Stacked Borrows: make scalar field retagging the default

Author: RalfJung

README.md

@@ -374,14 +374,15 @@ to Miri failing to detect cases of undefined behavior in a program.
   application instead of raising an error within the context of Miri (and halting
   execution). Note that code might not expect these operations to ever panic, so
   this flag can lead to strange (mis)behavior.
-* `-Zmiri-retag-fields` changes Stacked Borrows retagging to recurse into fields.
+* `-Zmiri-retag-fields` changes Stacked Borrows retagging to recurse into *all* fields.
   This means that references in fields of structs/enums/tuples/arrays/... are retagged,
   and in particular, they are protected when passed as function arguments.
+  (The default is to recurse only in cases where rustc would actually emit a `noalias` attribute.)
 * `-Zmiri-retag-fields=<all|none|scalar>` controls when Stacked Borrows retagging recurses into
   fields. `all` means it always recurses (like `-Zmiri-retag-fields`), `none` means it never
-  recurses (the default), `scalar` means it only recurses for types where we would also emit
+  recurses, `scalar` (the default) means it only recurses for types where we would also emit
   `noalias` annotations in the generated LLVM IR (types passed as indivudal scalars or pairs of
-  scalars).
+  scalars). Setting this to `none` is **unsound**.
 * `-Zmiri-tag-gc=<blocks>` configures how often the pointer tag garbage collector runs. The default
   is to search for and remove unreachable tags once every `10000` basic blocks. Setting this to
   `0` disables the garbage collector, which causes some programs to have explosive memory usage

src/eval.rs

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ impl Default for MiriConfig {
             mute_stdout_stderr: false,
             preemption_rate: 0.01, // 1%
             report_progress: None,
-            retag_fields: RetagFields::No,
+            retag_fields: RetagFields::OnlyScalar,
             external_so_file: None,
             gc_interval: 10_000,
             num_cpus: 1,

tests/fail/stacked_borrows/newtype_pair_retagging.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-//@compile-flags: -Zmiri-retag-fields=scalar
 //@error-pattern: which is protected
 struct Newtype<'a>(&'a mut i32, i32);
 

tests/fail/stacked_borrows/newtype_retagging.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-//@compile-flags: -Zmiri-retag-fields=scalar
 //@error-pattern: which is protected
 struct Newtype<'a>(&'a mut i32);
 

tests/fail/stacked_borrows/return_invalid_mut_option.rs

@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 // Make sure that we cannot return a `&mut` that got already invalidated, not even in an `Option`.
-// Due to shallow reborrowing, the error only surfaces when we look into the `Option`.
 fn foo(x: &mut (i32, i32)) -> Option<&mut i32> {
     let xraw = x as *mut (i32, i32);
     let ret = unsafe { &mut (*xraw).1 }; // let-bind to avoid 2phase
     let ret = Some(ret);
     let _val = unsafe { *xraw }; // invalidate xref
-    ret
+    ret //~ ERROR: /retag .* tag does not exist in the borrow stack/
 }
 
 fn main() {
     match foo(&mut (1, 2)) {
-        Some(_x) => {} //~ ERROR: /retag .* tag does not exist in the borrow stack/
+        Some(_x) => {}
         None => {}
     }
 }

tests/fail/stacked_borrows/return_invalid_mut_option.stderr

@@ -1,26 +1,31 @@
 error: Undefined Behavior: trying to retag from <TAG> for Unique permission at ALLOC[0x4], but that tag does not exist in the borrow stack for this location
   --> $DIR/return_invalid_mut_option.rs:LL:CC
    |
-LL |         Some(_x) => {}
-   |              ^^
-   |              |
-   |              trying to retag from <TAG> for Unique permission at ALLOC[0x4], but that tag does not exist in the borrow stack for this location
-   |              this error occurs as part of retag at ALLOC[0x4..0x8]
+LL |     ret
+   |     ^^^
+   |     |
+   |     trying to retag from <TAG> for Unique permission at ALLOC[0x4], but that tag does not exist in the borrow stack for this location
+   |     this error occurs as part of retag at ALLOC[0x4..0x8]
    |
    = help: this indicates a potential bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, but the Stacked Borrows rules it violated are still experimental
    = help: see https://github.com/rust-lang/unsafe-code-guidelines/blob/master/wip/stacked-borrows.md for further information
 help: <TAG> was created by a Unique retag at offsets [0x4..0x8]
   --> $DIR/return_invalid_mut_option.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     let ret = Some(ret);
-   |                    ^^^
+   |               ^^^^^^^^^
 help: <TAG> was later invalidated at offsets [0x0..0x8] by a read access
   --> $DIR/return_invalid_mut_option.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     let _val = unsafe { *xraw }; // invalidate xref
    |                         ^^^^^
    = note: BACKTRACE:
-   = note: inside `main` at $DIR/return_invalid_mut_option.rs:LL:CC
+   = note: inside `foo` at $DIR/return_invalid_mut_option.rs:LL:CC
+note: inside `main` at $DIR/return_invalid_mut_option.rs:LL:CC
+  --> $DIR/return_invalid_mut_option.rs:LL:CC
+   |
+LL |     match foo(&mut (1, 2)) {
+   |           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 note: some details are omitted, run with `MIRIFLAGS=-Zmiri-backtrace=full` for a verbose backtrace
 

tests/fail/stacked_borrows/return_invalid_mut_tuple.rs

@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 // Make sure that we cannot return a `&mut` that got already invalidated, not even in a tuple.
-// Due to shallow reborrowing, the error only surfaces when we look into the tuple.
 fn foo(x: &mut (i32, i32)) -> (&mut i32,) {
     let xraw = x as *mut (i32, i32);
     let ret = (unsafe { &mut (*xraw).1 },);
     let _val = unsafe { *xraw }; // invalidate xref
-    ret
+    ret //~ ERROR: /retag .* tag does not exist in the borrow stack/
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    foo(&mut (1, 2)).0; //~ ERROR: /retag .* tag does not exist in the borrow stack/
+    foo(&mut (1, 2)).0;
 }

tests/fail/stacked_borrows/return_invalid_mut_tuple.stderr

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 error: Undefined Behavior: trying to retag from <TAG> for Unique permission at ALLOC[0x4], but that tag does not exist in the borrow stack for this location
   --> $DIR/return_invalid_mut_tuple.rs:LL:CC
    |
-LL |     foo(&mut (1, 2)).0;
-   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+LL |     ret
+   |     ^^^
    |     |
    |     trying to retag from <TAG> for Unique permission at ALLOC[0x4], but that tag does not exist in the borrow stack for this location
    |     this error occurs as part of retag at ALLOC[0x4..0x8]
@@ -13,14 +13,19 @@ help: <TAG> was created by a Unique retag at offsets [0x4..0x8]
   --> $DIR/return_invalid_mut_tuple.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     let ret = (unsafe { &mut (*xraw).1 },);
-   |                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 help: <TAG> was later invalidated at offsets [0x0..0x8] by a read access
   --> $DIR/return_invalid_mut_tuple.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     let _val = unsafe { *xraw }; // invalidate xref
    |                         ^^^^^
    = note: BACKTRACE:
-   = note: inside `main` at $DIR/return_invalid_mut_tuple.rs:LL:CC
+   = note: inside `foo` at $DIR/return_invalid_mut_tuple.rs:LL:CC
+note: inside `main` at $DIR/return_invalid_mut_tuple.rs:LL:CC
+  --> $DIR/return_invalid_mut_tuple.rs:LL:CC
+   |
+LL |     foo(&mut (1, 2)).0;
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 note: some details are omitted, run with `MIRIFLAGS=-Zmiri-backtrace=full` for a verbose backtrace
 

tests/fail/stacked_borrows/return_invalid_shr_option.rs

@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 // Make sure that we cannot return a `&` that got already invalidated, not even in an `Option`.
-// Due to shallow reborrowing, the error only surfaces when we look into the `Option`.
 fn foo(x: &mut (i32, i32)) -> Option<&i32> {
     let xraw = x as *mut (i32, i32);
     let ret = Some(unsafe { &(*xraw).1 });
     unsafe { *xraw = (42, 23) }; // unfreeze
-    ret
+    ret //~ ERROR: /retag .* tag does not exist in the borrow stack/
 }
 
 fn main() {
     match foo(&mut (1, 2)) {
-        Some(_x) => {} //~ ERROR: /retag .* tag does not exist in the borrow stack/
+        Some(_x) => {}
         None => {}
     }
 }

tests/fail/stacked_borrows/return_invalid_shr_option.stderr

@@ -1,26 +1,31 @@
 error: Undefined Behavior: trying to retag from <TAG> for SharedReadOnly permission at ALLOC[0x4], but that tag does not exist in the borrow stack for this location
   --> $DIR/return_invalid_shr_option.rs:LL:CC
    |
-LL |         Some(_x) => {}
-   |              ^^
-   |              |
-   |              trying to retag from <TAG> for SharedReadOnly permission at ALLOC[0x4], but that tag does not exist in the borrow stack for this location
-   |              this error occurs as part of retag at ALLOC[0x4..0x8]
+LL |     ret
+   |     ^^^
+   |     |
+   |     trying to retag from <TAG> for SharedReadOnly permission at ALLOC[0x4], but that tag does not exist in the borrow stack for this location
+   |     this error occurs as part of retag at ALLOC[0x4..0x8]
    |
    = help: this indicates a potential bug in the program: it performed an invalid operation, but the Stacked Borrows rules it violated are still experimental
    = help: see https://github.com/rust-lang/unsafe-code-guidelines/blob/master/wip/stacked-borrows.md for further information
 help: <TAG> was created by a SharedReadOnly retag at offsets [0x4..0x8]
   --> $DIR/return_invalid_shr_option.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     let ret = Some(unsafe { &(*xraw).1 });
-   |                             ^^^^^^^^^^
+   |               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 help: <TAG> was later invalidated at offsets [0x0..0x8] by a write access
   --> $DIR/return_invalid_shr_option.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     unsafe { *xraw = (42, 23) }; // unfreeze
    |              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    = note: BACKTRACE:
-   = note: inside `main` at $DIR/return_invalid_shr_option.rs:LL:CC
+   = note: inside `foo` at $DIR/return_invalid_shr_option.rs:LL:CC
+note: inside `main` at $DIR/return_invalid_shr_option.rs:LL:CC
+  --> $DIR/return_invalid_shr_option.rs:LL:CC
+   |
+LL |     match foo(&mut (1, 2)) {
+   |           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 note: some details are omitted, run with `MIRIFLAGS=-Zmiri-backtrace=full` for a verbose backtrace
 

tests/fail/stacked_borrows/return_invalid_shr_tuple.rs

@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 // Make sure that we cannot return a `&` that got already invalidated, not even in a tuple.
-// Due to shallow reborrowing, the error only surfaces when we look into the tuple.
 fn foo(x: &mut (i32, i32)) -> (&i32,) {
     let xraw = x as *mut (i32, i32);
     let ret = (unsafe { &(*xraw).1 },);
     unsafe { *xraw = (42, 23) }; // unfreeze
-    ret
+    ret //~ ERROR: /retag .* tag does not exist in the borrow stack/
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    foo(&mut (1, 2)).0; //~ ERROR: /retag .* tag does not exist in the borrow stack/
+    foo(&mut (1, 2)).0;
 }

tests/fail/stacked_borrows/return_invalid_shr_tuple.stderr

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 error: Undefined Behavior: trying to retag from <TAG> for SharedReadOnly permission at ALLOC[0x4], but that tag does not exist in the borrow stack for this location
   --> $DIR/return_invalid_shr_tuple.rs:LL:CC
    |
-LL |     foo(&mut (1, 2)).0;
-   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+LL |     ret
+   |     ^^^
    |     |
    |     trying to retag from <TAG> for SharedReadOnly permission at ALLOC[0x4], but that tag does not exist in the borrow stack for this location
    |     this error occurs as part of retag at ALLOC[0x4..0x8]
@@ -13,14 +13,19 @@ help: <TAG> was created by a SharedReadOnly retag at offsets [0x4..0x8]
   --> $DIR/return_invalid_shr_tuple.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     let ret = (unsafe { &(*xraw).1 },);
-   |                         ^^^^^^^^^^
+   |               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 help: <TAG> was later invalidated at offsets [0x0..0x8] by a write access
   --> $DIR/return_invalid_shr_tuple.rs:LL:CC
    |
 LL |     unsafe { *xraw = (42, 23) }; // unfreeze
    |              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    = note: BACKTRACE:
-   = note: inside `main` at $DIR/return_invalid_shr_tuple.rs:LL:CC
+   = note: inside `foo` at $DIR/return_invalid_shr_tuple.rs:LL:CC
+note: inside `main` at $DIR/return_invalid_shr_tuple.rs:LL:CC
+  --> $DIR/return_invalid_shr_tuple.rs:LL:CC
+   |
+LL |     foo(&mut (1, 2)).0;
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 note: some details are omitted, run with `MIRIFLAGS=-Zmiri-backtrace=full` for a verbose backtrace
 

tests/pass/stacked-borrows/no_field_retagging.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//@compile-flags: -Zmiri-retag-fields=none
+
+struct Newtype<'a>(&'a mut i32);
+
+fn dealloc_while_running(_n: Newtype<'_>, dealloc: impl FnOnce()) {
+    dealloc();
+}
+
+// Make sure that we do *not* retag the fields of `Newtype`.
+fn main() {
+    let ptr = Box::into_raw(Box::new(0i32));
+    #[rustfmt::skip] // I like my newlines
+    unsafe {
+        dealloc_while_running(
+            Newtype(&mut *ptr),
+            || drop(Box::from_raw(ptr)),
+        )
+    };
+}

tests/pass/stacked-borrows/stack-printing.stdout

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 0..1: [ SharedReadWrite<TAG> ]
 0..1: [ SharedReadWrite<TAG> ]
 0..1: [ SharedReadWrite<TAG> ]
-0..1: [ SharedReadWrite<TAG> Unique<TAG> Unique<TAG> Unique<TAG> Unique<TAG> Unique<TAG> ]
-0..1: [ SharedReadWrite<TAG> Disabled<TAG> Disabled<TAG> Disabled<TAG> Disabled<TAG> Disabled<TAG> SharedReadOnly<TAG> ]
+0..1: [ SharedReadWrite<TAG> Unique<TAG> Unique<TAG> Unique<TAG> Unique<TAG> Unique<TAG> Unique<TAG> Unique<TAG> ]
+0..1: [ SharedReadWrite<TAG> Disabled<TAG> Disabled<TAG> Disabled<TAG> Disabled<TAG> Disabled<TAG> Disabled<TAG> Disabled<TAG> SharedReadOnly<TAG> ]
 0..1: [ unknown-bottom(..<TAG>) ]