miri: support 'promising' alignment for symbolic alignment check

compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/machine.rs

@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ use rustc_middle::mir;
 use rustc_middle::ty::layout::TyAndLayout;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, TyCtxt};
 use rustc_span::def_id::DefId;
-use rustc_target::abi::Size;
+use rustc_target::abi::{Align, Size};
 use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi as CallAbi;
 
 use super::{
-    AllocBytes, AllocId, AllocRange, Allocation, ConstAllocation, FnArg, Frame, ImmTy, InterpCx,
-    InterpResult, MPlaceTy, MemoryKind, OpTy, PlaceTy, Pointer, Provenance,
+    AllocBytes, AllocId, AllocKind, AllocRange, Allocation, ConstAllocation, FnArg, Frame, ImmTy,
+    InterpCx, InterpResult, MPlaceTy, MemoryKind, Misalignment, OpTy, PlaceTy, Pointer, Provenance,
 };
 
 /// Data returned by Machine::stack_pop,
@@ -135,11 +135,18 @@ pub trait Machine<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir>: Sized {
     /// Whether memory accesses should be alignment-checked.
     fn enforce_alignment(ecx: &InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, Self>) -> bool;
 
-    /// Whether, when checking alignment, we should look at the actual address and thus support
-    /// custom alignment logic based on whatever the integer address happens to be.
-    ///
-    /// If this returns true, Provenance::OFFSET_IS_ADDR must be true.
-    fn use_addr_for_alignment_check(ecx: &InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, Self>) -> bool;
+    /// Gives the machine a chance to detect more misalignment than the built-in checks would catch.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn alignment_check(
+        _ecx: &InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, Self>,
+        _alloc_id: AllocId,
+        _alloc_align: Align,
+        _alloc_kind: AllocKind,
+        _offset: Size,
+        _align: Align,
+    ) -> Option<Misalignment> {
+        None
+    }
 
     /// Whether to enforce the validity invariant for a specific layout.
     fn enforce_validity(ecx: &InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, Self>, layout: TyAndLayout<'tcx>) -> bool;
@@ -511,12 +518,6 @@ pub macro compile_time_machine(<$mir: lifetime, $tcx: lifetime>) {
     type FrameExtra = ();
     type Bytes = Box<[u8]>;
 
-    #[inline(always)]
-    fn use_addr_for_alignment_check(_ecx: &InterpCx<$mir, $tcx, Self>) -> bool {
-        // We do not support `use_addr`.
-        false
-    }
-
     #[inline(always)]
     fn ignore_optional_overflow_checks(_ecx: &InterpCx<$mir, $tcx, Self>) -> bool {
         false

compiler/rustc_const_eval/src/interpret/memory.rs

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ impl<T: fmt::Display> fmt::Display for MemoryKind<T> {
 }
 
 /// The return value of `get_alloc_info` indicates the "kind" of the allocation.
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
 pub enum AllocKind {
     /// A regular live data allocation.
     LiveData,
@@ -473,8 +474,12 @@ impl<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir, M: Machine<'mir, 'tcx>> InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, M> {
         match self.ptr_try_get_alloc_id(ptr) {
             Err(addr) => offset_misalignment(addr, align),
             Ok((alloc_id, offset, _prov)) => {
-                let (_size, alloc_align, _kind) = self.get_alloc_info(alloc_id);
-                if M::use_addr_for_alignment_check(self) {
+                let (_size, alloc_align, kind) = self.get_alloc_info(alloc_id);
+                if let Some(misalign) =
+                    M::alignment_check(self, alloc_id, alloc_align, kind, offset, align)
+                {
+                    Some(misalign)
+                } else if M::Provenance::OFFSET_IS_ADDR {
                     // `use_addr_for_alignment_check` can only be true if `OFFSET_IS_ADDR` is true.
                     offset_misalignment(ptr.addr().bytes(), align)
                 } else {

library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs

@@ -1367,10 +1367,36 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> *const T {
             panic!("align_offset: align is not a power-of-two");
         }
 
-        {
-            // SAFETY: `align` has been checked to be a power of 2 above
-            unsafe { align_offset(self, align) }
+        // SAFETY: `align` has been checked to be a power of 2 above
+        let ret = unsafe { align_offset(self, align) };
+
+        // Inform Miri that we want to consider the resulting pointer to be suitably aligned.
+        #[cfg(miri)]
+        if ret != usize::MAX {
+            fn runtime(ptr: *const (), align: usize) {
+                extern "Rust" {
+                    pub fn miri_promise_symbolic_alignment(ptr: *const (), align: usize);
+                }
+
+                // SAFETY: this call is always safe.
+                unsafe {
+                    miri_promise_symbolic_alignment(ptr, align);
+                }
+            }
+
+            const fn compiletime(_ptr: *const (), _align: usize) {}
+
+            // SAFETY: the extra behavior at runtime is for UB checks only.
+            unsafe {
+                intrinsics::const_eval_select(
+                    (self.wrapping_add(ret).cast(), align),
+                    compiletime,
+                    runtime,
+                );
+            }
         }
+
+        ret
     }
 
     /// Returns whether the pointer is properly aligned for `T`.

library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs

@@ -1634,10 +1634,36 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> *mut T {
             panic!("align_offset: align is not a power-of-two");
         }
 
-        {
-            // SAFETY: `align` has been checked to be a power of 2 above
-            unsafe { align_offset(self, align) }
+        // SAFETY: `align` has been checked to be a power of 2 above
+        let ret = unsafe { align_offset(self, align) };
+
+        // Inform Miri that we want to consider the resulting pointer to be suitably aligned.
+        #[cfg(miri)]
+        if ret != usize::MAX {
+            fn runtime(ptr: *const (), align: usize) {
+                extern "Rust" {
+                    pub fn miri_promise_symbolic_alignment(ptr: *const (), align: usize);
+                }
+
+                // SAFETY: this call is always safe.
+                unsafe {
+                    miri_promise_symbolic_alignment(ptr, align);
+                }
+            }
+
+            const fn compiletime(_ptr: *const (), _align: usize) {}
+
+            // SAFETY: the extra behavior at runtime is for UB checks only.
+            unsafe {
+                intrinsics::const_eval_select(
+                    (self.wrapping_add(ret).cast_const().cast(), align),
+                    compiletime,
+                    runtime,
+                );
+            }
         }
+
+        ret
     }
 
     /// Returns whether the pointer is properly aligned for `T`.

library/core/src/slice/mod.rs

@@ -3876,6 +3876,18 @@ impl<T> [T] {
         } else {
             let (left, rest) = self.split_at(offset);
             let (us_len, ts_len) = rest.align_to_offsets::<U>();
+            // Inform Miri that we want to consider the "middle" pointer to be suitably aligned.
+            #[cfg(miri)]
+            {
+                extern "Rust" {
+                    pub fn miri_promise_symbolic_alignment(ptr: *const (), align: usize);
+                }
+
+                // SAFETY: this call is always safe.
+                unsafe {
+                    miri_promise_symbolic_alignment(rest.as_ptr().cast(), mem::align_of::<U>());
+                }
+            }
             // SAFETY: now `rest` is definitely aligned, so `from_raw_parts` below is okay,
             // since the caller guarantees that we can transmute `T` to `U` safely.
             unsafe {
@@ -3946,6 +3958,21 @@ impl<T> [T] {
             let (us_len, ts_len) = rest.align_to_offsets::<U>();
             let rest_len = rest.len();
             let mut_ptr = rest.as_mut_ptr();
+            // Inform Miri that we want to consider the "middle" pointer to be suitably aligned.
+            #[cfg(miri)]
+            {
+                extern "Rust" {
+                    pub fn miri_promise_symbolic_alignment(ptr: *const (), align: usize);
+                }
+
+                // SAFETY: this call is always safe.
+                unsafe {
+                    miri_promise_symbolic_alignment(
+                        mut_ptr.cast() as *const (),
+                        mem::align_of::<U>(),
+                    );
+                }
+            }
             // We can't use `rest` again after this, that would invalidate its alias `mut_ptr`!
             // SAFETY: see comments for `align_to`.
             unsafe {

src/tools/miri/src/machine.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //! `Machine` trait.
 
 use std::borrow::Cow;
-use std::cell::RefCell;
+use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
 use std::fmt;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::process;
@@ -309,11 +309,20 @@ pub struct AllocExtra<'tcx> {
     /// if this allocation is leakable. The backtrace is not
     /// pruned yet; that should be done before printing it.
     pub backtrace: Option<Vec<FrameInfo<'tcx>>>,
+    /// An offset inside this allocation that was deemed aligned even for symbolic alignment checks.
+    /// Invariant: the promised alignment will never be less than the native alignment of this allocation.
+    pub symbolic_alignment: Cell<Option<(Size, Align)>>,
 }
 
 impl VisitTags for AllocExtra<'_> {
     fn visit_tags(&self, visit: &mut dyn FnMut(BorTag)) {
-        let AllocExtra { borrow_tracker, data_race, weak_memory, backtrace: _ } = self;
+        let AllocExtra {
+            borrow_tracker,
+            data_race,
+            weak_memory,
+            backtrace: _,
+            symbolic_alignment: _,
+        } = self;
 
         borrow_tracker.visit_tags(visit);
         data_race.visit_tags(visit);
@@ -907,8 +916,45 @@ impl<'mir, 'tcx> Machine<'mir, 'tcx> for MiriMachine<'mir, 'tcx> {
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    fn use_addr_for_alignment_check(ecx: &MiriInterpCx<'mir, 'tcx>) -> bool {
-        ecx.machine.check_alignment == AlignmentCheck::Int
+    fn alignment_check(
+        ecx: &MiriInterpCx<'mir, 'tcx>,
+        alloc_id: AllocId,
+        alloc_align: Align,
+        alloc_kind: AllocKind,
+        offset: Size,
+        align: Align,
+    ) -> Option<Misalignment> {
+        if ecx.machine.check_alignment != AlignmentCheck::Symbolic {
+            // Just use the built-in check.
+            return None;
+        }
+        if alloc_kind != AllocKind::LiveData {
+            // Can't have any extra info here.
+            return None;
+        }
+        // Let's see which alignment we have been promised for this allocation.
+        let alloc_info = ecx.get_alloc_extra(alloc_id).unwrap(); // cannot fail since the allocation is live
+        let (promised_offset, promised_align) =
+            alloc_info.symbolic_alignment.get().unwrap_or((Size::ZERO, alloc_align));
+        if promised_align < align {
+            // Definitely not enough.
+            Some(Misalignment { has: promised_align, required: align })
+        } else {
+            // What's the offset between us and the promised alignment?
+            let distance = offset.bytes().wrapping_sub(promised_offset.bytes());
+            // That must also be aligned.
+            if distance % align.bytes() == 0 {
+                // All looking good!
+                None
+            } else {
+                // The biggest power of two through which `distance` is divisible.
+                let distance_pow2 = 1 << distance.trailing_zeros();
+                Some(Misalignment {
+                    has: Align::from_bytes(distance_pow2).unwrap(),
+                    required: align,
+                })
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
@@ -1112,6 +1158,7 @@ impl<'mir, 'tcx> Machine<'mir, 'tcx> for MiriMachine<'mir, 'tcx> {
                 data_race: race_alloc,
                 weak_memory: buffer_alloc,
                 backtrace,
+                symbolic_alignment: Cell::new(None),
             },
             |ptr| ecx.global_base_pointer(ptr),
         )?;

src/tools/miri/src/shims/foreign_items.rs

@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ trait EvalContextExtPriv<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir>: crate::MiriInterpCxExt<'mir, 'tcx> {
                 let ptr = this.read_pointer(ptr)?;
                 let (alloc_id, _, _) = this.ptr_get_alloc_id(ptr).map_err(|_e| {
                     err_machine_stop!(TerminationInfo::Abort(format!(
-                        "pointer passed to miri_get_alloc_id must not be dangling, got {ptr:?}"
+                        "pointer passed to `miri_get_alloc_id` must not be dangling, got {ptr:?}"
                     )))
                 })?;
                 this.write_scalar(Scalar::from_u64(alloc_id.0.get()), dest)?;
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ trait EvalContextExtPriv<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir>: crate::MiriInterpCxExt<'mir, 'tcx> {
                 let (alloc_id, offset, _) = this.ptr_get_alloc_id(ptr)?;
                 if offset != Size::ZERO {
                     throw_unsup_format!(
-                        "pointer passed to miri_static_root must point to beginning of an allocated block"
+                        "pointer passed to `miri_static_root` must point to beginning of an allocated block"
                     );
                 }
                 this.machine.static_roots.push(alloc_id);
@@ -553,6 +553,39 @@ trait EvalContextExtPriv<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir>: crate::MiriInterpCxExt<'mir, 'tcx> {
                 };
             }
 
+            // Promises that a pointer has a given symbolic alignment.
+            "miri_promise_symbolic_alignment" => {
+                let [ptr, align] = this.check_shim(abi, Abi::Rust, link_name, args)?;
+                let ptr = this.read_pointer(ptr)?;
+                let align = this.read_target_usize(align)?;
+                let Ok(align) = Align::from_bytes(align) else {
+                    throw_unsup_format!(
+                        "`miri_promise_symbolic_alignment`: alignment must be a power of 2"
+                    );
+                };
+                let (_, addr) = ptr.into_parts(); // we know the offset is absolute
+                if addr.bytes() % align.bytes() != 0 {
+                    throw_unsup_format!(
+                        "`miri_promise_symbolic_alignment`: pointer is not actually aligned"
+                    );
+                }
+                if let Ok((alloc_id, offset, ..)) = this.ptr_try_get_alloc_id(ptr) {
+                    let (_size, alloc_align, _kind) = this.get_alloc_info(alloc_id);
+                    // Not `get_alloc_extra_mut`, need to handle read-only allocations!
+                    let alloc_extra = this.get_alloc_extra(alloc_id)?;
+                    // If the newly promised alignment is bigger than the native alignment of this
+                    // allocation, and bigger than the previously promised alignment, then set it.
+                    if align > alloc_align
+                        && !alloc_extra
+                            .symbolic_alignment
+                            .get()
+                            .is_some_and(|(_, old_align)| align <= old_align)
+                    {
+                        alloc_extra.symbolic_alignment.set(Some((offset, align)));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             // Standard C allocation
             "malloc" => {
                 let [size] = this.check_shim(abi, Abi::C { unwind: false }, link_name, args)?;