malloc: Avoid optimizer warning with GCC 7 and -O3

2 files changed, 21 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0f9a31606f..01d04fb25d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2017-08-10  Florian Weimer  <fweimer@redhat.com>
+
+	* malloc/malloc.c (get_max_fast): Reimplement as an inline
+	function which calls __builtin_unreachable.
+
 2017-08-10  Mike FABIAN  <mfabian@redhat.com>
 
 	* stdlib/tst-strfmon_l.c: Fix test cases to agree with the changes in
diff --git a/malloc/malloc.c b/malloc/malloc.c
index 54e406bcb6..e3ff778113 100644
--- a/malloc/malloc.c
+++ b/malloc/malloc.c
@@ -1658,6 +1658,9 @@ typedef struct malloc_chunk *mfastbinptr;
 #define arena_is_corrupt(A)	(((A)->flags & ARENA_CORRUPTION_BIT))
 #define set_arena_corrupt(A)	((A)->flags |= ARENA_CORRUPTION_BIT)
 
+/* Maximum size of memory handled in fastbins.  */
+static INTERNAL_SIZE_T global_max_fast;
+
 /*
    Set value of max_fast.
    Use impossibly small value if 0.
@@ -1668,8 +1671,20 @@ typedef struct malloc_chunk *mfastbinptr;
 #define set_max_fast(s) \
   global_max_fast = (((s) == 0)						      \
                      ? SMALLBIN_WIDTH : ((s + SIZE_SZ) & ~MALLOC_ALIGN_MASK))
-#define get_max_fast() global_max_fast
 
+static inline INTERNAL_SIZE_T
+get_max_fast (void)
+{
+  /* Tell the GCC optimizers that global_max_fast is never larger
+     than MAX_FAST_SIZE.  This avoids out-of-bounds array accesses in
+     _int_malloc after constant propagation of the size parameter.
+     (The code never executes because malloc preserves the
+     global_max_fast invariant, but the optimizers may not recognize
+     this.)  */
+  if (global_max_fast > MAX_FAST_SIZE)
+    __builtin_unreachable ();
+  return global_max_fast;
+}
 
 /*
    ----------- Internal state representation and initialization -----------
@@ -1797,9 +1812,6 @@ static struct malloc_par mp_ =
 #endif
 };
 
-/* Maximum size of memory handled in fastbins.  */
-static INTERNAL_SIZE_T global_max_fast;
-
 /*
    Initialize a malloc_state struct.