On 2/29/24 19:12, Marek Polacek wrote:
On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 06:03:54PM -0500, Jason Merrill wrote:

Hmm, if we're also going to allow the attribute to be applied to a function,
the name doesn't make so much sense.  For a class, it says that the class
refers to its initializer; for a function, it says that the function return
value *doesn't* refer to its argument.

Yeah, that's a fair point; I guess "non_owning" would be too perplexing.

If we want something that can apply to both classes and functions, we're
probably back to an attribute that just suppresses the warning, with a
different name.

Or I guess we could have two attributes, but that seems like a lot.

WDYT?

I think we don't want two separate attributes, and we do want that one
attribute to apply to both fns and classes.  We could implement something
like

   [[gnu::no_warning("Wdangling-reference")]]
   [[gnu::no_warning("Wdangling-reference", bool)]]

but first, that's a lot of typing, second, it would be confusing because
it wouldn't work for any other warning.  We already have [[unused]] and
[[maybe_unused]] whose effect is to suppress a warning.  It think our
best bet is to do the most straightforward thing: [[gnu::no_dangling]],
which this patch implements.  I didn't call it no_dangling_reference in
the hope that it can, some day, be also used for some -Wdangling-pointer
purposes.


Bootstrapped/regtested on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, ok for trunk?

-- >8 --
Since -Wdangling-reference has false positives that can't be
prevented, we should offer an easy way to suppress the warning.
Currently, that is only possible by using a #pragma, either around the
enclosing class or around the call site.  But #pragma GCC diagnostic tend
to be onerous.  A better solution would be to have an attribute.

To that end, this patch adds a new attribute, [[gnu::no_dangling]].
This attribute takes an optional bool argument to support cases like:

   template <typename T>
   struct [[gnu::no_dangling(std::is_reference_v<T>)]] S {
      // ...
   };

        PR c++/110358
        PR c++/109642

gcc/cp/ChangeLog:

        * call.cc (no_dangling_p): New.
        (reference_like_class_p): Use it.
        (do_warn_dangling_reference): Use it.  Don't warn when the function
        or its enclosing class has attribute gnu::no_dangling.
        * tree.cc (cxx_gnu_attributes): Add gnu::no_dangling.
        (handle_no_dangling_attribute): New.

gcc/ChangeLog:

        * doc/extend.texi: Document gnu::no_dangling.
        * doc/invoke.texi: Mention that gnu::no_dangling disables
        -Wdangling-reference.

gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog:

        * g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling1.C: New test.
        * g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling2.C: New test.
        * g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling3.C: New test.
        * g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling4.C: New test.
        * g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling5.C: New test.
        * g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling6.C: New test.
        * g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling7.C: New test.
        * g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling8.C: New test.
        * g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling9.C: New test.
---
  gcc/cp/call.cc                               | 38 ++++++++++--
  gcc/cp/tree.cc                               | 26 ++++++++
  gcc/doc/extend.texi                          | 21 +++++++
  gcc/doc/invoke.texi                          | 21 +++++++
  gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling1.C | 38 ++++++++++++
  gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling2.C | 29 +++++++++
  gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling3.C | 24 ++++++++
  gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling4.C | 14 +++++
  gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling5.C | 31 ++++++++++
  gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling6.C | 65 ++++++++++++++++++++
  gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling7.C | 31 ++++++++++
  gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling8.C | 30 +++++++++
  gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling9.C | 25 ++++++++
  13 files changed, 387 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
  create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling1.C
  create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling2.C
  create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling3.C
  create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling4.C
  create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling5.C
  create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling6.C
  create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling7.C
  create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling8.C
  create mode 100644 gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/ext/attr-no-dangling9.C

diff --git a/gcc/cp/call.cc b/gcc/cp/call.cc
index c40ef2e3028..9e4c8073600 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/call.cc
+++ b/gcc/cp/call.cc
@@ -14033,11 +14033,7 @@ std_pair_ref_ref_p (tree t)
    return true;
  }
-/* Return true if a class CTYPE is either std::reference_wrapper or
-   std::ref_view, or a reference wrapper class.  We consider a class
-   a reference wrapper class if it has a reference member.  We no
-   longer check that it has a constructor taking the same reference type
-   since that approach still generated too many false positives.  */
+/* Return true if a class T has a reference member.  */
static bool
  class_has_reference_member_p (tree t)
@@ -14061,12 +14057,41 @@ class_has_reference_member_p_r (tree binfo, void *)
          ? integer_one_node : NULL_TREE);
  }
+
+/* Return true if T (either a class or a function) has been marked as
+   not-dangling.  */
+
+static bool
+no_dangling_p (tree t)
+{
+  t = lookup_attribute ("no_dangling", TYPE_ATTRIBUTES (t));
+  if (!t)
+    return false;
+
+  t = TREE_VALUE (t);
+  if (!t)
+    return true;
+
+  t = build_converted_constant_bool_expr (TREE_VALUE (t), tf_warning_or_error);
+  t = cxx_constant_value (t);
+  return t == boolean_true_node;
+}
+
+/* Return true if a class CTYPE is either std::reference_wrapper or
+   std::ref_view, or a reference wrapper class.  We consider a class
+   a reference wrapper class if it has a reference member.  We no
+   longer check that it has a constructor taking the same reference type
+   since that approach still generated too many false positives.  */
+
  static bool
  reference_like_class_p (tree ctype)
  {
    if (!CLASS_TYPE_P (ctype))
      return false;
+ if (no_dangling_p (ctype))
+    return true;
+
    /* Also accept a std::pair<const T&, const T&>.  */
    if (std_pair_ref_ref_p (ctype))
      return true;
@@ -14173,7 +14198,8 @@ do_warn_dangling_reference (tree expr, bool arg_p)
               but probably not to one of its arguments.  */
            || (DECL_OBJECT_MEMBER_FUNCTION_P (fndecl)
                && DECL_OVERLOADED_OPERATOR_P (fndecl)
-               && DECL_OVERLOADED_OPERATOR_IS (fndecl, INDIRECT_REF)))
+               && DECL_OVERLOADED_OPERATOR_IS (fndecl, INDIRECT_REF))
+           || no_dangling_p (TREE_TYPE (fndecl)))
          return NULL_TREE;
tree rettype = TREE_TYPE (TREE_TYPE (fndecl));
diff --git a/gcc/cp/tree.cc b/gcc/cp/tree.cc
index ad312710f68..e75be9a4e66 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/tree.cc
+++ b/gcc/cp/tree.cc
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ static tree verify_stmt_tree_r (tree *, int *, void *);
  static tree handle_init_priority_attribute (tree *, tree, tree, int, bool *);
  static tree handle_abi_tag_attribute (tree *, tree, tree, int, bool *);
  static tree handle_contract_attribute (tree *, tree, tree, int, bool *);
+static tree handle_no_dangling_attribute (tree *, tree, tree, int, bool *);
/* If REF is an lvalue, returns the kind of lvalue that REF is.
     Otherwise, returns clk_none.  */
@@ -5102,6 +5103,8 @@ static const attribute_spec cxx_gnu_attributes[] =
      handle_init_priority_attribute, NULL },
    { "abi_tag", 1, -1, false, false, false, true,
      handle_abi_tag_attribute, NULL },
+  { "no_dangling", 0, 1, false, true, false, false,
+    handle_no_dangling_attribute, NULL },
  };
const scoped_attribute_specs cxx_gnu_attribute_table =
@@ -5391,6 +5394,29 @@ handle_contract_attribute (tree *ARG_UNUSED (node), tree 
ARG_UNUSED (name),
    return NULL_TREE;
  }
+/* Handle a "no_dangling" attribute; arguments as in
+   struct attribute_spec.handler.  */
+
+tree
+handle_no_dangling_attribute (tree *node, tree name, tree args, int,
+                             bool *no_add_attrs)
+{
+  if (args && TREE_CODE (TREE_VALUE (args)) == STRING_CST)
+    {
+      error ("%qE attribute argument must be an expression that evaluates "
+            "to true or false", name);
+      *no_add_attrs = true;
+    }
+  else if (!FUNC_OR_METHOD_TYPE_P (*node)
+          && !RECORD_OR_UNION_TYPE_P (*node))
+    {
+      warning (OPT_Wattributes, "%qE attribute ignored", name);
+      *no_add_attrs = true;
+    }
+
+  return NULL_TREE;
+}
+
  /* Return a new PTRMEM_CST of the indicated TYPE.  The MEMBER is the
     thing pointed to by the constant.  */
diff --git a/gcc/doc/extend.texi b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
index efd78014d1a..571655bf39a 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/extend.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
@@ -29317,6 +29317,27 @@ Some_Class  B  __attribute__ ((init_priority (543)));
  Note that the particular values of @var{priority} do not matter; only their
  relative ordering.
+@cindex @code{no_dangling} type attribute
+@item no_dangling
+
+This attribute can be applied on a class type, function, or member
+function.  Entities marked with this attribute will have the
+@option{-Wdangling-reference} diagnostic suppressed.
+
+@smallexample
+class [[gnu::no_dangling]] S @{ @dots{} @};
+@end smallexample
+
+This attribute takes an optional argument, which must be an expression that
+evaluates to true or false:
+
+@smallexample
+template <typename T>
+struct [[gnu::no_dangling(std::is_reference_v<T>)]] S @{
+  @dots{}
+@};
+@end smallexample >
  @cindex @code{warn_unused} type attribute
  @item warn_unused
diff --git a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
index 7862c751801..9022a413dd4 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
@@ -3908,6 +3908,9 @@ const T& foo (const T&) @{ @dots{} @}
  #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
  @end smallexample
+The @code{#pragma} can also surround the class; in that case, the warning
+will be disabled for all the member functions.
+
  @option{-Wdangling-reference} also warns about code like
@smallexample
@@ -3932,6 +3935,24 @@ struct Span @{
  as @code{std::span}-like; that is, the class is a non-union class
  that has a pointer data member and a trivial destructor.
+The warning can be disabled by using the @code{gnu::no_dangling} attribute,

Can this be an xref, and put all the documentation for the usage and effect of the attribute in the attribute section?

+which can be applied on the enclosing class type (in which case it disables
+the warning for all its member functions),

I think this misrepresents the effect of putting the attribute on the class. Rather, it means that we won't warn about a dangling reference to the class.

member function, or a regular
+function.  For example:

Jason

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