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From: grigory@stl.sarov.ru
To: gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: c++/7470: Vtable: virtual function pointers not in declaration order
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 02:36:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020802092753.12015.qmail@sources.redhat.com> (raw)


>Number:         7470
>Category:       c++
>Synopsis:       Vtable: virtual function pointers not in declaration order
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Aug 02 02:36:01 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Grigory Zagorodnev
>Release:        3.1.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
Red Hat Linux release 7.1 (Seawolf)
Kernel 2.4.2-2smp on a 2-processor i686

gcc version 3.1.1
Configured with: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --program-suffix=-3.1.1 --enable-threads
Thread model: posix
>Description:
The C++ ABI defines order of virtual function pointers in such way:
"2.5.2 Virtual Table Components and Order 
The order of the virtual function pointers in a virtual table is the order of declaration of the corresponding member functions in the class. There is an entry for any virtual function declared in a class, whether it is a new function or overrides a base class function, unless it overrides a function from the primary base, and conversion between their return types does not require an adjustment."

*** G++ 3.1.1 compiler violates given rules ***

Let's consider the example. 

--- fail.cpp ----------------------
	struct base 
	{
		short b;
		virtual int foo() {}
	};

	struct derived:  virtual base
	{
		int d;
		virtual int foo() {}
		virtual int bar() {}
	};
-----------------------------------

Note that function declaration order is "foo, bar" and 'base' is not the primary base class for 'derived', since it's not nearly empty class.

New we check the virtual table for 'derived' class using "g++-3.1.1 -c -fdump-class-hierarchy fail.cpp".
The virtual table is:

	Vtable for derived
	derived::_ZTV7derived: 9 entries
	0     8
	4     0
	8     &_ZTI7derived
	12    derived::bar()
	16    derived::foo()
	20    0fffffff8
	24    0fffffff8
	28    &_ZTI7derived
	32    derived::_ZTv0_n12_N7derived3fooEv()

We see that virtual functions appear in the order "bar, foo" which is wrong. It's expected to have functions in the declaration order as spcified by the ABI.
>How-To-Repeat:
1. Compile given testcase
g++-3.1.1 -c -fdump-class-hierarchy fail.cpp

2. Look for 'derived' virtual table in the produced fail.cpp.class file
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


             reply	other threads:[~2002-08-02  9:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-08-02  2:36 grigory [this message]
2002-08-02  3:54 nathan
2002-08-02  8:04 nathan
2002-09-13 16:52 nathan

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