misc:

* Delay macro checks.
* Use `span_lint_hir`.

clippy_lints/src/misc.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use clippy_utils::diagnostics::{span_lint, span_lint_and_then, span_lint_hir_and_then};
+use clippy_utils::diagnostics::{span_lint_and_then, span_lint_hir, span_lint_hir_and_then};
 use clippy_utils::source::{snippet, snippet_with_context};
 use clippy_utils::sugg::Sugg;
 use clippy_utils::{
@@ -114,25 +114,19 @@ fn check_fn(
         k: FnKind<'tcx>,
         decl: &'tcx FnDecl<'_>,
         body: &'tcx Body<'_>,
-        span: Span,
+        _: Span,
         _: LocalDefId,
     ) {
-        if let FnKind::Closure = k {
-            // Does not apply to closures
-            return;
-        }
-        if in_external_macro(cx.tcx.sess, span) {
-            return;
-        }
+        if !matches!(k, FnKind::Closure) {
             for arg in iter_input_pats(decl, body) {
-            // Do not emit if clippy::ref_patterns is not allowed to avoid having two lints for the same issue.
-            if !is_lint_allowed(cx, REF_PATTERNS, arg.pat.hir_id) {
-                return;
-            }
-            if let PatKind::Binding(BindingMode(ByRef::Yes(_), _), ..) = arg.pat.kind {
-                span_lint(
+                if let PatKind::Binding(BindingMode(ByRef::Yes(_), _), ..) = arg.pat.kind
+                    && is_lint_allowed(cx, REF_PATTERNS, arg.pat.hir_id)
+                    && !in_external_macro(cx.tcx.sess, arg.span)
+                {
+                    span_lint_hir(
                         cx,
                         TOPLEVEL_REF_ARG,
+                        arg.hir_id,
                         arg.pat.span,
                         "`ref` directly on a function argument is ignored. \
                         Consider using a reference type instead",
@@ -140,14 +134,15 @@ fn check_fn(
                 }
             }
         }
+    }
 
     fn check_stmt(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, stmt: &'tcx Stmt<'_>) {
-        if !in_external_macro(cx.tcx.sess, stmt.span)
-            && let StmtKind::Let(local) = stmt.kind
+        if let StmtKind::Let(local) = stmt.kind
             && let PatKind::Binding(BindingMode(ByRef::Yes(mutabl), _), .., name, None) = local.pat.kind
             && let Some(init) = local.init
             // Do not emit if clippy::ref_patterns is not allowed to avoid having two lints for the same issue.
             && is_lint_allowed(cx, REF_PATTERNS, local.pat.hir_id)
+            && !in_external_macro(cx.tcx.sess, stmt.span)
         {
             let ctxt = local.span.ctxt();
             let mut app = Applicability::MachineApplicable;

tests/ui/toplevel_ref_arg.fixed

@@ -36,4 +36,6 @@ fn main() {
 
     // do not lint in external macro
     external!(let ref _y = 42;);
+
+    fn f(#[allow(clippy::toplevel_ref_arg)] ref x: i32) {}
 }

tests/ui/toplevel_ref_arg.rs

@@ -36,4 +36,6 @@ fn main() {
 
     // do not lint in external macro
     external!(let ref _y = 42;);
+
+    fn f(#[allow(clippy::toplevel_ref_arg)] ref x: i32) {}
 }