RFR: 5038439: Warning message for literal shift amounts outside the canonical domain [v2]

Archie Cobbs acobbs at openjdk.org
Mon Nov 3 18:36:33 UTC 2025


> When bit shifting an `int` or `long` value by an amount `X`, all but the last 5 or 6 (respectively) bits of `X` are ignored.
> 
> This can create a trap for the unwary, as in this example:
> 
> public long readLongBigEndian(byte[] buf, int offset) {
>     return ((buf[offset + 0] & 0xff) << 56)   // BUG HERE
>          | ((buf[offset + 1] & 0xff) << 48)   // BUG HERE
>          | ((buf[offset + 2] & 0xff) << 40)   // BUG HERE
>          | ((buf[offset + 3] & 0xff) << 32)   // BUG HERE
>          | ((buf[offset + 4] & 0xff) << 24)
>          | ((buf[offset + 5] & 0xff) << 16)
>          | ((buf[offset + 6] & 0xff) << 8)
>          | ((buf[offset + 7] & 0xff);
> }
> 
> This PR adds a new warning when the compiler detects an out-of-range bit shift, i.e., an `int` bit shift not in the range `[0...31]` or a `long` bit shift not in the range `[0...63]`.

Archie Cobbs has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains 10 commits:

 - Merge branch 'master' into JDK-5038439 to fix conflict.
 - Address review comment (combine switch cases).
 - Merge branch 'master' into JDK-5038439 to fix conflict.
 - Add "long" as a supported message parameter type.
 - Use "bit(s)" instead of "bits" where value could be 1.
 - Merge branch 'master' into JDK-5038439
 - Sprinkle more variety into the regression test.
 - Minor diff cleanup.
 - Update "lossy-conversions" description in compiler module Javadoc.
 - Warn for bit shifts using an out-of-range shift amount.

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Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27102/files
  Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=27102&range=01
  Stats: 181 lines in 13 files changed: 173 ins; 0 del; 8 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27102.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/27102/head:pull/27102

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27102


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