Example: provenance_union_punning_3_global.c

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    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <string.h> 
    #include <inttypes.h>
    int x=1;
    typedef union { uintptr_t ui; int *up; } un;
    int main() {
      un u; 
      int *p = &x;
      u.up = p;
      uintptr_t i = u.ui;
      int *q = (int*)i;
      *q = 11;  // does this have UB?
      printf("x=%d *p=%d *q=%d\n",x,*p,*q);
    }
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Experimental data (what does this mean?)

cerberus-concrete-PVI-plain x=11 *p=11 *q=11
cerberus-concrete-PVI-ae x=11 *p=11 *q=11
cerberus-concrete-PVI-ae-udi x=11 *p=11 *q=11
gcc-8.3-O0 x=11 *p=11 *q=11
gcc-8.3-O2 x=11 *p=11 *q=11
gcc-8.3-O3 x=11 *p=11 *q=11
gcc-8.3-O2-no-strict-aliasing x=11 *p=11 *q=11
gcc-8.3-O3-no-strict-aliasing x=11 *p=11 *q=11
clang-7.0.1-O0 x=11 *p=11 *q=11
clang-7.0.1-O2 x=11 *p=11 *q=11
clang-7.0.1-O3 x=11 *p=11 *q=11
clang-7.0.1-O2-no-strict-aliasing x=11 *p=11 *q=11
clang-7.0.1-O3-no-strict-aliasing x=11 *p=11 *q=11
icc-19-O0 x=11 *p=11 *q=11
icc-19-O2 x=11 *p=11 *q=11
icc-19-O3 x=11 *p=11 *q=11
icc-19-O2-no-strict-aliasing x=11 *p=11 *q=11
icc-19-O3-no-strict-aliasing x=11 *p=11 *q=11