do not access associated_item map directly

src/librustc/ty/mod.rs

@@ -2139,6 +2139,26 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> TyCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
         })
     }
 
+    pub fn opt_associated_item(self, def_id: DefId) -> Option<AssociatedItem> {
+        let is_associated_item = if let Some(node_id) = self.hir.as_local_node_id(def_id) {
+            match self.hir.get(node_id) {
+                hir_map::NodeTraitItem(_) | hir_map::NodeImplItem(_) => true,
+                _ => false,
+            }
+        } else {
+            match self.sess.cstore.describe_def(def_id).expect("no def for def-id") {
+                Def::AssociatedConst(_) | Def::Method(_) | Def::AssociatedTy(_) => true,
+                _ => false,
+            }
+        };
+
+        if is_associated_item {
+            Some(self.associated_item(def_id))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
     fn associated_item_from_trait_item_ref(self,
                                            parent_def_id: DefId,
                                            parent_vis: &hir::Visibility,
@@ -2391,7 +2411,7 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> TyCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
                 None
             }
         } else {
-            self.maps.associated_item.borrow().get(&def_id).cloned()
+            self.opt_associated_item(def_id)
         };
 
         match item {
@@ -2412,15 +2432,13 @@ impl<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> TyCtxt<'a, 'gcx, 'tcx> {
         if def_id.krate != LOCAL_CRATE {
             return self.sess.cstore.trait_of_item(def_id);
         }
-        match self.maps.associated_item.borrow().get(&def_id) {
-            Some(associated_item) => {
+        self.opt_associated_item(def_id)
+            .and_then(|associated_item| {
                 match associated_item.container {
                     TraitContainer(def_id) => Some(def_id),
                     ImplContainer(_) => None
                 }
-            }
-            None => None
-        }
+            })
     }
 
     /// Construct a parameter environment suitable for static contexts or other contexts where there
@@ -2588,11 +2606,12 @@ fn associated_item<'a, 'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'a, 'tcx, 'tcx>, def_id: DefId)
             }
         }
 
-        ref r => {
-            panic!("unexpected container of associated items: {:?}", r)
-        }
+        _ => { }
     }
-    panic!("associated item not found for def_id: {:?}", def_id);
+
+    span_bug!(parent_item.span,
+              "unexpected parent of trait or impl item or item not found: {:?}",
+              parent_item.node)
 }
 
 /// Calculates the Sized-constraint.

src/librustc_lint/bad_style.rs

@@ -27,19 +27,15 @@ pub enum MethodLateContext {
     PlainImpl,
 }
 
-pub fn method_context(cx: &LateContext, id: ast::NodeId, span: Span) -> MethodLateContext {
+pub fn method_context(cx: &LateContext, id: ast::NodeId) -> MethodLateContext {
     let def_id = cx.tcx.hir.local_def_id(id);
-    match cx.tcx.maps.associated_item.borrow().get(&def_id) {
-        None => span_bug!(span, "missing method descriptor?!"),
-        Some(item) => {
-            match item.container {
-                ty::TraitContainer(..) => MethodLateContext::TraitDefaultImpl,
-                ty::ImplContainer(cid) => {
-                    match cx.tcx.impl_trait_ref(cid) {
-                        Some(_) => MethodLateContext::TraitImpl,
-                        None => MethodLateContext::PlainImpl,
-                    }
-                }
+    let item = cx.tcx.associated_item(def_id);
+    match item.container {
+        ty::TraitContainer(..) => MethodLateContext::TraitDefaultImpl,
+        ty::ImplContainer(cid) => {
+            match cx.tcx.impl_trait_ref(cid) {
+                Some(_) => MethodLateContext::TraitImpl,
+                None => MethodLateContext::PlainImpl,
             }
         }
     }
@@ -244,7 +240,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for NonSnakeCase {
                 id: ast::NodeId) {
         match fk {
             FnKind::Method(name, ..) => {
-                match method_context(cx, id, span) {
+                match method_context(cx, id) {
                     MethodLateContext::PlainImpl => {
                         self.check_snake_case(cx, "method", &name.as_str(), Some(span))
                     }

src/librustc_lint/builtin.rs

@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for MissingDoc {
 
     fn check_impl_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext, impl_item: &hir::ImplItem) {
         // If the method is an impl for a trait, don't doc.
-        if method_context(cx, impl_item.id, impl_item.span) == MethodLateContext::TraitImpl {
+        if method_context(cx, impl_item.id) == MethodLateContext::TraitImpl {
             return;
         }
 

src/librustc_metadata/decoder.rs

@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> CrateMetadata {
             EntryKind::AssociatedType(container) => {
                 (ty::AssociatedKind::Type, container, false)
             }
-            _ => bug!()
+            _ => bug!("cannot get associated-item of `{:?}`", def_key)
         };
 
         ty::AssociatedItem {