[ICE]: error performing operation: fully_perform: triggered by a sealed supertrait + associated-type-bound subtraits
Author: martinjrobinsCreated Sep 5, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026
LabelsI-ICEP-mediumregression-from-stable-to-nightlyA-associated-itemsT-compilerA-inferenceA-impl-traitC-bug
I found this ICE when upgrading to `+nightly-2026-09-04` (`+nightly-2026-06-05` worked fine). I have a crate with a sealed `ImplicitBounds = Bounds<&'a Self> + for<'a>` supertrait + associated-type-bound subtraits, something in which is triggering the error. I used an LLM to reduce the set of traits to the MRE below:
### Code
```Rust
mod sealed {
pub trait Sealed: Sized {}
pub struct Bounds(T);
impl Sealed for Bounds {}
}
use sealed::{Bounds, Sealed};
trait Op {
type V;
}
trait Jac: Op {
fn jacobian(&self, x: &Self::V);
}
trait EqnsRef<'a, ImplicitBounds: Sealed = Bounds<&'a Self>>: Op {
type Rhs: Op;
}
trait Eqns: for<'a> EqnsRef<'a> {
fn rhs(&self) -> >::Rhs;
}
trait EqnsImplicit: Eqns> {}
impl EqnsImplicit for T where T: Eqns> {}
struct MyEqns;
struct MyRhs<'a>(&'a MyEqns);
impl Op for MyRhs<'_> {
type V = f64;
}
impl Jac for MyRhs<'_> {
fn jacobian(&self, _x: &f64) {}
}
impl Op for MyEqns {
type V = f64;
}
impl<'a> EqnsRef<'a> for MyEqns {
type Rhs = MyRhs<'a>;
}
impl Eqns for MyEqns {
fn rhs(&self) -> >::Rhs {
MyRhs(self)
}
}
fn inner() -> impl EqnsImplicit {
MyEqns
}
pub fn outer() {
inner().rhs().jacobian(&0.0);
}
```
### Meta
`rustc +nightly --version --verbose`:
```
rustc 1.100.0-nightly (0ed41eb41 2026-09-04)
binary: rustc
commit-hash: 0ed41eb4142dda2df61eb1145a312c1a9d62eb56
commit-date: 2026-09-04
host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
release: 1.100.0-nightly
LLVM version: 23.1.1
```
### Error output
```
❯ RUST_BACKTRACE=1 cargo +nightly build
Compiling ice-mre v0.0.0 (/home/mrobins/git/tmp/ice-mre)
warning: field `0` is never read
--> src/lib.rs:28:18
|
28 | struct MyRhs<'a>(&'a MyEqns);
| ----- ^^^^^^^^^^
| |
| field in this struct
|
= help: consider removing this field
= note: `#[warn(dead_code)]` (part of `#[warn(unused)]`) on by default
note: no errors encountered even though delayed bugs were created
note: those delayed bugs will now be shown as internal compiler errors
error: internal compiler error: error performing operation: fully_perform
--> src/lib.rs:53:5
|
53 | inner().rhs().jacobian(&0.0);
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
note: delayed at /rustc-dev/0ed41eb4142dda2df61eb1145a312c1a9d62eb56/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/query/type_op/custom.rs:126:26
0: ::emit_diagnostic
1: ::emit_diagnostic
2: ::emit_producing_guarantee
3: ::span_delayed_bug::
4: ::visit_body
5: rustc_borrowck::borrowck_collect_region_constraints
6: ::do_mir_borrowck
7: rustc_borrowck::mir_borrowck
8: rustc_query_impl::query_vtables::mir_borrowck::invoke_provider_fn::__rust_begin_short_backtrace
9: rustc_query_impl::execution::try_execute_query::, rustc_middle::dep_graph::graph::DepNodeIndex>, true>
10: rustc_query_impl::query_vtables::mir_borrowck::execute_query_incr::__rust_end_short_backtrace
11: ::par_hir_body_owners::::{closure#0}
12: rustc_interface::passes::analysis
13: rustc_query_impl::execution::try_execute_query::>, true>
14: rustc_query_impl::query_vtables::analysis::execute_query_incr::__rust_end_short_backtrace
15: rustc_interface::interface::run_compiler::<(), rustc_driver_impl::run_compiler::{closure#0}>::{closure#2}
16: std::sys::backtrace::__rust_begin_short_backtrace::::{closure#2}, ()>::{closure#0}, ()>::{closure#0}::{closure#0}, ()>
17: ::{closure#2}, ()>::{closure#0}, ()>::{closure#0}::{closure#0}, ()>::{closure#1} as core::ops::function::FnOnce<()>>::call_once::{shim:vtable#0}
18: ::new::thread_start
19: start_thread
at ./nptl/pthread_create.c:454:8
20: clone
at ./misc/../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S:100:0
--> src/lib.rs:53:5
|
53 | inner().rhs().jacobian(&0.0);
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
note: we would appreciate a bug report: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/new?labels=C-bug%2C+I-ICE%2C+T-compiler&template=ice.md
note: please make sure that you have updated to the latest nightly
note: please attach the file at `/home/mrobins/git/tmp/ice-mre/rustc-ice-2026-09-05T09_39_28-1345463.txt` to your bug report
note: rustc 1.100.0-nightly (0ed41eb41 2026-09-04) running on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
note: compiler flags: --crate-type lib -Z embed-metadata=no -C embed-bitcode=no -C debuginfo=2 -C incremental=[REDACTED]
note: some of the compiler flags provided by cargo are hidden
query stack during panic:
end of query stack
warning: `ice-mre` (lib) generated 1 warning
error: could not compile `ice-mre` (lib); 1 warning emitted
```
Source: rust-lang/rust