Replace Variable Length Arrays with arrays allocated with std::make_unique

configure.ac

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ SST_ELEMENT_CONFIG_OUTPUT()
 # depending on the use-picky flag
 SST_CHECK_PICKY
 AS_IF([test "x$use_picky" = "xyes"],
-      [WARNFLAGS="-Wall -Wextra"],
+      [WARNFLAGS="-Wall -Wextra -Wvla"],
       [WARNFLAGS=""])
 AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CFLAGS $WARNFLAGS"
 AM_CXXFLAGS="$AM_CXXFLAGS $WARNFLAGS"

src/sst/elements/mask-mpi/mpi_api_type.cc

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Questions? Contact sst-macro-help@sandia.gov
 //#include <sumi-mpi/otf2_output_stat.h>
 #include <mercury/components/operating_system.h>
 #include <climits>
+#include <memory>
 
 namespace SST::Hg {
 extern void apiLock();
@@ -429,12 +430,12 @@ MpiApi::typeIndexed(int count, const int lens[], const int* displs,
 {
   MpiType* in_type_obj = typeFromId(intype);
   int type_extent = in_type_obj->extent();
-  MPI_Aint byte_displs[count];
+  auto byte_displs = std::make_unique<MPI_Aint[]>(count);
   for (int i=0; i < count; ++i){
     byte_displs[i] = displs[i] * type_extent;
   }
 
-  int rc = doTypeHindexed(count, lens, byte_displs, in_type_obj, outtype);
+  int rc = doTypeHindexed(count, lens, byte_displs.get(), in_type_obj, outtype);
 #ifdef SST_HG_OTF2_ENABLED
   if (OTF2Writer_){
     OTF2Writer_->writer().register_type(*outtype, count*in_type_obj->packed_size());
@@ -525,11 +526,11 @@ MpiApi::typeCreateStruct(const int count, const int* blocklens,
                      const MPI_Aint* indices, const MPI_Datatype* old_types,
                      MPI_Datatype* newtype)
 {
-  int new_ind[count];
+  auto new_ind = std::make_unique<int[]>(count);
   for (int i=0; i < count; ++i){
     new_ind[i] = indices[i];
   }
-  return typeCreateStruct(count, blocklens, new_ind, old_types, newtype);
+  return typeCreateStruct(count, blocklens, new_ind.get(), old_types, newtype);
 }
 
 //

src/sst/elements/mask-mpi/mpi_comm/mpi_comm_cart.cc

@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ Questions? Contact sst-macro-help@sandia.gov
 #include <mpi_comm/mpi_comm_cart.h>
 #include <mercury/common/errors.h>
 
+#include <memory>
+
 namespace SST::MASKMPI {
 
 MpiCommCart::MpiCommCart(
@@ -96,26 +98,26 @@ MpiCommCart::shift(int dir, int dis)
                      "mpicomm_cart::shift: dir %d is too big for dims %d",
                      dir, dims_.size());
   }
-  int coords[dims_.size()];
-  set_coords(rank_, coords);
+  auto coords = std::make_unique<int[]>(dims_.size());
+  set_coords(rank_, coords.get());
   coords[dir] += dis;
 
   if (coords[dir] >= dims_[dir]) {
     if (periods_[dir]) {
       coords[dir] = coords[dir] % dims_[dir];
-      return rank(coords);
+      return rank(coords.get());
     } else {
       return MpiComm::proc_null;
     }
   } else if (coords[dir] < 0) {
     if (periods_[dir]) {
       coords[dir] = (dims_[dir] + coords[dir]) % dims_[dir];
-      return rank(coords);
+      return rank(coords.get());
     } else {
       return MpiComm::proc_null;
     }
   } else {
-    return rank(coords);
+    return rank(coords.get());
   }
 
 }

src/sst/elements/zodiac/zsirius.cc

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "zsirius.h"
 
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <memory>
 
 #include "sst/core/params.h"
 
@@ -97,11 +98,11 @@ void ZodiacSiriusTraceReader::setup() {
 
     eventQ = new std::queue<ZodiacEvent*>();
 
-    char trace_name[trace_file.length() + 20];
-    snprintf(trace_name, trace_file.length() + 20, "%s.%d", trace_file.c_str(), rank);
+    auto trace_name = std::make_unique<char[]>(trace_file.length() + 20);
+    snprintf(trace_name.get(), trace_file.length() + 20, "%s.%d", trace_file.c_str(), rank);
 
-    printf("Opening trace file: %s\n", trace_name);
-    trace = new SiriusReader(trace_name, rank, 64, eventQ, verbosityLevel);
+    printf("Opening trace file: %s\n", trace_name.get());
+    trace = new SiriusReader(trace_name.get(), rank, 64, eventQ, verbosityLevel);
     trace->setOutput(&zOut);
 
     int count = trace->generateNextEvents();