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137 changes: 137 additions & 0 deletions src/expr.c
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Expand Up @@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ static void scan_compound_literal(a_type_ptr *p_literal_type,
an_init_component_ptr rescan_icp,
an_operand *result,
a_local_expr_options_set local_options);
#if DO_IL_LOWERING
static void evaluate_pending_typeof_operands(a_type_ptr tp,
an_operand *result);
#endif /* DO_IL_LOWERING */
static void scan_expr_full(an_operand *result,
an_operand *bound_function_selector,
int prec_level,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -4951,6 +4955,9 @@ been scanned: builtin_func represents the reference to the builtin function
an_expr_node_ptr node;
a_type_ptr type, type_to_cast_to = NULL;
a_boolean err = FALSE;
#if DO_IL_LOWERING
a_type_ptr scanned_type;
#endif /* DO_IL_LOWERING */

db_enter(4, "scan_va_arg_operator");
/* va_arg not possible in preprocessing expressions. */
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -4989,6 +4996,9 @@ been scanned: builtin_func represents the reference to the builtin function
/* Scan the type. */
type_position = pos_curr_token;
type_name(&type);
#if DO_IL_LOWERING
scanned_type = type;
#endif /* DO_IL_LOWERING */
if (is_function_type(type) ||
is_array_type(type) ||
is_any_reference_type(type)) {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -5037,6 +5047,9 @@ been scanned: builtin_func represents the reference to the builtin function
} /* if */
make_expression_operand(va_arg_node, result);
} /* if */
#if DO_IL_LOWERING
evaluate_pending_typeof_operands(scanned_type, result);
#endif /* DO_IL_LOWERING */
rule_out_expr_kinds(ROEK_CONSTANT, result);
if (builtin_func == NULL) {
#if EXTRA_SOURCE_POSITIONS_IN_IL
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -15300,6 +15313,11 @@ scanned sizeof or __datasizeof expression, and return the result in *result
&operand, result);
operand_was_used = !is_type;
nonconstant_case = TRUE;
#if DO_IL_LOWERING
if (is_type) {
evaluate_pending_typeof_operands(orig_sizeof_type, result);
} /* if */
#endif /* DO_IL_LOWERING */
} /* if */
#if MICROSOFT_EXTENSIONS_ALLOWED
} else if (cppcli_enabled && !template_case &&
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -19147,6 +19165,76 @@ called from outside of the expression-processing routines.
} /* scan_type_returning_type_trait_operator */


#if DO_IL_LOWERING
static an_expr_node_ptr take_typeof_operands(a_type_ptr tp)
/*
tp is a variably modified type used in an expression (e.g., as the type of a
cast). Return the operands of any C typeof operators in tp whose evaluation
is still pending (see typeof_operand_pending), combined with comma operators,
or NULL if there are none, and mark them as no longer pending. A typedef in
tp stops the search: a use of a typedef does not repeat the evaluation of the
typeof operands in its definition.
*/
{
an_expr_node_ptr inits = NULL;

while (is_variably_modified_type(tp)) {
if (tp->kind == (a_type_kind)tk_typeref) {
if (typeref_is_typedef(tp)) break;
if (tp->variant.typeref.typeof_operand_pending) {
an_expr_node_ptr expr = decltype_arg(tp);
check_assertion(expr != NULL);
tp->variant.typeref.typeof_operand_pending = FALSE;
if (expr->is_lvalue) expr = add_address_of_to_node(expr);
inits = inits == NULL ? expr : make_comma_node(inits, expr);
} /* if */
tp = tp->variant.typeref.type;
} else if (tp->kind == (a_type_kind)tk_pointer) {
tp = tp->variant.pointer.type;
} else if (tp->kind == (a_type_kind)tk_array) {
tp = tp->variant.array.element_type;
} else if (tp->kind == (a_type_kind)tk_routine) {
tp = tp->variant.routine.return_type;
} else {
break;
} /* if */
} /* while */
return inits;
} /* take_typeof_operands */


static void evaluate_pending_typeof_operands(a_type_ptr tp,
an_operand *result)
/*
tp is a type used by an expression whose value is described by *result:
The type of a cast, a compound literal, a __builtin_va_arg, or a sizeof
whose operand has a variable-length array type. If tp contains C typeof
operators whose operands are still to be evaluated (see
typeof_operand_pending), change *result so that those operands are evaluated
first. An lvalue result remains an lvalue.
*/
{
if (C_mode() && !is_error_operand(result) &&
is_variably_modified_type(tp)) {
an_expr_node_ptr type_inits = take_typeof_operands(tp);
if (type_inits != NULL) {
an_expr_node_ptr node = make_node_from_operand(result);
if (node->is_lvalue) {
/* Use "*(inits, &result)" to keep the lvalue. */
node = add_indirection_to_node(
make_comma_node(type_inits, add_address_of_to_node(node)));
make_glvalue_expression_operand(node, result);
} else {
make_expression_operand(make_comma_node(type_inits, node), result);
} /* if */
/* Preserve the execution point before conditional folding. */
rule_out_expr_kinds(ROEK_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT, result);
} /* if */
} /* if */
} /* evaluate_pending_typeof_operands */
#endif /* DO_IL_LOWERING */


a_type_ptr scan_typeof_operator(a_rescan_control_block *rcblock,
ARG_UNUSED a_decl_pos_block *decl_pos_block)
/*
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -19193,6 +19281,10 @@ the expression-processing routines.
an_expr_node_ptr saved_decltype_rescan_operand = NULL;
a_boolean is_unqual_variant =
curr_token == tok_typeof_unqual;
#if DO_IL_LOWERING
unsigned long saved_error_count =
diagnostic_counters.total.errors;
#endif /* DO_IL_LOWERING */

parens_optional = gpp_mode && gnu_version >= 30400;
/* Note that, unlike e.g. sizeof, typeof can appear directly in a declarative
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -19382,6 +19474,45 @@ the expression-processing routines.
prep_generic_operand(&operand);
} /* if */
expr = make_node_from_operand(&operand);
#if DO_IL_LOWERING
if (C_mode() && vla_enabled && rcblock == NULL &&
is_variably_modified_type(result) &&
diagnostic_counters.total.errors == saved_error_count &&
node_has_side_effects(expr, (a_boolean *)NULL) &&
!type_has_side_effects(result)) {

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Major · Functional Correctness · Heavy lift

Preserve operand side effects when bounds also have side effects.

For this block declaration:

int k = 0, n = 2, a[8];
typeof(++k, (int (*)[++n])a) p;

The bound has side effects, so this guard excludes the entire operand from capture. Bound evaluation does not perform the separate ++k. GNU typeof requires evaluation of this variably modified operand. (gcc.gnu.org)

The PR documents this limitation, but the limitation leaves the reported side-effect loss unresolved for this input. Separate bound evaluation from the remaining operand evaluation so that both increments occur once.

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Update the capture guard using type_has_side_effects(result) so side effects in a variably modified bound do not suppress evaluation of other operand side effects. Separate bound evaluation from the remaining operand evaluation, preserving GNU typeof behavior and ensuring both increments in the described expression occur exactly once.

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Confirmed. The example still loses ++k; this is the remaining limitation already described in the PR and the Changes entry.

Removing the guard would evaluate the bound both in the retained operand's cast and in the resulting type, which is the double evaluation caught by gnu/c/vla-12. Evaluating the bound earlier can also change its order relative to other operand side effects. A complete fix needs to save the bound at its original evaluation point and reuse that value wherever the type appears.

That requires further VLA lowering work beyond this patch. I'm leaving this limitation explicit and this thread open for maintainer review.

/* The operand has a variably modified type, so it is evaluated
(C23 6.7.3.6). As for sizeof, the expression scanned above (as
an unevaluated operand) is kept and evaluated at run time. This
is needed only when the IL is lowered: a back end that generates
source (e.g., the C++-generating back end) reproduces the typeof
itself, and the compiler of that source evaluates its operand.
The dimension expressions of the resulting type are evaluated
wherever that type is used, so the operand is evaluated only if
it has side effects of its own and those dimensions have none
(e.g., "typeof(++n, (int (*)[n])p)"); otherwise the evaluation
of a dimension expression would be repeated. */
if (saved_expr_stack != NULL) {
/* Expression contexts defer evaluation to VLA lowering. */
typeof_type->variant.typeref.typeof_operand_pending = TRUE;
} else if (depth_stmt_stack >= 0 &&
!scope_is(&scope_stack_top(), sck_func_prototype)) {
/* A declaration in a block evaluates the type specifier once,
before any declarator bounds or initializers, even if the
declaration has several declarators. */
a_statement_ptr stmt = add_statement_at_stmt_pos(
stmk_expr,
&operand.position,
/*compiler_generated=*/TRUE);
stmt->expr = expr;
set_expr_result_not_used(expr);
} else {
/* A parameter declaration (or a declaration outside of any
function, which is an error for a variably modified type).
No statement can be added here, so the operand is not
evaluated. */
} /* if */
} /* if */
#endif /* DO_IL_LOWERING */
if (!dependent_arg) {
/* Check for cases where the result type is not dependent but the
expression is instantiation-dependent. */
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -30287,6 +30418,9 @@ indication in *rcblock). rescan_icp is not freed.
expression (C99 says the lifetime extends to the end of the block). */
dip->has_temporary_lifetime = FALSE;
make_glvalue_expression_operand(expr, result);
#if DO_IL_LOWERING
evaluate_pending_typeof_operands(literal_type, result);
#endif /* DO_IL_LOWERING */
} /* if */
record_cast_position_in_rescan_info(result,
(an_expr_node_ptr)NULL,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -30473,6 +30607,9 @@ just an expression in parentheses. Return the scanned expression in
&type_position,
type_cast_to);
} /* if */
#if DO_IL_LOWERING
if (!err) evaluate_pending_typeof_operands(type_cast_to, result);
#endif /* DO_IL_LOWERING */
} /* if */
set_operand_position(result, &start_position, &end_position,
&start_position);
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions src/il_alloc.c
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Expand Up @@ -2157,6 +2157,7 @@ to default values.
pte->variant.typeref.explicit_memory_attribute_made_implicit = FALSE;
#endif /* NEAR_AND_FAR_ALLOWED */
pte->variant.typeref.has_variably_modified_type = FALSE;
pte->variant.typeref.typeof_operand_pending = FALSE;
#if LOWER_VARIABLE_LENGTH_ARRAYS
pte->variant.typeref.is_lowered_variably_modified_type = FALSE;
#endif /* LOWER_VARIABLE_LENGTH_ARRAYS */
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions src/il_def.h
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Expand Up @@ -10774,6 +10774,12 @@ typedef struct a_type {
has_variably_modified_type:1;
/* The type referred to is a variably modified type,
i.e., is or contains a VLA type. */
a_bit_field
typeof_operand_pending:1;
/* The typeof operand (in C) has a variably modified
type, so it must be evaluated where this type is
used in an expression (e.g., in a cast). Set to
FALSE once that evaluation has been emitted. */
#if LOWER_VARIABLE_LENGTH_ARRAYS
a_bit_field
is_lowered_variably_modified_type:1;
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions src/il_display.c
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Expand Up @@ -2738,6 +2738,9 @@ Display the indicated type entry.
if (ptr->variant.typeref.has_variably_modified_type) {
disp_boolean("has_variably_modified_type", TRUE);
} /* if */
if (ptr->variant.typeref.typeof_operand_pending) {
disp_boolean("typeof_operand_pending", TRUE);
} /* if */
#if BACK_END_IS_CP_GEN_BE
if (ptr->variant.typeref.surrounding_name_linkage_state !=
(a_name_linkage_kind)nlk_none) {
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17 changes: 17 additions & 0 deletions src/pending_changes/gh-516-typeof-evaluation.txt
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@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
[GH #516]
GNU C: typeof operands of variably modified type were not evaluated

When the operand of a GNU C typeof (or C23 typeof) operator has a variably
modified type, the operand must be evaluated. The front end treated it as
unevaluated, so its side effects were lost. The operand is now evaluated
once where the declaration, cast, compound literal, va_arg, or sizeof of a
variable-length array type appears. As in GCC 17, it is evaluated once per
declaration rather than once per declarator, and it is not evaluated again
when a typedef for the type is used. If the type's array bounds also have
side effects, side effects in the operand outside those bounds can still be
lost. For example, with --gnu_version:

int n = 1, a[8];
void f(void) {
typeof (++n, (int (*)[n])a) p, q; // n is now 2.
}
1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions tests/expectations/edg_x86_32_cp/regressions.log
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Expand Up @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ gh-309-diag.sft.cpp:fp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1 --g++:REQUIREMENTS NOT MET:Diagnostic pos
gh-309-diag.sft.cpp:fp:-DTEST_NUMBER=2 --g++ --no_exceptions:REQUIREMENTS NOT MET:Diagnostic position of implicit destructor calls at scope exit
gh-309.sft.cpp:fp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1 --g++:REQUIREMENTS NOT MET:
gh-309.sft.cpp:fp:-DTEST_NUMBER=2 --g++ --no_exceptions:REQUIREMENTS NOT MET:
gh-516.sft.c:rp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1:REQUIREMENTS NOT MET:GNU C typeof operand of variably modified type is evaluated
immediate-pragma-lost.sft.cpp:cppbe:-DTEST_NUMBER=1:PASS:
pragma-il-class-no-lowering.sft.cpp:fp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1:REQUIREMENTS NOT MET:
pragma-il-class.sft.cpp:fp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1:REQUIREMENTS NOT MET:
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3 changes: 0 additions & 3 deletions tests/expectations/edg_x86_64/imported.log
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Expand Up @@ -3413,7 +3413,6 @@ gnu/c/pr113262.sft.c:fn:-DTEST_NUMBER=1:FAIL:
gnu/c/pr113492.sft.c:fp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1 --c23:FAIL:
gnu/c/pr113596.sft.c:rp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1:FAIL:
gnu/c/pr114090.sft.c:rp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1:FAIL:
gnu/c/pr114831-2.sft.c:rp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1 --c23:FAIL:
gnu/c/pr115109.sft.c:fp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1 --c23:FAIL:
gnu/c/pr115426.sft.c:fp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1 --c11 --strict_gnu:FAIL:
gnu/c/pr116034.sft.c:rp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1:FAIL(COMPILE):
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gnu/c/visibility-c.sft.c:s:-DTEST_NUMBER=1:SKIPPED:
gnu/c/visibility-d.sft.c:s:-DTEST_NUMBER=1:SKIPPED:
gnu/c/vla-13.sft.c:rp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1 --c99:FAIL:
gnu/c/vla-15.sft.c:rp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1 --c99 --strict_gnu:FAIL:
gnu/c/vla-16.sft.c:rp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1 --c99 --strict_gnu:FAIL:
gnu/c/vla-18.sft.c:fn:-DTEST_NUMBER=1 --c99:FAIL:
gnu/c/vla-2.sft.c:fp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1 --c99 --strict_gnu:FAIL:
gnu/c/vla-21.sft.c:fp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1 --c99:FAIL:
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Expand Up @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ gh-309-diag.sft.cpp:fp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1 --g++:REQUIREMENTS NOT MET:Diagnostic pos
gh-309-diag.sft.cpp:fp:-DTEST_NUMBER=2 --g++ --no_exceptions:REQUIREMENTS NOT MET:Diagnostic position of implicit destructor calls at scope exit
gh-309.sft.cpp:fp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1 --g++:REQUIREMENTS NOT MET:
gh-309.sft.cpp:fp:-DTEST_NUMBER=2 --g++ --no_exceptions:REQUIREMENTS NOT MET:
gh-516.sft.c:rp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1:REQUIREMENTS NOT MET:GNU C typeof operand of variably modified type is evaluated
immediate-pragma-lost.sft.cpp:cppbe:-DTEST_NUMBER=1:PASS:
pragma-il-class-no-lowering.sft.cpp:fp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1:REQUIREMENTS NOT MET:
pragma-il-class.sft.cpp:fp:-DTEST_NUMBER=1:REQUIREMENTS NOT MET:
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eccp -DTEST_NUMBER=1 --c --c11 --no_strict_gnu --gnu_version=130300 Test_name.c
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./a.out
1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions tests/tests/regressions/.gh-516-single.rto/default.1.1.txt
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
eccp -DTEST_NUMBER=1 --c --c11 --no_strict_gnu --gnu_version=130300 Test_name.c
1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions tests/tests/regressions/.gh-516-single.rto/default.1.2.txt
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./a.out
1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions tests/tests/regressions/.gh-516.rto/default.1.1.txt
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
eccp -DTEST_NUMBER=1 --c --c11 --no_strict_gnu --gnu_version=170000 Test_name.c
1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions tests/tests/regressions/.gh-516.rto/default.1.2.txt
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./a.out
12 changes: 12 additions & 0 deletions tests/tests/regressions/gh-516-params.sft.c
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//type:rp
//options_all:--c --c11 --no_strict_gnu --gnu_version=130300
//remark:GNU C typeof operand in a block-scope prototype is not evaluated
// A typeof operand of variably modified type in a block-scope function
// prototype is not evaluated, and must not be inserted as a statement.
int a[8];
int main(void) {
int m = 2;
void local_proto(typeof (++m, (int (*)[m])a) p);
void local_proto2(int n, typeof (++m, (int (*)[m])a) *p, int q[m]);
return m != 2;
}
22 changes: 22 additions & 0 deletions tests/tests/regressions/gh-516-single.sft.c
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@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
//type:rp
//options_all:--c --c11 --no_strict_gnu --gnu_version=130300
//remark:GNU C typeof operand of variably modified type is evaluated once
// Each typeof operand of variably modified type is evaluated exactly once
// (with any back end): declarations with one declarator, a typedef, and a
// cast.
int main(void) {
int k = 1, a[8], fails = 0;
typeof (++k, (int (*)[k])a) p;
(void)sizeof(p);
fails += k != 2;
typedef typeof (++k, (int (*)[k])a) T;
T t;
(void)sizeof(t);
fails += k != 3;
(void)(typeof (++k, (int (*)[k])a))a;
fails += k != 4;
typeof ((({ ++k; 0; }), (int (*)[k])a)) s;
(void)sizeof(s);
fails += k != 5;
return fails;
}
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