<T> {
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_default", issue = "67792")]
+impl<T: ~const Default> const Default for UnsafeCell<T> {
     /// Creates an `UnsafeCell`, with the `Default` value for T.
     fn default() -> UnsafeCell<T> {
         UnsafeCell::new(Default::default())
@@ -2434,7 +2437,8 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> SyncUnsafeCell<T> {
 }
 
 #[unstable(feature = "sync_unsafe_cell", issue = "95439")]
-impl<T: Default> Default for SyncUnsafeCell<T> {
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_default", issue = "67792")]
+impl<T: ~const Default> const Default for SyncUnsafeCell<T> {
     /// Creates an `SyncUnsafeCell`, with the `Default` value for T.
     fn default() -> SyncUnsafeCell<T> {
         SyncUnsafeCell::new(Default::default())

library/core/src/default.rs

@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ use crate::ascii::Char as AsciiChar;
 /// ```
 #[rustc_diagnostic_item = "Default"]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
+#[const_trait]
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_default", issue = "67792")]
 pub trait Default: Sized {
     /// Returns the "default value" for a type.
     ///
@@ -149,7 +151,8 @@ pub macro Default($item:item) {
 macro_rules! default_impl {
     ($t:ty, $v:expr, $doc:tt) => {
         #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-        impl Default for $t {
+        #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_default", issue = "67792")]
+        impl const Default for $t {
             #[inline(always)]
             #[doc = $doc]
             fn default() -> $t {

library/core/src/iter/sources/empty.rs

@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ impl<T> Clone for Empty<T> {
 // not #[derive] because that adds a Default bound on T,
 // which isn't necessary.
 #[stable(feature = "iter_empty", since = "1.2.0")]
-impl<T> Default for Empty<T> {
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_default", issue = "67792")]
+impl<T> const Default for Empty<T> {
     fn default() -> Empty<T> {
         Empty(marker::PhantomData)
     }

library/core/src/marker.rs

@@ -858,7 +858,8 @@ impl<T: PointeeSized> Clone for PhantomData<T> {
 }
 
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<T: PointeeSized> Default for PhantomData<T> {
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_default", issue = "67792")]
+impl<T: PointeeSized> const Default for PhantomData<T> {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self
     }

library/core/src/option.rs

@@ -2111,7 +2111,8 @@ where
 impl<T> crate::clone::UseCloned for Option<T> where T: crate::clone::UseCloned {}
 
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<T> Default for Option<T> {
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_default", issue = "67792")]
+impl<T> const Default for Option<T> {
     /// Returns [`None`][Option::None].
     ///
     /// # Examples

library/core/src/ptr/alignment.rs

@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ impl hash::Hash for Alignment {
 
 /// Returns [`Alignment::MIN`], which is valid for any type.
 #[unstable(feature = "ptr_alignment_type", issue = "102070")]
-impl Default for Alignment {
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_default", issue = "67792")]
+impl const Default for Alignment {
     fn default() -> Alignment {
         Alignment::MIN
     }

library/core/src/slice/mod.rs

@@ -5158,15 +5158,17 @@ where
 }
 
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<T> Default for &[T] {
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_default", issue = "67792")]
+impl<T> const Default for &[T] {
     /// Creates an empty slice.
     fn default() -> Self {
         &[]
     }
 }
 
 #[stable(feature = "mut_slice_default", since = "1.5.0")]
-impl<T> Default for &mut [T] {
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_default", issue = "67792")]
+impl<T> const Default for &mut [T] {
     /// Creates a mutable empty slice.
     fn default() -> Self {
         &mut []