Avoid using Ranges in exact substitutions

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/cc/CheckCaptures.scala

@@ -72,16 +72,23 @@ object CheckCaptures:
    */
   final class SubstParamsMap(from: BindingType, to: List[Type])(using Context)
   extends ApproximatingTypeMap, IdempotentCaptRefMap:
-    def apply(tp: Type): Type = tp match
-      case tp: ParamRef =>
-        if tp.binder == from then to(tp.paramNum) else tp
-      case tp: NamedType =>
-        if tp.prefix `eq` NoPrefix then tp
-        else tp.derivedSelect(apply(tp.prefix))
-      case _: ThisType =>
-        tp
-      case _ =>
-        mapOver(tp)
+    /** This SubstParamsMap is exact if `to` only contains `CaptureRef`s. */
+    private val isExactSubstitution: Boolean = to.forall(_.isInstanceOf[CaptureRef])
+
+    /** As long as this substitution is exact, there is no need to create `Range`s when mapping invariant positions. */
+    override protected def needsRangeIfInvariant(refs: CaptureSet): Boolean = !isExactSubstitution
+
+    def apply(tp: Type): Type =
+      tp match
+        case tp: ParamRef =>
+          if tp.binder == from then to(tp.paramNum) else tp
+        case tp: NamedType =>
+          if tp.prefix `eq` NoPrefix then tp
+          else tp.derivedSelect(apply(tp.prefix))
+        case _: ThisType =>
+          tp
+        case _ =>
+          mapOver(tp)
 
   /** Check that a @retains annotation only mentions references that can be tracked.
    *  This check is performed at Typer.

tests/neg-custom-args/captures/cc-subst-param-exact.scala

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import language.experimental.captureChecking
+import caps.*
+
+trait Ref[T] { def set(x: T): T }
+def test() = {
+
+  def swap[T](x: Ref[T]^)(y: Ref[T]^{x}): Unit = ???
+  def foo[T](x: Ref[T]^): Unit =
+    swap(x)(x)
+
+  def bar[T](x: () => Ref[T]^)(y: Ref[T]^{x}): Unit =
+    swap(x())(y)  // error
+
+  def baz[T](x: Ref[T]^)(y: Ref[T]^{x}): Unit =
+    swap(x)(y)
+}
+
+trait IO
+type Op = () -> Unit
+def test2(c: IO^, f: Op^{c}) = {
+  def run(io: IO^)(op: Op^{io}): Unit = op()
+  run(c)(f)
+
+  def bad(getIO: () => IO^, g: Op^{getIO}): Unit =
+    run(getIO())(g)  // error
+}
+
+def test3() = {
+  def run(io: IO^)(op: Op^{io}): Unit = ???
+  val myIO: IO^ = ???
+  val myOp: Op^{myIO} = ???
+  run(myIO)(myOp)
+}