[clang] [CFG] Add a BuildOption to consider default branch of switch on covered enumerations (PR #161345)

Fred Tingaud via cfe-commits cfe-commits at lists.llvm.org
Thu Oct 2 07:41:01 PDT 2025


https://github.com/frederic-tingaud-sonarsource updated https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/161345

>From 4af057dd6b5709d7de819108a14949ad5a0445fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fred Tingaud <frederic.tingaud at sonarsource.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 18:37:48 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] CFG: Add a BuildOption to consider default branch of
 switch on covered enumerations.

By default, the `default:` branch of a switch on fully covered enumarations is considered as "Unreachable".
It is a sane assumption in most cases, but not always. That commit allows to change such behavior when needed.
---
 clang/include/clang/Analysis/CFG.h   |   1 +
 clang/lib/Analysis/CFG.cpp           |   5 +-
 clang/unittests/Analysis/CFGTest.cpp | 152 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Analysis/CFG.h b/clang/include/clang/Analysis/CFG.h
index 1b1ff5e558ec5..edfd655b579b9 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/Analysis/CFG.h
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Analysis/CFG.h
@@ -1251,6 +1251,7 @@ class CFG {
     bool MarkElidedCXXConstructors = false;
     bool AddVirtualBaseBranches = false;
     bool OmitImplicitValueInitializers = false;
+    bool SwitchKeepDefaultCoveredEnum = false;
 
     BuildOptions() = default;
 
diff --git a/clang/lib/Analysis/CFG.cpp b/clang/lib/Analysis/CFG.cpp
index 60a2d113c08e2..e5843f3815c5f 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Analysis/CFG.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Analysis/CFG.cpp
@@ -4516,9 +4516,12 @@ CFGBlock *CFGBuilder::VisitSwitchStmt(SwitchStmt *Terminator) {
   //
   // Note: We add a successor to a switch that is considered covered yet has no
   //       case statements if the enumeration has no enumerators.
+  //       We also consider this successor reachable if
+  //       BuildOpts.SwitchReqDefaultCoveredEnum is true.
   bool SwitchAlwaysHasSuccessor = false;
   SwitchAlwaysHasSuccessor |= switchExclusivelyCovered;
-  SwitchAlwaysHasSuccessor |= Terminator->isAllEnumCasesCovered() &&
+  SwitchAlwaysHasSuccessor |= !BuildOpts.SwitchKeepDefaultCoveredEnum &&
+                              Terminator->isAllEnumCasesCovered() &&
                               Terminator->getSwitchCaseList();
   addSuccessor(SwitchTerminatedBlock, DefaultCaseBlock,
                !SwitchAlwaysHasSuccessor);
diff --git a/clang/unittests/Analysis/CFGTest.cpp b/clang/unittests/Analysis/CFGTest.cpp
index 46a6751391cf5..cce0f6bbcfa74 100644
--- a/clang/unittests/Analysis/CFGTest.cpp
+++ b/clang/unittests/Analysis/CFGTest.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,158 @@ TEST(CFG, DependantBaseAddImplicitDtors) {
                 .getStatus());
 }
 
+TEST(CFG, SwitchCoveredEnumNoDefault) {
+  const char *Code = R"(
+    enum class E {E1, E2};
+    int f(E e) {
+      switch(e) {
+        case E::E1:
+          return 1;
+        case E::E2:
+          return 2;
+      }
+      return 0;
+    }
+  )";
+  CFG::BuildOptions Options;
+  Options.SwitchKeepDefaultCoveredEnum = true;
+  BuildResult B = BuildCFG(Code, Options);
+  EXPECT_EQ(BuildResult::BuiltCFG, B.getStatus());
+
+  // [B5 (ENTRY)]
+  //   Succs (1): B2
+  //
+  // [B1]
+  //   1: 0
+  //   2: return [B1.1];
+  //   Preds (1): B2
+  //   Succs (1): B0
+  //
+  // [B2]
+  //   1: e (ImplicitCastExpr, LValueToRValue, E)
+  //   T: switch [B2.1]
+  //   Preds (1): B5
+  //   Succs (3): B3 B4 B1
+  //
+  // [B3]
+  //  case E::E2:
+  //   1: 2
+  //   2: return [B3.1];
+  //   Preds (1): B2
+  //   Succs (1): B0
+  //
+  // [B4]
+  //  case E::E1:
+  //   1: 1
+  //   2: return [B4.1];
+  //   Preds (1): B2
+  //   Succs (1): B0
+  //
+  // [B0 (EXIT)]
+  //   Preds (3): B1 B3 B4
+
+  const auto &Entry = B.getCFG()->getEntry();
+  EXPECT_EQ(1u, Entry.succ_size());
+  // First successor of Entry is the switch
+  CFGBlock *SwitchBlock = *Entry.succ_begin();
+  EXPECT_EQ(3u, SwitchBlock->succ_size());
+  // Last successor of the switch is after the switch
+  auto NoCaseSucc = SwitchBlock->succ_rbegin();
+  EXPECT_TRUE(NoCaseSucc->isReachable());
+
+  // Checking that the same node is Unreachable without this setting
+  Options.SwitchKeepDefaultCoveredEnum = false;
+  B = BuildCFG(Code, Options);
+  EXPECT_EQ(BuildResult::BuiltCFG, B.getStatus());
+
+  const auto &Entry2 = B.getCFG()->getEntry();
+  EXPECT_EQ(1u, Entry2.succ_size());
+  CFGBlock *SwitchBlock2 = *Entry2.succ_begin();
+  EXPECT_EQ(3u, SwitchBlock2->succ_size());
+  auto NoCaseSucc2 = SwitchBlock2->succ_rbegin();
+  EXPECT_FALSE(NoCaseSucc2->isReachable());
+}
+
+TEST(CFG, SwitchCoveredEnumWithDefault) {
+  const char *Code = R"(
+    enum class E {E1, E2};
+    int f(E e) {
+      switch(e) {
+        case E::E1:
+          return 1;
+        case E::E2:
+          return 2;
+        default:
+          return 0;
+      }
+      return -1;
+    }
+  )";
+  CFG::BuildOptions Options;
+  Options.SwitchKeepDefaultCoveredEnum = true;
+  BuildResult B = BuildCFG(Code, Options);
+  EXPECT_EQ(BuildResult::BuiltCFG, B.getStatus());
+
+  // [B6 (ENTRY)]
+  //   Succs (1): B2
+  //
+  // [B1]
+  //   1: -1
+  //   2: return [B1.1];
+  //   Succs (1): B0
+  //
+  // [B2]
+  //   1: e (ImplicitCastExpr, LValueToRValue, E)
+  //   T: switch [B2.1]
+  //   Preds (1): B6
+  //   Succs (3): B4 B5 B3
+  //
+  // [B3]
+  //  default:
+  //   1: 0
+  //   2: return [B3.1];
+  //   Preds (1): B2
+  //   Succs (1): B0
+  //
+  // [B4]
+  //  case E::E2:
+  //   1: 2
+  //   2: return [B4.1];
+  //   Preds (1): B2
+  //   Succs (1): B0
+  //
+  // [B5]
+  //  case E::E1:
+  //   1: 1
+  //   2: return [B5.1];
+  //   Preds (1): B2
+  //   Succs (1): B0
+  //
+  // [B0 (EXIT)]
+  //   Preds (4): B1 B3 B4 B5
+
+  const auto &Entry = B.getCFG()->getEntry();
+  EXPECT_EQ(1u, Entry.succ_size());
+  // First successor of Entry is the switch
+  CFGBlock *SwitchBlock = *Entry.succ_begin();
+  EXPECT_EQ(3u, SwitchBlock->succ_size());
+  // Last successor of the switch is the default branch
+  auto defaultBlock = SwitchBlock->succ_rbegin();
+  EXPECT_TRUE(defaultBlock->isReachable());
+
+  // Checking that the same node is Unreachable without this setting
+  Options.SwitchKeepDefaultCoveredEnum = false;
+  B = BuildCFG(Code, Options);
+  EXPECT_EQ(BuildResult::BuiltCFG, B.getStatus());
+
+  const auto &Entry2 = B.getCFG()->getEntry();
+  EXPECT_EQ(1u, Entry2.succ_size());
+  CFGBlock *SwitchBlock2 = *Entry2.succ_begin();
+  EXPECT_EQ(3u, SwitchBlock2->succ_size());
+  auto defaultBlock2 = SwitchBlock2->succ_rbegin();
+  EXPECT_FALSE(defaultBlock2->isReachable());
+}
+
 TEST(CFG, IsLinear) {
   auto expectLinear = [](bool IsLinear, const char *Code) {
     BuildResult B = BuildCFG(Code);

>From dd2c98b92abfde18da44c39eab5a16bff1977eb3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fred Tingaud <frederic.tingaud at sonarsource.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2025 11:54:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Apply suggestions

---
 clang/include/clang/Analysis/CFG.h   |  2 +-
 clang/lib/Analysis/CFG.cpp           |  6 +++---
 clang/unittests/Analysis/CFGTest.cpp | 27 ++++++++++++++-------------
 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Analysis/CFG.h b/clang/include/clang/Analysis/CFG.h
index edfd655b579b9..6dd7d138e4357 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/Analysis/CFG.h
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Analysis/CFG.h
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ class CFG {
     bool MarkElidedCXXConstructors = false;
     bool AddVirtualBaseBranches = false;
     bool OmitImplicitValueInitializers = false;
-    bool SwitchKeepDefaultCoveredEnum = false;
+    bool AssumeReachableDefaultInSwitchStatements = false;
 
     BuildOptions() = default;
 
diff --git a/clang/lib/Analysis/CFG.cpp b/clang/lib/Analysis/CFG.cpp
index e5843f3815c5f..cdde849b0e026 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Analysis/CFG.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Analysis/CFG.cpp
@@ -4520,9 +4520,9 @@ CFGBlock *CFGBuilder::VisitSwitchStmt(SwitchStmt *Terminator) {
   //       BuildOpts.SwitchReqDefaultCoveredEnum is true.
   bool SwitchAlwaysHasSuccessor = false;
   SwitchAlwaysHasSuccessor |= switchExclusivelyCovered;
-  SwitchAlwaysHasSuccessor |= !BuildOpts.SwitchKeepDefaultCoveredEnum &&
-                              Terminator->isAllEnumCasesCovered() &&
-                              Terminator->getSwitchCaseList();
+  SwitchAlwaysHasSuccessor |=
+      !BuildOpts.AssumeReachableDefaultInSwitchStatements &&
+      Terminator->isAllEnumCasesCovered() && Terminator->getSwitchCaseList();
   addSuccessor(SwitchTerminatedBlock, DefaultCaseBlock,
                !SwitchAlwaysHasSuccessor);
 
diff --git a/clang/unittests/Analysis/CFGTest.cpp b/clang/unittests/Analysis/CFGTest.cpp
index cce0f6bbcfa74..aeeff6b723532 100644
--- a/clang/unittests/Analysis/CFGTest.cpp
+++ b/clang/unittests/Analysis/CFGTest.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ TEST(CFG, SwitchCoveredEnumNoDefault) {
     }
   )";
   CFG::BuildOptions Options;
-  Options.SwitchKeepDefaultCoveredEnum = true;
+  Options.AssumeReachableDefaultInSwitchStatements = true;
   BuildResult B = BuildCFG(Code, Options);
   EXPECT_EQ(BuildResult::BuiltCFG, B.getStatus());
 
@@ -143,24 +143,25 @@ TEST(CFG, SwitchCoveredEnumNoDefault) {
   // [B0 (EXIT)]
   //   Preds (3): B1 B3 B4
 
-  const auto &Entry = B.getCFG()->getEntry();
-  EXPECT_EQ(1u, Entry.succ_size());
+  auto *CFG = B.getCFG();
+  const auto &Entry = CFG->getEntry();
+  ASSERT_EQ(1u, Entry.succ_size());
   // First successor of Entry is the switch
   CFGBlock *SwitchBlock = *Entry.succ_begin();
-  EXPECT_EQ(3u, SwitchBlock->succ_size());
+  ASSERT_EQ(3u, SwitchBlock->succ_size());
   // Last successor of the switch is after the switch
   auto NoCaseSucc = SwitchBlock->succ_rbegin();
   EXPECT_TRUE(NoCaseSucc->isReachable());
 
   // Checking that the same node is Unreachable without this setting
-  Options.SwitchKeepDefaultCoveredEnum = false;
+  Options.AssumeReachableDefaultInSwitchStatements = false;
   B = BuildCFG(Code, Options);
   EXPECT_EQ(BuildResult::BuiltCFG, B.getStatus());
 
   const auto &Entry2 = B.getCFG()->getEntry();
-  EXPECT_EQ(1u, Entry2.succ_size());
+  ASSERT_EQ(1u, Entry2.succ_size());
   CFGBlock *SwitchBlock2 = *Entry2.succ_begin();
-  EXPECT_EQ(3u, SwitchBlock2->succ_size());
+  ASSERT_EQ(3u, SwitchBlock2->succ_size());
   auto NoCaseSucc2 = SwitchBlock2->succ_rbegin();
   EXPECT_FALSE(NoCaseSucc2->isReachable());
 }
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ TEST(CFG, SwitchCoveredEnumWithDefault) {
     }
   )";
   CFG::BuildOptions Options;
-  Options.SwitchKeepDefaultCoveredEnum = true;
+  Options.AssumeReachableDefaultInSwitchStatements = true;
   BuildResult B = BuildCFG(Code, Options);
   EXPECT_EQ(BuildResult::BuiltCFG, B.getStatus());
 
@@ -224,23 +225,23 @@ TEST(CFG, SwitchCoveredEnumWithDefault) {
   //   Preds (4): B1 B3 B4 B5
 
   const auto &Entry = B.getCFG()->getEntry();
-  EXPECT_EQ(1u, Entry.succ_size());
+  ASSERT_EQ(1u, Entry.succ_size());
   // First successor of Entry is the switch
   CFGBlock *SwitchBlock = *Entry.succ_begin();
-  EXPECT_EQ(3u, SwitchBlock->succ_size());
+  ASSERT_EQ(3u, SwitchBlock->succ_size());
   // Last successor of the switch is the default branch
   auto defaultBlock = SwitchBlock->succ_rbegin();
   EXPECT_TRUE(defaultBlock->isReachable());
 
   // Checking that the same node is Unreachable without this setting
-  Options.SwitchKeepDefaultCoveredEnum = false;
+  Options.AssumeReachableDefaultInSwitchStatements = false;
   B = BuildCFG(Code, Options);
   EXPECT_EQ(BuildResult::BuiltCFG, B.getStatus());
 
   const auto &Entry2 = B.getCFG()->getEntry();
-  EXPECT_EQ(1u, Entry2.succ_size());
+  ASSERT_EQ(1u, Entry2.succ_size());
   CFGBlock *SwitchBlock2 = *Entry2.succ_begin();
-  EXPECT_EQ(3u, SwitchBlock2->succ_size());
+  ASSERT_EQ(3u, SwitchBlock2->succ_size());
   auto defaultBlock2 = SwitchBlock2->succ_rbegin();
   EXPECT_FALSE(defaultBlock2->isReachable());
 }



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