RFR: 8352141: UBSAN: fix the left shift of negative value in relocInfo.cpp, internal_word_Relocation::pack_data_to()

Fri Apr 25 08:03:03 UTC 2025

On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:18:25 GMT, Afshin Zafari <azafari at openjdk.org> wrote:

> The `offset` variable used in left-shift op can be a large number with its sign-bit set. This makes a negative value which is UB for left-shift and is reported as 
> `runtime error: left shift of negative value -25 at relocInfo.cpp:...`
>  
> Using `java_left_shif()` function is the workaround to avoid UB. This function uses reinterpret_cast to cast from signed to unsigned and back.
> 
> Tests:
> linux-x64-debug tier1 on a UBSAN enabled build.

not now, bot!

-------------

PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24196#issuecomment-2829661946