[libc-commits] [libc] [libc] Refactor qsort code (PR #198781)

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Author: Victor Campos (vhscampos)

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<summary>Changes</summary>

This patch makes the following changes:
 - Refactor the internal sorting functions to reduce code duplication.
 - Move the testing machinery done for the testing of `qsort_r` to a shared place.

These changes are done in anticipation to the introduction of Annex K's `qsort_s`. This function shares most of its semantics with `qsort_r`, therefore most of the testing logic can be shared between the two. Besides, `qsort`, `qsort_r` and `qsort_r` are all very similar, hence we can attempt to reduce duplication a bit more.

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Full diff: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/198781.diff


6 Files Affected:

- (modified) libc/src/stdlib/qsort.cpp (+1-5) 
- (modified) libc/src/stdlib/qsort_r.cpp (+1-6) 
- (modified) libc/src/stdlib/qsort_util.h (+22-3) 
- (modified) libc/test/src/stdlib/CMakeLists.txt (+2-1) 
- (added) libc/test/src/stdlib/QsortReentrantTest.h (+150) 
- (modified) libc/test/src/stdlib/qsort_r_test.cpp (+2-134) 


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diff --git a/libc/src/stdlib/qsort.cpp b/libc/src/stdlib/qsort.cpp
index f66b686d4e54b..46a74fb9118a3 100644
--- a/libc/src/stdlib/qsort.cpp
+++ b/libc/src/stdlib/qsort.cpp
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ LLVM_LIBC_FUNCTION(void, qsort,
                    (void *array, size_t array_size, size_t elem_size,
                     int (*compare)(const void *, const void *))) {
 
-  const auto is_less = [compare](const void *a, const void *b) -> bool {
-    return compare(a, b) < 0;
-  };
-
-  internal::unstable_sort(array, array_size, elem_size, is_less);
+  internal::unstable_sort(array, array_size, elem_size, compare);
 }
 
 } // namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL
diff --git a/libc/src/stdlib/qsort_r.cpp b/libc/src/stdlib/qsort_r.cpp
index 47448201eddbd..65afcee77885d 100644
--- a/libc/src/stdlib/qsort_r.cpp
+++ b/libc/src/stdlib/qsort_r.cpp
@@ -18,12 +18,7 @@ LLVM_LIBC_FUNCTION(void, qsort_r,
                    (void *array, size_t array_size, size_t elem_size,
                     int (*compare)(const void *, const void *, void *),
                     void *arg)) {
-
-  const auto is_less = [compare, arg](const void *a, const void *b) -> bool {
-    return compare(a, b, arg) < 0;
-  };
-
-  internal::unstable_sort(array, array_size, elem_size, is_less);
+  internal::unstable_sort(array, array_size, elem_size, compare, arg);
 }
 
 } // namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL
diff --git a/libc/src/stdlib/qsort_util.h b/libc/src/stdlib/qsort_util.h
index 7882b829d3274..24f41907d78c5 100644
--- a/libc/src/stdlib/qsort_util.h
+++ b/libc/src/stdlib/qsort_util.h
@@ -64,10 +64,29 @@ LIBC_INLINE void unstable_sort_impl(void *array, size_t array_len,
 }
 
 template <typename F>
+LIBC_INLINE void unstable_sort_dispatch(void *array, size_t array_len,
+                                        size_t elem_size, F is_less) {
+  constexpr bool use_quick_sort = (LIBC_QSORT_IMPL == LIBC_QSORT_QUICK_SORT);
+  unstable_sort_impl<use_quick_sort>(array, array_len, elem_size, is_less);
+}
+
+template <typename CmpFn>
+LIBC_INLINE void unstable_sort(void *array, size_t array_len, size_t elem_size,
+                               CmpFn compare) {
+  const auto is_less = [compare](const void *a, const void *b) -> bool {
+    return compare(a, b) < 0;
+  };
+  unstable_sort_dispatch(array, array_len, elem_size, is_less);
+}
+
+template <typename CmpFn>
 LIBC_INLINE void unstable_sort(void *array, size_t array_len, size_t elem_size,
-                               const F &is_less) {
-#define USE_QUICK_SORT ((LIBC_QSORT_IMPL) == (LIBC_QSORT_QUICK_SORT))
-  unstable_sort_impl<USE_QUICK_SORT, F>(array, array_len, elem_size, is_less);
+                               CmpFn compare, void *context) {
+  const auto is_less = [compare, context](const void *a,
+                                          const void *b) -> bool {
+    return compare(a, b, context) < 0;
+  };
+  unstable_sort_dispatch(array, array_len, elem_size, is_less);
 }
 
 } // namespace internal
diff --git a/libc/test/src/stdlib/CMakeLists.txt b/libc/test/src/stdlib/CMakeLists.txt
index a7b7c9269fcee..270a7a2291293 100644
--- a/libc/test/src/stdlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libc/test/src/stdlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -360,8 +360,9 @@ add_libc_test(
     libc-stdlib-tests
   SRCS
     qsort_r_test.cpp
+  HDRS
+    QsortReentrantTest.h
   DEPENDS
-    libc.hdr.types.size_t
     libc.src.stdlib.qsort_r
 )
 
diff --git a/libc/test/src/stdlib/QsortReentrantTest.h b/libc/test/src/stdlib/QsortReentrantTest.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4453a27b01f38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libc/test/src/stdlib/QsortReentrantTest.h
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+
+//===-- A template class for testing reentrant qsort functions --*- C++ -*-===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include "test/UnitTest/Test.h"
+
+template <typename QsortFnTy, typename SizeTy>
+class QsortReentrantTest : public LIBC_NAMESPACE::testing::Test {
+private:
+  static int int_compare_count(const void *l, const void *r, void *count_arg) {
+    int li = *static_cast<const int *>(l);
+    int ri = *static_cast<const int *>(r);
+    SizeTy *count = static_cast<SizeTy *>(count_arg);
+    *count = *count + 1;
+    if (li == ri)
+      return 0;
+    else if (li > ri)
+      return 1;
+    else
+      return -1;
+  }
+
+  struct PriorityVal {
+    int priority;
+    int size;
+  };
+
+  static int compare_priority_val(const PriorityVal *l, const PriorityVal *r) {
+    // Subtracting the priorities is unsafe, but it's fine for this test.
+    int priority_diff = l->priority - r->priority;
+    if (priority_diff != 0) {
+      return priority_diff;
+    }
+    if (l->size == r->size) {
+      return 0;
+    } else if (l->size > r->size) {
+      return 1;
+    } else {
+      return -1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // The following test is intended to mimic the CPP library pattern of having a
+  // comparison function that takes a specific type, which is passed to a
+  // library that then needs to sort an array of that type. The library can't
+  // safely pass the comparison function to qsort because a function that takes
+  // const T* being cast to a function that takes const void* is undefined
+  // behavior. The safer pattern is to pass a type erased comparator that calls
+  // into the typed comparator to qsort_r.
+  template <typename T>
+  static int type_erased_comp(const void *l, const void *r,
+                              void *erased_func_ptr) {
+    typedef int (*TypedComp)(const T *, const T *);
+    TypedComp typed_func_ptr = reinterpret_cast<TypedComp>(erased_func_ptr);
+    const T *lt = static_cast<const T *>(l);
+    const T *rt = static_cast<const T *>(r);
+    return typed_func_ptr(lt, rt);
+  }
+
+public:
+  void sorted_array(QsortFnTy func) {
+    int array[25] = {10,   23,   33,   35,   55,   70,    71,   100,  110,
+                     123,  133,  135,  155,  170,  171,   1100, 1110, 1123,
+                     1133, 1135, 1155, 1170, 1171, 11100, 12310};
+    constexpr SizeTy ARRAY_SIZE = sizeof(array) / sizeof(int);
+
+    SizeTy count = 0;
+
+    func(array, ARRAY_SIZE, sizeof(int), int_compare_count, &count);
+
+    ASSERT_LE(array[0], 10);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[1], 23);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[2], 33);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[3], 35);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[4], 55);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[5], 70);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[6], 71);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[7], 100);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[8], 110);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[9], 123);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[10], 133);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[11], 135);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[12], 155);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[13], 170);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[14], 171);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[15], 1100);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[16], 1110);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[17], 1123);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[18], 1133);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[19], 1135);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[20], 1155);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[21], 1170);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[22], 1171);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[23], 11100);
+    ASSERT_LE(array[24], 12310);
+
+    // This is a sorted list, but there still have to have been at least N - 1
+    // comparisons made.
+    ASSERT_GE(count, ARRAY_SIZE - 1);
+  }
+
+  void reverse_sorted_array(QsortFnTy func) {
+    int array[25] = {25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13,
+                     12, 11, 10, 9,  8,  7,  6,  5,  4,  3,  2,  1};
+    constexpr SizeTy ARRAY_SIZE = sizeof(array) / sizeof(int);
+
+    SizeTy count = 0;
+
+    func(array, ARRAY_SIZE, sizeof(int), int_compare_count, &count);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < int(ARRAY_SIZE - 1); ++i)
+      ASSERT_LE(array[i], i + 1);
+
+    ASSERT_GE(count, ARRAY_SIZE);
+  }
+
+  void safe_type_erasure(QsortFnTy func) {
+    PriorityVal array[5] = {
+        {10, 3}, {1, 10}, {-1, 100}, {10, 0}, {3, 3},
+    };
+    constexpr SizeTy ARRAY_SIZE = sizeof(array) / sizeof(PriorityVal);
+
+    func(array, ARRAY_SIZE, sizeof(PriorityVal), type_erased_comp<PriorityVal>,
+         reinterpret_cast<void *>(compare_priority_val));
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(array[0].priority, -1);
+    EXPECT_EQ(array[0].size, 100);
+    EXPECT_EQ(array[1].priority, 1);
+    EXPECT_EQ(array[1].size, 10);
+    EXPECT_EQ(array[2].priority, 3);
+    EXPECT_EQ(array[2].size, 3);
+    EXPECT_EQ(array[3].priority, 10);
+    EXPECT_EQ(array[3].size, 0);
+    EXPECT_EQ(array[4].priority, 10);
+    EXPECT_EQ(array[4].size, 3);
+  }
+};
+
+#define QSORTREENTRANT_TEST(name, func, sizetype)                              \
+  using LlvmLibc##name##Test = QsortReentrantTest<decltype(func), sizetype>;   \
+  TEST_F(LlvmLibc##name##Test, SortedArray) { sorted_array(func); }            \
+  TEST_F(LlvmLibc##name##Test, ReverseSortedArray) {                           \
+    reverse_sorted_array(func);                                                \
+  }                                                                            \
+  TEST_F(LlvmLibc##name##Test, SafeTypeErasure) { safe_type_erasure(func); }
diff --git a/libc/test/src/stdlib/qsort_r_test.cpp b/libc/test/src/stdlib/qsort_r_test.cpp
index f18923618ed5e..b1fff5a1bc3dd 100644
--- a/libc/test/src/stdlib/qsort_r_test.cpp
+++ b/libc/test/src/stdlib/qsort_r_test.cpp
@@ -6,139 +6,7 @@
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
+#include "QsortReentrantTest.h"
 #include "src/stdlib/qsort_r.h"
 
-#include "test/UnitTest/Test.h"
-
-#include "hdr/types/size_t.h"
-
-static int int_compare_count(const void *l, const void *r, void *count_arg) {
-  int li = *reinterpret_cast<const int *>(l);
-  int ri = *reinterpret_cast<const int *>(r);
-  size_t *count = reinterpret_cast<size_t *>(count_arg);
-  *count = *count + 1;
-  if (li == ri)
-    return 0;
-  else if (li > ri)
-    return 1;
-  else
-    return -1;
-}
-
-TEST(LlvmLibcQsortRTest, SortedArray) {
-  int array[25] = {10,   23,   33,   35,   55,   70,    71,   100,  110,
-                   123,  133,  135,  155,  170,  171,   1100, 1110, 1123,
-                   1133, 1135, 1155, 1170, 1171, 11100, 12310};
-  constexpr size_t ARRAY_SIZE = sizeof(array) / sizeof(int);
-
-  size_t count = 0;
-
-  LIBC_NAMESPACE::qsort_r(array, ARRAY_SIZE, sizeof(int), int_compare_count,
-                          &count);
-
-  ASSERT_LE(array[0], 10);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[1], 23);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[2], 33);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[3], 35);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[4], 55);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[5], 70);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[6], 71);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[7], 100);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[8], 110);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[9], 123);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[10], 133);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[11], 135);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[12], 155);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[13], 170);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[14], 171);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[15], 1100);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[16], 1110);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[17], 1123);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[18], 1133);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[19], 1135);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[20], 1155);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[21], 1170);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[22], 1171);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[23], 11100);
-  ASSERT_LE(array[24], 12310);
-
-  // This is a sorted list, but there still have to have been at least N - 1
-  // comparisons made.
-  ASSERT_GE(count, ARRAY_SIZE - 1);
-}
-
-TEST(LlvmLibcQsortRTest, ReverseSortedArray) {
-  int array[25] = {25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13,
-                   12, 11, 10, 9,  8,  7,  6,  5,  4,  3,  2,  1};
-  constexpr size_t ARRAY_SIZE = sizeof(array) / sizeof(int);
-
-  size_t count = 0;
-
-  LIBC_NAMESPACE::qsort_r(array, ARRAY_SIZE, sizeof(int), int_compare_count,
-                          &count);
-
-  for (int i = 0; i < int(ARRAY_SIZE - 1); ++i)
-    ASSERT_LE(array[i], i + 1);
-
-  ASSERT_GE(count, ARRAY_SIZE);
-}
-
-// The following test is intended to mimic the CPP library pattern of having a
-// comparison function that takes a specific type, which is passed to a library
-// that then needs to sort an array of that type. The library can't safely pass
-// the comparison function to qsort because a function that takes const T*
-// being cast to a function that takes const void* is undefined behavior. The
-// safer pattern is to pass a type erased comparator that calls into the typed
-// comparator to qsort_r.
-
-struct PriorityVal {
-  int priority;
-  int size;
-};
-
-static int compare_priority_val(const PriorityVal *l, const PriorityVal *r) {
-  // Subtracting the priorities is unsafe, but it's fine for this test.
-  int priority_diff = l->priority - r->priority;
-  if (priority_diff != 0) {
-    return priority_diff;
-  }
-  if (l->size == r->size) {
-    return 0;
-  } else if (l->size > r->size) {
-    return 1;
-  } else {
-    return -1;
-  }
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-static int type_erased_comp(const void *l, const void *r,
-                            void *erased_func_ptr) {
-  typedef int (*TypedComp)(const T *, const T *);
-  TypedComp typed_func_ptr = reinterpret_cast<TypedComp>(erased_func_ptr);
-  const T *lt = reinterpret_cast<const T *>(l);
-  const T *rt = reinterpret_cast<const T *>(r);
-  return typed_func_ptr(lt, rt);
-}
-
-TEST(LlvmLibcQsortRTest, SafeTypeErasure) {
-  PriorityVal array[5] = {
-      {10, 3}, {1, 10}, {-1, 100}, {10, 0}, {3, 3},
-  };
-  constexpr size_t ARRAY_SIZE = sizeof(array) / sizeof(PriorityVal);
-
-  LIBC_NAMESPACE::qsort_r(array, ARRAY_SIZE, sizeof(PriorityVal),
-                          type_erased_comp<PriorityVal>,
-                          reinterpret_cast<void *>(compare_priority_val));
-
-  EXPECT_EQ(array[0].priority, -1);
-  EXPECT_EQ(array[0].size, 100);
-  EXPECT_EQ(array[1].priority, 1);
-  EXPECT_EQ(array[1].size, 10);
-  EXPECT_EQ(array[2].priority, 3);
-  EXPECT_EQ(array[2].size, 3);
-  EXPECT_EQ(array[3].priority, 10);
-  EXPECT_EQ(array[3].size, 0);
-  EXPECT_EQ(array[4].priority, 10);
-  EXPECT_EQ(array[4].size, 3);
-}
+QSORTREENTRANT_TEST(QsortR, LIBC_NAMESPACE::qsort_r, size_t)

``````````

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https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/198781


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