Bug 224300

Summary: sys/sem.h improperly declares union semun
Product: Base System Reporter: Brooks Davis <brooks>
Component: kernAssignee: freebsd-bugs (Nobody) <bugs>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me CC: emaste
Priority: ---    
Version: CURRENT   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   
Bug Depends on: 224443    
Bug Blocks:    

Description Brooks Davis freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2017-12-12 23:37:59 UTC
sys/sem.h declares union semun imporpertly.  According to the POSIX manpage, it should be declared by the application if required:

> The semctl() function provides a variety of semaphore control operations as
> specified by cmd. The fourth argument is optional and depends upon the
> operation requested. If required, it is of type union semun, which the
> application shall explicitly declare:
> 
> union semun {
>     int val;
>     struct semid_ds *buf;
>     unsigned short  *array;
> } arg;

union semun is used in the kernel so the declaration should be moved under an #ifdef _KERNEL and an exprun should be performed.  It looks like configure scripts commonly handle this case so it may change code, but shouldn't break much.
Comment 1 Ed Maste freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2017-12-15 04:11:57 UTC
It's also used in libc; would you propose something like
#if defined(_KERNEL) || defined(_WANT_SEMUN)
and use that to make the definition available to lib/libc/gen/semctl.c?
Comment 2 Brooks Davis freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2017-12-19 00:46:53 UTC
That would be a reasonable approach.  In the patch I'm working on for an exp-run I've simply redeclared it.
Comment 3 commit-hook freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2018-03-02 22:33:09 UTC
A commit references this bug:

Author: brooks
Date: Fri Mar  2 22:32:54 UTC 2018
New revision: 330299
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/330299

Log:
  Don't declare union semun in userspace unless _WANT_SEMUN is defined.

  POSIX explicitly states that the application must declare union semun.
  This makes no sense, but it is what it is.  This brings us into line
  with Linux, MacOS/Darwin, and NetBSD.

  In a ports exp-run a moderate number of ports fail due to a lack of
  approprate autotools-like discovery mechanisms or local patches.  A
  commit to address them will follow shortly.

  PR:		224300, 224443 (exp-run)
  Reviewed by:	emaste, jhb, kib
  Exp-run by:	antoine
  Sponsored by:	DARPA, AFRL
  Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D14492

Changes:
  head/contrib/sendmail/include/sm/os/sm_os_freebsd.h
  head/lib/libc/gen/semctl.c
  head/lib/libc/sys/semctl.2
  head/sys/sys/param.h
  head/sys/sys/sem.h
  head/usr.bin/svn/lib/libapr/apr.h
Comment 4 commit-hook freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2018-03-02 22:35:14 UTC
A commit references this bug:

Author: brooks
Date: Fri Mar  2 22:34:56 UTC 2018
New revision: 463452
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/463452

Log:
  Work around the lack of definition of union semun per POSIX.

  When feasible do this by adding -D_WANT_SEMUN to CFLAGS or CXXFLAGS.
  Where this fails due to ports not honoring C*FLAGS, patch using
  __FreeBSD_version to enable the definition.

  PR:		224300, 224443 (exp-run)
  Approved by:	portmgr (antoine)
  Exp-run:	antoine
  Sponsored by:	DARPA, AFRL
  Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D14137

Changes:
  head/audio/alsa-lib/Makefile
  head/audio/gramofile/Makefile
  head/audio/wavplay/Makefile
  head/audio/xmcd/Makefile
  head/audio/zinf/Makefile
  head/benchmarks/super-smack/Makefile
  head/databases/fastdb/Makefile
  head/deskutils/fusenshi/Makefile
  head/devel/ace/Makefile
  head/devel/libmba/Makefile
  head/devel/libshbuf/Makefile
  head/devel/nspr/Makefile
  head/devel/poco-ssl/Makefile
  head/devel/shmap/Makefile
  head/emulators/qemu-sbruno/Makefile
  head/emulators/virtualbox-ose/files/patch-src_libs_xpcom18a4_nsprpub_pr_src_pthreads_ptsynch.c
  head/ftp/gftp/Makefile
  head/lang/cint/files/patch-cint_lib_ipc_ipcif.h
  head/lang/ferite/Makefile
  head/lang/rexx-regutil/Makefile
  head/mail/batv-milter/Makefile
  head/mail/batv-milter/files/patch-include_sm_os_sm__os__freebsd.h
  head/mail/dk-milter/files/patch-include_sm_os_sm__os__freebsd.h
  head/mail/sendmail/files/patch-include_sm_os_sm__os__freebsd.h
  head/mail/sid-milter/files/patch-include_sm_os_sm__os__freebsd.h
  head/misc/buffer/Makefile
  head/multimedia/py-kaa-base/Makefile
  head/net-mgmt/sdig/Makefile
  head/net-p2p/monero-cli/Makefile
  head/sysutils/freeipmi/Makefile
  head/sysutils/symon/Makefile
  head/www/mod_cband/files/patch-src_mod__cband.c