Avoid generating ref patterns for fields of packed remote struct

serde_derive/src/de.rs

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub fn expand_derive_deserialize(
 
     let impl_block = if let Some(remote) = cont.attrs.remote() {
         let vis = &input.vis;
-        let used = pretend::pretend_used(&cont);
+        let used = pretend::pretend_used(&cont, params.is_packed);
         quote! {
             impl #de_impl_generics #ident #ty_generics #where_clause {
                 #vis fn deserialize<__D>(__deserializer: __D) -> #serde::__private::Result<#remote #ty_generics, __D::Error>
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ struct Parameters {
     /// At least one field has a serde(getter) attribute, implying that the
     /// remote type has a private field.
     has_getter: bool,
+
+    /// Type has a repr(packed) attribute.
+    is_packed: bool,
 }
 
 impl Parameters {
@@ -137,6 +140,7 @@ impl Parameters {
         let borrowed = borrowed_lifetimes(cont);
         let generics = build_generics(cont, &borrowed);
         let has_getter = cont.data.has_getter();
+        let is_packed = cont.attrs.is_packed();
 
         Parameters {
             local,
@@ -144,6 +148,7 @@ impl Parameters {
             generics,
             borrowed,
             has_getter,
+            is_packed,
         }
     }
 

serde_derive/src/pretend.rs

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ use internals::ast::{Container, Data, Field, Style};
 //     8 | enum EnumDef { V }
 //       |                ^
 //
-pub fn pretend_used(cont: &Container) -> TokenStream {
+pub fn pretend_used(cont: &Container, is_packed: bool) -> TokenStream {
-    let pretend_fields = pretend_fields_used(cont);
+    let pretend_fields = pretend_fields_used(cont, is_packed);
     let pretend_variants = pretend_variants_used(cont);
 
     quote! {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn pretend_used(cont: &Container) -> TokenStream {
 // The `ref` is important in case the user has written a Drop impl on their
 // type. Rust does not allow destructuring a struct or enum that has a Drop
 // impl.
-fn pretend_fields_used(cont: &Container) -> TokenStream {
+fn pretend_fields_used(cont: &Container, is_packed: bool) -> TokenStream {
     let type_ident = &cont.ident;
     let (_, ty_generics, _) = cont.generics.split_for_impl();
 
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ fn pretend_fields_used(cont: &Container) -> TokenStream {
             .filter_map(|variant| match variant.style {
                 Style::Struct => {
                     let variant_ident = &variant.ident;
-                    let pat = struct_pattern(&variant.fields);
+                    let pat = struct_pattern(&variant.fields, is_packed);
                     Some(quote!(#type_ident::#variant_ident #pat))
                 }
                 _ => None,
             })
             .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
         Data::Struct(Style::Struct, fields) => {
-            let pat = struct_pattern(fields);
+            let pat = struct_pattern(fields, is_packed);
             vec![quote!(#type_ident #pat)]
         }
         Data::Struct(_, _) => {
@@ -132,9 +132,14 @@ fn pretend_variants_used(cont: &Container) -> TokenStream {
     quote!(#(#cases)*)
 }
 
-fn struct_pattern(fields: &[Field]) -> TokenStream {
+fn struct_pattern(fields: &[Field], is_packed: bool) -> TokenStream {
     let members = fields.iter().map(|field| &field.member);
     let placeholders =
         (0..fields.len()).map(|i| Ident::new(&format!("__v{}", i), Span::call_site()));
-    quote!({ #(#members: ref #placeholders),* })
+    let take_reference = if is_packed {
+        None
+    } else {
+        Some(quote!(ref))
+    };
+    quote!({ #(#members: #take_reference #placeholders),* })
 }

serde_derive/src/ser.rs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub fn expand_derive_serialize(
 
     let impl_block = if let Some(remote) = cont.attrs.remote() {
         let vis = &input.vis;
-        let used = pretend::pretend_used(&cont);
+        let used = pretend::pretend_used(&cont, params.is_packed);
         quote! {
             impl #impl_generics #ident #ty_generics #where_clause {
                 #vis fn serialize<__S>(__self: &#remote #ty_generics, __serializer: __S) -> #serde::__private::Result<__S::Ok, __S::Error>