[libc-commits] [libc] [libc] add basic lifetime annotations for support data structures (PR #145933)

Schrodinger ZHU Yifan via libc-commits libc-commits at lists.llvm.org
Sat Jun 28 20:54:13 PDT 2025


https://github.com/SchrodingerZhu updated https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/145933

>From ee433d211c1987fb4bdae2bbf19ec6a4acdf4940 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Schrodinger ZHU Yifan <yifanzhu at rochester.edu>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:24:48 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] [libc] add basic lifetime annotations for support data
 structures

---
 libc/src/__support/CPP/algorithm.h       |  8 ++++++--
 libc/src/__support/CPP/array.h           | 19 +++++++++++++------
 libc/src/__support/CPP/atomic.h          |  2 +-
 libc/src/__support/CPP/mutex.h           | 10 +++++++---
 libc/src/__support/CPP/optional.h        | 12 ++++++++----
 libc/src/__support/CPP/span.h            |  7 ++++---
 libc/src/__support/CPP/string.h          | 15 +++++++++++----
 libc/src/__support/CPP/string_view.h     |  7 ++++++-
 libc/src/__support/CPP/stringstream.h    |  4 +++-
 libc/src/__support/CPP/utility/forward.h |  6 ++++--
 libc/src/__support/CPP/utility/move.h    |  3 ++-
 libc/src/__support/macros/attributes.h   | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 12 files changed, 89 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libc/src/__support/CPP/algorithm.h b/libc/src/__support/CPP/algorithm.h
index 7704b3fa81f0c..3ea48db5b2d5e 100644
--- a/libc/src/__support/CPP/algorithm.h
+++ b/libc/src/__support/CPP/algorithm.h
@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@
 namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL {
 namespace cpp {
 
-template <class T> LIBC_INLINE constexpr const T &max(const T &a, const T &b) {
+template <class T>
+LIBC_INLINE constexpr const T &max(LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND const T &a,
+                                   LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND const T &b) {
   return (a < b) ? b : a;
 }
 
-template <class T> LIBC_INLINE constexpr const T &min(const T &a, const T &b) {
+template <class T>
+LIBC_INLINE constexpr const T &min(LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND const T &a,
+                                   LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND const T &b) {
   return (a < b) ? a : b;
 }
 
diff --git a/libc/src/__support/CPP/array.h b/libc/src/__support/CPP/array.h
index db0a986b71205..b0c0add5f9727 100644
--- a/libc/src/__support/CPP/array.h
+++ b/libc/src/__support/CPP/array.h
@@ -31,15 +31,22 @@ template <class T, size_t N> struct array {
   LIBC_INLINE constexpr T *data() { return Data; }
   LIBC_INLINE constexpr const T *data() const { return Data; }
 
-  LIBC_INLINE constexpr T &front() { return Data[0]; }
-  LIBC_INLINE constexpr const T &front() const { return Data[0]; }
+  LIBC_INLINE constexpr T &front() LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND { return Data[0]; }
+  LIBC_INLINE constexpr const T &front() const LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND {
+    return Data[0];
+  }
 
-  LIBC_INLINE constexpr T &back() { return Data[N - 1]; }
-  LIBC_INLINE constexpr const T &back() const { return Data[N - 1]; }
+  LIBC_INLINE constexpr T &back() LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND { return Data[N - 1]; }
+  LIBC_INLINE constexpr const T &back() const LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND {
+    return Data[N - 1];
+  }
 
-  LIBC_INLINE constexpr T &operator[](size_t Index) { return Data[Index]; }
+  LIBC_INLINE constexpr T &operator[](size_t Index) LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND {
+    return Data[Index];
+  }
 
-  LIBC_INLINE constexpr const T &operator[](size_t Index) const {
+  LIBC_INLINE constexpr const T &
+  operator[](size_t Index) const LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND {
     return Data[Index];
   }
 
diff --git a/libc/src/__support/CPP/atomic.h b/libc/src/__support/CPP/atomic.h
index 2f00b3ed32811..4e084beaf8ef5 100644
--- a/libc/src/__support/CPP/atomic.h
+++ b/libc/src/__support/CPP/atomic.h
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ template <typename T> struct Atomic {
   LIBC_INLINE void set(T rhs) { val = rhs; }
 };
 
-template <typename T> struct AtomicRef {
+template <typename T> struct LIBC_GSL_POINTER AtomicRef {
   static_assert(is_trivially_copyable_v<T> && is_copy_constructible_v<T> &&
                     is_move_constructible_v<T> && is_copy_assignable_v<T> &&
                     is_move_assignable_v<T>,
diff --git a/libc/src/__support/CPP/mutex.h b/libc/src/__support/CPP/mutex.h
index 8a3102426e2d6..407125c6e452b 100644
--- a/libc/src/__support/CPP/mutex.h
+++ b/libc/src/__support/CPP/mutex.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #ifndef LLVM_LIBC_SRC___SUPPORT_CPP_MUTEX_H
 #define LLVM_LIBC_SRC___SUPPORT_CPP_MUTEX_H
 
+#include "src/__support/macros/attributes.h"
 #include "src/__support/macros/config.h"
 
 namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL {
@@ -28,14 +29,17 @@ template <typename MutexType> class lock_guard {
 
 public:
   // Calls `m.lock()` upon resource acquisition.
-  explicit lock_guard(MutexType &m) : mutex(m) { mutex.lock(); }
+  LIBC_INLINE explicit lock_guard(LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND MutexType &m) : mutex(m) {
+    mutex.lock();
+  }
 
   // Acquires ownership of the mutex object `m` without attempting to lock
   // it. The behavior is undefined if the current thread does not hold the
   // lock on `m`. Does not call `m.lock()` upon resource acquisition.
-  lock_guard(MutexType &m, adopt_lock_t /* t */) : mutex(m) {}
+  LIBC_INLINE lock_guard(LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND MutexType &m, adopt_lock_t /* t */)
+      : mutex(m) {}
 
-  ~lock_guard() { mutex.unlock(); }
+  LIBC_INLINE ~lock_guard() { mutex.unlock(); }
 
   // non-copyable
   lock_guard &operator=(const lock_guard &) = delete;
diff --git a/libc/src/__support/CPP/optional.h b/libc/src/__support/CPP/optional.h
index aed2269db1b11..06cb0e3e992d1 100644
--- a/libc/src/__support/CPP/optional.h
+++ b/libc/src/__support/CPP/optional.h
@@ -108,11 +108,13 @@ template <typename T> class optional {
 
   LIBC_INLINE constexpr void reset() { storage.reset(); }
 
-  LIBC_INLINE constexpr const T &value() const & {
+  LIBC_INLINE constexpr const T &value() const &LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND {
     return storage.stored_value;
   }
 
-  LIBC_INLINE constexpr T &value() & { return storage.stored_value; }
+  LIBC_INLINE constexpr T &value() & LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND {
+    return storage.stored_value;
+  }
 
   LIBC_INLINE constexpr explicit operator bool() const {
     return storage.in_use;
@@ -122,10 +124,12 @@ template <typename T> class optional {
     return &storage.stored_value;
   }
   LIBC_INLINE constexpr T *operator->() { return &storage.stored_value; }
-  LIBC_INLINE constexpr const T &operator*() const & {
+  LIBC_INLINE constexpr const T &operator*() const &LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND {
+    return storage.stored_value;
+  }
+  LIBC_INLINE constexpr T &operator*() & LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND {
     return storage.stored_value;
   }
-  LIBC_INLINE constexpr T &operator*() & { return storage.stored_value; }
 
   LIBC_INLINE constexpr T &&value() && { return move(storage.stored_value); }
   LIBC_INLINE constexpr T &&operator*() && {
diff --git a/libc/src/__support/CPP/span.h b/libc/src/__support/CPP/span.h
index 9234a26d201cd..c02a139299e51 100644
--- a/libc/src/__support/CPP/span.h
+++ b/libc/src/__support/CPP/span.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace cpp {
 // - No implicit type conversion (e.g. Span<B>, initialized with As where A
 //   inherits from B),
 // - No reverse iterators
-template <typename T> class span {
+template <typename T> class LIBC_GSL_POINTER span {
   template <typename U>
   LIBC_INLINE_VAR static constexpr bool is_const_view_v =
       !cpp::is_const_v<U> && cpp::is_const_v<T> &&
@@ -64,11 +64,12 @@ template <typename T> class span {
 
   template <typename U, size_t N,
             cpp::enable_if_t<is_compatible_v<U>, bool> = true>
-  LIBC_INLINE constexpr span(U (&arr)[N]) : span_data(arr), span_size(N) {}
+  LIBC_INLINE constexpr span(LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND U (&arr)[N])
+      : span_data(arr), span_size(N) {}
 
   template <typename U, size_t N,
             cpp::enable_if_t<is_compatible_v<U>, bool> = true>
-  LIBC_INLINE constexpr span(array<U, N> &arr)
+  LIBC_INLINE constexpr span(LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND array<U, N> &arr)
       : span_data(arr.data()), span_size(arr.size()) {}
 
   template <typename U, cpp::enable_if_t<is_compatible_v<U>, bool> = true>
diff --git a/libc/src/__support/CPP/string.h b/libc/src/__support/CPP/string.h
index 1ac04c7f1f9dc..27748eeb953e3 100644
--- a/libc/src/__support/CPP/string.h
+++ b/libc/src/__support/CPP/string.h
@@ -106,16 +106,23 @@ class string {
   LIBC_INLINE constexpr const char *end() const { return data() + size_; }
   LIBC_INLINE char *end() { return data() + size_; }
 
-  LIBC_INLINE constexpr const char &front() const { return data()[0]; }
+  LIBC_INLINE constexpr const char &front() const LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND {
+    return data()[0];
+  }
   LIBC_INLINE char &front() { return data()[0]; }
 
-  LIBC_INLINE constexpr const char &back() const { return data()[size_ - 1]; }
+  LIBC_INLINE constexpr const char &back() const LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND {
+    return data()[size_ - 1];
+  }
   LIBC_INLINE char &back() { return data()[size_ - 1]; }
 
-  LIBC_INLINE constexpr const char &operator[](size_t index) const {
+  LIBC_INLINE constexpr const char &
+  operator[](size_t index) const LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND {
+    return data()[index];
+  }
+  LIBC_INLINE char &operator[](size_t index) LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND {
     return data()[index];
   }
-  LIBC_INLINE char &operator[](size_t index) { return data()[index]; }
 
   LIBC_INLINE const char *c_str() const { return data(); }
 
diff --git a/libc/src/__support/CPP/string_view.h b/libc/src/__support/CPP/string_view.h
index aa15814b2e149..b9182cdaa1856 100644
--- a/libc/src/__support/CPP/string_view.h
+++ b/libc/src/__support/CPP/string_view.h
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@
 namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL {
 namespace cpp {
 
+class string;
 // This is very simple alternate of the std::string_view class. There is no
 // bounds check performed in any of the methods. The callers are expected to
 // do the checks before invoking the methods.
 //
 // This class will be extended as needed in future.
-class string_view {
+class LIBC_GSL_POINTER string_view {
 private:
   const char *Data;
   size_t Len;
@@ -77,6 +78,10 @@ class string_view {
   LIBC_INLINE constexpr string_view(const char *Str, size_t N)
       : Data(Str), Len(N) {}
 
+  template <size_t N>
+  LIBC_INLINE constexpr string_view(LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND const char (&Str)[N])
+      : Data(Str), Len(N) {}
+
   LIBC_INLINE constexpr const char *data() const { return Data; }
 
   // Returns the size of the string_view.
diff --git a/libc/src/__support/CPP/stringstream.h b/libc/src/__support/CPP/stringstream.h
index a16084c848688..a0039f2de4858 100644
--- a/libc/src/__support/CPP/stringstream.h
+++ b/libc/src/__support/CPP/stringstream.h
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ class StringStream {
   // null terminator was not explicitly written, then the return value
   // will not include one. In order to produce a string_view to a null
   // terminated string, write ENDS explicitly.
-  string_view str() const { return string_view(data.data(), write_ptr); }
+  [[nodiscard]] LIBC_INLINE string_view str() const {
+    return string_view(data.data(), write_ptr);
+  }
 
   // Write the characters from |str| to the stream.
   StringStream &operator<<(string_view str) {
diff --git a/libc/src/__support/CPP/utility/forward.h b/libc/src/__support/CPP/utility/forward.h
index 085b3d16f999b..7383687d7b7c8 100644
--- a/libc/src/__support/CPP/utility/forward.h
+++ b/libc/src/__support/CPP/utility/forward.h
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ namespace cpp {
 
 // forward
 template <typename T>
-LIBC_INLINE constexpr T &&forward(remove_reference_t<T> &value) {
+LIBC_INLINE constexpr T &&
+forward(LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND remove_reference_t<T> &value) {
   return static_cast<T &&>(value);
 }
 
 template <typename T>
-LIBC_INLINE constexpr T &&forward(remove_reference_t<T> &&value) {
+LIBC_INLINE constexpr T &&
+forward(LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND remove_reference_t<T> &&value) {
   static_assert(!is_lvalue_reference_v<T>,
                 "cannot forward an rvalue as an lvalue");
   return static_cast<T &&>(value);
diff --git a/libc/src/__support/CPP/utility/move.h b/libc/src/__support/CPP/utility/move.h
index b61f723e8d4cb..3bbc5f1df4498 100644
--- a/libc/src/__support/CPP/utility/move.h
+++ b/libc/src/__support/CPP/utility/move.h
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ namespace cpp {
 
 // move
 template <class T>
-LIBC_INLINE constexpr cpp::remove_reference_t<T> &&move(T &&t) {
+LIBC_INLINE constexpr cpp::remove_reference_t<T> &&
+move(LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND T &&t) {
   return static_cast<typename cpp::remove_reference_t<T> &&>(t);
 }
 
diff --git a/libc/src/__support/macros/attributes.h b/libc/src/__support/macros/attributes.h
index c6474673de85a..72fb3bd6e204b 100644
--- a/libc/src/__support/macros/attributes.h
+++ b/libc/src/__support/macros/attributes.h
@@ -48,4 +48,28 @@
 #define LIBC_PREFERED_TYPE(TYPE)
 #endif
 
+#if __has_attribute(lifetimebound)
+#define LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND [[clang::lifetimebound]]
+#else
+#define LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND
+#endif
+
+#if __has_attribute(lifetime_capture_by)
+#define LIBC_LIFETIME_CAPTURE_BY(X) [[clang::lifetime_capture_by(X)]]
+#else
+#define LIBC_LIFETIME_CAPTURE_BY(X)
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__clang__)
+#define LIBC_GSL_POINTER [[gsl::Pointer]]
+#else
+#define LIBC_GSL_POINTER
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__clang__)
+#define LIBC_GSL_OWNER [[gsl::Owner]]
+#else
+#define LIBC_GSL_OWNER
+#endif
+
 #endif // LLVM_LIBC_SRC___SUPPORT_MACROS_ATTRIBUTES_H

>From 6d87229960145b3a7b8004be8f9503026a17a7cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Schrodinger ZHU Yifan <yifanzhu at rochester.edu>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:27:03 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] more

---
 libc/src/__support/CPP/string_view.h | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/libc/src/__support/CPP/string_view.h b/libc/src/__support/CPP/string_view.h
index b9182cdaa1856..bcdfe0eec4758 100644
--- a/libc/src/__support/CPP/string_view.h
+++ b/libc/src/__support/CPP/string_view.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL {
 namespace cpp {
 
-class string;
 // This is very simple alternate of the std::string_view class. There is no
 // bounds check performed in any of the methods. The callers are expected to
 // do the checks before invoking the methods.

>From 1cc9cf1358630afddfe359c176873f856a5febae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Schrodinger ZHU Yifan <yifanzhu at rochester.edu>
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2025 23:54:05 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update libc/src/__support/CPP/string.h

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot at users.noreply.github.com>
---
 libc/src/__support/CPP/string.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/libc/src/__support/CPP/string.h b/libc/src/__support/CPP/string.h
index 27748eeb953e3..ad33fc8e536cd 100644
--- a/libc/src/__support/CPP/string.h
+++ b/libc/src/__support/CPP/string.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class string {
   LIBC_INLINE constexpr const char &front() const LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND {
     return data()[0];
   }
-  LIBC_INLINE char &front() { return data()[0]; }
+  LIBC_INLINE char &front() LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND { return data()[0]; }
 
   LIBC_INLINE constexpr const char &back() const LIBC_LIFETIMEBOUND {
     return data()[size_ - 1];



More information about the libc-commits mailing list