RFR: Fix incorrect base offset handling in generated array field accessors [v3]

devjeonghwan duke at openjdk.org
Wed Nov 12 12:11:00 UTC 2025


> #### 1. Status Quo
> 
> Array field accessors generated by jextract (e.g., for `int arr[3]`) currently use a fixed base offset `0L` in `VarHandle.get/set` or `MethodHandle.invokeExact`.
> This causes all array accesses to start from the beginning of the struct, ignoring the field’s actual offset.
> 
> #### 2. Problem
> 
> Because of the missing base offset, writing to array elements in nested structs or unions can overwrite unrelated fields in the same structure.
> For example, updating `maxBlockDimension[1]` could corrupt `computeCapabilityMajor` or other preceding fields.
> 
> typedef struct CudaDeviceInfo_st
> {
>     int id;
> 
>     int computeCapabilityMajor;
>     int computeCapabilityMinor;
>     int multiprocessorCount;
> 
>     int warpSize;
>     int maxThreadsPerBlock;
>     int maxThreadsPerMultiprocessor;
>     int maxBlockDimension[3];
>     int maxGridDimension[3];
> 
>     bool unifiedAddressing;
>     bool integratedMemory;
> } CudaDeviceInfo;
> 
> 
> #### 3. Fix
> 
> This patch updates `emitFieldArrayGetter` and `emitFieldArraySetter` to pass the correct field offset (`offsetField`) to all generated array accessors.
> This ensures correct addressing for both primitive and struct/union element arrays.
> 
> **Example:**
> 
> 
> // Before
> varHandle.get(struct, 0L, index);
> 
> // After
> varHandle.get(struct, fieldOffset, index);
> 
> 
> #### 4. Additional Notes
> 
> While the more idiomatic FFM approach of generating 'path-based' `VarHandle`s (e.g., `LAYOUT.varHandle(groupElement(...), ...)`) was considered, this patch takes a minimal-change approach.  So It retains the existing handle and fixes the bug by passing the `fieldOffset` as the base offset (replacing `0L`).  
> 
> If the path-based `VarHandle` approach is preferred, I can rework this.
> 
> #### 5. Testing
> 
> New test cases were added to verify correct offset handling for:
> 
> * Primitive arrays in structs
> * Struct arrays in structs
> * Struct arrays inside unions
> 
> All tests pass locally.

devjeonghwan has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:

  Import static symbols from `testStructArrayFields_h` in test

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Changes:
  - all: https://git.openjdk.org/jextract/pull/294/files
  - new: https://git.openjdk.org/jextract/pull/294/files/9c4efbf3..0843631f

Webrevs:
 - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jextract&pr=294&range=02
 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jextract&pr=294&range=01-02

  Stats: 1 line in 1 file changed: 1 ins; 0 del; 0 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jextract/pull/294.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jextract.git pull/294/head:pull/294

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jextract/pull/294


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