Backport "Lift all non trivial prefixes for default parameters" to LTS

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/EtaExpansion.scala

@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ abstract class Lifter {
     case TypeApply(fn, targs) =>
       cpy.TypeApply(tree)(liftApp(defs, fn), targs)
     case Select(pre, name) if isPureRef(tree) =>
-      cpy.Select(tree)(liftPrefix(defs, pre), name)
+      val liftedPrefix =
+        if tree.symbol.is(HasDefaultParams) then liftPrefix(defs, pre)
+        else liftNonIdempotentPrefix(defs, pre)
+      cpy.Select(tree)(liftedPrefix, name)
     case Block(stats, expr) =>
       liftApp(defs ++= stats, expr)
     case New(tpt) =>
@@ -138,8 +141,26 @@ abstract class Lifter {
    *
    *  unless `pre` is idempotent.
    */
-  def liftPrefix(defs: mutable.ListBuffer[Tree], tree: Tree)(using Context): Tree =
+  def liftNonIdempotentPrefix(defs: mutable.ListBuffer[Tree], tree: Tree)(using Context): Tree =
     if (isIdempotentExpr(tree)) tree else lift(defs, tree)
+
+  /** Lift prefix `pre` of an application `pre.f(...)` to
+   *
+   *     val x0 = pre
+   *     x0.f(...)
+   *
+   *  unless `pre` is idempotent reference, a `this` reference, a literal value, or a or the prefix of an `init` (`New` tree).
+   *
+   *  Note that default arguments will refer to the prefix, we do not want
+   *  to re-evaluate a complex expression each time we access a getter.
+   */
+  def liftPrefix(defs: mutable.ListBuffer[Tree], tree: Tree)(using Context): Tree =
+    tree match
+      case tree: Literal => tree
+      case tree: This => tree
+      case tree: New => tree // prefix of <init> call
+      case tree: RefTree if isIdempotentExpr(tree) => tree
+      case _ => lift(defs, tree)
 }
 
 /** No lifting at all */

compiler/test/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/DottyBytecodeTests.scala

@@ -1733,6 +1733,58 @@ class DottyBytecodeTests extends DottyBytecodeTest {
       assertSameCode(instructions, expected)
     }
   }
+
+  @Test def newInPrefixesOfDefaultParam = {
+    val source =
+      s"""class A:
+         |  def f(x: Int = 1): Int = x
+         |
+         |class Test:
+         | def meth1() = (new A).f()
+         | def meth2() = { val a = new A; a.f() }
+         """.stripMargin
+
+    checkBCode(source) { dir =>
+      val clsIn      = dir.lookupName("Test.class", directory = false).input
+      val clsNode    = loadClassNode(clsIn)
+      val meth1      = getMethod(clsNode, "meth1")
+      val meth2      = getMethod(clsNode, "meth2")
+
+      val instructions1 = instructionsFromMethod(meth1)
+      val instructions2 = instructionsFromMethod(meth2)
+
+      assert(instructions1 == instructions2,
+        "`assert` was not properly inlined in `meth1`\n" +
+        diffInstructions(instructions1, instructions2))
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test def newInDependentOfDefaultParam = {
+    val source =
+      s"""class A:
+         |  def i: Int = 1
+         |
+         |class Test:
+         |  def f(a: A)(x: Int = a.i): Int = x
+         |  def meth1() = f(new A)()
+         |  def meth2() = { val a = new A; f(a)() }
+         """.stripMargin
+
+    checkBCode(source) { dir =>
+      val clsIn      = dir.lookupName("Test.class", directory = false).input
+      val clsNode    = loadClassNode(clsIn)
+      val meth1      = getMethod(clsNode, "meth1")
+      val meth2      = getMethod(clsNode, "meth2")
+
+      val instructions1 = instructionsFromMethod(meth1)
+      val instructions2 = instructionsFromMethod(meth2)
+
+      assert(instructions1 == instructions2,
+        "`assert` was not properly inlined in `meth1`\n" +
+        diffInstructions(instructions1, instructions2))
+    }
+  }
+
 }
 
 object invocationReceiversTestCode {

tests/run/i15315.scala

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class A:
+  def f(x: Int = 1): Int = x
+
+@main def Test() =
+  (new A{}).f()