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LI77614: SEGFAULT WITH LIMITED SCOPE VARIABLES

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When { } scope limit braces on line 1 and line 10 are added in
    the code block below, the program segfaults at runtime with
    violation inside that block of code.
     {// limit scope, line 1
          // get remote velocities and store in state.
          unsigned nRemoteEvents = parms->lrList.size;
          unsigned rList[nRemoteEvents];     //----> segfault here
          RemoteData vRemote[nRemoteEvents];
    .......
     } // limit scope, line 10
    If the limit scope braces on line 1 and line 10 are commented,
    the recompiled program will run successfully.
    The scope limit shall not affect semantics. The compiler is
    handling the variables inside it incorrectly.
    Below is reduced test case:
    void foo(int n)
    {
      for (int i=0; i<100; i++)
      {
      }
      { // extra scope delimiter
        unsigned vla[n];
        printf("foo: %d\n", n);
      } // extra scope delimiter
    }
    int main()
    {
      int m=0;
      printf("main: len=%d\n", m);
      foo(m);
    }
    xlc t.c
    $./a.out
    main: len=0
    Segmentation fault(coredump)
    

Local fix

  • Remove the scope limit braces.
    

Problem summary

  • PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: incorrect code gen variable length array
    with zero size
    
    USERS AFFECTED: any use of VLA that may have zero length
    

Problem conclusion

  • code generation is correct to properly handle VLA with zero
    length.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    LI77614

  • Reported component name

    XL C/C++ FOR LI

  • Reported component ID

    5725C7300

  • Reported release

    C10

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2013-10-28

  • Closed date

    2013-10-28

  • Last modified date

    2013-10-28

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

    LI77209

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    XL C/C++ FOR LI

  • Fixed component ID

    5725C7300

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSXVZZ","label":"XL C\/C++ for Linux"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"12.1","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB57","label":"Power"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
14 October 2021