Make unused_allocation lint warn against Box::new

compiler/rustc_lint/src/unused.rs

@@ -1349,9 +1349,8 @@ fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, item: &ast::Item) {
     /// ### Example
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// #![feature(box_syntax)]
     /// fn main() {
-    ///     let a = (box [1, 2, 3]).len();
+    ///     let a = Box::new([1, 2, 3]).len();
     /// }
     /// ```
     ///
@@ -1373,6 +1372,11 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for UnusedAllocation {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, e: &hir::Expr<'_>) {
         match e.kind {
             hir::ExprKind::Box(_) => {}
+            hir::ExprKind::Call(path_expr, [_])
+                if let hir::ExprKind::Path(qpath) = &path_expr.kind
+                && let Some(did) = cx.qpath_res(qpath, path_expr.hir_id).opt_def_id()
+                && cx.tcx.is_diagnostic_item(sym::box_new, did)
+                => {}
             _ => return,
         }
 

compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs

@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@
         borrowck_graphviz_format,
         borrowck_graphviz_postflow,
         box_free,
+        box_new,
         box_patterns,
         box_syntax,
         bpf_target_feature,

library/alloc/src/boxed.rs

@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ impl<T> Box<T> {
     #[inline(always)]
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     #[must_use]
+    #[rustc_diagnostic_item = "box_new"]
     pub fn new(x: T) -> Self {
         #[rustc_box]
         Box::new(x)