[clang] [BoundsSafety][Sema] Allow counted_by and counted_by_or_null on pointers where the pointee type is incomplete but potentially completable (PR #106321)

Dan Liew via cfe-commits cfe-commits at lists.llvm.org
Wed Apr 9 18:11:20 PDT 2025


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+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -fsyntax-only -verify %s
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -fexperimental-late-parse-attributes -fsyntax-only -verify %s
+
+#define __counted_by(f)  __attribute__((counted_by(f)))
+
+// =============================================================================
+// # Struct incomplete type with attribute in the decl position
+// =============================================================================
+
+// Note: This could be considered misleading. The typedef isn't actually on this
+// line. Also note the discrepancy in diagnostic count (27 vs 51) is due to
+// the pointer arithmetic on incomplete pointee type diagnostic always using
+// diagnostic text that refers to the underlying forward decl, even when the
+// typedef is used.
+// expected-note at +1 27{{forward declaration of 'Incomplete_t' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy')}}
+struct IncompleteTy; // expected-note 51{{forward declaration of 'struct IncompleteTy'}}
+
+typedef struct IncompleteTy Incomplete_t; 
+
+struct CBBufDeclPos {
+  int count;
+  struct IncompleteTy* buf __counted_by(count); // OK expected-note 27{{__counted_by attribute is here}}
+  Incomplete_t* buf_typedef __counted_by(count); // OK expected-note 27{{__counted_by attribute is here}}
+};
+
+void consume_struct_IncompleteTy(struct IncompleteTy* buf);
+
+int idx(void);
+
+
+
+void test_CBBufDeclPos(struct CBBufDeclPos* ptr) {
+  // ===========================================================================
+  // ## Local variable initialization
+  // ===========================================================================
+  struct CBBufDeclPos explicit_desig_init = {
+    .count = 0,
+    // expected-error at +1{{cannot initialize 'CBBufDeclPos::buf' that has type 'struct IncompleteTy * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'struct IncompleteTy' is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete when initializing; consider providing a complete definition for 'struct IncompleteTy' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+    .buf = 0x0,
+    // expected-error at +1{{cannot initialize 'CBBufDeclPos::buf_typedef' that has type 'Incomplete_t * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'Incomplete_t' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy') is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete when initializing; consider providing a complete definition for 'Incomplete_t' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+    .buf_typedef = 0x0
+  };
+  // Variable is not currently marked as invalid so uses of the variable allows
+  // diagnostics to fire.
+  // expected-error at +1{{cannot assign to 'CBBufDeclPos::buf' that has type 'struct IncompleteTy * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'struct IncompleteTy' is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete when assigning; consider providing a complete definition for 'struct IncompleteTy' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+  explicit_desig_init.buf = 0x0;
+  // expected-error at +1{{cannot assign to 'CBBufDeclPos::buf_typedef' that has type 'Incomplete_t * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'Incomplete_t' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy') is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete when assigning; consider providing a complete definition for 'Incomplete_t' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+  explicit_desig_init.buf_typedef = 0x0;
+  // expected-error at +1{{cannot use 'explicit_desig_init.buf' with type 'struct IncompleteTy * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'struct IncompleteTy' is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete in this context; consider providing a complete definition for 'struct IncompleteTy' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+  void *tmp = explicit_desig_init.buf;
+  // expected-error at +1{{cannot use 'explicit_desig_init.buf_typedef' with type 'Incomplete_t * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'Incomplete_t' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy') is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete in this context; consider providing a complete definition for 'Incomplete_t' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+  void *tmp2 = explicit_desig_init.buf_typedef;
+
+  struct CBBufDeclPos partial_explicit_desig_init = {
+    .count = 0,
+    // .buf and .buf_typedef are implicit zero initialized
+    // expected-error at +2{{cannot implicitly initialize 'CBBufDeclPos::buf' that has type 'struct IncompleteTy * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'struct IncompleteTy' is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete when initializing; consider providing a complete definition for 'struct IncompleteTy' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+    // expected-error at +1{{cannot implicitly initialize 'CBBufDeclPos::buf_typedef' that has type 'Incomplete_t * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'Incomplete_t' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy') is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete when initializing; consider providing a complete definition for 'Incomplete_t' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+  };
+
+  struct CBBufDeclPos implicit_full_init = {
+    0
+    // expected-error at +2{{cannot implicitly initialize 'CBBufDeclPos::buf' that has type 'struct IncompleteTy * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'struct IncompleteTy' is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete when initializing; consider providing a complete definition for 'struct IncompleteTy' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+    // expected-error at +1{{cannot implicitly initialize 'CBBufDeclPos::buf_typedef' that has type 'Incomplete_t * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'Incomplete_t' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy') is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete when initializing; consider providing a complete definition for 'Incomplete_t' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+  };
+  // Variable is not currently marked as invalid so uses of the variable allows
+  // diagnostics to fire.
+  // expected-error at +1{{cannot assign to 'CBBufDeclPos::buf' that has type 'struct IncompleteTy * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'struct IncompleteTy' is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete when assigning; consider providing a complete definition for 'struct IncompleteTy' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+  implicit_full_init.buf = 0x0;
+  // expected-error at +1{{cannot assign to 'CBBufDeclPos::buf_typedef' that has type 'Incomplete_t * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'Incomplete_t' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy') is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete when assigning; consider providing a complete definition for 'Incomplete_t' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+  implicit_full_init.buf_typedef = 0x0;
+  // expected-error at +1{{cannot use 'implicit_full_init.buf' with type 'struct IncompleteTy * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'struct IncompleteTy' is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete in this context; consider providing a complete definition for 'struct IncompleteTy' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+  void* tmp3 = implicit_full_init.buf;
+  // expected-error at +1{{cannot use 'implicit_full_init.buf_typedef' with type 'Incomplete_t * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'Incomplete_t' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy') is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete in this context; consider providing a complete definition for 'Incomplete_t' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+  void* tmp4 = implicit_full_init.buf_typedef;
+  
+  struct CBBufDeclPos explicit_non_desig_init = {
+    0,
+    // expected-error at +1{{cannot initialize 'CBBufDeclPos::buf' that has type 'struct IncompleteTy * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'struct IncompleteTy' is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete when initializing; consider providing a complete definition for 'struct IncompleteTy' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+    0x0,
+    // expected-error at +1{{cannot initialize 'CBBufDeclPos::buf_typedef' that has type 'Incomplete_t * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'Incomplete_t' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy') is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete when initializing; consider providing a complete definition for 'Incomplete_t' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+    0x0
+  };
+
+  // ===========================================================================
+  // ## Assignment to fields
+  // ===========================================================================
+  struct CBBufDeclPos uninit;
+  uninit.count = 0;
+  // expected-error at +1{{cannot assign to 'CBBufDeclPos::buf' that has type 'struct IncompleteTy * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'struct IncompleteTy' is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete when assigning; consider providing a complete definition for 'struct IncompleteTy' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+  uninit.buf = 0x0;
+  // expected-error at +1{{cannot assign to 'CBBufDeclPos::buf_typedef' that has type 'Incomplete_t * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'Incomplete_t' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy') is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete when assigning; consider providing a complete definition for 'Incomplete_t' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+  uninit.buf_typedef = 0x0;
+  ptr->count = 0;
+  // expected-error at +1{{cannot assign to 'CBBufDeclPos::buf' that has type 'struct IncompleteTy * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'struct IncompleteTy' is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete when assigning; consider providing a complete definition for 'struct IncompleteTy' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+  ptr->buf = 0x0;
+  // expected-error at +1{{cannot assign to 'CBBufDeclPos::buf_typedef' that has type 'Incomplete_t * __counted_by(count)' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy *') because the pointee type 'Incomplete_t' (aka 'struct IncompleteTy') is incomplete and the '__counted_by' attribute requires the pointee type be complete when assigning; consider providing a complete definition for 'Incomplete_t' or using the '__sized_by' attribute}}
+  ptr->buf_typedef = 0x0;
+
+
+  // ===========================================================================
+  // ## Make sure modifying the fields through other assignment operators is not
+  //    allowed
+  // ===========================================================================
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delcypher wrote:

>  but my point is that if you try to perform pointer arithmetic on an incomplete type, we’re going to reject that anyway, irrespective of whether the member in question has the __counted_by attribute or not

But we should test that... That is indeed what I expect but that expectation for the `__counted_by` attribute should be tested.

https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/106321


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