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Commit 3b59f351 authored by Alexey Samsonov's avatar Alexey Samsonov
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[Docs] One more cleanup of -fsanitize= section.

Describe -fsanitize-blacklist flags in separate paragraphs, move
notes about importance of clang++ for vptr down to UBSan docs.

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does not evaluate to a positive value.
- ``-fsanitize=vptr``: Use of an object whose vptr indicates that
it is of the wrong dynamic type, or that its lifetime has not
begun or has ended. Incompatible with ``-fno-rtti``.
begun or has ended. Incompatible with ``-fno-rtti``. Link must
be performed by ``clang++``, not ``clang``, to make sure C++-specific
parts of the runtime library and C++ standard libraries are present.
You can also use the following check groups:
- ``-fsanitize=undefined``: All of the checks listed above other than
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undefined behavior that can be detected and the :ref:`list <cfi-schemes>`
of control flow integrity schemes.
You can turn off or modify checks for certain source files, functions
or even variables by providing a special file:
- ``-fsanitize-blacklist=/path/to/blacklist/file``: disable or modify
sanitizer checks for objects listed in the file. See
:doc:`SanitizerSpecialCaseList` for file format description.
- ``-fno-sanitize-blacklist``: don't use blacklist file, if it was
specified earlier in the command line.
The ``-fsanitize=`` argument must also be provided when linking, in
order to link to the appropriate runtime library. When using
``-fsanitize=vptr`` (or a group that includes it, such as
``-fsanitize=undefined``) with a C++ program, the link must be
performed by ``clang++``, not ``clang``, in order to link against the
C++-specific parts of the runtime library.
order to link to the appropriate runtime library.
It is not possible to combine more than one of the ``-fsanitize=address``,
``-fsanitize=thread``, and ``-fsanitize=memory`` checkers in the same
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be used (for instance, when building libc or a kernel module), or where
the binary size increase caused by the sanitizer runtime is a concern.
This flag is only compatible with ``local-bounds``,
``unsigned-integer-overflow``, sanitizers in the ``cfi`` group and
sanitizers in the ``undefined`` group other than ``vptr``. If this flag
This flag is only compatible with :doc:`control flow integrity
<ControlFlowIntegrity>` schemes and :doc:`UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer`
checks other than ``vptr``. If this flag
is supplied together with ``-fsanitize=undefined``, the ``vptr`` sanitizer
will be implicitly disabled.
This flag is enabled by default for sanitizers in the ``cfi`` group.
.. option:: -fsanitize-blacklist=/path/to/blacklist/file
Disable or modify sanitizer checks for objects (source files, functions,
variables, types) listed in the file. See
:doc:`SanitizerSpecialCaseList` for file format description.
.. option:: -fno-sanitize-blacklist
Don't use blacklist file, if it was specified earlier in the command line.
**-f[no-]sanitize-coverage=[type,features,...]**
Enable simple code coverage in addition to certain sanitizers.
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