https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=114758
Bug ID: 114758 Summary: The layout of a std::vector<bool> reports a warning Product: gcc Version: 13.2.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: clalancette.github at gmail dot com Target Milestone: --- Consider the following program: #include <memory> #include <vector> struct BoundedPlainSequences { BoundedPlainSequences() { this->bool_values_default.resize(3); this->bool_values_default = {{false, true, false}}; this->uint16_values_default = {{0, 1, 65535}}; } std::vector<bool> bool_values_default; std::vector<double> uint16_values_default; }; int main() { BoundedPlainSequences seq{}; return 0; } If I compile this program with the following command-line on Ubuntu 24.04: $ g++ -O3 bounded-warn.cpp Then I get the warning: In file included from /usr/include/c++/13/bits/stl_uninitialized.h:63, from /usr/include/c++/13/memory:69, from bounded-warn.cpp:1: In static member function ‘static _Up* std::__copy_move<_IsMove, true, std::random_access_iterator_tag>::__copy_m(_Tp*, _Tp*, _Up*) [with _Tp = long unsigned int; _Up = long unsigned int; bool _IsMove = false]’, inlined from ‘_OI std::__copy_move_a2(_II, _II, _OI) [with bool _IsMove = false; _II = long unsigned int*; _OI = long unsigned int*]’ at /usr/include/c++/13/bits/stl_algobase.h:506:30, inlined from ‘_OI std::__copy_move_a1(_II, _II, _OI) [with bool _IsMove = false; _II = long unsigned int*; _OI = long unsigned int*]’ at /usr/include/c++/13/bits/stl_algobase.h:533:42, inlined from ‘_OI std::__copy_move_a(_II, _II, _OI) [with bool _IsMove = false; _II = long unsigned int*; _OI = long unsigned int*]’ at /usr/include/c++/13/bits/stl_algobase.h:540:31, inlined from ‘_OI std::copy(_II, _II, _OI) [with _II = long unsigned int*; _OI = long unsigned int*]’ at /usr/include/c++/13/bits/stl_algobase.h:633:7, inlined from ‘std::vector<bool, _Alloc>::iterator std::vector<bool, _Alloc>::_M_copy_aligned(const_iterator, const_iterator, iterator) [with _Alloc = std::allocator<bool>]’ at /usr/include/c++/13/bits/stl_bvector.h:1342:28, inlined from ‘void std::vector<bool, _Alloc>::_M_fill_insert(iterator, size_type, bool) [with _Alloc = std::allocator<bool>]’ at /usr/include/c++/13/bits/vector.tcc:879:34, inlined from ‘std::vector<bool, _Alloc>::iterator std::vector<bool, _Alloc>::insert(const_iterator, size_type, const bool&) [with _Alloc = std::allocator<bool>]’ at /usr/include/c++/13/bits/stl_bvector.h:1242:16, inlined from ‘void std::vector<bool, _Alloc>::resize(size_type, bool) [with _Alloc = std::allocator<bool>]’ at /usr/include/c++/13/bits/stl_bvector.h:1288:10, inlined from ‘BoundedPlainSequences::BoundedPlainSequences()’ at bounded-warn.cpp:8:37: /usr/include/c++/13/bits/stl_algobase.h:437:30: warning: ‘void* __builtin_memmove(void*, const void*, long unsigned int)’ writing between 9 and 9223372036854775807 bytes into a region of size 8 overflows the destination [-Wstringop-overflow=] 437 | __builtin_memmove(__result, __first, sizeof(_Tp) * _Num); | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In file included from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/13/bits/c++allocator.h:33, from /usr/include/c++/13/bits/allocator.h:46, from /usr/include/c++/13/memory:65: In member function ‘_Tp* std::__new_allocator<_Tp>::allocate(size_type, const void*) [with _Tp = long unsigned int]’, inlined from ‘static _Tp* std::allocator_traits<std::allocator<_Tp1> >::allocate(allocator_type&, size_type) [with _Tp = long unsigned int]’ at /usr/include/c++/13/bits/alloc_traits.h:482:28, inlined from ‘std::_Bvector_base<_Alloc>::_Bit_pointer std::_Bvector_base<_Alloc>::_M_allocate(std::size_t) [with _Alloc = std::allocator<bool>]’ at /usr/include/c++/13/bits/stl_bvector.h:679:48, inlined from ‘void std::vector<bool, _Alloc>::_M_fill_insert(iterator, size_type, bool) [with _Alloc = std::allocator<bool>]’ at /usr/include/c++/13/bits/vector.tcc:877:40, inlined from ‘std::vector<bool, _Alloc>::iterator std::vector<bool, _Alloc>::insert(const_iterator, size_type, const bool&) [with _Alloc = std::allocator<bool>]’ at /usr/include/c++/13/bits/stl_bvector.h:1242:16, inlined from ‘void std::vector<bool, _Alloc>::resize(size_type, bool) [with _Alloc = std::allocator<bool>]’ at /usr/include/c++/13/bits/stl_bvector.h:1288:10, inlined from ‘BoundedPlainSequences::BoundedPlainSequences()’ at bounded-warn.cpp:8:37: /usr/include/c++/13/bits/new_allocator.h:151:55: note: destination object of size 8 allocated by ‘operator new’ 151 | return static_cast<_Tp*>(_GLIBCXX_OPERATOR_NEW(__n * sizeof(_Tp))); | ^ If I compile with -O2 or -O0, I don't get the warning. If I remove the "this->bool_values_default.resize(3);" line, I don't get the warning. If I remove the "this->uint16_values_default = {{0, 1, 65535}};" line, I don't get the warning. This kind of feels like something having to do with the fact that std::vector<bool> is special, but that is just speculation. If it helps, you can see this problem in action on https://godbolt.org/z/vavTPvb7s . Please let me know if you need any other information from me, I'm happy to provide it.