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LI80912: RUNTIME SEGFAULT WHEN RETURNING DIRECTLY WITHOUT STD::MOVE

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • The following test case causes a runtime segfault:
    
    ===== COMPILE COMMAND:
    xlC -g -O0 -std=c++11 test.cc -DFAILPATH
    
    ===== TESTCASE:
    $ cat test.cc
    #include <vector>
    #include <map>
    #include <functional>
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    std::map< int,double>
    MassOfMaterial( const std::vector<double>& RegionVolumes ) {
    
    std::map< int,double> MaterialMass; // Table of masses, Captured
    by reference
    
    // Apply functor to every region
    for( unsigned region=0; region < RegionVolumes.size(); ++region
    ) {
    double currentVolume = RegionVolumes[ region ];
    
    // Computes the mass contribution from a single material within
    a region cell
    // both variants fail with xlc++
    auto massByRegion = [&] ( int ID, double den ) {
    double mass = den * currentVolume;
    auto pair = MaterialMass.insert( std::make_pair(ID,mass) );
    bool worked = pair.second;
    auto iterator = pair.first;
    if( not worked ) { iterator->second += mass; }
    return mass;
    };
    
    massByRegion( 1, 10.0 );
    }
    #ifdef FAILPATH
    // fails with SEG FAULT using XLC without the std::move
    return MaterialMass;
    #else
    return std::move(MaterialMass);
    #endif
    }
    
    int main(int argc, char** argv) {
    
    std::vector<double> volumes = { .9, 9.0, 90.0 };
    
    std::map< int,double> mass_of_each_material = MassOfMaterial(
    volumes );
    
    // 3 cells each with density 10.0, .9*10 + 9*10 + 90*10 =
    99.9*10 = 999
    double expected_value = 999.0;
    double value = mass_of_each_material[1];
    
    if( value < (expected_value-1.0e-14 ) or value >
    (expected_value+1.0e-14
    ) ) {
    printf("FAILURE: value was %f but should be %f !! \n", value,
    expected_value );
    } else {
    printf("PASS: value is correct, %f .\n", value );
    }
    return 0;
    }
    // END OF testcase.cc
    $
    
    
    ===== WORKAROUND:
    Use std::move
    
    ===== ACTUAL OUTPUT:
    $ ./a.out
    Memory fault
    $
    
    ===== EXPECTED OUTPUT:
    $ ./a.out
    PASS: value is correct, 999.000000 .
    $
    

Local fix

  • N/A
    

Problem summary

  • USERS AFFECTED:
    Users who do not use the std::move may be affected by this
    issue.
    
    PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
    For the reproted test case, clients who do not use the
    std::move run into a segfault at runtime.
    An internal runtime optimization was incorrectly checking for
    an assignment leading to the segfault.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The runtime check has been corrected.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    LI80912

  • Reported component name

    XL C/C++ FOR LI

  • Reported component ID

    5725C7300

  • Reported release

    G11

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2019-06-19

  • Closed date

    2019-06-21

  • Last modified date

    2019-06-21

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

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

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    XL C/C++ LINUX

  • Fixed component ID

    5725C7310

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSXVZZ","label":"XL C\/C++ for Linux"},"Component":"","ARM Category":[],"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"G11","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB57","label":"Power"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
21 June 2019