vector has segfault null dereference

From:
 andrey.vul@gmail.com
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:54:50 -0000
Message-ID:
<1191282890.885179.186660@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>
code:

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cmath>
#include <cstring>

using namespace std;

#ifdef _MSC_VER
#define inline __inline
#endif

typedef unsigned __int8 u8;
typedef signed __int8 s8;
typedef unsigned __int16 u16;

#define nullptr(T) (T *)0

#define check_calloc(ptr, ptrname, type, n, if_fail, if_fail_msg) \
    if (ptr == nullptr(type)) {\
        cerr << "calloc could not allocate " << ptrname << " [n=" << n <<
"], " << if_fail_msg; \
        if_fail; \
    }

template <typename T>
class array {
public:
    size_t length;
    array(size_t _length) {
        data = new T[_length];
        length = _length;
    }
    T& operator[](unsigned int n) {
        if ((size_t)n >= length) {
            cerr << "Array index out of range (n=" << n << ", length=" <<
length << "\"\n";
            throw std::out_of_range("Array index out of range");
        }
        return data[n];
    }
    T& elem(unsigned int n) {
        if ((size_t)n >= length) {
            cerr << "Array index out of range (n=" << n << ", length=" <<
length << "\"\n";
            throw std::out_of_range("Array index out of range");
        }
        return data[n];
    }
    ~array() { delete[] data; }
private:
    T* data;
};

class solver {
public:
    solver() {
        cells = (u16 *)calloc(81, 2);
        zeroBit = (char *)calloc(11, 1);
    }
    //garbage collection
    ~solver() {
        free(cells);
        cells = (u16 *)0;
        free(zeroBit);
        zeroBit = (char *)0;
    }
    static u8 *solve(u8 *board) {
        solver *s = encode(board);
        solver *s_copy = s;
        u8 *sol = nullptr(u8);
        solution = false;
        s = s->search();
        if (solution) {
            sol = s->decode();
            delete s;
        } else
            delete s_copy;
        return sol;
    }
protected:
    //data
    u16 *cells;
    //0th bit
    char *zeroBit;
    //is the puzzle solved
    static bool solution;
    //copy current solver
    solver *duplicate(void) {
        solver *dest = new solver();
        u8 i;
        for (i = 0; i < 81; i++) {
            dest->cells[i] = cells[i];
            dest->zeroBit[i] = zeroBit[i];
        }
        return dest;
    }
    //check zeroBit
    inline bool checkBit(u8 i, char bit) {
        u8 _byte = (u8)floor((i + 1) / 8.0);
        return ((zeroBit[_byte] & (1 << (i % 8))) == bit) ? true : false;
    }
    //find most constrained position
    u8 constrained(void) {
        u8 max = 0x7f;
        u8 maxp = 0x7f, i;
        u8 j, v;

        for (i = 0; i < 81; ++i) {
            if (checkBit(i, 0)) {
                v = 0;
                for (j = 0; j < 9; ++j)
                    if (((1 << j) & cells[i]) != 0)
                        ++v;
                if (v >= max || max >= 0x7f) {
                    max = v;
                    maxp = i;
                }
            }
        }
        return maxp;
    }
    //get all available options for value val
    array<u8> *options(u16 val) {
        vector<u8> cc(0);;
        array<u8> *arr;
        u8 i;
        //find and add avialbale numbers
        for (i = 0; i < 9; ++i)
            if (((1 << i) & val) == 0)
                cc.push_back(i + 1);
        arr = new array<u8>(cc.size());
        for (i = 0; i < arr->length; i++)
            arr->elem(i) = cc[i];
        return arr;
                ^ segfault null dereference at this line when vc++
does cleanup of vector before returning ^
    }
    //set value val in position pos, NOT-masking the other positions in
the group
    void set(u8 pos, u8 val) {
        //column
        u8 x = pos % 9;
        //row
        u8 y = (u8)floor((pos * 1.0) / 9);
        //zone column, row
        u8 zx = (u8)floor((x * 1.0) / 3) * 3;
        u8 zy = (u8)floor((y * 1.0) / 3) * 3;
        //value bit
        u16 add = 1 << ((u16)val - 1);
        u8 k;
        //NOT-mask the other positions in the group
        for (k = 0; k < 9; ++k) {
            //mask column
            cells[x + k * 9] |= add;
            //mask row
            cells[k + y * 9] |= add;
            //mask zone
            cells[zx + (k % 3) + 9 * (zy + (u8)floor((k * 1.0) / 3))] |= add;
        }
        //unmask pos
        cells[pos] = 0x1ff - add;
    }
    //sanity check
    inline bool okay(void) {
        u8 i;
        for (i = 0; i < 81; ++i)
            if (((cells[i] & 0x1ff) == 0x1ff) && checkBit(i, 0))
                return false;
        return true;
    }
    //check if solved
    inline bool solved(void) {
            u8 i;
            for (i = 0; i < 81; ++i) {
                if (checkBit(i, 0))
                    return false;
            }
            return true;
    }
    //search for solutions, return pointer to solution or null pointer
    solver *search(void) {
        u8 p;
        array<u8> *l;
        u8 i;
        solver *ns;
        solver *ns_backup; //avoid memory leaks by backing up pointer
        while (okay()) {
            if (solved()) {
                solution = true;
                return this;
            }
            //start solving from most constrained position
            p = constrained();
            //no solution
            if (p < 0)
                return nullptr(solver);
                //get all the available options for cell p
            l = options(cells[p]);
            //no solution
            if (l->length < 1)
                return nullptr(solver);
            //try each option in cell p by recursing ourselves
            //(i.e., (...(ns = this) ... = this))
            for (i = 0; i < l->length; ++i) {
                //recurse
                ns = duplicate();
                ns->set(p, l->elem(i));
                ns_backup = ns; //avoid memory leaks
                ns = ns->search();
                //solution found, recurse back up
                if (ns != nullptr(solver))
                    return ns;
                else //solution not found, deallocate ns using backup
                    delete ns_backup;
            }
            //try first option
            set(p, l->elem(0));
            delete l;
        }
        //failed sanity check
        return nullptr(solver);
    }
    //decode bitmask solution to numerical solution
    u8 *decode(void) {
        u8 *arr = (u8 *)calloc(81, sizeof(u8));
        if (arr == nullptr(u8))
            return arr;
        u8 i;
        u8 j;
        for (i = 0; i < 81; ++i)
            for (j = 0; j < 9; ++j)
                if (((cells[i] | (u16)(1 << j)) == 0x1ff) &&
checkBit(i, 1)) {
                    arr[i] = j + 1;
                    break;
                }
        return arr;
    }
    static solver *encode(u8 *arr) {
            solver *a = new solver();
            u8 i;
            for (i = 0; i < 81; ++i) {
                /* MAKE SURE that the number is between 1 and 9,
inclusive so that the
                 * solver does NOT mask 0 because that would break
function isOK() and
                 * hence prevent the solver from reaching a solution.
                 */
                if (arr[i] >= 1 && arr[i] <= 9)
                    a->set(i, arr[i]);
            }
            return a;
    }
};
bool solver::solution;

//pase sIng to array
u8 *parse (const char *str) {
    u8 i;
    u8 *arr = (u8 *)calloc(81, 1);
    if (arr == nullptr(u8))
        return nullptr(u8);
    for (i = 0; i < 81; i++) {
        if (str[i] > 0x30 && str[i] <= 0x39) //'1'-'9'
            arr[i] = str[i] - 0x30;
        else
            arr[i] = 1 << 7;
    }
    return arr;
}
//create sIng from array
char *arr_str(const u8 *arr) {
    char *str = (char *)calloc(82, 1);
    u16 i;
    if (str == nullptr(char))
        return nullptr(char);
    for (i = 0; i < 81; i++)
        if (arr[i] < 10)
            str[i] = arr[i] + 0x30; //1-9
        else
            str[i] = 0x3f; //?
    str[81] = '\0';
    return str;
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    u8 *arr;
    u8 *sol;
    FILE *f;
    char *sIn = nullptr(char);
    switch (argc) {
        case 2:
            if (argv[1][0] < 0x31 || argv[1][0] > 0x39)
                goto from_file;
            arr = parse(argv[1]);
            check_calloc(arr, "arr", u8, 81, return 1, "exiting...
\n");
            break;
        case 1:
            sIn = (char *)calloc(82, 1);
            check_calloc(sIn, "sIn", char, 82, return 1, "exiting...
\n");
            cin >> sIn;
            arr = parse(sIn);
            check_calloc(arr, "arr", u8, 81, return 1, "exiting...
\n");
            break;
        default:
            fprintf(stderr, "usage:\n\tsudoku input\n\tsudoku < input
\n");
            return 1;
    } //switch(argc)
    goto solve;
from_file:
    f = fopen(argv[1], "r");
    sIn = (char *)calloc(82, 1);
    check_calloc(sIn, "sIn", char, 82, return 1, "exiting...\n");
    fgets(sIn, 81, f);
    arr = parse(sIn);
    check_calloc(arr, "arr", u8, 81, return 1, "exiting...\n");
solve:
    sol = solver::solve(arr);
    if (sol == nullptr(u8)) {
            cout << "No solution found for puzzle "
                << (argc == 2 ? argv[1] : (sIn != nullptr(char)) ?
sIn : '\0') << endl;
            return 0;
    } else {
        cout << "Solution for puzzle " << (argc == 2 ? argv[1] : (sIn !
= nullptr(char)) ? sIn : '\0')
            << " is " << arr_str(sol) << endl;
        return 0;
    }
}

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