Re: std::sort causes segfault when sorting class arrays

From:
Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:36:49 GMT
Message-ID:
<BlCql.227$RN5.51@read4.inet.fi>
Victor Bazarov wrote:

I don't know what you're talking about, guys. I just took your
code, plugged it into my test project, compiled, ran, and got
'true'. Changed FP settings, changed to optimized, same thing.
Maybe Visual C++ 2008 is wrong somehow, and I am supposed to get
'false'?


  Using gcc 4.3.1 on a Pentium4 (running linux) here. Without
optimizations it prints false, with optimizations it prints true. I
wouldn't have believed it if I didn't test it myself.

What compiler, what hardware? Can you post the assembly?


  The unoptimized asm is rather verbose, but here it is:

    .file "test.cc"
    .section
..text._ZStorSt13_Ios_FmtflagsS_,"axG",@progbits,_ZStorSt13_Ios_FmtflagsS_,comdat
    .weak _ZStorSt13_Ios_FmtflagsS_
    .type _ZStorSt13_Ios_FmtflagsS_, @function
_ZStorSt13_Ios_FmtflagsS_:
..LFB567:
    pushl %ebp
..LCFI0:
    movl %esp, %ebp
..LCFI1:
    movl 8(%ebp), %edx
    movl 12(%ebp), %eax
    orl %edx, %eax
    popl %ebp
    ret
..LFE567:
    .size _ZStorSt13_Ios_FmtflagsS_, .-_ZStorSt13_Ios_FmtflagsS_
    .section
..text._ZStoRRSt13_Ios_FmtflagsS_,"axG",@progbits,_ZStoRRSt13_Ios_FmtflagsS_,comdat
    .weak _ZStoRRSt13_Ios_FmtflagsS_
    .type _ZStoRRSt13_Ios_FmtflagsS_, @function
_ZStoRRSt13_Ios_FmtflagsS_:
..LFB569:
    pushl %ebp
..LCFI2:
    movl %esp, %ebp
..LCFI3:
    subl $8, %esp
..LCFI4:
    movl 8(%ebp), %eax
    movl (%eax), %edx
    movl 12(%ebp), %eax
    movl %eax, 4(%esp)
    movl %edx, (%esp)
    call _ZStorSt13_Ios_FmtflagsS_
    movl %eax, %edx
    movl 8(%ebp), %eax
    movl %edx, (%eax)
    movl 8(%ebp), %eax
    leave
    ret
..LFE569:
    .size _ZStoRRSt13_Ios_FmtflagsS_, .-_ZStoRRSt13_Ios_FmtflagsS_
    .section
..text._ZNSt8ios_base4setfESt13_Ios_Fmtflags,"axG",@progbits,_ZNSt8ios_base4setfESt13_Ios_Fmtflags,comdat
    .align 2
    .weak _ZNSt8ios_base4setfESt13_Ios_Fmtflags
    .type _ZNSt8ios_base4setfESt13_Ios_Fmtflags, @function
_ZNSt8ios_base4setfESt13_Ios_Fmtflags:
..LFB597:
    pushl %ebp
..LCFI5:
    movl %esp, %ebp
..LCFI6:
    subl $24, %esp
..LCFI7:
    movl 8(%ebp), %eax
    movl 12(%eax), %eax
    movl %eax, -4(%ebp)
    movl 8(%ebp), %eax
    leal 12(%eax), %edx
    movl 12(%ebp), %eax
    movl %eax, 4(%esp)
    movl %edx, (%esp)
    call _ZStoRRSt13_Ios_FmtflagsS_
    movl -4(%ebp), %eax
    leave
    ret
..LFE597:
    .size _ZNSt8ios_base4setfESt13_Ios_Fmtflags,
..-_ZNSt8ios_base4setfESt13_Ios_Fmtflags
    .section
..text._ZSt9boolalphaRSt8ios_base,"axG",@progbits,_ZSt9boolalphaRSt8ios_base,comdat
    .weak _ZSt9boolalphaRSt8ios_base
    .type _ZSt9boolalphaRSt8ios_base, @function
_ZSt9boolalphaRSt8ios_base:
..LFB608:
    pushl %ebp
..LCFI8:
    movl %esp, %ebp
..LCFI9:
    subl $8, %esp
..LCFI10:
    movl $1, 4(%esp)
    movl 8(%ebp), %eax
    movl %eax, (%esp)
    call _ZNSt8ios_base4setfESt13_Ios_Fmtflags
    movl 8(%ebp), %eax
    leave
    ret
..LFE608:
    .size _ZSt9boolalphaRSt8ios_base, .-_ZSt9boolalphaRSt8ios_base
    .text
    .type _Z41__static_initialization_and_destruction_0ii, @function
_Z41__static_initialization_and_destruction_0ii:
..LFB1062:
    pushl %ebp
..LCFI11:
    movl %esp, %ebp
..LCFI12:
    subl $24, %esp
..LCFI13:
    cmpl $1, 8(%ebp)
    jne .L11
    cmpl $65535, 12(%ebp)
    jne .L11
    movl $_ZStL8__ioinit, (%esp)
    call _ZNSt8ios_base4InitC1Ev
    movl $_ZNSt8ios_base4InitD1Ev, %eax
    movl $__dso_handle, 8(%esp)
    movl $_ZStL8__ioinit, 4(%esp)
    movl %eax, (%esp)
    call __cxa_atexit
..L11:
    leave
    ret
..LFE1062:
    .size _Z41__static_initialization_and_destruction_0ii,
..-_Z41__static_initialization_and_destruction_0ii
    .type _GLOBAL__I__Z1fdd, @function
_GLOBAL__I__Z1fdd:
..LFB1063:
    pushl %ebp
..LCFI14:
    movl %esp, %ebp
..LCFI15:
    subl $8, %esp
..LCFI16:
    movl $65535, 4(%esp)
    movl $1, (%esp)
    call _Z41__static_initialization_and_destruction_0ii
    leave
    ret
..LFE1063:
    .size _GLOBAL__I__Z1fdd, .-_GLOBAL__I__Z1fdd
    .section .ctors,"aw",@progbits
    .align 4
    .long _GLOBAL__I__Z1fdd
    .text
..globl _Z1fdd
    .type _Z1fdd, @function
_Z1fdd:
..LFB1053:
    pushl %ebp
..LCFI17:
    movl %esp, %ebp
..LCFI18:
    subl $40, %esp
..LCFI19:
    movl 8(%ebp), %eax
    movl %eax, -8(%ebp)
    movl 12(%ebp), %eax
    movl %eax, -4(%ebp)
    movl 16(%ebp), %eax
    movl %eax, -16(%ebp)
    movl 20(%ebp), %eax
    movl %eax, -12(%ebp)
    fldl -8(%ebp)
    fstpl (%esp)
    call sin
    fstpl -24(%ebp)
    fldl -16(%ebp)
    fstpl (%esp)
    call cos
    faddl -24(%ebp)
    leave
    ret
..LFE1053:
    .size _Z1fdd, .-_Z1fdd
..globl main
    .type main, @function
main:
..LFB1054:
    leal 4(%esp), %ecx
..LCFI20:
    andl $-16, %esp
    pushl -4(%ecx)
..LCFI21:
    pushl %ebp
..LCFI22:
    movl %esp, %ebp
..LCFI23:
    pushl %ebx
..LCFI24:
    pushl %ecx
..LCFI25:
    subl $48, %esp
..LCFI26:
    fld1
    fstpl -24(%ebp)
    fld1
    fstpl -16(%ebp)
    fldl -16(%ebp)
    fstpl 8(%esp)
    fldl -24(%ebp)
    fstpl (%esp)
    call _Z1fdd
    fstpl -32(%ebp)
    fldl -16(%ebp)
    fstpl 8(%esp)
    fldl -24(%ebp)
    fstpl (%esp)
    call _Z1fdd
    fldl -32(%ebp)
    fucompp
    fnstsw %ax
    sahf
    sete %al
    setnp %dl
    andl %edx, %eax
    movzbl %al, %ebx
    movl $_ZSt9boolalphaRSt8ios_base, 4(%esp)
    movl $_ZSt4cout, (%esp)
    call _ZNSolsEPFRSt8ios_baseS0_E
    movl %ebx, 4(%esp)
    movl %eax, (%esp)
    call _ZNSolsEb
    movl $_ZSt4endlIcSt11char_traitsIcEERSt13basic_ostreamIT_T0_ES6_, 4(%esp)
    movl %eax, (%esp)
    call _ZNSolsEPFRSoS_E
    movl $0, %eax
    addl $48, %esp
    popl %ecx
    popl %ebx
    popl %ebp
    leal -4(%ecx), %esp
    ret
..LFE1054:
    .size main, .-main
    .local _ZStL8__ioinit
    .comm _ZStL8__ioinit,1,1
    .weakref _ZL20__gthrw_pthread_oncePiPFvvE,pthread_once
    .weakref _ZL27__gthrw_pthread_getspecificj,pthread_getspecific
    .weakref _ZL27__gthrw_pthread_setspecificjPKv,pthread_setspecific
    .weakref
_ZL22__gthrw_pthread_createPmPK14pthread_attr_tPFPvS3_ES3_,pthread_create
    .weakref _ZL22__gthrw_pthread_cancelm,pthread_cancel
    .weakref
_ZL26__gthrw_pthread_mutex_lockP15pthread_mutex_t,pthread_mutex_lock
    .weakref
_ZL29__gthrw_pthread_mutex_trylockP15pthread_mutex_t,pthread_mutex_trylock
    .weakref
_ZL28__gthrw_pthread_mutex_unlockP15pthread_mutex_t,pthread_mutex_unlock
    .weakref
_ZL26__gthrw_pthread_mutex_initP15pthread_mutex_tPK19pthread_mutexattr_t,pthread_mutex_init
    .weakref
_ZL30__gthrw_pthread_cond_broadcastP14pthread_cond_t,pthread_cond_broadcast
    .weakref
_ZL25__gthrw_pthread_cond_waitP14pthread_cond_tP15pthread_mutex_t,pthread_cond_wait
    .weakref _ZL26__gthrw_pthread_key_createPjPFvPvE,pthread_key_create
    .weakref _ZL26__gthrw_pthread_key_deletej,pthread_key_delete
    .weakref
_ZL30__gthrw_pthread_mutexattr_initP19pthread_mutexattr_t,pthread_mutexattr_init
    .weakref
_ZL33__gthrw_pthread_mutexattr_settypeP19pthread_mutexattr_ti,pthread_mutexattr_settype
    .weakref
_ZL33__gthrw_pthread_mutexattr_destroyP19pthread_mutexattr_t,pthread_mutexattr_destroy
    .section .eh_frame,"a",@progbits
..Lframe1:
    .long .LECIE1-.LSCIE1
..LSCIE1:
    .long 0x0
    .byte 0x1
..globl __gxx_personality_v0
    .string "zP"
    .uleb128 0x1
    .sleb128 -4
    .byte 0x8
    .uleb128 0x5
    .byte 0x0
    .long __gxx_personality_v0
    .byte 0xc
    .uleb128 0x4
    .uleb128 0x4
    .byte 0x88
    .uleb128 0x1
    .align 4
..LECIE1:
..LSFDE9:
    .long .LEFDE9-.LASFDE9
..LASFDE9:
    .long .LASFDE9-.Lframe1
    .long .LFB1062
    .long .LFE1062-.LFB1062
    .uleb128 0x0
    .byte 0x4
    .long .LCFI11-.LFB1062
    .byte 0xe
    .uleb128 0x8
    .byte 0x85
    .uleb128 0x2
    .byte 0x4
    .long .LCFI12-.LCFI11
    .byte 0xd
    .uleb128 0x5
    .align 4
..LEFDE9:
..LSFDE15:
    .long .LEFDE15-.LASFDE15
..LASFDE15:
    .long .LASFDE15-.Lframe1
    .long .LFB1054
    .long .LFE1054-.LFB1054
    .uleb128 0x0
    .byte 0x4
    .long .LCFI20-.LFB1054
    .byte 0xc
    .uleb128 0x1
    .uleb128 0x0
    .byte 0x9
    .uleb128 0x4
    .uleb128 0x1
    .byte 0x4
    .long .LCFI21-.LCFI20
    .byte 0xc
    .uleb128 0x4
    .uleb128 0x4
    .byte 0x4
    .long .LCFI22-.LCFI21
    .byte 0xe
    .uleb128 0x8
    .byte 0x85
    .uleb128 0x2
    .byte 0x4
    .long .LCFI23-.LCFI22
    .byte 0xd
    .uleb128 0x5
    .byte 0x4
    .long .LCFI25-.LCFI23
    .byte 0x84
    .uleb128 0x4
    .byte 0x83
    .uleb128 0x3
    .align 4
..LEFDE15:
    .ident "GCC: (SUSE Linux) 4.3.1 20080507 (prerelease) [gcc-4_3-branch
revision 135036]"
    .section .note.GNU-stack,"",@progbits

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