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[C++] PR 14710 (add -Wuseless-cast)

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Paolo Carlini March 19, 2012, 1:53 p.m. UTC
On 03/19/2012 02:17 PM, Jason Merrill wrote:
> On 03/18/2012 11:32 AM, Paolo Carlini wrote:
>> +      if ((TREE_CODE (type) == REFERENCE_TYPE
>> + &&  lvalue_p (expr)
>> + &&  same_type_p (TREE_TYPE (expr), TREE_TYPE (type)))
>> +      || same_type_p (TREE_TYPE (expr), type))
>> +    warning (OPT_Wuseless_cast, "useless cast to type %qT", type);
>
> I think instead of just lvalue_p (expr) you want
>
>   TYPE_REF_IS_RVALUE (type) ? xvalue_p (expr) : real_lvalue_p (expr)
>
> where xvalue_p is a new function that just does
>
>   return lvalue_kind (expr) == clk_rvalueref;
Ah, thanks. Then I tested on x86_64-linux the below.

Ok now?

Thanks again,
Paolo.

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2012-03-19  Paolo Carlini  <paolo.carlini@oracle.com>

	PR c++/14710
	* doc/invoke.texi: Document -Wuseless-cast.

/c-family
2012-03-19  Paolo Carlini  <paolo.carlini@oracle.com>

	PR c++/14710
	* c.opt ([Wuseless-cast]): Add.

/cp
2012-03-19  Paolo Carlini  <paolo.carlini@oracle.com>

	PR c++/14710
	* cp-tree.h (xvalue_p, maybe_warn_about_useless_cast): Declare.
	* tree.c (xvalue_p): Define.
	* typeck.c (maybe_warn_about_useless_cast): Define.
	(build_reinterpret_cast, build_const_cast,
	build_static_cast, cp_build_c_cast): Use maybe_warn_about_useless_cast.
	* rtti.c (build_dynamic_cast): Likewise.
	* pt.c (tsubst_copy_and_build, case CAST_EXPR): Increment/decrement
	c_inhibit_evaluation_warnings before/after the build_* calls.

/testsuite
2012-03-19  Paolo Carlini  <paolo.carlini@oracle.com>

	PR c++/14710
	* g++.dg/warn/Wuseless-cast.C: New.

Comments

Jason Merrill March 19, 2012, 2:59 p.m. UTC | #1
OK.

Jason
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Index: doc/invoke.texi
===================================================================
--- doc/invoke.texi	(revision 185519)
+++ doc/invoke.texi	(working copy)
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@  Objective-C and Objective-C++ Dialects}.
 -Wunused-label  -Wunused-local-typedefs -Wunused-parameter @gol
 -Wno-unused-result -Wunused-value @gol -Wunused-variable @gol
 -Wunused-but-set-parameter -Wunused-but-set-variable @gol
--Wvariadic-macros -Wvector-operation-performance -Wvla 
--Wvolatile-register-var  -Wwrite-strings -Wzero-as-null-pointer-constant}
+-Wuseless-cast -Wvariadic-macros -Wvector-operation-performance @gol
+-Wvla -Wvolatile-register-var  -Wwrite-strings -Wzero-as-null-pointer-constant}
 
 @item C and Objective-C-only Warning Options
 @gccoptlist{-Wbad-function-cast  -Wmissing-declarations @gol
@@ -4199,6 +4199,11 @@  types. @option{-Wconversion-null} is enabled by de
 Warn when a literal '0' is used as null pointer constant.  This can
 be useful to facilitate the conversion to @code{nullptr} in C++11.
 
+@item -Wuseless-cast @r{(C++ and Objective-C++ only)}
+@opindex Wuseless-cast
+@opindex Wno-useless-cast
+Warn when an expression is casted to its own type.
+
 @item -Wempty-body
 @opindex Wempty-body
 @opindex Wno-empty-body
Index: c-family/c.opt
===================================================================
--- c-family/c.opt	(revision 185519)
+++ c-family/c.opt	(working copy)
@@ -697,6 +697,10 @@  Wzero-as-null-pointer-constant
 C++ ObjC++ Var(warn_zero_as_null_pointer_constant) Warning
 Warn when a literal '0' is used as null pointer
 
+Wuseless-cast
+C++ ObjC++ Var(warn_useless_cast) Warning
+Warn about useless casts
+
 ansi
 C ObjC C++ ObjC++
 A synonym for -std=c89 (for C) or -std=c++98 (for C++)
Index: testsuite/g++.dg/warn/Wuseless-cast.C
===================================================================
--- testsuite/g++.dg/warn/Wuseless-cast.C	(revision 0)
+++ testsuite/g++.dg/warn/Wuseless-cast.C	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@ 
+// { dg-options "-Wuseless-cast" }
+
+template<typename T>
+  void tmpl_f1(T& t)
+  {
+    (int)(t);
+    static_cast<int>(t);
+    reinterpret_cast<int>(t);
+
+    (int*)(&t);
+    const_cast<int*>(&t);
+    static_cast<int*>(&t);
+    reinterpret_cast<int*>(&t);
+
+    (int&)(t);
+    const_cast<int&>(t);
+    static_cast<int&>(t);
+    reinterpret_cast<int&>(t);
+  }
+
+template<typename T>
+  void tmpl_f2(T t)
+  {
+    (int&)(t);
+    const_cast<int&>(t);
+    static_cast<int&>(t);
+    reinterpret_cast<int&>(t);
+  }
+
+struct A { };
+
+template<typename T>
+  void tmpl_f3(T& t)
+  {
+    (A)(t);
+    static_cast<A>(t);
+
+    (A*)(&t);
+    const_cast<A*>(&t);
+    static_cast<A*>(&t);
+    reinterpret_cast<A*>(&t);
+    dynamic_cast<A*>(&t);
+
+    (A&)(t);
+    const_cast<A&>(t);
+    static_cast<A&>(t);
+    reinterpret_cast<A&>(t);
+    dynamic_cast<A&>(t);
+  }
+
+template<typename T>
+  void tmpl_f4(T t)
+  {
+    (A&)(t);
+    const_cast<A&>(t);
+    static_cast<A&>(t);
+    reinterpret_cast<A&>(t);
+    dynamic_cast<A&>(t);
+  }
+
+void f()
+{
+  int n; 
+
+  (int)(n);                    // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  static_cast<int>(n);         // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  reinterpret_cast<int>(n);    // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+
+  (int*)(&n);                  // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  const_cast<int*>(&n);        // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  static_cast<int*>(&n);       // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  reinterpret_cast<int*>(&n);  // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+
+  int& m = n;
+
+  (int&)(m);                   // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  const_cast<int&>(m);         // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  static_cast<int&>(m);        // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  reinterpret_cast<int&>(m);   // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+
+  tmpl_f1(m);
+
+  (int&)(n);                   // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  const_cast<int&>(n);         // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  static_cast<int&>(n);        // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  reinterpret_cast<int&>(n);   // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+
+  tmpl_f2(n);
+
+#ifdef __GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__
+  (int&&)(42);
+  static_cast<int&&>(42);
+#endif
+
+  A a;
+
+  (A)(a);                     // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  static_cast<A>(a);          // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+
+  (A*)(&a);                   // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  const_cast<A*>(&a);         // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  static_cast<A*>(&a);        // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  reinterpret_cast<A*>(&a);   // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  dynamic_cast<A*>(&a);       // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+
+  A& b = a;
+
+  (A&)(b);                    // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  const_cast<A&>(b);          // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  static_cast<A&>(b);         // { dg-warning "useless cast" }     
+  static_cast<A&>(b);         // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  dynamic_cast<A&>(b);        // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+
+  tmpl_f3(b);
+
+  (A&)(a);                    // { dg-warning "useless cast" } 
+  const_cast<A&>(a);          // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  static_cast<A&>(a);         // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  reinterpret_cast<A&>(a);    // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+  dynamic_cast<A&>(a);        // { dg-warning "useless cast" }
+
+  tmpl_f4(a);
+}
Index: cp/typeck.c
===================================================================
--- cp/typeck.c	(revision 185519)
+++ cp/typeck.c	(working copy)
@@ -5749,6 +5749,28 @@  check_for_casting_away_constness (tree src_type, t
     }
 }
 
+/*
+  Warns if the cast from expression EXPR to type TYPE is useless.
+ */
+void
+maybe_warn_about_useless_cast (tree type, tree expr, tsubst_flags_t complain)
+{
+  if (warn_useless_cast
+      && complain & tf_warning
+      && c_inhibit_evaluation_warnings == 0)
+    {
+      if (REFERENCE_REF_P (expr))
+	expr = TREE_OPERAND (expr, 0);
+
+      if ((TREE_CODE (type) == REFERENCE_TYPE
+	   && (TYPE_REF_IS_RVALUE (type)
+	       ? xvalue_p (expr) : real_lvalue_p (expr))
+	   && same_type_p (TREE_TYPE (expr), TREE_TYPE (type)))
+	  || same_type_p (TREE_TYPE (expr), type))
+	warning (OPT_Wuseless_cast, "useless cast to type %qT", type);
+    }
+}
+
 /* Convert EXPR (an expression with pointer-to-member type) to TYPE
    (another pointer-to-member type in the same hierarchy) and return
    the converted expression.  If ALLOW_INVERSE_P is permitted, a
@@ -6078,7 +6100,11 @@  build_static_cast (tree type, tree expr, tsubst_fl
   result = build_static_cast_1 (type, expr, /*c_cast_p=*/false, &valid_p,
                                 complain);
   if (valid_p)
-    return result;
+    {
+      if (result != error_mark_node)
+	maybe_warn_about_useless_cast (type, expr, complain);
+      return result;
+    }
 
   if (complain & tf_error)
     error ("invalid static_cast from type %qT to type %qT",
@@ -6305,6 +6331,8 @@  build_reinterpret_cast_1 (tree type, tree expr, bo
 tree
 build_reinterpret_cast (tree type, tree expr, tsubst_flags_t complain)
 {
+  tree r;
+
   if (type == error_mark_node || expr == error_mark_node)
     return error_mark_node;
 
@@ -6319,8 +6347,11 @@  build_reinterpret_cast (tree type, tree expr, tsub
       return convert_from_reference (t);
     }
 
-  return build_reinterpret_cast_1 (type, expr, /*c_cast_p=*/false,
-				   /*valid_p=*/NULL, complain);
+  r = build_reinterpret_cast_1 (type, expr, /*c_cast_p=*/false,
+				/*valid_p=*/NULL, complain);
+  if (r != error_mark_node)
+    maybe_warn_about_useless_cast (type, expr, complain);
+  return r;
 }
 
 /* Perform a const_cast from EXPR to TYPE.  If the cast is valid,
@@ -6464,6 +6495,8 @@  build_const_cast_1 (tree dst_type, tree expr, tsub
 tree
 build_const_cast (tree type, tree expr, tsubst_flags_t complain)
 {
+  tree r;
+
   if (type == error_mark_node || error_operand_p (expr))
     return error_mark_node;
 
@@ -6478,8 +6511,10 @@  build_const_cast (tree type, tree expr, tsubst_fla
       return convert_from_reference (t);
     }
 
-  return build_const_cast_1 (type, expr, complain,
-			     /*valid_p=*/NULL);
+  r = build_const_cast_1 (type, expr, complain, /*valid_p=*/NULL);
+  if (r != error_mark_node)
+    maybe_warn_about_useless_cast (type, expr, complain);
+  return r;
 }
 
 /* Like cp_build_c_cast, but for the c-common bits.  */
@@ -6567,7 +6602,11 @@  cp_build_c_cast (tree type, tree expr, tsubst_flag
   result = build_const_cast_1 (type, value, complain & tf_warning,
 			       &valid_p);
   if (valid_p)
-    return result;
+    {
+      if (result != error_mark_node)
+	maybe_warn_about_useless_cast (type, value, complain);
+      return result;
+    }
 
   /* Or a static cast.  */
   result = build_static_cast_1 (type, value, /*c_cast_p=*/true,
@@ -6580,11 +6619,13 @@  cp_build_c_cast (tree type, tree expr, tsubst_flag
      const_cast.  */
   if (valid_p
       /* A valid cast may result in errors if, for example, a
-	 conversion to am ambiguous base class is required.  */
+	 conversion to an ambiguous base class is required.  */
       && !error_operand_p (result))
     {
       tree result_type;
 
+      maybe_warn_about_useless_cast (type, value, complain);
+
       /* Non-class rvalues always have cv-unqualified type.  */
       if (!CLASS_TYPE_P (type))
 	type = TYPE_MAIN_VARIANT (type);
Index: cp/rtti.c
===================================================================
--- cp/rtti.c	(revision 185519)
+++ cp/rtti.c	(working copy)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ 
 /* RunTime Type Identification
    Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
-   2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
+   2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Mostly written by Jason Merrill (jason@cygnus.com).
 
@@ -774,6 +774,8 @@  build_dynamic_cast_1 (tree type, tree expr, tsubst
 tree
 build_dynamic_cast (tree type, tree expr, tsubst_flags_t complain)
 {
+  tree r;
+
   if (type == error_mark_node || expr == error_mark_node)
     return error_mark_node;
 
@@ -784,9 +786,12 @@  build_dynamic_cast (tree type, tree expr, tsubst_f
       return convert_from_reference (expr);
     }
 
-  return convert_from_reference (build_dynamic_cast_1 (type, expr, complain));
+  r = convert_from_reference (build_dynamic_cast_1 (type, expr, complain));
+  if (r != error_mark_node)
+    maybe_warn_about_useless_cast (type, expr, complain);
+  return r;
 }
-
+
 /* Return the runtime bit mask encoding the qualifiers of TYPE.  */
 
 static int
Index: cp/tree.c
===================================================================
--- cp/tree.c	(revision 185519)
+++ cp/tree.c	(working copy)
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ 
 /* Language-dependent node constructors for parse phase of GNU compiler.
    Copyright (C) 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,
-   1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
+   1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
+   2012
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Hacked by Michael Tiemann (tiemann@cygnus.com)
 
@@ -274,6 +275,14 @@  lvalue_or_rvalue_with_address_p (const_tree ref)
     return (kind != clk_none);
 }
 
+/* Returns true if REF is an xvalue, false otherwise.  */
+
+bool
+xvalue_p (const_tree ref)
+{
+  return (lvalue_kind (ref) == clk_rvalueref);
+}
+
 /* Test whether DECL is a builtin that may appear in a
    constant-expression. */
 
Index: cp/pt.c
===================================================================
--- cp/pt.c	(revision 185519)
+++ cp/pt.c	(working copy)
@@ -13444,7 +13444,7 @@  tsubst_copy_and_build (tree t,
     case STATIC_CAST_EXPR:
       {
 	tree type;
-	tree op;
+	tree op, r = NULL_TREE;
 
 	type = tsubst (TREE_TYPE (t), args, complain, in_decl);
 	if (integral_constant_expression_p
@@ -13458,21 +13458,30 @@  tsubst_copy_and_build (tree t,
 
 	op = RECUR (TREE_OPERAND (t, 0));
 
+	++c_inhibit_evaluation_warnings;
 	switch (TREE_CODE (t))
 	  {
 	  case CAST_EXPR:
-	    return build_functional_cast (type, op, complain);
+	    r = build_functional_cast (type, op, complain);
+	    break;
 	  case REINTERPRET_CAST_EXPR:
-	    return build_reinterpret_cast (type, op, complain);
+	    r = build_reinterpret_cast (type, op, complain);
+	    break;
 	  case CONST_CAST_EXPR:
-	    return build_const_cast (type, op, complain);
+	    r = build_const_cast (type, op, complain);
+	    break;
 	  case DYNAMIC_CAST_EXPR:
-	    return build_dynamic_cast (type, op, complain);
+	    r = build_dynamic_cast (type, op, complain);
+	    break;
 	  case STATIC_CAST_EXPR:
-	    return build_static_cast (type, op, complain);
+	    r = build_static_cast (type, op, complain);
+	    break;
 	  default:
 	    gcc_unreachable ();
 	  }
+	--c_inhibit_evaluation_warnings;
+
+	return r;
       }
 
     case POSTDECREMENT_EXPR:
Index: cp/cp-tree.h
===================================================================
--- cp/cp-tree.h	(revision 185519)
+++ cp/cp-tree.h	(working copy)
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ 
 /* Definitions for C++ parsing and type checking.
    Copyright (C) 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
-   2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
+   2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
+   2012
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Contributed by Michael Tiemann (tiemann@cygnus.com)
 
@@ -5661,6 +5662,7 @@  extern int member_p				(const_tree);
 extern cp_lvalue_kind real_lvalue_p		(const_tree);
 extern cp_lvalue_kind lvalue_kind		(const_tree);
 extern bool lvalue_or_rvalue_with_address_p	(const_tree);
+extern bool xvalue_p	                        (const_tree);
 extern bool builtin_valid_in_constant_expr_p    (const_tree);
 extern tree build_min				(enum tree_code, tree, ...);
 extern tree build_min_nt			(enum tree_code, ...);
@@ -5860,6 +5862,7 @@  extern int lvalue_or_else			(tree, enum lvalue_use
 extern void check_template_keyword		(tree);
 extern bool check_raw_literal_operator		(const_tree decl);
 extern bool check_literal_operator_args		(const_tree, bool *, bool *);
+extern void maybe_warn_about_useless_cast       (tree, tree, tsubst_flags_t);
 
 /* in typeck2.c */
 extern void require_complete_eh_spec_types	(tree, tree);