In this test, traditionally the comparison `*l == r[0]` was left as a
comparison between `*l` (type `any`) and `r[0]` (type `*int`), and the
rest of the compiler needed to handle mixed-typed comparisons.
However, this means more complexity for wiring up explicit rtypes.
To simplify rtype handling, the next CL will change unified IR to
instead handle the expression as `*l == any(r[0])`. However, a
consequence of this currently is that walk will now sequence the
`any(r[0])` expression first, because it involves a
concrete-to-interface conversion. And in turn, this means the `r[0]`
panic ("index out of bounds") will take priority over the `*l`
panic ("nil pointer dereference").
This is a change in user-visible semantics in some cases, but the Go
spec leaves this unspecified, so it shouldn't be an issue. Note also:
gccgo has the same behavior (i.e., panicking on index out of bounds,
not nil pointer dereference), and cmd/compile also already has the
same behavior when the interface conversion is explicit (as in the
added "nil pointer dereference #3" test case).
Updates #23735.
Updates #32187.
Change-Id: I49e5dcca85b4680f9c8780ef0013e64254d38fe5
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/418097
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