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September 10, 2024 20:40
To detect unsafe use of bit_cast that should be reinterpret_cast instead. Otherwise, bit_cast bypasses all checks done by compilers and linters. Fixes llvm#106987
The example code doesn't compile otherwise.
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@llvm/pr-subscribers-clang-tidy Author: Carlos Galvez (carlosgalvezp) ChangesThe example code doesn't compile otherwise. Full diff: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/109403.diff 9 Files Affected:
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BitCastPointersCheck.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BitCastPointersCheck.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4589a35a567552
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BitCastPointersCheck.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//===--- BitCastPointersCheck.cpp - clang-tidy ----------------------------===//
+//
+// 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 "BitCastPointersCheck.h"
+#include "clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchFinder.h"
+
+using namespace clang::ast_matchers;
+
+namespace clang::tidy::bugprone {
+
+void BitCastPointersCheck::registerMatchers(MatchFinder *Finder) {
+ Finder->addMatcher(
+ callExpr(callee(functionDecl(allOf(hasName("::std::bit_cast"),
+ hasAnyTemplateArgument(refersToType(
+ qualType(isAnyPointer())))))))
+ .bind("x"),
+ this);
+}
+
+void BitCastPointersCheck::check(const MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) {
+ if (const auto *MatchedDecl = Result.Nodes.getNodeAs<CallExpr>("x"))
+ diag(MatchedDecl->getBeginLoc(), "do not use std::bit_cast on pointers; use reinterpret_cast instead");
+}
+
+} // namespace clang::tidy::bugprone
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BitCastPointersCheck.h b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BitCastPointersCheck.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..2083979e527fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BitCastPointersCheck.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+//===--- BitCastPointersCheck.h - clang-tidy --------------------*- 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
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANG_TIDY_BUGPRONE_BITCASTPOINTERSCHECK_H
+#define LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANG_TIDY_BUGPRONE_BITCASTPOINTERSCHECK_H
+
+#include "../ClangTidyCheck.h"
+
+namespace clang::tidy::bugprone {
+
+/// Warns about usage of ``std::bit_cast`` when either the input or output types
+/// are pointers.
+///
+/// For the user-facing documentation see:
+/// http://clang.llvm.org/extra/clang-tidy/checks/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.html
+class BitCastPointersCheck : public ClangTidyCheck {
+public:
+ BitCastPointersCheck(StringRef Name, ClangTidyContext *Context)
+ : ClangTidyCheck(Name, Context) {}
+ void registerMatchers(ast_matchers::MatchFinder *Finder) override;
+ void check(const ast_matchers::MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) override;
+ bool isLanguageVersionSupported(const LangOptions &LangOpts) const override {
+ return LangOpts.CPlusPlus20;
+ }
+};
+
+} // namespace clang::tidy::bugprone
+
+#endif // LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANG_TIDY_BUGPRONE_BITCASTPOINTERSCHECK_H
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BugproneTidyModule.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BugproneTidyModule.cpp
index 689eb92a3d8d17..931624224d784b 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BugproneTidyModule.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BugproneTidyModule.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
#include "AssertSideEffectCheck.h"
#include "AssignmentInIfConditionCheck.h"
#include "BadSignalToKillThreadCheck.h"
+#include "BitCastPointersCheck.h"
#include "BoolPointerImplicitConversionCheck.h"
#include "BranchCloneCheck.h"
#include "CastingThroughVoidCheck.h"
@@ -108,6 +109,8 @@ class BugproneModule : public ClangTidyModule {
"bugprone-assignment-in-if-condition");
CheckFactories.registerCheck<BadSignalToKillThreadCheck>(
"bugprone-bad-signal-to-kill-thread");
+ CheckFactories.registerCheck<BitCastPointersCheck>(
+ "bugprone-bit-cast-pointers");
CheckFactories.registerCheck<BoolPointerImplicitConversionCheck>(
"bugprone-bool-pointer-implicit-conversion");
CheckFactories.registerCheck<BranchCloneCheck>("bugprone-branch-clone");
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/CMakeLists.txt b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/CMakeLists.txt
index cb0d8ae98bac58..55766b3d9bf91c 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ add_clang_library(clangTidyBugproneModule
AssertSideEffectCheck.cpp
AssignmentInIfConditionCheck.cpp
BadSignalToKillThreadCheck.cpp
+ BitCastPointersCheck.cpp
BoolPointerImplicitConversionCheck.cpp
BranchCloneCheck.cpp
BugproneTidyModule.cpp
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
index 8d028f8863cb7a..61c3b0fba61c99 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ Improvements to clang-tidy
New checks
^^^^^^^^^^
+- New :doc:`bugprone-bit-cast-pointers
+ <clang-tidy/checks/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers>` check.
+
+ Warns about usage of ``std::bit_cast`` when either the input or output types
+ are pointers.
+
New check aliases
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.rst b/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..93b2caf224d6f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+.. title:: clang-tidy - bugprone-bit-cast-pointers
+
+bugprone-bit-cast-pointers
+==========================
+
+Warns about usage of ``std::bit_cast`` when either the input or output types
+are pointers.
+
+The motivation is that ``std::bit_cast`` is advertised as the safe alternative
+to type punning via ``reinterpret_cast`` in modern C++. However, one should not
+blindly replace ``reinterpret_cast`` with ``std::bit_cast``, as follows:
+
+.. code-block:: c++
+
+ int x{};
+ -float y = *reinterpret_cast<float*>(&x);
+ +float y = *std::bit_cast<float*>(&x);
+
+The drop-in replacement behaves exactly the same as ``reinterpret_cast``, and
+Undefined Behavior is still invoked. ``std::bit_cast`` is copying the bytes of
+the input pointer, not the pointee, into an output pointer of a different type,
+which violates the strict aliasing rules. However, simply looking at the code,
+it looks "safe", because it uses ``std::bit_cast`` which is advertised as safe.
+
+The solution to safe type punning is to apply ``std::bit_cast`` on value types,
+not on pointer types:
+
+.. code-block:: c++
+
+ int x{};
+ float y = std::bit_cast<float>(x);
+
+This way, the bytes of the input object are copied into the output object, which
+is safe from Undefined Behavior. Compilers are able to optimize this copy and
+generate identical assembly to the original ``reinterpret_cast`` version.
+
+Alternatively, if a cast between pointers is truly wanted, ``reinterpret_cast``
+should be used, to clearly convey intent and enable warnings from compilers and
+linters, which should be addressed accordingly.
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..284149633049fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// RUN: %check_clang_tidy -std=c++20-or-later %s bugprone-bit-cast-pointers %t
+
+namespace std
+{
+template <typename To, typename From>
+To bit_cast(From from)
+{
+ // Dummy implementation for the purpose of the check.
+ // We don't want to include <cstring> to get std::memcpy.
+ To to{};
+ return to;
+}
+}
+
+void pointer2pointer()
+{
+ int x{};
+ float bad = *std::bit_cast<float*>(&x);
+ // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:16: warning: do not use std::bit_cast on pointers; use reinterpret_cast instead [bugprone-bit-cast-pointers]
+ float good = *reinterpret_cast<float*>(&x);
+ float good2 = std::bit_cast<float>(x);
+}
+
+void int2pointer()
+{
+ unsigned long long addr{};
+ float* bad = std::bit_cast<float*>(addr);
+ // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:16: warning: do not use std::bit_cast on pointers; use reinterpret_cast instead [bugprone-bit-cast-pointers]
+ float* good = reinterpret_cast<float*>(addr);
+}
+
+void pointer2int()
+{
+ int x{};
+ auto bad = std::bit_cast<unsigned long long>(&x);
+ // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:14: warning: do not use std::bit_cast on pointers; use reinterpret_cast instead [bugprone-bit-cast-pointers]
+ auto good = reinterpret_cast<unsigned long long>(&x);
+}
diff --git a/clang/docs/LibASTMatchersReference.html b/clang/docs/LibASTMatchersReference.html
index a16b9c44ef0eab..30695efc3e304e 100644
--- a/clang/docs/LibASTMatchersReference.html
+++ b/clang/docs/LibASTMatchersReference.html
@@ -2675,8 +2675,8 @@ <h2 id="decl-matchers">Node Matchers</h2>
<tr><td>Matcher<<a href="https://clang.llvm.org/doxygen/classclang_1_1Type.html">Type</a>></td><td class="name" onclick="toggle('memberPointerType0')"><a name="memberPointerType0Anchor">memberPointerType</a></td><td>Matcher<<a href="https://clang.llvm.org/doxygen/classclang_1_1MemberPointerType.html">MemberPointerType</a>>...</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4" class="doc" id="memberPointerType0"><pre>Matches member pointer types.
Given
- struct A { int i; }
- A::* ptr = A::i;
+ struct A { int i; };
+ int A::* ptr = &A::i;
memberPointerType()
matches "A::* ptr"
</pre></td></tr>
@@ -10659,5 +10659,3 @@ <h2 id="traversal-matchers">AST Traversal Matchers</h2>
</div>
</body>
</html>
-
-
diff --git a/clang/include/clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h b/clang/include/clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h
index f1c72efc238784..61877c435208fa 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h
+++ b/clang/include/clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h
@@ -7327,8 +7327,8 @@ extern const AstTypeMatcher<BlockPointerType> blockPointerType;
/// Matches member pointer types.
/// Given
/// \code
-/// struct A { int i; }
-/// A::* ptr = A::i;
+/// struct A { int i; };
+/// int A::* ptr = &A::i;
/// \endcode
/// memberPointerType()
/// matches "A::* ptr"
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@llvm/pr-subscribers-clang Author: Carlos Galvez (carlosgalvezp) ChangesThe example code doesn't compile otherwise. Full diff: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/109403.diff 9 Files Affected:
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BitCastPointersCheck.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BitCastPointersCheck.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4589a35a567552
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BitCastPointersCheck.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//===--- BitCastPointersCheck.cpp - clang-tidy ----------------------------===//
+//
+// 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 "BitCastPointersCheck.h"
+#include "clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchFinder.h"
+
+using namespace clang::ast_matchers;
+
+namespace clang::tidy::bugprone {
+
+void BitCastPointersCheck::registerMatchers(MatchFinder *Finder) {
+ Finder->addMatcher(
+ callExpr(callee(functionDecl(allOf(hasName("::std::bit_cast"),
+ hasAnyTemplateArgument(refersToType(
+ qualType(isAnyPointer())))))))
+ .bind("x"),
+ this);
+}
+
+void BitCastPointersCheck::check(const MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) {
+ if (const auto *MatchedDecl = Result.Nodes.getNodeAs<CallExpr>("x"))
+ diag(MatchedDecl->getBeginLoc(), "do not use std::bit_cast on pointers; use reinterpret_cast instead");
+}
+
+} // namespace clang::tidy::bugprone
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BitCastPointersCheck.h b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BitCastPointersCheck.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..2083979e527fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BitCastPointersCheck.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+//===--- BitCastPointersCheck.h - clang-tidy --------------------*- 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
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANG_TIDY_BUGPRONE_BITCASTPOINTERSCHECK_H
+#define LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANG_TIDY_BUGPRONE_BITCASTPOINTERSCHECK_H
+
+#include "../ClangTidyCheck.h"
+
+namespace clang::tidy::bugprone {
+
+/// Warns about usage of ``std::bit_cast`` when either the input or output types
+/// are pointers.
+///
+/// For the user-facing documentation see:
+/// http://clang.llvm.org/extra/clang-tidy/checks/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.html
+class BitCastPointersCheck : public ClangTidyCheck {
+public:
+ BitCastPointersCheck(StringRef Name, ClangTidyContext *Context)
+ : ClangTidyCheck(Name, Context) {}
+ void registerMatchers(ast_matchers::MatchFinder *Finder) override;
+ void check(const ast_matchers::MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) override;
+ bool isLanguageVersionSupported(const LangOptions &LangOpts) const override {
+ return LangOpts.CPlusPlus20;
+ }
+};
+
+} // namespace clang::tidy::bugprone
+
+#endif // LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANG_TIDY_BUGPRONE_BITCASTPOINTERSCHECK_H
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BugproneTidyModule.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BugproneTidyModule.cpp
index 689eb92a3d8d17..931624224d784b 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BugproneTidyModule.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BugproneTidyModule.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
#include "AssertSideEffectCheck.h"
#include "AssignmentInIfConditionCheck.h"
#include "BadSignalToKillThreadCheck.h"
+#include "BitCastPointersCheck.h"
#include "BoolPointerImplicitConversionCheck.h"
#include "BranchCloneCheck.h"
#include "CastingThroughVoidCheck.h"
@@ -108,6 +109,8 @@ class BugproneModule : public ClangTidyModule {
"bugprone-assignment-in-if-condition");
CheckFactories.registerCheck<BadSignalToKillThreadCheck>(
"bugprone-bad-signal-to-kill-thread");
+ CheckFactories.registerCheck<BitCastPointersCheck>(
+ "bugprone-bit-cast-pointers");
CheckFactories.registerCheck<BoolPointerImplicitConversionCheck>(
"bugprone-bool-pointer-implicit-conversion");
CheckFactories.registerCheck<BranchCloneCheck>("bugprone-branch-clone");
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/CMakeLists.txt b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/CMakeLists.txt
index cb0d8ae98bac58..55766b3d9bf91c 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ add_clang_library(clangTidyBugproneModule
AssertSideEffectCheck.cpp
AssignmentInIfConditionCheck.cpp
BadSignalToKillThreadCheck.cpp
+ BitCastPointersCheck.cpp
BoolPointerImplicitConversionCheck.cpp
BranchCloneCheck.cpp
BugproneTidyModule.cpp
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
index 8d028f8863cb7a..61c3b0fba61c99 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ Improvements to clang-tidy
New checks
^^^^^^^^^^
+- New :doc:`bugprone-bit-cast-pointers
+ <clang-tidy/checks/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers>` check.
+
+ Warns about usage of ``std::bit_cast`` when either the input or output types
+ are pointers.
+
New check aliases
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.rst b/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..93b2caf224d6f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+.. title:: clang-tidy - bugprone-bit-cast-pointers
+
+bugprone-bit-cast-pointers
+==========================
+
+Warns about usage of ``std::bit_cast`` when either the input or output types
+are pointers.
+
+The motivation is that ``std::bit_cast`` is advertised as the safe alternative
+to type punning via ``reinterpret_cast`` in modern C++. However, one should not
+blindly replace ``reinterpret_cast`` with ``std::bit_cast``, as follows:
+
+.. code-block:: c++
+
+ int x{};
+ -float y = *reinterpret_cast<float*>(&x);
+ +float y = *std::bit_cast<float*>(&x);
+
+The drop-in replacement behaves exactly the same as ``reinterpret_cast``, and
+Undefined Behavior is still invoked. ``std::bit_cast`` is copying the bytes of
+the input pointer, not the pointee, into an output pointer of a different type,
+which violates the strict aliasing rules. However, simply looking at the code,
+it looks "safe", because it uses ``std::bit_cast`` which is advertised as safe.
+
+The solution to safe type punning is to apply ``std::bit_cast`` on value types,
+not on pointer types:
+
+.. code-block:: c++
+
+ int x{};
+ float y = std::bit_cast<float>(x);
+
+This way, the bytes of the input object are copied into the output object, which
+is safe from Undefined Behavior. Compilers are able to optimize this copy and
+generate identical assembly to the original ``reinterpret_cast`` version.
+
+Alternatively, if a cast between pointers is truly wanted, ``reinterpret_cast``
+should be used, to clearly convey intent and enable warnings from compilers and
+linters, which should be addressed accordingly.
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..284149633049fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// RUN: %check_clang_tidy -std=c++20-or-later %s bugprone-bit-cast-pointers %t
+
+namespace std
+{
+template <typename To, typename From>
+To bit_cast(From from)
+{
+ // Dummy implementation for the purpose of the check.
+ // We don't want to include <cstring> to get std::memcpy.
+ To to{};
+ return to;
+}
+}
+
+void pointer2pointer()
+{
+ int x{};
+ float bad = *std::bit_cast<float*>(&x);
+ // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:16: warning: do not use std::bit_cast on pointers; use reinterpret_cast instead [bugprone-bit-cast-pointers]
+ float good = *reinterpret_cast<float*>(&x);
+ float good2 = std::bit_cast<float>(x);
+}
+
+void int2pointer()
+{
+ unsigned long long addr{};
+ float* bad = std::bit_cast<float*>(addr);
+ // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:16: warning: do not use std::bit_cast on pointers; use reinterpret_cast instead [bugprone-bit-cast-pointers]
+ float* good = reinterpret_cast<float*>(addr);
+}
+
+void pointer2int()
+{
+ int x{};
+ auto bad = std::bit_cast<unsigned long long>(&x);
+ // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:14: warning: do not use std::bit_cast on pointers; use reinterpret_cast instead [bugprone-bit-cast-pointers]
+ auto good = reinterpret_cast<unsigned long long>(&x);
+}
diff --git a/clang/docs/LibASTMatchersReference.html b/clang/docs/LibASTMatchersReference.html
index a16b9c44ef0eab..30695efc3e304e 100644
--- a/clang/docs/LibASTMatchersReference.html
+++ b/clang/docs/LibASTMatchersReference.html
@@ -2675,8 +2675,8 @@ <h2 id="decl-matchers">Node Matchers</h2>
<tr><td>Matcher<<a href="https://clang.llvm.org/doxygen/classclang_1_1Type.html">Type</a>></td><td class="name" onclick="toggle('memberPointerType0')"><a name="memberPointerType0Anchor">memberPointerType</a></td><td>Matcher<<a href="https://clang.llvm.org/doxygen/classclang_1_1MemberPointerType.html">MemberPointerType</a>>...</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4" class="doc" id="memberPointerType0"><pre>Matches member pointer types.
Given
- struct A { int i; }
- A::* ptr = A::i;
+ struct A { int i; };
+ int A::* ptr = &A::i;
memberPointerType()
matches "A::* ptr"
</pre></td></tr>
@@ -10659,5 +10659,3 @@ <h2 id="traversal-matchers">AST Traversal Matchers</h2>
</div>
</body>
</html>
-
-
diff --git a/clang/include/clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h b/clang/include/clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h
index f1c72efc238784..61877c435208fa 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h
+++ b/clang/include/clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h
@@ -7327,8 +7327,8 @@ extern const AstTypeMatcher<BlockPointerType> blockPointerType;
/// Matches member pointer types.
/// Given
/// \code
-/// struct A { int i; }
-/// A::* ptr = A::i;
+/// struct A { int i; };
+/// int A::* ptr = &A::i;
/// \endcode
/// memberPointerType()
/// matches "A::* ptr"
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@llvm/pr-subscribers-clang-tools-extra Author: Carlos Galvez (carlosgalvezp) ChangesThe example code doesn't compile otherwise. Full diff: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/109403.diff 9 Files Affected:
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BitCastPointersCheck.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BitCastPointersCheck.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4589a35a567552
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BitCastPointersCheck.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//===--- BitCastPointersCheck.cpp - clang-tidy ----------------------------===//
+//
+// 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 "BitCastPointersCheck.h"
+#include "clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchFinder.h"
+
+using namespace clang::ast_matchers;
+
+namespace clang::tidy::bugprone {
+
+void BitCastPointersCheck::registerMatchers(MatchFinder *Finder) {
+ Finder->addMatcher(
+ callExpr(callee(functionDecl(allOf(hasName("::std::bit_cast"),
+ hasAnyTemplateArgument(refersToType(
+ qualType(isAnyPointer())))))))
+ .bind("x"),
+ this);
+}
+
+void BitCastPointersCheck::check(const MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) {
+ if (const auto *MatchedDecl = Result.Nodes.getNodeAs<CallExpr>("x"))
+ diag(MatchedDecl->getBeginLoc(), "do not use std::bit_cast on pointers; use reinterpret_cast instead");
+}
+
+} // namespace clang::tidy::bugprone
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BitCastPointersCheck.h b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BitCastPointersCheck.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..2083979e527fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BitCastPointersCheck.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+//===--- BitCastPointersCheck.h - clang-tidy --------------------*- 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
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANG_TIDY_BUGPRONE_BITCASTPOINTERSCHECK_H
+#define LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANG_TIDY_BUGPRONE_BITCASTPOINTERSCHECK_H
+
+#include "../ClangTidyCheck.h"
+
+namespace clang::tidy::bugprone {
+
+/// Warns about usage of ``std::bit_cast`` when either the input or output types
+/// are pointers.
+///
+/// For the user-facing documentation see:
+/// http://clang.llvm.org/extra/clang-tidy/checks/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.html
+class BitCastPointersCheck : public ClangTidyCheck {
+public:
+ BitCastPointersCheck(StringRef Name, ClangTidyContext *Context)
+ : ClangTidyCheck(Name, Context) {}
+ void registerMatchers(ast_matchers::MatchFinder *Finder) override;
+ void check(const ast_matchers::MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) override;
+ bool isLanguageVersionSupported(const LangOptions &LangOpts) const override {
+ return LangOpts.CPlusPlus20;
+ }
+};
+
+} // namespace clang::tidy::bugprone
+
+#endif // LLVM_CLANG_TOOLS_EXTRA_CLANG_TIDY_BUGPRONE_BITCASTPOINTERSCHECK_H
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BugproneTidyModule.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BugproneTidyModule.cpp
index 689eb92a3d8d17..931624224d784b 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BugproneTidyModule.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/BugproneTidyModule.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
#include "AssertSideEffectCheck.h"
#include "AssignmentInIfConditionCheck.h"
#include "BadSignalToKillThreadCheck.h"
+#include "BitCastPointersCheck.h"
#include "BoolPointerImplicitConversionCheck.h"
#include "BranchCloneCheck.h"
#include "CastingThroughVoidCheck.h"
@@ -108,6 +109,8 @@ class BugproneModule : public ClangTidyModule {
"bugprone-assignment-in-if-condition");
CheckFactories.registerCheck<BadSignalToKillThreadCheck>(
"bugprone-bad-signal-to-kill-thread");
+ CheckFactories.registerCheck<BitCastPointersCheck>(
+ "bugprone-bit-cast-pointers");
CheckFactories.registerCheck<BoolPointerImplicitConversionCheck>(
"bugprone-bool-pointer-implicit-conversion");
CheckFactories.registerCheck<BranchCloneCheck>("bugprone-branch-clone");
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/CMakeLists.txt b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/CMakeLists.txt
index cb0d8ae98bac58..55766b3d9bf91c 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ add_clang_library(clangTidyBugproneModule
AssertSideEffectCheck.cpp
AssignmentInIfConditionCheck.cpp
BadSignalToKillThreadCheck.cpp
+ BitCastPointersCheck.cpp
BoolPointerImplicitConversionCheck.cpp
BranchCloneCheck.cpp
BugproneTidyModule.cpp
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
index 8d028f8863cb7a..61c3b0fba61c99 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ Improvements to clang-tidy
New checks
^^^^^^^^^^
+- New :doc:`bugprone-bit-cast-pointers
+ <clang-tidy/checks/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers>` check.
+
+ Warns about usage of ``std::bit_cast`` when either the input or output types
+ are pointers.
+
New check aliases
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.rst b/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..93b2caf224d6f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+.. title:: clang-tidy - bugprone-bit-cast-pointers
+
+bugprone-bit-cast-pointers
+==========================
+
+Warns about usage of ``std::bit_cast`` when either the input or output types
+are pointers.
+
+The motivation is that ``std::bit_cast`` is advertised as the safe alternative
+to type punning via ``reinterpret_cast`` in modern C++. However, one should not
+blindly replace ``reinterpret_cast`` with ``std::bit_cast``, as follows:
+
+.. code-block:: c++
+
+ int x{};
+ -float y = *reinterpret_cast<float*>(&x);
+ +float y = *std::bit_cast<float*>(&x);
+
+The drop-in replacement behaves exactly the same as ``reinterpret_cast``, and
+Undefined Behavior is still invoked. ``std::bit_cast`` is copying the bytes of
+the input pointer, not the pointee, into an output pointer of a different type,
+which violates the strict aliasing rules. However, simply looking at the code,
+it looks "safe", because it uses ``std::bit_cast`` which is advertised as safe.
+
+The solution to safe type punning is to apply ``std::bit_cast`` on value types,
+not on pointer types:
+
+.. code-block:: c++
+
+ int x{};
+ float y = std::bit_cast<float>(x);
+
+This way, the bytes of the input object are copied into the output object, which
+is safe from Undefined Behavior. Compilers are able to optimize this copy and
+generate identical assembly to the original ``reinterpret_cast`` version.
+
+Alternatively, if a cast between pointers is truly wanted, ``reinterpret_cast``
+should be used, to clearly convey intent and enable warnings from compilers and
+linters, which should be addressed accordingly.
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..284149633049fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/bugprone/bit-cast-pointers.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// RUN: %check_clang_tidy -std=c++20-or-later %s bugprone-bit-cast-pointers %t
+
+namespace std
+{
+template <typename To, typename From>
+To bit_cast(From from)
+{
+ // Dummy implementation for the purpose of the check.
+ // We don't want to include <cstring> to get std::memcpy.
+ To to{};
+ return to;
+}
+}
+
+void pointer2pointer()
+{
+ int x{};
+ float bad = *std::bit_cast<float*>(&x);
+ // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:16: warning: do not use std::bit_cast on pointers; use reinterpret_cast instead [bugprone-bit-cast-pointers]
+ float good = *reinterpret_cast<float*>(&x);
+ float good2 = std::bit_cast<float>(x);
+}
+
+void int2pointer()
+{
+ unsigned long long addr{};
+ float* bad = std::bit_cast<float*>(addr);
+ // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:16: warning: do not use std::bit_cast on pointers; use reinterpret_cast instead [bugprone-bit-cast-pointers]
+ float* good = reinterpret_cast<float*>(addr);
+}
+
+void pointer2int()
+{
+ int x{};
+ auto bad = std::bit_cast<unsigned long long>(&x);
+ // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:14: warning: do not use std::bit_cast on pointers; use reinterpret_cast instead [bugprone-bit-cast-pointers]
+ auto good = reinterpret_cast<unsigned long long>(&x);
+}
diff --git a/clang/docs/LibASTMatchersReference.html b/clang/docs/LibASTMatchersReference.html
index a16b9c44ef0eab..30695efc3e304e 100644
--- a/clang/docs/LibASTMatchersReference.html
+++ b/clang/docs/LibASTMatchersReference.html
@@ -2675,8 +2675,8 @@ <h2 id="decl-matchers">Node Matchers</h2>
<tr><td>Matcher<<a href="https://clang.llvm.org/doxygen/classclang_1_1Type.html">Type</a>></td><td class="name" onclick="toggle('memberPointerType0')"><a name="memberPointerType0Anchor">memberPointerType</a></td><td>Matcher<<a href="https://clang.llvm.org/doxygen/classclang_1_1MemberPointerType.html">MemberPointerType</a>>...</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4" class="doc" id="memberPointerType0"><pre>Matches member pointer types.
Given
- struct A { int i; }
- A::* ptr = A::i;
+ struct A { int i; };
+ int A::* ptr = &A::i;
memberPointerType()
matches "A::* ptr"
</pre></td></tr>
@@ -10659,5 +10659,3 @@ <h2 id="traversal-matchers">AST Traversal Matchers</h2>
</div>
</body>
</html>
-
-
diff --git a/clang/include/clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h b/clang/include/clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h
index f1c72efc238784..61877c435208fa 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h
+++ b/clang/include/clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h
@@ -7327,8 +7327,8 @@ extern const AstTypeMatcher<BlockPointerType> blockPointerType;
/// Matches member pointer types.
/// Given
/// \code
-/// struct A { int i; }
-/// A::* ptr = A::i;
+/// struct A { int i; };
+/// int A::* ptr = &A::i;
/// \endcode
/// memberPointerType()
/// matches "A::* ptr"
|
|
FYI this should be fixed by #94248 (the example, that is) |
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The example code doesn't compile otherwise.