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Stabilize pointer-to-reference cast validity checks #3426
Stabilize pointer-to-reference cast validity checks #3426
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How can we know for sure that any performance issues related to --ptr-to-ref-cast-checks
have been resolved?
The only performance issue that we had was that the |
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I think it would be useful to have an option to turn those checks off. Is there such an option? |
Not as of now, but it won't be too hard to implement. I wonder if it is worth it, though. Just to give some context: the performance impact of the check itself is negligible. We encountered the issue above because the check was inserted into a place nested inside two loops, which magnified its impact. On top of that, as far as I remember, the problematic harness ran OOM on the CI sometimes already, so the checks seemed to just be the last drop. It all makes me believe this is an isolated instance rather than a systemic problem. |
## 0.54.0 ### Major Changes * We added support for slices in the `#[kani::modifies(...)]` clauses when using function contracts. * We introduce an `#[safety_constraint(...)]` attribute helper for the `Arbitrary` and `Invariant` macros. * We enabled support for concrete playback for harness that contains stubs or function contracts. * We added support for log2*, log10*, powif*, fma*, and sqrt* intrisincs. ### Breaking Changes * The `-Z ptr-to-ref-cast-checks` option has been removed, and pointer validity checks when casting raw pointers to references are now run by default. ## What's Changed * Make Kani reject mutable pointer casts if padding is incompatible and memory initialization is checked by @artemagvanian in #3332 * Fix visibility of some Kani intrinsics by @artemagvanian in #3323 * Function Contracts: Modify Slices by @pi314mm in #3295 * Support for disabling automatically generated pointer checks to avoid reinstrumentation by @artemagvanian in #3344 * Add support for global transformations by @artemagvanian in #3348 * Enable an `#[safety_constraint(...)]` attribute helper for the `Arbitrary` and `Invariant` macros by @adpaco-aws in #3283 * Fix contract handling of promoted constants and constant static by @celinval in #3305 * Bump CBMC Viewer to 3.9 by @tautschnig in #3373 * Update to CBMC version 6.1.1 by @tautschnig in #2995 * Define a struct-level `#[safety_constraint(...)]` attribute by @adpaco-aws in #3270 * Enable concrete playback for contract and stubs by @celinval in #3389 * Add code scanner tool by @celinval in #3120 * Enable contracts in associated functions by @celinval in #3363 * Enable log2*, log10* intrinsics by @tautschnig in #3001 * Enable powif* intrinsics by @tautschnig in #2999 * Enable fma* intrinsics by @tautschnig in #3002 * Enable sqrt* intrinsics by @tautschnig in #3000 * Remove assigns clause for ZST pointers by @carolynzech in #3417 * Instrumentation for delayed UB stemming from uninitialized memory by @artemagvanian in #3374 * Unify kani library and kani core logic by @jaisnan in #3333 * Stabilize pointer-to-reference cast validity checks by @artemagvanian in #3426 * Rust toolchain upgraded to `nightly-2024-08-07` by @jaisnan @qinheping @tautschnig @feliperodri ## New Contributors * @carolynzech made their first contribution in #3387 **Full Changelog**: kani-0.53.0...kani-0.54.0 By submitting this pull request, I confirm that my contribution is made under the terms of the Apache 2.0 and MIT licenses. Signed-off-by: Felipe R. Monteiro <[email protected]>
This PR stabilizes pointer-to-reference cast validity checks, so that they are run by default.
Resolves #3425
By submitting this pull request, I confirm that my contribution is made under the terms of the Apache 2.0 and MIT licenses.