RFR: 8352141: UBSAN: fix the left shift of negative value in relocInfo.cpp, internal_word_Relocation::pack_data_to()
Dean Long
dlong at openjdk.org
Tue Mar 25 03:43:05 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. 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.
It feels like we should be checking for overflow here, rather than hiding it with java_left_shift.
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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24196#issuecomment-2749985995
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