Warnings Cleanup in Hotspot

Jeremy Manson jeremymanson at google.com
Mon May 20 12:46:40 PDT 2013


Calvin,

Do you want to take this over, or should I generate a new patch?  I note
that there are a couple of other places I missed (all of which seem to have
the same pattern of (0)).

Jeremy


On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 4:18 PM, Jeremy Manson <jeremymanson at google.com>wrote:

> Nice catch - I guess before, that was expanding to
>
> bool match = compare_entry_to(k1, cp2, k2, THREAD);
> if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) return false;
> (0) && compare_operand_to(i1, cp2, i2, THREAD);
> if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) return false;
> (0);
>
> which is perfectly legal, but booogus...
>
> Jeremy
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 3:08 PM, Calvin Cheung <calvin.cheung at oracle.com>wrote:
>
>>  On 5/17/2013 10:32 AM, Jeremy Manson wrote:
>>
>> I wonder why that didn't pop up when I compiled it.
>>
>> I cloned my repo from the following:
>>     http://hg.openjdk.java.net/hsx/hotspot-rt/hotspot
>>
>> g++ version is 4.4.6
>>
>> The file list I mentioned was for fastdebug build on linux_x64.
>> When I switched to product build, I found couple more files need to be
>> changed.
>> Then I needed to change more files for the 32-bit build.
>> So there will be few more files added to the list.
>>
>>
>>  I disagree with David.  Casting to void is the accepted strategy for
>> getting rid of unused value warnings.  It makes perfect sense to me; if you
>> cast to void, it isn't a value anymore.  It's also good documentation: it
>> says you know you aren't using the value, and that that is not a mistake.
>>  I did it several times in my patch.
>>
>>  Furthermore, turning on the warning will prevent mistakes like the
>> strcmp / strcpy one I fixed in my patch.  It seems worth it to have a few
>> scattered (void) casts in the VM.
>>
>> After adding the (void) cast in CHECK_false, I'm seeing the following
>> error:
>> constantPool.cpp:1067: error: void value not ignored as it ought to be
>> 1066     bool match = compare_entry_to(k1, cp2, k2, CHECK_false) &&
>> 1067                  compare_operand_to(i1, cp2, i2, CHECK_false);
>> 1068     return match;
>>
>> the way I fixed it is to break up 1066 - 1067 into 2 statements such as
>> follows:
>> 1066     bool match_entry = compare_entry_to(k1, cp2, k2, CHECK_false);
>> 1067     bool match_operand = compare_operand_to(i1, cp2, i2,
>> CHECK_false);
>> 1068     return (match_entry && match_operand);
>>
>> Calvin
>>
>>
>>  Jeremy
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 6:59 PM, David Holmes <david.holmes at oracle.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Calvin,
>>>
>>>
>>> On 17/05/2013 4:55 AM, Calvin Cheung wrote:
>>>
>>>> Jeremy,
>>>>
>>>> It seems your suggested patch is incomplete as the build on linux was
>>>> failing.
>>>> Recall that warnings are treated as errors as in gcc.make:
>>>>    # Compiler warnings are treated as errors
>>>>    WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS = -Werror
>>>>
>>>> Below is the list of files I needed to change for the build to go
>>>> through on linux:
>>>> make/linux/makefiles/gcc.make
>>>> src/share/vm/c1/c1_IR.cpp
>>>> src/share/vm/ci/ciUtilities.hpp
>>>> src/share/vm/classfile/genericSignatures.cpp
>>>> src/share/vm/classfile/verifier.hpp
>>>> src/share/vm/code/nmethod.cpp
>>>> src/share/vm/memory/cardTableModRefBS.cpp
>>>> src/share/vm/memory/universe.cpp
>>>> src/share/vm/oops/constantPool.cpp
>>>> src/share/vm/prims/forte.cpp
>>>> src/share/vm/runtime/perfData.hpp
>>>> src/share/vm/runtime/sharedRuntime.cpp
>>>> src/share/vm/services/diagnosticArgument.cpp
>>>> src/share/vm/utilities/exceptions.hpp
>>>> src/share/vm/utilities/taskqueue.hpp
>>>>
>>>> Most of the warnings are related to: "statement has no effect"
>>>> e.g. in exceptions.hpp, I needed to change
>>>> #define CHECK                                    THREAD); if
>>>> (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) return       ; (0
>>>> to
>>>> #define CHECK                                    THREAD); if
>>>> (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) return ; (void)(0
>>>>
>>>> I don't want to share webrev yet since I haven't built on other
>>>> platforms and haven't done any testing on the change.
>>>>
>>>> 2 ways I'm thinking of fixing it:
>>>> 1) include the -Wunused-value warning flag
>>>>      this means changes are required on the files listed above
>>>>
>>>> 2) not include the -Wunused-value warning flag but only fixing the
>>>> potential coding errors which would impact functionality as you pointed
>>>> out in your email. This should result in a smaller changeset.
>>>>
>>>
>>>  I think I prefer #2 mainly because:
>>>
>>> 0;
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> (void)0;
>>>
>>> are equally bereft of any effect so I don't see why the compiler
>>> complains about one and accepts the other. As this seems completely
>>> arbitrary different compilers may have different views, or change their
>>> view over time. So I suggest not changing this and only fix the real issues
>>> that -Wunused-value produces.
>>>
>>> Just my 2c.
>>>
>>> David
>>> ------
>>>
>>>
>>>  Calvin
>>>>
>>>> On 5/16/2013 10:55 AM, Jeremy Manson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>  Okay.  Is there anything you want me to do?
>>>>>
>>>>> Jeremy
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Calvin Cheung
>>>>>  <calvin.cheung at oracle.com <mailto:calvin.cheung at oracle.com>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>     Jeremy,
>>>>>
>>>>>     We'll fix it in hs25 first and then backport it to hs24 if the fix
>>>>>     is applicable there.
>>>>>
>>>>>     Calvin
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>     On 5/15/2013 2:14 PM, Jeremy Manson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>      Thanks, Calvin.  What does followup look like?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Jeremy
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Calvin Cheung
>>>>>>       <calvin.cheung at oracle.com <mailto:calvin.cheung at oracle.com>>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         Hi Jeremy,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         I've created 8014431 (cleanup warnings indicated by the
>>>>>>         -Wunused-value compiler option on linux) to track this. It'll
>>>>>>         take a few hours for it to show up in the bugs.sun.com
>>>>>>         <http://bugs.sun.com>
>>>>>>         http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8014431
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         Calvin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         On 5/10/2013 11:38 AM, Jeremy Manson wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             Okay, I turned on -Wunused-value in the gcc makefile for
>>>>>>             Linux.  I also ran this on a more recent build of HS (I
>>>>>>             was using something very, very old), and I got a few more
>>>>>>             warnings (including a couple that actually looked as if
>>>>>>             they would impact functionality).  Thoughts on this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             diff --git a/make/linux/makefiles/gcc.make
>>>>>>             b/make/linux/makefiles/gcc.make
>>>>>>             --- a/make/linux/makefiles/gcc.make
>>>>>>             +++ b/make/linux/makefiles/gcc.make
>>>>>>             @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
>>>>>>              # Compiler warnings are treated as errors
>>>>>>              WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS = -Werror
>>>>>>             -WARNING_FLAGS = -Wpointer-arith -Wsign-compare -Wundef
>>>>>>             -Wunused-function
>>>>>>             +WARNING_FLAGS = -Wpointer-arith -Wsign-compare -Wundef
>>>>>>             -Wunused-function -Wunused-value
>>>>>>              # Since GCC 4.3, -Wconversion has changed its meanings
>>>>>>             to warn these implicit
>>>>>>              # conversions which might affect the values. Only enable
>>>>>>             it in earlier versions.
>>>>>>             diff --git a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_IR.cpp
>>>>>>             b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_IR.cpp
>>>>>>             --- a/src/share/vm/c1/c1_IR.cpp
>>>>>>             +++ b/src/share/vm/c1/c1_IR.cpp
>>>>>>             @@ -506,7 +506,7 @@
>>>>>>                _loop_map(0, 0),          // initialized later with
>>>>>>             correct size
>>>>>>                _compilation(c)
>>>>>>              {
>>>>>>             -  TRACE_LINEAR_SCAN(2, "***** computing linear-scan
>>>>>>             block order");
>>>>>>             +  TRACE_LINEAR_SCAN(2, tty->print_cr("***** computing
>>>>>>             linear-scan block order"));
>>>>>>                init_visited();
>>>>>>                count_edges(start_block, NULL);
>>>>>>             @@ -683,7 +683,7 @@
>>>>>>              }
>>>>>>              void
>>>>>>             ComputeLinearScanOrder::assign_loop_depth(BlockBegin*
>>>>>>             start_block) {
>>>>>>             -  TRACE_LINEAR_SCAN(3, "----- computing loop-depth and
>>>>>>             weight");
>>>>>>             +  TRACE_LINEAR_SCAN(3, tty->print_cr("----- computing
>>>>>>             loop-depth and weight"));
>>>>>>                init_visited();
>>>>>>                assert(_work_list.is_empty(), "work list must be empty
>>>>>>             before processing");
>>>>>>             @@ -868,7 +868,7 @@
>>>>>>              }
>>>>>>              void ComputeLinearScanOrder::compute_order(BlockBegin*
>>>>>>             start_block) {
>>>>>>             -  TRACE_LINEAR_SCAN(3, "----- computing final block
>>>>>> order");
>>>>>>             +  TRACE_LINEAR_SCAN(3, tty->print_cr("----- computing
>>>>>>             final block order"));
>>>>>>                // the start block is always the first block in the
>>>>>>             linear scan order
>>>>>>                _linear_scan_order = new BlockList(_num_blocks);
>>>>>>             diff --git a/src/share/vm/code/nmethod.cpp
>>>>>>             b/src/share/vm/code/nmethod.cpp
>>>>>>             --- a/src/share/vm/code/nmethod.cpp
>>>>>>             +++ b/src/share/vm/code/nmethod.cpp
>>>>>>             @@ -2602,7 +2602,8 @@
>>>>>>              relocation_begin()-1+ip[1]);
>>>>>>                    for (; ip < index_end; ip++)
>>>>>>                      tty->print_cr("  (%d ?)", ip[0]);
>>>>>>             -      tty->print_cr("          @" INTPTR_FORMAT ":
>>>>>>             index_size=%d", ip, *ip++);
>>>>>>             +      tty->print_cr("          @" INTPTR_FORMAT ":
>>>>>>             index_size=%d", ip, *ip);
>>>>>>             +      ip++;
>>>>>>                    tty->print_cr("reloc_end @" INTPTR_FORMAT ":", ip);
>>>>>>                  }
>>>>>>                }
>>>>>>             diff --git a/src/share/vm/memory/cardTableModRefBS.cpp
>>>>>>             b/src/share/vm/memory/cardTableModRefBS.cpp
>>>>>>             --- a/src/share/vm/memory/cardTableModRefBS.cpp
>>>>>>             +++ b/src/share/vm/memory/cardTableModRefBS.cpp
>>>>>>             @@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
>>>>>>                }
>>>>>>                // Touch the last card of the covered region to show
>>>>>>             that it
>>>>>>                // is committed (or SEGV).
>>>>>>             -  debug_only(*byte_for(_covered[ind].last());)
>>>>>>             +  debug_only((void) (*byte_for(_covered[ind].last()));)
>>>>>>                debug_only(verify_guard();)
>>>>>>              }
>>>>>>             diff --git a/src/share/vm/memory/universe.cpp
>>>>>>             b/src/share/vm/memory/universe.cpp
>>>>>>             --- a/src/share/vm/memory/universe.cpp
>>>>>>             +++ b/src/share/vm/memory/universe.cpp
>>>>>>             @@ -532,7 +532,9 @@
>>>>>>                if (vt) vt->initialize_vtable(false, CHECK);
>>>>>>                if (ko->oop_is_instance()) {
>>>>>>                  InstanceKlass* ik = (InstanceKlass*)ko;
>>>>>>             -    for (KlassHandle s_h(THREAD, ik->subklass()); s_h()
>>>>>>             != NULL; s_h = (THREAD, s_h()->next_sibling())) {
>>>>>>             +    for (KlassHandle s_h(THREAD, ik->subklass());
>>>>>>             +         s_h() != NULL;
>>>>>>             +         s_h = KlassHandle(THREAD,
>>>>>> s_h()->next_sibling())) {
>>>>>>                    reinitialize_vtable_of(s_h, CHECK);
>>>>>>                  }
>>>>>>                }
>>>>>>             diff --git a/src/share/vm/runtime/sharedRuntime.cpp
>>>>>>             b/src/share/vm/runtime/sharedRuntime.cpp
>>>>>>             --- a/src/share/vm/runtime/sharedRuntime.cpp
>>>>>>             +++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/sharedRuntime.cpp
>>>>>>             @@ -2733,7 +2733,7 @@
>>>>>>                // ResourceObject, so do not put any ResourceMarks in
>>>>>>             here.
>>>>>>                char *s = sig->as_C_string();
>>>>>>                int len = (int)strlen(s);
>>>>>>             -  *s++; len--;                  // Skip opening paren
>>>>>>             +  s++; len--;                   // Skip opening paren
>>>>>>                char *t = s+len;
>>>>>>                while( *(--t) != ')' ) ;      // Find close paren
>>>>>>             diff --git a/src/share/vm/services/diagnosticArgument.cpp
>>>>>>             b/src/share/vm/services/diagnosticArgument.cpp
>>>>>>             --- a/src/share/vm/services/diagnosticArgument.cpp
>>>>>>             +++ b/src/share/vm/services/diagnosticArgument.cpp
>>>>>>             @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
>>>>>>                } else {
>>>>>>                  _value._time = 0;
>>>>>>                  _value._nanotime = 0;
>>>>>>             -    strcmp(_value._unit, "ns");
>>>>>>             +    strcpy(_value._unit, "ns");
>>>>>>                }
>>>>>>              }
>>>>>>             diff --git a/src/share/vm/utilities/taskqueue.hpp
>>>>>>             b/src/share/vm/utilities/taskqueue.hpp
>>>>>>             --- a/src/share/vm/utilities/taskqueue.hpp
>>>>>>             +++ b/src/share/vm/utilities/taskqueue.hpp
>>>>>>             @@ -340,8 +340,12 @@
>>>>>>                if (dirty_n_elems == N - 1) {
>>>>>>                  // Actually means 0, so do the push.
>>>>>>                  uint localBot = _bottom;
>>>>>>             -    // g++ complains if the volatile result of the
>>>>>>             assignment is unused.
>>>>>>             -  const_cast<E&>(_elems[localBot] = t);
>>>>>>             +    // g++ complains if the volatile result of the
>>>>>>             assignment is
>>>>>>             +    // unused, so we cast the volatile away.  We cannot
>>>>>>             cast directly
>>>>>>             +    // to void, because gcc treats that as not using the
>>>>>>             result of the
>>>>>>             +    // assignment.  However, casting to E& means that we
>>>>>>             trigger an
>>>>>>             +    // unused-value warning.  So, we cast the E& to void.
>>>>>>             +    (void) const_cast<E&>(_elems[localBot] = t);
>>>>>>              OrderAccess::release_store(&_bottom,
>>>>>>             increment_index(localBot));
>>>>>>              TASKQUEUE_STATS_ONLY(stats.record_push());
>>>>>>                  return true;
>>>>>>             @@ -397,7 +401,12 @@
>>>>>>                  return false;
>>>>>>                }
>>>>>>             -  const_cast<E&>(t = _elems[oldAge.top()]);
>>>>>>             +  // g++ complains if the volatile result of the
>>>>>>             assignment is
>>>>>>             +  // unused, so we cast the volatile away.  We cannot
>>>>>>             cast directly
>>>>>>             +  // to void, because gcc treats that as not using the
>>>>>>             result of the
>>>>>>             +  // assignment.  However, casting to E& means that we
>>>>>>             trigger an
>>>>>>             +  // unused-value warning.  So, we cast the E& to void.
>>>>>>             +  (void) const_cast<E&>(t = _elems[oldAge.top()]);
>>>>>>                Age newAge(oldAge);
>>>>>>                newAge.increment();
>>>>>>                Age resAge = _age.cmpxchg(newAge, oldAge);
>>>>>>             @@ -640,8 +649,12 @@
>>>>>>                uint dirty_n_elems = dirty_size(localBot, top);
>>>>>>                assert(dirty_n_elems < N, "n_elems out of range.");
>>>>>>                if (dirty_n_elems < max_elems()) {
>>>>>>             -    // g++ complains if the volatile result of the
>>>>>>             assignment is unused.
>>>>>>             -  const_cast<E&>(_elems[localBot] = t);
>>>>>>             +    // g++ complains if the volatile result of the
>>>>>>             assignment is
>>>>>>             +    // unused, so we cast the volatile away.  We cannot
>>>>>>             cast directly
>>>>>>             +    // to void, because gcc treats that as not using the
>>>>>>             result of the
>>>>>>             +    // assignment.  However, casting to E& means that we
>>>>>>             trigger an
>>>>>>             +    // unused-value warning.  So, we cast the E& to void.
>>>>>>             +    (void) const_cast<E&>(_elems[localBot] = t);
>>>>>>              OrderAccess::release_store(&_bottom,
>>>>>>             increment_index(localBot));
>>>>>>              TASKQUEUE_STATS_ONLY(stats.record_push());
>>>>>>                  return true;
>>>>>>             @@ -665,7 +678,12 @@
>>>>>>                // This is necessary to prevent any read below from
>>>>>>             being reordered
>>>>>>                // before the store just above.
>>>>>>                OrderAccess::fence();
>>>>>>             -  const_cast<E&>(t = _elems[localBot]);
>>>>>>             +  // g++ complains if the volatile result of the
>>>>>>             assignment is
>>>>>>             +  // unused, so we cast the volatile away.  We cannot
>>>>>>             cast directly
>>>>>>             +  // to void, because gcc treats that as not using the
>>>>>>             result of the
>>>>>>             +  // assignment.  However, casting to E& means that we
>>>>>>             trigger an
>>>>>>             +  // unused-value warning.  So, we cast the E& to void.
>>>>>>             +  (void) const_cast<E&>(t = _elems[localBot]);
>>>>>>                // This is a second read of "age"; the "size()" above
>>>>>>             is the first.
>>>>>>                // If there's still at least one element in the queue,
>>>>>>             based on the
>>>>>>                // "_bottom" and "age" we've read, then there can be
>>>>>>             no interference with
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>
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