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Re: Constants and undefined behavior

From cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross)
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Constants and undefined behavior
Date 2026-06-04 23:49 +0000
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In article <10vsnl7$lkmu$1@kst.eternal-september.org>,
Keith Thompson  <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> wrote:
>cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) writes:
>> In article <865x3yd21n.fsf@linuxsc.com>,
>> Tim Rentsch  <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> wrote:
>>>cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) writes:
>>>> In article <86ik81cfk5.fsf_-_@linuxsc.com>,
>>>> Tim Rentsch  <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> wrote:
>[...]
>>>>> There's an important distinction to make here.  Consider this
>>>>> program:
>>>>>
>>>>>    #include <limits.h>
>>>>>
>>>>>    int
>>>>>    foo(){
>>>>>        int zero = (INT_MAX+1)*0;
>>>>>        return  zero;
>>>>>    }
>>>>>
>>>>>    int
>>>>>    main(){
>>>>>        return  0;
>>>>>    }
>>>>>
>>>>> This program does not transgress the bounds of undefined behavior.
>>>
>>>To clarify, the comments in my posting were meant to be read as
>>>saying the given text is the entire program, and that it is strictly
>>>conforming with respect to conforming hosted implementations.
>>>(Incidentally, given the rules for freestanding implementations, I'm
>>>not sure that it is even possible for any program to be strictly
>>>conforming with respect to conforming freestanding implementations.
>>>In any case my statements were meant only in the context of hosted
>>>implementations.)
>>
>> Ok.
>>
>>>> [snip]
>>>> Perhaps you mean that this is irrelevant because `foo` is not
>>>> invoked, but I see no reason why that need be the case in e.g.
>>>> a freestanding environment.
>>>
>>>I explained the context of my previous statements above.  Sorry for
>>>not saying that in the original message.
>>>
>>>> In a hosted environment, I don't
>>>> think anything explicitly prevents `foo` from being called after
>>>> `main` returns (though I can't imagine that would happen in real
>>>> life;  it would be weird if it did).
>>>
>>>The semantics described in the ISO C standard don't admit that
>>>possibility.
>>
>> Could you please point to where it says this, in the C standard?
>>
>> I cannot find anything that says that arbitrary code cannot run
>> after `main()` returns, and I don't see how that could possibly
>> be true.
>
>N3220 5.1.2.4, Program semantics.
>
>It defines the *observable behavior* of a program, which consists of
>accesses to volatile objects, data written to files, and I/O dynamics of
>interactive devices.

Yes, but it does so for strictly-conforming programs with no UB.

To understand conformance, we have to jump over to section 4,
which explicitly says that, 'Undefined behavior is otherwise
indicated in this document by the words "undefined behavior" or
by the omission of any explicit definition of behavior.'  As it
does not say that a program with an instance of undefined
behavior in an integer constant expression that is not executed
must otherwise behave in any given manner, what the program does
is undefined.  A constaint violation mandates a diagnostic, but
beyond that, the standard is (AFAICT) silent.

Undefined Behavior, in turn, is not defined as specific only to
execution: the standard simply says that it is "behavior, upon
use of a *nonportable or erroneous program construct*..." for
which there are no requirements, and there are examples of
things that are explicitly UB at translation time, such as
improperly terminated lexemes and so forth.

Furthermore, the expression above is obviously an integer
constant expression as defined by sec 6.6 para 8.  Section 6.6,
para 4, reads in part, "Each constant expression shall evaluate
to a constant that is in the range of representable values for
its type."  The expression, `(INT_MAX+1)*0` violates this
constraint, and so therefore a diagnostic is mandated as per
sec 5.1.1.3 para 1.  That it appears in code that is not
obviously called from `main` doesn't change that.

Morever, sec 6.6 para 17 says that, "the semantic rules for
evaluation of a constant expression are the same as for
nonconstant expressions."  This brings us back to 5.1.2.4,
though I submit that para (4) is a stronger argument for what
you and Tim are saying, as it reads in part, "An actual
implementation is not required to evaluate part of an expression
if it can deduce that its value is not used and that no needed
side effects are produced (including any caused by calling a
function or through volatile access to an object)."  I interpret
this to mean that, if the implementation can determine that
there is no way that `foo` can be called, it does not _have_ to
evaluate the above expression.  However, it must satisfy the
range constraint from section 6.6, so it likely will, and in any
event, the standard does not say that it, "shall not" evaluate
it, or when.

Once the compiler does that, if it does, and observes UB, the
standard is silent on what requirements it imposes, which means
the behavior is undefined.  I see no reason it couldn't arrange
to invoke `foo` at that point.

So no, I do not see how execution according to the rules of the
abstract machine is not guaranteed, here.  I certainly see no
way in which this can be regarded as a strictly conforming
program.

>If the usual "Hello, world" program prints "Hello, world" followed
>by "Goodbye", the implementation is non-conforming.  If it formats
>my hard drive after printing "Goodbye", it's non-conforming and
>dangerous.

Two separate things.  My point earlier was that code can
obviously run after `main` terminates.  Moreoever, I can't
imagine what would _prevent_ a runtime system that invokes
`main` from doing something like printing, "PROGRAM STOPPED"
after `main` returned.  C imposes no requirements here.

Whether `foo` could be invoked after, I think, is undefined.

>>>Whether foo() has external linkage or internal
>>>linkage doesn't change that.
>>
>> I disagree.  There's no possible way for the implementation to
>> know whether a function with external linkage will be ultimately
>> invoked or not; consider a system that supports loadable shared
>> modules.  Nothing prevents even this simple program from being
>> compiled as a shared module, dynamically loaded, the loading
>> program explicitly searching for and finding the symbol
>> corresponding to the `foo` function, and invoking it.
>
>Remember that linking is translation phase 8.  The compiler is not
>the entire implementation.

Exactly my point.  The compiler cannot know how `foo` might be
used, or how the translated object might be exercised.  There's
I don't see how it could possibly know that, given that `foo`
has external linkage.

>> Hence, the compiler _must_ treat with UB as written, which is
>> why `ubsan` inserts trapping code in `foo`.
>
>I don't know what "_must_ treat with UB" means.
>
>foo() has undefined behavior if it's called, so replacing its
>body with trapping code is valid.  But (I'm reasonably sure that)
>an implementation cannot reject a program just because it can't
>prove that it has no undefined behavior during execution.  It can
>reject it if it can prove that it *always* has undefined behavior
>during execution.

What I'm saying is that, `foo` has undefined behavior _period_.
That's manifest in an integer constant expression, whether it is
executed at runtime or not.  I believe that the standard forces
the expression to be evaluated at translation time, via the
"shall" mandate when checking the constraint on the range in sec
6.6 para 4.  Further, that evaluation must happen in accordance
with the rules of the abstract machine, as per 5.1.2.4 para 17.
The diagnostic is mandated, as is the translation-time
evaluation.  The expression is itself manifestly exhibits UB,
and so therefore the result of the rest of the translation is
undefined.

I could be wrong; this is all excessively pedantic.  And of
course, if an implementation does something silly and emits
garbage for Tim's program, then I argue it should be chucked
onto the dustbin of excessive fawning over the standard.  But
I'm not convinced that the standard _prohibits_ such an extreme
interpretation.

>> In your example, `foo` clearly exhibits UB; I think your
>> argument is whether that has a realized effect or not, since the
>> UB is not invoked.  I'm saying that in general a compiler cannot
>> possibly know that when it compiles `foo`, and is free to assume
>> the worst.
>
>foo() exhibits UB if and only if it's called during execution.
>
>Yes, a compiler can't know whether foo() will be called.
>An implementation, particularly a linker, might know, but is not
>required to.  No, it is not free to assume the worst.

See above.

>I certainly wouldn't want a compiler to reject `1/time(NULL)`
>because it can't prove that time(NULL) won't be zero, or reject
>`argc+1` because it can't prove that argc < INT_MAX.  Code whose
>behavior would be undefined if it were executed has no behavior
>(and therefore no UB) if it's not executed.

That's categorically different; what you are describing are what
Regehr calls, "Type-2" functions, and I agree with you for
those.

The program that Tim posted has a "Type-3" function, and
constraints dictate that the UB express must be evaluated at
translation time, and a diagnostic emitted.  In the most
charitable interpretation, it cannot be considered a strictly
conforming program, even if the implementation is smart enough
to avoid evaluating the constant expression, as it is
unspecified whether it's evaluated or not, and strictly
conforming programs shall not rely on unspecified behavior.

	- Dan C.

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                Re: this girl calls c ugly David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-06-04 14:35 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-04 14:18 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-06-04 15:47 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-06-04 15:57 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-06-04 16:27 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-04 16:46 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-06-04 20:15 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-06-04 20:54 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-04 20:29 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-06-04 14:06 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-04 22:47 +0100
                Famous (hopefully last) words [on this topic] Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-06-05 00:27 +0200
                Re: Famous (hopefully last) words [on this topic] Bad Post <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-05 01:20 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-06-04 16:09 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-05 00:44 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-06-04 17:26 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2026-06-05 12:58 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-06-05 14:27 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-06-05 02:47 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-06-05 00:53 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-05 11:04 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-06-05 05:34 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-06-04 15:25 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-06-05 09:29 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-05 12:39 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-06-05 15:42 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-05 16:50 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-06-05 11:09 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-05 20:29 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-06-04 16:18 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-04 17:23 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-06-04 16:47 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-04 19:57 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-06-04 20:34 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-04 22:28 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-06-04 21:58 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid> - 2026-06-04 23:25 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-06-05 02:49 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-06-04 19:47 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-06-04 21:04 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2026-06-04 19:13 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-06-05 10:34 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-06-04 12:11 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2026-06-04 16:33 -0400
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-06-04 14:16 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-06-05 00:02 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-06-04 18:36 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-06-05 02:54 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-06-05 05:49 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-06-05 11:01 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-06-05 11:53 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2026-06-04 18:45 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-06-04 20:19 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-06-04 20:31 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-06-04 20:41 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-06-04 20:49 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-06-05 00:03 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-06-05 00:18 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-06-05 03:02 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-06-05 14:04 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-06-04 11:59 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-06-04 15:21 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-06-04 06:38 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-06-01 09:52 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-06-01 02:42 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-06-01 12:50 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-01 11:47 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-06-01 12:55 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-06-01 14:39 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-06-01 15:11 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-06-02 08:41 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-06-02 02:07 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-06-02 11:38 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-06-02 05:01 -0700
                It is not futile to change the subject line (Was: this girl calls c ugly) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-06-02 12:39 +0000
                Re: It is not futile to change the subject line (Was: this girl calls c ugly) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-06-02 12:42 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-06-02 11:46 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-02 11:09 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-06-02 05:25 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-02 14:20 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-06-02 15:12 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-06-02 04:16 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-06-01 15:23 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-06-01 16:06 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-01 23:24 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-06-02 11:35 +0200
                Operator precedence in other (non-C, but "C-like") languages (Was: something about a girl) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-06-02 12:36 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-06-01 11:04 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-06-01 14:04 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-06-01 18:48 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-01 21:04 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-06-02 09:17 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-06-02 09:09 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-06-02 12:07 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-06-02 14:37 +0200
                Microcontroller software stacks (was Re: this girl calls c ugly) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-06-02 15:06 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-06-04 03:58 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-05-31 19:11 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-05-31 16:08 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-05-31 16:32 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-05-31 17:12 -0700
                Re: this girl calls c ugly David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-05-30 14:07 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-05-29 18:10 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-05-29 19:18 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-05-29 22:17 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-05-29 21:47 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2026-05-29 15:57 -0400
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-05-29 22:34 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-29 23:18 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-05-30 01:26 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-30 04:25 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-05-30 12:01 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-31 00:29 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-05-31 10:59 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-01 00:33 +0000
                Re: this girl calls c ugly Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-06-01 02:26 +0100
                Re: this girl calls c ugly David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-05-31 13:24 +0200
          Re: this girl calls c ugly Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2026-05-29 08:09 +0200
            Re: this girl calls c ugly BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2026-05-29 04:15 -0500
              Re: this girl calls c ugly Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2026-05-29 14:58 +0200
                Re: this girl calls c ugly BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2026-05-30 01:04 -0500
            Re: this girl calls c ugly Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-29 23:20 +0000
              Re: this girl calls c ugly Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2026-05-30 11:18 +0200

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