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       1              : /* Warn on problematic uses of alloca and variable length arrays.
       2              :    Copyright (C) 2016-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       3              :    Contributed by Aldy Hernandez <aldyh@redhat.com>.
       4              : 
       5              : This file is part of GCC.
       6              : 
       7              : GCC is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
       8              : the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
       9              : Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later
      10              : version.
      11              : 
      12              : GCC is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
      13              : WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
      14              : FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
      15              : for more details.
      16              : 
      17              : You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
      18              : along with GCC; see the file COPYING3.  If not see
      19              : <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
      20              : 
      21              : #include "config.h"
      22              : #include "system.h"
      23              : #include "coretypes.h"
      24              : #include "backend.h"
      25              : #include "tree.h"
      26              : #include "gimple.h"
      27              : #include "tree-pass.h"
      28              : #include "ssa.h"
      29              : #include "gimple-pretty-print.h"
      30              : #include "diagnostic-core.h"
      31              : #include "fold-const.h"
      32              : #include "gimple-iterator.h"
      33              : #include "tree-ssa.h"
      34              : #include "tree-cfg.h"
      35              : #include "builtins.h"
      36              : #include "calls.h"
      37              : #include "cfgloop.h"
      38              : #include "intl.h"
      39              : #include "gimple-range.h"
      40              : 
      41              : static unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT adjusted_warn_limit (bool);
      42              : 
      43              : const pass_data pass_data_walloca = {
      44              :   GIMPLE_PASS,
      45              :   "walloca",
      46              :   OPTGROUP_NONE,
      47              :   TV_NONE,
      48              :   PROP_cfg, // properties_required
      49              :   0,        // properties_provided
      50              :   0,        // properties_destroyed
      51              :   0,        // properties_start
      52              :   0,        // properties_finish
      53              : };
      54              : 
      55              : class pass_walloca : public gimple_opt_pass
      56              : {
      57              : public:
      58       571444 :   pass_walloca (gcc::context *ctxt)
      59      1142888 :     : gimple_opt_pass(pass_data_walloca, ctxt), xlimit_certain_p (false)
      60              :   {}
      61       285722 :   opt_pass *clone () final override { return new pass_walloca (m_ctxt); }
      62       571444 :   void set_pass_param (unsigned int n, bool param) final override
      63              :     {
      64       571444 :       gcc_assert (n == 0);
      65              :       // Set to true to enable only warnings for alloca calls that
      66              :       // are certainly in excess of the limit.  This includes calls
      67              :       // with constant arguments but excludes those in ranges (that
      68              :       // can only be determined by range analysis) as well as
      69              :       // the "may be too large" kind.
      70       571444 :       xlimit_certain_p = param;
      71       571444 :     }
      72              :   bool gate (function *) final override;
      73              :   unsigned int execute (function *) final override;
      74              : 
      75              :  private:
      76              :   // Set to TRUE the first time we run this pass on a function.
      77              :   bool xlimit_certain_p;
      78              : };
      79              : 
      80              : bool
      81      3890148 : pass_walloca::gate (function *fun ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
      82              : {
      83              :   // Warning is disabled when its size limit is greater than PTRDIFF_MAX
      84              :   // for the target maximum, which makes the limit negative since when
      85              :   // represented in signed HOST_WIDE_INT.
      86      3890148 :   unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT max = tree_to_uhwi (TYPE_MAX_VALUE (ptrdiff_type_node));
      87      3890148 :   return (adjusted_warn_limit (false) <= max
      88      3890148 :           || adjusted_warn_limit (true) <= max);
      89              : }
      90              : 
      91              : // Possible problematic uses of alloca.
      92              : enum alloca_type {
      93              :   // Alloca argument is within known bounds that are appropriate.
      94              :   ALLOCA_OK,
      95              : 
      96              :   // Alloca argument is KNOWN to have a value that is too large.
      97              :   ALLOCA_BOUND_DEFINITELY_LARGE,
      98              : 
      99              :   // Alloca argument may be too large.
     100              :   ALLOCA_BOUND_MAYBE_LARGE,
     101              : 
     102              :   // Alloca appears in a loop.
     103              :   ALLOCA_IN_LOOP,
     104              : 
     105              :   // Alloca argument is 0.
     106              :   ALLOCA_ARG_IS_ZERO,
     107              : 
     108              :   // Alloca call is unbounded.  That is, there is no controlling
     109              :   // predicate for its argument.
     110              :   ALLOCA_UNBOUNDED
     111              : };
     112              : 
     113              : // Type of an alloca call with its corresponding limit, if applicable.
     114        99494 : class alloca_type_and_limit {
     115              : public:
     116              :   enum alloca_type type;
     117              :   // For ALLOCA_BOUND_MAYBE_LARGE and ALLOCA_BOUND_DEFINITELY_LARGE
     118              :   // types, this field indicates the assumed limit if known or
     119              :   // integer_zero_node if unknown.  For any other alloca types, this
     120              :   // field is undefined.
     121              :   wide_int limit;
     122              :   alloca_type_and_limit ();
     123           71 :   alloca_type_and_limit (enum alloca_type type,
     124          142 :                          wide_int i) : type(type), limit(i) { }
     125        99425 :   alloca_type_and_limit (enum alloca_type type) : type(type)
     126              :   {
     127        99425 :     limit = wi::to_wide (integer_zero_node);
     128        99425 :   }
     129              : };
     130              : 
     131              : /* Return TRUE if the user specified a limit for either VLAs or ALLOCAs.  */
     132              : 
     133              : static bool
     134        46276 : warn_limit_specified_p (bool is_vla)
     135              : {
     136        46276 :   unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT max = is_vla ? warn_vla_limit : warn_alloca_limit;
     137        46276 :   return max != HOST_WIDE_INT_MAX;
     138              : }
     139              : 
     140              : /* Return the value of the argument N to -Walloca-larger-than= or
     141              :    -Wvla-larger-than= adjusted for the target data model so that
     142              :    when N == HOST_WIDE_INT_MAX, the adjusted value is set to
     143              :    PTRDIFF_MAX on the target.  This is done to prevent warnings
     144              :    for unknown/unbounded allocations in the "permissive mode"
     145              :    while still diagnosing excessive and necessarily invalid
     146              :    allocations.  */
     147              : 
     148              : static unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT
     149      3996576 : adjusted_warn_limit (bool idx)
     150              : {
     151      3996576 :   static HOST_WIDE_INT limits[2];
     152      3996576 :   if (limits[idx])
     153      3776736 :     return limits[idx];
     154              : 
     155       219840 :   limits[idx] = idx ? warn_vla_limit : warn_alloca_limit;
     156       219840 :   if (limits[idx] != HOST_WIDE_INT_MAX)
     157           50 :     return limits[idx];
     158              : 
     159       219790 :   limits[idx] = tree_to_shwi (TYPE_MAX_VALUE (ptrdiff_type_node));
     160       219790 :   return limits[idx];
     161              : }
     162              : 
     163              : // Analyze the alloca call in STMT and return the alloca type with its
     164              : // corresponding limit (if applicable).  IS_VLA is set if the alloca
     165              : // call was created by the gimplifier for a VLA.
     166              : 
     167              : static class alloca_type_and_limit
     168        53214 : alloca_call_type (gimple *stmt, bool is_vla)
     169              : {
     170        53214 :   gcc_assert (gimple_alloca_call_p (stmt));
     171        53214 :   tree len = gimple_call_arg (stmt, 0);
     172              : 
     173        53214 :   gcc_assert (!is_vla || warn_vla_limit >= 0);
     174        47966 :   gcc_assert (is_vla || warn_alloca_limit >= 0);
     175              : 
     176              :   // Adjust warn_alloca_max_size for VLAs, by taking the underlying
     177              :   // type into account.
     178        53214 :   unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT max_size = adjusted_warn_limit (is_vla);
     179              : 
     180              :   // Check for the obviously bounded case.
     181        53214 :   if (TREE_CODE (len) == INTEGER_CST)
     182              :     {
     183         6934 :       if (tree_to_uhwi (len) > max_size)
     184           23 :         return alloca_type_and_limit (ALLOCA_BOUND_DEFINITELY_LARGE,
     185           23 :                                       wi::to_wide (len));
     186         6911 :       if (integer_zerop (len))
     187              :         {
     188           28 :           const offset_int maxobjsize
     189           28 :             = wi::to_offset (max_object_size ());
     190           28 :           alloca_type result = (max_size < maxobjsize
     191           28 :                                 ? ALLOCA_ARG_IS_ZERO : ALLOCA_OK);
     192           28 :           return alloca_type_and_limit (result);
     193              :         }
     194              : 
     195         6883 :       return alloca_type_and_limit (ALLOCA_OK);
     196              :     }
     197              : 
     198        46280 :   struct alloca_type_and_limit ret = alloca_type_and_limit (ALLOCA_OK);
     199              :   // If we have a declared maximum size, we can take it into account.
     200        46280 :   if (gimple_call_builtin_p (stmt, BUILT_IN_ALLOCA_WITH_ALIGN_AND_MAX))
     201              :     {
     202            4 :       tree arg = gimple_call_arg (stmt, 2);
     203            4 :       if (compare_tree_int (arg, max_size) <= 0)
     204            2 :         ret = alloca_type_and_limit (ALLOCA_OK);
     205              :       else
     206              :         {
     207            2 :           const offset_int maxobjsize
     208            2 :             = wi::to_offset (max_object_size ());
     209            2 :           alloca_type result = (max_size < maxobjsize
     210            2 :                                 ? ALLOCA_BOUND_MAYBE_LARGE : ALLOCA_OK);
     211            2 :           ret = alloca_type_and_limit (result, wi::to_wide (arg));
     212              :         }
     213            4 :       return ret;
     214              :     }
     215              : 
     216              :   // If the user specified a limit, use it.
     217        46276 :   int_range_max r;
     218        46276 :   if (warn_limit_specified_p (is_vla)
     219           82 :       && TREE_CODE (len) == SSA_NAME
     220           82 :       && types_compatible_p (TREE_TYPE (len), size_type_node)
     221          164 :       && get_range_query (cfun)->range_of_expr (r, len, stmt)
     222        46358 :       && !r.varying_p ())
     223              :     {
     224              :       // The invalid bits are anything outside of [0, MAX_SIZE].
     225           70 :       int_range<2> invalid_range (size_type_node,
     226          140 :                                   wi::shwi (0, TYPE_PRECISION (size_type_node)),
     227           70 :                                   wi::shwi (max_size, TYPE_PRECISION (size_type_node)),
     228           70 :                                   VR_ANTI_RANGE);
     229              : 
     230           70 :       r.intersect (invalid_range);
     231           70 :       if (r.undefined_p ())
     232           24 :         return alloca_type_and_limit (ALLOCA_OK);
     233              : 
     234           46 :       return alloca_type_and_limit (ALLOCA_BOUND_MAYBE_LARGE,
     235           46 :                                     wi::to_wide (integer_zero_node));
     236           70 :     }
     237              : 
     238        46206 :   const offset_int maxobjsize = tree_to_shwi (max_object_size ());
     239              :   /* When MAX_SIZE is greater than or equal to PTRDIFF_MAX treat
     240              :      allocations that aren't visibly constrained as OK, otherwise
     241              :      report them as (potentially) unbounded.  */
     242        46206 :   alloca_type unbounded_result = (max_size < maxobjsize.to_uhwi ()
     243        46206 :                                   ? ALLOCA_UNBOUNDED : ALLOCA_OK);
     244        46206 :   return alloca_type_and_limit (unbounded_result);
     245        92556 : }
     246              : 
     247              : // Return TRUE if STMT is in a loop, otherwise return FALSE.
     248              : 
     249              : static bool
     250        47897 : in_loop_p (gimple *stmt)
     251              : {
     252        47897 :   basic_block bb = gimple_bb (stmt);
     253        47897 :   return
     254        47897 :     bb->loop_father && bb->loop_father->header != ENTRY_BLOCK_PTR_FOR_FN (cfun);
     255              : }
     256              : 
     257              : unsigned int
     258      3889942 : pass_walloca::execute (function *fun)
     259              : {
     260      3889942 :   enable_ranger (fun);
     261      3889942 :   basic_block bb;
     262     31570102 :   FOR_EACH_BB_FN (bb, fun)
     263              :     {
     264    205609428 :       for (gimple_stmt_iterator si = gsi_start_bb (bb); !gsi_end_p (si);
     265    150249108 :            gsi_next (&si))
     266              :         {
     267    150249108 :           gimple *stmt = gsi_stmt (si);
     268    150249108 :           if (!gimple_alloca_call_p (stmt))
     269    150195894 :             continue;
     270              : 
     271        53219 :           location_t loc = gimple_nonartificial_location (stmt);
     272        53219 :           loc = expansion_point_location_if_in_system_header (loc);
     273              : 
     274        53219 :           const bool is_vla
     275        53219 :             = gimple_call_alloca_for_var_p (as_a <gcall *> (stmt));
     276              : 
     277              :           // Strict mode whining for VLAs is handled by the front-end,
     278              :           // so we can safely ignore this case.  Also, ignore VLAs if
     279              :           // the user doesn't care about them.
     280        53219 :           if (is_vla)
     281              :             {
     282         5251 :               if (warn_vla > 0 || warn_vla_limit < 0)
     283            3 :                 continue;
     284              :             }
     285        47968 :           else if (warn_alloca)
     286              :             {
     287            2 :               warning_at (loc, OPT_Walloca, "use of %<alloca%>");
     288            2 :               continue;
     289              :             }
     290        47966 :           else if (warn_alloca_limit < 0)
     291            0 :             continue;
     292              : 
     293        53214 :           class alloca_type_and_limit t
     294        53214 :             = alloca_call_type (stmt, is_vla);
     295              : 
     296        53214 :           unsigned HOST_WIDE_INT adjusted_alloca_limit
     297        53214 :             = adjusted_warn_limit (false);
     298              :           // Even if we think the alloca call is OK, make sure it's not in a
     299              :           // loop, except for a VLA, since VLAs are guaranteed to be cleaned
     300              :           // up when they go out of scope, including in a loop.
     301        53214 :           if (t.type == ALLOCA_OK && !is_vla && in_loop_p (stmt))
     302              :             {
     303              :               /* As in other instances, only diagnose this when the limit
     304              :                  is less than the maximum valid object size.  */
     305           44 :               const offset_int maxobjsize
     306           44 :                 = wi::to_offset (max_object_size ());
     307           44 :               if (adjusted_alloca_limit < maxobjsize.to_uhwi ())
     308            2 :                 t = alloca_type_and_limit (ALLOCA_IN_LOOP);
     309              :             }
     310              : 
     311        47966 :           enum opt_code wcode
     312        53214 :             = is_vla ? OPT_Wvla_larger_than_ : OPT_Walloca_larger_than_;
     313        53214 :           char buff[WIDE_INT_MAX_INL_PRECISION / 4 + 4];
     314        53214 :           switch (t.type)
     315              :             {
     316              :             case ALLOCA_OK:
     317              :               break;
     318           48 :             case ALLOCA_BOUND_MAYBE_LARGE:
     319           48 :               {
     320           48 :                 if (xlimit_certain_p)
     321              :                   break;
     322              : 
     323           22 :                 auto_diagnostic_group d;
     324           41 :                 if (warning_at (loc, wcode,
     325              :                                 (is_vla
     326              :                                  ? G_("argument to variable-length "
     327              :                                       "array may be too large")
     328              :                                  : G_("argument to %<alloca%> may be too "
     329              :                                       "large")))
     330           22 :                     && t.limit != 0)
     331              :                   {
     332            1 :                     gcc_assert (t.limit.get_len () < WIDE_INT_MAX_INL_ELTS);
     333            1 :                     print_decu (t.limit, buff);
     334            1 :                     inform (loc, "limit is %wu bytes, but argument "
     335              :                                  "may be as large as %s",
     336            0 :                             is_vla ? warn_vla_limit : adjusted_alloca_limit,
     337              :                             buff);
     338              :                   }
     339           22 :               }
     340           22 :               break;
     341           23 :             case ALLOCA_BOUND_DEFINITELY_LARGE:
     342           23 :               {
     343           23 :                 auto_diagnostic_group d;
     344           42 :                 if (warning_at (loc, wcode,
     345              :                                 (is_vla
     346              :                                  ? G_("argument to variable-length"
     347              :                                       " array is too large")
     348              :                                  : G_("argument to %<alloca%> is too large")))
     349           23 :                     && t.limit != 0)
     350              :                   {
     351           23 :                     gcc_assert (t.limit.get_len () < WIDE_INT_MAX_INL_ELTS);
     352           23 :                     print_decu (t.limit, buff);
     353           27 :                     inform (loc, "limit is %wu bytes, but argument is %s",
     354            4 :                             is_vla ? warn_vla_limit : adjusted_alloca_limit,
     355              :                             buff);
     356              :                   }
     357           23 :               }
     358           23 :               break;
     359           12 :             case ALLOCA_UNBOUNDED:
     360           12 :               if (xlimit_certain_p)
     361              :                 break;
     362              : 
     363            5 :               warning_at (loc, wcode,
     364              :                           (is_vla
     365              :                            ? G_("unbounded use of variable-length array")
     366              :                            : G_("unbounded use of %<alloca%>")));
     367            3 :               break;
     368            2 :             case ALLOCA_IN_LOOP:
     369            2 :               gcc_assert (!is_vla);
     370            2 :               warning_at (loc, wcode,
     371              :                           "use of %<alloca%> within a loop");
     372            2 :               break;
     373            3 :             case ALLOCA_ARG_IS_ZERO:
     374            6 :               warning_at (loc, wcode,
     375              :                           (is_vla
     376              :                            ? G_("argument to variable-length array "
     377              :                                 "is zero")
     378              :                            : G_("argument to %<alloca%> is zero")));
     379            3 :               break;
     380            0 :             default:
     381            0 :               gcc_unreachable ();
     382              :             }
     383        53214 :         }
     384              :     }
     385      3889942 :   disable_ranger (fun);
     386      3889942 :   return 0;
     387              : }
     388              : 
     389              : gimple_opt_pass *
     390       285722 : make_pass_walloca (gcc::context *ctxt)
     391              : {
     392       285722 :   return new pass_walloca (ctxt);
     393              : }
        

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