diff --git a/crates/hir/src/semantics.rs b/crates/hir/src/semantics.rs
index 1594d4f0ff99..0516a05b4154 100644
--- a/crates/hir/src/semantics.rs
+++ b/crates/hir/src/semantics.rs
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ impl<'db, DB: HirDatabase> Semantics<'db, DB> {
         self.imp.resolve_record_field(field)
     }
 
-    pub fn resolve_record_field_pat(&self, field: &ast::RecordPatField) -> Option<Field> {
-        self.imp.resolve_record_field_pat(field)
+    pub fn resolve_record_pat_field(&self, field: &ast::RecordPatField) -> Option<Field> {
+        self.imp.resolve_record_pat_field(field)
     }
 
     pub fn resolve_macro_call(&self, macro_call: &ast::MacroCall) -> Option<MacroDef> {
@@ -433,8 +433,8 @@ impl<'db> SemanticsImpl<'db> {
         self.analyze(field.syntax()).resolve_record_field(self.db, field)
     }
 
-    fn resolve_record_field_pat(&self, field: &ast::RecordPatField) -> Option<Field> {
-        self.analyze(field.syntax()).resolve_record_field_pat(self.db, field)
+    fn resolve_record_pat_field(&self, field: &ast::RecordPatField) -> Option<Field> {
+        self.analyze(field.syntax()).resolve_record_pat_field(self.db, field)
     }
 
     fn resolve_macro_call(&self, macro_call: &ast::MacroCall) -> Option<MacroDef> {
diff --git a/crates/hir/src/source_analyzer.rs b/crates/hir/src/source_analyzer.rs
index 1d13c4f1d3b7..1aef0f33f5f8 100644
--- a/crates/hir/src/source_analyzer.rs
+++ b/crates/hir/src/source_analyzer.rs
@@ -179,13 +179,13 @@ impl SourceAnalyzer {
         Some((struct_field.into(), local))
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn resolve_record_field_pat(
+    pub(crate) fn resolve_record_pat_field(
         &self,
         _db: &dyn HirDatabase,
         field: &ast::RecordPatField,
     ) -> Option<Field> {
         let pat_id = self.pat_id(&field.pat()?)?;
-        let struct_field = self.infer.as_ref()?.record_field_pat_resolution(pat_id)?;
+        let struct_field = self.infer.as_ref()?.record_pat_field_resolution(pat_id)?;
         Some(struct_field.into())
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/hir_ty/src/infer.rs b/crates/hir_ty/src/infer.rs
index 03b00b101c23..2b53b8297314 100644
--- a/crates/hir_ty/src/infer.rs
+++ b/crates/hir_ty/src/infer.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ pub struct InferenceResult {
     field_resolutions: FxHashMap<ExprId, FieldId>,
     /// For each field in record literal, records the field it resolves to.
     record_field_resolutions: FxHashMap<ExprId, FieldId>,
-    record_field_pat_resolutions: FxHashMap<PatId, FieldId>,
+    record_pat_field_resolutions: FxHashMap<PatId, FieldId>,
     /// For each struct literal, records the variant it resolves to.
     variant_resolutions: FxHashMap<ExprOrPatId, VariantId>,
     /// For each associated item record what it resolves to
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ impl InferenceResult {
     pub fn record_field_resolution(&self, expr: ExprId) -> Option<FieldId> {
         self.record_field_resolutions.get(&expr).copied()
     }
-    pub fn record_field_pat_resolution(&self, pat: PatId) -> Option<FieldId> {
-        self.record_field_pat_resolutions.get(&pat).copied()
+    pub fn record_pat_field_resolution(&self, pat: PatId) -> Option<FieldId> {
+        self.record_pat_field_resolutions.get(&pat).copied()
     }
     pub fn variant_resolution_for_expr(&self, id: ExprId) -> Option<VariantId> {
         self.variant_resolutions.get(&id.into()).copied()
diff --git a/crates/hir_ty/src/infer/pat.rs b/crates/hir_ty/src/infer/pat.rs
index 4dd4f9802d6e..dde38bc397b6 100644
--- a/crates/hir_ty/src/infer/pat.rs
+++ b/crates/hir_ty/src/infer/pat.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl<'a> InferenceContext<'a> {
             let matching_field = var_data.as_ref().and_then(|it| it.field(&subpat.name));
             if let Some(local_id) = matching_field {
                 let field_def = FieldId { parent: def.unwrap(), local_id };
-                self.result.record_field_pat_resolutions.insert(subpat.pat, field_def);
+                self.result.record_pat_field_resolutions.insert(subpat.pat, field_def);
             }
 
             let expected_ty =
diff --git a/crates/ide_db/src/defs.rs b/crates/ide_db/src/defs.rs
index 0d0affc27357..f8c7aa491ea5 100644
--- a/crates/ide_db/src/defs.rs
+++ b/crates/ide_db/src/defs.rs
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ pub fn classify_name(sema: &Semantics<RootDatabase>, name: &ast::Name) -> Option
             ast::IdentPat(it) => {
                 let local = sema.to_def(&it)?;
 
-                if let Some(record_field_pat) = it.syntax().parent().and_then(ast::RecordPatField::cast) {
-                    if record_field_pat.name_ref().is_none() {
-                        if let Some(field) = sema.resolve_record_field_pat(&record_field_pat) {
+                if let Some(record_pat_field) = it.syntax().parent().and_then(ast::RecordPatField::cast) {
+                    if record_pat_field.name_ref().is_none() {
+                        if let Some(field) = sema.resolve_record_pat_field(&record_pat_field) {
                             let field = Definition::Field(field);
                             return Some(NameClass::FieldShorthand { local, field });
                         }
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ pub fn classify_name_ref(
         }
     }
 
-    if let Some(record_field_pat) = ast::RecordPatField::cast(parent.clone()) {
-        if let Some(field) = sema.resolve_record_field_pat(&record_field_pat) {
+    if let Some(record_pat_field) = ast::RecordPatField::cast(parent.clone()) {
+        if let Some(field) = sema.resolve_record_pat_field(&record_pat_field) {
             let field = Definition::Field(field);
             return Some(NameRefClass::Definition(field));
         }
diff --git a/crates/parser/src/grammar/patterns.rs b/crates/parser/src/grammar/patterns.rs
index 796f206e1284..7e7f73deeac9 100644
--- a/crates/parser/src/grammar/patterns.rs
+++ b/crates/parser/src/grammar/patterns.rs
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ fn tuple_pat_fields(p: &mut Parser) {
     p.expect(T![')']);
 }
 
-// test record_field_pat_list
+// test record_pat_field_list
 // fn foo() {
 //     let S {} = ();
 //     let S { f, ref mut g } = ();
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ fn record_pat_field_list(p: &mut Parser) {
             c => {
                 let m = p.start();
                 match c {
-                    // test record_field_pat
+                    // test record_pat_field
                     // fn foo() {
                     //     let S { 0: 1 } = ();
                     //     let S { x: 1 } = ();
diff --git a/crates/project_model/src/lib.rs b/crates/project_model/src/lib.rs
index 2d91939ce0c6..288c39e49478 100644
--- a/crates/project_model/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/project_model/src/lib.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub enum ProjectWorkspace {
     /// Project workspace was discovered by running `cargo metadata` and `rustc --print sysroot`.
     Cargo { cargo: CargoWorkspace, sysroot: Sysroot },
     /// Project workspace was manually specified using a `rust-project.json` file.
-    Json { project: ProjectJson },
+    Json { project: ProjectJson, sysroot: Option<Sysroot> },
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for ProjectWorkspace {
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ impl fmt::Debug for ProjectWorkspace {
                 .field("n_packages", &cargo.packages().len())
                 .field("n_sysroot_crates", &sysroot.crates().len())
                 .finish(),
-            ProjectWorkspace::Json { project } => {
+            ProjectWorkspace::Json { project, sysroot } => {
                 let mut debug_struct = f.debug_struct("Json");
                 debug_struct.field("n_crates", &project.n_crates());
-                if let Some(sysroot) = &project.sysroot {
+                if let Some(sysroot) = sysroot {
                     debug_struct.field("n_sysroot_crates", &sysroot.crates().len());
                 }
                 debug_struct.finish()
@@ -169,7 +169,11 @@ impl ProjectWorkspace {
                 })?;
                 let project_location = project_json.parent().unwrap().to_path_buf();
                 let project = ProjectJson::new(&project_location, data);
-                ProjectWorkspace::Json { project }
+                let sysroot = match &project.sysroot_src {
+                    Some(path) => Some(Sysroot::load(path)?),
+                    None => None,
+                };
+                ProjectWorkspace::Json { project, sysroot }
             }
             ProjectManifest::CargoToml(cargo_toml) => {
                 let cargo_version = utf8_stdout({
@@ -203,12 +207,21 @@ impl ProjectWorkspace {
         Ok(res)
     }
 
+    pub fn load_inline(project_json: ProjectJson) -> Result<ProjectWorkspace> {
+        let sysroot = match &project_json.sysroot_src {
+            Some(path) => Some(Sysroot::load(path)?),
+            None => None,
+        };
+
+        Ok(ProjectWorkspace::Json { project: project_json, sysroot })
+    }
+
     /// Returns the roots for the current `ProjectWorkspace`
     /// The return type contains the path and whether or not
     /// the root is a member of the current workspace
     pub fn to_roots(&self) -> Vec<PackageRoot> {
         match self {
-            ProjectWorkspace::Json { project } => project
+            ProjectWorkspace::Json { project, sysroot } => project
                 .crates()
                 .map(|(_, krate)| PackageRoot {
                     is_member: krate.is_workspace_member,
@@ -217,7 +230,7 @@ impl ProjectWorkspace {
                 })
                 .collect::<FxHashSet<_>>()
                 .into_iter()
-                .chain(project.sysroot.as_ref().into_iter().flat_map(|sysroot| {
+                .chain(sysroot.as_ref().into_iter().flat_map(|sysroot| {
                     sysroot.crates().map(move |krate| PackageRoot {
                         is_member: false,
                         include: vec![sysroot[krate].root_dir().to_path_buf()],
@@ -255,7 +268,7 @@ impl ProjectWorkspace {
 
     pub fn proc_macro_dylib_paths(&self) -> Vec<AbsPathBuf> {
         match self {
-            ProjectWorkspace::Json { project } => project
+            ProjectWorkspace::Json { project, sysroot: _ } => project
                 .crates()
                 .filter_map(|(_, krate)| krate.proc_macro_dylib_path.as_ref())
                 .cloned()
@@ -285,9 +298,8 @@ impl ProjectWorkspace {
     ) -> CrateGraph {
         let mut crate_graph = CrateGraph::default();
         match self {
-            ProjectWorkspace::Json { project } => {
-                let sysroot_dps = project
-                    .sysroot
+            ProjectWorkspace::Json { project, sysroot } => {
+                let sysroot_dps = sysroot
                     .as_ref()
                     .map(|sysroot| sysroot_to_crate_graph(&mut crate_graph, sysroot, target, load));
 
diff --git a/crates/project_model/src/project_json.rs b/crates/project_model/src/project_json.rs
index 5a0fe749a597..979e90058390 100644
--- a/crates/project_model/src/project_json.rs
+++ b/crates/project_model/src/project_json.rs
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ use paths::{AbsPath, AbsPathBuf};
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
 use serde::{de, Deserialize};
 
-use crate::{cfg_flag::CfgFlag, Sysroot};
+use crate::cfg_flag::CfgFlag;
 
 /// Roots and crates that compose this Rust project.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub struct ProjectJson {
-    pub(crate) sysroot: Option<Sysroot>,
+    pub(crate) sysroot_src: Option<AbsPathBuf>,
     crates: Vec<Crate>,
 }
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub struct Crate {
 impl ProjectJson {
     pub fn new(base: &AbsPath, data: ProjectJsonData) -> ProjectJson {
         ProjectJson {
-            sysroot: data.sysroot_src.map(|it| base.join(it)).map(|it| Sysroot::load(&it)),
+            sysroot_src: data.sysroot_src.map(|it| base.join(it)),
             crates: data
                 .crates
                 .into_iter()
diff --git a/crates/project_model/src/sysroot.rs b/crates/project_model/src/sysroot.rs
index 74c0eda9a522..871808d89e5d 100644
--- a/crates/project_model/src/sysroot.rs
+++ b/crates/project_model/src/sysroot.rs
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ impl Sysroot {
     pub fn discover(cargo_toml: &AbsPath) -> Result<Sysroot> {
         let current_dir = cargo_toml.parent().unwrap();
         let sysroot_src_dir = discover_sysroot_src_dir(current_dir)?;
-        let res = Sysroot::load(&sysroot_src_dir);
+        let res = Sysroot::load(&sysroot_src_dir)?;
         Ok(res)
     }
 
-    pub fn load(sysroot_src_dir: &AbsPath) -> Sysroot {
+    pub fn load(sysroot_src_dir: &AbsPath) -> Result<Sysroot> {
         let mut sysroot = Sysroot { crates: Arena::default() };
 
         for name in SYSROOT_CRATES.trim().lines() {
@@ -89,7 +89,14 @@ impl Sysroot {
             }
         }
 
-        sysroot
+        if sysroot.by_name("core").is_none() {
+            anyhow::bail!(
+                "could not find libcore in sysroot path `{}`",
+                sysroot_src_dir.as_ref().display()
+            );
+        }
+
+        Ok(sysroot)
     }
 
     fn by_name(&self, name: &str) -> Option<SysrootCrate> {
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
index 20019b944586..bab6f8a71bbb 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl GlobalState {
                             )
                         }
                         LinkedProject::InlineJsonProject(it) => {
-                            Ok(project_model::ProjectWorkspace::Json { project: it.clone() })
+                            project_model::ProjectWorkspace::load_inline(it.clone())
                         }
                     })
                     .collect::<Vec<_>>();
diff --git a/crates/syntax/test_data/parser/inline/ok/0102_record_field_pat_list.rast b/crates/syntax/test_data/parser/inline/ok/0102_record_pat_field_list.rast
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/syntax/test_data/parser/inline/ok/0102_record_field_pat_list.rast
rename to crates/syntax/test_data/parser/inline/ok/0102_record_pat_field_list.rast
diff --git a/crates/syntax/test_data/parser/inline/ok/0102_record_field_pat_list.rs b/crates/syntax/test_data/parser/inline/ok/0102_record_pat_field_list.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/syntax/test_data/parser/inline/ok/0102_record_field_pat_list.rs
rename to crates/syntax/test_data/parser/inline/ok/0102_record_pat_field_list.rs
diff --git a/crates/syntax/test_data/parser/inline/ok/0145_record_field_pat.rast b/crates/syntax/test_data/parser/inline/ok/0145_record_pat_field.rast
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/syntax/test_data/parser/inline/ok/0145_record_field_pat.rast
rename to crates/syntax/test_data/parser/inline/ok/0145_record_pat_field.rast
diff --git a/crates/syntax/test_data/parser/inline/ok/0145_record_field_pat.rs b/crates/syntax/test_data/parser/inline/ok/0145_record_pat_field.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/syntax/test_data/parser/inline/ok/0145_record_field_pat.rs
rename to crates/syntax/test_data/parser/inline/ok/0145_record_pat_field.rs