[clang] ca946f7 - [CIR] Implement null check for CXXNewExpr (#192848)

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Author: AbdallahRashed
Date: 2026-04-28T13:07:41-07:00
New Revision: ca946f7faea970ebea2a71394d428857d0e05205

URL: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/ca946f7faea970ebea2a71394d428857d0e05205
DIFF: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/ca946f7faea970ebea2a71394d428857d0e05205.diff

LOG: [CIR] Implement null check for CXXNewExpr (#192848)

When operator new is allowed to return null (e.g. nothrow new), the
initialization needs to be guarded by a null check,Previously this was
an errorNYI.
This wraps the initialization in a cir.if conditioned on the allocation
being non null, then uses cir.select to pick between the allocation
pointer and null as the result. Also removes
MissingFeatures::exprNewNullCheck.
part of https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/192328

Added: 
    clang/test/CIR/CodeGen/new-null.cpp

Modified: 
    clang/include/clang/CIR/MissingFeatures.h
    clang/lib/CIR/CodeGen/CIRGenExprCXX.cpp

Removed: 
    


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diff  --git a/clang/include/clang/CIR/MissingFeatures.h b/clang/include/clang/CIR/MissingFeatures.h
index eea858e3aa8cb..57dc48c5484ea 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/CIR/MissingFeatures.h
+++ b/clang/include/clang/CIR/MissingFeatures.h
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@ struct MissingFeatures {
   static bool opCallChain() { return false; }
   static bool opCallExceptionAttr() { return false; }
 
-  // CXXNewExpr
-  static bool exprNewNullCheck() { return false; }
-
   // FnInfoOpts -- This is used to track whether calls are chain calls or
   // instance methods. Classic codegen uses chain call to track and extra free
   // register for x86 and uses instance method as a condition for a thunk

diff  --git a/clang/lib/CIR/CodeGen/CIRGenExprCXX.cpp b/clang/lib/CIR/CodeGen/CIRGenExprCXX.cpp
index 384f4679228dd..39a2068a7073f 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CIR/CodeGen/CIRGenExprCXX.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CIR/CodeGen/CIRGenExprCXX.cpp
@@ -1617,9 +1617,6 @@ mlir::Value CIRGenFunction::emitCXXNewExpr(const CXXNewExpr *e) {
   // interesting initializer will be running sanitizers on the initialization.
   bool nullCheck = e->shouldNullCheckAllocation() &&
                    (!allocType.isPODType(getContext()) || e->hasInitializer());
-  assert(!cir::MissingFeatures::exprNewNullCheck());
-  if (nullCheck)
-    cgm.errorNYI(e->getSourceRange(), "emitCXXNewExpr: null check");
 
   // If there's an operator delete, enter a cleanup to call it if an
   // exception is thrown. If we do this, we'll be creating the result pointer
@@ -1629,73 +1626,115 @@ mlir::Value CIRGenFunction::emitCXXNewExpr(const CXXNewExpr *e) {
   bool useNewDeleteCleanup =
       e->getOperatorDelete() &&
       !e->getOperatorDelete()->isReservedGlobalPlacementOperator();
-  EHScopeStack::stable_iterator operatorDeleteCleanup;
-  mlir::Operation *cleanupDominator = nullptr;
-  if (useNewDeleteCleanup) {
-    assert(!cir::MissingFeatures::typeAwareAllocation());
-    enterNewDeleteCleanup(*this, e, allocation, allocSize, allocAlign,
-                          allocatorArgs);
-    operatorDeleteCleanup = ehStack.stable_begin();
-    cleanupDominator =
-        cir::UnreachableOp::create(builder, getLoc(e->getSourceRange()))
-            .getOperation();
-  }
-
-  if (allocSize != allocSizeWithoutCookie) {
-    assert(e->isArray());
-    allocation = cgm.getCXXABI().initializeArrayCookie(
-        *this, allocation, numElements, e, allocType);
-  }
 
   mlir::Type elementTy;
-  if (e->isArray()) {
-    // For array new, use the allocated type to handle multidimensional arrays
-    // correctly
+  // For array new, use the allocated type to handle multidimensional arrays
+  // correctly.
+  if (e->isArray())
     elementTy = convertTypeForMem(e->getAllocatedType());
-  } else {
+  else
     elementTy = convertTypeForMem(allocType);
-  }
-  Address result = builder.createElementBitCast(getLoc(e->getSourceRange()),
-                                                allocation, elementTy);
 
-  // If we're inside a new delete cleanup, store the result pointer.
+  // Lambda that emits the init sequence: cleanup setup, cookie init,
+  // bitcast + initializer, and cleanup deactivation.
+  Address result = Address::invalid();
   Address resultPtr = Address::invalid();
-  if (useNewDeleteCleanup) {
-    resultPtr =
-        createTempAlloca(builder.getPointerTo(elementTy), result.getAlignment(),
-                         getLoc(e->getSourceRange()), "__new_result");
-    builder.createStore(getLoc(e->getSourceRange()), result.getPointer(),
-                        resultPtr);
-  }
+  auto emitInit = [&]() {
+    EHScopeStack::stable_iterator operatorDeleteCleanup;
+    mlir::Operation *cleanupDominator = nullptr;
+    if (useNewDeleteCleanup) {
+      assert(!cir::MissingFeatures::typeAwareAllocation());
+      enterNewDeleteCleanup(*this, e, allocation, allocSize, allocAlign,
+                            allocatorArgs);
+      operatorDeleteCleanup = ehStack.stable_begin();
+      cleanupDominator =
+          cir::UnreachableOp::create(builder, getLoc(e->getSourceRange()))
+              .getOperation();
+      resultPtr = createTempAlloca(builder.getPointerTo(elementTy),
+                                   allocation.getAlignment(),
+                                   getLoc(e->getSourceRange()), "__new_result");
+    }
 
-  // Passing pointer through launder.invariant.group to avoid propagation of
-  // vptrs information which may be included in previous type.
-  // To not break LTO with 
diff erent optimizations levels, we do it regardless
-  // of optimization level.
-  if (cgm.getCodeGenOpts().StrictVTablePointers &&
-      allocator->isReservedGlobalPlacementOperator())
-    cgm.errorNYI(e->getSourceRange(), "emitCXXNewExpr: strict vtable pointers");
+    if (allocSize != allocSizeWithoutCookie) {
+      assert(e->isArray());
+      allocation = cgm.getCXXABI().initializeArrayCookie(
+          *this, allocation, numElements, e, allocType);
+    }
 
-  assert(!cir::MissingFeatures::sanitizers());
+    result = builder.createElementBitCast(getLoc(e->getSourceRange()),
+                                          allocation, elementTy);
+
+    // Store the result pointer before initialization so that it is available
+    // to the cleanup if the initializer throws.
+    if (resultPtr.isValid())
+      builder.createStore(getLoc(e->getSourceRange()), result.getPointer(),
+                          resultPtr);
+
+    // Passing pointer through launder.invariant.group to avoid propagation of
+    // vptrs information which may be included in previous type. To not break
+    // LTO with 
diff erent optimizations levels, we do it regardless of
+    // optimization level.
+    if (cgm.getCodeGenOpts().StrictVTablePointers &&
+        allocator->isReservedGlobalPlacementOperator())
+      cgm.errorNYI(e->getSourceRange(),
+                   "emitCXXNewExpr: strict vtable pointers");
 
-  emitNewInitializer(*this, e, allocType, elementTy, result, numElements,
-                     allocSizeWithoutCookie);
+    assert(!cir::MissingFeatures::sanitizers());
 
-  // Deactivate the 'operator delete' cleanup if we finished
-  // initialization.
-  if (useNewDeleteCleanup) {
-    assert(operatorDeleteCleanup.isValid());
-    assert(resultPtr.isValid());
-    deactivateCleanupBlock(operatorDeleteCleanup, cleanupDominator);
-    cleanupDominator->erase();
-    cir::LoadOp loadResult =
-        builder.createLoad(getLoc(e->getSourceRange()), resultPtr);
-    result = result.withPointer(loadResult.getResult());
+    emitNewInitializer(*this, e, allocType, elementTy, result, numElements,
+                       allocSizeWithoutCookie);
+
+    // Deactivate the 'operator delete' cleanup if we finished
+    // initialization.
+    if (useNewDeleteCleanup) {
+      deactivateCleanupBlock(operatorDeleteCleanup, cleanupDominator);
+      cleanupDominator->erase();
+      cir::LoadOp loadResult =
+          builder.createLoad(getLoc(e->getSourceRange()), resultPtr);
+      result = result.withPointer(loadResult.getResult());
+    }
+  };
+
+  cir::IfOp nullCheckOp;
+  if (nullCheck) {
+    mlir::Value isNotNull = builder.createPtrIsNotNull(allocation.getPointer());
+    nullCheckOp =
+        cir::IfOp::create(builder, getLoc(e->getSourceRange()), isNotNull,
+                          /*withElseRegion=*/false,
+                          /*thenBuilder=*/
+                          [&](mlir::OpBuilder &, mlir::Location loc) {
+                            emitInit();
+                            builder.createYield(loc);
+                          });
+  } else {
+    emitInit();
   }
 
-  assert(!cir::MissingFeatures::exprNewNullCheck());
+  mlir::Value resultValue = result.getPointer();
+
+  if (nullCheck) {
+    mlir::Type resultTy = resultValue.getType();
+
+    // If we needed a NewDeleteCleanup, allocation may have been modified
+    // inside the cir.if (e.g. by cookie adjustment). Use the result stored
+    // in the alloca instead, since the alloca dominates this point.
+    mlir::Value trueVal;
+    if (useNewDeleteCleanup) {
+      trueVal = builder.createLoad(getLoc(e->getSourceRange()), resultPtr)
+                    .getResult();
+    } else {
+      trueVal = allocation.getPointer();
+    }
+    if (trueVal.getType() != resultTy)
+      trueVal = builder.createBitcast(trueVal, resultTy);
+    mlir::Value nullPtr =
+        builder.getNullPtr(resultTy, getLoc(e->getSourceRange())).getResult();
+    resultValue =
+        builder.createSelect(getLoc(e->getSourceRange()),
+                             nullCheckOp.getCondition(), trueVal, nullPtr);
+  }
 
-  return result.getPointer();
+  return resultValue;
 }
 
 void CIRGenFunction::emitDeleteCall(const FunctionDecl *deleteFD,

diff  --git a/clang/test/CIR/CodeGen/new-null.cpp b/clang/test/CIR/CodeGen/new-null.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1aa085e6d95d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang/test/CIR/CodeGen/new-null.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -std=c++20 -triple x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu -fexceptions -fcxx-exceptions -fclangir -emit-cir %s -o %t.cir
+// RUN: FileCheck --input-file=%t.cir %s
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -std=c++20 -triple x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu -fexceptions -fcxx-exceptions -fclangir -emit-llvm %s -o %t-cir.ll
+// RUN: FileCheck --check-prefix=LLVM --input-file=%t-cir.ll %s
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -std=c++20 -triple x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu -fexceptions -fcxx-exceptions -emit-llvm %s -o %t.ll
+// RUN: FileCheck --check-prefix=OGCG --input-file=%t.ll %s
+
+typedef __typeof__(sizeof(int)) size_t;
+
+namespace std {
+  struct nothrow_t {};
+}
+std::nothrow_t nothrow;
+
+void *operator new(size_t, const std::nothrow_t &) throw();
+void operator delete(void *, const std::nothrow_t &) throw();
+
+struct S {
+  S();
+  ~S();
+  int a;
+};
+
+// nothrow new with non-POD type triggers null check
+S *test_nothrow_new() {
+  return new (nothrow) S;
+}
+
+// CHECK: cir.func {{.*}} @_Z16test_nothrow_newv()
+// CHECK:   %[[ALLOC:.*]] = cir.call @_ZnwmRKSt9nothrow_t({{.*}}) nothrow
+// CHECK:   %[[NULL:.*]] = cir.const #cir.ptr<null> : !cir.ptr<!void>
+// CHECK:   %[[IS_NOT_NULL:.*]] = cir.cmp ne %[[ALLOC]], %[[NULL]] : !cir.ptr<!void>
+// CHECK:   cir.if %[[IS_NOT_NULL]] {
+// CHECK:     cir.cleanup.scope {
+// CHECK:       %[[CAST:.*]] = cir.cast bitcast %[[ALLOC]] : !cir.ptr<!void> -> !cir.ptr<!rec_S>
+// CHECK:       cir.call @_ZN1SC1Ev(%[[CAST]])
+// CHECK:     } cleanup eh {
+// CHECK:       cir.call @_ZdlPvRKSt9nothrow_t(%[[ALLOC]], {{.*}}) nothrow
+// CHECK:     } loc(
+// CHECK:   } loc(
+// CHECK-NEXT: %[[LOADED:.*]] = cir.load
+// CHECK:   %[[NULL_S:.*]] = cir.const #cir.ptr<null> : !cir.ptr<!rec_S>
+// CHECK:   cir.select if %[[IS_NOT_NULL]] then %[[LOADED]] else %[[NULL_S]]
+
+// LLVM: define {{.*}} ptr @_Z16test_nothrow_newv() {{.*}}personality ptr @__gxx_personality_v0
+// LLVM:   %[[ALLOC:.*]] = call {{.*}} ptr @_ZnwmRKSt9nothrow_t(i64 noundef 4, {{.*}})
+// LLVM:   %[[CMP:.*]] = icmp ne ptr %[[ALLOC]], null
+// LLVM:   br i1 %[[CMP]], label %[[NOT_NULL:.*]], label %[[CONT:.*]]
+// LLVM: [[NOT_NULL]]:
+// LLVM:   invoke void @_ZN1SC1Ev({{.*}} %[[ALLOC]])
+// LLVM:     to label {{.*}} unwind label %[[LPAD:.*]]
+// LLVM: [[LPAD]]:
+// LLVM:   landingpad { ptr, i32 }
+// LLVM:     cleanup
+// LLVM:   call void @_ZdlPvRKSt9nothrow_t({{.*}} %[[ALLOC]], {{.*}})
+// LLVM:   resume
+// LLVM: [[CONT]]:
+// LLVM:   select i1 %[[CMP]], ptr {{.*}}, ptr null
+
+// OGCG: define {{.*}} ptr @_Z16test_nothrow_newv() {{.*}}personality ptr @__gxx_personality_v0
+// OGCG:   %[[ALLOC:.*]] = call {{.*}} ptr @_ZnwmRKSt9nothrow_t(i64 noundef 4, {{.*}})
+// OGCG:   %[[IS_NULL:.*]] = icmp eq ptr %[[ALLOC]], null
+// OGCG:   br i1 %[[IS_NULL]], label %[[CONT:.*]], label %[[NOT_NULL:.*]]
+// OGCG: [[NOT_NULL]]:
+// OGCG:   invoke void @_ZN1SC1Ev({{.*}} %[[ALLOC]])
+// OGCG:     to label %[[OK:.*]] unwind label %[[LPAD:.*]]
+// OGCG: [[OK]]:
+// OGCG:   br label %[[CONT]]
+// OGCG: [[CONT]]:
+// OGCG:   phi ptr
+// OGCG: [[LPAD]]:
+// OGCG:   landingpad { ptr, i32 }
+// OGCG:     cleanup
+// OGCG:   call void @_ZdlPvRKSt9nothrow_t({{.*}} %[[ALLOC]], {{.*}})
+// OGCG:   resume
+
+// nothrow new with POD + initializer triggers null check
+int *test_nothrow_new_init() {
+  return new (nothrow) int(42);
+}
+
+// CHECK: cir.func {{.*}} @_Z21test_nothrow_new_initv()
+// CHECK:   %[[ALLOC:.*]] = cir.call @_ZnwmRKSt9nothrow_t({{.*}}) nothrow
+// CHECK:   %[[NULL:.*]] = cir.const #cir.ptr<null> : !cir.ptr<!void>
+// CHECK:   %[[IS_NOT_NULL:.*]] = cir.cmp ne %[[ALLOC]], %[[NULL]] : !cir.ptr<!void>
+// CHECK:   cir.if %[[IS_NOT_NULL]] {
+// CHECK:     cir.cleanup.scope {
+// CHECK:       %[[CAST:.*]] = cir.cast bitcast %[[ALLOC]] : !cir.ptr<!void> -> !cir.ptr<!s32i>
+// CHECK:       %[[FORTY_TWO:.*]] = cir.const #cir.int<42> : !s32i
+// CHECK:       cir.store {{.*}} %[[FORTY_TWO]], %[[CAST]]
+// CHECK:     } cleanup eh {
+// CHECK:       cir.call @_ZdlPvRKSt9nothrow_t(%[[ALLOC]], {{.*}}) nothrow
+// CHECK:     } loc(
+// CHECK:   } loc(
+// CHECK-NEXT: %[[LOADED_I:.*]] = cir.load
+// CHECK:   %[[NULL_I:.*]] = cir.const #cir.ptr<null> : !cir.ptr<!s32i>
+// CHECK:   cir.select if %[[IS_NOT_NULL]] then %[[LOADED_I]] else %[[NULL_I]]
+
+// LLVM: define {{.*}} ptr @_Z21test_nothrow_new_initv()
+// LLVM:   %[[ALLOC:.*]] = call {{.*}} ptr @_ZnwmRKSt9nothrow_t(i64 noundef 4, {{.*}})
+// LLVM:   %[[CMP:.*]] = icmp ne ptr %[[ALLOC]], null
+// LLVM:   br i1 %[[CMP]], label %[[NOT_NULL:.*]], label %[[CONT:.*]]
+// LLVM: [[NOT_NULL]]:
+// LLVM:   store i32 42, ptr %[[ALLOC]], align 4
+// LLVM: [[CONT]]:
+// LLVM:   select i1 %[[CMP]], ptr {{.*}}, ptr null
+
+// OGCG: define {{.*}} ptr @_Z21test_nothrow_new_initv()
+// OGCG:   %[[ALLOC:.*]] = call {{.*}} ptr @_ZnwmRKSt9nothrow_t(i64 noundef 4, {{.*}})
+// OGCG:   %[[IS_NULL:.*]] = icmp eq ptr %[[ALLOC]], null
+// OGCG:   br i1 %[[IS_NULL]], label %[[CONT:.*]], label %[[NOT_NULL:.*]]
+// OGCG: [[NOT_NULL]]:
+// OGCG:   store i32 42, ptr %[[ALLOC]], align 4
+// OGCG:   br label %[[CONT]]
+// OGCG: [[CONT]]:
+// OGCG:   phi ptr


        


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