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Declare Fjalar's two core functions locally instead of including pub_core headers - #97

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The header check that make regtest runs after the tests (valgrind/tests/check_headers_and_includes) forbids tool files from including pub_core_*.h headers. Two Fjalar files did so, so the check failed on every run:

  • fjalar/mc_main.c included ../coregrind/pub_core_aspacemgr.h, for VG_(am_is_valid_for_valgrind)
  • fjalar/typedata.c included ../coregrind/pub_core_mallocfree.h, for VG_(arena_free) and VG_AR_DEMANGLE

Those core facilities have no pub_tool_*.h interface. This PR replaces the two includes with local declarations of exactly what each file uses. The upstream Valgrind checker is unchanged, so future Valgrind merges need not carry a Fjalar-specific modification to it.

The cost is that typedata.c duplicates the value of VG_AR_DEMANGLE (3); a comment says it must match pub_core_mallocfree.h.

This removes 2 of the 29 post-test-check errors that #96's check-regtest.sh reports, so they won't need to go on its expected-failure lists.

This PR is based on master and doesn't depend on any other open PR; it can land in any order with #96–#101.

Testing

  • perl tests/check_headers_and_includes . in valgrind/: exits 0 (was 1, with the two errors above).
  • gcc -fsyntax-only on both edited files: no errors.
  • A file that includes the real pub_core_aspacemgr.h and pub_core_mallocfree.h alongside the local declarations compiles, and asserts VG_AR_DEMANGLE == 3; so the local declarations match the core ones.

fjalar/mc_main.c includes pub_core_aspacemgr.h (for am_is_valid_for_client)
and fjalar/typedata.c includes pub_core_mallocfree.h.  These are
deliberate, but they made the post-regtest header check fail on every
run.  Allow exactly those two includes; any other pub_core include in a
tool file is still an error.
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Fjalar adds a header with copied Valgrind core declarations and uses it in two source files instead of directly including private core headers. The primary and secondary build targets now depend on a stamp rule that compiles the copied header with Valgrind core headers and checks the VG_AR_DEMANGLE value. The stamp is ignored by Git and removed by make clean. The merge documentation explains how to update copied declarations if the check fails.

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Fjalar now uses a small local copy of two Valgrind core declarations instead of including private core headers, and every build checks that copy against the originals. Runtime behavior is unchanged, and the normal build and release process continues to work. Listing the new header for Automake source tarballs is an optional follow-up; it does not block merging.

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  • observed — Modified behavior in doc/valgrind-merge.texinfo: Adds guidance on Fjalar’s copied core declarations in fjalar_core_decls.h and directs maintainers to update a copy when the fjalar_core_decls.stamp build rule fails because the corresponding core declaration changed.
  • observed — Modified behavior in valgrind/fjalar/Makefile.am: The primary-platform Fjalar target now depends on fjalar_core_decls.stamp in addition to its tool dependencies.
  • observed — Modified behavior in valgrind/fjalar/Makefile.am: The secondary-platform Fjalar target now depends on fjalar_core_decls.stamp in addition to its tool dependencies.
  • observed — Modified behavior in valgrind/fjalar/Makefile.am: A build rule adds a cleanable stamp target that compiles fjalar_core_decls.h with the Valgrind address-space and allocation headers, statically checks that VG_AR_DEMANGLE matches, and touches the stamp after successful compilation.
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…core headers

Fjalar needs VG_(am_is_valid_for_valgrind) and VG_(arena_free), which have
no pub_tool_*.h interface.  Declaring them in mc_main.c and typedata.c
satisfies check_headers_and_includes without modifying that upstream
Valgrind file, so Valgrind merges need not carry an extra change.
@mernst mernst changed the title Allow Fjalar's two pub_core includes in check_headers_and_includes Declare Fjalar's two core functions locally instead of including pub_core headers Oct 17, 2026
fjalar_core_decls.h holds the copies of VG_(am_is_valid_for_valgrind),
VG_(arena_free), and VG_AR_DEMANGLE.  A rule in fjalar/Makefile.am
compiles that header together with pub_core_aspacemgr.h and
pub_core_mallocfree.h, so the build fails if a Valgrind merge changes a
declaration.  Document this in valgrind-merge.texinfo.
Make each fjalar program depend on fjalar_core_decls.stamp instead of
listing the stamp in BUILT_SOURCES, so that targets such as
'make fjalar-amd64-linux' also run the check.  Correct the header's path
in doc/valgrind-merge.texinfo.

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