Changes in src/AST/Expr.cpp [2890212:ae265b55]

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• src/AST/Expr.cpp (modified) (1 diff)

src/AST/Expr.cpp

@@ -158 +158 @@
         assert( aggregate->result );
 
-        // take ownership of member type
-        result = mem->get_type();
+        // Deep copy on result type avoids mutation on transitively multiply referenced object.
+        //
+        // Example, adapted from parts of builtins and bootloader:
+        //
+        // forall(dtype T)
+        // struct __Destructor {
+        //   T * object;
+        //   void (*dtor)(T *);
+        // };
+        //
+        // forall(dtype S)
+        // void foo(__Destructor(S) &d) {
+        //   if (d.dtor) {  // here
+        //   }
+        // }
+        //
+        // Let e be the "d.dtor" guard espression, which is MemberExpr after resolve.  Let d be the
+        // declaration of member __Destructor.dtor (an ObjectDecl), as accessed via the top-level
+        // declaration of __Destructor.  Consider the types e.result and d.type.  In the old AST, one
+        // is a clone of the other.  Ordinary new-AST use would set them up as a multiply-referenced
+        // object.
+        //
+        // e.result: PointerType
+        // .base: FunctionType
+        // .params.front(): ObjectDecl, the anonymous parameter of type T*
+        // .type: PointerType
+        // .base: TypeInstType
+        // let x = that
+        // let y = similar, except start from d.type
+        //
+        // Consider two code lines down, genericSubstitution(...).apply(result).
+        //
+        // Applying this chosen-candidate's type substitution means modifying x, substituting
+        // S for T.  This mutation should affect x and not y.
+
+        result = deepCopy(mem->get_type());
+
         // substitute aggregate generic parameters into member type
         genericSubstitution( aggregate->result ).apply( result );
         // ensure lvalue and appropriate restrictions from aggregate type
         add_qualifiers( result, aggregate->result->qualifiers | CV::Lvalue );
+}
+
+MemberExpr::MemberExpr( const CodeLocation & loc, const DeclWithType * mem, const Expr * agg,
+    MemberExpr::NoOpConstruction overloadSelector )
+: Expr( loc ), member( mem ), aggregate( agg ) {
+        assert( member );
+        assert( aggregate );
+        assert( aggregate->result );
+        (void) overloadSelector;
 }