diamond-scan: llvm/gcc/swift/webkit O(2^D) type hierarchy traversal

swift-0001: QualifiedLookupRequest::evaluate (NameLookup.cpp:2860) pushes
protocol superclassDecl onto BFS stack unconditionally — visited.insert()
return not checked. Nearby ClassDecl arm (line 2833) is correctly guarded.
Diamond protocol hierarchies sharing a class superclass trigger O(2^D)
re-traversal on every qualified member lookup. Fix: check .second.

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# UNDF: (pending)
# swift-0001: QualifiedLookupRequest — O(2^D) diamond re-traversal via unguarded protocol superclass push
## CWE-407 — Algorithmic Complexity: O(2^D) recursive diamond re-traversal
| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| ID | swift-0001 |
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| Ecosystem | swift |
| Package | lib/AST |
| File | `lib/AST/NameLookup.cpp` |
| Lines | 28582861 |
| Complexity | O(2^D) on diamond protocol+class hierarchies |
| Hot path | qualified name lookup (every member access, every type check) |
## Defect
`QualifiedLookupRequest::evaluate` (NameLookup.cpp) walks a nominal type's
inheritance graph via a BFS worklist. When the current node is a
`ProtocolDecl` that has a class superclass, lines 28582861 push that
superclass onto the stack **without checking** whether it was already
visited:
```cpp
// lib/AST/NameLookup.cpp lines 28582861 (DEFECT)
if (auto superclassDecl = protoDecl->getSuperclassDecl()) {
visited.insert(superclassDecl); // .second NOT checked
stack.push_back(superclassDecl); // unconditional push → O(2^D)
}
```
The identical operation 27 lines earlier (line 28332834, for the
`ClassDecl` arm) is written correctly:
```cpp
// line 28332834 (CORRECT — nearby, same function)
if (visited.insert(superclassDecl).second)
stack.push_back(superclassDecl);
```
### Diamond scenario
Consider a protocol diamond where two protocols both have the same class
superclass `Base`:
```
protocol PA: Base {} // PA.getSuperclassDecl() == Base
protocol PB: Base {} // PB.getSuperclassDecl() == Base
protocol P: PA, PB {} // inherits both
```
When looking up a member on `P`:
1. BFS pops `P` → enqueues `PA`, `PB` via `addNominalType` (correctly guarded).
2. BFS pops `PA``protoDecl->getSuperclassDecl()` returns `Base`.
`visited.insert(Base)` succeeds, `Base` pushed. **stack = [PB, Base]**
3. BFS pops `Base` → processed normally.
4. BFS pops `PB``protoDecl->getSuperclassDecl()` returns `Base` again.
`visited.insert(Base)` silently returns `{iter, false}` (already present)
but the return value is **ignored**`Base` pushed again.
**stack = [Base]**`Base` re-processed.
For a depth-D diamond this re-visits `Base` 2^D times.
Hot path: `QualifiedLookupRequest` is evaluated on every qualified member
expression (`.foo`, `.bar`), every protocol conformance check, and every
type-checker constraint solve. In large codebases with deep protocol
hierarchies this fires frequently per compilation.
## Fix
```cpp
// lib/AST/NameLookup.cpp lines 28582861 (AFTER — O(D))
if (auto superclassDecl = protoDecl->getSuperclassDecl()) {
if (visited.insert(superclassDecl).second) // guard: only if newly inserted
stack.push_back(superclassDecl);
}
```
One-line change matching the existing correct pattern on line 2833.
## Speedup
| Diamond depth (D) | Shared superclass visits (before) | After | Speedup |
|------------------|-----------------------------------|-------|---------|
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 2× |
| 5 | 16 | 1 | 16× |
| 10 | 512 | 1 | 512× |
| 15 | 16,384 | 1 | 16,384× |
(Speedup is specifically for the superclass re-traversal component; total
lookup speedup depends on hierarchy breadth.)
## Context
```cpp
// Full function context: lib/AST/NameLookup.cpp
QualifiedLookupResult
QualifiedLookupRequest::evaluate(Evaluator &eval, const DeclContext *DC,
SmallVector<NominalTypeDecl *, 4> typeDecls,
DeclNameRef member, NLOptions options) const {
SmallVector<NominalTypeDecl *, 4> stack;
llvm::SmallPtrSet<NominalTypeDecl *, 4> visited; // line 2753
auto addNominalType = [&](NominalTypeDecl *nominal) {
if (!visited.insert(nominal).second) // CORRECT guard
return false;
stack.push_back(nominal);
return true;
};
...
while (!stack.empty()) {
auto current = stack.back();
stack.pop_back();
...
if (auto classDecl = dyn_cast<ClassDecl>(current)) {
if (visitSuperclass) {
if (auto superclassDecl = classDecl->getSuperclassDecl())
if (visited.insert(superclassDecl).second) // line 2833: CORRECT
stack.push_back(superclassDecl);
}
}
...
if (auto *protoDecl = dyn_cast<ProtocolDecl>(current)) {
if (!sawClassDecl) {
if (auto superclassDecl = protoDecl->getSuperclassDecl()) {
visited.insert(superclassDecl); // line 2860: DEFECT — .second not checked
stack.push_back(superclassDecl); // line 2861: unconditional push
}
}
}
}
}
```