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| author | Dimitry Andric <dim@FreeBSD.org> | 2017-01-02 19:18:58 +0000 |
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| committer | Dimitry Andric <dim@FreeBSD.org> | 2017-01-02 19:18:58 +0000 |
| commit | 53a420fba21cf1644972b34dcd811a43cdb8368d (patch) | |
| tree | 66a19f6f8b65215772549a51d688492ab8addc0d /docs/DesignDocs | |
| parent | b50f1549701eb950921e5d6f2e55ba1a1dadbb43 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/docs/DesignDocs/DebugMode.rst b/docs/DesignDocs/DebugMode.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..166c733e6630 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/DesignDocs/DebugMode.rst @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +========== +Debug Mode +========== + +.. contents:: + :local + +.. _using-debug-mode: + +Using Debug Mode +================ + +Libc++ provides a debug mode that enables assertions meant to detect incorrect +usage of the standard library. By default these assertions are disabled but +they can be enabled using the ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG`` macro. + +**_LIBCPP_DEBUG** Macro +----------------------- + +**_LIBCPP_DEBUG**: + This macro is used to enable assertions and iterator debugging checks within + libc++. By default it is undefined. + + **Values**: ``0``, ``1`` + + Defining ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG`` to ``0`` or greater enables most of libc++'s + assertions. Defining ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG`` to ``1`` enables "iterator debugging" + which provides additional assertions about the validity of iterators used by + the program. + + Note that this option has no effect on libc++'s ABI + +**_LIBCPP_DEBUG_USE_EXCEPTIONS**: + When this macro is defined ``_LIBCPP_ASSERT`` failures throw + ``__libcpp_debug_exception`` instead of aborting. Additionally this macro + disables exception specifications on functions containing ``_LIBCPP_ASSERT`` + checks. This allows assertion failures to correctly throw through these + functions. + +Handling Assertion Failures +--------------------------- + +When a debug assertion fails the assertion handler is called via the +``std::__libcpp_debug_function`` function pointer. It is possible to override +this function pointer using a different handler function. Libc++ provides two +different assertion handlers, the default handler +``std::__libcpp_abort_debug_handler`` which aborts the program, and +``std::__libcpp_throw_debug_handler`` which throws an instance of +``std::__libcpp_debug_exception``. Libc++ can be changed to use the throwing +assertion handler as follows: + +.. code-block:: cpp + + #define _LIBCPP_DEBUG 1 + #include <string> + int main() { + std::__libcpp_debug_function = std::__libcpp_throw_debug_function; + try { + std::string::iterator bad_it; + std::string str("hello world"); + str.insert(bad_it, '!'); // causes debug assertion + } catch (std::__libcpp_debug_exception const&) { + return EXIT_SUCCESS; + } + return EXIT_FAILURE; + } + +Debug Mode Checks +================= + +Libc++'s debug mode offers two levels of checking. The first enables various +precondition checks throughout libc++. The second additionally enables +"iterator debugging" which checks the validity of iterators used by the program. + +Basic Checks +============ + +These checks are enabled when ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG`` is defined to either 0 or 1. + +The following checks are enabled by ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG``: + + * FIXME: Update this list + +Iterator Debugging Checks +========================= + +These checks are enabled when ``_LIBCPP_DEBUG`` is defined to 1. + +The following containers and STL classes support iterator debugging: + + * ``std::string`` + * ``std::vector<T>`` (``T != bool``) + * ``std::list`` + * ``std::unordered_map`` + * ``std::unordered_multimap`` + * ``std::unordered_set`` + * ``std::unordered_multiset`` + +The remaining containers do not currently support iterator debugging. +Patches welcome. diff --git a/docs/DesignDocs/VisibilityMacros.rst b/docs/DesignDocs/VisibilityMacros.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2ee07142d85c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/DesignDocs/VisibilityMacros.rst @@ -0,0 +1,127 @@ +======================== +Symbol Visibility Macros +======================== + +.. contents:: + :local: + +Overview +======== + +Libc++ uses various "visibility" macros in order to provide a stable ABI in +both the library and the headers. These macros work by changing the +visibility and inlining characteristics of the symbols they are applied to. + +Visibility Macros +================= + +**_LIBCPP_HIDDEN** + Mark a symbol as hidden so it will not be exported from shared libraries. + +**_LIBCPP_FUNC_VIS** + Mark a symbol as being exported by the libc++ library. This attribute must + be applied to the declaration of all functions exported by the libc++ dylib. + +**_LIBCPP_OVERRIDABLE_FUNC_VIS** + Mark a symbol as being exported by the libc++ library, but allow it to be + overridden locally. On non-Windows, this is equivalent to `_LIBCPP_FUNC_VIS`. + This macro is applied to all `operator new` and `operator delete` overloads. + + **Windows Behavior**: Any symbol marked `dllimport` cannot be overridden + locally, since `dllimport` indicates the symbol should be bound to a separate + DLL. All `operator new` and `operator delete` overloads are required to be + locally overridable, and therefore must not be marked `dllimport`. On Windows, + this macro therefore expands to `__declspec(dllexport)` when building the + library and has an empty definition otherwise. + +**_LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY** + Mark a function as hidden and force inlining whenever possible. + +**_LIBCPP_ALWAYS_INLINE** + A synonym for `_LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY` + +**_LIBCPP_TYPE_VIS** + Mark a type's typeinfo and vtable as having default visibility. + `_LIBCPP_TYPE_VIS`. This macro has no effect on the visibility of the + type's member functions. This attribute cannot be used on class templates. + + **GCC Behavior**: GCC does not support Clang's `type_visibility(...)` + attribute. With GCC the `visibility(...)` attribute is used and member + functions are affected. + +**_LIBCPP_TYPE_VIS_ONLY** + The same as `_LIBCPP_TYPE_VIS` except that it may be applied to templates. + + **Windows Behavior**: DLLs do not support dllimport/export on class templates. + The macro has an empty definition on this platform. + + Note: This macro should be renamed `_LIBCPP_TEMPLATE_TYPE_VIS`. + +**_LIBCPP_ENUM_VIS** + Mark the typeinfo of an enum as having default visibility. This attribute + should be applied to all enum declarations. + + **Windows Behavior**: DLLs do not support importing or exporting enumeration + typeinfo. The macro has an empty definition on this platform. + + **GCC Behavior**: GCC un-hides the typeinfo for enumerations by default, even + if `-fvisibility=hidden` is specified. Additionally applying a visibility + attribute to an enum class results in a warning. The macro has an empty + definition with GCC. + +**_LIBCPP_EXTERN_TEMPLATE_TYPE_VIS** + Mark the member functions, typeinfo, and vtable of the type named in + a `_LIBCPP_EXTERN_TEMPLATE` declaration as being exported by the libc++ library. + This attribute must be specified on all extern class template declarations. + + This macro is used to override the `_LIBCPP_TYPE_VIS_ONLY` attribute + specified on the primary template and to export the member functions produced + by the explicit instantiation in the dylib. + + **GCC Behavior**: GCC ignores visibility attributes applied the type in + extern template declarations and applying an attribute results in a warning. + However since `_LIBCPP_TYPE_VIS_ONLY` is the same as `_LIBCPP_TYPE_VIS` the + visibility is already correct. The macro has an empty definition with GCC. + + **Windows Behavior**: `extern template` and `dllexport` are fundamentally + incompatible *on a template class* on Windows; the former suppresses + instantiation, while the latter forces it. Specifying both on the same + declaration makes the template class be instantiated, which is not desirable + inside headers. This macro therefore expands to `dllimport` outside of libc++ + but nothing inside of it (rather than expanding to `dllexport`); instead, the + explicit instantiations themselves are marked as exported. Note that this + applies *only* to extern template *classes*. Extern template *functions* obey + regular import/export semantics, and applying `dllexport` directly to the + extern template declaration is the correct thing to do for them. + +**_LIBCPP_CLASS_TEMPLATE_INSTANTIATION_VIS** + Mark the member functions, typeinfo, and vtable of an explicit instantiation + of a class template as being exported by the libc++ library. This attribute + must be specified on all template class explicit instantiations. + + It is only necessary to mark the explicit instantiation itself (as opposed to + the extern template declaration) as exported on Windows, as discussed above. + On all other platforms, this macro has an empty definition. + +**_LIBCPP_EXTERN_TEMPLATE_INLINE_VISIBILITY** + Mark a member function of a class template as visible and always inline. This + macro should only be applied to member functions of class templates that are + externally instantiated. It is important that these symbols are not marked + as hidden as that will prevent the dylib definition from being found. + + This macro is used to maintain ABI compatibility for symbols that have been + historically exported by the libc++ library but are now marked inline. + +**_LIBCPP_EXCEPTION_ABI** + Mark the member functions, typeinfo, and vtable of the type as being exported + by the libc++ library. This macro must be applied to all *exception types*. + Exception types should be defined directly in namespace `std` and not the + versioning namespace. This allows throwing and catching some exception types + between libc++ and libstdc++. + +Links +===== + +* `[cfe-dev] Visibility in libc++ - 1 <http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/cfe-dev/2013-July/030610.html>`_ +* `[cfe-dev] Visibility in libc++ - 2 <http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/cfe-dev/2013-August/031195.html>`_ +* `[libcxx] Visibility fixes for Windows <http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/cfe-commits/Week-of-Mon-20130805/085461.html>`_ |
