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From: "stian.skjelstad at gmail dot com" <gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org>
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Subject: [Bug c/107010] New: iterate section("mysection") struct mystruct
 fails if first node is const and compiling with O2 or greater
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 19:12:34 +0000
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https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D107010

            Bug ID: 107010
           Summary: iterate section("mysection") struct mystruct fails if
                    first node is const and compiling with O2 or greater
           Product: gcc
           Version: 12.1.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: c
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          Reporter: stian.skjelstad at gmail dot com
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Created attachment 53612
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example setup compiled with both working and non-working flags

I have a use-case where plugins can be be compiled built in, and they are
detected by having some meta-data added to a section, and in runtime they c=
an
be iterated.


#define SECTION __attribute__ ((section ("plugin_list")))
#define USED    __attribute__ ((used))


Core code:

SECTION const struct plugindata first =3D {"dummy", 0, 0};


Each plugin (many copies):

SECTION USED static const struct plugindata =3D {"pluginname", foo, bar};


Last file linked contains a terminator

SECTION USED static const struct plugindata end =3D {0, 0, 0};


During linking they will gathered and can iterated using code like this:


void show_plugin_names(void)
{
        const struct plugindata *iterator =3D &first;

        while (iterator->name)
        {
                fprintf (stderr, "name=3D%s\n", iterator->name);
                iterator++;
        }
}

This works as long as you do not combine "first" being const and using gcc =
-O2

Tested with:
gcc-9 (Ubuntu 9.4.0-5ubuntu1) 9.4.0
gcc-10 (Ubuntu 10.3.0-15ubuntu1) 10.3.0
gcc-11 (Ubuntu 11.2.0-19ubuntu1) 11.2.0
gcc-12 (Ubuntu 12.1.0-2ubuntu1~22.04) 12.1.0
(using clang works)

I have also tested -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv and it didn't change the
behaviour.


I do accept that the use-case is probably a bit unorthodox and that it migh=
t be
dismissed as compiler-abuse.=