`mem_forget` checks if a type implements `Drop`

[kadiwa4]

Description

mem_forget currently only triggers if the type passed to mem::forget implements Drop.

However, if a type doesn't implement Drop, then that doesn't mean it lacks destructor code. For instance, String and HashMap currently don't implement it.

Instead, core::mem::needs_drop::<T>() is usually used to check if dropping a T invokes a destructor (the compiler-internal equivalent is rustc_middle::ty::Ty::needs_drop). It is already being used for (drop|forget)_non_drop and let_underscore_drop, but it is actually intended for optimization purposes only; it might spuriously return true. I don't know if it is the right thing to use here.

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@rustbot label: +C-enhancement