sgatev added inline comments.

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Comment at: 
clang/lib/Analysis/FlowSensitive/Models/UncheckedOptionalAccessModel.cpp:270
+  // needed.
+  BoolValue &ComparisonValue = MakeValue(Env, *HasValueVal);
+  auto *ComparisonExprLoc =
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ymandel wrote:
> sgatev wrote:
> > ymandel wrote:
> > > ymandel wrote:
> > > > xazax.hun wrote:
> > > > > xazax.hun wrote:
> > > > > > ymandel wrote:
> > > > > > > xazax.hun wrote:
> > > > > > > > Is this the right way to initialize `ComparisonValue`?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Considering the expression: `opt.value_or(nullptr) != nullptr`
> > > > > > > > * When `has_value == false`, `opt.value_or(nullptr)` will 
> > > > > > > > return `nullptr`, so `!=` evaluates to false. This case seems 
> > > > > > > > to check out.
> > > > > > > > * However, when `has_value == true`, `opt` might still hold an 
> > > > > > > > `nullptr` and `!=` could still evaluate to false. 
> > > > > > > Thanks for digging into this. I think it's correct, but helpful 
> > > > > > > to step through:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Its correctness depends on `MakeValue`, so I'll focus on that in 
> > > > > > > particular. For the `nullptr` case, we'll get:
> > > > > > > ```
> > > > > > > HasValueVal && ContentsNotEqX
> > > > > > > ```
> > > > > > > So, when `has_value == true`, this basically reduces to 
> > > > > > > `ContentsNotEqX`. Since that's an atom, the result is 
> > > > > > > indeterminate, which I believe is the desired outcome.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > WDYT?  Also, even if I've convinced you, please let me know how i 
> > > > > > > can improve the comments. For that matter, would `MakeValue` be 
> > > > > > > better with a more specific name, like "MakePredicate" or 
> > > > > > > somesuch?
> > > > > > I think what confuses me is that we do something different for the 
> > > > > > 3 cases. You convinced me that `HasValueVal && ContentsNotEqX` is 
> > > > > > correct. But we only do this for one branch out of the 3.  What is 
> > > > > > the reason for that?
> > > > > Oh, never mind. Yeah, I think changing `MakeValue` to `MakePredicate` 
> > > > > would make this a bit clearer. After a second read now I understand 
> > > > > better what is going on.
> > > > Just to be clear: the three cases you mean are lines 273-283, or 
> > > > something else?
> > > and never mind my question, then (I rpelied before I saw your updated). 
> > > I'll change the name and add comments.
> > Can you elaborate on the three cases on lines 273-283? Why not simply do
> > 
> > ```
> > auto &ComparisonExprLoc = Env.createStorageLocation(*ComparisonExpr);
> > Env.setStorageLocation(ComparisonExpr, ComparisonExprLoc);
> > Env.setValue(ComparisonExprLoc, ComparisonValue);
> > ```
> > Can you elaborate on the three cases on lines 273-283? Why not simply do
> > 
> > ```
> > auto &ComparisonExprLoc = Env.createStorageLocation(*ComparisonExpr);
> > Env.setStorageLocation(ComparisonExpr, ComparisonExprLoc);
> > Env.setValue(ComparisonExprLoc, ComparisonValue);
> > ```
> 
> for the second case: I think we should drop it -- I don't see a reason to 
> maintain the previous value (if there is any). It might be a good idea for 
> compositionality, but we're not doing that anywhere else, so it doesn't make 
> sense here.
> 
> for the first and third case: I assumed that if the expression already has a 
> location, we'd want to reuse it. But, based on your question, I take it 
> that's incorrect?
> 
Dropping the second case makes sense to me.

For the rest, `createStorageLocation` returns a stable storage location so the 
snippet above should be sufficient. However, `setStorageLocation` will fail if 
we try calling it again with the same expression, even if it's called with the 
same storage location. What do you think about making `setStorageLocation` not 
fail if it's called with the same arguments?


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Comment at: 
clang/lib/Analysis/FlowSensitive/Models/UncheckedOptionalAccessModel.cpp:279
+                 cast_or_null<BoolValue>(Env.getValue(*ComparisonExprLoc))) {
+    Env.setValue(*ComparisonExprLoc,
+                 Env.makeAnd(*CurrentValue, ComparisonValue));
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ymandel wrote:
> ymandel wrote:
> > xazax.hun wrote:
> > > I am still wondering a bit about this case. 
> > > 
> > > We generate: `HasValueVal and ContentsNotEqX and CurrentValue`.'
> > > I wonder if we want: `HasValueVal  and (ContentsNotEqX  <=> 
> > > CurrentValue)` instead?  Or even `HasValueVal  and CurrentValue`?
> > I don't think that the iff version is right, but `HasValueVal  and 
> > CurrentValue` could be. My concern is that we're not guaranteed that 
> > `CurrentValue` is populated. And, even if we were, it doesn't feel quite 
> > right. Assuming its a high fidelity model, we get (logically): 
> > `HasValue(opt) and Ne(ValueOr(opt,X),X)`. Then, when negated (say, on an 
> > else branch) we get `not(HasValue(opt)) or not(Ne(ValueOr(opt,X),X))` which 
> > is equivalent to `not(HasValue(opt)) or Eq(ValueOr(opt,X),X)`. While  true, 
> > it seems redundant, since the first clause should be derivable from the 
> > second (assuming an interpretatable semantics to the `ValueOr` predicate).
> > 
> > Regardless, it might be better to step back and figure out how this should 
> > be done systematically. I'll try to come back with a proposal on that.
> > Regardless, it might be better to step back and figure out how this should 
> > be done systematically. I'll try to come back with a proposal on that.
> 
> Here's what I have: in general, we're aiming for all models to be a sound 
> (over) approximation of reality. That is what we're doing here as well. Yet, 
> that poses a problem for the interpretation of the boolean not operator. If 
> its operand is an overapproximation, then I believe the naive approach gives 
> you an under approximation. That's the problem we're hitting when reasoning 
> about the negation.
> 
> I'm not sure how to handle this. Stanislav -- have we dealt with this issue 
> before?
> 
> That said, if we go back to the previous approach, of adding the information 
> to the path condition, I think we avoid this problem, since the path 
> conditions don't get negated.  To Gabor's earlier point:
> > There is an implication in the reverse direction as well. In case we know 
> > the optional is empty, we can prune one of the branches from the analysis. 
> > Is it possible to implement that with the current status of the framework?
> I think is covered by the condition we're adding. Namely:
> ```
> ExprValue => has_value
> ```
> where `ExprValue` is the truth value of the boolean expression.
> 
> So, the implication in the reverse direction is:
> ```
> !has_value => !ExprValue
> ```
> that is, if we know the optional doesn't hold a value, then we know that 
> `opt.value_or(X) = X`
> 
> But, that implication is the contrapositive of our own, so I think it's 
> already implicitly covered by adding the single implication. Does that sound 
> right?
I'm not following where `Env.makeAnd(*CurrentValue, ComparisonValue)` comes 
from so I'd question whether it's sound or not. I would have expected to see 
something like `ExprValue => has_value` (which I believe was the case in the 
first iteration) and I see no issues with the contrapositive. If you have `x => 
y` and `not y` in the flow condition, you'll be able to infer that `not x` is 
true (assuming no other statements for `x`). How we use this to prune branches 
from the analysis is a question of its own.


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