[clang] [Clang] Improve diagnostics for 'placement new' with const storage argument (PR #144270)

Baranov Victor via cfe-commits cfe-commits at lists.llvm.org
Sun Jun 22 13:07:24 PDT 2025


https://github.com/vbvictor updated https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/144270

>From 07392e16740d3d89700da43e22b4d90197bb4d4a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Victor Baranov <bar.victor.2002 at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:56:05 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] [Clang] Improve diagnostics when 'placement new' was
 called with const storage argument

---
 clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst                      |  2 ++
 clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td |  3 +++
 clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp                   | 10 +++++++++-
 clang/test/SemaCXX/new-delete.cpp                |  7 +++++++
 4 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
index 33ee8a53b5f37..9fdc8660a981e 100644
--- a/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ b/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -629,6 +629,8 @@ Improvements to Clang's diagnostics
   #GH69470, #GH59391, #GH58172, #GH46215, #GH45915, #GH45891, #GH44490,
   #GH36703, #GH32903, #GH23312, #GH69874.
 
+- Improve the diagnostics for placement new expression when const-qualified
+  object was passed as the storage argument.
 
 Improvements to Clang's time-trace
 ----------------------------------
diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td b/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td
index 8fe7ad6138aa0..0bc1e7deff5ab 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td
@@ -8285,6 +8285,9 @@ def err_need_header_before_typeid : Error<
 def err_need_header_before_placement_new : Error<
   "no matching %0 function for non-allocating placement new expression; "
   "include <new>">;
+def err_placement_new_into_const_qualified_storage : Error<
+  "placement new expression with a const-qualified argument of type %0 "
+  "is not allowed">;
 def err_ms___leave_not_in___try : Error<
   "'__leave' statement not in __try block">;
 def err_uuidof_without_guid : Error<
diff --git a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp
index ba52e8f8932d3..e9cd40b9061d0 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp
@@ -2753,10 +2753,18 @@ static bool resolveAllocationOverloadInterior(
     if (Diagnose) {
       // If this is an allocation of the form 'new (p) X' for some object
       // pointer p (or an expression that will decay to such a pointer),
-      // diagnose the missing inclusion of <new>.
+      // diagnose potential error.
       if (!R.isClassLookup() && Args.size() == 2 &&
           (Args[1]->getType()->isObjectPointerType() ||
            Args[1]->getType()->isArrayType())) {
+        if (Args[1]->getType()->isPointerType()) {
+          if (Args[1]->getType()->getPointeeType().isConstQualified()) {
+            S.Diag(Args[1]->getExprLoc(),
+                   diag::err_placement_new_into_const_qualified_storage)
+                << Args[1]->getType() << Args[1]->getSourceRange();
+            return true;
+          }
+        }
         S.Diag(R.getNameLoc(), diag::err_need_header_before_placement_new)
             << R.getLookupName() << Range;
         // Listing the candidates is unlikely to be useful; skip it.
diff --git a/clang/test/SemaCXX/new-delete.cpp b/clang/test/SemaCXX/new-delete.cpp
index 9bbee32c58c36..fae9487cbe2c1 100644
--- a/clang/test/SemaCXX/new-delete.cpp
+++ b/clang/test/SemaCXX/new-delete.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,13 @@ void bad_news(int *ip)
 #if __cplusplus < 201103L
   (void)new int[]{}; // expected-error {{array size must be specified in new expression with no initializer}}
 #endif
+  struct X { int n; };
+  const X cx = {5};
+  (void)new(&cx) X{10}; // expected-error {{placement new expression with a const-qualified argument of type 'const X *' is not allowed}}
+  const X* const cx2 = 0;
+  (void)new(cx2) X{10}; // expected-error {{placement new expression with a const-qualified argument of type 'const X *const' is not allowed}}
+  const int arr[1] = {1};
+  (void)new(&arr[0]) int(10); // expected-error {{placement new expression with a const-qualified argument of type 'const int *' is not allowed}}
 }
 
 void no_matching_placement_new() {

>From 18473ca34d181b6e46452db7d050a71220a1f64c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Victor Baranov <bar.victor.2002 at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2025 22:53:04 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] improve comment wording before diagnostics

---
 clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp
index e9cd40b9061d0..7367b906b70ba 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp
@@ -2753,7 +2753,7 @@ static bool resolveAllocationOverloadInterior(
     if (Diagnose) {
       // If this is an allocation of the form 'new (p) X' for some object
       // pointer p (or an expression that will decay to such a pointer),
-      // diagnose potential error.
+      // diagnose the reason for the error.
       if (!R.isClassLookup() && Args.size() == 2 &&
           (Args[1]->getType()->isObjectPointerType() ||
            Args[1]->getType()->isArrayType())) {

>From 3498ad5a125838989b9c1ac54935b5c44325dd84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Victor Baranov <bar.victor.2002 at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2025 23:07:02 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] add usage of 'getBaseElementType' and enhance tests

---
 clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp    | 16 ++++++-----
 clang/test/SemaCXX/new-delete.cpp | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp
index 7367b906b70ba..d1be312efae74 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp
@@ -2757,13 +2757,15 @@ static bool resolveAllocationOverloadInterior(
       if (!R.isClassLookup() && Args.size() == 2 &&
           (Args[1]->getType()->isObjectPointerType() ||
            Args[1]->getType()->isArrayType())) {
-        if (Args[1]->getType()->isPointerType()) {
-          if (Args[1]->getType()->getPointeeType().isConstQualified()) {
-            S.Diag(Args[1]->getExprLoc(),
-                   diag::err_placement_new_into_const_qualified_storage)
-                << Args[1]->getType() << Args[1]->getSourceRange();
-            return true;
-          }
+        const QualType Arg1Type = Args[1]->getType();
+        QualType UnderlyingType = S.Context.getBaseElementType(Arg1Type);
+        if (UnderlyingType->isPointerType())
+          UnderlyingType = UnderlyingType->getPointeeType();
+        if (UnderlyingType.isConstQualified()) {
+          S.Diag(Args[1]->getExprLoc(),
+                 diag::err_placement_new_into_const_qualified_storage)
+              << Arg1Type << Args[1]->getSourceRange();
+          return true;
         }
         S.Diag(R.getNameLoc(), diag::err_need_header_before_placement_new)
             << R.getLookupName() << Range;
diff --git a/clang/test/SemaCXX/new-delete.cpp b/clang/test/SemaCXX/new-delete.cpp
index fae9487cbe2c1..f918501554f80 100644
--- a/clang/test/SemaCXX/new-delete.cpp
+++ b/clang/test/SemaCXX/new-delete.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,19 @@ void bad_news(int *ip)
 #if __cplusplus < 201103L
   (void)new int[]{}; // expected-error {{array size must be specified in new expression with no initializer}}
 #endif
+}
+
+void no_matching_placement_new() {
+  struct X { int n; };
+  __attribute__((aligned(__alignof(X)))) unsigned char buffer[sizeof(X)];
+  (void)new(buffer) X; // expected-error {{no matching 'operator new' function for non-allocating placement new expression; include <new>}}
+  (void)new(+buffer) X; // expected-error {{no matching 'operator new' function for non-allocating placement new expression; include <new>}}
+  (void)new(&buffer) X; // expected-error {{no matching 'operator new' function for non-allocating placement new expression; include <new>}}
+}
+
+void const_placement_new() {
+  const int value = 42;
+  (void)new(&value) int; // expected-error {{placement new expression with a const-qualified argument of type 'const int *' is not allowed}}
   struct X { int n; };
   const X cx = {5};
   (void)new(&cx) X{10}; // expected-error {{placement new expression with a const-qualified argument of type 'const X *' is not allowed}}
@@ -167,14 +180,35 @@ void bad_news(int *ip)
   (void)new(cx2) X{10}; // expected-error {{placement new expression with a const-qualified argument of type 'const X *const' is not allowed}}
   const int arr[1] = {1};
   (void)new(&arr[0]) int(10); // expected-error {{placement new expression with a const-qualified argument of type 'const int *' is not allowed}}
+  const void* ptr = 0;
+  (void)new(ptr) int; // expected-error {{placement new expression with a const-qualified argument of type 'const void *' is not allowed}}
+  const int complex_arr[5][3] = {};
+  (void)new(&complex_arr[0][0]) int; // expected-error {{placement new expression with a const-qualified argument of type 'const int *' is not allowed}}
+  (void)new(complex_arr[0]) int; // expected-error {{placement new expression with a const-qualified argument of type 'const int[3]' is not allowed}}
+  const char str[] = "test";
+  (void)new(str) int; // expected-error {{placement new expression with a const-qualified argument of type 'const char[5]' is not allowed}}
+  const int* const* ptr_to_const_ptr_to_const = 0;
+  (void)new(ptr_to_const_ptr_to_const) int; // expected-error {{placement new expression with a const-qualified argument of type 'const int *const *' is not allowed}}
+  int* const* ptr_to_const_ptr = 0;
+  (void)new(ptr_to_const_ptr) int; // expected-error {{placement new expression with a const-qualified argument of type 'int *const *' is not allowed}}
+  typedef const int* ConstIntPtr;
+  ConstIntPtr cip = 0;
+  (void)new(cip) int; // expected-error {{placement new expression with a const-qualified argument of type 'ConstIntPtr' (aka 'const int *') is not allowed}}
+  typedef const void* ConstVoidPtr;
+}
+
+void const_placement_new_param(const void* ptr) {
+  new (ptr) int; // expected-error {{placement new expression with a const-qualified argument of type 'const void *' is not allowed}}
 }
 
-void no_matching_placement_new() {
-  struct X { int n; };
-  __attribute__((aligned(__alignof(X)))) unsigned char buffer[sizeof(X)];
-  (void)new(buffer) X; // expected-error {{no matching 'operator new' function for non-allocating placement new expression; include <new>}}
-  (void)new(+buffer) X; // expected-error {{no matching 'operator new' function for non-allocating placement new expression; include <new>}}
-  (void)new(&buffer) X; // expected-error {{no matching 'operator new' function for non-allocating placement new expression; include <new>}}
+template<typename T>
+void const_template_placement_new(const T* storage) {
+  (void)new(storage) int; // expected-error {{placement new expression with a const-qualified argument of type 'const int *' is not allowed}}
+}
+
+void const_template_placement_new_instantiation() {
+  int x = 5;
+  const_template_placement_new(&x); // expected-note {{in instantiation of function template specialization 'const_template_placement_new<int>' requested here}}
 }
 
 void good_deletes()



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